A. system   B. explorer C. invention D. mark   E. man-made

1. to write or draw a symbol,line,etc. on sth. in order to give information about it

2. a thing that has been invented

3. made by people ， not natural

4. a group of things that are connected or work together

5. a person who travels to unknown places in order to find out more about them

1.______  2.______  3._______

4.______  5._______

 Have you ever dreamed to take a rocket plane into space? On October 4th,2004,a rocket plane named Spaceship One went into space. It was sent from an airport in California in theUS. Spaceship One took passengers into space. It was the second flight of Spaceship One in six days. Oh ， if you'd like to buy a ticket ， you have to start saving now.

  If anyone wants to win a ten-million-dollar prize ， he has to spend his own money building a spaceship. The spaceship has to make two flights within two weeks ; and each time it has to reach a height of one hundred kilometers.

  Burt Rutan designed Spaceship One and his company built the rocket plane. Richard

Branson fromBritainasked Burt Rutan to design a rocket plane like Spaceship One for him. After the first successful trip to space ， he also opened a new company to take people into space for two hours at a time. The price of a ticket? It could be as much as one hundred and ninety thousand dollars.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

(   ) 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.  The writer was sent into space by Spaceship One.

B.  Spaceship One took off from an airport inChina.

C.  The ticket to space by Spaceship One is expensive.

D.  The Spaceship One was in trouble in space.

(   ) 2. What's the price of the ticket to Spaceship One?

A. $190,000 B. $190，000，000 C. $109,000 D. $90,000 

(   ) 3. Which of the following is the correct order?

①Burt Rutan designed Spaceship One.

②Richard Branson opened a new conpany to take people into space.

③On October4th, 20M, Spaceship One went into space.

④Burt Rutan's company built the rocket plane.

A.④①③②       B.①④③②
C.③④①②       D.①②④③
(   ) 4. Spaceship One won the ten-million-dollar prize after______________ .

A.  Spaceship One was designed by Burt Rutan

B.   Spaceship One first took passengers into space

C.   Spaceship One reached a height of one hundred kilometres

D.  Spaceship One went into space for a second time

(   ) 5. Which is the best tittle for the passage?

A.  An Airplane in California

B.   Burt Rutan

C.   Spaceship One into Space History

D.  The Flight of Spaceship One

(   ) 5. ―Mr Green,Tom said he was designing his own bike like a plane these days.

      —Great ！ Children always have some crazy______ .

A. idea    B. information

C. moods    D. thoughts

(   ) 4. ―What do you want to do when you grow up?

      ―I want to_______ an inventor.

A. do    B. be

C. work    D. grow

(   ) 3. You ____  by nothing to succeed if you work hard and never give up.

A.  are discouraged

B.  aren't discouraged

C.  discourage

D.  don't discourage

(   ) 2.―The trees on the hill look very beautiful.

     ―Yes,they_______ 5 years ago.

A. planted    B. were planting

C. are planted    D. were planted

(   ) 1. ―How did the accident______ ？

     —Sorry,I don't know.

A. come over    B. come down

C. come about    D. come out 

5. 很多东西都被改进了以便人们能更方便地使用。

Many things _____  ______          so that people could use them easily.

4. 如果你想使你的计划更加完美，你必须一次次地修正它。

If you want to______ your plan_______ ，you must correct it again and again.

3. 在她找到解决这个问题的办法后，马上就和朋友分享了。

After she found out the way to solve the problem ，she      it ______  her

friends at once.