Bysendingamanintospace,ChinaishopingtojointheUnitedStatesandRussiainoneoftheclubsintheworld.
Followingarecentsuccessful,thoughunmanned,testlaunch,ChinaannouncedthatitwouldattempttosendtwomenintospacelaterthisyearonaShenzhouVrocket.
WhilethenamesofChina’sfirstastronautshaveyettobeannounced,atleast14fighterpilotshavebeenchosentotrainforthemission,andsomehavebeensenttoRussia.
WhileChinahasbeendevelopingrocketssincethe1950s,ithasrecentlymadegreatprogressinrockettechnologyandregularlylaunchescommercialsatellitesforUSand
Britishcompanies.
China’slaunchwouldcomeover40yearsafterthefirstmannedspaceflight.Butmannedspaceflightisstillariskyeffort,andtheChineserocketwillbelaunched
whilememoriesoftherecentSpacedisasterarestillfresh.
However,China’sspaceambitionsseemtoextendbeyondputtingpeopleintospace,withofficialshintingthatChinamaybethesecondcountrytoeverputamanonthe
moon.
“Theshort-termgoalistosendChinesepeopleintospace,”saidHuangChunping,ChiefcommanderofrocketryfortheShenzhouproject.“Thegrandvisionforthefuture
istoexplorespace.BothareinspiringtotheChinesepeople.”
1.Chinawouldbethe______nationtosendamanintospace.
A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth
2.TheShenzhouVrocketplannedtohave______passengers,accordingtothepassage.
A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four
3.AllofChina’spotentialastronautsareformer______.
A)fighterpilots
B)scientists
C)engineers
D)bodyguards
4.Chinahaspreviouslylaunched______forUSandBritishcompanies.
A)weatherballoons
B)airplanes
C)helicopters
D)satellites
5.Accordingtothepassage,______hasbeenaccomplished.
A)sendingunmannedrocketintospace
B)sendingmannedrocketintospace
C)sendingamanintospace
D)sendingamanonthemoon
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