June 11,2013 was another big day for Chinese space exploration. Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft, was sent into space. Three astronauts, Nie Haisheng, 49, Zhang Xiaoguang, 47, and Wang Yaping, 33, stayed in space for 15 days.
Tiangong-1 is China’s first space module(舱). It was sent into space in 2011. It will be developed into a large space station around 2020. A space station is a lab for scientific studies.Shenzhou X performed its first docking（对接）with Tangong-1 on June 13. It docked twice during the 15 days.
The US, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe are working together on the International Space Station (ISS).China wanted to join the ISS but was refused by the US. China decided to build its own space station.
Shenzhou X flew around the Tianggong-1 lab for the first time. This was to make sure that spacecraft could dock from more than just one direction. The astronauts carried out repair work and did experiments on the Tiangong-1.
Teaching from space
Wang Yaping, China’s second woman astronaut, taught high school and primary school students about space science. Wang talked about how things move in a micro-gravity(微重量)environment. This helped the students better understand some physics ideas, like Newton’s Law. The lessons aimed to encourage more students to learn about the universe and science.
Life up in space
The three astronauts followed a work and rest schedule（作息时间）that is similar on the Earth. They had Chinese dishes, such as Kung Pao Chicken and fried rice. The food was kept in special bags. At the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, they had Zongzi.
Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft was sent into space _______.

A．on June 11, 2013	B．on June 13, 2013
C．on June 11, 2011	D．on June 13, 2011

Among the three astronauts Nie Haisheng is _______.

A．the youngest	B．the oldest
C．the tallest	D．the strongest

Tiangong-1 is _______ which was sent into space in 2011.

A．a space station	B．a manned spacecraft
C．a space module	D．a space lab

China decided to build its own space station because________.

A．China was very rich

B．the US refused China to join the ISS

C．Chinese scientists wanted to do experiment in space

D．the astronauts wanted to stay there

Wang Yaping taught the lesson to encourage students to________.

A．become the next Newton

B．experience micro-gravity

C．learn more about the universe and science

D．know more about the life of astronauts

From the last paragraph, we can learn that the three astronauts _______.

A．had a different time schedule in space

B．cooked Chinese food for dinner

C．celebrated Dragon Boat Festival by having Zongzi

D．slept in special sleeping bags

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