China's Manned Space Program

The First Stage

TimeOctober 152003

SpaceshipShenzhou

Main eventsChinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent up into spaceHe went around the earth 14 times in his one-day flightChina became the third country to succeed in sending up the manned spaceship into space

The Second Stage

TimeOctober 122005

SpaceshipShenzhou

Main eventsChinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into spaceOn October 17the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth

The Third Stage

TimeOctober 242007

SatelliteChang'e

Main eventsChina has launched its first moon orbiter Chang'e I successfully

China's moon exploration project is for peaceful use of SpaceThe Chinese government will have included the moon adventure in 16 key state science projects by the year 2020

Future plans

1China will make a manned moon landing at a proper time around 2017

2China plans to set up a permanent永久的space lab and build its engineering system in the future

1Before Chinahow many countries had already sent their astronauts into space?

AOnly one          BTwo                CThree                  DFour

2Shenzhoucircled the earth in space _________

Aonce                    Bfour times            Cfive times               Dfourteen times

3During the second stagethe Chinese astronauts stayed in space for _________

Aone day               Bfour days             Cfive days                Dfourteen days

4What happened in the third stage?

AChina has sent up Chang'eto the moon

BChinese astronauts landed on the moon

CThe moon exploration project is too easy

DThe government planned to make another space station

5Chinese astronauts will possibly walk on the moon around _________

A2010                      B2015                    C2017                   D2020

We talked to 300 people. One hundred were aged 11 to 18. One hundred were between 19 and 26 years of age. One hundred were 27 to 35 years old. We asked them what they liked to do in their free time. The results are in the chart(图表).

1People aged 19-26 most enjoyed_____.

    Ataking a walk                               Bplaying computer games

    Cwatching TV                                Dgoing to the movies

2People aged 11~18 least enjoyed _____.

    Ataking a walk                               Bwatching TV

    Cgoing to the movies                          Dplaying computer games

3In the 19 - 26 group, how many people enjoyed playing computer games?

A.75                     B60                   C50                  D.25

4Which things did most people enjoy doing? ______.

    AWatching TV and playing computer games.

    BPlaying computer games and taking a walk.

    CGoing to the movies and watching TV.

    DTaking a walk and going to the movies.

5Which of these sentences is true? _______.

    APeople aged 27-35 enjoyed playing computer games best.

    BPeople aged 11-18 enjoyed going to the movies best.

    CPeople aged 19-26 enjoyed playing computer games more than watching TV.

    DMost people aged 27-35 enjoy playing computer games.

There is a place on our earth where hot water and steam come up from under the groundIt is a large island in the Pacific OceanThe island is North Islandin New Zealand

The planet on which we live is a ball of very hot rockIt is a good thing for us that the outside shell is coldIf it were hotno one could live hereWhat if our earth were only as big as an egg? Then the outside part would be as deep as the egg's shell

The earth's shell has cracks in it in some placesIn New Zealand this shell seems to have more cracks than in other places in the earthThere are spots where the ground is so hot that it burns the bottom of your shoesIn some placeshot water shoots into the air from time to timeAt other pointsyou can see steam coming up from pools of hot water

The people who live in these places make use of the heat coming from inside the earth

Some of them cook in the hot pools They put food into a basket and place it in the waterWashing clothes is done in the same way

Many people bring the hot water from below the earth into their homesThey do this by putting a pipe管子a hundred feet or more into the groundIn this way they get hot water and steam for cooking and washingand for healing their homes

For most of usthe heat under our feet is too far away to usWe must make our heat by burning coaloil or gasThe people who get heat from inside the earth are luckyIt doesn’t take money to buy for coaloil or gas

1The best title for the passage is ___________

AHeat under Your Feet                                  BMake Use of Heat

CCoalOilGas and Heat                            DStrange Hot Water and Steam

2Out planet is a ball of __________

Ahot rock              Bhot water                Ccold rock                      Dhot steam

3New Zealand has heat coming from the ground in __________

Aa place                 Bone place                Ctwo places             Dmany places

4The pools in New Zealand are heated by _________

Acoal                                                        Bthe earth

Chot rock underground                                 Dthe sun

5In New Zealand the earth's heat ___________

Ais not used at all                                       Bis put to good use

Cshoots into the air                                      Dhurts many people

Street Markets Around the World

There are many ways of shoppingYou can shop by telephoneby post or through your home computerbut for many peoplethe most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional--at a street marketYou can find market anywhere in the worldHere are four of them

There are many “floating markets” in Asiaperhaps the most unusual is in Thailand泰国),at a place called Damnoen SaduakIt's open from six in the morning to the noon every dayPeople sell fresh fruit from their boats

Many Belgians(比利时人say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the worldIt is the home of a colorful flower marketIt's open every day except MondayOn Mondayinstead of flowersthere's a wonderful bird market!

One of the world's most famous markets is in Mexico City--the Sonora MarketYou can buy toysbirdsherbs and medicineThere are all kinds of thingsIt's open every day from early in the morning till late at night

In Englandevery weekendthousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market--it's the place to go for street fashionCDs and tapesMany people also go there for fun

根据短文内容,在表格中的横线上填写所缺的单词。

Names

Countries

Features(特征)

Things to Sell

Open Time

The Damnoen Saduak

Thailand

unusual

fresh 1________

Everyday

The Grand Place

Belgium

beautiful

2___________

Every day except Monday

the Sonora Market

Mexico

3_______

all kinds ofthings

Every day

the Camden Market

4______

fashion

Fashion things

Every 5______

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