共用题干 第二篇The Mir Space StationThe Russian Mir Space Station,which came down in 2001 at last after 15 years of pioneering the concept of long-term human space flight,is remembered for its accomplishments in the human space flight history.It can be credited
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第二篇
The Mir Space Station
The Russian Mir Space Station,which came down in 2001 at last after 15 years of pioneering the concept of long-term human space flight,is remembered for its accomplishments in the human space flight history.It can be credited with many firsts in space.
During Mir's lifetime,Russia spent about US $4.2 billion to build and maintain the station.
The Soviet Union launched Mir,which was designed to last from three to five years,on February 20, 1986,and housed 104 astronauts over 12 years and seven months,most of whom were not Russian.In fact, it became the first international space station by playing host to 162 people from 1 1 countries.From 1995 through 1998,seven astronauts from the United States took turns living on Mir for up to six months each.They were among the 37 Americans who visited the station during nine stopovers by space shuttles.
The more than 400 million the United States provided Russian for the visits not only kept Mir operating,but also gave the Americans and their partners in the international station project valuable experience in long-term flight and multinational operations.
A debate continues over Mir's contributions to science.During its existence,Mir was the laboratory for 23,000 experiments and carried scientific equipment,estimated to be worth $80 million,from many nations.Experiments on Mir are credited with a range of findings,from the first solid measurement of the ration of heavy helium（氦）atoms in space to how to grow wheat in space.But for those favouring human space exploration,Mir showed that people could live and work in space long enough for a trip to Mars.The longest single stay in space is the 437.7 days that Russian astronaut Valery Polyakov spent on Mir from 1994 to 1995.And Sergie Avdeyev accumulated 747.6 days in space in three trips to the space station.The longest American stay was that of Shannon Lucid,who spent 188 days aboard Mir in 1996.
Despite the many firsts Mir accomplished,1997 was a bad year out of 15 for Mir.In 1997,an oxygen generator caught fire.Later,the main computer system broke down,causing the station to drift several times and there were power failures.Most of these problems were repaired,with American help and suppliers,but Mir's reputation as a space station was ruined.
Mir's setbacks are nothing,though,when we compare them with its accomplishments.Mir was a tremendous success,which will be remembered as a milestone in space exploration and the space station that showed long-term human habitation in space was possible.But it's time to move on to the next generation.The International Space Station being built will be better,but it owes a great debt to Mir.
第二篇
The Mir Space Station
The Russian Mir Space Station,which came down in 2001 at last after 15 years of pioneering the concept of long-term human space flight,is remembered for its accomplishments in the human space flight history.It can be credited with many firsts in space.
During Mir's lifetime,Russia spent about US $4.2 billion to build and maintain the station.
The Soviet Union launched Mir,which was designed to last from three to five years,on February 20, 1986,and housed 104 astronauts over 12 years and seven months,most of whom were not Russian.In fact, it became the first international space station by playing host to 162 people from 1 1 countries.From 1995 through 1998,seven astronauts from the United States took turns living on Mir for up to six months each.They were among the 37 Americans who visited the station during nine stopovers by space shuttles.
The more than 400 million the United States provided Russian for the visits not only kept Mir operating,but also gave the Americans and their partners in the international station project valuable experience in long-term flight and multinational operations.
A debate continues over Mir's contributions to science.During its existence,Mir was the laboratory for 23,000 experiments and carried scientific equipment,estimated to be worth $80 million,from many nations.Experiments on Mir are credited with a range of findings,from the first solid measurement of the ration of heavy helium（氦）atoms in space to how to grow wheat in space.But for those favouring human space exploration,Mir showed that people could live and work in space long enough for a trip to Mars.The longest single stay in space is the 437.7 days that Russian astronaut Valery Polyakov spent on Mir from 1994 to 1995.And Sergie Avdeyev accumulated 747.6 days in space in three trips to the space station.The longest American stay was that of Shannon Lucid,who spent 188 days aboard Mir in 1996.
Despite the many firsts Mir accomplished,1997 was a bad year out of 15 for Mir.In 1997,an oxygen generator caught fire.Later,the main computer system broke down,causing the station to drift several times and there were power failures.Most of these problems were repaired,with American help and suppliers,but Mir's reputation as a space station was ruined.
Mir's setbacks are nothing,though,when we compare them with its accomplishments.Mir was a tremendous success,which will be remembered as a milestone in space exploration and the space station that showed long-term human habitation in space was possible.But it's time to move on to the next generation.The International Space Station being built will be better,but it owes a great debt to Mir.
What happened to Mir in 1997?
A:It ran out of its fund.
B:Its main computer system broke down.
C:It was completely damaged by fire.
D:Its reputation was ruined due to power failures.
A:It ran out of its fund.
B:Its main computer system broke down.
C:It was completely damaged by fire.
D:Its reputation was ruined due to power failures.
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第1题：
共用题干
第二篇
The Mir Space Station
The Russian Mir Space Station,which came down in 2001 at last after 15 years of pioneering the concept of long-term human space flight,is remembered for its accomplishments in the human space flight history.It can be credited with many firsts in space.
During Mir's lifetime,Russia spent about US $4.2 billion to build and maintain the station.
The Soviet Union launched Mir,which was designed to last from three to five years,on February 20, 1986,and housed 104 astronauts over 12 years and seven months,most of whom were not Russian.In fact, it became the first international space station by playing host to 162 people from 1 1 countries.From 1995 through 1998,seven astronauts from the United States took turns living on Mir for up to six months each.They were among the 37 Americans who visited the station during nine stopovers by space shuttles.
The more than 400 million the United States provided Russian for the visits not only kept Mir operating,but also gave the Americans and their partners in the international station project valuable experience in long-term flight and multinational operations.
A debate continues over Mir's contributions to science.During its existence,Mir was the laboratory for 23,000 experiments and carried scientific equipment,estimated to be worth $80 million,from many nations.Experiments on Mir are credited with a range of findings,from the first solid measurement of the ration of heavy helium（氦）atoms in space to how to grow wheat in space.But for those favouring human space exploration,Mir showed that people could live and work in space long enough for a trip to Mars.The longest single stay in space is the 437.7 days that Russian astronaut Valery Polyakov spent on Mir from 1994 to 1995.And Sergie Avdeyev accumulated 747.6 days in space in three trips to the space station.The longest American stay was that of Shannon Lucid,who spent 188 days aboard Mir in 1996.
Despite the many firsts Mir accomplished,1997 was a bad year out of 15 for Mir.In 1997,an oxygen generator caught fire.Later,the main computer system broke down,causing the station to drift several times and there were power failures.Most of these problems were repaired,with American help and suppliers,but Mir's reputation as a space station was ruined.
Mir's setbacks are nothing,though,when we compare them with its accomplishments.Mir was a tremendous success,which will be remembered as a milestone in space exploration and the space station that showed long-term human habitation in space was possible.But it's time to move on to the next generation.The International Space Station being built will be better,but it owes a great debt to Mir.What is the author's attitude toward Mir?
A:Indifferent.
B:Favorable.
C:Ironic.
