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1、Unit1A话题：航天体裁：记叙文字数：430建议阅读时间：5.4’BEIJING,Sept.25—Chinacarriedoutatextbook-perfectlaunchThursdaynightwiththeliftoffofthreeastronautsintospaceforthecountry’sthirdmannedspaceflightandfirstspacewalk.Underscoringthepoliticalimplicationsofthemission,abeaming
2、PresidentHuJintaocongratulatedtheastronautsonlivetelevisionandcalledthevoyage“anothermilestoneintheChinesepeople’smarchtowardsaerospacescience”.ThemissionisasignofChina’sgrowingambitionandanindicationoftheimportanceitgivestospaceexplorationforcommercial
3、andmilitarypurposes.WhileNASAofficialscomplainthatdecreasingbudgetsthreatentheU.S.dominanceinspace,ChinahasjoinedEurope,Indiaandothernationsinannouncingnewdevelopmentsintheiraerospaceprograms.“AftertheOlympics,it’sthemostexcitingthingthatenhancesournati
4、onalpridethisyear.”saidHeHaihong,25,asalesmanageratanelectronicscompanywhofoundedawebsiteforChineseaerospacefans.“Notonlyistherocketlaunchedbutalsoourhopesforabetterlife.”AstronautZhaiZhigangisscheduledtoattemptthespacewalkovertheweekend,accordingtothes
5、tate-runNewChinaNewsAgency（新华社）andCCTV.ThespacewalkisaimedathelpingChinalearntocreateaspacestationoverthenextfewyears.Hoursbeforethelunch,theastronauts—three42-year-oldfighterpilots—satinsidethespacecraft,appearingrelaxedastheyreadfromachecklistandwaved
6、toaTVcamera.Atthelunchingstation,rowsofgroundcontrolstaffinbrowncapsledthecountdown（倒计时）whilethecountry’stopleaderswatched.Therewasaburstofflame,thenliftoffandapplause.Thesmoothtakeoffallowedthecountrytofocusonsomethingotherthanthefoodscandalsandeconomi
7、ctroublesthathavedominatednewsthismonth.“AlthoughtheChinesesocietyhasalotofproblems…thelaunchofShenzhou7canimprovetheconfidenceofordinarypeoplebecauseitshowChinaisgettingstrongerandstronger.”saidalibraryworkerSongLiangchun,43.“IwatchedthelaunchonTV,andm
8、yheartalmostjumpedoutofmythroatwhentheyejectedtherocket.I’,sogladthatChinaisclosertotheU.SandRussia.Ourastronaut’sstepsinspacemightbesmall,butitisabigstepforusChinese.”AttheChinaAerospaceMuseuminSouthBeijing,500sixth-gradersfromt
