第三部分：阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

China launched its first manned spaceship at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, becoming the third country in the world to send a person into orbit after the former Soviet Union and the United States. Astronaut Yang Liwei became China’s first space man.

With a column of beautiful smoke, the Shenzhou V craft cut across a bright northwest China sky at exactly 9:00 a.m. Wednesday and went into orbit 10 minutes later.

China Central Television’s Channel One cut into its regular programming to announce the launch. The station later showed the Shenzhou V streaking(moving very fast)into the sky and disappearing, its tracer billowing (to fill with air and become larger)behind it.

Minutes after the launch, a CCTV announcer said that Shenzhou V and 38-year-old Yang Liwei, an air force pilot since 1983, had “entered orbit at 9:10.” It reported Yang was “reading a flight manual(手册) in the capsule of the Shenzhou V spacecraft and looked composed and at ease.”

The Shenzhou V launch came after four test launches of unmanned capsules that orbited the earth for nearly a week before parachuting back to China’s northern grasslands. Reports said the manned flight was expected to last about 22 hours.

President Hu Jintao watched the launch at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China’s Gansu Province.

Hu called the launch “the glory of our great motherland and a mark for the initial victory of the country’s first manned space flight and for the significant, historic step of the Chinese people in the advance of climbing over the peak of the world’s science and technology.”

He said that: “The Party and the people will never forget those who have set up the outstanding merit(贡献) in the space industry for the motherland, the people and the nation.”

“The launch of the Shenzhou V is long-awaited by the Chinese people,” Foreign Minister spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said on Tuesday. She said the flight was a key step in the “Peaceful development of space.”

NASA Administrator Sean O’ Keefe also congratulated on China’s first successful human space flight.

41. The following are countries succeeded in sending man into space EXCEPT ____

A. China          B. Germany      C. America             D. the former Soviet Union

42. The underlined word “composed” in paragraph 4 means_____

A. happy      B. nervous        C. calm        D. excited

43. According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. It’s the first time that China has sent up its first manned spaceship.

B. Before the Shenzhou V launched, four test launches of it had moved around the earth.

C. The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space by China’s ShenzhouⅤspacecraft and landed safely the next day.

D. Yang Liwei is China’s first astronaut in space.

44. The writer quoted(引用) Foreign Minister spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue’s words to express ________.

A. the Chinese have been expecting the successful space launch and it’s a great contribution to the peaceful development of space.

B. a lot of Chinese people are waiting for the launch.

C. this launch is the first time in China.

D. China’s manned spaceship made a peaceful development of space.

45. The description of Yang Liwei tells us that _______.

A. Yang didn’t know what to do and he was looking up a flight manual

B. it’s 10 years since he became an air force pilot

C. Yang entered orbit at exactly 9:00 a.m.

D. Yang trained himself well and felt very satisfied with everything in the space craft

第三部分：阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

China launched its first manned spaceship at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, becoming the third country in the world to send a person into orbit after the former Soviet Union and the United States. Astronaut Yang Liwei became China’s first space man.

With a column of beautiful smoke, the Shenzhou V craft cut across a bright northwest China sky at exactly 9:00 a.m. Wednesday and went into orbit 10 minutes later.

China Central Television’s Channel One cut into its regular programming to announce the launch. The station later showed the Shenzhou V streaking(moving very fast)into the sky and disappearing, its tracer billowing (to fill with air and become larger)behind it.

Minutes after the launch, a CCTV announcer said that Shenzhou V and 38-year-old Yang Liwei, an air force pilot since 1983, had “entered orbit at 9:10.” It reported Yang was “reading a flight manual(手册) in the capsule of the Shenzhou V spacecraft and looked composed and at ease.”

The Shenzhou V launch came after four test launches of unmanned capsules that orbited the earth for nearly a week before parachuting back to China’s northern grasslands. Reports said the manned flight was expected to last about 22 hours.

President Hu Jintao watched the launch at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China’s Gansu Province.

Hu called the launch “the glory of our great motherland and a mark for the initial victory of the country’s first manned space flight and for the significant, historic step of the Chinese people in the advance of climbing over the peak of the world’s science and technology.”

He said that: “The Party and the people will never forget those who have set up the outstanding merit(贡献) in the space industry for the motherland, the people and the nation.”

