新视野英语一级试题及答案4(11)

B. Because it was difficult to find a cable of 2300 miles.

C. Because one ship couldn't carry the weight of the cable.

D. Because the cable of 2300 miles was more likely to break.

14. The Queen of England wasn't able to speak to the President of

the United States until ______.

A. 1850 B. 1856 C. 1858 D. 1864

15. When were people able to send messages all around the world?

A. 1866. B. 1864. C. 1850. D. 1856. Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage or dialog. An American spacecraft is just about to fly past the planet Neptune (August 1989). No other object from Earth has ever made such a trip. The unmanned spacecraft is called Voyager-2. It will fly past Neptune at four hours, Greenwich Mean Time, Friday (August 25, 1989).

Voyager-2 weighs just one ton. It is moving 27 kilometers a second. As it flies past Neptune, it will get within 5000 kilometers of the planet's north pole. For the first time, scientists will get a close look at a planet that is more than 4000-million kilometers away from Earth. We know very little about Neptune. From Earth, even through powerful telescopes, the planet looks just like a fuzzy blue-green ball. We have learned some things, however. For example, Neptune is about four times bigger than Earth. It is mostly gas with only a small solid center. It has several moons. And like the other distant planets in our solar system, it has rings. The amount of sunlight reaching Neptune is about 1000 times less than the amount reaching Earth. So we know it is cold, about 212 degrees below zero Celsius.

Voyager-2 will tell us much more about Neptune. It is sending detailed pictures and thousands of pieces of information back to Earth during its flight. Thirty-eight listening centers on four continents are receiving the information. Scientists expect to spend many years attempting to understand the meaning of all this new information. The trip to Neptune has been a long one. Voyager-2 and another spacecraft, Voyager-1, were launched 12 years ago. The goal was to explore the planets, Jupiter and Saturn. When that work was done, scientists redirected Voyager-2 to the planet Uranus. And three years ago, they used the gravity of Uranus to direct the spacecraft to Neptune.

16. Which of the following could be the best title of this passage?

A. Exploring the Planet Neptune.

B. Exploring Outer Space.

C. Exploring the Planet.

D. Exploring Planets.

17. It can be inferred from the passage that_____.

A. Neptune is about four times as big as Earth

B. Neptune is a planet in the Solar System

C. the amount of sunlight reaching Neptune is no less than the amount reaching Earth

D. Neptune is as cold as the other planets 18. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Neptune is a planet that is more than 4000-million kilometers from Earth. B. Scientists know very little about Neptune. C. Neptune is much bigger than Earth. D. Neptune is much colder than Earth because it is about 212 degrees below zero Celsius. 19. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? A. Voyager-2 will fly past Neptune at four o'clock, Greenwich Mean Time, Friday. B. Voyager-2 will be launched on Friday. C. Neptune is just a fuzzy blue-green ball. D. Voyager-2 has sent detailed pictures and thousands of pieces of information back to Earth. 20. The word \A. the bodies, which move round the earth B. the bodies, which move round a planet C. the rings around the planet D. the other distant planets Part 6 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) (每小题: 1 分; 满分：20 分) 小题 得分 对错 1. 2. 3. 1 1 1 A D D 我的答案 A D D 客观

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