D:Negative.答案：B解析：本篇文章主要介绍了和平号空间站经受的挫折和对人类的卓越贡献。
由第二段可知，和平号空间站是由苏联建造的。
第五段主要介绍了和平号空间站对科学作出的贡献，除了为人类探索空间提供实验场地和设备外，和平号空间站还证明人们可以在太空中停留足够长的时间。
A项在文中未提到，可直接排除；由第六段第四句可知，和平号空间站又被修好了，并未完全被摧毁，所以C项错误。其名声受损并不仅仅是因为电力故障，D项也不正确。由第六段第三句可知，B项正确。
由最后一段最后一句可知，正在建设中的国际空间站将比和平号空间站更完善，这表明各国联合操控的空间站的发展势头良好。
本篇文章介绍了和平号空间站对人类的贡献，最后一段又提到其历史意义，特别是最后一句又表明多国合作的空间站的发展离不开和平号空间站的贡献，由此可以推测出作者对和平号空间站是持赞许态度的。 -
第2题：
共用题干
Will We Take Vacation in Spaces?
When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own private space-ferry service,he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have figured wrong.“People were always asking me when they could go,”says Kelly,who runs
Kelly Space TechnologT out of San Bernardino,Californi a.“I realized that real market is in space tourism.”
According to preliminary market surveys,there are 10,000 would-be-space-tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventure in Arlington,Virginia,has taken more than 1 30 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005 .Gene Meyers of the Space Island Group says:“Space is the next exotic vacation spot.”
This may all sound great,but there are a few hurdles.Putting a simple satellite into orbit with no oxygen,life support or return trip necessary already costs an astronomical $22,000/kg.
And that doesn't include the cost of insuring rich and possibly litigious passenger. John Pike of the
Federation of American Scientists acerbically suggests that the entire group of entrepreneurs trying to corner the space tourism market have between them“just enough money to blow up one rocket.”The U .S.space agency has plenty of money but zero interest in making space less expensive for the little guys.So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do:design a reusable launch system that's inexpensive,safe and reliable.Kelly Space's prototype looks like a plane that has sprouted rocket engines.Rotary Rocket in Redwood City,California,hasa booster with rotors make a helicopter-style return to Earth;Kistler Aerospace in Kirkland,Wash- ington,is piecing together its versions from old Soviet engines,shuttle-style thermal protection tiles and an elaborate parachute system.The first passenger countdowns are still years away,but bureaucrats at the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington are already informally discussing flight regulations.After all,you can't be too prepared for a trip to that galaxy far,far away.
For those who are intent on joining the 100-mile high club,Hilton and Budget are plotting to build space hotels.Before the Russian space Mir came down,some people were talking about using it as a low-rent space hotel to reduce the cost. If a space hotel is finally built in space,and if you're thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.Some of the hurdles space tourism faces include a lack of oxygen and life support equipment.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C: Not mentioned答案：B解析：第一段的第一句话是“…he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit.”理解此句子的关键是bread -and -butter，作为形容词，它的意思是“基本的，日常的”，而不是“面包与黄油”。由此可见，Mike Kelly的初衷并不是投身于太空旅行，所以题干的说法是错误的。
选A的依据是第一段最后一句话：“ I realized that real market is in space tourism.”这句话表明Kelly认识到真正的市场是太空旅行，作为一个商人，他理所当然会致力于开发真正的市场。
第二段第二句话是“Space Adventure in Arlington , Virginia , has taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005.”句子的意思是，每人交了98,000美元的定金，而不是总共98,000，从这句话中可以看出历时两个小时的太空旅行计划在2005年，该旅行是试验性的，并且在一定程度上令人质疑。因此题干的说法是错误的。
文中没有提及与此相关的信息，文章只提及了太空旅行的相关情况及发展前景，并未提及在太空定居。
文章第三段讲的是太空旅行所面临的困难，但是并没有提及缺乏氧气和维持生命的设备，而主要是花稍太大，经费不足。
选A的依据是第三段该句话“So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do : design a reusable launch system that is inexpensive , safe and reliable.”少数人在争相做政府未做成功的事情，即设计一套可以再度使用的廉价、安全、可靠的发射系统。
选A的依据是文章最后一句话“If a space hotel is finally built in space , and if you are thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.”如果太空旅馆最终在太空建立，而你又正在考虑住在里边，在预定房间之前你或许想查看一下Michelin参数。 -
第3题：
共用题干
Will We Take Vacation in Spaces?
When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own private space-ferry service,he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have figured wrong.“People were always asking me when they could go,”says Kelly,who runs
Kelly Space TechnologT out of San Bernardino,Californi a.“I realized that real market is in space tourism.”
According to preliminary market surveys,there are 10,000 would-be-space-tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventure in Arlington,Virginia,has taken more than 1 30 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005 .Gene Meyers of the Space Island Group says:“Space is the next exotic vacation spot.”
This may all sound great,but there are a few hurdles.Putting a simple satellite into orbit with no oxygen,life support or return trip necessary already costs an astronomical $22,000/kg.
And that doesn't include the cost of insuring rich and possibly litigious passenger. John Pike of the
Federation of American Scientists acerbically suggests that the entire group of entrepreneurs trying to corner the space tourism market have between them“just enough money to blow up one rocket.”The U .S.space agency has plenty of money but zero interest in making space less expensive for the little guys.So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do:design a reusable launch system that's inexpensive,safe and reliable.Kelly Space's prototype looks like a plane that has sprouted rocket engines.Rotary Rocket in Redwood City,California,hasa booster with rotors make a helicopter-style return to Earth;Kistler Aerospace in Kirkland,Wash- ington,is piecing together its versions from old Soviet engines,shuttle-style thermal protection tiles and an elaborate parachute system.The first passenger countdowns are still years away,but bureaucrats at the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington are already informally discussing flight regulations.After all,you can't be too prepared for a trip to that galaxy far,far away.
For those who are intent on joining the 100-mile high club,Hilton and Budget are plotting to build space hotels.Before the Russian space Mir came down,some people were talking about using it as a low-rent space hotel to reduce the cost. If a space hotel is finally built in space,and if you're thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.Space Adventure in Arlington has taken 130 deposits totaling $ 98,000 for a two-hour space tour.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C: Not mentioned答案：B解析：第一段的第一句话是“…he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit.”理解此句子的关键是bread -and -butter，作为形容词，它的意思是“基本的，日常的”，而不是“面包与黄油”。由此可见，Mike Kelly的初衷并不是投身于太空旅行，所以题干的说法是错误的。
选A的依据是第一段最后一句话：“ I realized that real market is in space tourism.”这句话表明Kelly认识到真正的市场是太空旅行，作为一个商人，他理所当然会致力于开发真正的市场。
第二段第二句话是“Space Adventure in Arlington , Virginia , has taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005.”句子的意思是，每人交了98,000美元的定金，而不是总共98,000，从这句话中可以看出历时两个小时的太空旅行计划在2005年，该旅行是试验性的，并且在一定程度上令人质疑。因此题干的说法是错误的。
文中没有提及与此相关的信息，文章只提及了太空旅行的相关情况及发展前景，并未提及在太空定居。
文章第三段讲的是太空旅行所面临的困难，但是并没有提及缺乏氧气和维持生命的设备，而主要是花稍太大，经费不足。
选A的依据是第三段该句话“So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do : design a reusable launch system that is inexpensive , safe and reliable.”少数人在争相做政府未做成功的事情，即设计一套可以再度使用的廉价、安全、可靠的发射系统。
选A的依据是文章最后一句话“If a space hotel is finally built in space , and if you are thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.”如果太空旅馆最终在太空建立，而你又正在考虑住在里边，在预定房间之前你或许想查看一下Michelin参数。 -
第4题：
共用题干
Will We Take Vacation in Spaces?
