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共用题干 The Race Into SpaceAmerican millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous.He was the first tour...
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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.
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.
参考答案: B
参考解析: 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