Passage 50
学霸导读 各国的学生对于太空旅行这件事纷纷给出了他们自己的看法，你有何想法呢？
Would You Like to Travel Space?
It is 2050. Space tourism has become a reality. So would you want to be a space tourist? Here, some middle school students share their opinions.
❖ Jean, U.K.
I love space very much and would like to be the f irst teenager to d 1 a new planet. Then perhaps it would be named after me. I would become famous around the world!
❖ Emily, U.S.
Space exploration can be dangerous. What should I do if I get l 2 ? I can’t come back to the Earth. I am also afraid of heights. It would be very frightening when you look down from a spaceship!
❖ Klaudia, Spain
I would love to go to space because from there I could enjoy a nice v 3 of the Earth. The blue oceans and green forests on the Earth must be magnif icent. What’s more， I am curious about what life is like without gravity （ 重力 ）. Perhaps it would be fun to play golf in space！
❖ Edward, U.K.
It would be cool. But how lonely and depressed I would be without a 4 around me! I would miss my family. It also requires a large amount of training to become a space tourist, and I don’t think I have time for that. Moreover, I don’t think I can a 5 a trip to space. That would def initely cost a lot!
❖ Zainab, South Africa
I’d love to. We studied the solar system in science classes this semester. I think the space is amazing and I desire to know more about it. Unluckily, I have no other way but to search for information about it o 6 . If I can have the chance to travel to space, I would directly see the things I never see on the Earth.
❖ Ana, U.S.
I would not like to be a space tourist. I respect those who love space tourism. For me, I only want to f 7 on what I have on this planet—my family, my school and my pets. I would like to work hard to make progress in what I am doing.
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高频词汇
name after 用（某人的名字）命名
exploration /ˌeksplə'reɪʃn/ n. 研究，探索，勘探
magnif icent /mæg'nɪfɪsnt/ adj. 壮丽的，宏伟的
def initely /'defɪnətli/ adv. 肯定，确切地
desire /dɪ'zaɪə（r）/ v./n. 渴望