单选题 Directions: In this part of the test, there are six short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow.
Passage One
Before China started developing manned spaceship in 1992, space experts of the nation's "863" high-tech program had conducted 5-year studies on the question—will China choose to develop spaceship instead of space shuttle?
Some experts held that since the U.S. and Russia had worked out space shuttles, China could learn from their technologies and experience, skip over spaceship and leap directly to space shuttle.
Other experts believed that manned space flight was a matter involving human life, so safety and reliability must be put at top priority; space shuttle, although more advanced than spaceship technologically, bore tremendous technological difficulties and risks. Meanwhile, the development of space shuttle required many sophisticated technologies, which was a gap too big for China to bridge at that time.
Viewed from the history of manned space flight, both the Soviet Union and the United States started from spaceship when beginning their space flight missions. Currently the most frequently launched and widely used spaceship is satellite-style manned spaceship. Another reason was the huge fund needed in developing space shuttle was too much for China. While China was already in possession of mature satellite recovery technology, based on which the recovery of spaceship can be solved, and many technologies for spaceship can be borrowed from that of satellites.
After full discussion, comparison and analysis, experts reached agreement that China must take a space flight road conforming to its national conditions, must learn from the experience and developing way of Soviet Union and the U.S., which is, starting from spaceship instead of space shuttle.
Moreover, considering that China had achieved much in developing carrier rocket and gained rich experience and solid technological ground for application satellites, especially recoverable ones, experts concluded that China could, through efforts, leap directly to the third-generation spaceship—manned spaceship with multiple cabins and astronauts.

单选题 Why did some experts think that we should develop space shuttle?

A. Because the U.S. and Russia had worked out space shuttles, China has to catch up with them.
B. Because it is the mark of great power.
C. Because it is easier to develop space shuttle than spaceship.
D. Because we can learn from the technologies and experience of the U.S. and Russia.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】第二段提到了some expels的意见，认为“China could learn from their technologies and experience, skip over spaceship and leap directly to space shuttle.”，其他选项说法都有问题，故选D。

单选题 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Generally the most frequently launched and widely used spaceship is carrier rocket.
B. It's too much for China to develop space shuttle.
C. The mature satellite recovery technology can be used into the technology of spaceship.
D. China is accomplished in solid technological, which gained from the development of carrier rocket.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】从第四段第二句话“Currently the most frequently launched and widely used spaceship is satellite-style manned spaceship.”可知答案为A。

单选题 "Gap" (in Para. 3) probably refers to ______.

A. clearance
B. difference
C. continuity
D. estrangement

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】由文中“Meanwhile, the development…which was a gap too big for China to bridge at that time.”可知gap在这里指的是差别、差距的意思，故选B。

单选题 Which of the following is not the reason for China to choose the spaceship?

A. Because it has great affiliations with human life.
B. Because we can learn from the experience and developing way of Soviet Union and the United States.
C. Because the development of space shuttle required many sophisticated technologies, which is impossible for China.
D. Because through efforts China could leap directly to the third-generation spaceship.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】因为“Meanwhile, the development of space shuttle required many sophisticated technologies, which was a gap too big for China to bridge at that time.”表达的意思是这在目前是个很大的困难，但并不表示不可能，所以选C。

单选题 What are the specialties of the third-generation spaceship?

A. With multiple cabins and astronauts.
B. Without the cabins and astronauts.
C. With simplex cabin and astronaut.
D. With most advanced cabins and astronauts.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】由最后一句话“the third-generation spaceship-manned spaceship with multiple cabins and astronauts.”可知答案为A项。