Oleg Kononenko is a Russian astronaut (宇航员). He breaks a record (打破纪录). He spends the longest time in space.

Kononenko loves his job in space. But he misses his family when he is on a long mission (使命). These days, it is not a problem to communicate (沟通) with his family from space. But he is still sad because he misses some important time with the people who he loves.

Russia has problems with space missions. But Kononenko is still excited about the missions. Through his journey, people can learn exciting things about astronauts and space.

1.Where is Oleg Kononenko from?

A Russia.

B America.

C The UK.

D Thailand.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的“Oleg Kononenko is a Russian astronaut (宇航员).”可知，奥列格·科诺年科是俄罗斯宇航员。故选A。

2.Does Kononenko love his job in space?

A No, he isn’t.

B Yes, he is.

C No, he doesn’t.

D Yes, he does.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Kononenko loves his job in space.”可知，科诺年科热爱他的太空工作。故选D。

3.Why is Kononenko sad?

A Because he has problems with space missions.

B Because he misses some important time with his family.

C Because he doesn’t like the long mission at all.

D Because he can’t communicate with his family from space.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“But he is still sad because he misses some important time with the people who he loves.”可知，如今，从太空与家人交流已不是问题，但他仍然很难过，因为他错过了与他爱的人在一起的一些重要时刻。故选B。

4.How does Kononenko feel about space missions?

A Angry.

B Afraid.

C Excited.

D Unhappy.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段第二句的“But Kononenko is still excited about the missions.”可知，俄罗斯在太空任务方面存在一些问题，但科诺年科仍然对它们感到兴奋。故选C。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A On a stamp.

B In a newspaper.

C In a dictionary.

D In a map.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要描述了俄罗斯航天员科诺年科成为了在太空停留时间最长的航天员，属于新闻报道，我们可以在报纸上读到。故选B。