太空漫游不是梦！美国一基金会计划于2025年建成太空旅馆
It has been over 50 years since American astronaut Armstrong — the first man — stepped on the moon and we are still dreaming of exploring outer space. Perhaps a career as an astronaut is not for you. You might be more interested in floating among the stars in a space hotel.
The Gateway Foundation is a company in California. It has recently announced a plan for the world’s first commercial space hotel. The hotel looks like a huge wheel. It is made up of 24 modules. There will be guest rooms, restaurants and cinemas. Tourists can also enjoy fun sports, such as low-gravity basketball and rock climbing. It feels quite different from the earth because the gravity is low and you can pull things farther with the same strength.
The company hopes that space will become a great new vacation destination. The space hotel will be open to the public in 2025. Space tourism is expensive — Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans to launch passengers into sub-orbital space at a high price of $250,000 per person, per trip.
Given the design is still exactly — just a design — there are some questions we need to answer about how the space hotel will work in actuality. For example, it’s been suggested that living in low gravity for an extended period of time is damaging to the human body. While vacationers will probably only visit the hotel for a few weeks, workers will plan to be there for six months to a year.
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1.What can we learn about the space hotel?
A It is designed like a large square.
B It will be built by American government.
C It allows people to do everything they like.
D It will provide many entertainment activities.
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第二段第五及六句There will be guest rooms, restaurants and cinemas. Tourists can also enjoy fun sports, such as low-gravity basketball and rock climbing.可知，太空旅馆有餐厅和电影院，也可以享受有趣的运动，由此推出太空旅馆将提供很多娱乐活动，故选D。
2.Why is doing sports on the space hotel different from that on the earth？
A Because doing sports on the space hotel is easier.
B Because the gravity on the space hotel is low.
C Because the ball on the space hotel is smaller.
D Because people get more strength on the space hotel.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句It feels quite different from the earth because the gravity is low and you can pull things farther with the same strength.可知，在太空中做运动和地球上很不一样是因为在太空重力很低，故选B。
3.How much should you pay if you want to go to the space hotel with your parents for a trip?
A $250,000.
B $500,000.
C $750,000.
D $1000,000.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段第三句Space tourism is expensive — Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans to launch passengers into sub-orbital space at a high price of $250,000 per person, per trip.可知，每个人去太空旅馆一次需要花费25万美元，带上父母一起去需要花费75万（25万*3）美元，故选C。
4.How long could a waiter work in the space hotel?
A At most a year.
B At least a year.
C At most 6 months.
D At least a few weeks.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句While vacationers will probably only visit the hotel for a few weeks, workers will plan to be there for six months to a year.可知，由于失重会给人带来不良影响，因此工作人员在太空旅馆最多待一年，故选A。