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牛津版（深圳·广州）初中英语九年级下册第一单元检测卷
Today isDecember 15, 2030. Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Marsnext month, you will most likely get a gift card for a space trip.
Theinterest in trips, 100km above the surface of the Earth, has grown steadilysince such a trip began. However, the market has grown much larger this yearsince the official announcement of the Mars mission. More low-cost spacelineshave entered the market and you can now find the price for such a trip is aslow as $3,495. It's very reasonable.
Spacetourism (旅游业;观光业) is one of the markets that have developed fast during the lastdecade, with the opening of the Starbright Hotel on the moon as well as the loworbital (轨道的) hotels that started accepting guests.However, accommodation (住宿) in space is still expensivefor theaverage household, so the suborbital (亚轨道的) flights with thirty-minute weightlessness during the three-hourflight will for some time be the most popular trip.
However,the spacelines might face fierce (激烈的) competition for space elevators (太空升降舱) inthe future, like the one that is projected to start construction (建造) within two years. Once it is fully functional (工作的), it will
start to ship cargo (货物) to space. But it will accept passengers as soon aspossible to get back the large investment. Even if the elevator (电梯) becomes successful, it will take several years before there aremore elevators in the world to get in the competition for space traffic withthe spacelines.
Those whoare looking for a little bit of adventure and have extra money to spend maywant to consider a suborbital flight in space. While a suborbital flight maynot be the space mission that you have always dreamed of, it will give you therare opportunity to see what our planet looks like in a high-altitude (高度) flight outside our atmosphere.So before you enjoy a trip by elevator to space, enjoy a suborbital flightfirst.
Dubai just opened a new Ferris wheel(摩天轮). Let's find out what's so amazing about it, along with some other famous Ferris wheels around the world!
Ain Dubai is the world's largest and highest Ferris wheel. It opened to the public on Oct. 21st, 2021. This huge wheel is 250 metres high and about twice as high as the famous London Eye. It can carry 1,750 people and runs both day and night. People can eat, drink and enjoy the sunset as they ride. |
The London Eye is on the bank of the Thames River in London, the UK. It has 32 pods(舱). Each can hold about 25 visitors. It takes about 30 minutes to make a round. Visitors can fly up in the sky for a bird's-eye view of the city. The London Eye is also called the Millennium(千禧年)Wheel because it was built to celebrate the new millennium. It opened in 2000. |
The Tianjin Eye is on the Yongle Bridge, over the Haihe River in Tianjin. It is the only Ferris wheel built on a bridge. This one is 110 metres in diameter(直径)and about 120 metres high. It has 48 see-through cabins(舱), each able to carry eight people. It takes 20—40 minutes to go around once. You can ride it to overlook Tianjin. |
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