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高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜馬斯克“星鏈”計劃：究竟是眼光超前，還是制造霸權(quán)？上周，馬斯克推出的星鏈衛(wèi)星完成了今年的第二次發(fā)射，再次引發(fā)天文學(xué)家對于星鏈衛(wèi)星干擾天文觀測的擔(dān)憂。而中國官方曾表示，星鏈衛(wèi)星在去年先后兩次接近中國空間站，出于安全考慮，中國空間站不得不采取緊急避碰措施。此前，歐洲航天局負(fù)責(zé)人也曾警告，馬斯克“一個人就擁有世界上一半的現(xiàn)役衛(wèi)星”，他正在制定自己的“太空規(guī)則”。馬斯克的星鏈計劃究竟是什么？它會對我們的生活帶來怎樣的影響？SpaceX'sFutureDependsonaGiganticRocketand42,000InternetSatellitesByMicahMaidenbergSpaceXwantstouseitsStarshiprocketforthekindofvoyagestoMarsandbeyondthatElonMuskhaslongdreamedofpursuing.Starshipalsoformsanimportantfoundationofthefuturebusinessstrategyathisspacecompany,whichwantstousethevehicleinparttobuildoutStarlink,thesatellite-internetservicemanyinvestorsbelievecouldeventuallyformthebulkofthecompany'srevenue.SpaceExplorationTechnologiesCorp.,theformalnameforthecompanyMr.Muskfoundedalmosttwodecadesago,facessteepchallengesinengineeringStarshipintoareusablerocketthatwouldsharplydrivedownlaunchcosts.Starshipstands160feettallandhasadiameterof30feet,creatingroomtosendhundredsofStarlinksatellitestoorbitatonce,morethantheseveraldozenitisabletodeployrightnowononeofitsFalcon9rockets.Thecompanyplanstorapidlyboostthepaceofsatellitelaunchesintheyearsahead.TheFederalCommunicationsCommissionhasauthorizedSpaceXtolauncharound12,000satellites,butthecompanywantstoaddatleastaround30,000more.Mr.MuskunveiledStarlinkin2015,aimingtodevelopanetworkofsmallersatellitesinaloworbitaroundEarththatcouldprovidehigh-speedinternetaccessaroundtheworld.【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.gigantic[?d?a??ɡ?nt?k]adj.___________________________________2.beyond[bi?j?nd]prep./adv.___________________________________3.reusable[?ri??ju?z?bl]adj.___________________________________4.sharply[??ɑ?pli]adv.___________________________________5.stand[st?nd]v.___________________________________6.diameter[da???m?t?]n.___________________________________7.room[ru?mr?m]n.___________________________________8.orbit[???b?t]n.___________________________________9.deploy[d??pl??]v.___________________________________10.boost[bu?st]v./n.___________________________________11.authorize[???θ?ra?z]v.___________________________________12.unveil[?n?ve?l]v.___________________________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.打基礎(chǔ)___________________________________2.部分___________________________________3.主體，大部分___________________________________4.想要做成某事，面臨的挑戰(zhàn)很大___________________________________5.降低發(fā)射成本___________________________________6.幾十個___________________________________7.接觸互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的通道___________________________________拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解There'soneproblemthatSiliconValleyhasn'tsolvedeventhoughself-drivingcarsbecomemoreandmorepopularnowadays.Thatisthetrafficjam.ButaU.K.aeronauticsandspacecompany,AirbusGroup,mayfindasolution.Thecompany'sbranchinSiliconValleyrecentlyannouncedit'sbeenworkingonasecretprojecttitled"Vahana",anautonomousflyingvehiclewhichcanbeusedfornotonlypassengerbutalsogoodstransport.Airbus'flyingtaxiisdesignedtoresembleadrone（無人機(jī)）,travelingmedium-lengthdistances.DevelopersinFranceandGermanyareworkingonanelectricallyoperatedplatformthatwouldallowtheflyingtaxitocarrymultiplepassengersoncebetweencitydestinations.Thevehiclewouldinitiallybemannedbyapilot,fornocountriesallowcompletelyautonomousflyingvehiclesatpresent.FlighttestsofthefirstVahanaprototype（原型）areplanned,inthehopeofbringingtheproducttoconsumersquickly.That'sabouttenyearssoonerthananotherfuture-travelsystemHyperloopOne."I'mnobigfanofStarWars,butit'snotcrazytoimaginethatonedayourbigcitieswillhaveflyingcarsmakingtheirwayalongroadsinthesky,"saysAirbusGroupCEOTomEnders."Inanot-too-distantfuture,we'lluseoursmartphonestobookafullyautomatedflyingtaxithatwilllandoutsideourfrontdoor—withoutanypilot.Butbeforeyougettooexcitedaboutbeatingrush-hourtraffic,it'sworthnotingthatthecompanyhasalotoftechnologicalkinkstoworkoutbeforetheproductisreadytotest.Thesamesensortechnologythatallowsself-drivingcarstoavoidaccidentsdoesn'texistforaerialvehicles.AirbusGroupisn'ttheonlycompanytryingtogetintheautonomousairtransportationgame.ThereareanumberofdronecompaniesonthemarketandtheEhang184,aChinesepassengerdrone,willbeginflighttestinginJune.52.WhatisthepurposeoftheVahana?A.Toexplorespace. B.Todesignanewtypeofcar.C.Toreducetrafficaccidents. D.Tofindasolutiontothetrafficjam.53.Whywouldpresentflyingtaxibemannedbyapilot?A.Itmaycauseaccidents. B.Itisoperatedelectrically.C.Itisdesignedtobemanned. D.Itisillegallypermittedworldwide.54.Whatdowelearninthelastparagraph?A.TheEhang184hasbeentestedforflight.B.Beatingrush-hourtrafficisinthenearfuture.C.ThereisalongwayforAirbusGrouptogoinsolvingtechnologicalproblems.D.Thesensortechnologyforself-drivingcarscanhelpaerialvehiclestoavoidaccidents.55.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.ASelf-drivingCarisDesigned. B.AirbusMayTurnFlyingTaxisintoReality.C.AirbusJoinsintheAirTransportationGame. D.ABrightFutureofAutonomousFlyingVehicles.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.gigantic[?d?a??ɡ?nt?k]adj.巨大的，龐大的2.beyond[bi?j?nd]prep./adv.在較遠(yuǎn)的一邊，除之外，超出范圍3.reusable[?ri??ju?z?bl]adj.可重復(fù)使用的4.sharply[??ɑ?pli]adv.大幅度地5.stand[st?nd]v.高度為，高達(dá)6.diameter[da???m?t?]n.直徑7.room[ru?mr?m]n.空間8.orbit[???b?t]n.（天體運(yùn)行）軌道9.deploy[d??pl??]v.部署，調(diào)度10.boost[bu?st]v./n.提高，增強(qiáng)，推動11.authorize[???θ?ra?z]v.授權(quán)，批準(zhǔn)，許可12.unveil[?n?ve?l]v.展示，推出，將公之于眾【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.formafoundation打基礎(chǔ)2.inpart部分3.thebulkofso