Life on the International Space Station

题目与答案

1. Background

   - Station was occupied by international teams of scientists over several months.

   - Research was done on living conditions.

   Early Impressions

   - The air smelt 31_____ .

   答案：fresh

   原文定位：They'd expected that the air would smell stale or artificial, but the astronauts found that it was fresh

2. - The temperature was easy to adjust.

   - The food had enough 32_____ .

   答案：variety

   原文定位：Astronauts on previous space stations had described the meals as boring, but the International Space Station meals were praised for their variety

   同义替换：「food」↔「meals」，「had enough」↔「praised for」

3. - 33_____ was efficient.

   答案：communication

   原文定位：communication between the space station and Earth, which the astronauts said was clear and reliable

   同义替换：「efficient」↔「clear and reliable」

4. Problems

   - Difficulties with air filters caused lack of 34_____ .

   答案：sleep

   原文定位：Above all, the crew complained about the constant noise caused by the air filters;interrupting their sleep

   同义替换：「interrupting their sleep」↔「lack of sleep」

5. - It was difficult to keep cabin objects secure.

   - Systems were incompatible - e.g. there were problems when mixing 35_____ because of the preservatives.

   答案：water

   原文定位：For example, it was impossible to mix the water produced from different systems because it contained different sorts of preservatives

   同义替换：「incompatible」↔「didn’t always work well together」

6. - The 36_____ available were not always suitable for their purpose.

   答案：tools

   原文定位：The crew complained that many of the tools that they'd been provided with weren't suitable for the jobs they had to do

   同义替换：「available」↔「provided with」，「purpose」↔「jobs they had to do」

7. - It was difficult to access the 37_____ for equipment maintenance.

   答案：instructions

   原文定位：Another related problem was to do with access to equipment that needed maintaining. Because the instructions on the equipment were often located in places where they were difficult to read, like on the back of equipment, it was often difficult or impossible to read them

   同义替换：「access」↔「read」

8. Suggested improvements

   - Systems and equipment should undergo ore extensive 38_____ .

   答案：testing

   原文定位：The systems and equipment on the space station needed much more wide-ranging testing

   同义替换：「extensive」↔「wide-ranging」，「undergo」↔「needed」

9. - In language training, astronauts needed practice in understanding the controller`s 39_____ .

   答案：accent

   原文定位：the astronauts sometimes had problems comprehending what was said because they weren’t familiar with the accent of the speaker

   同义替换：「understanding」↔「comprehending」，「needed practice in」↔「weren’t familiar with」

10. -There should be less emphasis on 40_____ and more other issues.

    答案：safety

    原文定位：the researchers felt that the designers of the space station were paying too much attention to safety rather than considering operating issues

    同义替换：「paying too much attention to」↔「emphasis on」