【题目】Humans may not have landed on Mars (火星) just yet, but that isnt stopping a European company from devising a plan to send four people to the Red Planet within the next few years. This project, called Mars One, aims to send a small group of people to Mars in 2022 and eventually establish a permanent colony on the planet.

“Everything we need to go to Mars exists,” said Mars One co-founder Bas Lansdorp in March 2014. “We have the rockets to send people to Mars, the equipment to land on Mars, the robots to prepare the settlement for humans. For a one-way mission, all the technology exists.” Yet the four astronauts chosen for the trip will be stuck on Mars—forever. And despite Mars Ones thorough planning, there are a number of challenges that may prevent the mission from ever taking place. The biggest road block could be the mission's huge cost ($6 billion). However, Lansdorp is confident that Mars One will be able to fund the project by selling the broadcast rights for the mission and subsequent experiences living on the planet.

Those broadcast rights will also play a part in helping to select the people who will be sent to Mars. Lansdorp said the company will hold a selection process similar to a reality show. Lansdorp is expecting at least 1 million applications from people around the world. In addition to the cost, several other potential problems could inhibit (阻止) the mission to Mars.

“Its even more challenging to send people there with life support, with food, with air, with all the other things like books, entertainment, means of communication and of providing for their own resources for a long stay on Mars,” said Adam Baker, senior lecturer in space engineering at Kingston University in London. “The size of the rockets youd need to do this would be absolutely colossal.

【1】According to Project Mars One, humans could send four people to Mars within the next ________years.

A.seven B.eight C.ten D.six

【2】According to Bas Lansdorp, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.Robots are prepared for the settlement for humans.

B.He could not come up with the fund for Mars One.

C.We humans have the rockets to send people to Mars.

D.The equipment is ready for humans to land on Mars.

【3】The word “colossal” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________.

A.very large B.very small

C.medium D.average

【4】Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?

A.Ready for a Round Trip to Mars

B.Ready for a Short Visit to Mars

C.Ready for a One-way Trip to Mars

D.Ready for a Walk on Mars

【题目】Tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have gone on sale, with fans able to apply on FIFA’s website. FIFA is expecting a similar demand to that in Germany 2006, when there were about seven applicants for every ticket of the 64 matches. And now around 3.3 million tickets will be available for the matches in 2014.

Tickets will range in price from58 for first-round matches to632 for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian citizens over 60, local students and members of some social programs can purchase tickets for 15.

The Price of Football - World Cup 2014

Items

Prices

Items

Prices

Ticket

£58-£112

Final ticket

£281-£632

Sun cream

£9.50

T-shirt

£13

McDonald’s meal

£11

Water

£1.28

Imported beer

£3.83

Domestic beer

£1.91

Coffee

£2.55

Average dinner

£29

“It’s always difficult to predict,” said FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil. “But I truly believe that it will be more similar to what happened in Germany than in South Africa in 2010. According to FIFA, the 2006 World Cup was attended by more than 3.3 million fans. Almost two million tickets were sold to the general public in South Africa, although the number of applications during the first ticketing phase was significantly lower.

All applications made before 10th October 2013 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests. The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5th November on a first-come, first-served basis. Another phase will begin on 8th December after the draw is made. The tournament begins on 12th June, with Brazil playing the opener in Sao Paulo.

A study on the price of World Cup 2014 looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil and found that our English fans face hotel costs of between46 and797 a night, while packages range from2,999 to14,999.

【1】How much should a Brazilian student pay for the opening match?

A.15 B.58 C.112 D.632

【2】From the passage we know that Thierry Weil_______.

A.feels proud of hat they achieved in South Africa 2010

B.feels worried about the sales of the tickets for Brazil 2014

C.holds the belief that Brazil 2014 will be the greatest world cup

D.believes that more fans will attend Brazil 2014 than South Africa 2010

【3】What will FIFA do if there are not enough tickets available for requests before Oct.10, 2013?

A.They will sell the spare tickets to the applicants.

B.They will sell on a first-come, first-served basis.

C.They will choose the applicants based on a random selection draw.

D.They will sell them the tickets to be sold on Dec.8.

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