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Celebrate the moon landing anniversary with books
Astronomy lovers are not the only ones excited about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.Publishers are also taking note, serving up a pile of books to mark the occasion.
One Giant Leap, $29.99
Charles Fishman
Getting to the moon demanded a million hours of work for each hour spent in space, this book argues.Accordingly, the story focuses on the engineers, coders, project managers and others who worked hard to get the Apollo program off the ground.
Moonbound, $35
Jonathan FetterVorm
Colorful and detailed, the comicstyle illustrations (連環(huán)畫風(fēng)格的插圖) in this book bring the moon landing to life.Much of the astronauts’ dialog is based on real recordings, making the book particularly reliable.
The Apollo Missions, $19.99
David Baker
A former NASA engineer uses photographs, illustrations, blueprints and other documents to guide readers through a clear history of the space race and the Apollo program, from the beginnings of rocket science to the successful return home of the Apollo 11 crew.
The Mission of a Lifetime, $22
Basil Hero
The Apollo astronauts rarely gave personal interviews.But now that they’re getting older, the astronauts are starting to get introspective (內(nèi)省的)．This book deals with conversations with the 12 astronauts who have general wisdom on overcoming fear and appreciating life.
1. What makes the content of Moonbound reliable?
A. The author’s fame.
B. The personal interviews.
C. The colorful illustrations.
D. The related real recordings.
2. Which of the following should you read if you want to learn about the history of the space race?
A. One Giant Leap. B. Moonbound.
C. The Apollo Missions. D. The Mission of a Lifetime.
3. Who is the text intended for?
A. Big publishers. B. Astronomy lovers.
C. Leading scientists. D. Inexperienced astronauts.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了幾本用來慶祝登月紀(jì)念日的書籍。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Moonbound, $35”中的“Much of the astronauts’ dialog is based on real recordings, making the book particularly reliable.”（ 很多宇航員的對(duì)話都是基于真實(shí)的記錄，這使得這本書特別可靠。）由此可知，是一些真實(shí)的記錄使“Moonbound”的內(nèi)容更可靠，故選D。
【2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The Apollo Missions, $19.99”中的“A former NASA engineer uses photographs, illustrations, blueprints and other documents to guide readers through a clear history of the space race and the Apollo program”（ 一位前NASA工程師使用照片、插圖、藍(lán)圖和其他文件引導(dǎo)讀者清楚地了解太空競賽和阿波羅計(jì)劃的歷史）由此可知，你要想了解太空的歷史，可以讀“The Apollo Missions”這本書，故選C。
【3題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段“Astronomy lovers are not the only ones excited about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Publishers are also taking note, serving up a pile of books to mark the occasion. ”（ 并非只有天文學(xué)愛好者對(duì)登月50周年感到興奮。出版商們也注意到了這一點(diǎn)，提供了一堆書來紀(jì)念這個(gè)時(shí)刻。）以及下文幾本書的介紹，可知是寫給天文愛好者的，故選B。
【點(diǎn)睛】應(yīng)用文多是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。一般定位關(guān)鍵詞適用于解答細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過定位關(guān)鍵詞解題，考生在閱讀題干時(shí)，把題干中有標(biāo)記意義的詞或詞組標(biāo)記出來，或者選項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞，然后用這個(gè)詞回到原文當(dāng)中定位。如小題1題干中的Moonbound，再如小題2題干中的history，可以幫助快速找出答案。
