新SAT官方指南阅读第五篇全解析新SAT官方指南阅读第五篇全解析.pdf

官网网站： ________________________________________________________________ 新SAT官方指南阅读第五篇全解析 C Passage 1is adaptedfrom MichaelSlezak, “Space mining：the NextGold Rush ” ○2013 by NewScientist. C ○ Passage2isfromtheeditorsofNewScientist,“TamingtheFinalFrontier.” 2013byNewScientist. Passage1 Followthe moneyandyou will end upinspace.That’sthe messagefrom afirst-of-its-kind forumonminingbeyondEarth. Convened in Sydney by the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research, the event broughttogether miningcompanies, roboticsexperts, lunarscientists,andgovernmentagencies 5 thatareallworkingtomakespaceminingareality. Theforumcomeshotontheheelsofthe2012unveilingoftwoprivateasteroid-miningfirms. PlanetaryResourcesofWashingtonsaysitwilllaunchitsfirstprospectingtelescopesintwoyears, while DeepSpace Industriesof Virginia hopesto be harvesting metalsfrom asteroids by2020. Anothercommercialventurethat sprung upin2012,Golden Spikeof Colorado,will beoffering 10 tripstothemoon,includingtopotentiallunarminers. Within a few decades, these firms may be meeting earthly demands for precious metals, such as platinum and gold, and the rare earth elements vital for personal electronics, such as yttrium and lanthanum. But likethe Gold rush pioneerswho transformed the Western United States,thefirstspaceminerswon’tjust enrichthemselves.Theyalsohopeto buildanoff-planet 15 economyfreeofanybondswith Earth,inwhichthe materialsextractedandprocessedfromthe 1