Looking back on China’s road to outer space, people can easily find it has not been very smooth. In the past years, Chinese people have made hard and determined efforts to realize the dream their ancestors had for thousands of years.

After China’s first satellite into the Earth’s orbit in 1970 came four flights of unmanned Shenzhou missions(飞行) from 1999 to 2002. The country carried out its first one-piloted space flight in October, 2003, making China the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight ability after the Soviet Union and the United States. Then came another breakthrough on October 12, 2005, when Shenzhou 6, China’s second human spaceflight, was launched, with a crew of two astronauts. What’s more, the landmark(里程碑)spacewalk done by Zhai Zhigang, one of the three boarding Shenzhou 7, launched on Sept. 25, 2008, leads the country further in its space exploration.

Meanwhile, China’s moon exploration project, started in 2004, has also been progressing satisfactorily. Fifty years after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first man-made satellite, China’s first circumlunar(绕月的)satellite Chang’e 1 took off on Oct.24, 2007, which became the third landmark in China’s space achievements after the above-mentioned manned flights. Chang’e 1 was expected to fulfill four scientific goals, one of which was to expore mineral elements on the moon, especially those not existent on Earth. It’s said that the lunar regolith(月壤) is abundant in helium-3, a clean fuel that may support the Earth’s energy demands for more than a century. Nearly 3 years later, Oct. 1, 2010 witnessed the launching of Chang’e 2, China’s 2nd unmanned lunar probe(勘探), marking another step forward in moon exploration. This time the aim is to test the key techniques of Chang’e 3 and Chang’e 4, as a preparation for a soft lunar landing in the future.

With great expectations, people all over the world are looking forward to China’s greater space achievements.

1. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

A. China sent its first satellite into the Moon’s orbit in 1970.

B. China is the third country in Asia to make human spaceflight. 

C. By now, altogether 5 astronauts have made successful spaceflight by Shenzhou spaceship.

D. The launching of Chang’e 1 became the third landmark in China’s space achievements. 

2. Paragraph 2 mainly deals with information about China’s         .

A. landmark spacewalk                 B. manned Shenzhou missions

C. first circumlunar satellite              D. unmanned Shenzhou missions

3.We can infer from the text that         .

A. China’s road to outer space has not been very smooth for a long time

B. the lunar regolith is believed to be rich in a clean fuel called helium-3

C. China’s lunar exploration project was started in 2004 and completed in 2007

D. China’s scientists are researching into techniques for soft lunar landing

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Ancient Chinese’s Dream          B. China’s Major Space Achievements

C. China’s Moon Exploration         D. The World’s Great Expectations 

5.The auther’s attitude towards China’s space exploration is _________.

A.negative         B.positive         C.critical         D.indifferent

 

“China is expected to complete its first exploration (探索) of the moon in 2010 and will found a moon base just as we did on the North and South Poles,” Ouyang Ziyuan, head of China's moon exploration program, promised during national science and technology week.
After its first man in space, China plans a space laboratory, a lunar orbiter to look for valuable elements and minerals, robot landings on the moon and then the human touchdown.
The price of space exploration is enormous. Russia and the US, the only two countries to have achieved manned flight, are struggling to keep their new investment, the international space station.
But China, which has a long tradition in physics, mathematics and engineering, finds its doctoral graduates welcomed in the US and Europe for decades. And it has been able to learn from 40 years of pioneering successes and mistakes by the USSR and the USA.
Space flight is a gamble and the stakes (赌注) are high. If successful, China could become a member of the world's most exclusive club, set up a second home on the moon and get a powerful hand at the strategic bargaining table.
Two designers from the Shenzhou III project said that 12 astronauts now are undergoing intensive training. One more unmanned space flight is planned before the first manned launch.
Experts say that the Shenzhou spacecraft already provides China with a space vehicle capable of mounting（发起）a lunar program. Chinese scientists have also predicted that Mars will be the next target after the moon.
【小题1】According to Ouyang Ziyuan ________.

A．China has founded a base on the moon

B．China has founded one base on the North and South Poles

C．China will set up a base on the moon in 2010

D．China has already finished founding a moon base

【小题2】The underlined word “touchdown” in the second paragraph means “________”.

A．landing

B．relation

C．connection

D．behaviour

【小题3】Which one of the following is NOT right according to this passage?

