Question

June 11,2013 was another big day for Chinese space exploration. Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft, was sent into space. Three astronauts, Nie Haisheng, 49, Zhang Xiaoguang, 47, and Wang Yaping, 33, stayed in space for 15 days.

Tiangong-1 is China’s first space module(舱). It was sent into space in 2011. It will be developed into a large space station around 2020. A space station is a lab for scientific studies.Shenzhou X performed its first docking（对接）with Tangong-1 on June 13. It docked twice during the 15 days.

The US, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe are working together on the International Space Station (ISS).China wanted to join the ISS but was refused by the US. China decided to build its own space station.

Shenzhou X flew around the Tianggong-1 lab for the first time. This was to make sure that spacecraft could dock from more than just one direction. The astronauts carried out repair work and did experiments on the Tiangong-1.

Teaching from space

Wang Yaping, China’s second woman astronaut, taught high school and primary school students about space science. Wang talked about how things move in a micro-gravity(微重量)environment. This helped the students better understand some physics ideas, like Newton’s Law. The lessons aimed to encourage more students to learn about the universe and science.

Life up in space

The three astronauts followed a work and rest schedule（作息时间）that is similar on the Earth. They had Chinese dishes, such as Kung Pao Chicken and fried rice. The food was kept in special bags. At the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, they had Zongzi.

1. Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft was sent into space _______.

A.on June 11, 2013B.on June 13, 2013

C.on June 11, 2011D.on June 13, 2011

2. Among the three astronauts Nie Haisheng is _______.

A.the youngestB.the oldest

C.the tallestD.the strongest

3. Tiangong-1 is _______ which was sent into space in 2011.

A.a space stationB.a manned spacecraft

C.a space moduleD.a space lab

4. China decided to build its own space station because________.

A.China was very rich

B.the US refused China to join the ISS

C.Chinese scientists wanted to do experiment in space

D.the astronauts wanted to stay there

5. Wang Yaping taught the lesson to encourage students to________.

A.become the next Newton

B.experience micro-gravity

C.learn more about the universe and science

D.know more about the life of astronauts

6. From the last paragraph, we can learn that the three astronauts _______.

A.had a different time schedule in space

B.cooked Chinese food for dinner

C.celebrated Dragon Boat Festival by having Zongzi

D.slept in special sleeping bags

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们神州十号，中国第五艘人造飞船在2013年6月11日发射升空。三名飞行员有聂海胜、王亚平、张晓光。王亚平在太空授课以鼓励学生们学习更多关于宇宙科学的知识。三名飞行员遵循的是和地球上一样的作息时间, 三个飞行员用吃粽子来庆祝龙舟节。

1.神州十号，中国第五艘人造飞船在2013年6月11日发射升空。根据短文第一段中June 11,2013 was another big day for Chinese space exploration. Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft, was sent into space.可知答案，故选A。

2.在三个飞行员中聂海胜是年龄最大的。根据短文第一段的Three astronauts, Nie Haisheng, 49, Zhang Xiaoguang, 47, and Wang Yaping, 33,可知聂年龄最大，故选B。

3. 细节理解题。天宫一号是一个2011年发射升空的太空舱。根据短文第二段中It was sent into space in 2011可知答案，故选C。

4. 细节理解题。因为美国拒绝中国加入国际太空站，所以中国决定建造自己的空间站。根据短文第三段中China wanted to join the ISS but was refused by the US. China decided to build its own space station.可知答案，由此可知选B。

5.细节理解题。王亚平授课以鼓励学生们学习更多关于宇宙科学的知识。根据短文第五段最后一句The lessons aimed to encourage more students to learn about the universe and science.可知，故选C。

6.细节理解题。从最后一段我们能知道这三个飞行员用吃粽子来庆祝龙舟节。根据短文最后一段最后一句At the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, they had Zongzi. 可知答案，故选C。

考点：科普类短文阅读。