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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'sfirstspaceman".
2、The38-year-oldastronautwassentintospaceat9a.m.lastWednesdaybyChina'sShenzhouVspacecraft,whichorbitedtheearth14times.Helandedsafelyat6:23a.m.thenextday,makingChinathethirdcountrytosuccessfullysendapersonintospace,aftertheformerSovietUnionandtheUS.Yangwassatisfiedwit
3、hhisjob."Ihaveseenmanylandingscenesbeforeonvideo,andIthinkourswasoneofthemostsuccessful,"hesaidonaspecialplanetoBeijingafterlanding.BornintoanordinaryfamilyinLiaoningProvince,hebecameapilotintheChineseAirForcein1987,spending1,350hoursintheair.HejoinedtheChinesespac
4、eprogramme11yearslater.Whileinspace,YangrecordedeverythinghesawaswellasshowingChina'snationalflagandtheUnitedNations'flagtothepeoplewatchingonTVathome.Healsoateamealofdicedchickenandfriedrice,beforetakinga3-hournap.Thewholeprojectwentaccordingtoplan,butspaceexplora
5、tionisnotaseasyasitseems.AnyonewhosawthedestructionoftheUSspaceshuttleColumbiainFebruarythisyearwillknowthatYangtookagreatrisk.Heexperiencedextremelyhightemperatures,whilethegravitationalforces(重力)ontakeoffandlandingwerestrongenoughtoforcetearsfromhiseyes.Hehasspen
6、tfiveyearstrainingtobecomeaspaceman."Ieatallofmymealsatthespaceprogramme'sdinningroomandhaveneverbeenabletotakemysontokindergarten,"hesaid."I'venevermethisteachers."ButbecomingChina'sfirstspacemanhasmadealltheeffortworthwhile."WhenIboardedthespacecraftforthefirstti
7、me,Icouldn'thelpfeelingexcited,"hesaid."IdecidedthatIhadtoflyit."ToChinesepeople,Yangisnowahero.OnevisitortoaXinhuanewsagencyonlineforum(网上论坛)said:"Yang'stripisagiantleapforwardforChina."OfficialssaythenextShenzhouwillbelaunchedby.Chinaalsoplanstodevelopspacewalkin
8、gandaspacelab.1.Whatisthemainideaofthestory? A.China'sfirstmannedspaceflight. B.Aherowithgreatcourage C.ThefirstChinesemaninspace D.HowYangLiweib