四、完形填空
On May 24, 2026, China successfully launched（发射）the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft, marking a new milestone for the country's space programme. Among the crew（机组人员）, a 44-year-old woman named Lai Ka-ying has made
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. She became the first-ever astronaut from Hong Kong to travel into space.
Lai came from a very
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family, but she was always good at her studies. She
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her bachelor's degree in computer science at the University of Hong Kong. Because of her deep love for technology, she stayed there to perform research and further her studies. Her strong academic background made her a top expert（专家）in information security（安全）. After graduating, Lai joined the Hong Kong Police Force to use her knowledge to
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cybercrime（网络犯罪）.
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her hard work and excellent skills, she was promoted（晋升）to the rank of Superintendent（警司）. Her life
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greatly in 2022 when China announced it would recruit（招募）specialists（专家）from Hong Kong.
However, turning from a police officer into an astronaut was not easy. She had to pass a series of quite
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physical（身体的）and psychological（心理学的）tests. After being chosen, she moved to Beijing for training. To get ready for space life, she spent long hours
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in special machines. These machines spun（旋转）her around very fast, which made her feel
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, but she never thought about giving up.
During the Shenzhou 23 mission, Lai serves as a payload specialist（荷载专家）. She
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values her work. She will stay in the Tiangong Space Station for about six months with her teammates.
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B
）1. A. mistakes B. history C. friends D. noise
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）2. A. rich B. famous C. normal D. fair
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）3. A. completed B. competed C. recommended D. recognized
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C
）4. A. explain B. suppose C. fight D. bully
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）5. A. Instead of B. In the hope of C. In the face of D. Because of
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）6. A. ended B. started C. changed D. broke
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B
）7. A. simple B. tough C. light D. serious
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）8. A. practising B. failing C. searching D. recording
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）9. A. focused B. excited C. sick D. safe
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）10. A. likely B. hardly C. highly D. lately
