An astronaut’s work may sound exciting, but living in space isn’t as fun as you think. The website www.space.com lists the disadvantages of living in space. Here are some of them.
When astronauts work outside the station during spacewalks, they have to wear special gloves. The gloves are very tight. They can hurt the astronauts’ fingernails(手指甲) and even make them fall off.
In space, you don’t have many choices in what you eat. It’s hard to get fresh fruits and vegetables. It is not OK to eat bread because it leaves crumbs(碎屑). Crumbs could fly around everywhere.
In space, it is impossible to have a good shower because water can fly all over the ship and break the machines. Astronauts have to use a special water-shooting(噴水) gun and a washcloth.
Astronauts lose their bone strength quickly during their stay in space. So far, there is no way to solve this problem. They do exercise while they’re in space to try to keep their bones strong as long as possible.
Perhaps the hardest part of life in space is the feeling of loneliness. Astronauts sometimes have to spend weeks and even months away from Earth. They miss their friends and families.
小題1:People often think the life in space is       .
A．terribleB．lonelyC．hardD．fun
小題2:What may hurt astronauts fingernails while working in space?
A．Washcloth.B．The special gloves.
C．The water-shooting gun.D．Crumbs.
小題3:. How do the astronauts have a good shower in space?
A．By eating bread.
B．By breaking the machines.
C．By using a special water-shooting gun and a washcloth.
D．By wearing gloves.
小題4: How do the astronauts keep their bones strong in space?
A．By taking medicine.B．By doing exercise.
C．By taking a good rest.D．By walking in space.
小題5: What’s the hardest part of life for astronauts in space?
A．They feel very lonely. B．They have to stay alone in space.
C．They have no friends.D．They have no families.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題解析:本文大意：宇航員的工作可能聽起來令人興奮，但住在太空并不像你想的那樣有趣。當他們走出太空站工作時，他們必須戴一種特殊的手感，手套非常緊，能弄疼宇航員的手指甲甚至脫落。沒有很多選擇吃什么，很困難是新鮮的水果和蔬菜，因為面包會有碎屑，吃并不好，碎屑會飛的到處都是。不可能好好的洗澡因為水會到處飛，破壞機器，宇航員必須用一個特殊的噴水槍和一個清洗布。當他們在太空時他們鍛煉以使他們的骨胳盡可能的強壯。也許在太空里生活最困難的是孤獨感。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)An astronaut’s work may sound exciting, but living in space isn’t as fun as you think.宇航員的工作可能聽起來令人興奮，但住在太空并不像你想的那樣有趣，可知答案選D
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The gloves are very tight. They can hurt the astronauts’ fingernails(手指甲) and even make them fall off.手套非常緊，能弄疼宇航員的手指甲甚至脫落，可知答案選B
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Astronauts have to use a special water-shooting(噴水) gun and a washcloth.宇航員必須用一個特殊的噴水槍和一個清洗布，可知答案選B
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They do exercise while they’re in space to try to keep their bones strong as long as possible.當他們在太空時他們鍛煉以使他們的骨胳盡可能的強壯，可知答案選B
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Perhaps the hardest part of life in space is the feeling of loneliness.也許在太空里生活最困難的是孤獨感，可知答案選A
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