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    A teddy bear from Cumbria is launching into space to raise cash for charity(慈善)
    Terence,an experienced traveller who has been to Iraq,will be the guest of honour on aviation（飞行）legend Burt Rutan’s Spaceship One when it flies above Earth.The mission takes off from California on September 29, and on his return the loveable toy will be auctioned off（拍卖）in aid of the North AIR Ambulance Appeal(北部空中救护服务中心).
    Spaceship One is the world’s first private spacecraft,and is competing for a prestigious space travel prize.Chief executive of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS),Graham Pickering,said”flying officer”Terence had been handed over to the RAF six months ago and staff had been receiving postcards from him ever since.
    He said,“Terence was a fundraising idea that really took off. We have received pictures of him in a U2 craft,trying parachuting and even looking drunk and disorderly.When the RAF finally discharege him he will be a very rare bear indeed?--we just hope he does not bum up on re?entry to Earth”.
    GNAAS,which needs charitable donations of more than ￡2m a year,has three air ambulances(空中救护机).
    Peter Bond,spokesman for the Royal Astronimical Society,said Terence’s safety was not guaranteed. He said,“This is a new experimental craft and this will only be the second time it has flown.During its first voyage it developed technical problems but hopefully they have now been resolved.”
    Since May,Terence has spent time with members of 100 squadron（空军中队）based at RAF Leeming Basra.Iraq,and at air shows with performing fighter planes.
    Spaceship One will fly 100km(62 miles) above the Earth’s surface,just breaking through the planet’s atmosphere.
    If it repeats the feat（技艺）inside two weeks,it will claim the $ 10 million Ansari X-Prize set up to encourage the private space flight business.
    小题1:Which of the following is the best title?
    A．The Toy Bear Will Be Auctioned Off
    B．Space Flight
    C．Spaceship One to Lift Off
    D．Teddy Bear Astronaut to Lift Off
    小题2:Terence is      .
    A．an experienced astronaut
    B．a toy bear
    C．a real bear living in England
    D．an air force officer
    小题3:Which of the following is true of Speaceship One?
    A．Spaceship One is the world’s first speacecraft.
    B．The purpose of its flight is to collect money for the charity.
    C．The purpose of its flight is to comepete for a prestigious space travel prize.
    D．Spaceship One has never flown.
    小题4:We can infer that      .
    A．after this space flight,Spaceship One will get the $ 10 million Ansari X-prize
    B．it is dangerous for a spaceship to re-entre the earth atmosphere
    C．Terence will be very safe on the flight
    D．Spaceship One is just an ordinary plane

    小题1:D
    小题1:B
    小题1:C
    小题1:B

    小题1:全文讲述Terence玩具熊将搭乘“太空一号”飞船遨游太空，然后被拍卖支持慈善事业。
    小题1:文章第二段说Terence是经验丰富的traveler，到过Iraq，即将踏上太空之行，回来后the toy将被拍卖。
    小题1:第三段开头说“太空一号”此行的目的是角逐space travel prize，最后一段说届时它将获得鼓励个人商业飞行的一千万美元的奖金。
    小题1:第四段末说“我们希望在飞船重返地球时玩具熊不会燃烧”，由此可知飞船重返地球时它可能因为空气摩擦而燃烧。
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