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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届江西南昌10所省重点中学高三第二次模拟突破冲刺（五）英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
An astronomer is making a case for launching pop singer Justin Bieber into suborbital（亚轨道的）space aboard a private rocket ship. The idea is not to rid the world of the Canadian teenager — he would come back down to Earth eventually, after all — but rather to help jump-start the emerging suborbital spaceflight industry.
It would generate a lot of public interest, which would help commercial spaceflight pick up some much-needed momentum, said Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute in Mountain View, California. “If there’s more interest, there are more customers. If there are more customers, there's more technical development. It's a positive feedback loop, and obviously that's good.”
Such missions would return to Earth without completing a full lap around the planet. Instead, the flights would hit the edge of space about 62 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth, experience a few minutes of weightlessness, then re-enter the atmosphere and land back at a spaceport.
None of these firms are ready to fly customers yet, but some are getting close. For instance, Virgin Galactic hopes to begin powered test flights of its SpaceShipTwo vehicle later this year, with commercial operations perhaps beginning in 2013 or 2014. It is SpaceShipTwo that reportedly grabbed the attention of Beyonce and Jay-Z.
Virgin Galactic has collected deposits from nearly 500 customers willing to pay $200,000 for a ride aboard SpaceShipTwo, and both Virgin and XCOR have inked deals to fly scientists and their experiments on research flights. So a suborbital market already exists — but Shostak is thinking about ways to make it grow.
A celebrity launch isn't Shostak’s only idea. Suborbital firms should also promote their activities aggressively via social media, Shostak said, and they should make sure their spaceships are bristling（充满）with cameras both inside and out, to give the public dramatic views of every mission.
Some observers view commercial suborbital spaceflight as a potentially transformative industry, saying it could serve as a stepping stone to the exploration and exploitation of space on an unprecedented scale. While the industry’s success is far from assured, Shostak offered some reason for optimism: The American public remains keen on space.
【小题1】Why may Justin Bieber be sent into suborbital space?
| A．To show his bravery and make him a role model for teenagers. |
| B．To arouse the American public’s interest. |
| C．To help reform the spaceflight industry. |
| D．To film an advertisement about space. |
| A．A trip will return to Earth before finishing a lap. |
| B．The whole trip will leave passengers weightless. |
| C．Each trip can take 500 passengers. |
| D．The trip will be too expensive even for celebrities. |
| A．SpaceShipTwo will be the first to fly. |
| B．Famous people will be the main passengers in the future. |
| C．The space trip is still in preparation. |
| D．Every space trip will be made into a film. |
| A．space is too mysterious to explore |
| B．the suborbital market is promising |
| C．the spaceflight industry is more successful than people think |
| D．developing the industry is risky |
| A．To predict a change in the space market. |
| B．To discuss a recent launch. |
| C．To introduce the status of the spaceflight industry. |
| D．To remove public doubt about the spaceflight industry. |
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"My dream has come true．I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam （大满贯） champion．"These are the words of the Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win the Australian Open final on Jan．25th．2014．
???? "People were saying I'm getting old．So this is a great success for such an old woman．" the 32-year-old girl joked．
???? Miss Li has a tattoo （文身）．She has dyed her hair many different colors．And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to "shut up" when they got too noisy in their support．
????????????? Li Na was born in Wuhan．She started to play tennis at the age of 6．She once recalled: "As a child．I suffered a lot because every day I had to wake up early to practice．After school I had to practice more．I didn't have time to play．"
???? Luckily, the strong girl didn't give up．thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time．Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title．"When you have one title, surely you will think about another," she says．not hiding her ambition．
???? "Chinese people are so lacking in confidence on the tennis court．If there is a person like me who can prove we Chinese can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same," she said．
1.Li Na began to learn playing tennis in the year of _____．
A．1988????? ????????????? B．1982 ????????????? C．1986 ????????????? D．1990
2.We can learn from the passage that _____．
A．Li Na is always impatient with her fans
B．Li Na is an old girl
C．Li Na is a fashionable girl
D．Li Na is a girl without ambition
3.When she began to play tennis, Li Na was _____．
A．happy ????????????? B．sad??? ????????????? C．excited?? ????????????? D．bored
4.Which of the following is WRONG about Li Na?
