【正文】 e West African coast → Europe → the Caribbean islands and the American coast → the West African coast. 69. It can be inferred that slaves in the same ship _____ . A. didn’ t municate with each other B. could understand several languages C. spoke different languages D. came from the same place 70. Creole speech es from _____ . A. Spanish and English B. English and African languages C. a European language and an American language D. an African language and an Asian language 71. What is the passage mainly about? A. The history of the slave trade. B. The socalled “ Atlantic triangle” . C. Languages spoken in America. D. How a particular version of English was born. E A rocket began countdown (倒數(shù)計(jì)秒 ). It was a mon sound in the 1960s. But this was not just another countdown. It was the beginning of a historic event. It was the countdown for Apollo 11 — the space flight that would carry men to the first landing on the moon. In the spaceship at the top of the rocket were three American astronauts whose names would soon be known around the world: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins. Neil Armstrong was the mander of the spaceship. Edwin Aldrin was the pilot of the moon lander. The astronauts gave it the name the Eagle. Michael Collins was the pilot of the mand module (駕駛艙 ), Columbia. He would wait in orbit (軌道 ) around the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin landed and explored the surface. On Earth, all activity seemed to stop. President Richard Nixon gave federal government workers the day off to watch the moon landing on television. Around the world, 500 million people watched the television report. Countless millions more listened on their radios. Armstrong and Aldrin started the lander rocket engine. It slowed the spacecraft and sent it down toward the landing place. It was in an area known as the “ Sea of Tranquility.” The moon lander, controlled by a puter, dropped toward the airless surface of the moon. 140 meters from the surface, the astronauts took control of the lander from the puter. They moved the Eagle forward, away from a very rocky area that might have caused a difficult landing. It took the astronauts more than three hours to plete the preparations for leaving the lander. It was difficult — in the Eagle’ s small space — to get into space suits that would protect them on the moon’ s surface. Finally, Armstrong and Aldrin were ready. They opened the door. Armstrong went out first and moved slowly down the ladder. At 2:56 on July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong put his foot on the moon. “ That’ s one small step for man,” he said, “ one giant leap for mankind.” 72. Why did the three American astronauts on Apollo 11 soon bee famous around the world? A. Because people had never seen such brave astronauts as them before. B. Because the first landing on the moon attracted the world’ s attention. C. Because people all over the world watched the moon landing on TV live. D. Because President Richard Nixon thought highly of what they did. 73. Armstrong and Aldrin moved the Eagle forward before it landed on the moon’ s surface in order to _____. A. reach the area called the “ Sea of Tranquility” B. look for a rocky area for landing C. plete the preparations for leaving the lander D. choose a flat place for a safe landing 74. It took a long time for Armstrong and Aldrin to leave the Eagle because _____. A. they had difficulty in putting on their space suits in the Eagle’ s small space B. they had so many things to deal with before leaving C. they needed enough time to get used to the airless conditions on the moon D. the landing caused some troubles for the Eagle 75. What Neil Armstrong said in the last paragraph means that _____. A. his first step on the moon was a historic achievement for mankind B. many people made contributions to the first flight to the moon C. more would be achieved after the first landing on the moon D. greater effo