四、阅读理解。(20 分)
A(2024·扬州)
China has named the spacecraft that will put its astronauts on the Moon. The new manned spacecraft is Mengzhou and the lunar lander is Lanyue. China plans to land its astronauts on the Moon around 2030. Check the table to learn the details on China’s exciting journey to the Moon.

Meaning of the name: Dream boat
Meaning of the name: Clasping the Moon
· Carry out China’s manned lunar exploration
· Operate near-Earth space station
Payload:
For lunar tasks, it can carry 3 astronauts round trip between the ground and lunar orbit(轨道). For near-Earth orbit tasks, it can carry 7 astronauts round trip between the ground and space station.|
|Main tasks:
· Transport between lunar orbit and lunar surface
· Serve as the centre for astronaut activities, energy supply, and data transmission on the Moon
· Support lunar exploration and activities
Payload:
It can carry 2 astronauts round trip, lunar rover, and scientific payloads.|
|Exploration steps
1. Two Long March-10 rockets are launched(发射). One carries Mengzhou and the other carries Lanyue.
2. The two spacecraft meet and join in lunar orbit and the astronauts enter the lander.
3. The Lanyue lander sends the astronauts to the lunar surface.
4. The astronauts carry out scientific exploration and sample(样本) collection on the lunar surface as planned.
5. After completing the job on the Moon, the Lanyue lander takes the astronauts to go up to lunar orbit.
6. The two spacecraft meet and join again, and the astronauts take the lunar samples to the Mengzhou spacecraft.
7. The Mengzhou spacecraft returns to the Earth with the Moon samples.|
()1. Which of the following is Lanyue’s task?
A. Operate near-Earth space station.
B. Support Earth exploration and activities.
C. Transport between the ground and space station.
D. Work as the centre for energy supply on the Moon.
()2. What can we learn from the exploration steps?
A. The same rocket sends Mengzhou and Lanyue into space.
B. Astronauts reach and leave the Moon in the Lanyue lander.
C. Mengzhou and Lanyue join together at the space station.
D. The Lanyue lander returns to the Earth with the samples on the Moon.
()3. (新考法 写作意图)What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To encourage the youth to make inventions for China’s Moon programme.
B. To tell the readers about the history of China’s lunar exploration journey.
C. To offer suggestions on how to take up challenges in the lunar exploration task.
D. To give information on the new spacecraft for China’s manned lunar exploration task.