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1、2012职称英语考前每日一练综合类C级The Race into Space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。 American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famousHe was the first tourist in spaceIspent sixty years on Earth and eight days in space and from my
2、viewpointit was two separatelives，Tito explainedHe loved his time in spaceBeing in space and looking back at earth isone of the most rewarding experiences a human being can have This kind of experience isnt cheapIt cost$20 millionHowever，Tito achieved his dreamso he was happyFor me it was a life dre
3、amIt was a dream that began when I didnt have any money，he told reporters On 30 April 2002，Mark Shuttleworth became the worlds second space touristShuttleworth is a South African BusinessmanAt the age of twenty-eight。he also paid$20 million for the eightdaytrip Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought thei
4、r tickets from a company called Space AdventuresThecompany has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into spaceThe spaceship totake them doesnt exist yet Many of the customers are people who like adventureThey are the kind of people who alsowant to climb Mount QomolangmaOther c
5、ustomers are people who love spaceHowever，these peopie are worriedBecause its SO expensive，only very rich people can go into spaceThey want spacetravel to be available to more people That day may soonhereInter Orbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists aweek into spaceThe tours will depar
6、t from an island in TongaThe company promises a packagethat includes forty-five days of astronaut training in Russia and California，seven days in space，anda vacation in Tongafor$2 million However，space flight is still very dangerousBill Readdy is NASAS deputy assistant administrator for space flight
7、He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500Because of this it maytake time before space tourism really takes offYou might be able to go up，but will you comedown? 16Dennis Tito was the first tourist in space ARight BWrong CNot menhoned 17Mark Shuttleworth is an engineer from the United State
8、s ARight BWrong CNot menhoned 18Both Tito and Shuttleworth have climbed Mount Qomolangma ARight BWrong CNot menhoned 19Space Adventures has about 100 customers waiting for their travel into space ARight BWrong CNot mentioned 20Space Adventures already has a spaceship ARight BWrong CNot mentioned 21I
9、OS will send its tourists into space from Tonga ARight BWrong CNot mentioned 22Bill Readdy thinks that space flight is very dangerous ARight BWrong CNot mentmned 参考答案与解析16A解析本句意思：Dennis Tito是第一位太空游客。文章第1段介绍了美国富豪Dennis Tito作为第一位太空游客的经历。因此，本题的答案为A。 17B 解析本句意思：Mark shuttleworth是一位来自美国的工程师。文章第3段指出Mark s
10、huttleworth是一位南非商人。因此，本题与文章内容不符。答案为B。 18C 解析本题意思：Tito和shuttlewolth都攀登过珠穆朗玛峰。文章没有涉及二人攀登珠穆朗玛峰的信息。因此答案为C。 19A解析本题意思：太空冒险公司有大约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。 20B 解析本题意思：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还没出现。因此，答案为B。 21A 解析本题意思：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，指出进入太空的旅行将从汤加群岛的一个岛屿出发。本题与文章内容相符。因此答案为A。 22A 解析本题意思：Bill Readdy认为太空航行是非常危险的。文章最后一段提到太空旅行依然是非常危险的，接着又说Bill Readdy指出太空旅行的死亡率是l500，正是由于这一点，也许太空旅行真正启程尚需时日。因此可以推断出Bill Readdy认为太空飞行非常危险。本题与文章内容相符。答案为A。
