2019版高考英语一轮复习 第一部分 教材重点全程攻略 Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars限时规范特训 新人教版必修.docVIP

Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars Ⅰ.阅读理解 A NASAs New Horizons probe (宇宙探测器) flew by Pluto (冥王星) this morning, sending back historys first up－close looks at the vast freezing－cold world. Closest approach came at 7：49 am EDT. To celebrate, NASA gave out the latest photo of Pluto. It showed a reddish world with an amazing heart－shaped feature on its surface. After todays close encounter, all the nine solar systems traditionally recognized planets have now been visited by a spaceship—a huge project begun in 1962 when NASAs Mariner 2 probe flew past Venus, a planet in the solar system. More than 1,200 scientists, NASA guests and important persons, including 200 reporters, watched the flyby live at New Horizons mission control center. That close encounter has been a long time coming. The $723 million New Horizons mission launched in January 2006 but began taking shape in 1989. “New Horizons is ‘a capstone mission’，” Glen Fountain, mission project manager told Space. com. “It is the first completion of the observations of our solar system. It is giving us a new idea about how we human beings fit into the universe.” “New Horizons faced a crazy number of challenges，” Stern, a driving force behind New Horizons said, “So many people stuck with this for so long. They got knocked down; they stood up. They got knocked down again; they stood up again.” In a coincidence, todays close approach falls on the 50th anniversary of the first flyby of Mars, another planet, which was completed by NASAs Mariner 4 spaceship. There are no longer nine officially recognized planets, of course. The International Astronomical Union regarded Pluto as “a dwarf planet” in 2006, in a decision that remains controversial (有争议的) today. 篇章导读：本文是一篇新闻报道类文章，主要讲述了科学家对太阳系行星冥王星的最新探测成果。 1．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage? A．Ideas still vary in the identity of Pluto. B．Only scientists could watch the flyby live. C．Mars is the first planet visited by a spaceship. D．New Horizons mission