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Today, it is possible for ordinary people to travel in space, but it certainly isn’t common. However, some 1 are planning ahead.
Tourists will stay in specially designed space hotels in space. The first ones will probably be 2 individual modules that are linked together. As tourism 3 , these structures will be developed into grand hotels.
What 4 will space hotels offer? There are plans to build huge space 5 where people can enjoy water sports and various ball games.
Surveys show that the first thing most people want to do in space is 6 Earth. As you orbit Earth, the view is constantly 7 . You see mountains, deserts, oceans, rivers, clouds, and even city lights at night.
Space vacations will cost money, of course; 8 , you won’t be able to bring the forms of 9 we use on Earth. You can’t use cash because any notes with sharp edges could 10 people or equipment. Credit and debit cards won’t 11 because radiation from the universe would destroy their magnetic strips.
The foreign exchange company Travelex believes it has the 12 . They have developed a form of 13 called the QUID. The QUID is made of a special kind of plastic and has no 14 sharp edges. Travelex has also developed a new kind of wallet to carry QUIDs and to 15 them floating around inside the gravity-free areas of a spacecraft.
1. A. scientists B. countries C. traveler D. companies
2. A. perfect B. simple C. nice D. real
3. A. stops B. falls C. increases D. returns
4. A. plans B. routes C. activities D. rules
5. A. stadiums B. platforms C. parks D. stages
6. A. look for B. look up C. look at D. look into
7. A. missing B. rushing C. rising D. changing
8. A. instead B. however C. thus D. otherwise
9. A. transport B. equipment C. messages D. payment
10. A. link B. help C. damage D. surprise
11. A. work B. exist C. open D. form
12. A. lesson B. answer C. future D. problem
13. A. sport B. money C. plastic D. wallet
14. A. useless B. strange C. attractive D. dangerous
15. A. prevent B. keep C. find D. notice
① module n. (航天器上獨立的)艙
② grand adj. 壯麗的;堂皇的
③ orbit vt. 圍繞……運動
④ magnetic strip n. (塑料卡上附有信息的)磁條
⑤ float vi. 浮動;漂流
There are plans to build huge space 5 where people can enjoy water sports and various ball games. (Para. 3)
這是一個主從復合句。“to build huge...”為動詞不定式短語作_____,修飾“plans”;where引導_____________。
【語篇解讀】
本文是一篇說明文。文章開篇提出一些公司已經(jīng)計劃開發(fā)個人太空游的項目,之后介紹了太空游的娛樂活動、觀賞活動和支付方式三方面的內(nèi)容。
【答案解析】
1. D 根據(jù)最后一段中的“Tho foreign exchange company Travelex”可知,一些公司已經(jīng)開始提前計劃了。故選D。
2. B 根據(jù)設空后的“individual modules”以及下文的“these structures will be developed into grand hotels”可知,首批太空旅館可能是一些連在一起的結(jié)構(gòu)簡單的獨立艙。故選B。
3. C 根據(jù)下文的“these structures will be developed into grand hotels”可知,此處是說隨著旅游業(yè)規(guī)模的日益擴大,這些連在一起的獨立艙會發(fā)展成豪華的大酒店。increase意為“增加,增長”;stop意為“停止”;fall意為“落下”;return意為“返回”。故選C。
4. C 根據(jù)下文的“water sports and various ball games”可知,此處是說太空旅館將提供什么樣的活動呢。故選C。
5. A 根據(jù)下文的“water sports and various ball games”可知,此處是說太空旅館有計劃要建造一些太空體育館。stadium意為“體育館”;platform意為“平臺”;park意為“公園”;stage意為“舞臺”。故選A。
6. C 根據(jù)下文的“You see mountains, deserts...”可知,調(diào)查顯示大多數(shù)人在太空中想做的第一件事就是觀看地球。故選C。
7. D 根據(jù)上文的“you orbit Earth”可知,因為太空旅游是繞地球飛行,因此人們看到的景色在不斷地變化。故選D。
8. B “享受太空假期當然需要花錢”和“太空中不能帶任何形式的……”之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,故。故選B。
9. D 根據(jù)下文中的“cash”“Credit and debit cards”可知,這些都是人們在地球上使用的付款方式。payment意為“付款,支付”;transport意為“運輸工具”;equipment意為“設備”;message意為“消息”。故選D。
10. C 根據(jù)下文的“destroy their magnetic strips”可推測,此處是說在太空中不能使用現(xiàn)金,因為任何有鋒利邊緣的紙幣都可能損傷人或設備。故選C。
11. A 根據(jù)設空后的“radiation from the universe would destroy their magnetic strips”可知,來自宇宙的輻射可能會毀壞磁條,因此信用卡和借記卡在太空都不能用。故選A。
12. B 根據(jù)下文的“developed... the QUID”可知,針對人們在地球上使用的付款方式在太空中不能用的情況,外幣兌換公司Travelex認為他們有解決這一問題的辦法。answer意為“答案”,符合語境。故選B。
13. B QUID是由外幣兌換公司Travelex研發(fā)的,故其是一種貨幣形式。故選B。
14. D 根據(jù)上文的“any notes with sharp edges could... people or equipment”可知,QUID是一種由塑料制成的貨幣,并且沒有危險的鋒利邊緣。dangerous意為“危險的”;useless意為“無用的”;strange意為“陌生的”;attractive意為“吸引人的”。故選D。
15. A Travelex同時還研發(fā)了與QUID配套使用的錢包,目的是防止QUID在零重力的飛船里漂浮。故選A。
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