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1、TopicReading——PeopleandStoriesFionaSwanMar,23rd,2015Heroes1.NationalHeroChina’sfirstmannedspaceshipliftedoffat9a.m.onWednesday,October15th,2003inJiuquan,GansuProvince.Thespaceship,calledShenzhouV,wascarryingChina’sfirstastronaut,YangLiwei.Yang,whowasapilotinthearmy,waschosenfrom1,500otherar
2、mypilotsandstartedtrainingforhisspaceflightin1998.Thelaunchwasverysuccessful.“Whenthespaceshipwasliftingoff,Icouldreallyfeelthehighgravity”,saidYangLiwei.“Whenthespaceshipseparatedfromtherocket,Isuddenlygotafeelingofsoaringintotheskybecauseofthezerogravity.”Duringthe21-hourspaceflight,theSh
3、enzhouVcircledtheearth14times.Whilethespaceshipwascirclingtheearthforthesixthtime,YangLiweispokewithgroundcontrolinGansu.Hewasalsoabletospeakwithhiswifeand8-year-oldson.YangLiweihadseveraltaskstocompleteduringtheflightandonlysleptinthespaceshipforabout3hours.Whilehewassleeping,thespaceshipc
4、ircledtheearthtwice.Whenthespaceshipwasdoingitsseventhcircle,YangLiweishowedtheflagsofChinaandtheUnitedNations,expressingthewishesoftheChinesepeopletoexploreandusespacepeacefully.At6:23a.m.onOctober16th,YangLiweilandedinInnerMongoliasafely.Hetoldreporterslater,“Thesurfaceofthespaceshipwasgl
5、owingredwhenitcamebackintotheearth’satmosphere.WhenShenzhouVletoutitsparachute,Ifelttheshipwasshaking.”AsYangLiweireturnedintotheearth’satmosphere,helicopterswereflyingtowherehewouldland,readytocollecthim.MillionsofpeoplealloverChinawerewatchingTVwhenthespaceshiplandedsafely.WhenYangLiweicl
6、imbedoutofthespaceship,hesmiledandwavedtothecrowdswaitingforhim.YangLiweiwashappytobehomebuthesaid,“Ithought21hourswastooshorttostayinspace.”Answerthefollowingquestions:1.HowdidYangLiweifeelduringtheflight?Howdidhefeelafterwards?2.whatdidYangLiweiduringtheShenzhouV'sseventhcircleoftheearth?
7、3.HowmanycirclesdidthespaceshipcompletewhileYangLiweiwassleeping?4.WhatwerehelicoptersdoingasYangLiweireturnedtotheearth'satpmosphere?5.WhatdidYangLiweidowhenhecameoutofthespaceship?Matchtheverbswiththenounstoformexpressions.Thenfillintheblankswiththem:V
