China launched its first space lab module Tiangong-1 on the evening of September 29, 2011, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.

President Hu Jintao praised the successful launch of China's first space lab module Tiangong-1, and shook hands with the staff of the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center.

Premier Wen Jiabao and He Guoqiang also shook hands with the staff at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to congratulate on the success.

Tiangong-1, which is scheduled to dock(與……對(duì)接) with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft later this year, will pave the way for building China's first space station.

During its two-year service life, Tiangong-1 will mainly conduct four tasks, such as experiments of autonomous rendezvous(自主交會(huì)) and docking procedures(程序) with the Shenzhou-8, -9, and -10 spacecrafts in the coming launches, aiming to establish the country's first space lab, according to Wu Ping, spokesperson for China's national space administration.

According to the plan for China's manned space program, the Shenzhou-10 will be a manned spacecraft, possibly carrying a female Chinese astronaut who will test manual space rendezvous and docking with the Tiangong-1.

Functioning as a target spacecraft, Tiangong-1 is expected to become China's first space laboratory when it connects to the above mentioned spaceships.

1.When Tiangong-1 was launched, _____were at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

A. Premier Wen Jiabao and He Guoqiang 

B. Premier Wen Jiabao and President Hu Jintao 

C. He Guoqiang and President Hu Jintao    

D. President Hu Jintao and some staff

2.It is reported that Tiangong-1 will conduct _____ tasks during its service life.

A. two                  B. three                C. four             D. five

3.The underlined word “establish” here means _____________.

A. prepare              B. build                C. discover         D. use

4.The _____ spacecraft will be carrying a female Chinese astronaut.

A. Shenzhou-7                                   B. Shenzhou-8

C. Shenzhou-9                                   D. Shenzhou-10

5.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Tiangong-1 was launched in the evening.

B. The service life of Tiangong-1 is about two years.

C. China expects Tiangong-1 to be the first space lab.

D. Tiangong-1 will dock with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft next year.

 

On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.
Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a schol­arship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute{學(xué)院) of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.
Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics{航空學(xué)) before returning to China in 1955.
After he returned, Qian set up the first missile (導(dǎo)彈) and rocket research institute of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China’s first nuclear-armed ballistic missile and worked on its first satellite.
He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.
In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I’m trying to live to be 100 years old”
【小題1】 Qian was regarded as __________ before returning to China.

A．A father of space technology

B．king of rocketry

C．one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics

D．one of the best-known scientists

【小題2】When did Qian Xuesen retire?

A．In 1970

B．In 1991

C．In 1992

D．In 2009

【小題3】 What does the under­lined word mean in Chinese?

A．發(fā)獎(jiǎng)品

B．批評(píng)

C．贊揚(yáng)

D．鼓勵(lì)

【小題4】 List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?
① left for the United States     ② won a scholarship to graduate school
③ returned to China from the United States
④ set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China
⑤ studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A．②①③④⑤

B．②①⑤③④.

C．⑤③④②①

D．⑤②①③④

【小題5】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou.

B．Qian began his career in China.

C．The Lρng March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009.

D．Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009.

The Voice of China was hot during the summer of 2012!

The Voice of China is the large music show in China. This show is also the only one which regards the Voice as the only ruler. It premiered at 21:15 on July 13, 2012, on the Zhejiang Television. It has attracted great attention. The show became an overnight sensation.

The first season used “Real voice, real music” as its slogan. As a mentor(導(dǎo)師), singers like Liu Huan, Na Ying, Yu Chengqing and Yang Kun will be responsible for seeking world-shaking voices of China in the following three and a half months, through four stages, namely, “blind choosing”, “selecting”, “team PK” and “yearly grand ceremony”.

It is really a miracle that The Voice of China can stand out in the flood of today’s talent shows in China and attracts the audience. A great many of audience said this will be the best television show in this summer. They were all proud for these good voices of China.

    The students’ beautiful voices moved everyone. Xu Haixing, a girl from Chengdu, sang “Self” to realize her father’s dream and Liu Huan was moved to tears by her song. Huang Yong sang “In Spring” showing his persistence on his dream and Yang Kun cried for this. The blind girl Zhang Yuxia, a busker from Taiwan, played while singing. She was praised as “Deng Lijun No.2” for her unique voice, and her sincere feelings touched everybody. Na Ying went to the stage to sing with the students together for two times.

The Voice of China casts off magnificent clothes and wonderful dancing. It regards “inspiration” and “professionalism” as the ruler of music. The singer uses their songs to tell their real stories and the happiness of life.

1.If you want to be the winner of The Voice of China, you must _____.

A. have a good-looking                        B. have special talent

C. have a wonderful voice                 D. dance and sing well

2.The right order of The Voice of China’s program is _____.

a. team PK      b. blind choosing.    c. selecting      d. yearly grand ceremony

A. c-b-a-d                    B. b-c-a-d            C.c-a-b-d                    D. d-c-a-b

3.From the passage we know Liu Huan was deeply moved by_____ song.

A. Na Ying’s    B. Xu Haixing’s        C. Huang Yong’s          D. Zhang Yuxia’s

4. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence?

A. 通宵節(jié)目                B. 無與倫比              C..一夜成名                D.徹夜難眠

5.Which of the following is NOT true according the passage?

A. The best title of the passage is The Voice of China.

B. The Voice of China last three and a half months.

C. The fourth paragraph（段落） tells us The Voice of China is hot in China.

D. Magnificent clothes and wonderful dancing are rulers of the show.

 

An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money… but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here.”

The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. ”

1.__________ people are mentioned (提到) in the article.

A．Two              B．Three             C．One              D．Many

2.The artist lived with the farmer __________.

A．for about a month                       B．for a year

C．for a holiday                           D．for the farmer’s son

3.The farmer asked the artist to give him a picture because __________.

A．he liked his picture

B．he didn’t want his money

C．he wanted to sell his pictures for some money

D．he wanted to show it to his son

4.The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer because __________.

A．the farmer didn’t want him to pay him

B．the farmer decided to let his son learn from him

C．the farmer’s son would be an artist like him

D．he thought the farmer praised (表?yè)P(yáng)) him for his pictures

 

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   16    at the answer. Thinking he had not made    17    understood or the girl had not   18    him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   19    the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   20    to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   21   a compliment (恭維) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   22   understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the   23   , people will feel proud and  24    when they are praised . So if someone says the   25    you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not   26   being proud, so sometimes you should be confident   27   being modest.

   28   you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by   29  . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will   30    get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.A. excited        B. surprised    C. relaxed          D. frightened

2.A. itself     B. herself      C. himself          D. themselves

3.A. heard      B. watched      C. listened to      D. looked at

4.A. Though     B. Although     C. Or               D. But

5.A. when       B. which        C. what             D. how

6.A. receive        B. accept       C. refuse           D. disagree

7.A. hardly     B. really       C. rarely           D. badly

8.A. east       B. south        C. west             D. north

9.A. dutiful        B. modest       C. shameful         D. confident

10.A. dishes        B. cups         C. glasses          D. bowls

11.A. think     B. say          C. ask              D. mean

12.A. as soon as    B. as well as   C. instead of       D. in spite of

13.A. Unless        B. Until        C. Whether          D. If

14.A. another       B. the other    C. the others       D. others

15.A. fail to   B. expect to    C. succeed in       D. believe in