Question

【题目】

Would you like to travel space?

It is 2050. Space tourism has become a reality. So would you want to be a space tourist? Here, some middle school students share their opinions.

Jeea, U.K.

I love space very much and would like to be the first teenager to d【1】 a new planet. Then perhaps it would be named after me. I would become famous around the world!

Emily, U.S.

Space exploration can be dangerous. What should I do if I get l【2】? I can’t come back to the earth. I am also afraid of heights. It would be very frightening when you look down from a spaceship!

Klaudia, Spain

I would love to go to space because from there I could enjoy a nice v【3】 of the Earth. The blue oceans and green forests on the Earth must be magnificent. What’s more, I am curious about what life is like without gravity (重力). Perhaps it would be fun to play golf in space!

Edward, U.K.

It would be cool. But how lonely and depressed I would be without a【4】 around me! I would miss my family. It also requires a large amount of training to become a space tourist, and I don’t think I have time for that. Moreover, I don’t think I can a【5】 a trip to space. That would definitely cost a lot!

Zainab, South Africa

I’d love to. We studied the solar system in Science classes this semester. I think space is amazing and I desire to know more about it. Unluckily, I have no other way but to search for information about it o【6】. If I can have the chance to travel to space, I would directly see the things I never see on the Earth.

Ana, U.S.

I would not like to be a space tourist. I respect those who love space tourism. For me, I only want to f【7】 on what I have on this planet — my family, my school and my pets. I would like to work hard to make progress in what I am doing.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】discover

【2】lost

【3】view

【4】anyone/ anybody

【5】afford

【6】online

【7】focus

【解析】

本文就话题“你想去太空旅行吗？”进行的讨论。英国的杰亚、美国的埃米莉、西班牙的克劳迪亚、 英国的爱德华等人就此话题表达了他们的看法。

【1】

句意：我非常热爱太空，我想成为第一个发现一颗新行星的青少年。

本句是动词不定式做后置定语，可知填动词原形。根据下文“Then perhaps it would be named after me. I would become famous around the world!（也许它会以我的名字命名。我会世界闻名！）可知此句是：我想成为第一个发现一颗新行星的青少年。discover：发现；故答案为discover。

【2】

句意：如果我迷路了该怎么办？

根据下文“I can’t come back to the earth.（我不能回到地球上来。）”可知此句是“如果我迷路了该怎么办？”短语get lost：迷路；故答案为lost。

【3】

句意：我很想去太空，因为从那里我可以欣赏到地球的美景。

根据冠词a可知填可数名词单数。根据下文“The blue oceans and green forests on the Earth must be magnificent.（地球上的蓝色海洋和绿色森林一定很壮观。）可知此句是：我很想去太空，因为从那里我可以欣赏到地球的美景。view视野，视域，景色；a nice view of the Earth：地球的美景。故答案为view。

【4】

句意：但是没有身边的人我会多么孤独和沮丧。

根据上文“我会多么孤独和沮丧”可知此句是：没有身边的人。anyone/anybody：任何人，一般用于否定句或疑问句中；without anyone/anybody：没有人。故答案为anyone/anybody。

【5】

句意：而且，我认为我负担不起太空旅行。

情态动词后面跟动词原形；根据下文“That would definitely cost a lot!（那肯定要花很多钱！）”可知此句是：我认为我负担不起太空旅行。afford：负担，负担得起。故答案为afford。

【6】

句意：不幸的是，我没有别的办法，只能在网上搜索有关它的信息。

根据上文“I think space is amazing and I desire to know more about it.（我认为太空是令人惊叹的，我想更多地了解它。）”可知此句是：不幸的是，我没有别的办法，只能在网上搜索有关它的信息。search for …：上网搜索……，online在线；故答案为online。

【7】

句意：对我来说，我只想专注于我在这个星球上拥有的东西——我的家庭、我的学校和我的宠物。

根据上文“I would not like to be a space tourist. I respect those who love space tourism.（我不想当太空游客。我尊重那些热爱太空旅游的人。）”可知此句是：对我来说，我只想专注于我在这个星球上拥有的东西——我的家庭，我的学校和我的宠物。短语want to do sth.：想做某事；focus on：关注，聚焦于……。故答案为focus。