【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]
American astronauts will not return to the moon as planned if U.S. Congress passes President Obama"s proposed budget. Obama"s budget which aims to cut funding in certain areas while increasing money used to create jobs—would cancel NASA"s Constellation programme. The programme has sought to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020. NASA"s programme also intended to study the idea of establishing a moon colony. The programme was set to follow the U.S. space agency"s shuttle missions, which are due to end in September. On its website, the White House Budget Office says the programme to send astronauts to the moon is behind schedule, over budget and overall less important than other space investments. "Using abroad range of criteria, an independent review panel determined that even if fully funded, NASA"s programme to repeat many of the achievements of the Apollo era 50 years later, was the least attractive approach to space exploration as compared to potential alternatives." the site says.

What did NASA"s Constellation Programme originally plan to do?

[解析] 新闻中提到The programme has sought to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020，指出这一计划打算在2020年让宇航员重返月球，故选B。新闻里虽然也提到NASA"s programme also intended to study the idea of establishing a moon colony. 但指的是NASA打算研究在月球建立殖民地的设想，而不是真的在2020年前建立一个殖民地，故排除干扰项A。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What would be the main reason if the programme is cancelled?

[解析] 本题考查“星座月球登陆计划”可能被取消的主要原因。新闻后半部分提到On its website, the White House Budget Office says the programme to send astronauts to the moon is behind schedule, over budget and overall less important than other space investments. 指出该计划已经滞后、超预算，且整体来说也没有其他太空投资重要，选项A符合原文，故选A。选项B新闻未提及，选项C和D和新闻内容不符，均排除。