Chang’e I, China’s pioneering lunar probing(月球探测)satellite, came through its first lunar eclipse(月食)yesterday and had regained full operations．
The moon orbiter was temporarily hidden from solar rays and lost 1 with Earth for two-and–half hours during a blackout that started at 10 am．, Ye Peijian, chief commander and designer in 2 of the satellite system, said．
Chang’e I had to switch off some its 3 and rely on onboard batteries during this challenging time, when it was 4 from solar energy, Ye said．
Full details of how Chang’e I 5 during the eclipse were due to be released last night．
Gu Shen, a deputy(副)director with the lunar probe’s measurement and control system, said scientists 6 the orbit of the satellite and shortened the 7 the probe was out of direct sunlight by about 80 minutes．
As of 10 pm．Wednesday, the satellite had 8 1204 orbits of the moon．Before yesterday’s eclipse, the 9 time Chang’s I had been without contact with the Earth was 49 minutes．
The European Space Agency helped 10 the satellite, which will perform a second orbital adjustment during another eclipse in August, Ye said．
China to launch 1st lunar probe c hang’e I this year
China says the launch of its first lunar probe c hang ’e I is just around the corner．Chinese scientists made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the satellite would be launched in the second half of this year．
Since China announced the project in 2004, the country’s first lunar exploration project has drawn world-wide attention．Now, China’s space scientists say the satellite is ready for lift off．
Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist, China’s lunar exploration project, said, “Preparations for the satellite, rocket, ground control and data reception are ready for the exploration．We will be able to launch the probe the second half of this year．”
The probe’s operational orbit has already been decided on．C hang ’e I is scheduled to enter the moon’s orbit after a nearly 400,000-kilometer journey in space．And a committee of over 100 space experts has also been established for the project．The scientists have agreed to share the data sent back by c hang ’e I on the lunar environment．
Ouyang Ziyuan said, “We will make a 3D map of the moon and research the distribution of lunar elements, lunar soil thickness and the moon’s surface environment．”
Ouyang Ziyuan says chang’e I will be carried by a long march A3 carrier rocket for its launch．This is scheduled to take place at the Xi’chang satellite launch center．
(1)
What does the underlined words “around the corner” in the first paragraph mean?
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A．
on the way
B．
in the corner
C．
in the way
D．
at the corner
(2)
When did China announce the project?
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A．
In 2004
B．
In the second half of this year．
C．
In the first half of this year．
D．
In 2008．
(3)
How long will chang’e I travel before it enters the moon’s orbit?
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A．
300,000 kilometers．
B．
400,000 meters．
C．
400,000,000 meters．
D．
5,000,000 kilometers．
(4)
What will chang’e I do in space?
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A．
It will just circle around the moon．
B．
It will make a 2D map of the moon and research the distribution of lunar elements．
C．
It will send the TV signals to make our life more colorful．
D．
it will make a 3D map of the moon and do some research about the moon．
(5)
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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A．
The committee is made up of less than 100 space experts．
B．
It is scheduled to launch at the Jiuquan satellite launch center．
C．
The data sent back by chang’e I will be shared by the scientists．
D．
Chang’e I will be carried by a long march B3 carrier rocket for its launch．
阅读理解
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 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 satellite Chang’e 1 took off on Oct．24, 2007, which became another milestone 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 probe(勘探)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 blasting off 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．(332 words)
(1)
According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
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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．
The launching of Chang’e 1 became the third milestone in China’s space achievements．
D．
By now, altogether 5 astronauts have made successful spaceflight by
Shenzhou spaceship．
(2)
We can infer from the text that __________．
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A．
China’s scientists are researching into techniques for soft lunar landing
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 road to outer space has not been very smooth for a long time
