Sitting under the national flag and separated from the media by a transparent glass wall, 50yearold Jing Haipeng and 37yearold Chen Dong appeared calm as they prepare to be part of, what is scheduled to be, China's longestever manned spaceflight mission.
The two were scheduled to spend a total of 33 days in orbit. This would be the 3rd trip into space for veteran Chinese astronaut Jing Haipeng. He has been on the Shenzhou7 mission in 2008 and the Shenzhou9 mission in 2012. The mission's commander was also part of docking missions (太空对接任务) on both his previous space flights, giving him the experience needed to help dock Shenzhou11 with Tiangong2. Jing Haipeng said, “With the past 18 years of intensive professional astronaut training, together with the two previous experiences I've had flying in space, I'm very confident and determined that this mission is going to be a great success. Personally, I'm much calmer and in a more positive headspace than I was during my previous missions. I'm very proud to be here to greet our country. I know my confidence is shared with the rest of our entire space program.”
With an unblemished flight record of 15 hundred hours as a pilot, 37yearold Chen Dong was chosen in 2010 to be part of the next generation of Chinese astronauts. He too said he was confident of heading into the mission, even though it would be his first time in space. “I have the chance to join my first mission after 6 years of intensive training and learning. For me, the timing is perfect—not too early, but not too late either. When we train, Jing is my teacher. In life, he is my brother. He is so dedicated, and demands only the best from me and the others that he works with. Because of his experience, I am very lucky to be paired with him on this mission into space.” After being put into orbit, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong were going to conduct a series of experiments, including testing the latest in China's advanced life support systems, as well as scientific research.
Wu Ping，deputy director of China's Manned Space Program, explains the role of the two astronauts in space. “During their mission, the two are essentially backups to oneanother. They are both capable of piloting the spacecraft, complex management, manual docking as well as handling any emergency situations or malfunctions (故障). While in orbit, they are going to complete a number of maneuvers (演习) with Shenzhou11, as well as orbital experiments, demonstrations and tests on human health in space.”
本文是一篇新闻报道，报道了神州十一号太空飞船成功将50岁的景海鹏和37岁的陈冬两位宇航员送入太空。
1．From what Jing Haipeng said we can infer ________.
A．previous experience matters a lot
B．the mission's commander helped him
C．the Shenzhou7 mission is to be docked with the Shenzhou9
D．he lacked confidence during the previous launching
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“With the past 18 years of intensive professional astronaut training, together with the two previous experiences I've had flying in space, I'm very confident and determined that this mission is going to be a great success.”可知，有了过去十八年的高强度专业宇航员训练以及他之前的两次太空飞行经验，景海鹏有信心也坚信这次任务将会圆满成功。由此可以推断出过往的经验至关重要。故选A。
2．The underlined word “unblemished” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “________”．
A．continuous B．surprising
C．perfect D．significant
答案：C
解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“With an unblemished flight record of 15 hundred hours as a pilot, 37yearold Chen Dong was chosen in 2010 to be part of the next generation of Chinese astronauts.”可推知，有安全完美的飞行记录，才可能被选为宇航员。A.continuous持续的；B.surprising令人惊讶的；C.perfect完美的；D.significant重大的。故选C。
3．What made Chen Dong a qualified astronaut?
A．His confidence of heading into the mission.
B．His intensive training and learning.
C．His luck to be paired with Jing Haipeng.
D．His experience of conducting a series of experiment.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I have the chance to join my first mission after 6 years of intensive training and learning.”可知，经过六年的高强度训练和学习，陈冬终于有能力可以执行他的第一次太空任务。故选B。
4．Where would you most probably see the text?
A．In a newspaper.
B．In a science journal.
C．In a travel magazine.
D．In a government document.
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Sitting under the national flag and separated from the media by a transparent glass wall, 50yearold Jing Haipeng and 37yearold Chen Dong appeared calm as they prepare to be part of, what is scheduled to be, China's longestever manned spaceflight mission.”可知，50岁的景海鹏和37岁的陈冬坐在国旗下方，与媒体仅一堵透明玻璃墙之隔，看上去气定神闲，他们即将展开中国史上持续时间最长的载人飞行任务。由此可推断出本文出自报纸上的新闻报道。故选A。