A．A second home is going to be built on the moon in 2010.

B．China's first man has landed the moon in space.

C．People from only two countries have been to the moon till now.

D．Twelve Chinese astronauts are being trained for the manned flight to the moon.

【小题4】We think that the Chinese astronaut will succeed in landing the moon in 2010 because ________.

A．China will ask for help from the USSR and the USA

B．two countries have set up a space station on the moon

C．China has a large population in the world

D．China has its tradition technology and advanced scientists

【小题5】We can infer from this passage that               .

A．China’s robot landing in the moon has been successful

B．the USSR and the USA don’t allow Chinese people to land on the moon

C．Chinese scientists show great interest in exploring Mars now

D．it is impossible for the Chinese people to land on the moon

Leaders and officials from foreign countries have extended congratulations on China’s successful launch(发射)of its first manned spacecraft.?

Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro called the launch of the Shenzhou V “a great feat” and said it showed China’s space science and technology has reached a very high level. Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his congratulatory letter to President Hu Jintao that China as a member of space club was conducive(有助于)to maintaining world peace and developing technology. The European Union(EU)also hailed China’s first successful manned space flight.?

“The successful launch and safe return of a Chinese astronaut represents an important event for space exploration. Human space flight is a dream for all of us and opens a new chapter(篇章)for scientific and technological exploration of space,”EU research commissioner Philippe Busquin said in a statement.?

“For the European Union, it remains a goal to be achieved. This effort can bring nations together and opens up new opportunities for scientific and technological co?operation,”he said.?French  Minister for Science Research Claudie Haignere, the first woman astronaut in Europe, said with China’s successful launch of the manned spacecraft,“the space age has entered a new historic period.” Other countries have also extended congratulations to China.?

“ The successful launch of Shenzhou V is an honour for China,”said the newspaper on its front page, citing(引用)Chinese President Hu Jintao.?

“October 15, 2003 is not only a date to be remembered forever by the Chinese people, but also ‘a splendid moment’in the history of space flight of mankind,”said the newspaper in its editorial section.?

The news covers_________.?

A.opinions about different countries?

B.different opinions about China’s first manned spacecraft?

C.congratulations from world leaders?

D.China’s congratulations on the successful manned space flight

When the Japanese leader said “a great feat”(in paragraph 2), he meant________.?

A.a great failure?

B.a defeat after success?

C.something above sea level?

D.something difficult well done

Which of the following is TRUE??

A.Shenzhou V is China’s first man?made spaceship.?

B.Shenzhou V is a manned spacecraft.?

C.Russian President praised Hu Jintao for his speech.?

D.China, as well as many other countries, realized the dream of space flying.

On which day, the Chinese people have realized their dream of space flying??

A.On April 12th, 1961   

B.October 1st, 1949?

C.October 16th, 1964   

D.October 15th,2003

Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China's space science. As a world-famous expert on aerospace rockets and aerodynamics, he obtained great achievements in the areas of applied mechanics, engineering cybernetics and system engineering and made distinguished contributions to the foundation and development of Chinese aerospace undertaking(事业).

    He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934, and Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study in MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one year later. After receiving master's degree in MIT, he went to study in California Institute of Technology and received PhD degrees in both aerospace and mathematics.

    In 1955, six years after the founding of People's Republic of China, Qian Xuesen returned to his motherland. His return brought China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles. In 1956, Qian Xuesen put forward “Proposal on the Development of China's Aviation Industry for National Defense”. With the support from Zhou Enlai, the premier, and marshal Nie Rongzheng, Qian Xuesen began to prepare for the establishment of China's first missile and rocket research and development structure, the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. Henceforth(从此以后), he has long been in charge of the chief technological research and development of China's missile, rocket and spacecraft.

    Due to research and development led by Qian Xuesen, China successfully exploded its first atom bomb in 1964. Later, China launched its first man-made satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, to the earth orbit on April 24, 1970, becoming the fifth country in the world to independently launch satellite following the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, France and Japan. The satellite floated around the earth, blaring(高声播放)the song Dong Fang Hong, which has the same name as the satellite.

