外研版必修2Module5學案

  the 38-years-old astronaut was sent into space by china’s shenzhou v spacecraft, which orbited the third earth 14 times. he landed safely 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 in an ordinary family in liaoning province, he became a pilot in the chinese air force in 1987, spending 1350 hours in the air. he joined the china’s national flag and the united nations’ flag to the people watching on tv at home.
  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 temperature while the gravitational forces on taking off and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes.
 “ 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 visit to xinhua news agency online forum(網(wǎng)上論壇)said,“yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for china.”
 officials say the next shenzhou will be launched by . china also plans to develop spacewalking and a space lab.
36.what does the word“colonel” mean?
  a. scientist  b. researcher    c. officer    d. professor
37. when did yang liwei become a spaceman?
  a. in 1987     b. in 1998   c. in 1965   c. in 1985
38. yang liwei thought        .
  a. the space scenery is beautiful
  b. the space exploration is not easy
  c. the space exploration is quite easy for him
  d. he was sure that he could come back alive
39. which is the best title for the passage?
  a. yang liwei is a hero
  b. china’s first spaceman
  c. a giant leap for china
  d. china plans to develop a space lab
                                 b
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