On October 16th, 2003, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei's smile was seen across the world above the magic words：“China's first spaceman”．The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9∶00 am on 15th by China's Shenzhou V spacecraft, which orbited(绕轨道而行)the earth 14 times．He landed safely at 6∶23 am the next day, making China the third country to successfully send a person into space, after the former(以前的)Soviet Union(苏联)and the US．Yang was satisfied with his job．“I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful, ”he said on a special plane to Beijing after landing．
While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China's national flag and the United Nations'flag to the people watching on TV at home．He also ate a meal of chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap(小睡)．The whole project went according to the plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems．He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitational forces(地心引力)on take-off and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes．
Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Forces in 1987, spending 1,350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space program 11 years later．He has spent five years training to become a spaceman．“I eat all of my meals at the space programmer's dining room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten, ”he said．“I've never met his teachers．But becoming China's first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile．“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn't help feeling excited, ”he said．“I decided that I had to fly it．”To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero．His trip is a giant leap forward for China．
(1)
What is the main idea of the passage?
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A．
China's first manned space flight．
B．
A hero with great courage．
C．
The first Chinese man in space．
D．
How Yang Liwei became China's first spaceman．
(2)
What can we infer from the passage?
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A．
Yang Liwei doesn't like his son's teachers．
B．
Yang Liwei doesn't like to take his son to kindergarten．
C．
Yang Liwei cried as a result of excitement in space．
D．
Yang Liwei went back to Beijing by plane after he landed．
(3)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
Yang Liwei has devoted all his energy to space program．
B．
Yang Liwei prefers to have meals at the space programmer's dining room．
C．
Yang Liwei had a 3-hour nap before he took off into space．
D．
Yang Liwei joined the Chinese space program in 2003．
(4)
The underlined word“leap”most probably means ________．
Student Date of Birth：19/08/1988 Department of Education and Training
International Students Centre
Hong Xue 827-839 George Street PO Box 707
60 Waratah Street Broadway NSW 21007
Croydon Park NSW 2133 Phone：(612)9217 4801 1300 302 456
Fax：(612)9212 6721
http：//www.tafensw.edu.au/international/
WARNING LETTER
Dear Hong Xue,
As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：
●have not turned 18; and
●are not staying in Australia with：
－a parent
－a custodian(监护人); or
－a relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．
Note：You must not change those arrangements without the written approval of your education provider．
You must obey the following rules：
1．During term time you must：
a)remain in your homestay during the school term;
b)come home every night; and
c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．
2．On weekends you must：
a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and
b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting．
3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．
This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(违反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．
Yours sincerely
Tracey Carlon
Student Advisor
International Students Centre
NSW Department of Education and Training
(1)
What's the purpose of writing this letter?
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A．
To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
[ ]
A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
D．
His student Visa has been cancelled．
(3)
To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?
[ ]
A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
B．
Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
C．
Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
