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Thechallengeissimple:

todesign,buildanddeliver“flight-qualified,smallsatellites.”NASAofficialssaythesatellitesmustbeabletoperform“advancedoperationsnearandbeyondthemoon.”

Tenteamsaretakingpartinthecompetition.ButtheCisLunarExplorersatellitesaredifferent.Theyaretheonlyonesusingwatertopowertheirspacecraft.

Theideaforawater-poweredvehiclecamefromMasonPeck,whoworksatCornellUniversity.HeonceworkedasNASA’schieftechnologist.Hehasalwayswantedtousesomethingotherthanrocketstopushspacecraftbeyondearth.“Alotofthemasswesendintoorbitthesedaysisintheformofrockets--theonlywaywegetanythingintospace,”hesaid,inaCornellpressrelease.“Butwhatifwecouldusewhat’salreadythere?

Ifwecoulddothat,ifwecouldre-fuelspacecraftwhilethey’realreadyinspace...”

ThespacecraftisshapedliketheEnglishletterL.Itmeasuresabout30centimetersinlength,andthetwopiecesareconnected.Waterisstoredinthelowerpartofthesatellite.Thesunwillseparatethewaterintotwoelements:

hydrogenandoxygen.Whenonecombineshydrogenandoxygenwithaspark（火花）,anexplosionresults.Thisprovidesaforwardmovement,knownasthrust.

TheCisLunarExplorerteamhasanunusualwaytoguideitsspacecraft.Theideaistocopyhowold-timesailorsusedthemoon,sunandstarstofixtheirpositionontheoceans.Thesatelliteisequippedwithcameras.Thecameraswilltakepicturesofthesun,theearthandthemoonandcomparetheirpositionsandtheirsizes.Basedonwherethesun,moonandearthareatanygiventime,theCisLunarExplorerswilldothemathematicstofindtheirposition.

Thecompetitionisbeingheldinfourparts.TheCornellteamhasbeenamongthetopthreecompetitorsduringpartsoneandtwo.Thewinnersofthethirdstagewillbeannouncedinaboutamonth.Thefinalthreewinnerswillbeannouncedinearly2017.TheywillgettorideonNASA’sspacelaunchsysteminearly2018.

63.Theessentialpartofthecompetition“theCubeQuestChallenge”is______.

A.tolaunchasatellitetotakeawateryflighttothemoon

B.todesign,buildanddeliverasmallandflight-qualifiedsatellite

C.toplaceasatellitepoweredonlybywaterintoanorbitaroundthemoon

D.tomakethesatelliteperformadvancedoperationsnearandbeyondthemoon

64.WhatdoesMasonPeckwanttodoatCornellUniversityaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tostopusingrocketsforthesakeofsafety.

B.Tousesomethingalreadyinspaceaspower.

C.Totryusingwaterinspacetopushspacecraft.

D.Todesignawater-poweredvehicletopushspacecraft.

65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.thereisalotofrubbishofrocketsandsatellitesintheorbitthesedays

B.awater-poweredsatellitewillsoonbesentintotheorbitaroundthemoon

C.theexplosionofthecombinationofhydrogenandoxygenprovidespower

D.theteammembersoftheCisLunarExplorersarethestudentsofMasonPeck

66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ASpacecraftPoweredbyWater

B.AWater-PoweredFlighttotheMoon

C.ACompetitionforWater-PoweredSatellite

D.ADesignofWater-PoweredSpaceJourney

Keys:

63-66:

DBCA

2---黄浦区

SectionB

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

（C）

①Whatdoesitsayaboutthefutureofmeatwhenthecountry’slargestprocessorofchicken,pork,andbeefbuysastake（股份）inastart-upthataimsto“perfectlyreplaceanimalproteinwithplantprotein”?

②TysonFoodsannouncedthisweekthatitpurchaseda5percentstakeinBeyondMeat,theSouthernCalifornia-basedfood-techstart-upthatmadeheadlinesearlierthisyearwithitsveggieburgerthatreportedlycooksandtasteslikerealbeef.

③Tobesure,BeyondMeat’smeatlesscreationshaveyettotakethecountrybystorm.Althoughthe100percentplant-basedburgershaveachievedplentyofpositivepresssincetheyappearedforthefirsttimeinMay,sofarthey’reonlyavailableatWholeFoodsstoresinsevenstates.Eventhoughthecompany’s“chicken”strips,“beef”pies,andmeatlessfrozendinnersareavailablenationwide,BeyondMeatishardlyahouseholdname.

