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  Want to take an out-of-this-world trip?Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans to make that possible.Beginning in 2009, people should have the opportunity to become space tourists, traveling at about 3,000 mph to heights about 75 miles above Earth.Branson has high hopes for his latest plans."It is just the start of what we believe will be a new age in the history of mankind-one day making the affordable exploration of space by human beings a real possibility," he said.

  At the start, though, the trip won't be cheap.Seats aboard Virgin's first craft-VSS Enterprise-will cost about $200,000.Prices could drop after the first hundred space flights.Despite the current ticket cost, more than 30,000 people-including celebrities(名人)Sigourney Weaver and Victoria Principal-have expressed interest in getting onboard.

  People who don't have an extra $200,000 still have a chance to get a seat aboard the craft.A computer game contest and a reality television show are in the works.Those who can't afford a ticket will have an opportunity to win a seat.

  Virgin is expected to be the first commercial spacecraft.It will hold six passengers and two pilots.Passengers will be able to see the Earth from many different viewpoints.The cabin will include 15 floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing for views that extend about 1,000 miles in any direction.

  Passengers will have three days of preflight preparation.On the big day, the spacecraft will take off from the Mojave Spaceport in the California desert.The craft will rocket passengers into space at four times the speed of sound.The journey will last about 2 1/2 hours.Passengers will wear spacesuits and helmets(头盔).They will be able to float around the cabin and do somersaults(空翻)during the five minutes of weightlessness they will experience in zero gravity.At the end of the flight, the craft will land on a runway.

(1)

Virgin Galactic could be ________.

[  ]

A.

the engineer of the first commercial spacecraft

B.

the name of a series of spacecrafts

C.

the company of the first commercial spacecraft

D.

a passenger aboard the first commercial spacecraft

(2)

The space passengers will do all the following except that ________.

[  ]

A.

they will receive a three-day training course

B.

they will wear spacesuits and helmets

C.

they will take about $200,000 with them

D.

they will experience weightlessness

(3)

Which statement is true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

More than 30,000 people have got to travel in spacecraft.

B.

Many people signed up for space travel in spite of the high ticket cost.

C.

Those without much money could also go space travel without occupying the seats.

D.

The first commercial spacecraft will have six persons on board.

(4)

What is the text mainly about?

[  ]

A.

The exciting moment of the spacecraft's launching.

B.

The living condition of space tourists in the craft.

C.

Preparations for a space travel.

D.

Plans for the first commercial space flight.

答案:1.B;2.C;3.B;4.D;
解析:

(1)

推测题。根据短文中的几个关键词(第一段中的Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic;第二段中Virgin's first craft;第四段中的Virgin)进行综合分析,Virgin Galactic(维珍银河)是系列宇宙飞船的名称,首次负担太空旅行的飞船叫VSS Enterprise。

(2)

细节题。根据短文最后一段可知,太空旅行的乘客将要接受三天的飞前培训;他们将穿太空服、带头盔;将经历失重。短文中提到了进行这次旅行乘客要花$200,000,并不是说要带这笔钱。

(3)

细节归纳题。根据第二段最后一句可知:虽然票价昂贵,有3万多人有愿望进行这次旅行。

(4)

  解析:主旨题。短文以一个疑问句开头,作者马上回答了提出的问题,巧妙引出全文的中心主题。即Virgin Galactic(维珍银河宇宙飞船)计划使太空旅行成为可能。

  总结:这是一篇科普类短文。本文讲叙的是:布兰森(Richard Branson)的维珍银河(Virgin Galactic)宇宙飞船目前正在接受预定,这艘飞船将于2009年开始进行太空旅行,乘客的旅行费用在20万美元左右。


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