Question

China has now mapped out plans for its next four launches in the Shenzhou program on the next flight. But one conclusion seems to have escaped most reports in the aerospace media. The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. Plans for the 2008 Summer Olympics call for the events to be held between the 8th and 24th of August. It's reasonable to expect that China will use the event to promote its achievements before the world, and human spaceflight is China's most significant recent breakthrough.

Shenzhou 7, China's next manned space mission, was originally advertised for 2007. This fit into the pattern of staging a two-year gap between crewed Shenzhou missions, which have previously launched in 2003 and 2005. But Chinese media statements have recently amended this to 2008. Chinese media have reported that while the overall program is going well, more time is needed to work on the spacesuit that will be used on this flight to stage China's first spacewalk. It's possible that Chinese engineers want to make best preparations for this complex mission.

China could intend to carry out the mission of Shenzhou 7 just as media attention is focused on the lead-up to the Olympics. The crew of the flight, and possibly China's other flown astronauts, could then take part in the opening ceremony. China has previously feted her space travellers in great celebrations, such as the Hong Kong event that saw Yang Liwei singing with actor Jacky Chan.

China has also suggested that the activity will be carried out by a single astronaut, and has indicated that half an hour is a rough estimate of the planned time for the spacewalk. China is apparently following suit, probably for the same reasons of conservative mission planning and safety.

1.From the first paragraph we can infer that ___________.

A. China hasn’t made its plan for the Beijing Olympics

B. the new Shenzhou program are known to all the reporters

C. China has planned to send up Shenzhou 7 in 2008

D. Beijing Olympics will be held during the flight of Shenzhou 7

2.China has decided to carry out its human spaceflight in 2008 in order to _________.

A. make the Beijing Olympics more interesting.

B. show its great achievements to the world.

C. prove that China is a developed country.

D. introduce its science and technology to the world.

3.Which one of the following is WRONG according to this passage?

A. China sent its first manned spacecraft in October of 2003.

B. Chinese engineers want to make more preparations for Shenzhou 7.

C. The spacesuit for the flight of Shenzhou 7 hasn’t been prepared well.

D. Two Chinese astronauts walked in space in 2003.

4.The underlined word “amended” in the passage has a similar meaning to _________.

A. improve B. change C. expect D. decide

5.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Beijing Olympics.

B. The Shenzhou Olympics.

C. China’s Shenzhou Program.

D. Spacewalk in 2008.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述中國將在2008年北京奧運(yùn)會之前發(fā)射神州七號衛(wèi)星，并進(jìn)行第一太空行走。

1.1】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide with the Beijing Olympics.得知，中國計(jì)劃在2008年發(fā)射神州七號。

2.2】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第一段最后一句It's reasonable to expect that China will use the event to promote its achievements before the world, and human spaceflight is China's most significant recent breakthrough.

可知，中國發(fā)射神七的目的是向世人展現(xiàn)中國所取得的偉大成就。

3.3】D 推理判斷題 文章第三段提到，中國人在2008年將進(jìn)行第一次太空行走，所以D項(xiàng)錯誤。

4.4】A詞義猜測題 根據(jù)第二段后半部分It's possible that Chinese engineers want to make best preparations for this complex mission. 這是可能的，中國的工程師們要為這個復(fù)雜的任務(wù)做好準(zhǔn)備了。可推知選A。

5.5】B主旨大意題 本文巧妙地將北京奧運(yùn)會與神州七號結(jié)合在一起，應(yīng)是文章的最佳標(biāo)題。

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