职称英语考试理工类阅读理解的练习及答案(5)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Race">Race</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="millionaire">millionaire</span> <span word="Dennis">Dennis</span> <span word="Tito">Tito</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="viewpoint">viewpoint</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>，<span word="Tito">Tito</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span>.<span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="On">On</span> 30 <span word="April">April</span> 2002，<span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Shuttleworth">Shuttleworth</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span>.<span word="Shuttleworth">Shuttleworth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span>.<span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> $ 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eightday">eightday</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customdrs">customdrs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span>.<span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="space">space</span>.<span word="However">However</span>，<span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>.<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>,<span word="only">only</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="However">However</span>，<span word="space">space</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>.<span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Readdy">Readdy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NASAs">NASAs</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="administrator">administrator</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1 <span word="in">in</span> 500.<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="off">off</span>.<span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span>?</p><p> </p>
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