阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
When you get into an elevator (电梯), there is a button (按钮) inside. After you
press the button, the elevator then takes you to outer space. Does this sound
like something from a science fiction film? In fact, it might become 1 in the future.
Scientists hope 2 the space elevator by 2050. The elevator has a
strong cable(缆绳). The cable connects the
elevator to the Space Station. The elevator goes up and down along the cable.
The elevator might look like an egg. It can take 30 people. The trip is about
36,000 km. It may 3 eight days to get to space.
People can only fly rockets into space right
now. But they are expensive. A space elevator would be cheaper. It can do more
than just take people into space. The elevator can 4 send heavy things into space. A space elevator
could make 5 easier to go into space.
(1)
A .
wonderful
B .
real
C .
wise
D .
fascinating
(2)
A .
to build
B .
build
C .
building
D .
builds
(3)
A .
spend
B .
cost
C .
pay
D .
take
(4)
A .
almost
B .
hardly
C .
also
D .
too
(5)
A .
that
B .
it
C .
this
D .
it's
答案:(1)B;(2)A;(3)D;(4)C;(5)B;