from the Wenchang Launch Center.
The rocket, which looked much “fatter” than other Long March rockets, was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province. About 30 minutes later, it was successfully sent into an orbit（轨道）about 2，000 km above the earth.
The major purposes of the task are to check the design and performance of the new rocket and test the rocket's flight program. The successful launch has made China from a major player in space to a major power in space. The successful launch shows that China has become a real space power in the world.
The Long March V is a large, two-stage（二级的）rocket and one of China's largest carrier rockets. Its carrying capacity is about 2.5 times that of the present Long March rockets, which is up to 25 tons.
The rocket is about 57 metres long. It has eight liquid oxygen rocket engines in four boosters（助推器）, two liquid oxygen engines in the first stage and two small liquid oxygen engines in the second stage.
The new rocket is of great meaning as China's space program.With the heavy-lift carrier rocket, China can send more astronauts to the space station and get prepared for exploring the moon and Mars. 1. The rocket was launched from ________．
A. the Jiuquan Launch Center B. the Wenchang Launch Center C. the Taiyuan Launch Center D. the Xichang Launch Center
2. China launched the rocket in order to ________．
A. check the design and performance of the new rocket
B. repair the rocket's flight program C. become a real space power in the world D. explore the moon and Mars
3. The underlined word “capacity” in the fourth paragraph probably means
“________” in Chinese. A. 人数
B. 时间
C. 长度
D. 能力
4. How long is the rocket?
A. 2.5 metres. C. 57 metres.
B. 25 metres. D. 100 metres.
5. Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A travel magazine C. A news report
B. A science book D. A picture book
话题二 故事类 （3年24考）
Passage 9 （2016宜宾）
母亲的书桌
I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the action of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk，” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she just did it. But as a young girl, I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional（易感动的）”. But she lived “on the surface（表面）”．
As years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive（原谅）me.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
But the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.
“In any way you chose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”
1. The writer began to love her mother's desk________．
A. after her mother died B. before she became a writer C. when she was a child D. when her mother gave it to her
2. The word “gulf” in Paragraph 3 means________．
A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. different ideas between mother and daughter C. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land
3. What did the mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?
A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter. C. She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She read the letter again and again till she died. 4. What's the best title of the passage?
A. My Mother's Desk B. Mother and Children C. My Letter to Mother D. Talks between Mother and Me
Passage 10 （2016南京改编）
卡逊 雷切尔·
Rachel Carson（1907—1964） was a pioneer of the world's environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world. Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well-known by many people. It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic（有害的）chemicals on farmland.
Carson's career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries. In 1951 she published her first book, The Sea Around Us, which became a bestseller. It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing. She was a gifted writer. Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists.
Carson's book Silent Spring completely changed the way America thought about nature. It painted a bleak（荒凉的）future for the whole natural world. It led to a nationwide ban（禁止）on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT, and other toxic pesticides（农药） that farmers used for their crops. Many people say the book led to the creation of America's Environmental Protection Agency.
Since her death, Carson's name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment. There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize. Norway awards
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