高考時事英語新聞外刊做閱讀理解：the worlds deepest underground lab 中國錦屏地下實(shí)驗室

歷經(jīng)10年建設(shè)，中國首個、世界最深的極深地下實(shí)驗室——錦屏地下實(shí)驗室——迎來一個歷史性時刻。7月20日，國家重大科技基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施“極深地下極低輻射本底前沿物理實(shí)驗設(shè)施”啟動儀式在四川省雅礱江錦屏山隧道舉行，這標(biāo)志著錦屏地下實(shí)驗室進(jìn)入了加快建設(shè)的新階段。它深埋地下2400米，目前主要開展的是暗物質(zhì)研究。

閱讀短文并回答問題Theworld’sdeepestundergroundlabdesignedtodetectdarkmatterinLangzhong,SouthwestChina’sSichuanProvincewillreceivenewequipment,whichisoneofthemostimportantscienceandtechnologyinfrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施）projectsofthecountry.AceremonywasheldonSaturdayinatunnelatJinpingMountain.Researcherssaidtheworld’sdeepestandChina’sfirstdarkmatterlabsits2400metersbelowJinpingMountain,theequivalent（相等的東西）totheheightoffiveOrientalPearlRadioandTVtowers.Anonlinevideoproducedby

SichuanDaily

revealedthattheJinpingUndergroundLaboratoryisover300squaremeters.Theextremedepthallowsforathicklayerofrocktoshield（保護(hù)）thelabandfacilitiesfromcosmicrays,SichuanRadioandTelevision(SRT)reported.JingMingkun,aresearcheratthelab,toldSRTthefacilitywouldhardlybeaffectedbyradiationsincethemountaincanprotectitfromhigh-energycosmicray.Thefacilitytodetectandstudydarkmatterislocatedatthecenterofthelabandprotectedwithshieldingsystems.Oncetheraysareshielded,researchersareabletostudydarkmatter,whichwouldbesimilartohearingthevoiceofaradioannouncerwhenothernoiseisblockedout,Jingexplained.Duetotheextremedifficulty,darkmatterhasyettobedetected,Jingexplained.ChenYang,aprofessorattheschoolofastronomyandspacesciencesatNanjingUniversity,toldthe

GlobalTimes

thatdetectingmatterfromouterspaceinthelabhasahugeadvantageastheearth’ssurfacecanabsorbandfilternoise.“AJapaneseNobellaureatedetectedakindofmatterfromthesupernovain1987inanoldundergroundmine,”Chensaid.Heexplainedthatifthefacilitycandetectdarkmatter,itwouldbeasignificantachievement.“Detectingdarkmatterisverydifficult.Currentdetectorscanonlycatchrayssentbydarkmatter,”Chensaid.Aftercompletingtheproject,thelabwillofferanenvironmentwithnear-zerocosmicrays,soitcouldbecomeaglobalcenterforphysicalresearchandattractinternationalscienceexperts,theSRTreportsaid.1.Whatistheworld’sdeepestundergroundlabbuiltfor?A.Settingupnewequipment.

B.Conductinginfrastructureprojects.C.Developingnewtechnology.D.Discoveringdarkmatter.2.WhyistheJinpingUndergroundLaboratorysetupdeepunderground?A.Tostoresecretinformation.B.Tohaveaquietworkingenvironment.C.Toprotectthelabandfacilitiesfromcosmicrays.D.TomatchwithOrientalPearlRadioandTVtower.3.What’stheauthor’spurposeofmentioningChenYanginParagraph4?A.Topresentthemethodofdetectingdarkmatterunderground.B.Toshowtheimportanceofdetectingdarkmatterunderground.C.Toprovethedifficultyofdetectingdarkmatterunderground.D.Tolisttheachievementsofdetectingdarkmatterunderground.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardstheproject?A.Indifferent.B.Negative.C.Skeptical.D.Supportive.參考答案1-4

DCBD單詞與長難句1.darkmatter

暗物質(zhì)2.infrastructure

n.（國家或機(jī)構(gòu)的）基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)3.equivalent

n.

相等的東西4.TheOrientalPearlRadioandTVtower

東方明珠廣播電視塔5.shield

v.

保護(hù)，保衛(wèi)6.cosmic

adj.

宇宙的7.laureate

n.

榮譽(yù)獲得者8.thesupernova

〔天文學(xué)中的〕超新星9.Theworld’sdeepestundergroundlabdesignedtodetectdarkmatterinLangzhong,SouthwestChina’sSichuanProvincewillreceivenewequipment,whichisoneofthemostimportantscienceandtechnologyinfrastructureprojectsofthecountry.句子主干：Thelabwillreceiveequipment.譯文：世界上最深的暗物質(zhì)探測地下實(shí)驗室位于中國西南部四川省閬中市，它將獲得新的設(shè)備，這是中國最重要的科技基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施項目之一。背景拓展1.暗物質(zhì)暗物質(zhì)（darkmatter）是理論上提出的可能存在于宇宙中的一種不可見的物質(zhì)，它可能是宇宙物質(zhì)的主要組成部分，但又不屬于構(gòu)成可見天體的任何一種目前已知的物質(zhì)。目前被廣泛接受的理論認(rèn)為，組成暗物質(zhì)的是“弱相互作用有質(zhì)量粒子”（weaklyinteractingmassiveparticle,WIMP）。其質(zhì)量和相互作用強(qiáng)度在電弱標(biāo)度附近，在宇宙膨脹過程中通過熱退耦合過程獲得目前觀測到的剩余豐度。

2.中國錦屏地下實(shí)驗室中國首個極深地下實(shí)驗