When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own private space-ferry service,he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have figured wrong.“People were always asking me when they could go,”says Kelly,who runs
Kelly Space TechnologT out of San Bernardino,Californi a.“I realized that real market is in space tourism.”
According to preliminary market surveys,there are 10,000 would-be-space-tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventure in Arlington,Virginia,has taken more than 1 30 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005 .Gene Meyers of the Space Island Group says:“Space is the next exotic vacation spot.”
This may all sound great,but there are a few hurdles.Putting a simple satellite into orbit with no oxygen,life support or return trip necessary already costs an astronomical $22,000/kg.
And that doesn't include the cost of insuring rich and possibly litigious passenger. John Pike of the
Federation of American Scientists acerbically suggests that the entire group of entrepreneurs trying to corner the space tourism market have between them“just enough money to blow up one rocket.”The U .S.space agency has plenty of money but zero interest in making space less expensive for the little guys.So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do:design a reusable launch system that's inexpensive,safe and reliable.Kelly Space's prototype looks like a plane that has sprouted rocket engines.Rotary Rocket in Redwood City,California,hasa booster with rotors make a helicopter-style return to Earth;Kistler Aerospace in Kirkland,Wash- ington,is piecing together its versions from old Soviet engines,shuttle-style thermal protection tiles and an elaborate parachute system.The first passenger countdowns are still years away,but bureaucrats at the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington are already informally discussing flight regulations.After all,you can't be too prepared for a trip to that galaxy far,far away.
For those who are intent on joining the 100-mile high club,Hilton and Budget are plotting to build space hotels.Before the Russian space Mir came down,some people were talking about using it as a low-rent space hotel to reduce the cost. If a space hotel is finally built in space,and if you're thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.We can infer from the context that the Michelin ratings can help people to find prices of hotels.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C: Not mentioned答案：A解析：第一段的第一句话是“…he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit.”理解此句子的关键是bread -and -butter，作为形容词，它的意思是“基本的，日常的”，而不是“面包与黄油”。由此可见，Mike Kelly的初衷并不是投身于太空旅行，所以题干的说法是错误的。
选A的依据是第一段最后一句话：“ I realized that real market is in space tourism.”这句话表明Kelly认识到真正的市场是太空旅行，作为一个商人，他理所当然会致力于开发真正的市场。
第二段第二句话是“Space Adventure in Arlington , Virginia , has taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005.”句子的意思是，每人交了98,000美元的定金，而不是总共98,000，从这句话中可以看出历时两个小时的太空旅行计划在2005年，该旅行是试验性的，并且在一定程度上令人质疑。因此题干的说法是错误的。
文中没有提及与此相关的信息，文章只提及了太空旅行的相关情况及发展前景，并未提及在太空定居。
文章第三段讲的是太空旅行所面临的困难，但是并没有提及缺乏氧气和维持生命的设备，而主要是花稍太大，经费不足。
选A的依据是第三段该句话“So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do : design a reusable launch system that is inexpensive , safe and reliable.”少数人在争相做政府未做成功的事情，即设计一套可以再度使用的廉价、安全、可靠的发射系统。
选A的依据是文章最后一句话“If a space hotel is finally built in space , and if you are thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.”如果太空旅馆最终在太空建立，而你又正在考虑住在里边，在预定房间之前你或许想查看一下Michelin参数。 -
第5题：
共用题干
The Race Into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous.He was the first tourist in space."I spent sixty
years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint,it was two separate lives,"Tito explained.He
loxed his time in space."Being in space and looking back at the earth is one of the most rewarding experi-
ences a human being can have."
This kind of experience isn't cheap.It cost$20 million.However,Tito achieved his dream,so he was
happy."For me it was a life dream.It was a dream that began when I didn't have any money,"he
told reporters.
On 24th,April 2002,Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist.Shuttleworth is a South
African businessman.At the age of twenty-eight,he also paid $20 million for the eight-day trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures.The company
has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space.The spaceship to take them doesn't
exist yet.
Many of the customers are people who like adventure.They are the kind of people who also want to
climb Mount Qomolangma.Other customers are people who love space.However,these people are worried.
Because it's so expensive,only very rich people can go into space.They want space travel to be available to
more people.
That day may soon be here.InterOrbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into
space.The tours will depart from an island in Tonga.The company promises a package that includes forty-five
days of astronaut training in Russia and California,seven days in space and a vacation in Tonga,for $2 million.
However,space flight is still very dangerous.Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for
space flight.He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500.Because of this,it may take time before
space tourism really takes off.You might be able to go up,but will you come down?Mark Shuttleworth is an engineer from the United States.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned答案：B解析：短文第一段介绍了美国富翁丹尼斯?蒂托作为第一位太空游客的经历。因此，本题的 答案为A。
短文第三段指出马克?沙特尔沃思是一位南非商人。因此本题与文章内容不符。答 案为B。
短文第四段第一句指出：“蒂托和沙特尔沃思都是在一家被称作‘太空探险’的公司购 买的太空旅行票”。而没有涉及他们攀登珠穆朗玛峰的信息。因此答案为C。
短文第四段第二句提到：“这家公司已有一百多人在等待飞往太空的名单上登记。”本 句与文章内容相符，因此，答案为A。
短文第四段最后指出：“而携带他们的宇宙飞船目前并不存在”。因此，答案为B。
短文第六段谈到了太空轨道传送公司的计划并指出太空旅行将从汤加群岛的一个岛 屿出发，因此答案为A。
短文最后一段提到贝尔?瑞迪指出太空旅行的死亡几率是五百分之一。本题与文章 内容相符。答案为A。第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 -
第6题：
共用题干
The Race Into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous.He was the first tourist in space."I spent sixty
years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint,it was two separate lives,"Tito explained.He
loxed his time in space."Being in space and looking back at the earth is one of the most rewarding experi-
ences a human being can have."
This kind of experience isn't cheap.It cost$20 million.However,Tito achieved his dream,so he was
happy."For me it was a life dream.It was a dream that began when I didn't have any money,"he
told reporters.
On 24th,April 2002,Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist.Shuttleworth is a South
African businessman.At the age of twenty-eight,he also paid $20 million for the eight-day trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures.The company
has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space.The spaceship to take them doesn't
exist yet.
Many of the customers are people who like adventure.They are the kind of people who also want to
climb Mount Qomolangma.Other customers are people who love space.However,these people are worried.
Because it's so expensive,only very rich people can go into space.They want space travel to be available to
more people.
That day may soon be here.InterOrbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into
space.The tours will depart from an island in Tonga.The company promises a package that includes forty-five
days of astronaut training in Russia and California,seven days in space and a vacation in Tonga,for $2 million.