    As a forerunner leading the development of China's aerospace science and technology, Qian Xuesen also provided chances for young scientists. Wang Yongzhi, former chief designer of China's manned-space project, has benefited a lot from Qian Xuesen. “He suggested that rocket of the second generation should be developed by our second generation scientists. This suggestion gave us chances to be general designers.” Recalling the experience working with Qian Xuesen, Sun Jiadong, general designer of China's lunar orbiter project, is very grateful. “He put great expectation on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we made mistakes, he seldom blamed us, but helped us to find out the reason so we could avoid it in the future.”

    Honored as Father of China's Missile and King of Rockets, Qian Xuesen never stopped his work on scientific research after he retired. He said he had no time to review the past, but looked forward to the future.

When did Qian xuesen begin to study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

A. In 1955.     B. In 1935.    C. In 1936.     D. In 1934.

Which of the following is about the five countries that launched man-made satellite independently before 1970?

A. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the UK, France, China and Japan.

B. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, Japan, Canada and China.

C. America, France, Japan, China and Australia.

D. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, America, France, Japan and China.

What does the underlined word “forerunner”(Paragraph 5) probably mean?                                 

A. A leader.

C. A competitor.    B. A pioneer.

D. A successful scientist.

According to the passage, which of the following about Qian Xuesen is NOT true?

A. In 1956, he made good preparations for the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defence.

B. He made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of Chinese aerospace

undertaking.

C. He returned to China, bringing China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles.

D. He devoted all his life to China’s space science.

It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that _________.

A. Qian Xuesen is very concerned about the development of young scientists

B. The help of Qian Xuesen is beneficial to young scientists

C. Qian Xuesen gives many opportunities to general designers

D. When the chief designers do something wrong, Qian Xuesen helps them find out the cause

Looking back on China's road to outer space, people can easily find it has not been very smooth．In the past years, Chinese people have made hard and determined efforts to realize the dream their ancestors had for thousands of years．

After China's first satellite into the Earth's orbit in 1970 came four flights of unmanned Shenzhou spaceflight from 1999 to 2002．The country carried out its first one-piloted spaceflight in October．2003, making China the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight ability after the Soviet Union and the United States．Then came another breakthrough on October 12, 2005． when Shenzhou 6, China's second human spaceflight, was launched, with a crew of two astronauts．What's more, the landmark （里程碑 ）spacewalk done by Zhai Zhigang, one of the three boarding Shenzhou 7, launched on Sept．25, 2008, leads the country further in its space exploration．

Meanwhile, China's moon exploration project, started in 2004, has also been progressing satisfactorily. Fifty years after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first man-made satellite, China's first circumlunar（绕月的 ）satellite Chang’e 1 took off on Oct．24, 2007, which became the third landmark in China's space achievements after the above-mentioned manned flights．Change 1 was expected to fulfill four scientific goals, one of which was to explore mineral elements on the moon, especially those not existent on the Earth. It's said that the lunar regolith （月壤 ） is abundant in helium-3, a clean fuel that may support the Earth's energy demands for more than a century．Nearly 3 years later, Oct．1, 2010 witnessed the launching of Chang'e 2, China's 2nd unmanned lunar probe, marking another step forward in moon exploration．This time the aim is to test the key techniques of Chang'e 3 and Chang'e 4, as a preparation for a soft lunar landing in the future．

With great expectations, people all over the world are looking forward to China's greater space achievements．

1.According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

    A．China sent its first satellite into the Moon's orbit in 1970．

    B．China is the third country in Asia to make human spaceflight．

    C．By now, 5 astronauts have made successful spaceflight by Shenzhou spaceship．

    D．The launching of Chang'e 1 became the third landmark in China's space achievements．

2.Paragraph 2 mainly deals with the information about China's_   __.

    A．landmark spacewalk                   B．manned Shenzhou spaceflight

    C．first circumlunar satellite          D．unmanned Shenzhou spaceflight

3.We can infer from the text that____．

    A．China's road to outer space has been very smooth for a long time

    B．the lunar regolith is believed to be poor in a clean fuel called helium-3

    C．China's scientists are researching into techniques for soft lunar landing

    D．China's lunar exploration project was started in 2004 and completed in 2007

4.What can be the best title for the text?

    A．Ancient Chinese's Dream              B．The World's Great Expectations

    C．China's Moon Exploration            D．China s Major Space Achievements

5.The author's attitude towards China's space exploration is_   __.

A．negative         B．positive        

C．discouraged     D．uninterested