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sShenzhouVspacecraft,whichorbitedtheearth14times.Helandedsafelyat6:
23a.m.thenextday,makingChinathethirdcountrytosuccessfullysendapersonintospace,aftertheformerSovietUnionandtheUS.
Yangwassatisfiedwithhisjob."
Ihaveseenmanylandingscenesbeforeonvideo,andIthinkourswasoneofthemostsuccessful,"
hesaidonaspecialplanetoBeijingafterlanding.
BornintoanordinaryfamilyinLiaoningProvince,hebecameapilotintheChineseAirForcein1987,spending1,350hoursintheair.HejoinedtheChinesespaceprogramme11yearslater.
Whileinspace,YangrecordedeverythinghesawaswellasshowingChina'
snationalflagandtheUnitedNations'
flagtothepeoplewatchingonTVathome.Healsoateamealofdicedchickenandfriedrice,beforetakinga3-hournap.Thewholeprojectwentaccordingtoplan,butspaceexplorationisnotaseasyasitseems.
AnyonewhosawthedestructionoftheUSspaceshuttleColumbiainFebruarythisyearwillknowthatYangtookagreatrisk.
Heexperiencedextremelyhightemperatures,whilethegravitationalforces(重力)ontakeoffandlandingwerestrongenoughtoforcetearsfromhiseyes.
Hehasspentfiveyearstrainingtobecomeaspaceman.
"
Ieatallofmymealsatthespaceprogramme'
sdinningroomandhaveneverbeenabletotakemysontokindergarten,"
hesaid."
I'
venevermethisteachers."
ButbecomingChina'
sfirstspacemanhasmadealltheeffortworthwhile.
WhenIboardedthespacecraftforthefirsttime,Icouldn'
thelpfeelingexcited,"
IdecidedthatIhadtoflyit."
ToChinesepeople,Yangisnowahero.OnevisitortoaXinhuanewsagencyonlineforum(网上论坛)said:
Yang'
stripisagiantleapforwardforChina."
OfficialssaythenextShenzhouwillbelaunchedby2005.Chinaalsoplanstodevelopspacewalkingandaspacelab.
1.Whatisthemainideaofthestory?
A.China'
sfirstmannedspaceflight.
B.Aherowithgreatcourage
C.ThefirstChinesemaninspace
D.HowYangLiweibecameChina'
sfirstspaceman
2.HowlongdideachofYang'
sorbitstakeonaverage?
A.1hour.
B.1.5hours.
C.6hours.
D.Thestorydidn'
tmention.
3.Whydidthewritermentionthegravitationalforcesontakeoffandlanding?
A.Tostressthehardshipandthespacemanhadtoexperience.
B.Becauseitwasaveryspecialexperienceforanyspacemen.
C.Tostresshowmuchtraininghehadtodotopreparefortheflight
D.ToshowthatYangislucky.
4.Whydidthewriteruse"
giantleap"
inthetitle?
A.BecausethespaceflightmarkedChina'
sgreatprogressinthefieldofspaceexploration.
B.BecauseNeilArmstrongsaiditwasa"
formankindwhenhefirstsetfootonthemoon.
C.Becausethespaceflightwasahugesuccess.
D.BothAandB.
Passage2Chinesefourthunmannedspacecraftintospace
ChinablasteditsfourthunmannedcraftintospaceonMondayinwhatislikelyafinaltestbeforesendingitsfirstastronautintoorbitaroundearth,statemediasaid.
TheShenzhouIV,or“DivineShip,”tookofffromitslaunchcenterinthenorthwesternprovinceofGansuearlyMondaymorningandhadalreadysettledintoitscoursearoundEarth,theofficialXinhuanewsagencyandnewspapersreported.“ThesuccessfullaunchoftheShenzhouIVhaslaidasolidfoundationforChinatosendChineseastronautsintospace,”theChinaDailyquotedanofficialattheBeijingAerospaceCommandandControlCenterassaying.Likeitspredecessors,thecraftwillcircleEarthonceevery90minutes.Thevessel,whichboastsacompletesystemneededformannedflight,willflyinspaceforafewdaysbeforelanding.
China’sspaceprogramisatestofnationalprideasthecountry,growingfastaftertwodecadesofmarket-orientedreforms,seeksaplaceontheworldstagealongsidegreatpowers.Chinaaimstobecomethethirdnationintheworldcapableofputtingpeopleinspace.TheSovietUnionfirstaccomplishedthefeatin1961,withtheUnitedStatesfollowingthenextyear.Thecountrystarteditsmannedflightprogramin1992,theXinhuareported,addingastronautshadenteredtheShenzhouIVtotrainformissionsforthefirsttime.XinhuaquotedSuShuangning,aleadingofficialforthemannedflightprogram,assayingChineseastronauts,allwithfighterpilotbackgrounds,wereabsolutelycapableofmakingtheirmaidenvoyagetoouterspace.
1.In________Chinastarteditsmannedflightprogram.
A.1961B.1962C.1992D.2000
2.Whichnationssucceededincarryingpeopleintospace?
A.theSovietUnionandChinaB.theUnitedStatesandChina
C.theformerSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatesD.Russia
3.WhichisNOTtrueabout“theShenzhouIV”accordingtothisreport?
