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in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and the length of time for the multibilliondollar project.
The Barcelonabased architects of the Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will cost $4.4 million for a
threenight stay at the hotel. This price also includes an eightweek training course on an island. During their
stay, guests would see the sunrise 15 times a day and travel around the world every 80 minutes.Galactic
Suite Ltd"s CEO Xavier Claramunt says the project will put his company in a leading position of a new
industry with a huge future ahead of it, and forecasts space travel will become common in the future. "It"s
very normal to think that your children, possibly within 15 years, could spend a weekend in space" he told Reuters Television.
A promising space tourism industry is beginning to take shape with construction in progress in New
Mexico of Spaceport America, the world"s first facility built specifically for passengers. British
industrialist Richard Branson"s space tours firm, Virgin Galactic, will use the facility to send tourists to
space at a cost of $200,000 a ride.
Galactic Suite Ltd, set up in 2007, hopes to start its project with a single pod (分离舱) in orbit 280
miles above the earth. "It will take a day and a half to reach the pod, and the passengers will join it for
three days," Claramunt said. More than 200 people have expressed an interest in traveling to the space
hotel and at least 43 people have already reserved it.
The numbers are similar for Virgin Galactic with 300 people already paid or signed up for the trip, but
unlike Branson, Galactic Suite says they will use Russian rockets to transport their guests into space from
a spaceport to be built on an island in the Caribbean. But critics have questioned the project, saying the
length of time that will be used is unreasonable and also where the money is coming from to support the
project.
B. Slightly worried.
C. Highly optimistic.
D. Fully satisfied.
B. America
C. Britain
D. Russia
B. There are many technical difficulties.
C. It will be a waste of resources.
D. It may lack support in money.
B. has attracted the attention of some people
C. will make a large profit for the tourist industry
D. is considered an industry with a huge future by many people
B. The world"s first commercial spaceport is being built.
C. Space tourism:a surprising new industry.
D. Space travel will become common in 15 years.
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street, 2 from the dentist"s(牙医). As he got out, he glanced at his 3 . His appointment was at five and
he still had twenty minutes to 4 . He crossed into the square and 5 on a bench(长椅), not only to 6 the
last of the afternoon sun, 7 to calm his nerves. He hated these visits 8 the dentist.
As he sat there, watching the children at play and 9 to the old women talking to each other, he turned
around to see a red car like his own come out of the 10 where he had parked. The car gathered speed
and was soon 11 of sight. George 12 his pockets for the keys: They were not there. "My car!" he
cried 13 a loud voice, which made several people stare at him. He got up and ran across the 14 and
then down the narrow street. His car was not to be seen-but then he discovered it concealed(被隐藏)
15 a large one. He was relieved (使宽慰)to find his 16 , still in his car.
By the time he reached the dentist"s it was already five. "I had rather an odd (奇特的) 17 ," he said to
the dentist to explain his 18 . "I thought my car had been 19".
"It"s quite 20 sir," said the dentist. "As a matter of fact I have only just got here myself."
| ( )1. A. leaving ( )2. A. close ( )3. A. watch ( )4. A. leave ( )5. A. stopped ( )6. A. shine ( )7. A. but also ( )8. A. by ( )9. A. listen ( )10. A. car ( )11. A. disappeared ( )12. A. looked ( )13. A. with ( )14. A. square ( )15. A. with ( )16. A. bags ( )17. A. chance ( )18. A. hateness ( )19. A. robbed ( )20. A. true | B. parking B. away B. teeth B. sit B. stepped B. enjoy B. so B. of B. listening B. place B. out B. felt B. at B. hospital B. behind B. money B. luck B. reason B. stolen B. good | C. wide C. not far away C. car C. spare C. stood C. get C. in order C. to C. to listen C. street C. left C. found C. in C. street C. after C. keys C. thing C. lateness C. lost C. often | D. special D. near D. place D. see D. sat down D. receive D. for D. with D. listened D. way D. lost D. searched D. by D. bench D. in D. card D. experience D. car D. there D. all right | |||||||||||
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| Since my retirement from teaching music in 2001, I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist. I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father, or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes much influenced by Krenkel and St. John for five years. For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth, who quickly became my favorite artist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look. So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting. However, watercolors remained my first choice, and I think I did my best work there, showing my painting at a number of art exhibitions. Art is now together with my piano playing and reading. There is a time for everything in my world, and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do. As Confucius once said, "At seventy I can follow my heart"s desire." | ||||||||||||||
| 1. What is the text mainly about? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Learning to paint in later life. B. How to paint watercolors. C. An artist-turned teacher. D. Life after retirement | ||||||||||||||
| 2. The author started drawing again in 1995 because ________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. he hoped to draw a picture of his father B. he couldn"t stop missing his father C. he had more time after retirement D. he liked animals and landscapes | ||||||||||||||
| 3. We can infer from the text that the author ________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. had been taught by Krenkel and St. John B. painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years C. believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolors D. started his retirement life at the age of seventy | ||||||||||||||
| 4. How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Very enjoyable. B. A bit regretful. C. Rather busy. D. Fairly dull. | ||||||||||||||
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| Seven loyal readers came to the Teens" office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what 1 made them excited was that they had their say (发表意见). "What most impressed me was 2 I was saying something, I found all eyes were 3 me," said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei agreed, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors nodded and even 4 notes. Students were happy to see the editors listen to their 5 .You may often 6 about being neglected (忽略) by teachers and parents. 7 before complaining, please 8 that you have already spoken about your thoughts. It"s common in China that teachers at school and parents were 9 the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn"t do. The young are 10 to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brains and not be 11 . A girl wrote to Teens about her family 12 . She used to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she 13 decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her 14 , the father 15 , saying that he didn"t realize his mistakes. From then on, he really 16 . Sometimes, we need to let our 17 be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings. Don"t be afraid of being 18 for what you have done. You know it is your 19 to speak your mind. 20 your ideas are denied (否定), at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any regret. | ||||||||||||||
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