Man has been travelling into space for more than 40 years. Even today though, very few people get the chance to be an astronaut, about 30 persons per year. This is mainly because of the expense. It costs millions of yuan to train and send the astronauts into space. Very few countries can afford this.

This is why American businessman Dennis Tito paid 20,000,000 US dollars to the Russian Space Agency to go into space. He visited the International Space Station. His trip, making him the first ever space tourist, took eight days in total. He spent most of his time taking photos, looking at the earth and listening to music on his once?in?a?life trip.

After landing safely back on the earth, Mr Tito thought the trip was worth the money. The only difficulty he had was walking, but this is normal for anyone who's been in zero gravity.

Some people, especially in the American Space Agency, argue that you must be professional to go into space. They worry about the safety of other astronauts. However, Mr Tito received training before he left. He also helped to prepare food for the others while in space. They told him what to do and where he was allowed to go.

A survey carried out soon after Tito landed showed that 75% of Americans supported space tourism. Some people are bored with all the places on earth. They are looking for a new adventure and space is the place.

Mr Tito paid the Russians for 20% of their annual budget (年度預(yù)算). If we want to see men on Mars and other planets, we may need rich people like Tito to help us pay for it. The Russians have more rich people who want to become space tourists. They should take them.

1．The number of people flying into space so far has reached ________.

A．a(chǎn)bout 30 　　　 B．more than 1,200

C．one thousand 　　　 D．a(chǎn)bout 12,000

2．Why did the Russians want Dennis Tito to go into space?

A．Because they wanted to work with an American.

B．Because they wanted him to have a once?in?a?life trip.

C．Because they wanted him to take photos of the earth.

D．Because they wanted his money.

3．According to the writer, what is the problem for space tourists?

A．People's legs take time to get used to the earth again.

B．They are not safe enough in space.

C．There is not much to do, only take photos and listen to music.

D．Tourists need to learn Russian before they go.

4．The difference between Mr Tito and the other astronauts is that ________.

A．he could only listen to music

B．only Tito was allowed to cook

C．Tito couldn't go anywhere he liked on the Space Station

D．Tito had received training before he flew into space

5．What does the writer think of Dennis Tito?

A．He helped Russia keep going into space.

B．He was not a good astronaut.

C．He couldn't help the Russians much.

D．He shouldn't be allowed to travel into space again.

 

整體把握：本文講述了太空旅行及人們對(duì)它的看法。作者在最后一段指出了自己的看法：人類要想繼續(xù)探索其他星球，還需要富人的支持。表明作者對(duì)普通人作太空旅行持肯定的態(tài)度。

1．B　計(jì)算題。根據(jù)第一段中的“more than 40 years”及“about 30 persons per year”可計(jì)算出。

2．D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段第一句涉及題干的信息，答案在第一段。由“It costs millions of yuan to train and send... can afford this.”可推斷出，俄羅斯之所以讓他進(jìn)入太空是想要他的高額旅費(fèi)。

3．A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段最后一句可知，他們重返地球時(shí)行走有些困難，即他們要過一段時(shí)間才能適應(yīng)地球的重力狀態(tài)，從而正常行走。

4．C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段最后一句“They told him what to do and where he was allowed to go.”可知，Tito 和其他宇航員的區(qū)別是他的行動(dòng)受到一定限制，其余三項(xiàng)與事實(shí)不符。

5．A　推理判斷題。文章最后一段肯定了 Tito 此舉對(duì)俄羅斯的太空探索活動(dòng)是有幫助的，特別是在資金方面，故選A項(xiàng)。

 

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