[解析]
(1)细节理解题。根据第一段The students programmed an add﹣on board for the Raspberry Pi computer to map out Earth's magnetic field .(学生们为树莓派电脑编写了一个附加板,用来绘制地球磁场。)可知,三位学生在天文派挑战赛中计算了地球磁场,故选B。
(2)细节理解题。根据第四段"I saw the Astro Pi Challenge as a way to increase my knowledge and skill set,and it ended up introducing me to the exciting reality of the practical world," Lourenço Faria,co﹣author and one of the students of the project,said.("我把'天文派挑战'看作是增加我的知识和技能的一种方式,它最终把我引入了现实世界中令人兴奋的现实,"Lourenço Faria说,他是该项目的合著者和学生之一。)可知,他认为这是一个自我提升的好机会,故选C。
(3)词义猜测题。根据第六段The students thought it astonishing that the main features (特征) of Earth's magnetic field could be remeasured (再次测量) with only three hours' worth of computing from their low﹣cost add﹣on board in the space station.(学生们认为那是___,地球磁场的主要特征可以重新被测量,而且他们在空间站的低成本附加板上只需要三个小时的计算时间。)可知,学生们认为,仅用空间站上的低成本附加板进行3小时的计算就可以重新测量地球磁场的主要特征是令人惊讶的。astonishing意为"令人惊讶的",A.Necessary必要的;B.Impossible不可能的;C.Dangerous危险的;D.Surprising令人惊讶的。故选D。
(4)推理判断题。根据最后一段"Taking measurements around the world and sharing data through the Internet or social media would make for an interesting science project that could connect students in different countries," said Alex Mora,manager of Raspberry Pi Foundation.(树莓派基金会经理亚历克斯•莫拉说:"在世界各地进行测量,并通过互联网或社交媒体分享数据,这将是一个有趣的科学项目,可以连接不同国家的学生。")可知,Mora对这个项目的态度是积极的,A.Uncaring不关心的;B.Doubtful怀疑的;C.Curious好奇的;D.Positive积极的。故选D。