Attitude towards Space Trip

Do you want to spend a 10-day visit at the International Space Station? We have interviewed teenagers from around the world. They have different opinions about space trip.

Simon from England

“There are so many beautiful places to see on the earth. I'd like to visit these places first before spending lots of money going into space. I think it should be cheap enough for everyone to go, not just the rich and famous.”

Ben from Canada

“I think space travel is really bad for the space environment. We are sending more objects into space. When two objects in space crash, they break into smaller pieces and become space junk floating around. It's very dangerous for the tourists to travel in spaceship! ”

Maria from Germany

“Whether you like it or not, space trip is going to be an important thing in the future. It's a great idea to travel in space. I hope in 50 years' time that taking a holiday in space will be common. I'd really love to do it.”

Yoko from Japan

“Why do we want to travel into space? I'd rather go on holiday and stay in a hotel. It must be very boring to sit for hours in that small space shuttle(舱). I'd like to take a plane and go to another place on the earth.”

1.Simon thinks space trip is too ___________for most tourists.

A.boring B.expensive C.dangerous D.popular

2.In Ben's opinion, it's important to ___________.

A.protect space environment B.develop new types of spaceships

C.send more satellites into space D.travel around the earth instead

3.___________is following the dream of travelling in space.

A.Yoko B.Ben C.Maria D.Simon

Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

Wright brothers: pioneers of the plane

Hundreds of years ago, most people thought that human beings would ________ fly. Yet two brothers tried to break the limits (界限). Orville and Wilbur Wright were the pioneers (先驱) of airplanes.

Orville Wright ________ on August 19, 1871 and his older brother, Wilbur Wright, came to the world on April 16, 1867 in the US. The two started their career (职业) by running a printing (印刷) business and later a bicycle repair shop. But they spent their ________ time working on a flying machine.

“If birds can fly for long periods of time, then ________ can’t I?” Orville Wright said. The brothers studied how birds move through the air and tried to use it on their models.

Finally, on Dec 17, 1903, their first plane took off in the air. The plane had a wingspan (翼展) of 40 feet (about 12 meters). The brothers controlled (控制) it by moving a cradle (支架). Modern aviation was born.

The Wright brothers were not the first to ________ and fly experimental aircraft. But they were the first to invent (发明) aircraft controls. These controls allowed the ________ to fly the aircraft effectively (有效地).

So, next time, when you are enjoying yourself on an airplane, remember to say thank you to the two brothers.

1.A.hardly B.sometimes C.quite D.always

2.A.became famous B.was born C.had a good time D.gave up

3.A.free B.important C.enjoyable D.uninteresting

4.A.what B.when C.where D.why

5.A.drop B.reply C.keep D.build

6.A.policeman B.robber C.pilot D.waiter

Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案):

Dear boys and girls,

I'm very happy to be your guest speaker today.I have been a reporter in the past fifteen years.I chose this job because I could travel around the world,but the job is sometimes difficult. I have seen wars,earthquakes,poverty (贫穷)and death.But I have also seen courage(鼓励),hope and happiness.

In India, I visited a city where there were many homeless children.A wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them.In a year,she was looking after two hundred children,feeding them,teaching them and giving them hope.

Another time,I was in Japan after a terrible earthquake.In a place,an old lady's son was missing and people around her said that there was no chance(机会)that her son was alive.But the lady did not give up hope.For four days,she kept moving heavy stones by herself until she found her son still alive.

Here in China,I met a young boy with a serious illness.He had to have twenty operations(手术)in hospital.But when I met him,he was still smiling.

Now when my life is difficult,I always remember the courage of the three people.

1.The writer chose the job as a reporter to ________.

A.make a speech B.travel around the world

C.meet homeless children D.teach children some lessons

2.From the passage,we know Rosa was_

A.young B.hopeless C.kind D.serious

3.________made the old lady in Japan find her son at last.

A.Reporters B.People around C.Happiness D.Hope

4.The young boy with a serious illness had operations in a hospital of________

A.America B.India C.Japan D.China

5.When the writer is in trouble,she always thinks of________

A.the courage of the three people B.boring travels

C.the terrible earthquakes and wars D.many homeless children

6.The passage above is a________

A.news report B.letter C.speech(演讲) D.diary(日记)

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