大学英语二Fornearlyacenturybeforetherewassuchathingasaspaceprogram,aviewofspacewaspossible.PeoplecouldseedetailedviewsoftheMoon,exploreMars,andstudythegeometricbeautyofSaturn’srings.Allofthiswasmadepossib
大学英语二
Fornearlyacenturybeforetherewassuchathingasaspaceprogram,aviewofspacewaspossible.PeoplecouldseedetailedviewsoftheMoon,exploreMars,andstudythegeometricbeautyofSaturn’srings.Allofthiswasmadepossiblebyasmallgroupofartist-astronomerswhomadeacareerofillustratinghowotherworldsinspacemightlook.LucienRudaux,aFrenchartist,wasthefirsttocombinehisartistictalentswithhisknowledgeofastronomy.Hispaintingsshowamixtureofskilledobservations,brilliantimagination,andpainstakingattentiontodetail.Asaresult,manyofhisworkshavecomesurprisinglyclosetoactualconditionsondistantplanets.HispaintingofMarsincludedmoonlikecratersthatwerefirstphotographedbytheMariner4Probein1965.His1830paintingofaduststormlooksremarkablylikeaphotographofastormtakenbyOrbiter2in1976.Theartist-astronomers,includingRudaux,stimulatedinterestinouterspacebypaintingwhateventuallyturnedouttobepreciseportraitsoftheplanets.
1)、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
选项:
a、Theamazingaccuracyofspaceartists.
b、ThepopularsuccessofLucienRudaux..
c、Theimaginationsofgreatartists.
d、ThesimilaritiesoftheMoontoMars.
2)、Forhowmanyyearshavepeoplebeenabletoseepaintingsshowingtheappearanceofotherplanets?
选项:
a、Nearlyfiveyears.
b、Aboutfifteenyears.
c、Aboutfiftyyears.
d、Almostahundredyears.
3)、Accordingtothepassage,artist-astronomersspenttheirlives____.
选项:
a、exploringtheplanets
b、studyinggeometry
c、creatingimagesofspace
d、producingrocketsforspacetravel
4)、Accordingtothepassage,theworksofLucienRudauxrepresentacombinationof____.
选项:
a、astronomyandmathematics
b、generalizationsandspecifics
c、photographyandillustration
d、factandfiction
5)、Accordingtothepassage,whatdidMariner4photograph?
选项:
a、Aspaceprobe.
b、TheplanetMars.
c、CratersontheMoon.
d、LucienRudaux’spaintings.

