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The first private mission outside of the earth orbit is closed to many of our think. U.S. government officials outset to approve a mission by privately held space company-Moon Express to travel outside of the earth orbit in late 2017. Moon express’s mission involves plans to land a suitcase size package of scientific equipment on the moon for on-going exploration on commercial development. The decision involved amounts of lobbying and coordinated conversations between a number of factual agencies. On the international treaties, the US is responsible for the cargo of both public and private space craft. This makes commercial space travel a complex legal issue not just domestically but abroad. A Moon Express representative declined to comment on the story. But noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal. Moon express is not the only company seeking for the right to travel to outspace. Elon Musk’s space Ten aims to send an unmanned aircraft to Mars by 2018.

5. What is the news report mainly about?

答案：由U.S. government officials outset to approve a mission by privately held space company-Moon Express to travel outside of the earth orbit in late 2017可知，本篇主要与美国政府同意私人太空任务相关。

6. What is the Moon Express planning to do?

答案：Moon express’s mission involves plans to land a suitcase size package of scientific equipment on the moon.

7. What does Moon Express think of its mission?

答案：But noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal.

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气候变化和全球经济发展 

W： Professor Henderson could you give us a brief overview of what you do， where you work and your main area of research？ 

M： Well the Center for Climate Research where I work links the science of climate change to issues around economics and policy。 Some of our research is to do with the likely impacts of climate change and all of the associated risks。 

W： And how strong is the evidence that climate change is happening that it‘s really something we need to be worried about。 

M： Well most of the science of climate change particularly that to do with global warming is simply fact。 

But other aspects of the science are less certain or at least more disputed。 

And so we‘re really talking about risk what the economics tells us is that it’s probably cheaper to avoid climate change to avoid the risk than it has to deal with the likely consequences。 

W： So what are we doing？ What can we do about it？ 

M： Well I would argue that we need to develop the science specifically to understand the likely impacts of climate change in different contexts。 

As I said we need to understand the best ways of avoiding climate change and this will involve a huge transition to low carbon energy systems and the transition is a tremendous priority。 

And for this to happen， we may need action on a global scale from a political perspective。 

We need to understand the terms on which major countries like China and the USA might sign up to a global agreement because at the moment we don‘t have that consensus。 

W： Right。 

M： And we also need to plan ahead so that we‘re in a position to deal with the likely levels of climate change which are already inevitable and even more so to for the levels that are likely if we don’t get those global agreements。 

Q1. What does Professor H say about his main area of research？ 

A It tries to predict the possible trends of global climate change。 

B It studies the impact of global climate change on people’s lives。 

C It links the science of climate change to economic and policy issues。 

D It focuses on the efforts countries can make to deal with global warning。 

答案 C 

Q2. What does Professor H say about climate change？ 

A It will take a long time before a consensus is reached on its impact。 

B It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it。 

C It is the most pressing issue confronting all countries。 

D It is bound to cause endless disputes among nations。 

答案 B 

Q3. What does Professor H say is a top priority in combating climate change？ 

A The transition to low-carbon energy systems。 

B The cooperation among world major powers。 

C The signing of a global agreement。 

D The raising of people’s awareness。 

答案 A 

Q4. What does Professor H advise us to do to better deal with climate change？ 

A Carry out more research on it。 

B Cut down energy consumption。 

C Plan well in advance。 

D Adopt new technology。 

答案 C