Passage 42【2020•湖北省黄石市】
There are countless myths（神话）to explain how the world came to have a moon to bring light to the night time. But now there is a plan for a man-made moon. It will give us far more light than the natural Moon.
China is preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky above Chengdu by 2020. It will reflect sunlight back on to the Earth. If it succeeds, three more such objects will be sent out in 2022, according to Wu Chunfeng, a space scientist. Wu said it would be similar to how we get moonlight, but he predicted that the man-made moon would have eight times the brightness of the real one. “This is because the object will be about 500 kilometers above the Earth. That will make it a lot closer to us than the Moon, which is over 380,000 kilometers away,” Wu added.
If the plan works, the man-made moon will save a lot of power. Scientists predict that Chengdu could save around 1.2 billion yuan in electricity every year if a new moon lit up 50 square kilometers of the city. And in 2022, four man-made moons can take turns to work as they will not always be in the best position（位置）relative to the Sun. Together, they can give light to an area of up to 6, 400 square kilometers on the Earth for 24hours. That means its brightness will be seen in most areas in China, reducing the need for streetlights.
36．Above which city is China preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky by 2020?
A．Beijing B．Shanghai C．Chengdu D．Wuhan
37．The underlined word “reflect” in Paragraph2 means“________”.
A．吸收 B．反射 C．照耀 D．覆盖
38．The man-made moon will be about ________above the Earth.
A．500 kilometers B．380,000 kilometers C．50 kilometers D．6,400 kilometers
39．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The man-made moon will be as bright as the natural one.
B．The man-made moon will work similarly to the natural one.
C．The man-made moon has already lit up the city of Chengdu.
D．The man-made moonlight will cover the whole china.
40．Which part of a newspaper may this passage be from?
A．Culture B．Sports C．Education D．Science
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了人造月亮计划的基本情况。
36．C【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“China is preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky above Chengdu by 2020”可知是在成都。故选C。
37．B【解析】词义猜测题。根据“sunlight back on to the Earth”可知reflect表示“反射”。故选B。
38．A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“the object will be about 500 kilometers above the Earth”人造月亮在地球上空500千米。故选A。
39．B【解析】推理判断题。根据“Wu said it would be similar to how we get moonlight, but he predicted that the man-made moon would have eight times the brightness of the real one”可知A选项“as bright as the natural one”表述错误。B选项“The man-made moon will work similarly to the natural one.”人造月亮和月亮的工作相同，表述正确。根据“China is preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky above Chengdu by 2020”可知C选项“has already lit up the city of Chengdu”表述错误。根据“they can give light to an area of up to 6, 400 square kilometers on the Earth for 24hours. That means its brightness will be seen in most areas in China, reducing the need for streetlights”可知D选项“the whole china”表述错误。故选B。
40．D【解析】推理判断题。culture文化；sports运动；education教育；science科学。文章主要介绍的是人造月亮，可推知来自于报纸的科学版面。故选D。
There are countless myths（神话）to explain how the world came to have a moon to bring light to the night time. But now there is a plan for a man-made moon. It will give us far more light than the natural Moon.
China is preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky above Chengdu by 2020. It will reflect sunlight back on to the Earth. If it succeeds, three more such objects will be sent out in 2022, according to Wu Chunfeng, a space scientist. Wu said it would be similar to how we get moonlight, but he predicted that the man-made moon would have eight times the brightness of the real one. “This is because the object will be about 500 kilometers above the Earth. That will make it a lot closer to us than the Moon, which is over 380,000 kilometers away,” Wu added.
If the plan works, the man-made moon will save a lot of power. Scientists predict that Chengdu could save around 1.2 billion yuan in electricity every year if a new moon lit up 50 square kilometers of the city. And in 2022, four man-made moons can take turns to work as they will not always be in the best position（位置）relative to the Sun. Together, they can give light to an area of up to 6, 400 square kilometers on the Earth for 24hours. That means its brightness will be seen in most areas in China, reducing the need for streetlights.
36．Above which city is China preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky by 2020?
A．Beijing B．Shanghai C．Chengdu D．Wuhan
37．The underlined word “reflect” in Paragraph2 means“________”.
A．吸收 B．反射 C．照耀 D．覆盖
38．The man-made moon will be about ________above the Earth.
A．500 kilometers B．380,000 kilometers C．50 kilometers D．6,400 kilometers
39．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The man-made moon will be as bright as the natural one.
B．The man-made moon will work similarly to the natural one.
C．The man-made moon has already lit up the city of Chengdu.
D．The man-made moonlight will cover the whole china.
40．Which part of a newspaper may this passage be from?
A．Culture B．Sports C．Education D．Science
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了人造月亮计划的基本情况。
36．C【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“China is preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky above Chengdu by 2020”可知是在成都。故选C。
37．B【解析】词义猜测题。根据“sunlight back on to the Earth”可知reflect表示“反射”。故选B。
38．A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“the object will be about 500 kilometers above the Earth”人造月亮在地球上空500千米。故选A。
39．B【解析】推理判断题。根据“Wu said it would be similar to how we get moonlight, but he predicted that the man-made moon would have eight times the brightness of the real one”可知A选项“as bright as the natural one”表述错误。B选项“The man-made moon will work similarly to the natural one.”人造月亮和月亮的工作相同，表述正确。根据“China is preparing to put a man-made moon in the sky above Chengdu by 2020”可知C选项“has already lit up the city of Chengdu”表述错误。根据“they can give light to an area of up to 6, 400 square kilometers on the Earth for 24hours. That means its brightness will be seen in most areas in China, reducing the need for streetlights”可知D选项“the whole china”表述错误。故选B。
40．D【解析】推理判断题。culture文化；sports运动；education教育；science科学。文章主要介绍的是人造月亮，可推知来自于报纸的科学版面。故选D。
