China in the 21st century is making great progress in space technology. In 2003, the country sent up the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-V. Four years later, Chang’e-I went into orbit (軌道) around the moon. In 2008 a Chinese man did the country’s first spacewalk.
These achievements would have been unthinkable without the contribution of Qian Xuesen, a key scientist on space programs and rocketry (火箭技術(shù)) of the People’s Republic of China. This pioneering scientist passed away in Beijing on October 31 in 2009 at the age of 98.
Once called “the father of our space industry”, Qian began working on China’s missile and space technology in 1956, when China had little technology. When asked by General Chen Geng whether the Chinese could develop their own missiles, Qian said Chinese could do anything that foreigners could.
His research helped lead to the explosion of China’s first atomic bomb (原子彈) in1964, as well as to its first man-made satellite in 1970 and its first manned spacecraft in 2003.
Qian was born in Shanghai. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934.Then he studied in the US at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology. During World WarⅡ, Qian’s research contributed to the development of rocket technology that the US military (軍隊) began using in the 1940s. He was once prevented from leaving the country because it was decided that he knew too much about certain military matters. It was not until in 1955 that Qian returned to China with the help of the late premier Zhou Enlai.
“I plan to do my best to help the Chinese build a nation where they can live with dignity (尊嚴) and happiness, ” Qian told reporters before sailing for China in 1955. The great scientist devoted all his life to keeping the promise.
小題1: What is the article mainly about?
A．It gives a short history of Chinese missile and space programs.
B．It is about how Qian contributed to the Chinese space program.
C．It lists important events that Qian experienced.
D．It is a brief introduction to Qian, a famous Chinese scientist.
小題2:. Which statement about Qian is TRUE?
A．He was born in China and brought up in America.
B．He went to America for further study after graduation from university.
C．He returned to his hometown right after finishing his education.
D．He had worked on missiles in the US military before coming back to China.
小題3:Qian was personally involved in many historic events in China EXCEPT       .
A．the first spacewalkB．the first man-made satellite
C．the development of missilesD．the explosion of an atomic bomb
小題4: From the article, we can conclude that       .
A．the US military had hoped to take full advantage of Qian’s talent
B．Qian had an important position in the US military in the 1940s
C．when World War broke out, Qian was studying at Shanghai Jiaotong University
D．it was not easy to get Qian back from the US

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：
小題1:.D 主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了偉大的科學家錢學森，以及他對中國的軍事以及太空技術(shù)的巨大貢獻。故D正確。
小題2:.B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第五段1,2行Qian was born in Shanghai. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934.Then he studied in the US at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology說明他取美國是為了進一步學習，故B正確。
小題3:.A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容His research helped lead to the explosion of China’s first atomic bomb (原子彈) in1964, as well as to its first man-made satellite in 1970 and its first manned spacecraft in 2003.說明BCD三項都是他的貢獻之一，只有A項沒有提及。
小題4:.D 推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后兩行He was once prevented from leaving the country because it was decided that he knew too much about certain military matters. It was not until in 1955 that Qian returned to China with the help of the late premier Zhou Enlai. 說明美國人拒絕放他回國。是在周恩來總理的幫助下，他才得以回國。故他能回國是很不容易的。D正確。
點評：本文主要介紹了偉大的科學家錢學森，以及他對中國的軍事以及太空技術(shù)的巨大貢獻。人物傳記類短文可以根據(jù)時間為順序，抓住他在不同的時間段所做的不同的事情，閱讀時要在重要的信息點上做好標識，在解題的時候要準確定位考查點，可以大大提高解題的速度和閱讀的效率。
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