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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'sfirstspaceman".The38-year-oldastronautwass
2、entintospaceat9a.m.lastWednesdaybyChina'sShenzhouVspacecraft,whichorbitedtheearth14times.Helandedsafelyat6:23a.m.thenextday,makingChinathethirdcountrytosuccessfullysendapersonintospace,aftertheformerSovietUnionandtheUS.Yangwassatisfiedwithhisjob."Ihaveseenmanylandingscenesbeforeonvideo,andIt
3、hinkourswasoneofthemostsuccessful,"hesaidonaspecialplanetoBeijingafterlanding.BornintoanordinaryfamilyinLiaoningProvince,hebecameapilotintheChineseAirForcein1987,spending1,350hoursintheair.HejoinedtheChinesespaceprogramme11yearslater.Whileinspace,YangrecordedeverythinghesawaswellasshowingChi
4、na'snationalflagandtheUnitedNations'flagtothepeoplewatchingonTVathome.Healsoateamealofdicedchickenandfriedrice,beforetakinga3-hournap.Thewholeprojectwentaccordingtoplan,butspaceexplorationisnotaseasyasitseems.AnyonewhosawthedestructionoftheUSspaceshuttleColumbiainFebruarythisyearwillknowthat
5、Yangtookagreatrisk.Heexperiencedextremelyhightemperatures,whilethegravitationalforces(重力)ontakeoffandlandingwerestrongenoughtoforcetearsfromhiseyes.Hehasspentfiveyearstrainingtobecomeaspaceman."Ieatallofmymealsatthespaceprogramme'sdinningroomandhaveneverbeenabletotakemysontokindergarten,"hes
6、aid."I'venevermethisteachers."ButbecomingChina'sfirstspacemanhasmadealltheeffortworthwhile."WhenIboardedthespacecraftforthefirsttime,Icouldn'thelpfeelingexcited,"hesaid."IdecidedthatIhadtoflyit."ToChinesepeople,Yangisnowahero.OnevisitortoaXinhuanewsagencyonlineforum(网上论坛)said:"Yang'stripisag
7、iantleapforwardforChina."OfficialssaythenextShenzhouwillbelaunchedby.Chinaalsoplanstodevelopspacewalkingandaspacelab.1.Whatisthemainideaofthestory? A.China'sfirstmannedspaceflight. B.Aherowithgreatcourage C.ThefirstChinesemaninspace D.HowYangLiweib