A．Li Na took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics．
B．Li Na has already won a Grand Slam champion．
C．Li Na had to wake up early to practice playing tennis．
D．Li Na said she lacked confidence on the tennis court．
5.The passage mainly tells us _____．
A．something about the tennis
B．something about how to play tennis
C．the Chinese people and the tennis
D．the Grand Slam champion—Li Na
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Tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have gone on sale, with fans able to apply on FIFA’s website. FIFA is expecting a similar demand to that in Germany 2006, when there were about seven applicants for every ticket of the 64 matches. And now around 3.3 million tickets will be available for the matches in 2014.
Tickets will range in price from ￡58 for first-round matches to ￡632 for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian citizens over 60, local students and members of some social programs can purchase tickets for ￡15.
The Price of Football - World Cup 2014
|
Items |
Prices |
Items |
Prices |
|
Ticket |
￡58-￡112 |
Final ticket |
￡281-￡632 |
|
Sun cream |
￡9.50 |
T-shirt |
￡13 |
|
McDonald’s meal |
￡11 |
Water |
￡1.28 |
|
Imported beer |
￡3.83 |
Domestic beer |
￡1.91 |
|
Coffee |
￡2.55 |
Average dinner |
￡29 |
“It’s always difficult to predict,” said FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil. “But I truly believe that it will be more similar to what happened in Germany than in South Africa in 2010.”According to FIFA, the 2006 World Cup was attended by more than 3.3 million fans. Almost two million tickets were sold to the general public in South Africa, although the number of applications during the first ticketing phase was significantly lower.
All applications made before 10th October 2013 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests. The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5th November on a first-come, first-served basis. Another phase will begin on 8th December after the draw is made. The tournament begins on 12th June, with Brazil playing the opener in Sao Paulo.
A study on the price of World Cup 2014 looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil and found that our English fans face hotel costs of between ￡46 and ￡797 a night, while packages range from ￡2,999 to ￡14,999.
1.How much should a Brazilian student pay for the opening match?
A.￡15 B.￡58 C.￡112 D.￡632
2. From the passage we know that Thierry Weil_______.
A. feels proud of what they achieved in South Africa 2010
B. feels worried about the sales of the tickets for Brazil 2014
C. holds the belief that Brazil 2014 will be the greatest world cup
D. believes that more fans will attend Brazil 2014 than South Africa 2010
3.What will FIFA do if there are not enough tickets available for requests before Oct.10, 2013?
A. They will sell the spare tickets to the applicants.
B. They will sell on a first-come, first-served basis.
C. They will choose the applicants based on a random selection draw.
D. They will sell them the tickets to be sold on Dec.8.
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Shirley Temple(1928—2014)，an American actress，was considered among the most successful child stars in the history of film．Born by an ambitious mother，Temple first appeared in a film at the age of three，and at six she starred in Stand Up and Cheer (1934)．Known and recognized for her ability to sing and tapdance in several films，Temple became a famous figure in 1934．At the end of that year she was given a special Academy Award “in grateful recognition of her outstanding contribution．’’
During the Great Depression of the l930s，Temple was celebrated by an adoring public．At the height of her popularity，from l935 to 1938，Temple was the biggest box-office attraction in Hollywood．Temple made a number of films as a teenager，but her appeal had faded，and the films were not successful．In l949, Temple depaaed elegantly from Hollywood．
Two decades later，she reappeared into the spotlight by announcing her qualification as a candidate for Congress．She lost the election，but Temple displayed her determination and went on to enjoy a long and successful：career with the United Nations and the State Department．
After retirement，she reposed that she was at peace with her life and proud of her accomplishments in two of the nation’s most influential areas．“If I had to do it all over again．’’Shirley Temple once declared，‘‘I wouldn’t change anything．’’
1.Temple became famous at the age of
A．3 B．6 C．10 D．2l
2.What do we learn from Paragraph 2 ?
A．Temple was still popular in l949．
B．Temple was a failure as a child star．
C．Hollywood made a big fortune because of Temple.
D．People became tired of Temple in the Great Depression.
3.Temple attracted people’s attention again when
A．she entered Congress
B．she worked for the UN
C．she went on with the pohtical life
D．she announced to participate in the election
4.We know-from the last paragraph that Temple
A．wanted to lead a different life
B．regreued having left Hollywood
C．was content with her experiences
D．was sorry about her election failure
5.Which of the following best describes Temple?
A．3pecial and generous． B．Patient and sensitive．
C．Attractive and humorous．D．Talented and determined．
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