1.介绍成就；
2.分享感受。
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1. What does ASO-S mainly do?
| A．Do solar observation. | B．Study Earth’s atmosphere. | C．Make weather forecasting. |
| A．Four years. | B．Forty hours. | C．Seventy years. |
| A．It can block the sun’s radiation. |
| B．It may fill China’s gap in the field. |
| C．It is the first solar satellite globally. |
1. Who is Valkyrie named after?
| A．A female astronaut. | B．A movie character. | C．A figure from a mythology. |
| A．Clean solar panels. |
| B．Focus on exploration. |
| C．Check equipment outside the spacecraft. |
| A．A robotics company. | B．A human-like robot. | C．A space center. |
| A．NASA is developing software for Valkyrie. |
| B．NASA aims to put robots in space. |
| C．NASA releases a new research report. |
4 . ①Since the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei reached the space with Shenzhou V, we have continued the Chinese Flying Dream to new chapters. On the evening of November 29, Shenzhou XV was successfully launched (发射) from Jiuquan Center. Shenzhou XV is of great meaning for Chinese space work and made some great achievements (成就) that were never seen before.
②The first was the huge number of jobs Shenzhou XV’s astronauts will finish. They will do more than 40 science experiments in fields such as air medicine, and air technology, which is amazing in humans’ space history.
③With the arrival of Shenzhou XV, Tiangong Space Station has finally developed into its largest size weighing around 100,000 kg. It is one of the largest buildings that humans have ever built in space.
④The space station is made up of 5 different parts. The Tianhe module (舱) is working in the center of the station. The Wentian and Mengtian modules are on the left and right sides of Tianhe. The Shenzhou spaceships are on the top of the station. The last one, the Tianzhou V is under the Tianhe module.
⑤The astronauts of Shenzhou XV are also different from the past. Usually, the new groups of astronauts were sent into space after the early ones went back to the Earth. But this time, the two groups of astronauts met in the space. Worldwide, there are now a total of 13 astronauts in space. So, for the time being, China is the country with most people in the space.
⑥The other thing about them is the age of the Shenzhou XV’s astronauts-is the-oldest of history (over 53). Among them, 56-years-old Deng Qingming was one of the earliest 14 astronauts in China. He served as a backup astronaut four times and watched his teammates fly again and again, but he never gave up the dream to fly. Now he made it, although it takes some time.
⑦The launch of Shenzhou-15 is a historic moment for Chinese space-exploring plan. Chinese-people wilt always let imagination about the sky run wild.
1. The structure (结构) of Tiangong Space Station is .A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．share the exciting stories of Shenzhou astronauts |
| B．show how great and meaningful Shenzhou XV is |
| C．ask teenagers to work hard and become astronauts |
| D．tell it is difficult to build such a great space station |
| A．it makes up Tiangong Space Station as the largest building ever in space |
| B．all the astronauts in the world are now living in Shenzhou XV spaceship |
| C．the astronauts in it are the youngest of the history of Chinese space work |
| D．it made great achievements in Chinese and humans’ history of space work |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
5 . The 24-year-old female commander (指挥员) Zhou Chengyu has been a heated topic on Weibo since the Chinese state media highlighted her as one of the women involved in the successful launch of the Chang’e 5 lunar probe (月球探测器) on 24 November. Social media users have been referring to her as a “source of pride” for the country.
Starting in 2004, the Chang’e Programme consists of three stages: “orbiting”, “landing” and “returning”.
The Chang’e 5 mission is China’s third successful moon landing in seven years.
Most Chinese people know the mythological story of Chang’e, the Chinese goddess of the moon. People can’t hear the word “Chang’e” without picturing romantic images of a moon goddess.
