Two Chinese spacecrafts successfully completed China’s first space docking (对接) early November 3, 2011, which has taken the country a step closer to building its own space station.
Nearly two days after its launch, the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou VIII docked with the space lab module Tiangong I more than 343 km above the earth surface. Shenzhou VIII and Tiangong I took apart after flying together for 12 days. On the 14th of November, the two spacecrafts finished the second docking. Then Shenzhou VIII parted from Tiangong I again and returned to the earth safely on the 17th. Tiangong I is still traveling around the earth in the space, waiting for the arrival of Shenzhou IX and X and so on in the near future.
That marked another great leap for China’s space program and made China the third country in the world, after the United States and Russia, master the space docking technique (空间对接技术).
The world’s first space docking was achieved in 1966, when the manned U.S, spacecraft Gemini 8 docked with an unmanned Agena Target Vehicle. Space docking is necessary to explore space beyond Earth’s orbit (轨道). “The capability increases China’s ability to act independently in space, as well as its ability to work together with others,” said Gregory Kulacki, a U.S. space scientist and senior analyst.
“With the success of its first space docking, China is now equipped with the basic technology and ability required for the construction of a space station,” said Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China’s manned space program.” The country is on its way to building a permanent manned space station around 2020.”
小题1:What did the success of the first space docking mean to China?
A．China has caught up with the United States in the space exploration field.
B．China took a step closer to building its own space station.
C．China became the first country to master the space docking technique.
D．China has the ability to build a permanent manned space station right now.小题2:What does the underlined word “That” in the third paragraph refer to?
A．Shenzhou VIII
B．Tiangong I
C．The Space Station
D．The success of China’s first space docking小题3:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Tiangong I will fly in the space for 12 days.
B．The first space docking of the world was achieved in 1966, by Russians.
C．Without space docking technique people can’t explore space beyond Earth’s orbit.
D．The U.S.A helped China achieve the first space docking.小题4:Which of the following statements is Not True?
A．Shenzhou VIII docked with the space lab module Tiangong I on November 3, 2011
B．Shenzhou VIII returned to the earth safely on November 17, 2011.
C．The USA , Russia and China have mastered the space docking technique
D．Tiangong I is still traveling around the earth, waiting for the arrival of Shenzhou IX and X around 2020.小题5:What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The first space docking of China.
B．The history of space docking.
C．The first space docking of the world.
D．The space docking technique
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:A
题目分析：短文大意：2011年11月3日初中国的两个航天器成功地完成了中国第一次太空对接，它标志着我们国家向建造自己的空间站迈出了一大步。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段末which has taken the country a step closer to building its own space station.可知该选B。
小题2:细节理解题。仔细读短文可知That指代上文所说two Chinese spacecrafts successfully completed China’s first space docking，所以选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第四段开头The world’s first space docking was achieved in 1966, when the manned U.S, spacecraft Gemini 8 docked with an unmanned Agena Target Vehicle可知该选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据第二段中Nearly two days after its launch, the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou VIII docked with the space lab module Tiangong I more than 343 km above the earth surface. Shenzhou VIII and Tiangong I took apart after flying together for 12 days. On the 14th of November, the two spacecrafts finished the second docking. Then Shenzhou VIII parted from Tiangong I again and returned to the earth safely on the 17th.可知该选A。
小题5:主旨大意题。本文主要是说中国第一次太空对接，所以该选A。
