2025届河南省信阳市高三第一次教学质量检测（一模）英语试卷.docxVIP

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2025届河南省信阳市高三第一次教学质量检测（一模）英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

NewSpaceMissionsin2024

ESA’sHeramission

TheEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)planstolaunchitsHeraspacecraftinOctoberonamissiontoreturntoanasteroid(小行星)systemvisitedbyNASA’sDARTspacecraftin2022.Heraisdesignedtocollectdataonthetargetedsystem,calledDidymos.ThespacecraftisexpectedtocloselyexaminethephysicalpropertiesofDidymosandmeasuredetailedeffectsofDART’scrash.

EuropaClipper

NASAhopestolaunchitsEuropaClippermissioninOctober.ThisorbiterisdesignedtocarryoutcloseexaminationsofJupiter’smoonEuropa.Specifically,themissionwilllookforsignsthattheicymoonmightholdtherightconditionstosupportlife.NASAsaystheorbiterwillflyinorbitaroundJupiterandperformrepeatedcloseflybys(飞跃)oftheicymoon.

Boeing’sStarlinertestflight

NASAandBoeinghavesaidtheyplantolaunchthefirstcrewedtestflightofthecompany’sStarlinerspacecraft.NASAsaysitistargetingMay2024tohaveStarlinerreadyforflight.Thelaunchdateistobesetlater.

ThespacecraftcompleteditsfirstuncrewedflighttesttotheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)lastMay.ButBoeinghasexperiencedseveraltechnicaldifficultieswithStarlinerduringthemissionandhasworkedwithNASAtofixtheproblemsasitpreparesfortheplannedcrewedflight.

SpaceXStarshiptest

SpaceX,anotherNASA’spartner,hasbeensuccessfullyusingitsrocketsandspacecrafttotransportastronautsandmaterialstotheISSsince2020.Butthecompanywillbeseekingasuccessfultestflightin2024foritssuper-heavyStarshipspacecraft.

SpaceXexperiencedtwofailedStarshiptestsin2023—oneinAprilandtheotherinNovember—whichresultedinexplosions.TheAprilexplosioncausedmajordamagetothelaunchstructureinthestateof