Section Grammar.阅读理解AEdwin Hubble made his most important discoveries in the 1920s.Today，other astronomers continue the work he began.Many of them are using the Hubble Space Telescope that is named after him.Edwin Powell Hubble was born in 1889 in Marshfield，Missouri.He spent his early years in the state of Kentucky.Then he moved with his family to Chicago，in Louisville.He attended the University of Chicago.He studied mathematics and astronomy (天文学)Hubble was a good student.He was a good athlete，too.He was a member of the University of Chicago championship basketball team in 1909.He also was an excellent boxer.Several people urged him to train for the world heavyweight boxing championship after college.Instead，he decided to continue his studies.He went to Queens College at Oxford，England.At Oxford，Hubble studied law.He was interested in British Common Law，because his family had come to America from England many years before.He spent three years at Oxford.In 1913，Hubble returned to the United States.He opened a law office in Louisville，Kentucky.After a short time，however，he decided he did not want to be a lawyer.He returned to the University of Chicago.There，once again，he studied astronomy.Edwin Hubble was the first person to use the Hale Telescope.He died in 1953 while preparing to spend four nights looking through the telescope at the sky.Hubbles work led to a new research on the birth of the universe.One astronomer said scientists have been filling in the details ever since.And，he said，there was a long way to go.【语篇解读】本文介绍了天文学家哈勃从出生到去世的学习和成长经历。1What would be the best title for this passage?AEdwin Hubbles LifeBEdwin Hubbles DiscoveriesCThe Hubble Space TelescopeDEdwin HubbleA Famous Lawyer解析：选A标题归纳题。全文介绍了哈勃这位科学家从出生到去世的学习和成长经历，故A项为正确答案。2According to this passage，Edwin Hubble was most interested in_AsportsBlawCastronomyDmathematics解析：选C推理判断题。第二段和第三段描述了哈勃的学习经历，其中提到了他所涉猎的学科。根据哈勃最后的选择能够看出他对天文学最感兴趣。故选C项。3Which of the following shows the right order according to this passage?aHe joined the University of Chicago championship basketball team.bHe studied astronomy at the University of Chicago once again.cHe moved to Louisville with his family.dHe used the Hale Telescope to look at the sky.eHe became a lawyer in Louisville for a short period of time.Ac，a，b，d，eBa，c，b，e，dCc，a，e，b，dDa，b，d，e，c解析：选C细节理节题。根据全文的介绍可知，哈勃先是随家人搬到路易斯维尔(c)；然后在芝加哥大学加入了篮球队(a)；之后他从英国回来做了一段时间的律师(e)；然后又回到芝加哥大学学习天文学(b)；最后他第一个使用了哈雷望远镜(d)。故选C项。4From this passage，we know that _Athe Hubble Space Telescope was made by Hubble himselfBEdwin Powell Hubble went to Oxford，England in 1910CEdwin Powell Hubble grew up in Marshfield，MissouriDHubble died while he was looking at the sky解析：选B推理判断题。联系第三段第三、四句可知，哈勃在英国待了三年，于1913年回到美国，也就是说，他是1910年去的英国。故选B项。BNowadays, studying abroad gains popularity in China.Many parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China.Every coin has two sides and studying abroad is no exception (例外)There are advantages for people to attend school abroad.In the first place, he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved, as it is obvious that there is no better opportunity to improve second language skills than living in the country where it is spoken.While studying in a foreign country, he will mostly meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends with people from all over the world.This is not only exciting on the social level, but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well.He can learn the latest knowledge in science and make use of the firstrate facilities (设备) available.In this way, there are many chances for him to widen his horizons and broaden his mind.Of course, attending school abroad may bring about a series of problems as well.The most serious problem is language barrier (障碍)Not all of the students who plan to go abroad are good at the language spoken there.As a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say.Besides, for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people, they may constantly (不断地) run into trouble in dealing with various situations.Furthermore, the tuition and the cost of living are much higher than those in our country, which may add more burdens to their family.Therefore, given an opportunity to attend a school abroad, one must consider both its advantages and its disadvantages carefully before making up his mind.【语篇解读】出国留学在中国越来越流行，本文主要讲的是出国留学的利与弊。5What is the passage mainly about?AStudents life in the foreign countries.BThe advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad.CProblems that will be met when we study abroad.DThe reasons why many parents sent their children abroad.解析：选B主旨大意题。根据短文第二段中的“Every coin has two sides and studying abroad is no