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Sputnik I was the first artificial satellite. It can be described as an aluminum(1)______ with a diameter of 58 centimeters and
Sputnik I was the first artificial satellite. It can be described as an aluminum(1)______ with a diameter of 58 centimeters and
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2013-12-13
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Sputnik I was the first artificial satellite. It can be described as an aluminum(1)______ with a diameter of 58 centimeters and weighing 83.6 kilograms,(2)______ with instruments to measure the temperature and the (3)______ of the atmosphere. Sputnik I was launched into(4)______ around the Earth by the former Soviet Union on 4 October 1957. Since then, hundreds of artificial satellites have been launched,(5)______ with a different function.
Some artificial satellites are used for telecommunication, which(6)______ us to make telephone calls to any part of the world, to see(7)______ television transmissions and to communicate via the Internet. Other artificial satellites are used for navigation,(8)______ people on Earth can know(9)______ any moment the position of an object, within a few meters.(10)______ are weather or meteorological satellites, launched to (11)______ the state of the atmosphere and to follow the(12)______ of the clouds as they gather. There are also military satellites, for the purpose of(13)______ information on the armaments and the troops in countries which may be(14)______ and also to indicate the launch of a missile.
Each satellite has its own orbit which is(15)______ according to its purpose. Communications satellites, for example, have a geostationary orbit. That is an orbit which turns at the same speed as the(16)______ of the Earth. Satellites used for weather forecasting pass over the two poles of the Earth.(17)______ so doing, a different part of the Earth surface is viewed on each(18)______ orbit. All artificial satellites get the energy they need by huge solar panels which (19)______ like wings. These are (20)______ controlled in such a way that they are always turned toward the Sun.
(1)
选项
A、scope
B、sphere
C、realm
D、planet
答案
B
解析
词汇线索题。根据常识,一般只有球体(sphere)才有直径(diameter),故B项sphere正确。scope“(活动)范围,机会,余地”;realm“领域”,不符语义。planet“行星”虽也可有直径。但和前文“史普尼克1号是第一颗人造卫星”相矛盾。
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