语篇解读
本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国在太空探索方面取得的一系列成就。
On October 12, 2005, China launched its second manned spaceship, Shenzhou VI, sending two spacemen into space. It was the second time that our country had sent up manned spaceship after Shenzhou V. China has become the third country to send spacemen to space after the Soviet Union and the USA.
Shenzhou VI lifted off on a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan, Gansu Province. Two spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng traveled around the earth 80 times in 115 hours and 32 minutes and landed safely in the Inner Mongolian grasslands on October 17, 2005.
The spaceship has three modules(飞船舱):the orbital module where scientific experiments like testing space foods and drinks are done, the re-entry capsule where the spacemen spent most of their time and the service module, which has fuel, air and other technical equipments in it.
Unlike Yang Liwei's space trip two years ago, Fei and Nie went up and down between the modules for scientific experiments. For the first time, they took off their space suits and moved around in the modules freely. From space, Fei and Nie could make long-distance calls to their families at the launch center. Nie's daughter even sang “Happy Birthday” to her Dad during the phone call.
Our country launched Shenzhou VII at 21:10 on September 25th, 2008. On 27th, the spaceman Zhai Zhigang finished China's first space walk. China has become the third country to walk in space. June 11, 2013 was another big day for Chinese space exploration. Shenzhou X, China's fifth manned spacecraft, was sent into space. Three astronauts, Nie Haisheng, 49, Zhang Xiaoguang, 47, and Wang Yaping, 33, stayed in space for 15 days. The Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft was launched at 7:30 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on October 17, 2016, carrying two astronauts--50-year-old Jing Haipeng and 38-year-old Chen Dong. China is planning to build its space station about in 2022.
1. Which countries have sent spacemen into space so far?
A. China, UK and USA.
B. China, the Soviet Union and UK.
C. China, USA and Japan.
D. China, the Soviet Union and USA.
2. How long did Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng travel around the earth?
A. About 4 days.
B. About 5 days.
C. About 6 days.
D. About 7 days.
3. We can infer Fei and Nie had foods and drinks in________in the spaceship.
A. the orbital module
B. the service module
C. the re-entry capsule
D. the launch center
4. Which statement is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?
A. Fei and Nie took off their space suits and moved around in Shenzhou VI freely.
B. Zhai Zhigang finished China's first space walk on September 27th, 2008.
C. Nie Haisheng spent his 41th birthday in the spaceship in 2005.
D. China has built its first space station and is planning to build the second one.