“The launch of the Shenzhou V is long-awaited by the Chinese people,” Foreign Minister spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said on Tuesday. She said the flight was a key step in the “Peaceful development of space.”

NASA Administrator Sean O’ Keefe also congratulated on China’s first successful human space flight.

41. The following are countries succeeded in sending man into space EXCEPT ____

A. China          B. Germany      C. America              D. the former Soviet Union

42. The underlined word “composed” in paragraph 4 means_____

A. happy      B. nervous        C. calm         D. excited

43. According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. It’s the first time that China has sent up its first manned spaceship.

B. Before the Shenzhou V launched, four test launches of it had moved around the earth.

C. The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space by China’s ShenzhouⅤspacecraft and landed safely the next day.

D. Yang Liwei is China’s first astronaut in space.

44. The writer quoted(引用) Foreign Minister spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue’s words to express ________.

A. the Chinese have been expecting the successful space launch and it’s a great contribution to the peaceful development of space.

B. a lot of Chinese people are waiting for the launch.

C. this launch is the first time in China.

D. China’s manned spaceship made a peaceful development of space.

45. The description of Yang Liwei tells us that _______.

A. Yang didn’t know what to do and he was looking up a flight manual

B. it’s 10 years since he became an air force pilot

C. Yang entered orbit at exactly 9:00 a.m.

D. Yang trained himself well and felt very satisfied with everything in the space craft

　　for National Geographic News

　　October 15,2003

　　China successfully launched its first manned space mission today. Carrying a single yuhangyuan, the Chinese term for astronaut, the Shenzhou 5 rocket blasted off（点火起飞）from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. It was to orbit（绕轨道而行）Earth 14 times before returning.

　　“The successful launch of Shenzhou 5 is the glory of our great motherland,” China's President Hu Jintao said after the launch was declared a success, according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. “The long-cherished space dream of the Chinese nation has finally come true,”Hu Shixiang, deputy director-general of China's manned space flight program, told Xinhua.

　　China's first astronaut, 38-year-old Yang Liwei, said“I feel good,” 34 minutes after the launch at 9 a.m. local time. Yang was described as an athletic former fighter pilot who has an 8-year-old son, likes swimming and skating, and has not seen his younger brother or elder sister in three years while he prepared to become China's first man in space.

(1)The passage is most probably taken from ________ .

[　　]

(2)Which is true about Yang Liwei?

[　　]

A．He is an athletic fighter pilot.

B．He is the first astronaut in China.

C．He has an 8-year-old son who likes swimming and skating.

D．His younger brother and elder sister were too busy to see him.

(3)The best title of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．China-- a powerful country

B．Yang Liwei--a great man

C．China's successful launch of it's first manned space mission

D．China's space research

(4)Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Chinese officials say China spends more than two billion US dollars each year on space research.

B．The whole nation is proud of the successful launch of its first manned space mission.

C．China successfully launched its first manned space mission on October 15.

　　for National Geographic News

　　October 15,2003

　　China successfully launched its first manned space mission today. Carrying a single yuhangyuan, the Chinese term for astronaut, the Shenzhou 5 rocket blasted off（点火起飞）from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. It was to orbit（绕轨道而行）Earth 14 times before returning.

　　“The successful launch of Shenzhou 5 is the glory of our great motherland,” China's President Hu Jintao said after the launch was declared a success, according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. “The long-cherished space dream of the Chinese nation has finally come true,”Hu Shixiang, deputy director-general of China's manned space flight program, told Xinhua.

　　China's first astronaut, 38-year-old Yang Liwei, said“I feel good,” 34 minutes after the launch at 9 a.m. local time. Yang was described as an athletic former fighter pilot who has an 8-year-old son, likes swimming and skating, and has not seen his younger brother or elder sister in three years while he prepared to become China's first man in space.

(1)The passage is most probably taken from ________ .

[　　]

(2)Which is true about Yang Liwei?

[　　]

A．He is an athletic fighter pilot.

B．He is the first astronaut in China.

C．He has an 8-year-old son who likes swimming and skating.

D．His younger brother and elder sister were too busy to see him.

(3)The best title of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．China-- a powerful country

B．Yang Liwei--a great man

C．China's successful launch of it's first manned space mission

D．China's space research

(4)Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Chinese officials say China spends more than two billion US dollars each year on space research.

B．The whole nation is proud of the successful launch of its first manned space mission.

C．China successfully launched its first manned space mission on October 15.