However,space flight is still very dangerous.Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for
space flight.He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500.Because of this,it may take time before
space tourism really takes off.You might be able to go up,but will you come down?Space Adventures has about 100 customers waiting for their travel into space.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned答案：A解析：短文第一段介绍了美国富翁丹尼斯?蒂托作为第一位太空游客的经历。因此，本题的 答案为A。
短文第三段指出马克?沙特尔沃思是一位南非商人。因此本题与文章内容不符。答 案为B。
短文第四段第一句指出：“蒂托和沙特尔沃思都是在一家被称作‘太空探险’的公司购 买的太空旅行票”。而没有涉及他们攀登珠穆朗玛峰的信息。因此答案为C。
短文第四段第二句提到：“这家公司已有一百多人在等待飞往太空的名单上登记。”本 句与文章内容相符，因此，答案为A。
短文第四段最后指出：“而携带他们的宇宙飞船目前并不存在”。因此，答案为B。
短文第六段谈到了太空轨道传送公司的计划并指出太空旅行将从汤加群岛的一个岛 屿出发，因此答案为A。
短文最后一段提到贝尔?瑞迪指出太空旅行的死亡几率是五百分之一。本题与文章 内容相符。答案为A。第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 -
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第三篇
Human Space Exploration
While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster,NASA is moving
ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would replace shuttles（航天飞机）on space
station missions by 2012 and respond quickly to space station emergencies.
The space agency released the first set of mission needs and requirements several days
ago for the orbital space plane（轨道航天飞机）,which would be designed to transport a
crew of four to and from the International Space Station.
Although it includes few specifics, the plan states the orbiter（轨道航天飞机）will be
safer,cheaper and require less preparation time than the shuttle.It would be able to
transport four crew members by 2012一though it would be available for rescue missions by
2010.NASA says the craft should be able to transport injured or ill space station crew
members to "definitive（决定性的）medical care" within 24 hours.
The release of the requirements showed NASA remains focused on the long-term
priorities of space exploration,even as questions exist concerning the loss of Columbia and
its seven-member crew on February 1,2003.
Experts at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,Alabama,have been working for
years on a successor to the shuttle.The project,known as the Space Launch Initiative（倡
议）,was divided last year into two parts一one focusing on a future launch vehicle,the
other on a space station orbiter. The orbiter is expected to be ready sooner.
The program's managers say NASA officials have told them not to alter Space
Launch Initiative in light of the Columbia disaster.
U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress for about U.S.$1 billion for Space
Launch Initiative in 2004,funds that would be almost equally split between the Orbital Space
Plane and Next Generation Launch Technology.According to the passage,the 1 billion funds,if granted,would
A:be used to rebuild the International Space Station.
B:be awarded to the scientists working at NASA.
C:be shared by the two projects under the Space Launch Initiative.
D:be spent on the investigation of the Columbia disaster.答案：C解析： -
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第三篇
Human Space Exploration
While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster,NASA is moving
ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would replace shuttles（航天飞机）on space
station missions by 2012 and respond quickly to space station emergencies.
The space agency released the first set of mission needs and requirements several days
ago for the orbital space plane（轨道航天飞机）,which would be designed to transport a
crew of four to and from the International Space Station.
Although it includes few specifics, the plan states the orbiter（轨道航天飞机）will be
safer,cheaper and require less preparation time than the shuttle.It would be able to
transport four crew members by 2012一though it would be available for rescue missions by
2010.NASA says the craft should be able to transport injured or ill space station crew
members to "definitive（决定性的）medical care" within 24 hours.
The release of the requirements showed NASA remains focused on the long-term
priorities of space exploration,even as questions exist concerning the loss of Columbia and
its seven-member crew on February 1,2003.
Experts at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,Alabama,have been working for
years on a successor to the shuttle.The project,known as the Space Launch Initiative（倡
议）,was divided last year into two parts一one focusing on a future launch vehicle,the
other on a space station orbiter. The orbiter is expected to be ready sooner.
The program's managers say NASA officials have told them not to alter Space
Launch Initiative in light of the Columbia disaster.
U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress for about U.S.$1 billion for Space
Launch Initiative in 2004,funds that would be almost equally split between the Orbital Space
Plane and Next Generation Launch Technology.The design of the orbiter indicates
A:NASA's determination to continue space exploration.
B:NASA's disadvantage in space technology.
C:the great pressure from Congress on NASA.
D:a heavy defeat for NASA.答案：A解析： -
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第三篇
Human Space Exploration
While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster,NASA is moving
ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would replace shuttles（航天飞机）on space
station missions by 2012 and respond quickly to space station emergencies.
The space agency released the first set of mission needs and requirements several days
ago for the orbital space plane（轨道航天飞机）,which would be designed to transport a
crew of four to and from the International Space Station.
Although it includes few specifics, the plan states the orbiter（轨道航天飞机）will be
safer,cheaper and require less preparation time than the shuttle.It would be able to
transport four crew members by 2012一though it would be available for rescue missions by
2010.NASA says the craft should be able to transport injured or ill space station crew
members to "definitive（决定性的）medical care" within 24 hours.
The release of the requirements showed NASA remains focused on the long-term
priorities of space exploration,even as questions exist concerning the loss of Columbia and
its seven-member crew on February 1,2003.
Experts at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,Alabama,have been working for
years on a successor to the shuttle.The project,known as the Space Launch Initiative（倡
议）,was divided last year into two parts一one focusing on a future launch vehicle,the
other on a space station orbiter. The orbiter is expected to be ready sooner.
The program's managers say NASA officials have told them not to alter Space
Launch Initiative in light of the Columbia disaster.
U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress for about U.S.$1 billion for Space
Launch Initiative in 2004,funds that would be almost equally split between the Orbital Space
Plane and Next Generation Launch Technology.Besides its main mission,the orbiter would also be used as
A:a medical research center.
B:a space station.
C:a space ambulance.