④ThatmaybewhatmakesthenewsofTyson’sinvestmentallthemorenoteworthy.Whilethetwocompaniesdeclinedtogivedetailsaboutthedeal,it’sdoubtfulthatTyson’s5percentstakemademuchofdent（凹陷）inthemeatgiant’scoffers（金库）.Thecompanyposted$41.4billioninsaleslastyear;

priortothedealwithTyson,BeyondMeathadreportedlyraised$64millioninprojectcapitalfunding—aboutwhatTysonearnsbeforelunchonanygivenday.

⑤Tysonisdoingprettygreat.Thecompanyreportedrecordthird-quarterearningspershareinAugustandsaysthatitexpectsoverallmeatproductiontoincrease2to3percentduringthenextfinancialyear.Butlikeabigoilcompanyshellingoutcashtoinvestinwindpower,Tyson’stoe-in-the-watermovetoteamupwithastart-updevotedtobringingmoreplant-basedproteintoAmericandinnertablesseemstosuggestthemeatindustryisstartingtoseewhichwaythewindsareblowing.

⑥Salesofplant-basedprotein,whichtotaledanestimated$5billionlastyear,continuetopalecomparedwiththemarketformeatinAmerica—butvegetarianalternativestomeatarebooming,withsalesgrowingatmorethandoubletherateforfoodproductsoverall.Thesteadydrumbeatofnewsaboutthenegativehealthimpacts,environmentalproblems,andanimalwelfareconcernsassociatedwithmeatconsumptionappearstobesinkingin.AccordingtoasurveyreleasedinApril,morethanhalfofAmericanssurveyedsaidtheyplantoeatmoreplant-basedfoodsinthecomingyear.

63.BeyondMeat’sveggieburgermadeheadlinesprobablybecause__________.

A.itmakesperfectuseofanimalprotein

B.ituseshightechinthemakingprocess

C.ittastesasgoodasagenuinebeefburger

D.itrepresentsthediettrendinSouthCalifornia

64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEregardingthestateofBeyondMeat?

A.Itisthecreatorofthecountry’sfirst100percentplant-basedburgers.

B.Ithasbeenwellreceivedasitsproductsareavailablenationwide.

C.ItisfarfrombeingamatchtorealfoodprocessinggiantslikeTyson.

D.Itprovideshigh-qualitydiningexperienceinselectedWholeFoodsstores.

65.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?

A.ThepurchaseofthestakebarelycostsathingforTyson.

B.The5percentstakeinBeyondMeatmeansalottoTyson.

C.Tyson’sinvestmenthasn’tcaughttheattentionofthemediaasexpected.

D.Tysonisrelyingonthisinvestmenttoraisemoreprojectcapitalfunding.

66.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Meatwillstilltakeoverthemarketinspiteofotheralternatives.

B.AmajorAmericanmeatcompanyisbettingonplant-basedprotein.

C.TysonandBeyondMeatworktogethertobuildaglobalmeatgiant.

D.Plantshavebeenfoundtocontainproteinthatdoesmoregoodtohumanbeings.

63-66CCAB

3---浦东校报区

SectionB

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

Spain’sLiteraryGenius

Fourcenturiesago,theauthorofoneofthegreatestcomediccharactersintheworldliteraturetookhislastbreath.MigueldeCervantes（1547-1616）,theauthorofDonQuixote,istotheSpanishwhatShakespeareistotheEnglishandDanteistoItalians-anationalliteraryicon.

Cervantes’bookisstillappreciatedtoday,hundredsofyearsafteritspublication,becauseit’sawonderfullytruthfulcomedy.DonQuixote,likehumanbeingsgenerally,hasgreatdifficultydistinguishingrealityfromimagination.Readersmaylaughathisstrangebehavior,butwhenwelaugh,welaughwithrecognition.

ThebookrecordstheadventuresofAlonsoQuijano,anolderSpanishgentlemanwholovesromancenovels.Intruth,hereadsfartoomanyromances,andtheyhaveaffectedhismind.Quijanoissomixedupthathedecidesthathemustbecomeaknighthimself.Imagineacomicbookfanwhodecidestodressupasasuperherotofightcrime,andyou’llgetthepicture.

Settingthescene

AlonsoQuijanoreinventshimselfas“DonQuixotedeLaMancha”,anaristocratic（贵族的）namethatsuitshisambitionofbeingaknight.Next,sinceeveryknightneedsahorse,hefindshimselfanoldonenamedRocinante.ButRocinanteisnotexactlycutoutforlifeasaknight’shorse.He’stiredfromyearsoffarmwork.He’sunlikelytobeofmuchhelpinanyfightagainstanenemy.

TheheroesintheromancesQuijanoreadsallhadaladytolove.Theywerehighborn,liketheknightsthemselves.QuijanochoosesAldonzaLoren