The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has revealed logos for three launch missions to the country’s space station this year: the launches of the cargo(货物) craft Tianzhou-VI, and the crewed spaceships Shenzhou XVI and Shenzhou XVII.

Ever since China’s historic Shenzhou V manned space flight in 2003, an iconic logo has been designed for each of the country’s manned missions. The 12 mission logos designed during the construction phase of the country’s space station, in particular, reflect China’s momentous achievements in space exploration.

According to the CMSA, it was the first open logo solicitation(征求) of China’s manned space program. It is aimed at those who are enthusiastic about China’s manned space program. Since the launch of the logo call on February 15 this year, the CMSA has received more than 1,500 submissions from over 500 organizations and individuals across China.

After the preliminary selection, online voting and final validation(确认), the three logos, which were designed by Xiaoao Tiangong Culture and Art (Beijing) Center, Beijing Institute of Space Science and Technology Information and a student at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, respectively, were officially released.

The selected logos were well designed and filled with the best wishes for China’s space station, the CMSA said. The logo of the Shenzhou XVI mission even takes in the “Kun”, a sacred animal from Chinese mythology, which flies extremely high, far and steadily. The Tianzhou VI cargo craft is expected to be launched in May this year. The Shenzhou-16 and Shenzhou XVII spaceships will be launched in May and October, respectively, and will dock with the space station to form a combination of three modules (舱) and three spaceships, according to an earlier announcement made by the CMSA.

1.Which is not included in the launch missions of 2023?

A Shenzhou V.

B Tianzhou VI.

C Shenzhou XVI.

D Shenzhou XVII.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段可知今年要发射的航天任务是天舟六号、神舟十六号和神舟十七号；根据第二段第一句可知，神舟五号是2003年发射的。故选A。

2.Which has the closest meaning to the underlined word “momentous”?

A Frequent.

B Flexible.

C Remarkable.

D Repeated.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据该段内容可知，自2003年神舟五号任务以来，每一次载人飞行任务都设计了任务标识，特别是空间站建造阶段规划设计的12个任务标识，这些都反映了中国在太空探索方面取得的“非凡”成就。故选C。

3.What is NOT true about the open logo solicitation?

A It has never happened before.

B Anyone who are interested can take part.

C Over 2,000 submissions has been received.

D There are three steps involved in it.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知A项正确；根据第三段第二句可知B项正确；根据第三段最后一句可知，C项错误；根据第四段第一句前半部分可知D项正确。故选C。

4.What’s CMSA’s attitude to the three logos?

A Critical.

B Appreciative.

C Tolerant.

D Ambiguous.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段中第一二句可知，中国载人航天工程办公室认为这三个标识设计得很好，充满了对中国空间站的美好祝愿，即他们对这三个标识表示赞赏。故选B。