Question

  You may know the word “astronaut”. 1       do you know the word “ taikonaut ” ? It means “ Chinese astronaut” in English. It 2       the Chinese pinyin “taikong” and the English word “astronaut”. In 1998， a Malaysian Chinese scientist 3       the word for the first time. Since then,because of the fast development of China’s space industry,more and more people all over the world have known the 4       In September,2008,taikonauts caught many people’s eyes again.

  The Shenzhou-W spaceship that carried three taikonauts was launched from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center 5       September 25 th. It’s the third time for China to 6       people into space. During the flight in space,some tasks 7       and the 20-minute spacewalk was the most exciting one. 8       the help of his two teammates Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng,Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang completed China’s first spacewalk. China has become the 9       country to finish such an outer space activity following Russia and the U. S. A. . All the Chinese people are 10       of our country. More and more young people hope to travel in space one day.

(   ) 1. A. And B. But     C. So D. Though

(   ) 2. A. hears from     B. learns from

         C. gets from     D. comes from

(   ) 3. A.  spoke  B. used     C. saw  D. told

(   ) 4. A.  word  B. scientist

         C. spaceship     D. that

(   ) 5. A.  at  B. in     C. on  D. from

(   ) 6. A.  send  B. put     C. go  D. get

(   ) 7. A.  completed  B. were completed

         C. completes     D. are completed

(   ) 8. A.  Among  B. Under     C. With  D. For

(   ) 9. A. first     B. second

        C. third     D. fourth

(   ) 10. A. disappointed     B. worried C. sorry     D. proud

Answer 1

 1. B表示转折用but;句意是“你也许知道astronaut这个词，但你知道taikonaut吗?”

2. D come from“ 来自，源自”。

3. B句意是“……第一次使用了 taikonaut这个词。”

4. A指taikonaut这个词为越来越多的人所知。

5. C在具体某天前使用介词on。

6. A意思是“……把人送人太空” ；Send“送”0

7. B根据句意“任务(被)完成了”， 可知用被动语态。

8. C with the help of‘在……的帮助下”。

9. C根据下文的Russia and the U. S. A可知，中国是第三个实现太空行走的国家。

10. D中国人民为此自豪。