神舟二十三号，发射成功！
神舟二十三号，发射成功！

China successfully launched the Shenzhou-23 manned spaceship at 11:08 p.m. on Sunday at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Carried by a powerful Long March-2F rocket, the spacecraft lifted off on time and flew smoothly towards China’s Tiangong space station.
After a smooth 3.5-hour orbital (轨道的) flight, it successfully completed automatic docking (对接) with the Tianhe core module at 2:45 a.m. Monday. The three taikonauts safely walked out of the return capsule and entered the space station. At 5:13 a.m., the Shenzhou-21 crew opened the cabin hatch (舱口) and warmly greeted the new arrivals. The two teams exchanged greetings, hugged each other and took a warm group photo, sharing the good news with the whole nation. This marks the eighth historic space reunion of Chinese taikonauts, and it also sets a new record as the first time a Hong Kong taikonaut serves in Tiangong.
The two crews will finish full in-orbit rotation and handover work in the following days. The new team will carry out over 100 scientific research projects covering space life science, advanced materials, space medicine and new space technologies. One member will take part in a pioneering one-year space stay experiment to collect key data and improve long-term spaceflight support systems. Everything is going well, showing great achievements and bright future of China’s space exploration cause.
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1.1. When did the docking work finish?

A Late on Sunday night.

B Early on Monday morning.

C Late on Monday morning.

D Early on Sunday evening.

解析：选B。1.B细节理解题。根据第二段“completed automatic docking ... at 2:45 a.m. Monday”可知对接完成于周一凌晨，“Early on Monday morning”是同义替换。A项将发射时间（周日晚11:08）与对接时间混淆（张冠李戴）；C项将a.m.颠倒为late morning（颠倒是非）；D项时间完全错误（无中生有）。故选B。

2.2.What new record did the mission make?

A The longest spacewalk in history.

B The most scientific experiments done.

C The first Hong Kong astronaut in Tiangong.

D The fastest automatic docking time.

解析：选C。2.C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“it also sets a new record as the first time a Hong Kong taikonaut serves in Tiangong”可知，本次任务创造的新纪录是首次有香港航天员在天宫空间站工作。A项“最长太空行走”文中未提及（无中生有）；B项“完成最多科学实验”属于对后文“100多项实验”的夸大（过度推理）；D项“最快自动对接时间”文中虽提到对接时间，但并未说明是破纪录（过度推理）。故选C。

3.3. What does the underlined word “rotation” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A Moving around in space.

B Taking turns to work.

C Flying back to Earth.

D Taking pictures together.

解析：选B。3.B词义猜测题。根据第三段“The new team will carry out over 100 scientific research projects”提到新团队将开展100多项实验，可推知rotation指两组人员在轨轮换工作。A项“在太空中转圈”是对rotation字面义的错误理解（以偏概全）；C项“飞回地球”与后文留轨实验矛盾（颠倒是非）；D项“拍照”属于将后文group photo的细节错位（张冠李戴）。故选B。

4.4. Why is the one-year stay experiment important?

A To test new spacesuits.

B To train more astronauts.

C To break a world record.

D To prepare for longer trips.

解析：选D。4.D推理判断题。根据第三段“collect key data and improve long-term spaceflight support systems”可推断，一年期驻留实验是为了获取数据、完善长期飞行保障系统，即为更长远的太空任务做准备。A项“测试新航天服”文中未提（无中生有）；B项“训练更多航天员”不是实验目的（张冠李戴）；C项“打破世界纪录”过度解读（过度推理）。故选D。

5.5. What is the best title for this passage?

A A Rocket Launch Failure

B Daily Life on Tiangong

C Shenzhou-23’s Great Success

D How to Build a Space Station

解析：选C。5.C主旨大意题。文章从发射、对接、会师到后续任务安排，全程围绕神舟二十三号任务展开，最后以great achievements总结成功。A 项“发射失败”与事实相反（颠倒是非）；B 项“天宫日常生活”以偏概全；D 项“如何建造空间站”全文未提（无中生有）。故选C。