2019年PETS二级阅读理解练习题（9）
The first robot rover to land on the Moon in nearly 40 years, China’s Jade Rabbit, has begun sending back photos, with shots of its lunar lander(登月飞行器). Jade Rabbit rolled down a ramp lowered by the lander and on to the volcanic plain known as Sinus Iridum at 04：35 Beijing time on Saturday (20：35 GMT).It moved to a spot a few metres away, its historic short journey recorded by the lander. On Sunday evening the two machines began photographing each other. A Chinese flag is clearly visible on the Jade Rabbit as it stands deployed on the Moon’s surface.
Ma Xingrui, chief mander of China’s lunar programme, declared the mission (任务)a “plete success”. The first soft landing on the Moon since 1976 is the latest step in China’s ambitious space programme, says BBC science reporter Paul Rincon.
The lander will operate there for a year, while the rover is expected to work for some three months. The Chang’e3 mission landed some 12 days after being launched atop a Chinesedeveloped Long March 3B rocket from Xichang in the country’s south. The official Xinhua news service reported that the lander began its descent(下降)on Saturday just after 13：00 GMT, touching down in Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows) 11 minutes later. “I was lucky enough to see a prototype rover(原型月球车) in Shanghai a few years ago it’s a wonderful technological achievement to have landed，” Prof Andrew Coates, from UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory, told BBC News.
Chang’e3 is the third unmanned rover mission to touch down on the lunar surface, and the first to go there in more than 40 years. The last was an 840kg (1,900lb) Soviet vehicle known as Lunokhod2, which was kept warm by polonium(钋)210. But the sixwheeled Chinese vehicle carries a more sophisticated payload(复杂的有效负荷), including groundpenetrating radar which will gather measurements of the lunar soil and crust.
小题1:What does the text mainly talk about?A.China’s space and aeronautics industry develops quickly.
B.The importance of China’s space and aeronautics industry.
C.China’s Jade Rabbit Moon rover sends back first photos.
D.Chang’e3 is the third unmanned rover mission to touch down on the lunar surface.
小题2:After ________ years’ hard and scientific work, the first soft landing on the Moon has made such great progress.A.nearly 40B.37
C.64D.more than 40
小题3:The purpose that the Chinese moon rover has visited the moon is to ________.A.do some research about the moon
B.be the first settler on the moon
C.to plant the Chinese flag onto the moon
D.send a lovely jade rabbit onto the moon
小题4:From the text, we know that the lander began its descent on Saturday just after ________ Beijing time.A.13：00B.20：00
C.22：00D.21：00
参考答案及解析
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
文章大意：本文介绍了中国的玉兔月球车从月球上向地球发回第一张照片。
小题1:C 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了中国的玉兔月球车从月球上向地球发回第一张照片。故C正确。
小题2:B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句The first soft landing on the Moon since 1976 is the latest step in China’s ambitious space programme, says BBC science reporter Paul Rincon.可知是37年，故B正确。
小题3:A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句Chang’e3 is the third unmanned rover mission to touch down on the lunar surface可以得出答案。故A正确。
小题4:D 推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的at 04：35 Beijing time on Saturday (20：35 GMT).可以知道格林威治标准时间与北京时间相差16小时。再根据第三段The official Xinhua news service reported that the lander began its descent(下降)on Saturday just after 13：00 GMT.可以判断出时间。故D正确。