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Module5NewspapersandMagazinesPartTwo:TeachingResources第二部分教学资源Section2:Backgroundinformationaboutthetext1.RelatednewsreportabouttheShenzhouVBEIJING,Oct.18(Xinhuanet)--Thesecret"cargo"onChina'sfirstmannedspacecraftwasrevealedatanopeningceremonyofthespacecraft'sre-entryvehicleSaturdayinBeijing.TheitemsaboardtheShenzhouVincludedChina'snationalflag,aflagoftheBeijing2008Olympics,theUnitedNationsflag,aRenminbinote,memorialstampsforChina'sfirstmannedspaceflight,memorialenvelopesofthemannedspaceflightprojectandcropseedsfromChina'sTaiwanIsland.ThecargohadtraveledwithChina'sfirstastronautinspace,Lt.Col.YangLiwei,forover20hoursandwerereturnedtotheirownersatSaturday'sceremony.There-entryvehicleofShenzhouVwastakentoBeijingFridayafternoonafterthesuccessfullandingincentralInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion,northChina.BEIJING,Oct.17(Xinhuanet)--There-entrycapsuleofShenzhou-5,whichcarriedChina'sfirstastronautLt.Col.YangLiweitoandreturnedfromthespacebetweenOct.15-16,washandedtotheChineseResearchInstituteofSpaceTechnologyhereFriday.Thecapsule,whichlandedsafelyinnorthChina'sInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegionat6:23a.m.Thursday,just4.8kilometersoffthepre-settarget,arrivedinBeijingFridayafternoononaspecialtrain.Afteraprimaryinspection,expertsconcludedthatthebufferenginesofthecapsuleoperatednormallybeforethelandingandtheentirecapsuleremainedintact.Shenzhou-5,measuring9.2metersinlengthandweighing7,790kilograms,consistsoftheorbit,re-entryandpropulsionmodules.Thecapsulewillsoonbeopenedandthedatacollectedbythescientificapparatusonboardwillbestudied.2.BackgroundinformationaboutthemannedspaceflightofChinaChinalaunchesmannedspaceflightTuesday,October11,2005;Posted:10:30p.m.EDT(02:30GMT)TherocketcarryingtheShenzhou6capsuleandastronautsblastsoff.YOURE-MAILalertsJIUQUAN,China(AP)--TwoyearsafterChinabecameonlythethirdnationtolaunchahumanintoorbit,apairofastronautsblastedoffWednesdayonalonger,riskiermissionafterreceivingafarewellvisitfromPremierWenJiabao.Wensaidthe"gloriousandsacredmission"woulddemonstrateChina'snationalconfidenceandability.rocketcarryingtheShenzhou6capsuleandtheastronautsblastedoffWednesdayfromtheremotebaseinChina'snorthwest.Inabreakwiththespaceagency'stypicalsecrecy,thelaunchwasshownliveonChinesestatetelevision.Themission,reportedlyduetolastuptofivedays,isakeyprestigeprojectforChina'scommunistleaders,whohavejustifiedtheexpenseofamannedspaceprogrambysayingthatitwilldriveeconomicdevelopment.Itwillbemorecomplicatedthanthefirstflightin2003,whichcarriedoneastronautandlastedjust211/2hours.Minutesafterliftoff,missioncontrolannouncedthatthefirststageboosterhadsuccessfullyseparatedfromtherocketandthattheflighthadentereditspresetorbit.TheofficialXinhuaNewsAgencysaidthetwoastronauts,or"taikonauts,"willtakeofftheir22-poundspacesuitstotravelbackandforthbetweenthetwohalvesoftheirvessel--are-entrycapsuleandanorbiterthatwillstayaloftaftertheyland.Earlierintheday,Xinhuaannouncedtheidentitiesofthetwotaikonauts--FeiJunlong,40,andNieHaishen,41.Previousreportssaid14formerfighterpilotsweretrainingforthemission.ImagesofFeiandJunintheircockpitasthecraftroaredtowardorbitwerebroadcastlivetohundredsofmillionsofChinesetelevisionviewers.Noneofthe2003spaceflightwasshownlivebyChinesetelevision."Feelingprettygood,"Feisaidinthefirstbroadcastcommentfromtheastronauts.Xinhuasaidthecrewwaspickedfromafieldofsixfinalists.N...