D:a passenger plane.答案：C解析： -
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单选题China launched its second（）space flight in October 2005.Aman
Bmaned
Cmanning
Dmanned
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题The author of the passage most likely mentions “Little Green Men” in the first paragraph for what purpose?ATo poke fun at the ignorance of most science fiction readers
BTo introduce a daunting challenge that will have to be addressed before human interstellar space travel can become possible
CTo draw a comparison between the attempts of humans to voyage in space and the more successful attempts of other civilizations
DTo draw an amusing distinction between a supposed danger of space travel, as presented in the popular media, and the actual challenges posed by interstellar space travel, as perceived by scienfists
ETo suggest that the concept of human interstellar space travel is as much of a myth as the “Little Green Men” that appears in science fiction movies and television programs
正确答案： D解析：
推断题。文章第一段中提到“the Little Green Men”，这是科幻故事中对外星人的刻画，可知作者将科幻与现实中进行太空旅行进行区分，故D项表述最合适。 -
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问答题Passage 1 Neither the Americans nor the Russians have the resources to continue human space flight on their own; both sides know they need each other. (1) It’s much easier and cheaper to get used to each other and to blend differing operating styles, languages, and systems on the aged Mir (a Russian word for “peace”) than trying to do that while jointly building a new space station. NASA, in fact, calls its program of shuttle lights to Mir Phase 1 of the International Space Station (ISS). Phase 2 marks the beginning of actual construction. The procedures used to dock the shuttle to Mir, for example, also will be used as a lifeboat for the Island Progress freighters, like the one that crashed into Mir in June, will haul cargo to the ISS. (2) One unintended benefit of Mir’s technical troubles is that they have actually forced the two nations to work much more closely together than they had planned. Except for a brief period in the 1970s with Skylab, NASA has never operated a space station; the Russians have been running them for years. Astronauts have long been trained intensively to perform specific tasks on shuttle flights lasting 18 days or less. (3) Russian astronauts, however, learn more general skills, since they spend many months in orbit and no one can forecast all the problems they might encounter. As a result of shuttle-Mir experience, NASA is revising astronaut training to include more of the general skills they will need on the ISS. NASA decided to send astronauts to Mir based on its long record of safe operation. But this year, crews aboard Mir have faced two of the most serious emergencies in the history of human space flight. (4) In February, an oxygen generator caught fire, shooting out 4-foot-long jets of flame like; fire extinguishers were bolted in place, delaying reaction to the fire. In June, a Progress Freighter collided with the Specter module, puncturing it. Specter had to be sealed off to prevent all the air from leaking from the spacecraft. (5) The ancient computer that controls Mir has failed many times, causing most other systems, including the one that keeps the station’s solar panels pointing at the sun, to shut down. One failure in August occurred while a Progress was docking. Last week, the computer crashed again, the carbon dioxide removal system shut down, and a mysterious brown fluid — probably rocket fuel — appeared to leak from the station.正确答案： 1. 双方在已经建成多年的和平号上相互适应,并将不同的操作风格、语言和系统结合起来,要比联手建起一个新的空间站后再来这样容易得多,也省钱得多。
(本题一是考查比较结构的理解和翻译,二是考查it作形式主语、不定式作真正主语这种句型以及从句的理解和翻译。结构上,本句的主干是It’s much easier and cheaper…than…,第一个省略号处的两个并列的不定式是真正主语;第二个省略号处引出的是比较部分,且其中含有一个由while引导的时间状语从句。在词汇上,each other指的是美俄“双方”。aged则指和平号空间站已经建成多年。cheap意为“便宜”,但在此宜译为“省钱”。此外,在翻译时,考生还要注意译后句子成分的完整性。)
2. 和平号的技术故障带来了一个意想不到的好处,那就是这些故障其实已经迫使美俄两国在合作的密切程度上超过了各自的预期。
(本题考查的是表语从句和比较句式的理解和翻译。在结构上,that引导的是一个表语从句,说明benefit的内容;但其中又含有一个省略了引导词的从句作than的宾语。建议将表语和同位语从句翻译成单独的句子,用“那就是,即,也就是说”等词汇进行衔接,使其更符合中文表达习惯。在词汇上,unintended意为“非故意的,无意识的”,在此宜译为“意想不到的,意料之外的”。另外,还要注意表语从句使用的是完成时态,应在翻译中体现出来。)
3. 然而,俄罗斯宇航员能学到更多的综合性技能,因为他们会在轨飞行多月,且没人能够预测他们可能遇到的所有问题。
(本题主要考查从句的理解和翻译。在结构上,句子主干是Russian astronauts learn more general skills,其后的since引导原因状语从句,而这个从句中含有两个由and连接的并列句,且后一个并列句中还含有一个省略了连接词的定语从句(they might encounter)修饰problems。在词汇上,general skills意为“综合性知识,普通的技能”。in orbit指的是待在沿轨道飞行的空间站里。)
4. 在二月份,一台氧气发生器失火,喷出了几乎长达四英尺的火焰;而灭火器却因为被拴在固定的位置上,耽误了救火。
(本题主要考查非谓语结构的理解和翻译。在结构上,主干是两个并列句。在两个并列句中各有一个动词的ing形式的非谓语结构,作状语。对于这种结构,一般应补足相应成分,翻译成完整的句子。在词汇上,bolted in place意为“被拴(或固定)在所处的位置上”。delaying reaction to the fire指的是耽搁了人们对火灾采取的相应行动,应意译,而不能直译为“反应”。)
5. 控制和平号的那台老爷电脑已经发生了多次故障,造成其他大多数系统都关闭了,其中就包括让空间站的太阳能电池板指向太阳的那个控制系统。
(本题主要考查非谓语结构和从句的理解和翻译。在结构上,主干是The ancient computer has failed many times,其主语部分含有一个由that引导的定语从句,而causing most other systems…则是一个非谓语结构,作结果状语,其中由including引出的部分是一个介词结构,且其中含有一个由that引导的定语从句修饰the one。由于介词结构较长,建议将其翻译为单独的句子。在词汇上,ancient在此带有幽默意味,强调这台电脑的过时。shut down为固定搭配,意为“关闭,停止运转”。)解析： 暂无解析 -
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第二篇
The Mir Space Station
The Russian Mir Space Station,which came down in 2001 at last after 15 years of pioneering the concept of long-term human space flight,is remembered for its accomplishments in the human space flight history.It can be credited with many firsts in space.
During Mir's lifetime,Russia spent about US $4.2 billion to build and maintain the station.
The Soviet Union launched Mir,which was designed to last from three to five years,on February 20, 1986,and housed 104 astronauts over 12 years and seven months,most of whom were not Russian.In fact, it became the first international space station by playing host to 162 people from 1 1 countries.From 1995 through 1998,seven astronauts from the United States took turns living on Mir for up to six months each.They were among the 37 Americans who visited the station during nine stopovers by space shuttles.
The more than 400 million the United States provided Russian for the visits not only kept Mir operating,but also gave the Americans and their partners in the international station project valuable experience in long-term flight and multinational operations.
A debate continues over Mir's contributions to science.During its existence,Mir was the laboratory for 23,000 experiments and carried scientific equipment,estimated to be worth $80 million,from many nations.Experiments on Mir are credited with a range of findings,from the first solid measurement of the ration of heavy helium（氦）atoms in space to how to grow wheat in space.But for those favouring human space exploration,Mir showed that people could live and work in space long enough for a trip to Mars.The longest single stay in space is the 437.7 days that Russian astronaut Valery Polyakov spent on Mir from 1994 to 1995.And Sergie Avdeyev accumulated 747.6 days in space in three trips to the space station.The longest American stay was that of Shannon Lucid,who spent 188 days aboard Mir in 1996.
Despite the many firsts Mir accomplished,1997 was a bad year out of 15 for Mir.In 1997,an oxygen generator caught fire.Later,the main computer system broke down,causing the station to drift several times and there were power failures.Most of these problems were repaired,with American help and suppliers,but Mir's reputation as a space station was ruined.
Mir's setbacks are nothing,though,when we compare them with its accomplishments.Mir was a tremendous success,which will be remembered as a milestone in space exploration and the space station that showed long-term human habitation in space was possible.But it's time to move on to the next generation.The International Space Station being built will be better,but it owes a great debt to Mir.One of the contributions Mir makes to science is that it______.
