Question

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

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了中国第五次太空飞行的内容。

1.根据are expected to stay in space for 15 days.描述，可知选B。

2.根据第三段They will teach young people about science and do two space dockings,描述，可知选D。

3.联系下文between Shenzhou X and the unmanned Tiangong-1 space module,描述，可知此处指的是天宫一号和神十的对接，故选B。

4.根据最后一段10 years after the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, went into space in 2003.描述，可知选D。

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