On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.
Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a schol?arship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute{學(xué)院) of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.
Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics{航空學(xué)) before returning to China in 1955.
After he returned, Qian set up the first missile (導(dǎo)彈) and rocket research institute of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China’s first nuclear-armed ballistic missile and worked on its first satellite.
He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.
In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I’m trying to live to be 100 years old”

  1. 1.

    Qian was regarded as ______ before returning to China.

    1. A.
      A father of space technology
    2. B.
      king of rocketry
    3. C.
      one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics
    4. D.
      one of the best-known scientists
  2. 2.

    When did Qian Xuesen retire?

    1. A.
      In 1970
    2. B.
      In 1991
    3. C.
      In 1992
    4. D.
      In 2009
  3. 3.

    What does the under?lined word mean in Chinese?

    1. A.
      發(fā)獎品
    2. B.
      批評
    3. C.
      贊揚(yáng)
    4. D.
      鼓勵
  4. 4.

    List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?
    ① left for the United States     ② won a scholarship to graduate school
    ③ returned to China from the United States
    ④ set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China
    ⑤ studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    1. A.
      ②①③④⑤
    2. B.
      ②①⑤③④
    3. C.
      ⑤③④②①
    4. D.
      ⑤②①③④
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou
    2. B.
      Qian began his career in China
    3. C.
      The Lρng March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009
    4. D.
      Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009
CBCBD
1.C。細(xì)節(jié)考查。根據(jù)文章第三段Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics{航空學(xué)) before returning to China in 1955可知選擇C。
2.B。考查細(xì)節(jié)推斷。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段第一句He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992可知他是1991年退休。
3.C?疾樵~義推測。根據(jù)最后一段大意可推測praise為“贊揚(yáng)”之意。
4.B?疾榧(xì)節(jié)推斷。根據(jù)文章錢學(xué)森的主要介紹可知B選擇項順序是對的。
5.D?疾榧(xì)節(jié)推斷。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies可知D正確。
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