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Space tourism might be the dream of many people on the planet, but a journey to space is not is not as easy as simply buying some tickets at a travel search engine;it is only reserved for the privileged (有特权的) few that can afford the cost. One of the options that impressed me most is the one offered by a company called Space Adventures.

What they have in place is a space tourism program that slows you to travel with the Soyuz to the International Space Station(ISS). The trip starts a few months in advance with intensive training dealing mainly with gravity operations,fight control and survival activities.

When all training is over, your space trip begins. The trip can be planned exactly according to your needs,whether you’re going for scientific research,or simply for an adventure. I doubt whether you will find any other kind of trip that has such a thorough preparation period beforehand.

One of the great things to do,even if it makes your space trip a bit more expensive,is that you could go on a space walk during your trip. That would definitely be a good opportunity to dance outside with your loved one to a slow waltz…Sorry,I forget there's no sound in space!

Whatever option you choose,the only obstacle you might face is the cost. All the other requirements seem to be less than those for getting a visa to a foreign country. Generally your height should be between 160 and 185 cm,your weight between 50 and 95 kg and be in good health.

Finally, in answer to the question you've been wondering about. Granted,space tourism is expensive,but exactly how expensive would a normal scheduled flight to the ISS cost? Would you believe it costs between $30 and $ 40 million? A Russian language course is included!

1.Besides the body requirements, which of the following is most likely to stop someone from going into space?

A. Their knowledge B. The climate

C. The cost D. The visa

2.What does underlined expression “in advance”mean?

A. at least B. ahead of C. make sure D. in all

3.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Space tourism a dream-made reality?

B. Are you ready for space tourism?

C. How to participate in a space tourism program.

D. Why only a few privileged persons can afford space trips.

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For thousands of years,poetry(诗歌) has been one of the favorite types of literature(文学) in China.There were many famous poets in Chinese history,and many of their poems are still read and loved today.

Recently,a popular TV show—Chinese Poetry Competition has attracted many people.Now let's interview some people and listen to what they said.

I like Wu Yishu very much.She studies at the High School Affiliated(附属) to Fudan University in Shanghai.She came out on top.She can recite(背诵) more than 2,000 Chinese poems fluently(流利地).I really admire her knowledge of poems.She is tall and beautiful,and she always stays calm whether the questions are easy or hard.

The woman that impresses(给……以深刻印象) me is Bai Ruyun.She comes from a village in Xingtai.She is a farmer.She is not rich and she is badly ill in hospital,but she has been so confident in herself since she began to read and recite Chinese poems.

Among the competitors(选手),I like Wang Zilong best.He is 34 years old.He teaches Chinese in Shijiazhuang College.He said when he was only two years old,his parents began to teach him to recite Chinese poems.

Do you know the young boy? He is Ye Fei,13,from Anqing No.Two Middle School in Anhui.In one competition,he answered all the questions correctly.Now he is a young star in his school because of his love of Chinese poems.

1.Who came out on top in the Chinese poetry Competition?

A. Wu Yishu. B. Bai Ruyun.

C. Wang Zilong. D. Ye Fei.

2.Where does Bai Ruyun come from?

A. Shanghai. B. Xingtai.

C. Shijiazhuang. D. Anqing.

3.How long has Wang Zilong learned to recite Chinese poems?

A. For 34 years. B. For 2 years.

C. For 36 years. D. For 32 years.

4.What do we know about Ye Fei?

A. He can recite more than 2,000 Chinese poems fluently.

B. He learned Chinese poems when he was three years old.

C. He studied in Anqing No.Two Middle School in Anhui.

D. He answered all the questions correctly in all competitions.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Ye Fei is a thirteenyearold student in Anhui.

B. Wang Zilong teaches maths in Xingtai College.

C. Bai Ruyun is from a rich family in Shijiazhuang.

D. Wu Yishu will feel nervous if the questions are hard.

In 1997, a spaceship called Cassini was sent to explore Saturn (土星) and its moons. Now Cassini’s mission (使命) has come to an end. Scientists made it fall and bum up in 2017. But before that happened, the spaceship had made many trips between Saturn and its rings, sending photos and other information back to the Earth.

Cassini was a project carried out by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. It took Cassini about seven years to reach Saturn.

Scientists have learned many exciting things from Cassini. In 2005, Cassini sent a space probe (探测器) to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, so scientists could get a closer look at the moon’s surface. One of the most important discoveries Cassini made was that there is warm liquid water (液态水) under the ice that covers one of Saturn’s smaller moons, Enceladus. Scientists believe conditions on Enceladus could be similar to the conditions that led to the development of life on Earth.

Cassini’s mission was supposed to be ended in 2008, but because it was still in good shape, scientists increased its life to 2017. Cassini performed the last task of its mission on September 15, 2017.

When Cassini ran out of its fuel (燃料) and entered Saturn’s atmosphere (大气层), it burned up. Scientists said it was necessary for Cassini to be totally destroyed (毁坏) so there was no chance that microbes (微生物) from the Earth could be harmful to any possible life on Saturn.

1.What made scientists think that there might be life on Enceladus?

A. Animals’ waste was found.

B. They heard strange sounds.

C. Some ice was seen to cover it.

D. There is warm liquid water on it.

2.What might happen if Cassini wasn’t totally destroyed?

A. It might destroy Saturn’s surface.

B. It will fall onto the Earth.

C. The microbes from the Earth might be bad for Saturn’s possible life.

D. It will continue to send back information.

3.Which of the following things about Cassini is NOT mentioned?

A. Its findings. B. Its lasting time.

C. Its burning. D. Its later use.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Cassini was a very successful and useful spaceship.

B. Cassini has stayed in Saturn for ten years.

C. The project of exploring Saturn was carried out by America alone.

D. Enceladus is the biggest moon of Saturn.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The process (过程) of sending Cassini to Saturn.

B. The moons and rings of Saturn.

C. The end of Cassini’s mission.

D. The life on Saturn.

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