A.It’sChinesefourthunmannedspacecraftlaunchedintospace.
B.Itislikelytobeafinaltestbeforelaunchingamannedcraft.
C.ItwassuccessfullylaunchedearlyMondaymorning.
D.Itdidnotboastasystemneededformannedflight.
4.TheLastsentenceinboldimpliesallofthefollowingbut_________.
A.TheleadingofficialisquitesurethatChinaiscapableofsendingmannedcraftsintospace.
B.Theastronautswhowilltakethefirsttripintospacewerepickedoutamongthefighterpilots.
C.Chineseastronautshavemadeseveralvoyagestoouterspacebefore.
D.XinhuanewsagencyquotedimpersonallywhatSuShuangning,theleadingofficialforthemannedflightprogram,said.
Passage3
AnunmannedChinesespacecapsulereturnedsafelytoEarthonSunday,mediasaid,layingthegroundworkforChinatoattemptlaterthisyeartosendanastronautintospace.AsuccessfulmannedflightwouldmakeChinaonlythethirdcountry,afterRussiaandtheUnitedStates,abletosenditsownastronautsintospace.
TheShenzhouIVcapsulelandedasplannedjustafter7:
00p.m.onChina’snortherngrasslandsintheInnerMongoliaregion.Chineseofficialssaidthatthenextlaunchwouldbemanned.
ShenzhouIVblastedintospaceDec.30fromabaseintheGobidesert.Itorbitedtheearth108timesandperformedhundredsofmaneuvers(机动运用),includingunfoldingitssolarpanels.Instrumentsfunctionednormallyandcollectedalargeamountoftestdata.There-entryvehicleanditscontentswillbesenttoBeijingforanalysis.Theflightwasthesecondinlessthan10monthsforaChinesespacecapsule--theshortestperiodtodatebetweenlaunchesandapossiblesignofgrowingofficialconfidenceintheprogram.
AcorpsofaboutadozenastronautspickedfromamongfighterpilotsinChina’sairforcehavebeentrainingforyearstotakethefirsttripintospace.AtleasttwoweresenttoRussia’scosmonautschool,called“taikonauts”aftertheChinesewordforspace,theyusedtheShenzhouIVcapsulefortraining.
TheShenzhouIV,whosenamemeans“SacredVessel,”carriedthenecessaryequipmentforamannedflight,andthemissiontestedlife-supportandothersystems.Xinhuasaidthecapsulewas“identicaltomannedspaceshipsexcepttherewerenomenaboard.”
1.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.UnmannedSpaceMissionaSuccess
B.ChineseFourthUnmannedSpacecraftIntoSpace
C.ChineseAstronautsSenttoRussia
D.China---theThirdCountrytoSendAstronautsIntoSpace
2.ShenzhouIVfinishedthefollowingtaskssuccessfullyexceptthat_________.
A.itorbitedtheearth108times.
B.Itperformedhundredsofmaneuvers.
C.itcollectedalargeamountoftestdata
D.itbroughtbackarockfromthemoon.
3.Theword“taikonauts”inboldmaymean__________inChinese.
A.太空B.太空人C.宇航员D.太空舱
4.Fromthelastsentence,whatXinhuasaidmeans__________.
A.“TheShenzhouIVwasthesameasamannedspaceshipbuttherewerenomenaboardonitthistime.”
B.“Thecapsulewasanunmannedspacecraftsanditneededimprovinginordertoletmenaboard.”
C.“TheSacredVesselIVwasidenticaltoamannedspaceshipbutitwasnotabletocarrymenintospace.”
D.“Thespaceshipisverysimilartoamannedonebutitcouldnotholdanastronauts.”
Passage4SARS
ScientistssaySevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome(SARS)iscausedbyanewvirusfromthefamilyofcoronaviruses(冠状病毒),whichalsocausesthecommoncold.
WHATARETHESYMPTOMS?
TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthemainsymptomsofSARSarehighfever(over38℃),drycough,shortnessbreathorbreathingdifficulties.ChangesinchestX-rays,whichareindicativeofpneumonia(肺炎),alsooccur.SARSmaybeassociatedwithothersymptoms,includingchills,headache,muscularstiffness,lossofappetite,malaise,confusion,rashanddiarrhoea.
Healthexpertssaythediseasehasanincubationperiod(潜伏期)ofbetweentwo-to-sevendays,withthree-to-fivedaysbeingmorecommon,beforevictimsstartshowingflu-likesymptoms.
HOWDANGEROUSISIT?
Themortalityrate(死亡率)appearstobebetween3to5percent.InHongKong,atleast,thosewhoinfectedinvariablydevelopseverepneumonia,whichcancausenumerouscomplications.Thevictim’sconditioncandeteriorate(恶化)veryquicklyinaslittleasfivedays.
WHATISTHETREATMENT?
Thereiscurrentlynospecificcureforthedisease.Butdoctorsworldwidehavebeentreatingitwithribavirin----ananti-viraldrug----andsteroids(类固醇).Doctorssayiftreatedearlymostpatientswithoutotherseriousillnessescanrecover.
HOWDOESITSPREAD?
WHO(世界卫生组织)andHongKo