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听力
FactsandOpinions
1.Spaceexplorationisexciting.Butitisverycostlyandrisky.
2.Theachievementofsendingastronautstothelunarsurfaceandbackrepresentsthesummitofhumanspaceflight.
3.Sinceancienttimes,peoplehavedreamedofleavingourplanetandexploringotherworlds.
4.RocketswereinventedinChinainaboutthe11thcentury.
5.ChinalauncheditsfirstartificialsatelliteonApril24,1970,butithasn'tputpilotedspacecraftintoorbityet.
6.ThespaceagebeganwiththelaunchofthefirstartificialsatellitebytheSovietUnionin1957.
7.Theabilitytotakepartinspaceexplorationrepresentsthelevelofanation'sscientificandeconomicdevelopment.
8.Beginningin1960weathersatelliteshavesentbacktelevisionimagesofpartsoftheearth.
9.Satellitesystemshaveenabledustoseewhatishappeningaroundtheworld.
10.Withoutsatelliteservices,wewouldn'tbeabletoviewalivetransmissionoftheOlympicGames.
11.Chinaisoneofthenationsthathavetheabilitytoconductlarge-scalespaceexploration.
12.Spaceexplorationhasbroughtaboutgreatchangesinourlives,suchasweatherpredictionandenvironmentalmonitoring.
13.Thecamerasonaspaceshiporsatellitecanprovideawealthofusefuldata.
14.Itisreportedthatanotherspaceship,namedAriane,explodedintheairthreeminutesafteritslaunch.
15.Inthenearfuture,ourcountrywillbeabletosenditsfirstpilotedspaceshipintospace.
16.SovietcosmonautYuriGagarinbecamethefirsthumaninspacein1961.
17.OnJuly20,1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongandothersaboardApollo11madeasuccessfullandingonthemoon.
18.Armstrongleftthefirsthumanfootprintonanotherworld.Hisfamouswordsonthemoonwere,"That'sonesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind."
19.Inthefuture,commercialflightsintoEarthorbitmaybecomeavailableandtouristscantakeaspaceshipforsightseeinginspace.
20.Weareconcernedthatonedayasatellitegoingoutofordermaycrashontotheearthandhitus.
21.Aman-madedisastermayoccurintheeventofamalfunctioningspaceshipcrashingintoadenselypopulatedarea.
22.Tosomeextenttheabilitytocarryoutaspaceprogramisameasureofanation'seconomicstrength.
23.ThereusablespaceshuttlesaredesignedtolowerthecostoflaunchingsatellitesintoEarthorbit.
24.In1986theSovietslaunchedthefirstspacestationthatconsistedofdistinctunits,ormodules.
Unit1
TheWorld'sFirstSpaceTourist(A)
OnMay6,2001,DennisTito,a61-year-oldCaliforniamillionaireandformerNASAengineer,becametheworld'sfirstpayingspacetouristwhentheRussianspaceagencylaunchedhimandtwoRussiancosmonautsaboardarocketforajourneytotheInternationalSpaceStation.
TitoandthecrewblastedofffromthecosmodromeinKazakstanontime.Titoappearedcalm,wearingaspacesuitandasmile.ThetripbytheRussiancrewwasalmostdelayedduetoconcernsexpressedbyNASAthatthespacestationwouldgettoocrowdedwhileanAmericancrewdidsomenecessarycomputerrepairs.FortunatelyforTito,NASAsaidFridaythatithadstruckadealwiththeRussianSpaceAgency,allowinghimtolaunchontimewithoutinterruptingtheAmericancrew'sworkontheailingInternationalSpaceStation.
TitopaidtheRussianspaceagency$20milliontoflyinspace,butRussia'spartnersinthespacestation--especiallyNASA--objected,sayinghislackoftrainingwouldrequireadditionalsafetymeasures.
TitohasbeentrainingattheStarCity,Russiaspacecenter,forayear,learningthedetailsofaSoyuzspacecraftandpracticinghowtosurvivealandinginSiberia.Justdaysbeforethelaunch,heproclaimedthathewaswellprepared.Hesaid,"ThetrainingiswhatcountsandI'vehadasignificantamountoftraining.Andthat,Ithink,coupledwithmyaerospaceengineeringbackground,putsmeinaverystrongposition,asfarasbeingabletofunctioninspace."
Titohasnodutiesduringthemission.Hetoldreporters:
"I'mnotafighterpilot,I'mabusinessman,andIwanttobeabletoabsorbasmuchofthisexperienceandrelateittoasmanypeopleasIcan."Hesaidhewouldtakepicturesandtellpeopleabouttheexperienceuponhisreturn.TitosayshislaunchaboardaRussianrocketandsix-daystayontheInternationalSpaceStationdemonstratesthatanyonecan--andshould--experiencespace.
TheWorld'sFirstSpaceTourist(B)
DennisTitoistheoldestchildofworking-classItalianimmigrantswhoseancestorscamefromthetownofTitoinsouthernItaly.Hisfatherwasaprinter,andhismotherwasaseamstress.WhilegrowingupinQueens,N.Y.,Titobecameinterestedinspacetravel.HesayshedreamedofspaceflightwhenhesawSputniklaunchasateenagerin1957.Yes,itwasSputnikthatsparkedhisteenageimagination.
Titoearnedbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreesinaerospaceengineeringandwenttoworkin1964fortheJetPropulsionLaboratoryinPasadena,Calif.HechartedflightpathsforNASA'sMarinerMarsprobes,earning$15,000ayear.Butheyearnedformore--moremoney.
TitofoundedhisowncompanyWilshireAssociatesintheearly1970s,usingthemathematicalintelligencehedevelopedduringhisNASAcareertoanalyzethestockmarketinstead.HisfirmproducestheWilshire500TotalMarketIndex,whichiswatchedbyFederalReserveofficialsasanoverallsnapshotofU.S.stockmarkets.
Byage40,hehadmadehisfirstmillion.Themillionskeptpilingup;theinvestmentfirmnowmanagesmorethan$10billioninassetsandadviseson$1trillioninassets.Hispersonalfortuneisestimatedat$200million.
Tito'spassionsincludeopera,sailingandbuyingfastcars--butdrivingthemslowly.Mostarehousedintheeight-cargarageofhis30,000-square-footmanorhousewithoceanviewsthathebuiltontopofamountaininLosAngeles.
Heandhiswife,Suzanne,divorcedshortlyafterthehousewascompleted.Histhreechildrenareintheir20s.
Withalargedisposableincome,TitotoyedwiththeideaofflyingtoMirintheearly1990s.TheRussianshadjustsentupaJapanesejournalistandaBritishchemistforcash,andTitowantedtobethenextguestcosmonaut.ButtheSovietUnion'scollapseforcedhimtoputhisdreamonhold.
ThespacedreamcamealiveagaininApril2000,whentheMirCorpjointventurecalledinApril2000,inhopesofkeepingMirafloat.
TitoputmillionsintoanaccountthattheRussianspaceprogramcouldaccessoncehewaslaunchedtoMir,andwenttothecosmonautheadquartersintheStarCity,outsideMoscow.There,the5-foot-5,140-pound,fit-lookingbusinessmanthrewhimselfintotraining."TheRussiansdidn'tcutanycorners,"heboasted.
WhenRussiadecidedtosinkits15-year-oldspacestation,officialsofferedTitoanalternativedestination--theInternationalSpaceStation,barely2yearsold.AnotherSoyuzspacecraftwasneededatthespacestationasafreshlifeboat,andthethird,emptyseatwasofferedtohim.
Titowasthrilledwiththechangeintravelplans."They'redifferentstarhotels,"hesaidofthetwospacestations.
HetookspecialdelightinlaunchingfromthesamepadwhereSputniktookoffonOct.4,1957,andwheretheworld'sfirstspaceman,YuriGagarin,tookoffonApril12,1961.
TitowasthethirdAmericantobelaunchedaboardaRussianrocket,butthefirsttolandinaRussianspacecraft.TheSoyuzcapsuleparachutesdownintoremoteKazakstan.
AllthreeofTito'schildrenwereattheBaikonurCosmodromeforhislaunch.Titoinsistedhewasnotafraidorevennervousabouthisflight.
"Ifyou'regoingtodieofnaturalcauses,doesitpaytositathomeandbeafraidtocrossthestreet?
"Titosaid."Themainthingis,I'mnotcrazy."
Questions:
1.WherewasTitoborn?
2.WhendidTitofirstbecomefascinatedwithspacetravel?
3.WhatwasTito'smajorinuniversity?
4.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethebusinessofTito'sfirm?
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutTito'shobby?
6.WhatwasthemaincauseofTito'sabandoninghisplantoflytoMirintheearly1990s?
7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutTito'straining?
Unit2
FactsandOpinions
1.Thestrangerlookedatmeskepticallyforafewminutesandthendroveawayfromtheparkinglotwithoutaword.
2.Thoughshe'sstudiedinaforeignlanguageuniversityforseveralyears,sheisastrangertoFrench.
3.Thelittleboyfeltstrangeamidsomanyforeignchildren.
4.ItseemsoddthatJohncouldaffordanewBMW,forhewaslaidofffromhisjobayearago.
5.Shewasverycuriousaboutthewayhecountedthevotesaftertheelectionforschoolpresident.
6.MycuriosityaswellasangerroseasIwatchedhimflipthroughthelettersonmydeskinhisnosyway.
7.Itisquiteindifferenttomewhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththeargumentthatmenarebornevil.
8.It'squeerindeedthatastrangerofferedmeacupofteawhenIwasthirstyonthetrainduringthejourney.
9.Thenewregulationsimposedbythepoliceareveryunusualanditwilltaketimetogetusedtothem.
10.Thatnewspaperisnotoriousforgivingbiasedaccounts.
11.Theoldladyalwayssleptunderthebedwithherclotheson,andthiseccentrichabitofhersactuallysavedherlifewhenanearthquakestruckabruptlyonenight.
12.Toomanypeople,especiallyyoungpeople,liketousescreennamestochatonline.
13.ThoughyoucannottellhowoldyourpalinanInternetroomis,moreoftenthannotyoucantellwhetherthechatterisamaleorafemale.
14.Talkativepersonsaredangerous,fortheyhavenosecretsaboutthemselvesandkeepnosecretsofothers.
15.Ilikee
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