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1、专题限时检测(二十二) 阅读理解C篇专练(三)(共3篇，限时24分钟)A(2019·泰州一模)In2016,designerLizCiokajloreceivedataskfromtheMuseumofModernArt(Moma)inNewYork:revisittheMoonBoot,afluffylookingsnowshoeinspiredbythefootwearusedbytheApolloastronauts.Launchedin1972attheheightofthelunarmissions,theMoonBootisaniconofthe20thCentury'
2、s“plasticage”andthemuseumadministratorswantedanewtakeonit.Ciokajlosetouttoreimagineit.Sheknewonlyabiomaterialwouldworkina“postplasticage”，butthedesigneralsowantedanewdestinationtoinspireit.Ourgeneration'sspacetravelobsessionisnottheMoon,shethought,buttheredplanet—Mars.AndMarsallowsyoutoreallyt
3、hinkoutsideofthebox.ThetaskledhertoanamazingbiomaterialthathadalreadyattractedtheattentionofengineersinnovatinginbuildingmaterialsandoftopspaceagencieslikeNASAandESA.Herfinaldesign,atall,female,roughlookingboot,canbemadeonboardaspaceshipwithalmostonlyhumansweatandafewfungusspores(真菌孢子),idealfo
4、rasevenmonthtriptoMarswithlimitedcheckinluggage.Thismagicbiomaterialismycelium(菌丝体),thevegetativepartofthefungus.Itlookslikeamassofwhitethreadlikestructures,eachcalledhyphae.Collectively,thesethreadsarecalledmyceliumandarethelargestpartofthefungus.Myceliumhasamazingproperties.Itisagreatrecycle
5、r,asitfeedsoffasubstratetocreatemorematerial,andhasthepotentialofalmostlimitlessgrowthintherightconditions.Itcanenduremorepressurethanconventionalconcretewithoutbreaking.Itisaknowninsulatorandfireretardantandcouldevenprovideradiationprotectiononspacemissions.OnEarthit'scurrentlyusedtocreatecei
6、lingpanels,leather,packagingmaterialsandbuildingmaterials,butinouterspaceitstandsoutforitsarchitecturalpotential,saysartistandengineerMaurizioMontalti,whohasteamedupwithCiokajlo.Forherrevisitedboot,Ciokajlowantedtousethehumanbodyasthesourceforsomeofthebuildingmaterialsanddecidedtoemploysweat.R
7、eusingsweatisnotentirelynewinspaceexplorationbutanoveltyapproachforfootwear.ShethinksitmightmakeastronautsfeelclosertohomeduringthelongjourneytoMars.Thedesignisstillhypothetical,becausetherealbootsubmittedforMoma—andcurrentlyindisplayat
