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　　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 to 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 1,350 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 gravitational forces (重力) on takeoff 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 space walking and a space lab.

1．What is the main idea of the story?

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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．How long did each of Yang's orbits take on average?

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3．Why did the writer mention the gravitational forces on takeoff and landing?

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A．To stress the hardship and the spaceman had to experience.

B．Because it was a very special experience for any spacemen.

C．To stress how much training he had to do to prepare for the flight

D．To show that Yang is lucky.

4．Why did the writer use “giant leap” in the title?

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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

根据汉语意思和英文首字母完成下列单词拼写，使句意完整正确。

56. The tower in the d            (远处) is hundreds of years old.

57. First o            (观察) the teacher do the experiment and then have a try by yourself.

58. We should r            (尊敬) them instead of looking down upon them.

59. It’s well-known that smoking is h            (有害的) to health.

60.He said the song r_________ (提醒) him of the happy days in the university.

61. He has a firm b            (信念) that he’ll win the speech contest.

62. What will happen to you if you don’t  eat a  b________ （均衡的）diet ?

63. Would you please come in? P            (允许) me to lead the way, sir.

64. There are v            (各种各样的) kinds of theme parks all over the world.

65. The tramp in the film was loved for his optimism and determination to o           (克服) all difficulties.

Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.

Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”

66. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _____________.

A. gives his patients medical advice               B. takes care of 159 patients a week

C. sings on television                                                     D. has his own TV show

67. Dr. Petrels ___________, so he is called a singing doctor.　　　　　　　　　

A. has been a doctor for ten years           B. always loved to sing

C. is popular with his patients                 D. also sings to his patients on TV

68. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel ____________.

A. sings and gives medical advice         B. sings about different diseases

C. starts to explain diseases with a song       D. sings love songs he wrote

69. Dr. Petrels’ show is popular ____________.

A. in Las Vegas                                                                 B. at medical school　

C. with people who like his singing                 D. with patients in Montreal　　

70. Dr. Petrels says he likes to ____________.

A. help people sing                                      B. make people feel better

C. do the same thing                                             D. make difficult people smile