( C )

　　A few days ago， few people know his name or recognized his face. But last Thursday， when he came back of the earth after a 21-hour trip to space， Yang liwei’s smile was seen across the world

　　The 38-year-old astronaut (宇航员) was sent into space at 9 a.m. last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou V spaceship， which traveled round 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 (苏联) and US.

　　Yang was pleased 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 (飞行员) 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 Nations’ 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 programme went according to (按照) plan， but space exploration is not as it seems.

　　Anyone who saw the destruction (breaking) of the US space shuttle (航天飞机) Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk (danger). He experienced (经历) very high temperature， 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 school，” he said. “I’ve never met his teachers.”

　　But all the hard work was well worth it ----Yang has become China’s first spaceman.

　　51. How many hours on average (平均)， more or less， did Shenzhou V spaceship take to circle around

　　the earth once?

　　A. 14 hours B. 21 hours C. 2 hours D. One hour and a half

　　52. Before his own landing， Yang Liwei_______.

　　A. knew nothing about other astronauts’ landings

　　B. saw with his own eyes many other landings

　　C. knew about many other landings

　　D. believed his landing was one of the most successful

　　53. While the spaceship takes off from the earth， _______.

　　A. there is no gravitational force in it

　　B. the astronaut has to experience a strong gravitational force

　　C. there is as much gravitational force as on the earth

　　D. the astronaut has no special feeling

　　54. In what order did the things happen to Yang Liwei?

　　a five-year training for space exploration

　　b.1，350 hours’ fly in the air

　　c. join the Chinese Air Force

　　d. travel into space by Shenzhou V spaceship

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

　　55. What is the meaning of the “nap”?

　　A. a short sleep B. a short walk C. a short swim D. a short fly

　　卷 二

　　五、 单词拼写(共10小题，计10分)

　　根据下列句子所给的汉语解释，写出句子空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空一词。

　　56.The black cat isn’t yours. It’s _________. (我的)

　　57.I usually go to school __________ bus. (乘)

　　58.The water in the lake is as ___________ as glass. (清楚)

　　59.I found a man __________ on the ground. (躺)

　　60.I really don’t know if Kate __________ Chinese to maths. (喜欢)

　　61.We found him the __________ student in his class. (聪明)

　　62.The farmer had several ___________ on his farm. (绵羊)

　　63.__________ of us has a beautiful coat.(每个)

　　64.My shoes are _________ out. I need a new pair. (穿)

　　65.The twins live on the ___________ floor of the building. (九)

　　六、任务型阅读(共1题，满5分)

　　Read the following then fill in the form.

　　Swimming across the Atlantic

　　Ben Lecomte， a 31-year-old American， swam across the Atlantic Ocean. How great the young man is!

　　Read the map below and tell your friends the story of Ben Lecomte. After reading， please fill in the form below.

　　The destination (目的地)of the swim 66.

　　The length (长度) of the swim 67.

　　Start place 68.

　　Date he changed direction 69.

　　Days he spent on the swim 70.