【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 Games were held in the world. D. There were 311 events in the Olympic Games in 1896. (C) BEIJING06292021 (China Daily) The return capsule ( 太空艙 ) of the Shenzhou Ⅸ landed in North China’ s Inner Mongolia autonomous (自治的 ) region at 10:03 . as planned. On the vast grasslands, as the astronauts were removed from the capsule to have their first earthly breath in nearly two weeks, China’ s first manned space docking (對(duì)接 ) mission was declared a success. Jing Haipeng, mander of the Shenzhou Ⅸ crew, was the first to e out of the capsule, followed by Liu Wang and woman astronaut Liu Yang. Sitting in chairs, they were carried into ambulance helicopters where they underwent physical examinations and had their first meal in eight hours. Over the past 13 days, they have conducted an automatic docking and a manual space docking between Shenzhou Ⅸ and the orbiting Tiangong Ⅰ space lab module. They also conducted a string of scientific experiments that will help understand how to better protect astronauts’ health in longterm missions. Premier Wen Jiabao congratulated the astronauts, space scientists and all working staff in a message on behalf of the central government at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. Cooperation ( 合作 ) in space is also weled, he said, adding that other countries are wele to carry out joint experiments aboard the country’ s future space station. There are also possibilities of exchanges and cooperation in astronaut selection and training, joint flights and space medical research, he said. China started its manned space program in 1992. Since then, nine spacecraft and one space lab module have been launched. Including the Shenzhou Ⅸ mission, a total of four flights were manned, and eight astronauts have traveled to space. Next year, China will launch another spacecraft — Shenzhou Ⅹ , to dock with TiangongⅠ to repe atedly test the space docking technology, Wu Ping, spokeswoman for the manned spaceprogram, said on Sunday. Chen Shanguang, director of the Astronaut Center of China, said on Friday that the crew of Shenzhou Ⅹ is likely to include a female astronaut, too. 44. Who is the director of the Shenzhou Ⅸ crew? A. Jing Haipeng B. Chen Shanguang C. Wen Jiabao D. Liu Yang 45. How long did the three astronauts stay in Shenzhou Ⅸ in the space? A. Two weeks. B. Thirteen days. C. Eight hours. D. Fifteen days. 46. Which of the following is the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase? A. 代替 B. 慰問(wèn) C. 代表 D. 控制 47. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. China will launch another spacecraft—Shenzhou Ⅹ in 2021. B. China started its manned space program twenty years ago. C. Up to now, eight astronauts have traveled to space in China. D. The crew of Shenzhou Ⅹ is sure to include a female astronaut. (D) During his life, Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught . and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball. Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA. One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something. It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “ birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “ basketballs” through s. Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball bee the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the Games in Berlin. 48. In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball? A. Summer. B. Winter. C. Spring. D. Autumn. 49. Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball? A. It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball. B. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born. C. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game. D. It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played. 50. At the time of Dr Naismith’ s death, which of the following was TRUE? A. Basketball was already a worldwide game. B. Basketball was played with 9 players on each side. C. Basketball was an Olympic sport. D. Basketball was still played using footb