A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校)Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face．But last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei’s smile was seen across the world above the magic words：“China’s first spaceman”．

　　The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9 a.m．last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou V spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times．He landed safely at 6∶23 a.m．the next day, making China the third country to successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union and the US．

　　Yang was satisfied with his job．“I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful,”he said on a special plane to Beijing after landing．

　　Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1,350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later．

　　While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China’s national flag and the United Nation’s flag to the people watching on TV at home．He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap．The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems．Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk．

　　He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitational forces(重力)on takeoff and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes．He has spent five years training to become a spaceman．“I eat all of my meals at the space programme’s dining room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten,”he said．“I’ve never met his teachers.”But becoming China’s first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile．

　　“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn’t help feeling excited”, he said．“I decided that I had to fly it．”

　　To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero．One visitor to a Xinhua News Agency Online Forum(新華社網(wǎng)上論壇)said：“Yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for China.”O(jiān)fficials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005．China also plans to develop space walking and a space lab．

　　(From 21st Century, China Daily)

(1)

How long did each of Yang’s orbits take on average?

[　　]

A．

1 hour

B．

1.5 hours

C．

6 hours

D．

14 hours

(2)

Why did the writer mention the gravitational forces on takeoff and landing?

[　　]

A．

Because it was the most dangerous part of the flight．

B．

Because it was a very special experience．

C．

To show how much training he had for the flight．

D．

To show that Yang is brave．

(3)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

The space flight showed China did better in space exploration than the US．

B．

It is reported that Yang Liwei will do a space walk in the year 2005．

C．

It is impossible for Yang Liwei to walk around in his first space exploration．

D．

At the age of 28, Mr Yang Liwei became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force．

(4)

What is the main idea of the story?

[　　]

A．

China’s first manned space flight．

B．

A hero with great courage．

C．

The first Chinese man in space．

D．

How Yang Liwei became China’s first spaceman．

答案：1．B;2．D;3．C;4．C;
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