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阅读理解 A Giant Leap for China 　　A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校)Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face．But last Thursday, 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 a. m．Last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou Ⅴ spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times．He landed safely at 6∶23 a. m．The next day, making China the third country successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union 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．Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later． 　　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 diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap．The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems． 　　Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk． 　　He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitation(重力)on take-off and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes． 　　He has spent five years training to become a spaceman． 　　“I eat all of my meals at the space programme’s dinning 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．One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum(网上论坛)said, “Yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for China．” 　　Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005．China also plans to develop spacewalking and a space lab． (1) What is the main idea of the story? [　　] A． China’s first manned flight． B． A hero with great courage． C． The first Chinese man in space． D． How Yang Liwei became China’s first spaceman． (2) How long did each of Yang’s orbits take on average? [　　] A． 1 hour． B． 1.5 hours． C． 6 hours． D． The story didn’t mention it． (3) Why did the writer mention the gravitation forces on take-off and landing? [　　] A． Because it was the most dangerous part of the space flight． B． Because it was a very special experience． C． To stress how much training he had to do to prepare for the flight． D． To show that Yang is brave． (4) Why did the writer use “giant leap” in the title? [　　] A． Because the space flight marked China’s great progress in the field of space exploration． B． Because Neil Armstrong said it was a “giant leap” for mankind when he first set foot on the moon． C． Because the space flight was a huge success． D． Both A and B． (5) This passage is most likely to appear in __________． [　　] A． newspaper B． textbook C． science magazines D． biographies(传记)

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．D;4．D;5．A;
解析：

(1)	主旨题。全文主要讲述了杨利伟，并非介绍中国首次载人太空飞行。
(2)	计算题。根据第二段提到的时间和飞船绕地球飞行的圈数可计算出结果。
(3)	判断题。从第五段和第六段“experience extremely high temperature”和“force tears from his eyes”中可得出答案。
(4)	综合判断题。从文中对“神舟”五号成功升天的评价可知A项符合题意，B项所涉及的知识已成为众所周知的历史常识，而且文章倒数第二段也曾提及，故D项为正确答案。
(5)	从文章结构松散、引语访谈较多可知这是一篇新闻报道，应该最有可能刊登在报纸上，而不是课本、科学杂志或传记里面。