Question

On the afternoon of September27, 2008, Astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday, clambering（爬上,攀登） out of China's Shenzhou VII space craft in a technological feat（成就，功绩）that made the Chinese people excited.

"I'm feeling quite well. I greet the Chinese people and the people of the world," Zhai said as he climbed out of the craft at around 16:40 Beijing time, a historic achievement telecast live on CCTV. Tens of millions of Chinese viewers gathered before TV screens to watch the moment.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders had appeared at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center to watch the live transmission of Zhai's spacewalk.

Zhai, 42, chosen by an expert team for the first "out-of-capsule activity," showed a red national flag, helped by colleague Liu Boming, who also briefly popped his head out of the capsule.

Zhai slowly made his way towards a test sample of solid lubricant（润滑剂）outside the capsule, took a sample and handed it to Liu.

Zhai safely returned inside the craft after about 20 minutes. The walk marked the highpoint of China's third manned space journey, which has received widespread media coverage.

Zhai wore a $4.4 million Chinese-made suit weighing 120-kg. Liu wore a Russian-made one and acted as an assistant.

The third crew member, Jing Haipeng, monitored the ship from inside the re-entry module. w.w

The risky maneuver is a step towards China's longer-term goal of building a space lab and then a larger space station, analysts said.

"On this flight, Chinese people's footprints will be left in space for the first time," said a commentary（评论）by the Xinhua news agency.

The astronauts went aboard on their walk after receiving a clean bill of health from doctors on the ground at mission control in Beijing, Xinhua said.

Zhai's suit has 10 layers and takes up to 15 hours to assemble and put on.

China's first manned spaceflight was in 2003. A second, two-manned flight followed in 2005. The only other countries that have sent people into space are Russia and the United States.

Shenzhou VII took off on Thursday and is due to land on the northern steppes(草原) of Inner Mongolia on Sunday.

The space walk done by the Chinese astronaut was historic because ______.

  A. it was telecast live    B. there were more Chinese viewers than ever

  C. it was the first space walk carried out by Chinese astronauts

  D. top leaders watched the space walk

The following statements are true except ______.

  A. The lubricant put outside the capsule was a test sample

  B. It took Zhai Zhigang about 20 minutes to return to the craft safely

  C. Many televisions and newspapers around the world reported the event

  D. There is an aerospace control center in the capital

The significance of the space walk is ______.

  A. that the astronaut can work outside the spacecraft

  B. it marks a successful step towards China’s longer-term goal of building a space lab as well as a space station

  C. it has attracted tens of millions of people to watch the walk

  D. that the Chinese-made space suit can be used in space

What does the underlined word “clean” mean in the passage?

  A. healthy    B. paid-off     C. not dirty     D. clear

The best title of the passage is ______.

  A. First Footprints of Chinese People in Space

  B. Expensive Space Suit

  C. Three Successful Manned Flights by Chinese Astronauts

  D. Historic Space Walk by Chinese Astronaut

                        

Answer 1

【小题1】C

【小题2】B

【小题3】B

【小题4】A

【小题5】D

解析:

2008年9月25日，中国“神舟七号”顺利升空，27日，中国宇航员翟志刚穿着中国人自己研制的“飞天”宇航服进行了太空行走。这次舱外活动是中国航天事业的又一里程碑。

【小题1】细节理解题。文章第一句说Astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday，即翟志刚成为中国太空行走第一人，因此具有历史意义。

【小题2】细节理解题。文章说Zhai safely returned inside the craft after about 20 minutes，翟志刚在舱外活动20分钟后返回舱内，并非返回时用了20分钟，因此B项错误。

【小题3】信息综合题。分析家评论说，神舟七号宇航员的舱外活动是实现中国建立空间实验室和大型空间站的长远规划的成功的一步。

【小题4】 词义猜测题。clean在文章中的意思为“健康的，良好的”，receive a clean bill of health指经过全面检查后，收到的健康状况良好的报告。

【小题5】主旨大意题。综合全文内容，《中国宇航员具有历史意义的太空行走》概括性强，能全面反映本文的中心思想。