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A
China has named the nations first Mars
rover(火星车) Zhu Rong. For all of usꎬ Zhu
Rong is a well ̄suited name.
In an ancient Chinese storyꎬ Zhu Rong had
the face of a man and the body of an animal. He
rode on two dragons. When he had a big fight
with Gong Gongꎬ Zhu Rong won. But after the
fightꎬ the human world came into complete
darkness. Then he brought fire from a mythical
place to the world.
“Zhu Rong is considered as the one who
first controlled fire in traditional Chinese
cultureꎬ” a space official saidꎬ “The first Mars
rover was named Zhu Rong. The name symbolizes
light and hope for space exploration(探索) in
our countryꎬ and means to guide humans to
continue exploration.”
After leaving the earth last summerꎬ Zhu
Rong circled Mars for several months and landed
on it in May. In recent yearsꎬ our country has
sent up the worlds first quantum satellite(量子
卫星)ꎬ and Change ̄4 has made a soft landing
on the moon. We have made great progress in
space technology and will soon start building our
own space station.
( C )1. What did Zhu Rong bring from a
mythical place to the world?
A. Water. B. Wars.
C. Fire. D. Animals.
( D )2. For Chinas space explorationꎬ what
does the name Zhu Rong symbolize?
A. A big fight.
B. Complete darkness.
C. Chinese culture.
D. Light and hope.
( A )3. What does the underlined word “ it”
in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Mars. B. The earth.
C. The moon. D. The sun.
( C )4. What can we infer from the text?
A. The official doesnt like the name
Zhu Rong.
B. The writer is proud of Chinas
space technology.
C. China has made great progress in
space technology.
D. Zhu Rong is a bad person in an
ancient Chinese story.
B
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