A:helps astronauts get close to Mars
B:enables scientists to develop new scientific equipment
C:sets a record of the longest single human stay in space
D:shows that multinational operations in space are less expensive答案：C解析：本篇文章主要介绍了和平号空间站经受的挫折和对人类的卓越贡献。
由第二段可知，和平号空间站是由苏联建造的。
第五段主要介绍了和平号空间站对科学作出的贡献，除了为人类探索空间提供实验场地和设备外，和平号空间站还证明人们可以在太空中停留足够长的时间。
A项在文中未提到，可直接排除；由第六段第四句可知，和平号空间站又被修好了，并未完全被摧毁，所以C项错误。其名声受损并不仅仅是因为电力故障，D项也不正确。由第六段第三句可知，B项正确。
由最后一段最后一句可知，正在建设中的国际空间站将比和平号空间站更完善，这表明各国联合操控的空间站的发展势头良好。
本篇文章介绍了和平号空间站对人类的贡献，最后一段又提到其历史意义，特别是最后一句又表明多国合作的空间站的发展离不开和平号空间站的贡献，由此可以推测出作者对和平号空间站是持赞许态度的。 -
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Will We Take Vacation in Spaces?
When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own private space-ferry service,he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have figured wrong.“People were always asking me when they could go,”says Kelly,who runs
Kelly Space TechnologT out of San Bernardino,Californi a.“I realized that real market is in space tourism.”
According to preliminary market surveys,there are 10,000 would-be-space-tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventure in Arlington,Virginia,has taken more than 1 30 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005 .Gene Meyers of the Space Island Group says:“Space is the next exotic vacation spot.”
This may all sound great,but there are a few hurdles.Putting a simple satellite into orbit with no oxygen,life support or return trip necessary already costs an astronomical $22,000/kg.
And that doesn't include the cost of insuring rich and possibly litigious passenger. John Pike of the
Federation of American Scientists acerbically suggests that the entire group of entrepreneurs trying to corner the space tourism market have between them“just enough money to blow up one rocket.”The U .S.space agency has plenty of money but zero interest in making space less expensive for the little guys.So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do:design a reusable launch system that's inexpensive,safe and reliable.Kelly Space's prototype looks like a plane that has sprouted rocket engines.Rotary Rocket in Redwood City,California,hasa booster with rotors make a helicopter-style return to Earth;Kistler Aerospace in Kirkland,Wash- ington,is piecing together its versions from old Soviet engines,shuttle-style thermal protection tiles and an elaborate parachute system.The first passenger countdowns are still years away,but bureaucrats at the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington are already informally discussing flight regulations.After all,you can't be too prepared for a trip to that galaxy far,far away.
For those who are intent on joining the 100-mile high club,Hilton and Budget are plotting to build space hotels.Before the Russian space Mir came down,some people were talking about using it as a low-rent space hotel to reduce the cost. If a space hotel is finally built in space,and if you're thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.It sounds great that soon there will be space residence,although it is still a tentative plan.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C: Not mentioned答案：C解析：第一段的第一句话是“…he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit.”理解此句子的关键是bread -and -butter，作为形容词，它的意思是“基本的，日常的”，而不是“面包与黄油”。由此可见，Mike Kelly的初衷并不是投身于太空旅行，所以题干的说法是错误的。
选A的依据是第一段最后一句话：“ I realized that real market is in space tourism.”这句话表明Kelly认识到真正的市场是太空旅行，作为一个商人，他理所当然会致力于开发真正的市场。
第二段第二句话是“Space Adventure in Arlington , Virginia , has taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005.”句子的意思是，每人交了98,000美元的定金，而不是总共98,000，从这句话中可以看出历时两个小时的太空旅行计划在2005年，该旅行是试验性的，并且在一定程度上令人质疑。因此题干的说法是错误的。
文中没有提及与此相关的信息，文章只提及了太空旅行的相关情况及发展前景，并未提及在太空定居。
文章第三段讲的是太空旅行所面临的困难，但是并没有提及缺乏氧气和维持生命的设备，而主要是花稍太大，经费不足。
选A的依据是第三段该句话“So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do : design a reusable launch system that is inexpensive , safe and reliable.”少数人在争相做政府未做成功的事情，即设计一套可以再度使用的廉价、安全、可靠的发射系统。
选A的依据是文章最后一句话“If a space hotel is finally built in space , and if you are thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.”如果太空旅馆最终在太空建立，而你又正在考虑住在里边，在预定房间之前你或许想查看一下Michelin参数。 -
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Will We Take Vacation in Spaces?
When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own private space-ferry service,he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have figured wrong.“People were always asking me when they could go,”says Kelly,who runs
Kelly Space TechnologT out of San Bernardino,Californi a.“I realized that real market is in space tourism.”
According to preliminary market surveys,there are 10,000 would-be-space-tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventure in Arlington,Virginia,has taken more than 1 30 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005 .Gene Meyers of the Space Island Group says:“Space is the next exotic vacation spot.”
This may all sound great,but there are a few hurdles.Putting a simple satellite into orbit with no oxygen,life support or return trip necessary already costs an astronomical $22,000/kg.
And that doesn't include the cost of insuring rich and possibly litigious passenger. John Pike of the
Federation of American Scientists acerbically suggests that the entire group of entrepreneurs trying to corner the space tourism market have between them“just enough money to blow up one rocket.”The U .S.space agency has plenty of money but zero interest in making space less expensive for the little guys.So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do:design a reusable launch system that's inexpensive,safe and reliable.Kelly Space's prototype looks like a plane that has sprouted rocket engines.Rotary Rocket in Redwood City,California,hasa booster with rotors make a helicopter-style return to Earth;Kistler Aerospace in Kirkland,Wash- ington,is piecing together its versions from old Soviet engines,shuttle-style thermal protection tiles and an elaborate parachute system.The first passenger countdowns are still years away,but bureaucrats at the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington are already informally discussing flight regulations.After all,you can't be too prepared for a trip to that galaxy far,far away.
For those who are intent on joining the 100-mile high club,Hilton and Budget are plotting to build space hotels.Before the Russian space Mir came down,some people were talking about using it as a low-rent space hotel to reduce the cost. If a space hotel is finally built in space,and if you're thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.Kelly hoped to develop space tourism,which he thought would be a good market.
