入了太空，并把过程拍了下来，因此作者想要表达的是这个试验吸引了世人的目光。

　　2．Which of the following about the students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is right?

　　A．They were examples for Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.

　　B．They helped Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad to achieve dream.

　　C．They launched weather balloon together with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.

　　D．They studied with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad in the same school.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第一句话可知选A。

　　3．How did Mathew and Asad keep their costs down?

　　A．By sewing the weather balloon themselves.

　　B．By borrowing spacecraft from the MIT students.

　　C．By making their spacecraft by hand.

　　D．By using second­hand equipment.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。结合文章第四段的第二句话可知他们使用二手的设备来节省费用。

　　4．What problems did Mathew and Asad have on launch day?

　　A．They ran out of helium.

　　B．The wind was too strong.

　　C．The balloon suddenly broke.

　　D．Their spacecraft was blown away.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的"We had a lot of anxiety on launch day because there were high winds when we were going up"可知，在他们进行发射的那天遇到的问题是风比较大。

　　B

　　Hi there, 2060!

　　Children are the future. In 2060, today's children will be parents, grandparents and possibly even great­grand parents.

　　Those still alive in Valdosta, Georgia in 2060 will be able to share a part of their youth with the youth of the day, when the city's time capsule (时间胶囊) is dug up in Drexel Park.

　　Students from the Valdosta City School System have had a hand in collecting information that will be placed in the time capsule.

Kindergarten to the second grade studied transportation. Third through fifth graders looked at the technology of today. Sixth through eighth focused on (关注) music and