初中英语时事热点阅读理解强化练习3（附答案）.docxVIP

试卷第 =page 10 10页，共 =sectionpages 16 16页 试卷第 =page 9 9页，共 =sectionpages 16 16页 初中英语时事热点阅读理解强化练习3（附答案） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、阅读单选 第1篇 Waving (向……挥手) her 5-year-old daughter goodbye, Wang Yaping, together with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu, went into space aboard (搭乘) the Shenzhou XIII on Oct 16. The 41-year-old Wang became the first female (女性的) astronaut to enter Tiangong space station. During their six-month stay, Wang, alongside Zhai and Ye, will do experiments (实验) and set up robotic arms. Wang will also do the first spacewalk by a Chinese woman, reported Xinhua. Wang’s space dream started in 2003, when China sent its first astronaut Yang Liwei into space. She told herself, “China now has a male astronaut. When will there be a female one?” At that time, Wang was a pilot in the Chinese army. After having safe flights for 1,600 hours over nine years, Wang was a strong candidate (候选人) to become an astronaut in 2010. She pushed herself hard, getting the same training as men, including the pull-ups (引体向上) and barbells (杠铃). “The space environment won’t change because you are a woman,” she told Xinhua. The hardest part is the high-G training. Sitting in a spinning (旋转的) machine, Wang would become blind for a while because her brain (大脑) was short of blood. “There’s a red button (按钮),” said Wang. “If you can’t bear it, you can press it to stop.” But Wang never used it. “There is no such red button in my heart.” That strong spirit finally led to realizing her dream in 2013. She joined the team for the Shenzhou X mission. Wang said that as astronauts, women have their own advantages (优势). “Women tend (倾向于) to be more patient and can better deal with loneliness. Women’s hearts are also easier to adapt to the weightless (失重的) environment, making them more suitable (适合的) for long-term missions.” Retired NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman sent a greeting to Wang before the Shenzhou XIII trip. Coleman said: “When you look out the window