Question

China's Manned Space Program

The First Stage Time：October 15，2003 Spaceship：Shenzhou Ⅴ
Main events：Chinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent up into space．He went around the earth 14 times in his one-day flight．China became the third country to succeed in sending up the manned spaceship into space． The Second Stage Time：October 12，2005 Spaceship：Shenzhou Ⅵ Main events：Chinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space．On October 17，the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.   The Third Stage Time：October 24，2007 Satellite：Chang'eⅠ
Main events：China has launched(发射) its first moon orbiter Chang'e I successfully． China's moon exploration project is for peaceful use of Space．The Chinese government will have included the moon adventure in 16 key state science projects by the year 2020． Future plans： 1．China will make a manned moon landing at a proper time around 2017． 2．China plans to set up a permanent(永久的)space lab and build its engineering system in the future．

1.Before China，how many countries had already sent their astronauts into space?

A．Only one．          B．Two．

C．Three．             D．Four．

2.ShenzhouⅤcircled the earth in space _________．

A．once                 B．four times

C．fourteen times       D．five times

3.During the second stage，the Chinese astronauts stayed in space for _________．

A．five days           B．four days

C．one day             D．fourteen days

4.What happened in the third stage?

A．Chinese astronauts landed on the moon．

B．China has sent up Chang'eⅠto the moon．

C．The moon exploration project is too easy．

D．The government planned to make two space labs．

5.Chinese astronauts will possibly walk on the moon around _________．

A．2010       B．2005       C．2007 D．2017

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这是一张表格，表格中主要介绍了中国的两次载人航天事件，主要介绍了宇航员在太空中所待的时间和返回时间等，第三段介绍了中国航天事业的前景。

1. became the third country to succeed in sending up the manned spaceship into space可知中国是第三个进行载人航天的国家，那么中国前面应用两个国家。故选B。

2. went around the earth 14 times in his one-day flight可知选C。

3. 12，2005和返回时间On October 17，the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.可知宇航员在空中待了5天，故选A。

4. has launched(发射) its first moon orbiter Chang'e I successfully可知选B。

5. will make a manned moon landing at a proper time around 2017可知中国的宇航员将在2017年在月亮上登陆。故选D。

考点：科技类短文阅读。