Xinhua Sept．25,2008

       JIUQUAN, Gansu---China launched successfully its third manned spacecraft on Thursday with three astronauts on board to attempt the country’s first-ever space walk．

       The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off（发射） on a Long March II-F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province at 9：10pm．after a breathtaking countdown to another milestone on China’s space journey．

       On board pilots Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng are expected to orbit the earth for three days, when one of them will float out of the cabin about 343 kilometers above the earth．

       When they make it, China will become the third country in the world who is able to conduct extravehicular activity （EVA） in space following the former Soviet Union and the United States．

       President Hu Jintao watched the historic moment at the launch center, joined by Chinese experts and other work staff．

       Hu briefly met the trio astronauts before they entered the spacecraft Thursday afternoon, wishing them “a complete success in this glorious and sacred mission”．

       “During the mission, you will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit, which is a great leap for China’s space technology．” said Hu．

       Other tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the release of a small monitoring satellite and a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I．

       If successful, the mission would be of great significance to the country’s future plans to build a space lab and a space station, said ZhangJianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project．

In which section would the passage be seen in a newspaper?

       A．Science and Technology．        B．Entertainment．

       C．Sports report．                 D．Advertisement

Which one is NOT true according to the report?

       A．China launched its third manned spacecraft．

       B．The pilots on board are expected to orbit the earth for three days

       C．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off  three astronauts on board．

       D．One of the three astronauts will float out of the cabin above the earth．

What is the great leap for China’s space technology during the space journey?

       A．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off successfully．

       B．The astronauts will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit．

       C．Three astronauts are expected to orbit the earth for 3 days．

       D．The spaceship Shenzhou VII will release a small monitoring satellite．

The tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the following EXCEPT ________．

       A．the release of a small monitoring satellite

       B．a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I

       C．carrying out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit

       D．building a space lab and a space station   

 Shenzhou Ⅶ manned spacecraft ________ successfully, astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space.

A. had been launched

B. being launched

C. to be launched

D. having been launched

. In September 2008 , China’s key milestone in space travel_____when Zhai Zhigang conducted the first space walk.

On the afternoon of September27, 2008, Astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday, clambering（爬上,攀登） out of China's Shenzhou VII space craft in a technological feat（成就，功绩）that made the Chinese people excited.

"I'm feeling quite well. I greet the Chinese people and the people of the world," Zhai said as he climbed out of the craft at around 16:40 Beijing time, a historic achievement telecast live on CCTV. Tens of millions of Chinese viewers gathered before TV screens to watch the moment.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders had appeared at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center to watch the live transmission of Zhai's spacewalk.

Zhai, 42, chosen by an expert team for the first "out-of-capsule activity," showed a red national flag, helped by colleague Liu Boming, who also briefly popped his head out of the capsule.

Zhai slowly made his way towards a test sample of solid lubricant（润滑剂）outside the capsule, took a sample and handed it to Liu.

Zhai safely returned inside the craft after about 20 minutes. The walk marked the highpoint of China's third manned space journey, which has received widespread media coverage.

Zhai wore a $4.4 million Chinese-made suit weighing 120-kg. Liu wore a Russian-made one and acted as an assistant.

The third crew member, Jing Haipeng, monitored the ship from inside the re-entry module. w.w

The risky maneuver is a step towards China's longer-term goal of building a space lab and then a larger space station, analysts said.

"On this flight, Chinese people's footprints will be left in space for the first time," said a commentary（评论）by the Xinhua news agency.

The astronauts went aboard on their walk after receiving a clean bill of health from doctors on the ground at mission control in Beijing, Xinhua said.

Zhai's suit has 10 layers and takes up to 15 hours to assemble and put on.

China's first manned spaceflight was in 2003. A second, two-manned flight followed in 2005. The only other countries that have sent people into space are Russia and the United States.

Shenzhou VII took off on Thursday and is due to land on the northern steppes(草原) of Inner Mongolia on Sunday.

The space walk done by the Chinese astronaut was historic because ______.

  A. it was telecast live    B. there were more Chinese viewers than ever

  C. it was the first space walk carried out by Chinese astronauts

  D. top leaders watched the space walk

The following statements are true except ______.

  A. The lubricant put outside the capsule was a test sample

  B. It took Zhai Zhigang about 20 minutes to return to the craft safely

  C. Many televisions and newspapers around the world reported the event

  D. There is an aerospace control center in the capital

The significance of the space walk is ______.

  A. that the astronaut can work outside the spacecraft

  B. it marks a successful step towards China’s longer-term goal of building a space lab as well as a space station

  C. it has attracted tens of millions of people to watch the walk

  D. that the Chinese-made space suit can be used in space

What does the underlined word “clean” mean in the passage?

  A. healthy    B. paid-off     C. not dirty     D. clear

The best title of the passage is ______.

  A. First Footprints of Chinese People in Space

  B. Expensive Space Suit

  C. Three Successful Manned Flights by Chinese Astronauts

  D. Historic Space Walk by Chinese Astronaut