A teddy bear from Cumbria is launching into space to raise cash for charity(慈善).

Terence, an experienced traveller who has been to Iraq, will be the guest of honour on aviation(航行) legend Burt Rutan’s Spaceship One when it flies above Earth. The mission takes off from California on September 29, and on his return the cuddly toy will be auctioned off(拍卖) in aid of the North Air Ambulance Appeal(北部空中救护服务中心).

Spaceship One is the world’s first private spacecraft, and is competing for a prestigious space travel prize. Chief executive of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), Graham Pickering, said “flying officer” Terence had been handed over to the RAF six months ago and staff had been receiving postcards from him ever since.

He said, “Terence was a fundraising idea that really took off. We have received pictures of him in a U2 craft, trying parachuting and even looking drunk and disorderly. When the RAF finally discharge him he will be a very rare bear indeed—we just hope he does not burn up on re-entry to Earth.”

GNAAS, which needs charitable donations of more than ￡2m a year, has three air ambulances(空中救护机).

Peter Bond, spokesman for the Royal Astronomical Society, said Terence’s safety was not guaranteed. He said, “This is a new and experimental craft and this will only be the second time it has flown. During its first voyage it developed technical problems but hopefully they have now been resolved.”

Since May, Terence has spent time with members of 100 Squadron(空军中队) based at RAF Leeming in Basra, Iraq, and at air shows with performing fighter planes.

Spaceship One will fly 100km (62 miles) above the Earth’s surface, just breaking through the planet’s atmosphere.

If it repeats the feat(技艺) inside two weeks, it will claim the $10m Ansari X-Prize set up to encourage the private space flight business.

Terence is ________.

A. a real bear living in England           B. an experienced astronaut

C. an air force officer                         D. a toy bear

We can infer that________.

A. after this space flight, Spaceship One will get the $10m Ansari X-Prize

B. it is dangerous for a spaceship to re-enter the earth atmosphere

C. Terence will be very safe on the flight

D. Spaceship One is just an ordinary plane

Which of the following is true of Spaceship One?

A. Spaceship One is the world’s first spacecraft.

B. The purpose of its flight is to collect money for the charity.

C. The purpose of its flight is to compete for a prestigious space travel prize.

D. Spaceship One has never flown.

Which of the following is the best title?

A. Teddy bear astronaut to lift off        B. Spaceship One to lift off

C. Space flight                                 D. The toy bear will be auctioned off

A teddy bear from Cumbria is launching into space to raise cash for charity(慈善).
Terence, an experienced traveller who has been to Iraq, will be the guest of honour on aviation(航行) legend Burt Rutan’s Spaceship One when it flies above Earth. The mission takes off from California on September 29, and on his return the cuddly toy will be auctioned off(拍卖) in aid of the North Air Ambulance Appeal(北部空中救护服务中心).
Spaceship One is the world’s first private spacecraft, and is competing for a prestigious space travel prize. Chief executive of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), Graham Pickering, said “flying officer” Terence had been handed over to the RAF six months ago and staff had been receiving postcards from him ever since.
He said, “Terence was a fundraising idea that really took off. We have received pictures of him in a U2 craft, trying parachuting and even looking drunk and disorderly. When the RAF finally discharge him he will be a very rare bear indeed—we just hope he does not burn up on re-entry to Earth.”
GNAAS, which needs charitable donations of more than ￡2m a year, has three air ambulances(空中救护机).
Peter Bond, spokesman for the Royal Astronomical Society, said Terence’s safety was not guaranteed. He said, “This is a new and experimental craft and this will only be the second time it has flown. During its first voyage it developed technical problems but hopefully they have now been resolved.”
Since May, Terence has spent time with members of 100 Squadron(空军中队) based at RAF Leeming in Basra, Iraq, and at air shows with performing fighter planes.
Spaceship One will fly 100km (62 miles) above the Earth’s surface, just breaking through the planet’s atmosphere.
If it repeats the feat(技艺) inside two weeks, it will claim the $10m Ansari X-Prize set up to encourage the private space flight business.

1. 1.

   Terence is ________.

   1. A.
      a real bear living in England
   2. B.
      an experienced astronaut
   3. C.
      an air force officer
   4. D.
      a toy bear
2. 2.

   We can infer that________.

   1. A.
      after this space flight, Spaceship One will get the $10m Ansari X-Prize
   2. B.
      it is dangerous for a spaceship to re-enter the earth atmosphere
   3. C.
      Terence will be very safe on the flight
   4. D.
      Spaceship One is just an ordinary plane
3. 3.

   Which of the following is true of Spaceship One?

   1. A.
      Spaceship One is the world’s first spacecraft.
   2. B.
      The purpose of its flight is to collect money for the charity.
   3. C.
      The purpose of its flight is to compete for a prestigious space travel prize.
   4. D.
      Spaceship One has never flown.
4. 4.

   Which of the following is the best title?

   1. A.
      Teddy bear astronaut to lift off
   2. B.
      Spaceship One to lift off
   3. C.
      Space flight
   4. D.
      The toy bear will be auctioned off

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During his voyage(航行，旅行)around the Antilles (安的列斯群岛), Columbus observed everything he saw very carefully and wrote whatever was most important in his diary. Staying in Cuba, he visited many places. Wherever, he went, he saw something strange. Some of the Indians had a long object in their mouths. It was made of leaves, which produced a pleasant smell. They lit it on one side and then they puffed on the other , blowing out smoke through the nose.

1．What we have read happened ________.

[　　]

A．in England

B．around Antilles

C．in Cuba

D．in Egypt

2．During his voyage around the Antilles, Columbus ________.

[　　]

A．kept his diary once in a while

B．never kept his diary

C．often kept his diary

D．didn't like to keep diary

3．Staying in Cuba, Columbus ________.

[　　]

A．went nowhere

B．went to see a lot of places

C．visited a few places

D．visited few places

4．In fact, the long object was ________.

[　　]

A．a branch

B．a piece of cloth

C．a stick

D．a cigarette

5．Wherever Columbus went, he saw some Indians ________.

[　　]

A．eating something

B．carrying leaves

C．making a fire

D．smoking