A: Right
B: Wrong
C: Not mentioned答案：A解析：第一段的第一句话是“…he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit.”理解此句子的关键是bread -and -butter，作为形容词，它的意思是“基本的，日常的”，而不是“面包与黄油”。由此可见，Mike Kelly的初衷并不是投身于太空旅行，所以题干的说法是错误的。
选A的依据是第一段最后一句话：“ I realized that real market is in space tourism.”这句话表明Kelly认识到真正的市场是太空旅行，作为一个商人，他理所当然会致力于开发真正的市场。
第二段第二句话是“Space Adventure in Arlington , Virginia , has taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour,$98,000 space tour tentatively(and somewhat dubiously)set to occur by 2005.”句子的意思是，每人交了98,000美元的定金，而不是总共98,000，从这句话中可以看出历时两个小时的太空旅行计划在2005年，该旅行是试验性的，并且在一定程度上令人质疑。因此题干的说法是错误的。
文中没有提及与此相关的信息，文章只提及了太空旅行的相关情况及发展前景，并未提及在太空定居。
文章第三段讲的是太空旅行所面临的困难，但是并没有提及缺乏氧气和维持生命的设备，而主要是花稍太大，经费不足。
选A的依据是第三段该句话“So the little guys are racing to do what the government has failed to do : design a reusable launch system that is inexpensive , safe and reliable.”少数人在争相做政府未做成功的事情，即设计一套可以再度使用的廉价、安全、可靠的发射系统。
选A的依据是文章最后一句话“If a space hotel is finally built in space , and if you are thinking of staying in it,you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.”如果太空旅馆最终在太空建立，而你又正在考虑住在里边，在预定房间之前你或许想查看一下Michelin参数。 -
第16题：
共用题干
The Race Into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous.He was the first tourist in space."I spent sixty
years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint,it was two separate lives,"Tito explained.He
loxed his time in space."Being in space and looking back at the earth is one of the most rewarding experi-
ences a human being can have."
This kind of experience isn't cheap.It cost$20 million.However,Tito achieved his dream,so he was
happy."For me it was a life dream.It was a dream that began when I didn't have any money,"he
told reporters.
On 24th,April 2002,Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist.Shuttleworth is a South
African businessman.At the age of twenty-eight,he also paid $20 million for the eight-day trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures.The company
has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space.The spaceship to take them doesn't
exist yet.
Many of the customers are people who like adventure.They are the kind of people who also want to
climb Mount Qomolangma.Other customers are people who love space.However,these people are worried.
Because it's so expensive,only very rich people can go into space.They want space travel to be available to
more people.
That day may soon be here.InterOrbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into
space.The tours will depart from an island in Tonga.The company promises a package that includes forty-five
days of astronaut training in Russia and California,seven days in space and a vacation in Tonga,for $2 million.
However,space flight is still very dangerous.Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for
space flight.He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500.Because of this,it may take time before
space tourism really takes off.You might be able to go up,but will you come down?Space Adventures already has a spaceship.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned答案：B解析：短文第一段介绍了美国富翁丹尼斯?蒂托作为第一位太空游客的经历。因此，本题的 答案为A。
短文第三段指出马克?沙特尔沃思是一位南非商人。因此本题与文章内容不符。答 案为B。
短文第四段第一句指出：“蒂托和沙特尔沃思都是在一家被称作‘太空探险’的公司购 买的太空旅行票”。而没有涉及他们攀登珠穆朗玛峰的信息。因此答案为C。
短文第四段第二句提到：“这家公司已有一百多人在等待飞往太空的名单上登记。”本 句与文章内容相符，因此，答案为A。
短文第四段最后指出：“而携带他们的宇宙飞船目前并不存在”。因此，答案为B。
短文第六段谈到了太空轨道传送公司的计划并指出太空旅行将从汤加群岛的一个岛 屿出发，因此答案为A。
短文最后一段提到贝尔?瑞迪指出太空旅行的死亡几率是五百分之一。本题与文章 内容相符。答案为A。第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 -
第17题：
共用题干
The Race Into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous.He was the first tourist in space."I spent sixty
years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint,it was two separate lives,"Tito explained.He
loxed his time in space."Being in space and looking back at the earth is one of the most rewarding experi-
ences a human being can have."
This kind of experience isn't cheap.It cost$20 million.However,Tito achieved his dream,so he was
happy."For me it was a life dream.It was a dream that began when I didn't have any money,"he
told reporters.
On 24th,April 2002,Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist.Shuttleworth is a South
African businessman.At the age of twenty-eight,he also paid $20 million for the eight-day trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures.The company
has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space.The spaceship to take them doesn't
exist yet.
Many of the customers are people who like adventure.They are the kind of people who also want to
climb Mount Qomolangma.Other customers are people who love space.However,these people are worried.
Because it's so expensive,only very rich people can go into space.They want space travel to be available to
more people.
That day may soon be here.InterOrbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into
space.The tours will depart from an island in Tonga.The company promises a package that includes forty-five
days of astronaut training in Russia and California,seven days in space and a vacation in Tonga,for $2 million.
However,space flight is still very dangerous.Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for
space flight.He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500.Because of this,it may take time before
space tourism really takes off.You might be able to go up,but will you come down?Bill Readdy thinks space flight is very dangerous.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned答案：A解析：短文第一段介绍了美国富翁丹尼斯?蒂托作为第一位太空游客的经历。因此，本题的 答案为A。
短文第三段指出马克?沙特尔沃思是一位南非商人。因此本题与文章内容不符。答 案为B。
短文第四段第一句指出：“蒂托和沙特尔沃思都是在一家被称作‘太空探险’的公司购 买的太空旅行票”。而没有涉及他们攀登珠穆朗玛峰的信息。因此答案为C。
短文第四段第二句提到：“这家公司已有一百多人在等待飞往太空的名单上登记。”本 句与文章内容相符，因此，答案为A。
短文第四段最后指出：“而携带他们的宇宙飞船目前并不存在”。因此，答案为B。
短文第六段谈到了太空轨道传送公司的计划并指出太空旅行将从汤加群岛的一个岛 屿出发，因此答案为A。
短文最后一段提到贝尔?瑞迪指出太空旅行的死亡几率是五百分之一。本题与文章 内容相符。答案为A。第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 -
第18题：
共用题干
The Race Into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous.He was the first tourist in space."I spent sixty
years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint,it was two separate lives,"Tito explained.He
loxed his time in space."Being in space and looking back at the earth is one of the most rewarding experi-
ences a human being can have."
This kind of experience isn't cheap.It cost$20 million.However,Tito achieved his dream,so he was
happy."For me it was a life dream.It was a dream that began when I didn't have any money,"he
told reporters.
On 24th,April 2002,Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist.Shuttleworth is a South
African businessman.At the age of twenty-eight,he also paid $20 million for the eight-day trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures.The company
has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space.The spaceship to take them doesn't
exist yet.
Many of the customers are people who like adventure.They are the kind of people who also want to
climb Mount Qomolangma.Other customers are people who love space.However,these people are worried.
Because it's so expensive,only very rich people can go into space.They want space travel to be available to
more people.
That day may soon be here.InterOrbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into
space.The tours will depart from an island in Tonga.The company promises a package that includes forty-five
days of astronaut training in Russia and California,seven days in space and a vacation in Tonga,for $2 million.
However,space flight is still very dangerous.Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for
space flight.He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500.Because of this,it may take time before
space tourism really takes off.You might be able to go up,but will you come down?IOS will send its tourists into space from Tonga.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned答案：A解析：短文第一段介绍了美国富翁丹尼斯?蒂托作为第一位太空游客的经历。因此，本题的 答案为A。
短文第三段指出马克?沙特尔沃思是一位南非商人。因此本题与文章内容不符。答 案为B。
短文第四段第一句指出：“蒂托和沙特尔沃思都是在一家被称作‘太空探险’的公司购 买的太空旅行票”。而没有涉及他们攀登珠穆朗玛峰的信息。因此答案为C。
短文第四段第二句提到：“这家公司已有一百多人在等待飞往太空的名单上登记。”本 句与文章内容相符，因此，答案为A。
短文第四段最后指出：“而携带他们的宇宙飞船目前并不存在”。因此，答案为B。
短文第六段谈到了太空轨道传送公司的计划并指出太空旅行将从汤加群岛的一个岛 屿出发，因此答案为A。
短文最后一段提到贝尔?瑞迪指出太空旅行的死亡几率是五百分之一。本题与文章 内容相符。答案为A。第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 -
第19题：
共用题干
第三篇
Human Space Exploration
While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster,NASA is moving
ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would replace shuttles（航天飞机）on space
station missions by 2012 and respond quickly to space station emergencies.
