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1、高考英语时文专题训练(一)——时事新闻Passage1GiantleapforChinaAfewdaysago,hewasjustColonel(上校)Yang;fewpeopleknewhisnameorrecognizedhisface.ButlastThursday,whenhecamebacktotheearthaftera21-hourtriptospace,YangLiwei'ssmilewasseenacrosstheworldabovethemagicwords:"China'sfirst
2、spaceman".The38-year-oldastronautwassentintospaceat9a.m.lastWednesdaybyChina'sShenzhouVspacecraft,whichorbitedtheearth14times.Helandedsafelyat6:23a.m.thenextday,makingChinathethirdcountrytosuccessfullysendapersonintospace,aftertheformerSovietUnionandtheUS
3、.Yangwassatisfiedwithhisjob."Ihaveseenmanylandingscenesbeforeonvideo,andIthinkourswasoneofthemostsuccessful,"hesaidonaspecialplanetoBeijingafterlanding.BornintoanordinaryfamilyinLiaoningProvince,hebecameapilotintheChineseAirForcein1987,spending1,350hoursi
4、ntheair.HejoinedtheChinesespaceprogramme11yearslater.Whileinspace,YangrecordedeverythinghesawaswellasshowingChina'snationalflagandtheUnitedNations'flagtothepeoplewatchingonTVathome.Healsoateamealofdicedchickenandfriedrice,beforetakinga3-hournap.Thewholepr
5、ojectwentaccordingtoplan,butspaceexplorationisnotaseasyasitseems.AnyonewhosawthedestructionoftheUSspaceshuttleColumbiainFebruarythisyearwillknowthatYangtookagreatrisk.Heexperiencedextremelyhightemperatures,whilethegravitationalforces(重力)ontakeoffandlandin
6、gwerestrongenoughtoforcetearsfromhiseyes.Hehasspentfiveyearstrainingtobecomeaspaceman."Ieatallofmymealsatthespaceprogramme'sdinningroomandhaveneverbeenabletotakemysontokindergarten,"hesaid."I'venevermethisteachers."ButbecomingChina'sfirstspacemanhasmadeal
7、ltheeffortworthwhile."WhenIboardedthespacecraftforthefirsttime,Icouldn'thelpfeelingexcited,"hesaid."IdecidedthatIhadtoflyit."ToChinesepeople,Yangisnowahero.OnevisitortoaXinhuanewsagencyonlineforum(网上论坛)said:"Yang'stripisagiantleapforwardforChina."Official
8、ssaythenextShenzhouwillbelaunchedby.Chinaalsoplanstodevelopspacewalkingandaspacelab.1.Whatisthemainideaofthestory? A.China'sfirstmannedspaceflight. B.Aherowithgreatcourage C.ThefirstChinesemaninspace D.HowYangLiweib
