六级Nations are also pressing ahead with space research and satellite projects to expand their global navigation abilities.

各国也在推进空间研究和卫星项目，以扩大其全球导航能力。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Through satellite tracking of both the herd and the lions in the area, they will be able to determine if their psychological trickery will work to help keep farmers from shooting lions.

通过卫星跟踪该地区的牧群和狮子，他们将能够确定他们的心理骗术是否有助于阻止农民射杀狮子。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级Scholars warn that Antarctica's political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continent's treaties come up for renegotiation, especially in parts of Antarctica that are ideal for intercepting ( ' , 拦截) signals from satellites or retasking satellite systems, potentially enhancing global electronic intelligence operations.

学者警告说，南极洲的政治漂移可能会在该大陆条约重新谈判之前很久就模糊军事和民事活动之间的区别，特别是在南极洲最适合拦截的地区（“，拦截) 来自卫星的信号或重新屏蔽卫星系统，有可能加强全球电子情报行动。

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六级It continued the efforts, begun in 1961, by Project OSCAR—a US-based group that built and launched the very first nongovernmental satellite just four years after Sputnik.

它继续了始于1961年的奥斯卡计划的努力。该计划是一个总部位于美国的组织，在人造卫星发射四年后建造并发射了第一颗非政府卫星。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级Journalist Sarah Scoles reports that NASA currently tracks about 24,000 objects in space, and in 2016 the air Force had to issue 3,995,874 warnings to satellite owners alerting them to a potential nearby threat from another satellite or bit of debris.

记者莎拉·斯科尔斯（Sarah Scoles）报道说，美国宇航局目前在太空中跟踪约24000个物体，2016年，美国空军不得不向卫星所有者发出3995874次警告，提醒他们附近可能存在来自另一颗卫星或碎片的威胁。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级Because they're so small and light, it costs much less to get a Cube Sat into Earth's orbit than a traditional communications or GPS satellite.

因为它们又小又轻，所以将立方体卫星送入地球轨道的成本比传统的通信或GPS卫星要低得多。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级In 2009 an old Russian craft slammed into a communications satellite, creating a cloud of hundreds of pieces of debris and putting other hardware at risk.

2009年，一艘俄罗斯旧飞船撞上了一颗通信卫星，形成了由数百块碎片组成的云，并将其他硬件置于危险之中。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级However, as the cost of getting your own satellite in orbit drops sharply, the risks of irresponsible use grow.

然而，随着将自己的卫星送入轨道的成本急剧下降，不负责任的使用风险也在增加。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级Some "expert amateurs" in the satellite game could provide some inspiration for how to proceed responsibly.

卫星游戏中的一些“业余专家”可以为如何负责任地进行提供一些灵感。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级The "Cube" here simply refers to the satellite's shape.

这里的“立方体”只是指卫星的形状。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级Satellite observations and submarine surveys over the past few years had shown less ice in the polar region, but the recent measurements show the loss is more pronounced than previously thought.

过去几年的卫星观测和潜艇调查显示，极地地区的冰较少，但最近的测量表明，冰的减少比以前认为的更为明显。

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级Having your personal satellite launched into orbit might sound like an idea straight out of science fiction.

让你的个人卫星进入轨道听起来像是科幻小说中的一个想法。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级The NASA Educational Launch of Nano Satellite program, which offers free launches for educational groups and science missions, is now open to nonprofit corporations as well.

美国国家航空航天局的纳米卫星教育发射计划为教育团体和科学任务提供免费发射，现在也向非营利公司开放。

2019.6六级真题第三套

六级That’s why this new policy also includes directions to update the current Government Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices, which already require any entity that launches a satellite or spacecraft to vigorously analyze the likelihood that any of their actions, from an unexpected failure or normal operations, will create more space debris.

这就是为什么这项新政策还包括更新现行政府轨道碎片缓减标准实践的指示，该标准实践已经要求发射卫星或航天器的任何实体积极分析其任何行动，无论是意外故障还是正常运行，都会产生更多空间碎片的可能性。

2019.6六级真题第二套

六级It might seem surprising to think about an item staying in space for that long, but the oldest satellite still in orbit—Vanguard 1—turned 60 in 20 Agencies and companies throughout the world are working on developing technology that would dispose of or capture space debris before it causes serious damage.

想到一个物体在太空中停留这么长时间，可能会让人感到惊讶，但仍在轨道上的最古老的卫星——先锋1号——在20年中年满60岁

2019.6六级真题第二套

四级It’s now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link.

它现在是一个“地球村”，通过传真、电话或卫星连接，各国只需几秒钟的路程。

2003年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS (全球定位系统) satellite positioning receiver.

安装在汽车上的控制盒包含一部迷你手机、一个微处理器和存储器以及一个GPS(全球定位系统) 卫星定位接收器。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Fourth, control over programming is being passed from the networks to local cable operators and satellite programmers.

第四，对节目编排的控制权正从网络转移到当地有线电视运营商和卫星节目编排者手中。

2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题

考研Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing.

卫星图片显示，南极大片的冰已经在消失。

1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研But it is the arrival of new satellite channels — funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers’subscriptions — which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.

但从长远来看，新的卫星频道的到来将带来最大的变化——部分资金来自广告，部分资金来自观众订阅。

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研What the researchers found was at once both amazing and expected: the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Cosmic Background Explorer satellite -- Cobe -- had discovered landmark evidence that the universe did in fact begin with the primeval explosion that has become known as the Big Bang (the theory that the universe originated in an explosion from a single mass of energy).

研究人员的发现既令人惊讶又令人期待：美国国家航空航天局的宇宙背景探测卫星Cobe发现了具有里程碑意义的证据，证明宇宙实际上始于被称为大爆炸的原始爆炸（宇宙起源于单一质量能量的爆炸的理论）。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题