2013年职称英语综合类的阅读理解模拟试题1
<p> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="Vacation">Vacation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spaces">Spaces</span>?</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lofting">lofting</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="Space">Space</span><span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Bernardino">Bernardino</span>, <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 10,000 <span word="would">would</span>-<span word="be">be</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> $1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span>. <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Adventure">Adventure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arlington">Arlington</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 130 <span word="deposits">deposits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span>, $98,000 <span word="space">space</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="tentatively">tentatively</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2005. <span word="Gene">Gene</span> <span word="Meyers">Meyers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="says">says</span>: <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hurdles">hurdles</span>. <span word="Putting">Putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span><span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span><span word="already">already</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> $22,000/<span word="kg">kg</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insuring">insuring</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="litigious">litigious</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span>. <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Pike">Pike</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="acerbically">acerbically</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="space">space</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="guys">guys</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>: <span word="design">design</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reusable">reusable</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span>, <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span>. <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="Spaces">Spaces</span> <span word="prototype">prototype</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sprouted">sprouted</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>. <span word="Rotary">Rotary</span> <span word="Rocket">Rocket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Redwood">Redwood</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="booster">booster</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rotors">rotors</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>; <span word="Kistler">Kistler</span> <span word="Aerospace">Aerospace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kirkland">Kirkland</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="piecing">piecing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>, <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="thermal">thermal</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="tiles">tiles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="parachute">parachute</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="countdowns">countdowns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Aviation">Aviation</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="informally">informally</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="galaxy">galaxy</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p>
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