题目内容
Astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday, clambering out of China’s Shenzhou VII spacecraft in a technological feat（功绩） that made the Chinese people excited.
“I’m feeling quite well. I greet the Chinese people and the people of the world,” Zhai said as he climbed out of the craft at around 16:40 Beijing time, a historic achievement telecast live on CCTV. Tens of millions of Chinese viewers clustered before TV screen to watch the moment.Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders had appeared at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center to watch the live transmission of Zhai’s spacewalk.
Zhai, 42, chosen by an expert team for the first “extra-vehicular activity”, unveiled a red national flag, helped by colleague Liu Boming, who also briefly popped his head out of the capsule. Zhai slowly made his way towards a test sample of solid lubricant outside the capsule, took a sample and handed it to Liu. Zhai safely returned inside the craft after about 20 minutes. The walk marked the high point of China’s third manned space journey, which has received widespread media coverage.
Zhai wore a $4.4 million Chinese-made suit weighing 120kg. Liu wore a Russian-made one and acted as a back-up. The third crew member, Jing Haiping, monitored the ship from inside the re-entry module. The risky manoeuvre(演习) is a step towards China’s longer-term goal of assembling a space lab and then a larger space station, analysts said.
“On this flight, Chinese people’s footprints will be left in space for the first time,” said a commentary by the Xinhua News Agency. The astronauts embarked on(开始，从事) their walk after receiving a clean bill of health from doctors on the ground at mission control in Beijing, Xinhua said. Zhai’s suit has 10 layers and takes up to 15 hours to assemble and put on.
China’s first manned spaceflight was in 2003. A second, two-manned flight followed in 2003. The only other countries that have sent people into space are Russia and the United States.
1. Astronaut Zhai Zhigang will be remembered as the first Chinese _________.
A. to walk in space. B. to enter space.
C. to land on the moon. D. to speak with people on earth in space.
2. What did Zhai do outside the capsule in space?
A. He walked in space to enjoy the beautiful space scenery.
B. He fetched a sample of solid lubricant and passed it to his colleague.
C. He waved a red Chinese national flag madly for twenty minutes.
D. He made an experiment with his colleague Liu Boming.
3. According to the text, China’s goal of its space program is _______.
A. to send man into space. B. to build a space lab on the moon.
C. to build a space station. D. to leave Chinese people’s footprints in space.
4. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. A Chinese astronaut takes historic walk in space,
B. China succeeded in launching Shenzhou VII into space.
C. Chinese spacecraft arrives on the Mars.
D. China competes in the space exploration.
ABCA
A. predicted B. told C. marked D. signedBrenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.
One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.
With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套设备） and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.
It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.
Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ''If those old people next – door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.''
【小题1】Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?
| A．Because she didn't want others to hear her play. |
| B．Because she didn't mean to disturb others. |
| C．Because she didn't have her own room. |
| D．Because she didn’t like her neighbors. |
| A．after she practiced in her space bubble |
| B．when she became part of the unique space journey |
| C．after she became a real musicalastronaut |
| D．when people came to see her in the space bubble |
| A．she was good at music and science | B．she became a real musical astronaut |
| C．she invented a special way of practice | D．she played well and had a talent |
| A．Kind, hardworking and clever. | B．Brave, kind and hardworking. |
| C．Lovely, brave and kind. | D．Nervous, kind and clever. |
| A．He laughs best who laughs last | B．It's never too old to learn |
| C．Two heads are better than one | D．One good turn deserves another |