For centuries people dreamed of going into space.This dream began to seem possible when highflying rockets were built in the early 1900s.
In 1903 a Russian teacher named Konstantin Tsiolkovsky figured out how to use rockets for space travel.His plan was the first one in rocket science to use correct scientific calculation.About 30 years later，a U．S.scientist named Robert Goddard built the first rockets that could reach high altitudes.During World War Ⅱ，German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives.After the war，scientists from Germany went to the United States and the Soviet Union to help those countries build space rockets.
These two countries were soon racing to get to space first.Each of these countries wanted to prove that it was stronger and more advanced than the other one.Both countries also had powerful bombs.People in the United States were worried when the Soviets were first to launch a space satellite，which was called Sputnik.The Soviets were also first to send a person into space.Yury Gagarin orbited the earth in the Vostok I spaceship in 1961.
The US government set a goal for its space program to be the first country to put a person on the Moon.The U．S.space program built a series of Apollo spaceship.These vehicles were powered by huge Saturn 5 rockets.In 1969 Apollo Ⅱtook three men to the moon successfully.Nell Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon.
The Soviets may have lost the race to fly people to the Moon，but they built the first space station in 1971.The United States also built a space station.The space stations allowed people to live and work in space.Then the Soviet Union and the United States cooperated to hook two spaceships together in space.This action ended the “space race”．Today a much larger space station，built by several countries together，orbits Earth.
Another new way to go to space is by space shuttle.A space shuttle，first made in the United States in 1981，looks like an alrplane.Astronauts who fly spaceships have used shuttles to help put satellites into space.
| History of space travel | ||
| Time | Events | Information concerned |
| Early 1900s | Highflying rockets were built | It made the ancient dream of going into space possible to come71.________ |
| 1903 | Konstantin Tsiolk ovsky 72.________a way to use rockets for space travel | He planned toput correct scientific calculation to use in rocket science |
| Around 73.________ | Robert Goddard built new rockets. | The rockets could fly very74.________in the sky |
| During and after World War Ⅱ | German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives. | Germany was ahead of all the other countries in building space rockets and later it even offered 75.________to the United States and the Soviet Union |
| 1961 | The Soviet Union and the United States competed to get to space first | The Soviet Union became the 76.________of the race when it launched the first satellite and sent the first astronaut into space |
| 1969 | The United States77.________in putting a person on the Moon. | In one way，it 78.______the Soviet Union by becoming the first country to fly people to the Moon |
| 1970s | The Soviets built the first space station and was soon followed by Americans.And they finally ended the “space race” by 79.________ | Astronauts can live and work in space |
| 1980s— | Space shuttles are used as new vehicles for space 80.____________ | Shuttles are also used to help put satellites into space |
Separate lives，similar dreams
As we know，some children live in the countryside，and some live in the city.Their lives are a little different，but they also have many of the same dreams.
| In the countryside | In the city | |
| Travel to school | On foot | By bus or car |
| Classroom facilities (设施) | Recorders and radios | Multimedia classrooms，VCD，DVD，TVs，recorders，radios，loudspeakers |
| Ways of learning | Classes only，without many reference books | Many extra classes，tutor，lots of reference books |
| Eyesight | Less than 45%are near sighted | About 75% are near sighted |
| Afterclass activities | Playing with balls | English corners and other school clubs |
| Homework | Homework can usually be finished at school | Homework never ends |
| Chores to do | Washing，cleaning，farming，looking after younger sisters or brothers，cooking | Usually no chores |
| Family members | Big families with three generations | Small families with three members |
| Ideal jobs | Teachers，drivers，scientists，nurses，secretaries | Scientists，professors，doctors，computer programmers，managers，university presidents，the UN chief |
67.About________of children in the countryside have good eyesight，but only________of children in the city have good eyesight.
A．45%；75% B．55%；75%
C．55%；25% D．45%；25%
68．Which of the following is not included in the survey?
A．Ideal jobs. B．Afterclass activities.
C．Ways of learning. D．Results of tests.
69．A classroom in the countryside often has________according to the survey.
A．recorders B．DVD
C．TVs D．loudspeakers
70．Which of the following is WRONG according to the survey?
A．Children in the countryside often go to school on foot.
B．Children in the city often have too much homework to do.
C．Children in the countryside often have lots of chores to do.
D．Children in the city are difficult to find ideal jobs.