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China’s spacecraft landed on the moon last week. The journey from Earth was 122 hours long. The spacecraft landed on a place on the near side of the moon. People can see this side from Earth.

The name of the place is the Ocean of Storms. It is a flat area. No spacecraft landed there before. The spacecraft will get about 2 kilograms of rock from the moon. Scientists will study the rock. The landing is big and special news. Chinese scientists are very excited.

Only two countries brought rock from the moon in the past. It happened in the 1960s and 1970s. The countries were the US and Soviet Union. At that time, they both wanted to be the first country to get into space and to the moon.

1.We learn _______ from Paragraph 1.

A where the spacecraft landed

B how fast the spacecraft traveled

C what people can see on the moon

D how far it is from the Earth to the moon

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句The spacecraft landed in a place on the near side of the moon.可知，宇宙飞船降落在月球正面的一个地方，故选A。

2.The landing place is _______ to the spacecraft.

A old

B big

C difficult

D new

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段第三句No spacecraft landed there before.可知，以前没有飞船在名叫“风暴之海”的地方着陆过，由此说明着陆地点对宇宙飞船来说是陌生的，故选D。

3.The spacecraft will get _______ from the moon.

A about 4 kilos of rock

B about 2 kilos of rock

C about 122 grams of rock

D about 200 grams of rock

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第四句The spacecraft will get about 2 kilograms of rock from the moon.可知，太空船将从月球上获取大约2公斤的岩石，故选B。

4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A The first moon landing happened 40 years ago.

B China is the third country to get to the moon.

C Chinese scientists tried a new way to the moon.

D No country brought rock from the moon in the past.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Only two countries brought rock from the moon in the past. It happened in the 1960s and 1970s.可知，过去只有两个国家从月球带来了岩石，它发生在20世纪 60年代和70年代，由此说明中国是第三个登上月球的国家，故选B。