Question

You may know the word “astronaut”．But do you know the word “taikonaut”? It means “Chinese astronaut” in English．It comes from the Chinese pinyin “taikong” and the English word “astronaut”．In 1998．a Malaysian Chinese scientist used the word for the first time．Since then，because of the fast development of China’s space industry，more and more people all over the world have known the word．In September，2008，taikonauts caught many people’s eyes again．

The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft that carried three taikonauts took off from China’s Jiuquan

Satellite Launch Center on September 25th．It’s the third time for China to send people into space．During the flight in space．some tasks were completed and the 20-minute spacewalk was the most exciting one．With the help of his two teammates Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng，Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang completed China’s first spacewalk．China has become the third country to finish such an outer space activity following Russia and the U．S．A．All the Chinese people are proud of our country．

1.What does“taikonaut”mean in English?

A．Chinese astronaut． B．Chinese scientist．

C．Chinese center． D．Chinese space industry．

2.Who completed China’s first spacewalk?

A．Jing Haipeng． B．Liu Boming．

C．Zhai Zhigang． D．Yang Liwei．

3.Which countries have finished such an outer space activity?

A．Russia and the U．S．A．

B．Russia and China．

C．China and the U．S．A．

D．Russia，the U．S．A．and China．

4.Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A．It’s the third time for China to send people into space．

B．Russia and the U．S．A．have already finished outer space activity．

C．The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft was sent into space on September 25th，2008．

D．Zhai Zhigang completed 20-minute spacewalk without the help of his two teammates．

5.The best title of this passage is_________．

A．The Shenzhou-7 Spacecraft

B．Chinese Taikonaut’s First Spacewalk

C．How the Word“taikonaunt”Comes from

D．The Fast Development of China’s Space Industry

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了“中国宇航员”一词的来历，同时介绍了“神七”太空飞行以及中国宇航员首次太空行走在国际社会的深远影响。

1.“---do you know the word “taikonaut”? It means “Chinese astronaut” in English．”的描述可知，“taikonaut”英语指的是“中国宇航员”。故选A。

2.短文第二段“Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang completed China’s first spacewalk．”的描述可知，中国宇航员翟志刚完成了中国的首次太空行走。结合选项可知应选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段“China has become the third country to finish such an outer space activity following Russia and the U．S．A．”的描述可知，除了中国之外，俄罗斯和美国也完成了宇航员太空行走。故选D。

4.描述可知，中国是第三次把人送上太空，俄罗斯和美国已经完成了外太空活动，“神州七号”宇宙飞船是2008年9月25日发射升空的。翟志刚的太空行走是在同伴的帮助下完成的。结合选项可知应选D。

5.标题归纳题。根据短文描述，文章主要介绍了“中国宇航员”一词的来历。结合选项可知应选C。

考点：科普类短文阅读。