A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校)Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face．But last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei’s smile was seen across the world above the magic words：“China’s first spaceman”．
The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9 a.m．last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou V spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times．He landed safely at 6∶23 a.m．the next day, making China the third country to successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union and the US．
Yang was satisfied with his job．“I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful,”he said on a special plane to Beijing after landing．
Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1,350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later．
While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China’s national flag and the United Nation’s flag to the people watching on TV at home．He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap．The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems．Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk．
He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitational forces(重力)on takeoff and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes．He has spent five years training to become a spaceman．“I eat all of my meals at the space programme’s dining room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten,”he said．“I’ve never met his teachers.”But becoming China’s first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile．
“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn’t help feeling excited”, he said．“I decided that I had to fly it．”
To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero．One visitor to a Xinhua News Agency Online Forum(新华社网上论坛)said：“Yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for China.”Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005．China also plans to develop space walking and a space lab．
(From 21stCentury, China Daily)
(1)
How long did each of Yang’s orbits take on average?
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1 hour
B．
1.5 hours
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6 hours
D．
14 hours
(2)
Why did the writer mention the gravitational forces on takeoff and landing?
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Because it was the most dangerous part of the flight．
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Because it was a very special experience．
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To show how much training he had for the flight．
D．
To show that Yang is brave．
(3)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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The space flight showed China did better in space exploration than the US．
B．
It is reported that Yang Liwei will do a space walk in the year 2005．
C．
It is impossible for Yang Liwei to walk around in his first space exploration．
D．
At the age of 28, Mr Yang Liwei became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force．
Traditional surgical procedures require surgeons to make large incisions(切口)in a patient's body in order to gain access to the organs inside．It was once common for heart surgeons, who perform highly specialized and complex procedures, to make long incisions in a patient's chest and then split the breastbone to reach the heart．Patients who undergo surgery are often at the risk of infection, as bacteria can infect the cut in the skin．In addition, there is often a lengthy recovery period．
A surgical technique known as “keyhole surgery” has become common in recent years．In general, the surgeon will make a couple of small incisions around the area where the operation is going to be performed．Tubes are pushed into the holes, and a tiny camera is put into the body．The camera is attached to a large monitor screen and the doctor can see it while performing the operation．In addition to the camera, doctors also push their tiny surgical instruments through the tubes．The awkward part of keyhole surgery is that it is counterintuitive; that is to say, if a surgeon wants to move the tool to the left, he or she must push it to the right．
Another new machine called the “Da Vinci Surgical System” has been tested in hospitals in the US．Unlike keyhole surgery, this robot's moving parts are designed to copy man's hand and wrist movement, thus providing better control and sensitivity．Sitting at a console(控制台)a few feet from the patient, the surgeon can control the instruments by moving highly sensitive pads．The area of the body is enlarged on a screen, which gives surgeons a view similar to that of a traditional surgical procedure．
The Da Vinci Surgical System has been welcomed as revolutionary by many surgeons．Patients with serious illness must undergo major surgery, but the smaller incisions typically mean a shorter recovery time．On the downside, some operations have taken up to fifty minutes longer because surgeons are inexperienced at using the new technology．As surgeons become more familiar with the machines, the time needed for surgical procedures is likely to decrease．
(1)
What can be learned about the traditional surgery according to the passage?
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A．
Long incisions are made in a patient's chest．
B．
It often takes a longer time to do an operation．
C．
The cost of the traditional surgery is very high．
D．
The incision is likely to be infected after the operation．
(2)
Which of the following is one disadvantage of keyhole surgery?
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A．
It requires the use of long, thin tools and a tiny camera．
B．
The doctors can not view the inside of the patients body clearly．
C．
The direction in which a doctor moves the surgical tools is opposite．
D．
A tiny camera has to be inserted into the patient's body in advance．
(3)
The Da Vinci Surgical System differs from keyhole surgery in that it ________．
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A．
requires that a surgeon make more small incisions on a patient
B．
reduces the amount of time it takes to perform a surgical procedure
C．
allows the surgeon to use the surgical instruments more sensitively
D．
gets rid of the need for surgeons to make large incisions on patients
(4)
The passage mainly tells readers about ________．
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A．
the challenges brought about by new technology
B．
the application of new technologies in modern surgery
C．
the reflections on the development in medical science
D．
the benefits and drawbacks of the Da Vinci Surgical System
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When we think of creative people the names that probably spring to mind are those of men such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, i．e．great artists, inventors and scientists－a select and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius．The tendency to regard creativity and imaginative thinking as the exclusive province of a lucky few disregards the creative and imaginative aspects in the solution of many of the tasks we regularly have to face the discovery and development of new methods and techniques, the improvement of old methods, existing inventions and products．
Everyone has creative ability to some extent．Creative thinking involves posing oneself a problem and then originating or inventing a solution along new and unconventional lines．It involves drawing new analogies, discovering new combination, and/or new applications of things that are already known．It follows, then, that a creative person will exhibit great intellectual curiosity and imagination．He will be alert and observant with a great store of information which he will be able to sort out and combine in the solution of problems．He will be emotionally receptive to new and unconventional ideas and will be less interested in facts than in their implications．Most important of all he will be able to communicate uninhibitedly and will not be too concerned about other people's reaction to his apparently "crazy" notions．People called the Wright brothers mad but it did not stop them from becoming the first men to construct and fly a heavier-than-air craft．
(1)
The author believes that creative thinking ________．
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A．
is only possessed by great artists
B．
requires rare talent and genius
C．
is needed in the solution of many problems
D．
belongs to a lucky few
(2)
In order to solve scientific problems, people ________．
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A．
should not be afraid of what others think
B．
should be mad
C．
must possess crazy notions
D．
should have inhibitions
(3)
Creative thinking involves ________．
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A．
drawing new pictures of old things
B．
observing the actions of great people
C．
finding the problem and originating a solution
D．
discovering new emotions
(4)
A creative person must look at facts ________．
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A．
for their face-value
B．
for what they imply
C．
and remember them
D．
which are less interesting
(5)
In the second paragraph, the word "unconventional" means ________．
etween the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. 
doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature (特点) of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedom and changes of our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes.