On June 11th, 2013, China sent up her tenth spaceship Shenzhou Ⅹ into space successfully. And three astronauts went together with it. They were Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping. Here is some information about the three astronauts.

Nie Haisheng was born in September, 1964. He is from Xiangyang, Hubei. After graduating from high school, he joined the PLA Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998, he was chosen for the astronaut program. He carried out Shenzhou Ⅵ with Fei Junlong in 2005. In 2013, he flew into space for his second time with Shenzhou Ⅹ. He is the commander of this mission.

Zhang Xiaoguang is from Jinzhou, Liaoning Province. He was born in May, 1966. Zhang joined the army in June 1985. In January 1998, Zhang was trained as one of China’s first batch(一批) of astronauts. Before he was trained as an astronaut, Zhang was a senior pilot. It’s reported that Zhang Xiaoguang is very humor and likes playing jokes very much.

After Liu Yang, Wang Yaping is the second woman astronaut in China. She was born in 1980 in Yantai, Shangdong. Wang Yaping joined the PLA in 1997. In 2010, Wang became a member of the second batch of Chinese astronauts and was chosen to the crew of the Shenzhou Ⅹ space mission in April, 2013. Wang is China’s first astronaut to give lectures to middle and elementary school students while in space.

1.How many astronauts were there flying in Shenzhou Ⅹ ?

A. Two????? ????????????? ? B. Three??????? ????????????? ?? C. Four??????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Five

2.Who has been to space twice?

A. Fei Junlong???? B. Zhang Xiaoguang???? C. Wang Yaping???? ????????????? D. Nie Haisheng

3.How old is Zhang Xiaoguang in 2013?

A. 45??????? ????????????? ? B. 46 ?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 47??????? ????????????? ????????????? D. 48

4.How long has Wang Yaping been an astronaut by 2013?

A. For 16 years.??? B. For 3 years.??? ????????????? ????????????? C. For 23 years.??? ????????????? D. For 13 years.

5.Which one of the following is wrong?

A. Zhang Xiaoguang is shy and he doesn’t like talking.

B. China has sent up 10 spaceships into space.

C. Nie Haisheng is the commander of Shenzhou Ⅹ.

D. Wang Yaping gave a lecture to students while in space.

（一）交际应答。录音中有五个句子，每个句子听一遍，然后从每小题A、B、C中选出能对每个句子做出适当反应的答语。

1.A.Yes, please.                    B.Good idea.                        C.Of course, it is.

2.A.Certainly you are.           B.Sure. Hold on, please.        C.I’ll do that.

3.A.Oh, they are over there.  B.I’m glad you’ve found it.   C.Go straight and turn left.

4. A.OK, I wil.                            B.Yes, I think so.                  C.Good for you.

5.A.Never mind.                   B.You are welcome.                     C.I’m sorry.

(二)情景反应。录音中有五组对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。

6.When will Mrs White come back?

A.Right now.                       B.Quite soon.                       C.At four.

7.What sport does the woman like?

8.What does the woman prefer to do?

A.To see the new play.                 B.To do some shopping.               C.To visit the museum.

9.What are the man and woman doing?

A.They are looking for a CD player in a shop.                  

B.They are learning how to press the button.

C.The man is teaching the woman how to use the CD player.

10.Why was Frank on the news last night?

A.He walked along the beach at night.

B.He swam alone in the cold water.

C.He got the boy out of water and saved him.

(三)对话理解。录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。

11.Where could the dialogue happen?

 A.In a shop.                       B.In a library.                       C.In a hospital.

12.Why did the young man go to see the doctor?

A.He didn’t know where to begin his talk.

B.He felt difficult to fall asleep.

C.He felt unhappy most of the day.

13.How long has the young man been ill?

A.For about two years.                B.For about three weeks.                    C.For about six months.

14.In what season did the young man feel worse?

A.In Spring.                                B.In Autumn.                              C.In winter.

15.What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

A.To take some medicine.            B.To burn away his worries.         C.To take more exercises.

(四)短文理解。录音中有一篇短文，听短文两篇后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。

16.What happened to the three boys in a cold day?

