NASA's Balloon of The Future NASA has announced plans to build a 300 foot-high balloon that will transport astronomical instruments to the edge of space. The balloon will be designed to carry 3000 pounds of equipment more than 22 miles high and will be able stay in the atmosphere for about 100 days. The cost of the project will be one million dollars; much cheaper than the Pegasus rockets usually used for such missions Another advantage of the balloon is that the scientific instruments on board will be reusable since scientists will be able to recover the balloon after its mission. 1. Where will NASA's new balloon conduct experiments? (A) In outer space (B) On the edge of space (C) Near the moon's surface (C) In close proximity to severe tropical storms 2. How much of a load will the balloon be able to lift? (A) 100 pounds (B) 3000 pounds (C) 22,000 pounds (D) 100,000 pounds 3. What is usually used for the type of mission that the balloon will undertake? (A) Pegasus rockets (B) The space shuttle (C) Ground based telescopes (C) Specially equipped airplanes 4. What is an advantage of the balloon? (A) It can be recovered (B) It stays in the air for 1 year (C) It carries 22 pounds of equipment (C) It returns to NASA's ground station automatically. 1. 요점 : 첫 문장에서 balloon이 운반되는 장소가 새 the edge of space라고 밝히고 있다. 기구는 운반 목적지에 설치될 것이다 정답 (B) 2. 요점 : 두 번째 문장에서 새 carry 3,000 pounds 언급 정답 (B) 3. 요점 : 비교구문은 출제가능성이 높은 항목, 세 번째 문장에서 언급 정답 (A) 4. 요점 : 마지막 문장의 reusable 이 key word. 즉 재사용이 가능한 것이 장점 정답 (A)