The space agency released the first set of mission needs and requirements several days
ago for the orbital space plane（轨道航天飞机）,which would be designed to transport a
crew of four to and from the International Space Station.
Although it includes few specifics, the plan states the orbiter（轨道航天飞机）will be
safer,cheaper and require less preparation time than the shuttle.It would be able to
transport four crew members by 2012一though it would be available for rescue missions by
2010.NASA says the craft should be able to transport injured or ill space station crew
members to "definitive（决定性的）medical care" within 24 hours.
The release of the requirements showed NASA remains focused on the long-term
priorities of space exploration,even as questions exist concerning the loss of Columbia and
its seven-member crew on February 1,2003.
Experts at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,Alabama,have been working for
years on a successor to the shuttle.The project,known as the Space Launch Initiative（倡
议）,was divided last year into two parts一one focusing on a future launch vehicle,the
other on a space station orbiter. The orbiter is expected to be ready sooner.
The program's managers say NASA officials have told them not to alter Space
Launch Initiative in light of the Columbia disaster.
U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress for about U.S.$1 billion for Space
Launch Initiative in 2004,funds that would be almost equally split between the Orbital Space
Plane and Next Generation Launch Technology.NASA plans to design the new space craft to
A:control the International Space Station.
B:carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
C:transport equipment to the International Space Station.
D:train astronauts in space flights.答案：B解析： -
第20题：
共用题干
第三篇
Human Space Exploration
While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster,NASA is moving
ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would replace shuttles（航天飞机）on space
station missions by 2012 and respond quickly to space station emergencies.
The space agency released the first set of mission needs and requirements several days
ago for the orbital space plane（轨道航天飞机）,which would be designed to transport a
crew of four to and from the International Space Station.
Although it includes few specifics, the plan states the orbiter（轨道航天飞机）will be
safer,cheaper and require less preparation time than the shuttle.It would be able to
transport four crew members by 2012一though it would be available for rescue missions by
2010.NASA says the craft should be able to transport injured or ill space station crew
members to "definitive（决定性的）medical care" within 24 hours.
The release of the requirements showed NASA remains focused on the long-term
priorities of space exploration,even as questions exist concerning the loss of Columbia and
its seven-member crew on February 1,2003.
Experts at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,Alabama,have been working for
years on a successor to the shuttle.The project,known as the Space Launch Initiative（倡
议）,was divided last year into two parts一one focusing on a future launch vehicle,the
other on a space station orbiter. The orbiter is expected to be ready sooner.
The program's managers say NASA officials have told them not to alter Space
Launch Initiative in light of the Columbia disaster.
U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress for about U.S.$1 billion for Space
Launch Initiative in 2004,funds that would be almost equally split between the Orbital Space
Plane and Next Generation Launch Technology.When did NASA start working on a successor to the shuttle?
A:One year before the Columbia disaster.
B:One year after the Columbia disaster.
C:Immediately after the Columbia disaster.
D:Years before the Columbia disaster.答案：D解析： -
第21题：
China launched its second（）space flight in October 2005.
Aman
Bmaned
Cmanning
Dmanned
D
略 -
第22题：
单选题It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that human society will become increasingly ______.Aworried about life on other planets.
Bdependent on space tourism.
Caccustomed to long-distance flights.
Dassociated with space exploration.
正确答案： D解析：
推理判断题。根据题干信息定位到第二段最后一句话“The real space…but the 21st century will see a continuation of efforts to transform humanity into a spacefaring species.”由此可知，2001年真正的太空活动与电影中的情景并不相符，但是21世纪人类会继续致力于把自己变成远至太空的物种，这些说明人类将一直进行太空探索，故答案为D项。 -
第23题：
问答题Read the passage carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. Answer each question in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet Would you like to orbit the Earth inside the International Space Station? Now you can take a space holiday—for a price. This is due to a recent decision by top space officials of the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan and the European Space Agency. Last April, American businessman Dennis Tito reportedly paid between twelve-million and twenty-million dollars to spend one week on the International Space Station. NASA had strongly objected to the Russian plan to permit a civilian on the costly research vehicle. After two years of negotiations, space officials have agreed on a process to train private citizens to take trips to the International Space Station. NASA recently agreed to conditions that will permit Russia to sell trips to the space station. The trips are planned by an American company called Space Adventures Limited of Arlington, Virginia. The company calls itself “the world’s leading space tourism company.” The company has sold a space trip to Mark Shuttleworth, a South African businessman. In April, Mister Shuttleworth will be launched into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Yet, the average citizen will not be able to travel into space in the near future. Space Adventures Limited sells a training program for space flight that costs two-hundred-thousand dollars. That price does not include the cost of the trip to the International Space Station. That holiday in space costs twenty-million dollars. Candidates for adventure space travel trips must be in excellent health and must pass difficult health tests. They must receive a lot of training and all successful candidates who wish to travel to the International Space Station must be able to read and speak English. Questions: 1．How much did American businessman Dennis Tito pay to spend one week on the International Space Station? 2．Why Mark Shuttleworth, a South African businessman, is mentioned in the passage? 3．What was NASA’s original attitude towards the Russian plan to permit a civilian on the International Space Station? 4．How much should one pay for a trip to the International Space Station? 5．According to the last paragraph, what conditions must a candidate of space travel meet?正确答案：
1.between twelve-million and twenty-million dollars 见文章第二段第一句话。
2.Because he bought a space trip. 在文章第三段提到了一个”the world’s leading space tourism company”,因为这个公司”has sold a space trip to Mark Shuttleworth”并且他”will be launched into space”,所以在文章中说到Mark Shuttleworth。答案就是因为he bought a space trip。
3.Strongly objective. 文章题目所问及的是美国政府对太空旅行的态度问题,文章第二段后面两句涉及到这个内容,开始NASA “had strongly objected to the Russian plan to permit a civilian on the costly research vehicle.”,两年之后才同意。因此此处应填Strongly objective。
4.twenty-million dollars. 题目涉及的是太空旅行的价格,文章第四段指出太空训练需要花费”two-hundred-thousand dollars.”,但是这并不包括太空旅行,太空旅行的价格”twenty-million dollars.”由此可知是twenty-million dollars是正确答案。
5.excellent health, training, English. 最后一段指出到太空旅行的候选人需要具备”in excellent health and must pass difficult health tests.”,”receive a lot of training”和”be able to read and speak English.”这几个方面。根据题意,进行归纳总结,答案应填excellent health, training, English。解析： 暂无解析