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四、阅读表达
Space tourism is space travel for leisure purposes(休闲目的). What was once only a dream—described in books such as Arthur C. Clarke's 201: A Space Odyssey—is now becoming a reality.
Futurologists(未来学家) are scientists who try to predict what life will be like in the future. After the first man landed on the moon in 1969, they thought that hotels would be built on the moon by the year 2000. Futurologists also considered the possibility that, in the 21st century, families might go for a holiday on the moon. Neither of these predictions have come true yet—but the rapid development of technology may mean these predictions are a possibility in the years to come.
Space Adventures is currently the only company to send people into space. Space Adventures worked with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia to offer flights for the world's first private space explorers. Each person paid over $20 million for their 10-day trip to the International Space Station.Following several successful trips into space, more companies are now thinking about the possibility of sending tourists into space. In order to make it cheaper, suborbital(亚轨道的) space travel is a choice for many companies, including Virgin Galactic. Passengers would go to a height of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience 3 - 6 minutes of weightlessness and a view of the stars, then come back down to earth. This costs about $200,000 per person.
While it could be an amazing experience, there are some problems with space tourism. Many people believe that it could make global warming(全球变暖) worse and it is not good for the ozone layer(臭氧层). What's more, space travel is only really for the rich people. There are still millions of people worldwide who couldn't pay for it.
1. Which book described space tourism?
______
2. When did the first man land on the moon?
______
3. Do you think space travel will be easy to popularize(普及) in the future? Why?
______
Space tourism is space travel for leisure purposes(休闲目的). What was once only a dream—described in books such as Arthur C. Clarke's 201: A Space Odyssey—is now becoming a reality.
Futurologists(未来学家) are scientists who try to predict what life will be like in the future. After the first man landed on the moon in 1969, they thought that hotels would be built on the moon by the year 2000. Futurologists also considered the possibility that, in the 21st century, families might go for a holiday on the moon. Neither of these predictions have come true yet—but the rapid development of technology may mean these predictions are a possibility in the years to come.
Space Adventures is currently the only company to send people into space. Space Adventures worked with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia to offer flights for the world's first private space explorers. Each person paid over $20 million for their 10-day trip to the International Space Station.Following several successful trips into space, more companies are now thinking about the possibility of sending tourists into space. In order to make it cheaper, suborbital(亚轨道的) space travel is a choice for many companies, including Virgin Galactic. Passengers would go to a height of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience 3 - 6 minutes of weightlessness and a view of the stars, then come back down to earth. This costs about $200,000 per person.
While it could be an amazing experience, there are some problems with space tourism. Many people believe that it could make global warming(全球变暖) worse and it is not good for the ozone layer(臭氧层). What's more, space travel is only really for the rich people. There are still millions of people worldwide who couldn't pay for it.
1. Which book described space tourism?
______
2. When did the first man land on the moon?
______
3. Do you think space travel will be easy to popularize(普及) in the future? Why?
______
答案
1. Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey；2. In 1969；3. No, I don't think so. Because it may make global warming worse, do harm to the ozone layer, and it is too expensive for most people to afford.
解析
1. 根据文章第一段“described in books such as Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey”，可得出描述太空旅游的书籍；2. 根据文章第二段“After the first man landed on the moon in 1969”，可得出人类首次登月的时间；3. 该题为开放性问题，结合文章最后一段提到的太空旅游存在的问题（加剧全球变暖、损害臭氧层、价格昂贵），可给出合理观点。
