2015考研英语阅读太空之旅送我入太空
<p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ideological">ideological</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="upmanship">upmanship</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="extraterrestrial">extraterrestrial</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="lesslofty">lesslofty</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>: <span word="sightseeing">sightseeing</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="thatcould">thatcould</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="celestial">celestial</span> <span word="neighbour">neighbour</span>.</p><p> 美国和苏联的空间竞争是关于外星探索上谁高人一等的问题。一个新的到月球的竞争有一个更加崇高的目标：旅游观光。两个空间旅游公司计划在月球项目上竞争以使私人个体可以掏钱飞上地球最近的天体邻居。</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="June">June</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Excalibur">Excalibur</span> <span word="Almaz">Almaz</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Isle">Isle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Man">Man</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Britishdependency">Britishdependency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="company">company</span>-<span word="after">after</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Adventures">Adventures</span>, <span word="anAmerican">anAmerican</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>-<span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="moonshot">moonshot</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="arecharging">arecharging</span> $150<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="training">training</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="isoffering">isoffering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="descent">descent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>-<span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>-<span word="by">by</span>.</p><p> 一个英国支持的位于英国曼岛的神剑在六月19号成为第为继美国空间旅游公司空间探险公司之后第二家空间旅行公司为登月的商业用途提供票。两个公司都要1500万一个座位，包括数月的地上训练。两个公司都不提供降落地面的服务仅仅是绕月飞行。</p><p> <span word="Whereas">Whereas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="favourites">favourites</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rematch">rematch</span>.<span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Excalibur">Excalibur</span> <span word="Almaz">Almaz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Adventures">Adventures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="rockets">rockets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span>.<span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Adventures">Adventures</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="Soyuz">Soyuz</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shuttleseven">shuttleseven</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> . <span word="Excalibur">Excalibur</span> <span word="Almaz">Almaz</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="torefit">torefit</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Almaz">Almaz</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p>
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