Directions:In this part of the test, there are six short
passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that
follow. Passage One
Before China started developing manned spaceship in 1992, space experts
of the nation’s "863" high-tech program had conducted 5-year studies on the
question—will China choose to develop spaceship instead of space
shuttle Some experts held that since the U.S. and Russia had
worked out space shuttles, China could learn from their technologies and
experience, skip over spaceship and leap directly to space shuttle.
Other experts believed that manned space flight was a matter involving
human life, so safety and reliability must be put at top priority; space
shuttle, although more advanced than spaceship technologically, bore
tremendous technological difficulties and risks.
Meanwhile, the development of space shuttle required many sophisticated
technologies, which was a gap too big for China to bridge at that
time. Viewed from the history of manned space flight, both the
Soviet Union and the United States started from spaceship when beginning their
space flight missions. Currently the most frequently launched and widely used
spaceship is satellite-style manned spaceship. Another reason was the huge fund
needed in developing space shuttle was too much for China. While China was
already in possession of mature satellite recovery technology, based on which
the recovery of spaceship can be solved, and many technologies for spaceship can
be borrowed from that of satellites. After full discussion,
comparison and analysis, experts reached agreement that China must take a space
flight road conforming to its national conditions, must learn from the
experience and developing way of Soviet Union and the U.S., which is, starting
from spaceship instead of space shuttle. Moreover, considering
that China had achieved much in developing carrier rocket and gained rich
experience and solid technological ground for application satellites, especially
recoverable ones, experts concluded that China could, through efforts, leap
directly to the third-generation spaceship—manned spaceship with multiple cabins
and astronauts. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT
true
A. Generally the most frequently launched and widely used spaceship is
carrier rocket.
B. It’s too much for China to develop space shuttle.
C. The mature satellite recovery technology can be used into the technology
of spaceship.
D. China is accomplished in solid technological, which gained from the
development of carrier rocket.