China’s second manned（人造的） space flight will be done by two astronauts（宇航员） over five days in 2005. “Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space sometime in 2005,” said Zuo Saichun, a spokesperson of the China Aerospace Science and Technology (CAST). “The spacecraft（宇宙飞船） will make new breakthroughs（突破性进展） in China’s manned space technology.”

    Unlike Shenzhou-V, a little more than a year ago (in October, 2003), the next flight will see two astronauts fly in space for five days. Their capsule (太空舱) is designed to be capable（能够）of orbiting（绕轨道运行） for a whole week, the spokesperson said. “For the first time, astronauts will enter and live in the orbital module（舱） of the spacecraft to do scientific experiments,” said a statement from CAST. CAST did not say what those experiments will be.

    In Shenzhou-VI, scientists have changed the spacecraft’s configuration (构形) to reduce its weight, and tried to improve the performance of on-board equipment. They have also worked to make sure of the energy supply of the spacecraft and further improve its safety. So far, scientists have worked out ways to solve problems on environmental control and life support. Shenzhou-VI will be sent into orbit atop（在……顶上） a Long March 2F rocket.

    Meanwhile, a model of the Chang’e-1 satellite is expected to be sent to orbit the moon in two years. The satellite, part of the three-stage programme, would be followed by the landing of an unmanned vehicle on the moon in the second stage by 2010 and collecting samples（样品） of lunar soil by 2020 in the final stage, according to Sun Laiyan, director of the China National Space Administration.

1.. Which of the following about Shenzhou-VI is NOT true?

　　   A. It will be sent into space in 2005.

　　   B. It is capable of orbiting for two weeks.

　　   C. It will be sent into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.

　　   D. It will be sent into space with two astronauts.

2.. According to the passage, the following problems should be solved before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space EXCEPT ______.

　　   A. environmental control     B. energy supply

　　   C. life support              D. lunar soil collecting

3.. Which of the following does NOT belong to the three-stage programme?

　　   A. Shenzhou-VI’s being sent into space.

　　   B. A model of the Chang’e-1 satellite will be sent to orbit the moon.

　　   C. The landing of an unmanned vehicle on the moon.

　　   D. Collecting samples of lunar soil.

4.. The passage mainly tells us ______.

　　   A. some problems need solving before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space

　　   B. Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space in 2005

　　   C. what China’s space programme is

　　   D. how China’s three-stage programme is carried out

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Maybe you know that the letter “V” stands for “Victory” in the western countries.　1　 do you know the history of the sign?

During the World War II , Europe was ruled by the 　2　.A lot of people fled to Britain.　3　 was one Belgian　 4　 Victor Dalveli. He loved his motherland very much, and every day he　 5 a shortwave radio to broadcast to the Belgian people, 6 them to fight against the enemies. On the last day of 1940,he asked his countrymen to 7　 the letter “V” wherever they could to show their determination(决心)to win the final victory. In a few days the letter “V”　 8　 everywhere, 9　 in the enemies’ barracks(兵营).

Later, the letter “V” spread　 10　 the other fallen countries in Europe. 11　 it was simple and meaningful, it soon became very　 12 .When they met, 13　 put out their middle and index(食指)fingers to say hello to each other.

At that time, in some restaurants, knives and forks were　 14　 in such a way as to form a “V”. 15　 in some clock shops, clocks were stopped at 11:05 to show the sign of “V”.

1.A.And　　　　　 B. Besides　　　 C. Because 　 D. But

2.A.Germany　　　 B. Germen　　　 C. Germans　　 D. Germens

3.A.Among it　　 B. Inside it　　　 C. Among them D. It

4.A.named　　 　 B. whose name　 C. who named 　 D. naming

5.A.heard　　 　 B. listened　　　 C. sent　　　 D. used

6.A.called on 　 B. calling on　　 C. calling a D. called at

7.A.read　 　　 　B. say　　　　 　C. write　　　 D. find

8.A.appeared 　 B. was appeared C. happened D. was happened

9.A.besides　　　 　 B. still　　　　　 C. even　　　 　　 D. behind

10.A.outside　　 　 B. through　　　 C. to　　　 　　 D. by

11.A.After　 　 B. Because　　　 C. When 　 D. Though

12.A.popular　　 　 B. interesting　　 C. excited　 　D. strange

13.A.Belgians 　 B. soldiers　　　 C. friends　 　　 D. classmates

14.A.used 　 　　　　B. placed　　　　 C. bought　　 D. brought

15.A.And　　 　 B. But　　　　　 C. For　　　　 D. Over

The world has become a world of cities. With the present rate of urban growth, the majority of the population of the world will be living in cities by the year 2000. This will transform the rural-urban equation (等式) which has marked the history of mankind up to now and will call for new paradigms (变化) and a great deal of innovation (改革) to face this phenomenon.

　　 This being so, one must accept the fact that for some years to come, no policy will be capable of stopping or reversing (使…倒退) the present migratory trends (迁移大潮) from the rural areas to the cities in the Third World. In Africa, the urban population will reach 330 million people by the end of the century as against 150 million in 1985.

　　 The number of people living in shanty towns (贫民窟) will inevitably (不可避免的) increase in spite of the efforts to improve housing conditions. Africa alone needs to build 12 million housing units between now and the year 2000 to meet its most basic needs. In an ILO study, M. S. V. Sethuraman estimates that in 70 Third World cities the proportion (比率) of people living in shanty towns varies from 15% to 70% and that about US $ 116 billion are required to give minimum comfort to these people by the turn of the century less than US $ 10 billion per year.

The world population is growing at a rate of about 90 million people per year, with the Third World accounting for 80 million of them. The pressure on cities can only go on increasing. The urban population of developing countries will go beyond 2 billion people by the year 2000 and since the main reason for the high demographic (人口统计) growth is poverty, the additional population will be mostly made of people of very limited means(资源).

1. Up till the time the author wrote this article, a greater percentage of the world population has lived in _____.

A. rural areas 　　　　　　　  B. urban areas

    C. small towns   　　　　　    D. big cities

2. In spite of the efforts to improve housing condition, the number of people living in shantytowns will increase because _______.

A. houses in shanty towns are cheap

B. shanty towns could provide people with minimum comfort

C. no policy will be able to stop people from moving to the cities in the Third World

D. the Third World population is growing at a rate of 80 million per year