A.They lost their way.

B.They couldn’t find the big house.

C.They had to spend the night in the open air.

17.What did the three boys ask the farmer to do?

A.To give them some water and food.

B.To let them stay in his house for a night.

C.To tell them the way to walk out of the forest.

18.Why did one of the boys have to sleep in the big house?

A.The farmer didn’t like the third boy.

B.One of the boys made a loud noise when he slept.

C.There wasn’t enough room in the farmer’s house.

19.Who was the first to sleep with the horses?

 A.Mike                              B.Jack                                        C.Tom

20.Why were all the horses outside at the house door?

A.Because someone drove them out of the house.

B.Because the smell in the big house was really terrible.

C.Because the horses didn’t like to stay with people at night.

听力测试

（一）听句子，选择与画面一致的选项。每个句子听一遍：

1. ( A  B  C )        2. ( A  B  C )      3. ( A  B  C  )      4. ( A  B  C  )

（二）、请听句子，选出恰当的答语。每个句子听一遍：

(    )5. A. It’s Sunday.            B. It’ April 21.                           C. It’s half past eleven.

(    )6. A. It’s very hot.           B. It’s very heavy.          C. It’s very large.

(    )7. A. Yes, please.              B. You are welcome.      C. Sorry, I can’t.

(    )8. A. No, it isn’t.             B. Yes, it is.                   C. Thank you.

(    )9. A. About 40 minutes.                

B. About half an hour’s walk.

         C. About 5 meters long.

(    )10. A. I think it is interesting.

B. I like a story. 

C. I’m reading.

（三）听对话，宣战正确答案。每组对话听两遍。

(    )11. When was Edison born?

A. In 1874.  B. In 1931.  C. In 1847.

(    )12. Why wasn’t the boy at school yesterday?

A. He had to look after his mother.

B. He had to look after his father.

C. He was ill in bed.

(    )13. What’s the woman’s telephone number?

A. 3897244.  B. 3879224.  C. 3789244.

(    )14. Why was the girl late again for school?

A. She was ill.  B. She got up late.  C. She met a traffic accident.

(    )15. When does the dialogue happen?

A. During class.  B. After class.  C. Before class.

(    )16. What does the girl’s mother do?

A. A nurse.  B. A doctor.  C. A worker.

(    )17. What size does the man wear?

A. The large size.  B. The small size.  C. The medium size.

（四）对话理解: 对话听两遍：
听第一段对话，回答第18-21小题。
(    )18. What’s wrong with the boy?
     A. He’s got a headache. B. He’s got a high temperature.
     C. He’s got a cold.
(    )19. How long has he been like this?
     A. For one day. B. For two days. C. For three days.
(    )20. Is he seriously ill?
      A. Yes, he is. B. Yes. But he will be well soon. C. No, he isn’t.
(    )21. How many times should he take the medicine a day?
      A. One time. B. Two times. C. Three times.
听第二段对话，回答第22-25小题。对话听两遍：
(    )22. Where does the man want to go?
      A. London. B. Hong Kong. C. America.
(    )23. When will he go there?
      A. June 29th. B. June 30th. C. July 1st.
(    )24. When will the earliest flight leave?
      A. At 7:00 in the evening. B. At 8:00 in the morning.
      C. At 7:00 in the morning.
(    )25. Does it stop in Beijing?
      A. Yes, it does. B. No, it doesn’t. C. We don’t know.
（五）听短文回答问题,短文听两遍。
(    )26. Where did Mr. White work?
      A. France. B. America. C. England.
(    )27. Why was Mrs. White angry?
      A. Her husband wouldn’t go to see their son.

B. Her husband was hit by a car.

C. Her husband didn’t love her.
(    )28. How did Mr. and Mrs. White go to Paris?
      A. By ship. B. By train. C. By plane.
(    )29. Mr. White didn’t know how they had got to Paris because _____ on their way.
      A. he was asleep

B. he was thinking about his work

C. he was worried about his son
(    )30. From this passage we know_____.
      A. Mr. White loved nobody except himself 

B. Mr. White couldn’t get on well with anybody

C. Mr. White was always interested in his work