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【题目】 Earlier this year in Norway, people buried a steel bottle with plant seeds, a wristwatch and rock samples (样本) in it. Why did they do this? They were making a time capsule (胶囊).

Time capsules are small collections of goods or information that are stored somewhere safe. They can be opened by people many years later, giving future people a view of life in the past.

They may contain（包含）newspaper articles, popular music recordings and photos. Historians can use time capsules to learn more about societies that lived in the past.

One of the earliest time capsules was the Detroit Century Box. On Dec 31, 1900, the city picked several photos and letters to be placed in a box. The box was then locked until Dec 31, 2000.

The things inside the capsule give us a look at Detroit in the past. There were photos of people and places, as well as letters written by local people. Some of them even gave predictions for the future. One person predicted that Detroit would have a population of 4 million by 2000. But in fact, the city’s population was about 951,000 that year, according to historydetroit.com.

Humans have even sent time capsules into space! The US sent two capsules into space on the Voyager spacecraft (旅行者号航天器) in 1977. They’re called the Voyager Golden Records. They contain sounds and pictures that show the diversity of human life and culture. For example, they have music by classical composer Beethoven and pictures of plants, insects and landscapes (山水风景). The Voyager spacecraft has traveled far away from our solar system. It is hoped that aliens might find the time capsules someday and learn about us.

【1】What is a time capsule?

A.A collection of medicine buried deep underground.

B.A small collection of things stored in a safe place.

C.A store selling newspapers from the past.

D.A video where future people can see the past.

【2】How long was one of the earliest time capsule, the Detroit Century Box locked?

A.For 50 years.B.For 100 years.C.For 117 years.D.For 200 years.

【3】From the things in the Detroit Century Box, we may learn________.

A.what people wore in the pastB.what the city was like in 1977

C.what would happen to the city in the futureD.the real population of the city in 2000

【4】The Voyager Golden Records ________.

A.were sent into space in 2000B.contain sounds, pictures and insects

C.have traveled far from the solar systemD.have been found by the aliens

【5】What is the best title for the passage?

A.What does a time capsule contain?B.Why did people make a time capsule?

C.The Detroit Century Box, the earliest time capsuleD.The time capsule, a gift for the future

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

这是一篇科普知识类阅读。主要介绍很多人在制作时间胶囊，它可以储存商品或信息，许多年后当人们打开时，可以知道过去生活的一些观念。人类甚至把时间胶囊送到太空，希望外星人有一天能找到时间胶囊并了解我们。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Time capsules are small collections of goods or information that are stored somewhere safe. ”时间胶囊是储存在安全地方的商品或信息的收藏品。可知，时间胶囊是存放在安全地方的小收藏品。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段“One of the earliest time capsules was the Detroit Century Box. On Dec 31, 1900, the city picked several photos and letters to be placed in a box. The box was then locked until Dec 31, 2000.”最早的时间胶囊之一是1900年12月31日底特律世纪盒子。箱子被锁到2000年12月31日。可知，最早的时间胶囊锁了100年了。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据第五段“There were photos of people and places, as well as letters written by local people. ”有人和地方的照片，还有当地人写的信。可知，底特律世纪盒子里有人的照片。可以看到过去人们穿什么。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段“The Voyager spacecraft has traveled far away from our solar system.”旅行者号航天器已经离我们的太阳系很远了。可知，时间胶囊被放在旅行者号航天器上，因此时间胶囊已经离我们的太阳系很远了。故选C。

【5】标题归纳题。根据文章大意以及最后一段“The Voyager spacecraft has traveled far away from our solar system. It is hoped that aliens might find the time capsules someday and learn about us.”可知，这篇文章主要说明人类制作时间胶囊甚至送到太空，在多年以后人们打开可以了解过去。人们也希望外星人有一天能找到时间胶囊并了解我们。The time capsule, a gift for the future最适合作为标题。故选D。