【CET 12-24备战】之六级听力（十三）

Passage One 11. A) They are delighted because they can enjoy the scenery while driving. B) They are frightened because traffic accidents are frequent. C) They are irritated because the bridge is jamme

News & Reports 2012-06-16

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionChina is scheduled to launch its Shenzhou 9 manned spacecraft Saturday night. China's deep-sea submersible Jiaolong has completed its first dive. Demonstrators gather

美国习惯用语:817 put the kibosh on

好，箱子总算打好了。我要到佛罗里达的历史小城圣奥古斯丁去看朋友。现在已经整装待发了。天气预报说，这几天那边可能有点凉，不过，我渡假的兴致绝不会因此而降温。 这倒让我想起了

英文短篇故事（纽约）105 A Bridge No More (1)

Charlie went to Rockefeller Center at 8 a.m. Nobody was in line on the sidewalk. Nobody was in line inside. He was happy. He had beaten the crowds. He went to the ticket counter. He presented his CityPass booklet. It had cost him $79. It was good for

儿童英语读物 The Haunted Cabin Mystery CHAPTER 2 The Double Celebration

The boys got their unpacking done before the girls had finished. Now can we go and explore? Benny asked, almost jumping up and down with excitement. Go on ahead, Violet told him. Were almost through. Well meet you up on deck. The cabins were small an

China to launch Shenzhou-8 early November

JIUQUAN, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China will launch the spacecraft Shenzhou-8 in early November at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest deseart area. The unmanned spacecraft is expected to perform China's first space docking with Tiangong-1, o

Female Astronauts to Be Sent into Space on Shenzhou 10

China's first female astronauts could be sent into space on Shenzhou 10, which is scheduled to be launched in the coming two years. CRI's Shuangfeng files this report from Jiuquan. It has been 48 years since the first female astronaut in the world, V

Tiangong-1 to Be Launched by Month End

China is poised to launch the prototype of its first space lab Tiangong-1 by the end of this month. A senior official at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province has revealed that the space module will be launched either

历史上的今天-Today in History 2015-07-17

July 17th 1996It was like a big white flash and then all of a sudden it turned into a big orange fireball, broke off into 2 pieces.TWA Flight 800 explodes and crashes off New York's Long Island minutes after taking off from John F. Kennedy Internatio

备战英语六级听力练习题第13期

Passage One 11. A) They are delighted because they can enjoy the scenery while driving. B) They are frightened because traffic accidents are frequent. C) They are irritated because the bridge is jammed with cars. D) They are pleased because it saves

美国习惯用语:322 not playing with a full deck...

属于同一文化的人们必然会形成共同的特定用语和用词，例如今天我们要讲的就是美国人用来描述人神志不佳、举止不正常的习惯用语。这几个习惯用语都十分口语化，是用在非正式场合的，

China's first space lab module in good condition

BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's first space lab module were in good condition and all tests went on smoothly during the past week, according to a statement issued by the country's space project authorities Thursday. The unmanned module, Tiangong-

U.S. shuttle Atlantis docks with space station

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday morning after nearly two days of flight. Commander Christopher Ferguson guided space shuttle Atlantis to a docking with the station at 1

Launch to pave way for space station

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- China will launch an unmanned module next week, paving the way for a planned space station, a spokesman for the space program said on Tuesday. Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace 1, will blast off from Jiuquan Satellite La

"China's First Manned Space Docking Mission" exhibition opens in HK

HONG KONG, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 15-day exhibition, under the theme of China's First Manned Space Docking Mission, was opened here on Sunday morning by three Chinese astronauts of Shenzhou-9 mission. The three astronauts -- Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and

China Confident in Launch of Tiangong-1

Chinese scientists and officials are confident in the upcoming launch of its first space lab module Tiangong-1. The launch time for the space module has been set. CRI's Zhang Shuangfeng reports from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Officials reve

Danish expert, media hail Chinese space docking

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The launch of Shenzhou-8 and the successful docking with Tiangong-1 in outer space represented a milestone in both Chinese and international space programs, Danish space scientist and media said Thursday. Michael Linden

China sets up management body for orbiting space lab

BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- China has established an operation committee for management of the country's first space lab module, Tiangong-1, during its two-year orbit of earth. The committee will deal with operations planning, technical appraisal an

China accomplishes first space docking

BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure early Thursday, silently coupling in space more than 343 km above Earth's surface. Nearly two days after it was launched, the unmanned spacecr

China to launch manned spacecraft this month

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