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1、高考时文阅读(passages1-2)Passage1GiantleapforChinaAfewdaysago,hewasjustColonel(上校)Yang;fewpeopleknewhisnameorrecognizedhisface.ButlastThursday,whenhecamebacktotheearthaftera21-hourtriptospace,YangLiwei'ssmilewasseenacrosstheworldabovethemagicwords:"China'sfir
2、stspaceman".The38-year-oldastronautwassentintospaceat9a.m.lastWednesdaybyChina'sShenzhouVspacecraft,whichorbitedtheearth14times.Helandedsafelyat6:23a.m.thenextday,makingChinathethirdcountrytosuccessfullysendapersonintospace,aftertheformerSovietUnionandt
3、heUS.Yangwassatisfiedwithhisjob."Ihaveseenmanylandingscenesbeforeonvideo,andIthinkourswasoneofthemostsuccessful,"hesaidonaspecialplanetoBeijingafterlanding.BornintoanordinaryfamilyinLiaoningProvince,hebecameapilotintheChineseAirForcein1987,spending1,350
4、hoursintheair.HejoinedtheChinesespaceprogramme11yearslater.Whileinspace,YangrecordedeverythinghesawaswellasshowingChina'snationalflagandtheUnitedNations'flagtothepeoplewatchingonTVathome.Healsoateamealofdicedchickenandfriedrice,beforetakinga3-hournap.Th
5、ewholeprojectwentaccordingtoplan,butspaceexplorationisnotaseasyasitseems.AnyonewhosawthedestructionoftheUSspaceshuttleColumbiainFebruarythisyearwillknowthatYangtookagreatrisk.Heexperiencedextremelyhightemperatures,whilethegravitationalforces(重力)ontakeof
6、fandlandingwerestrongenoughtoforcetearsfromhiseyes.Hehasspentfiveyearstrainingtobecomeaspaceman."Ieatallofmymealsatthespaceprogramme'sdinningroomandhaveneverbeenabletotakemysontokindergarten,"hesaid."I'venevermethisteachers."ButbecomingChina'sfirstspace
7、manhasmadealltheeffortworthwhile."WhenIboardedthespacecraftforthefirsttime,Icouldn'thelpfeelingexcited,"hesaid."IdecidedthatIhadtoflyit."ToChinesepeople,Yangisnowahero.OnevisitortoaXinhuanewsagencyonlineforum(网上论坛)said:"Yang'stripisagiantleapforwardforC
8、hina."OfficialssaythenextShenzhouwillbelaunchedby.Chinaalsoplanstodevelopspacewalkingandaspacelab.1.Whatisthemainideaofthestory? A.China'sfirstmannedspaceflight. B.Aherowithgreatcourage C.ThefirstChinesemaninspace D.HowYangLiweib
