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　　China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei walked out of the reentry capsule(舱) of the Shenzhou 5 (Divine Vessel V) spaceship, smiling and waving to the recovery team Thursday morning in the grasslands in Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, state television pictures showed.

　　Yang had spent 21 hours in outer space, traveling more than 600,000 kilometres in the earth’s orbit before Shenzhou 5 brought him back at 6:07 a.m. Thursday morning Beijing time. Yang said he felt excellent after the 21-hour journey, the first by a Chinese.

　　Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said in a congratulation message Thursday morning that China’s first manned spaceflight had been a“complete success”, which should be written into the history of China’s space program development.

　　After Yang went out of the capsule, physicians immediately conducted a physical check-up of Yang, which found him in good Conditions. At around 7:40 a.m. , Yang was ferried by a military helicopter to Beijing, where a gala (祝贺) celebration party would be held.

　　At about 6:00 a. m. Thursday, guided by the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center, the return capsule of Shenzhou 5 entered China’s air space. Several minutes later, the capsule landed safely in Northwest China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Yang reported“conditions good”.

　　Five rescue helicopters raced towards the capsule and found it at 6:36 a.m.. They said Yang felt good and the conditions with the capsule also seemed normal.

　　At 6:51 a.m., Yang Liwei went out of the capsule on himself, waving and smiling to rescuers and reporters. Li Jinai, chief commander of China’s space program, said that, the actual landing site was 4.8 kilometers from the designed site, but the conditions of the return capsule were good and Yang could walk out of the capsule on himself. All these marked the complete success of the manned flight.

1．When Yang Liwei stepped out of the capsule, he looked ________.

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2．The capsule landed ________.

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A．far away from what it was designed

B．exactly on the place where it was designed

C．not far from what it was designed

D．away from Gobi desert

3．The passage is mainly about ________.

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A．the successful return of Shenzhou 5

B．the successful of traveling around the earth

C．the rescuing of the Shenzhou 5

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were still  16  to her door.

Each year he sent her roses, and the  17  would always say, “I love you even more this year, than last year on this day.” My love for you will always 18  , with every passing year. “She knew this was the last time 19  the rose would appear. Her loving husband did not know that he would  20  . he always liked to do things early. Then, if he got too busy,  21  would work out fine.”

A year went by, and it was  22  to live without her mate. Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before, the doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door. She brought the roses  23  , calling the florist shop. The owner answered, and she asked him , if he would explain, why would someone do this to her,  24  her such pain?

“I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,” The owner said, “I knew you’d  25  , and you would want to know. “ “ The flowers you received today, were  26  in advance.” “Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance.”

She thanked him and  27  the phone, her tears now flowing hard. Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to 28  the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note. This is what he wrote: “Hello my love, I know it’s been a year  29  I’ve been gone, I hope it hasn’t been too hard for you to overcome.” “I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very 30  . for if it was the other way, I know how I would feel. The love we shared  31  everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say.”

“You were my friend and lover, I know it’s only been a year,  32  please try not to grieve. I want you to be happy,  33  when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.”

“ When you get these 34  , think of all the  35  that we had together, and how both of us were blessed. I have always loved you and I know I always will. My love, you must go on, you have some living still.”

16. A. passed          B. shown        C. presented        D. delivered

17. A. note            B. message      C. line             D. information

18. A. disappear        B. decrease     C. grow            D. keep

19. A. that            B.when          C. which           D. what

20. A. pass by         B. pass away     C. pass down       D. pass on

21. A. everything      B. something     C. nothing          D. anything

22. A. happy          B. meaningful    C. hard            D. impossible

23. A. in             B. out           C. along          D. up

24. A. curing          B. healing       C.causing          D. killing

25. A. ask            B. wonder       C. doubt           D. telephone

26. A. booked        B. grown         C. planted          D. designed

27. A. picked up       B. turned up      C.held up          D. hung up

28. A. buy            B. get           C.read           D. write

29. A. when          B. that           C. before           D. since

30. strong           B. weak          C. true             D. real

31. A made          B. bad            C. let              D. left

32. A. so            B. but            C. though           D. still

33. A. even          B. only           C. merely           D. just

34. A. roses          B. belongings      C. congratulations    D. remarks

35. A. sadness        B. disappointment   C. happiness        D. sufferings

Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For some years, the 16 brother had been given more 17 to do than the older one. The older brother couldn’t 18 why, so one day he asked his father the 19 why he always trusted (信任) his younger brother to do more work.
The father said, "Go to the Kelly’s 20 nearby and see if they have any 21 to sell."
The older brother soon 22 with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can 23 to us."
That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the 24 for the ducks."
The son returned, "The ducks are ￡10 each."
The father asked, "25 can they deliver (交付) the ducks?"
The son returned, "They can deliver the ducks tomorrow."
The father asked the older brother to 26 and watch. He then said to the younger brother, "Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any ducks for sale."
The younger brother soon returned with the 27 , "Yes, they have 28 ducks for ￡10 each, 29 ten ducks for ￡8 each; and they can 30 them tomorrow —I asked them to deliver the five ducks 31 I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the 32 five ducks I could buy them at ￡6 each."
The father 33 the older son, who nodded his head. He now 34 why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually 35 at it than he was.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my   21  how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so   22   . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so     23   .

His question   24   me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a   25   about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”

“Let me give you an example ,” I continued ,   26   all sixty students in the class . “In   27   to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a   28   in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I   29   the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car   30   .I tried to start it again , but the   31   wouldn’t work .   32   I turned my flashers on , took my books , and   33   down the road to the college .”

“As soon as I got there , I called and   34   for a tow truck to meet me at my car after   35   . The secretary there asked me what had happened . ” This is my   36   day .” I replied , smiling .

She was   37   . “What do you mean ?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “  38  , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway ,   39   walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient   40   .”

I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .

A. students     B. schoolmates       C. children         D. teachers     

A. bad           B. sad          C. good          D. free

A. grateful      B cheerful           C. hopeful          D. thankful

A. reminded      B. informed  C. told     D. warned

A. decision       B. preference   C. judgment   D. choic

A. showing     B. demanding    C. commanding D. addressing

A. contribution   B. addition   C. devotion   D. application

A. college        B. school       C. university   D. institute

A. found        B. exited      C. crossed  D. entered

A. broke          B. ended        C. died      D. finished

A. instrument     B. engine       C. wheel        D. light      

A. So          B. But      C. And      D Or

A. drove           B. marched  C. rode     D. followed

A. prepared        B. looked       C. arranged    D. waited       

A. work            B. study        C. lunch       D. class

A. usual          B. lucky     C. unusual   D. unlucky       

A. astonished      B. excited  C. pleased      D. puzzled

A. Anyway     B. Also     C. Instead    D. Still

A. beyond      B. without    C. within       D. along

A. order          B. way  C. need       D. situation