On June 11th, 2013, China sent up her tenth spaceship Shenzhou Ⅹ into space successfully. And three astronauts went together with it. They were Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping. Here is some information about the three astronauts.
Nie Haisheng was born in September, 1964. He is from Xiangyang, Hubei. After graduating from high school, he joined the PLA Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998, he was chosen for the astronaut program. He carried out Shenzhou Ⅵ with Fei Junlong in 2005. In 2013, he flew into space for his second time with Shenzhou Ⅹ. He is the commander of this mission.
Zhang Xiaoguang is from Jinzhou, Liaoning Province. He was born in May, 1966. Zhang joined the army in June 1985. In January 1998, Zhang was trained as one of China’s first batch(一批) of astronauts. Before he was trained as an astronaut, Zhang was a senior pilot. It’s reported that Zhang Xiaoguang is very humor and likes playing jokes very much.
After Liu Yang, Wang Yaping is the second woman astronaut in China. She was born in 1980 in Yantai, Shangdong. Wang Yaping joined the PLA in 1997. In 2010, Wang became a member of the second batch of Chinese astronauts and was chosen to the crew of the Shenzhou Ⅹ space mission in April, 2013. Wang is China’s first astronaut to give lectures to middle and elementary school students while in space.
小题1:How many astronauts were there flying in Shenzhou Ⅹ ?
A．Two
B．Three
C．Four
D．Five小题2:Who has been to space twice?
A．Fei Junlong
B．Zhang Xiaoguang
C．Wang Yaping
D．Nie Haisheng小题3:How old is Zhang Xiaoguang in 2013?
A．45
B．46
C．47
D．48小题4:How long has Wang Yaping been an astronaut by 2013?
A．For 16 years.
B．For 3 years.
C．For 23 years.
D．For 13 years.小题5:Which one of the following is wrong?
A．Zhang Xiaoguang is shy and he doesn’t like talking.
B．China has sent up 10 spaceships into space.
C．Nie Haisheng is the commander of Shenzhou Ⅹ.
D．Wang Yaping gave a lecture to students while in space.
