三、学生们了解到这次的太空任务中有一项是关于水稻培育的实验，于是和航天员们开始了热烈的讨论。请阅读对话，选择正确的答案。
Astronaut: Yuan Longping is the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. He loved rice research very much. Now we do new rice experiments on the space station. We are growing rice on Tiangong Space Station.
Student: I heard about it! You grow rice in space. Rice can grow and make new seeds there. Rice can finish its whole life in space.
Astronaut: Right. We study space rice and Earth rice side by side. Scientists compare (对比) space rice seeds with Earth rice seeds to study changes. We explore the magic of space.
Student: Wow! It is a new rice experiment. It carries the wish of Grandpa Yuan. Both of you are amazing. I hope we can learn more about rice in the future.
(
B
)1. Why do scientists study space rice and Earth rice side by side?
A. To enjoy the beautiful rice.
B. To find out the changes brought by space.
C. To sell more rice seeds.
(
A
)2. What does the new space rice experiment carry?
A. The wish of Yuan Longping.
B. Stories about astronauts.
C. Knowledge about stars.
解析：
【分析】
这是两道英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路为：先通读对话理解大意，再针对每个问题定位对话中的关键语句，通过对比选项选出正确答案。第1题需定位科学家对比太空与地球水稻的目的，第2题需定位太空水稻实验承载的内容。
【解析】
1. 问题询问科学家同时研究太空水稻和地球水稻的原因，根据对话中科学家的表述“Scientists compare (对比) space rice seeds with Earth rice seeds to study changes.”，可知目的是研究太空带来的变化，对应选项B。
2. 问题询问新太空水稻实验承载的内容，根据对话中学生的表述“It carries the wish of Grandpa Yuan.”，可知承载的是袁隆平爷爷的愿望，对应选项A。
【答案】
1. B 2. A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解
【点评】
本题为基础细节查找类阅读理解题，答案均可直接从对话原文中获取，难度较低，学生易完成。
【难度系数】
0.8
