11．What is the basic difference between Esperanto and English?

　　　 A．More people speak English than Espernto.　 B．Esperanto words are easier to spell.

　　　 C．Esperanto has fewer grammar rules.　　 D．Esperanto is not supported by any country or culture.

10．What does the underlined word “pursue” in the second paragraph mean?

　　　 A． “Realize”.　　　　 B． “Work for”　　　　 C． “Be against”.　　 D． “Follow”.

9．The writer tells us a story at the beginning to　　　　 　.

　　　 A．explain why men have been making the effort to create a language shared by all

　　　 B．explain why men now speak different languages

　　　 C．show the relationship between man and God

　　　 D．prove that language is very important

8．What is the main idea of the story?

　　　 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.

C

　　　 A story from the Bible tells of old Babylon, where the men decided to build a tower that would touch the sky. But God was unhappy, and he made them speak different languages. They couldn’t understand each other, so their dream never came true.

　　　 Yet the dream remains alive: if all men speak the same language, they can do anything. L.L. Zamenhof from Poland was among the men who pursue this dream. He developed Esperanto(世界语)between 1877 and 1885.

　　　 As the most successful man-made world language, it is spoken by over two million people around the world. Last month, the World Esperanto Congress(大会),dealing with language rights, ended in Sweden. The 2004 conference will be held in Beijing. Most Esperanto speakers are in Central and Eastern Europe and in East Asia, particularly Chinese mainland.

　　　 Esperanto has two advantages . First, it’s easy. Each letter has exactly one sound and there are just 16 basic grammar rules. The second advantage is that it belongs to no one country. But Esperanto has only reached a small number of people compared with natural languages widely used around the world-such as English or Chinese. While these languages are deeply connected with their nations and cultures, Esperanto doesn’t have this background.

Will Esperanto really become a global language? It remains a question.

7．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　　 A．The space flight showed China did better in space exploration than the US.

　　　 B．It is reported that Yang Liwei will do a space walk in the year 2005.

　　　 C．It is impossible for Yang Liwei to walk around in his first space exploration.

　　　 D．At the age of 28, Mr Yang Liwei became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force.

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

　　　 A．Because it was the most dangerous part of the flight.

　　　 B．Because it was a very special experience.

　　　 C．To show how much training he had for the flight.

　　　 D．To show that Yang is brave.

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

　　　 A．1 hour　　　　　　　　 B．1.5 hours　　 C．6 hours　　　　　　　　 D．14 hours

4．The underlined paragraph suggests that _________.

　　　 A．some pets know some pop stars　　　

B．”rug” is a difficult word for a pet to learn

　　　 C．pets enjoy things the same way humans do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D．pets enjoy things at a sensational level

B

　　　 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 Nation’s 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 dining 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(新华社网上论坛)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. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(From 21^st Century, China Daily)　　　

3．In the pet masters’ opinion, the kennels are _________.

　　　 A．too old to live in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B．not good enough

　　　 C．just an equal choice　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D．no longer in existence

2．Who made the expression that “This is so nice, I’d like to stay here.”?

　　　 A．Some pets　　　

B．Some pet masters　

C．The hotel manager　

D．The interviewer