問題詳情：
Bacteria are an annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms(微生物) from our bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station, so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week. How is NASA overcoming this very tiny big problem? It’s turning to a bunch of high school kids. But not just any kids. It is depending on NASA HUNCH high school classrooms, like the one science teachers Gene Gordon and Donna Himmelberg lead at Fairport High School in Fairport, New York.
HUNCH is designed to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years, Gordon’s students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think they’re close to a solution(解決方案). “We don’t give the students any breaks. They have to do it just like NASA engineers,” says Florence Gold, a project manager.
“There are no tests,” Gordon says. “There is no graded homework. There almost are no grades, other than ‘Are you working towards your goal?’ Basically, it’s ‘I’ve got to produce this product and then, at the end of year, present it to NASA．’ Engineers come and really do an in-person review, ’s not a very nice thing at times. It’s a hard business review of your product.”
Gordon says the HUNCH program has an impact(影響) on college admissions and practical life skills. “These kids are so absorbed in their studies that I just sit back. I don’t teach.” And that annoying bacteria? Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem, readying a workable solution to test in space.
117．What do we know about the bacteria in the International Space Station?
A．They are hard to get rid of. B．They lead to air pollution.
C．They appear in different forms. D．They damage the instruments.
118．What is the purpose of the HUNCH program?
A．To strengthen teacher-student relationships.
B．To sharpen students’ communication skills.
C．To allow students to experience zero gravity.
D．To link space technology with school education.
119．What do the NASA engineers do for the students in the program?
A．Check their product. B．Guide project designs.
C．Adjust work schedules. D．Grade their homework.
120．What is the best title for the text?
A．NASA: The Home of Astronauts
B．Space: The Final Homework Frontier
C．Nature: An Outdoor Classroom
D．HUNCH: A College Admission Reform
【回答】
117．A
118．D
119．A
120．B
【分析】
本文爲說明文。本文介紹了美國國家航空航天局的HUNCH計劃。參與這個計劃的高中生製作供美國國家航空航天局使用的產品，此計劃的目的是把航天技術與學校教育結合起來，把空間技術與帶進課堂，與學校教育相結合，這項計劃實施結果顯示會影響到學生的生活和大學錄取。
117．細節理解題。根據第一段中的Bacteria are annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms form our bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station, so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week.可知，細菌對宇航員來說是個令人討厭的問題。這種來自我們身體的微生物在*空間站的表面不受控制地生長，宇航員每週要花幾個小時來清理它們。也就是說它們很難去掉。其中的“the microorganisms”包括“bacteria”。由此可知， A項正確。
118．推理判斷題。根據第二段的HUNCH is designed to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years, Gordon’s students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think they’re close to a solution(解決方案).可知，HUNCH旨在把高中教室和NASA的工程師聯繫起來。Gordon的學生一直在研究如何在零重力下殺死細菌；結合最後一段中的Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem, readying a workable solution to test in space.可知，學生每天都給NASA的工程師發郵件一起探討（如何殺死空間站的細菌這一空間技術）這個問題。由此可推斷出HUNCH program的目的把空間技術與學校教育相結合。故D項正確。
119．細節理解題。根據第三段中的Engineers come and really do an in-person review, ’s not a very nice thing at times. It’s a hard business review of your product.”可知，NASA的工程師會親自審覈學生們所做的產品。故A項正確。
120．主旨大意題。文章以*空間站裏的微生物很難清除開頭，引出宇航員們解決此問題的途徑——藉助美國國家航空航天局的HUNCH高中班，此計劃的目的是把航天技術與學校教育結合起來。在這項計劃裏，學生們透過homework（製作供美國國家航空航天局使用的產品）探索無疆的太空，因此“太空：最後的功課疆域”最適合做文章的標題。故選B。
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