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【題目】 For a long time now, science fiction has shown people traveling through space. And of course many astroanuts have also experienced space travel. But space tourism for ordinary people is just beginning.

The first space tourist was a US engineer and millionaire, Dennis Tito. In 2001, he paid for his own trip as a member of a Russian Soyuz Spacecraft visiting the International Space Station. He spent almost eight days in space, going around the world over a hunded times. Since then, a few more people have become space tourists, at a huge cost, from 20 to 35 million dollars. Many companies are now offering space flights of different kinds and lengths, but will only the very rich be able to afford them?

So far, leisure space travel has not gone very far out into space. However, the first space tourist, Dennis Tito, is already planning tourist trips to Mars.

The price of a ticket to space has fallen by 99% in the last ten years. But will space travel get much cheaper in the future? The English millionaire Richard Branson, owner of an airline, says it will. One of the ways of bringing the cost down, Mr. Branson thinks, is to have a greater number of tourists. His company is already building more spacecraft and developing new ways of making them more powerful. They have already built one space port in the United States. In the lifetime of students today, says Mr. Branson, space travel could become quite normal. It could traveling to another continent(大洲) today.

【1】In 2001, Dennis Tito, , visited the International Space Station.

A.the first space touristB.an English millionaire

C.a US astronautD.a Russian engineer

【2】One problem with space tourism is the of the trip.

A.lengthB.speedC.costD.flight

【3】Until today, space tourists have flown .

A.no higher than planesB.to Mars

C.close to the Earth in spaceD.as astronauts

【4】In the last ten years, the price of a ticket to space .

A.has remained the sameB.has gone down

C.is higher than everD.will never cut down

【5】Mr. Branson thinks flying into space is becoming normal .

A.within a few monthsB.in many continents

C.in the US nowadaysD.in the lifetime of students today

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

Dennis Tito是第一位參加太空之旅的普通人，越來越多的人想去太空游覽，不過他們要支付高額的費用，近十年以來，太空旅游的價格已經(jīng)降了下來，未來，會有越來越多的人可以到太空去旅游。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The first space tourist was a US engineer and millionaire, Dennis Tito.可知，Dennis Tito是第一位太空旅客。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Since then, a few more people have become space tourists, at a huge cost, from 20 to 35 million dollars.可知，自從Dennis Tito太空之旅結(jié)束以后，更多的人成為了太空游客，但是他們都要支付巨額的費用，所以太空旅行的問題之一是費用問題。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)So far, leisure space travel has not gone very far out into space.可知，太空游客還沒有飛得很遠進入太空，所以他們所到達的地方距離地球比較近。故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The price of a ticket to space has fallen by 99% in the last ten years.可知，在過去的十年里，去太空的價格已經(jīng)降下來了。故選B。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In the lifetime of students today, says Mr. Branson, space travel could become quite normal.可知，在當(dāng)今學(xué)生的一生中，太空旅行可能會變得相當(dāng)正常。故選D。