On June 11th, 2013, China sent up her tenth spaceship Shenzhou into space successfully. And three astronauts went together with it. They were Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping. Here is some information about the three astronauts.

Nie Haisheng was born in September, 1964. He is from Xiangyang, Hubei. After graduating from high school, he joined the PLA Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998, he was chosen for the astronaut program. He carried out Shenzhou with Fei Junlong in 2005. In 2013, he flew into space for his second time with Shenzhou . He is the commander of this mission.

Zhang Xiaoguang is from Jinzhou, Liaoning Province. He was born in May, 1966. Zhang joined the army in June 1985. In January 1998, Zhang was trained as one of China’s first batch(一批) of astronauts. Before he was trained as an astronaut, Zhang was a senior pilot. It’s reported that Zhang Xiaoguang is very humor and likes playing jokes very much.

After Liu Yang, Wang Yaping is the second woman astronaut in China. She was born in 1980 in Yantai, Shangdong. Wang Yaping joined the PLA in 1997. In 2010, Wang became a member of the second batch of Chinese astronauts and was chosen to the crew of the Shenzhou space mission in April, 2013. Wang is China’s first astronaut to give lectures to middle and elementary school students while in space.

1.How many astronauts were there flying in Shenzhou ?

A. Two????? ????????????? ? B. Three??????? ????????????? ?? C. Four??????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Five

2.Who has been to space twice?

A. Fei Junlong???? B. Zhang Xiaoguang???? C. Wang Yaping???? ????????????? D. Nie Haisheng

3.How old is Zhang Xiaoguang in 2013?

A. 45??????? ????????????? ? B. 46 ?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 47??????? ????????????? ????????????? D. 48

4.How long has Wang Yaping been an astronaut by 2013?

A. For 16 years.??? B. For 3 years.??? ????????????? ????????????? C. For 23 years.??? ????????????? D. For 13 years.

5.Which one of the following is wrong?

A. Zhang Xiaoguang is shy and he doesn’t like talking.

B. China has sent up 10 spaceships into space.

C. Nie Haisheng is the commander of Shenzhou .

D. Wang Yaping gave a lecture to students while in space.

 

Chinese writer Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature,the Swedish Academy

(瑞典文学院) announced on October 11.Mo Yan,the first Chinese to win the prize,said that he was“surprised”and“delighted’’at his winning.

Mo Yan.whose real name is Guan Moye(管谟业),was born in 1955,in Gaomi County in Shandong province to a family of farmers,in Dalan Township.As a twelve-year-old boy, he left school to work during the Cultural Revolution,first in agriculture,later in a factory.In 1976,he joined the People’s Liberation Army,and began writing while he was still a soldier.In 1984,he was given a chance to learn at the Department of Literature in the PLA Academy of Art and Literature,where he published(出版)his first novel,A Transparent Radish(1984).In 1991,he got a Master’s degree in Literature from Beijing Normal University.

Many of his novels are set in his hometown,including his best known work,Red Sorghum. The novel was made into an Oscar-nominated film by director ZhangYimou in 1987.Some of his works have been translated into English,French,Japanese and many other languages.

After learning that he had won the prize,Mo thanked his hometown for inspiring him.During a television interview he said that he was very thankful to the land where he grew up and that he goes back there every year.

39. From the passage we can know that MoYan’s parents were       .

A. workers       B. teachers          C. farmers        D. soldiers

40.What does the underlined word“delighted”refer to?

A. interested       B. pleased           C. moved         D. boring

41.Mo Yan didn’t finish school because         .

A. the war broke out          B. the Cultural Revolution took place

C. he was asked to join the army     D. he had to work in the countryside

42.From the passage we can know that      .

A. the novel, Red Sorghum,was made into an Oscar-nominated film

B. Mo Yan became a soldier of the People’s Liberation Army in 1984

C. Mo Yan’s first novel,A Transparent Radish,came out in 1991

D. Mo Yan was very thankful to the Swedish Academy

 

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