10．China’s manned flight programme began in ________.

　A. 1992　　　　　　 B. October 1996.

　C. 1999　　　　　　 D. January 2003

9．How many countries can send a person into space on its own by now？

　A. 2.　　　　　　　B. 3.

　C. 4.　　　　　　　D. Not mentioned.

8．According to the passage, ________ appeared earlier than ________.

　A. apples; oranges　　　　 B. oranges; apples

　C. oranges; roses　　　　　D. algae; wheat

C

　The dream of flying into outer space, cherished by the Chinese people for centuries, will soon come true.

　China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft (飞船)“Shenzhou Ⅳ” on December 30 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. It was the 27th consecutive(连续的 )and successful launch of China - made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own following Russia and the USA.

　Qi Faren，leading designer of the spacecraft system, said all the functions (功能) designed for manned flights have withstood (经受住)the test of three previous, successful launches and return landings of the “Shenzhou” spaceships.

　China launched the “Shenzhou Ⅰ ”, “Shenzhou Ⅱ ”and “Shenzhou Ⅲ ”spacecrafts in 1999,2001 and 2002 respectively.

　“Shouzhou Ⅳ” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work. All parts of the application system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou Ⅳ”craft in all test flights.

　China’s manned flight programme began in 1992. A number of unmanned test flights will be launched before Chinese astronauts are sent into space.

　Leading scientists in charge of China’s manned space programme said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou Ⅳ” laid a solid foundation for the country’s future task of sending Chinese astronauts to outer space.

　The spacecraft returned to the earth on January 5, after completing seven experiments in space.

　Officials at the centre said that“ Shenzhou Ⅴ”, a manned spacecraft, is expected to be launched later this year.

7．Plants with roots appeared about ________ million years ago.

　A. 430　　　B. 300　　　 C. 330　　　 D. 100

6．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　A. Algae has existed for more than 430 million years.

　B. It is impossible that algae might be the earliest plant on land.

　C. Plants get food from animals in the oceans.

　D. Evolution began after animals appeared on land.

5．The main idea of the first paragraph is ________.

　A. life on land probably began 430 years ago

　B. the first animal on land came from oceans

　C. there wouldn't be animals without plants

　D. plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy

4．From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________

　A. hanest　　B. careful　　C. smart　　 D. funny

B

　Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since they, the plants, are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy.

　The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae(海藻)which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution(进化)took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots(根),and some had got tree -like forms since height was very important in gaining sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.

3．How much did the writer pay?

　A. ￡ 5.　　B. ￡ 7.　　 C. ￡ 20.　　D. ￡ 27.

2．The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.

　A. changed his mind　　　　 B. accepted the offer

　C. saw the writer’s purpose　　　D. decided to help the writer

1．We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

　A. was rather impolite

　B. was warmly received

　C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

　D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair