Peaceful Use of Space Resources Drives China's Space Program
China's successful launch of its second manned spacecraft Shenzhou-6 has drawn worldwide applause．It has become the third nation in the world capable of putting men into space．
It is widely believed home abroad that the latest progress made by China will surely improve national cohesiveness(内聚性)and make the country's 1.3 billion people more confident in their future in terms of social and economic progress．
However, some people in and outside China describe China's manned space program as a prestige project which yields little economic benefit．
They argue that billions of US dollars spent on the decade-old space program may be better used for poverty relief and education as millions of Chinese still have a poor living and many children cannot afford basic schooling．However, mankind does need to make use of space resources for sustainable human development．
Space technology has become increasingly important for the exploration and peaceful use of space resources due to the shrinking reserve of natural resources on the Earth．
Lunar reserve of isotope helium 3 is sufficient for human need for about 10,000 years, which is attractive to the mankind being troubled by high oil prices and limited oil reserve．
China has benefited from the dividend of its investment in space sector．Space technology has become an indispensable part of people’s daily life, such as weather forecast, telecommunications, disaster reduction, and resources prospecting．
Striving hard to feed its 1.3 billion people and more in the future, China has been developing improved species of crops on the basis of space technology, mostly through recoverable satellites and spacecraft．
Information obtained from Shenzhou-3 and Shenzhou-4 in Earth observation has been used for maritime(海上的) pollution control and desertification(沙漠化) control projects, which is useful for China and other parts of the world．
China has listed space technology and information technology among the country's seven high-tech fields in its national high-tech research and development program initiated in 1986．
(1)
Which point of view may the author not agree to?
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A．
The successful launch is significant to the development of our country．
B．
The successful launch proves that our space technology is advanced in the world．
C．
Though the launch is successful, it benefits little in term of economy．
D．
It’s necessary to explore resources in space．
(2)
Some people think China’s manned space program yields little economic benefits as they think about the following except ________．
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A．
there are many poor areas in China lacking supports．
B．
many children can’t go to school because of poverty．
C．
it will delay the progress of economy．
D．
it costs too much on the space program．
(3)
Which supports the idea of the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
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A．
Resources are shrinking all over the world
B．
There are enough useful resources for human use．
C．
The mankind is worrying about less and less oil resource
D．
All above
(4)
What does the underlined word"prestige"perhaps mean in the 3rd paragraph?
Nelson Mandela is one of the great political leaders of our time．His lifelong efforts to the fight against racial(种族)oppression(压迫)in his country won him the admiration(钦慕)of millions worldwide, as well as the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize．As the leader of South Africa’s anti-partheid(反种族隔离)movement, Mandela was a key player in helping to move his country toward multiracial government(多民族政府)and majority rule．
Mandela’s long, hard struggle is a victory of dignity(尊严)and hope．He’s a man of true courage．If determination and patience were considered talents, Mandela would win hands down in any sort of competition．
accomplishments(成就)& fame(名誉)
Nelson Mandela’s greatest accomplishments were his role in ending apartheid, and becoming South Africa’s first elected black president．He has been the recipient(收件人)of dozens upon dozens of awards, prizes and honors from countless associations and organizations, but perhaps none more prestigious(声望很高)than the Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with former South African President Frederik W．de Klerk, in 1993．
He has been awarded several other major peace prizes, such as the UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)Peace Prize in 1991(also shared with F．W．de Klerk); the Africa Peace Award in 1995 and the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 2002．
Mr．Mandela also received dozens of honorary degrees(名誉学位)from universities the world over, including the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Glasgow, London, Nottingham, and Oxford, as well as an Honorary Doctorate from the Sorbonne University in Paris(all in July 1996), and Harvard Business School’s Statesman of the Year Award in 1995－to name but a few．He has also been presented(赠送)with the key to cities such as Rome, Rio de Janeiro, London, Dublin, and Sydney, Australia(where he became the first person ever to receive the Freedom of that city)．In July of 2002, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States highest civilian(公民)award．
Model
There’s something admirable about having been a leader fighting for a people’s freedom and equality in an unjust society．Mandela has become a worldwide symbol(楷模)of the struggle of the oppressed(被压迫者)over the oppressor．He has been celebrated in song by artists the world over, in many different languages．One entitled “Nelson Mandela”was recorded by British 2-Tone group The Special A．K．A(formerly The Specials); making the top 10 in the UK and a few other European nations in 1984．
Personal style
As a president, Mandela sported the typical garb(服饰)of high-ranking government officials： expensive, well-tailored(缝制精致的)suits．Now retired(退役)from public life, Mandela the elder statesman dresses in an ordinary way．
He attends many activities, often where he is the guest of honor, in bright, colorfully patterned(典型的)traditional African robes(长袍)or shirts all the better for getting down when the music begins．
(1)
Mandel was not only admired(钦慕)for his long fight against ________but also for ________．
(2)
How many peaceful prize has Mandela got?He has got________ in 1991, ________in 1995 and ________ in 2002．
(3)
Mandela is a man full of ________and his greatest success was to play a part in getting rid of ________ and to be elected ________．
阅读理解
A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours a person can receive．As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel．Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and lived from 1833 to 1896．
Alfred Nobel was a chemist and inventor．He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich．Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man．He never married or had children．Also, he was a sick man in a large part of his life．Nobel died at the age of sixty-three．When he died, he left a fund of ＄9, 000, 000．The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and the promotion of world peace．
The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10 th, 1901, five years after Nobel's death．Many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements．Albert Einstein was one of them．
Each Prize has three parts．The first part is a gold medal．Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma saying that he has been given the Prize．The third part of the Prize is a large amount of money－about ＄40, 000．
Often a Prize is given to just one person, but not always．Sometimes a Prize is shared．It may be given to two or three people who have worked together．Sometimes a Prize is not given at all if there is no outstanding achievement．In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given．It is the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm that decides whether to give the Prize or not．
(1)
Most people think that the Nobel Prize is ________ a person can receive．
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A．
the highest honour in the world
B．
one of the highest international honours
C．
a higher honour than others
D．
as high as any other honour
(2)
A Nobel Prize is made up of ________．
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A．
a gold medal and a large amount of money
B．
a gold medal and a diploma
C．
a gold medal and a diploma and a large amount of money
D．
a diploma and a large amount of money
(3)
A Nobel Prize is given to ________ each year．
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A．
just one person
B．
one person
C．
not always one person
D．
three persons
(4)
When he died, Nobel left an amount of money ________．
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