Shenzhou X and three astronauts(宇航员) were sent up from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space(太空) station in 2020.

　　Two men, mission commander(指挥官) Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, and China’s second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, are expected to stay in space for 15 days.

　　They will teach young people about science and do two space dockings, between Shenzhou X and the unmanned Tiangong-1 space module, a technically difficult procedure that brings two spaceship together in high-speed orbit(轨道).

　　The trip is our country’s fifth manned space mission, 10 years after the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, went into space in 2003.

1.How long will they stay in space?

A．About a week      B．About two weeks    C．About a month     D．About two months

2.What will they do in space?  They will __________.

A．teach young people about science          B．take some photos

C．do two space dockings                   D．Both A and C

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase ‘space dockings’?

A．太空实验         B．太空对接          C．太空垃圾         D．太空站

4.Who is the first astronaut to enter space in China?

A．Nie Haisheng       B．Zhang Xiaoguang    C．Wang Yaping       D．Yang Liwei

Shenzhou X and three astronauts(宇航员) were sent up from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space(太空) station in 2020.
　　Two men, mission commander(指挥官) Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, and China’s second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, are expected to stay in space for 15 days.
　　They will teach young people about science and do two space dockings, between Shenzhou X and the unmanned Tiangong-1 space module, a technically difficult procedure that brings two spaceship together in high-speed orbit(轨道).
　　The trip is our country’s fifth manned space mission, 10 years after the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, went into space in 2003.
【小题1】How long will they stay in space?

　  Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050.

　　“What will   1  be like in the year 2050?” asked Tom.

　　“I don’t know,” said Fred. “What do you think?”

　　“Well, no one knows. But it is __2__ to guess,” said Tom. “In the year 2050 everybody will carry a pocket (袖珍) __3___. The computer will give people the __4__ to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets,__5___ . And we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps(也许) we’ll be able to ___6__ them at the same time. Machines will do ___7___of the work, and people will have more__8__. Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”

　　“I’m very _9__to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I’ll be able to live _10___,” said Fred. “Won’t that be interesting? Just like a fish.”