阅读判断(第16-22题,每题1分,共7分)
下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断:如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C。
The Race into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous.He was the first tourist in space."I spent sixty years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint, it was two separate lives,"Tito explained.He loved his time in space."Being in space and looking back at earth is one of the most rewarding experiences a human being can have."
This kind of experience isn't cheap.It cost $ 20 million.However,Tito achieved his dream. so he was happy. "For me it was a life dream. It was a dream that began when I didn,t have any money,"he told reporters.
On 30 April 2002,Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist.Shuttleworth is a South African businessman.At the age of twenty-eight.he also paid $ 20 million for the eightday trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures.The company has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space.The spaceship to take them doesn't exist yet.
Many of the customdrs are people who like adventure.They are the kind of people who also want to climb Mount Qomolangma.Other customers are people who love space.However,these people are worried.Because it's so expensive,only very rich people can go into space.They want space travel to be available to more people.
That day may soon be here.Inter Orbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into space.The tours will depart from an island in Tonga.The company promises a package that includes forty-five days of astronaut training in Russia and California,seven days in space,and a vacation in Tonga.for $2 million.
However,space flight is still very dangerous.Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for space flight.He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500.Because of this it may take time before space tourism really takes off.You might be able to go up,but will you come down?
16.Dennis Tito was the first tourist in space.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
17.Mark Shuttleworth is an engineer from the United States.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
18.Both Tito and Shuttleworth have climbed Mount Qomolangma.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
19.Space Adventures has about 100 customers waiting for their travel into space.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
20.Space Adventures already has a spaceship.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
21.IOS will send its tourists into space from Tonga.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
22.Bill Readdy thinks space flight is very dangerous.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
参考答案及解析
16.A[解析]"丹尼斯·蒂托是第一位太空游客。"文章第l段介绍了美国富翁丹尼斯·蒂托作为第一位太空游客的经历。因此,本题的答案为A。
17.B [解析]"马克·沙特尔沃思是一位来自美国的工程师。"文章第3段指出马克·沙特尔沃思是一位南非商人。因此本题与文章内容不符。答案为B。
18.C[解析]"蒂托和沙特尔沃思都攀登过珠穆朗玛峰。"文章第4段第1句指出:"蒂托和沙特尔沃思都是在一家称作太空探险的公司购买的太空旅行票。"而没有涉及攀登珠穆朗玛峰的信息。因此答案为C。
19.A[解析]"太空探险公司有大约100名顾客等待去太空旅行。"文章第4段第2句提到:"这家公司已有一百多人在等待飞往太空的名单上登记。"本句与文章内容相符,因此,答案为A。
20.B [解析]"太空探险公司已经拥有一架宇宙飞船。"文章第4段最后指出:"而携带他们的宇宙飞船目前并不存在。"因此,答案为B。
21.A[解析]"太空轨道传送公司将从汤加群岛送它的游客加入太空。"文章第6段谈到了太空轨道传送公司的计划并指出太空旅行将从汤加群岛的一个岛屿出发,因此答案为A。
22.A [解析]"贝尔·瑞迪认为太空航行是非常危险的。"文章最后一段提到贝尔·瑞迪指出太空旅行的死亡机遇是五百分之一。本题与文章内容相符。答案为A。