However, the huge amount of interest in the native of Guizhou Province has not appeared to have had much of an effect on her.
| A．Her story in particular has inspired the public, considering her young age. |
| B．She refused repeated requests for interviews in order to focus on her work. |
| C．However, China has been trying to highlight strong female figures in the country. |
| D．Despite her young age, Zhou is now working at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center. |
| E．Its aim is to gather lunar rocks and soil to help scientists learn more about the moon. |
| F．For this reason, China’s mission to the moon has been calling for a strong female figure. |
| G．China completed the “orbiting” stage by launching Chang’e 1 and Chang’e 2 lunar probes in 2007 and 2010. |
SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER
“Are we alone? What’s out there?” People have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space. Today, scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries.Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
Before the mid20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream that could never come true. However, scientists were determined to realise that dream. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth's gravity. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to enter space. Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, famously saying, “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” Following this, there were many more important space achievements. For example, on 5 September 1977, America’s NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 to study deep space, and it still transmits data to this day. And the International Space Station (1998) has provided a continuous human presence in space, with astronauts from many different countries on board.
Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. For example, all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia spacecrafts died during their missions. However, while such disasters brought much sadness and disappointment, the desire to explore the universe did not die. This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks.
China’s space programme started later than those of Russia and the US, but it has made great progress in a short time. China became the third country in the world to independently send humans into space in 2003, when Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk, followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study its surface. On 23 July 2020, China sent Tianwen 1 to explore the surface of Mars. It arrived in February 2021 and then sent back lots of valuable information. And from 2021 to 2022, China completed a number of rocket missions to establish its own space station. In 2022, the launch of the Mengtian module signaled the basic completion of the Tiangong Space Station. This modern space station will allow astronauts to conduct many important experiments, greatly furthering our understanding of the universe.
The future of space exploration remains bright. Many countries have plans to further study planets like Mars and Jupiter. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope to make more valuable discoveries that will enable the human race to survive well into the future.
1. Look at the pictures and discuss the following question with your classmates.
Do you think it meaningful for us to spend so much money exploring space?
A.Fast reading
2. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
| A．What people achieved in the past years. B．Why people don't stop exploring space despite risks. C．The future exploration in space. D．Human beings always want to explore space. E．The achievement which China has made. |
B.Careful reading
Choose the best answer according to the text.
3. Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou spacecraft in ．
| A．2; 2000 | B．3; 2001 |
| C．5; 2003 | D．1; 2002 |
| A．Nobody thought it possible to travel into space before the mid20th century. |
| B．On 14 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR. |
| C．China became the third country to independently send humans into space. |
| D．Disasters in the space exploration made everyone sad but not disappointed. |
| A．we want to establish more space stations |
| B．we plan to carry more brave people into space |
| C．we can provide a continuous human presence in space |
| D．we believe in the significance of space exploration |
| Time | Events |
| on 4 October 1957 | the Sputnik 1 satellite was |
| on 12 April 1961 | Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world |
| on 20 July | Armstrong stepped onto the moon, saying, “That's one small step for a man, one giant |
| on 5 September 1977 | America launched Voyager 1 to study |
| in | China became the third country in the world to |
7. A.写出句中表示时间的词汇
1．Before the mid20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream.
2．On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth.
3．Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to enter space.
4．Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon．
B.在课文中找出另外两个有时间状语的句子
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2.
Since earliest times, people have dreamed of exploring the universe, but before the mid-20th century, it was considered
Scientists tried
China has made great progress in space programme in recent years. In 2003, Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. More
The future of space exploration remains bright. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope future discoveries will not only enable us to understand how the universe
1. Why did Jared Isaacman start the Inspiration 4 mission?
| A．To raise funds. | B．To do research. | C．To realize his dream. |
| A．She had cancer at 29. |
| B．She was chosen as a NASA astronaut in 2009. |
| C．She is the youngest American in space. |
| A．He’s a doctor. | B．He’s a teacher. | C．He’s an astronaut. |
| A．93 miles above the Earth. | B．360 miles above the Earth. | C．575 miles above the Earth. |
9 . 136 types of seeds, including crops, forest vegetation, flowers, and microorganisms will be carried on board the Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft to start their space breeding journey. These seeds will contribute to the advancement of China’s agricultural science and technology and enhance food security, the China Manned Space Engineering Office announced on Wednesday in a statement.
The seeds were selected through a four-month application and review process and have been chosen from 53 institutions across the country. The project, conducted by manned spaceflight, is of a public welfare nature and does not charge any carrying fees. It has been 36 years since China’s first space seed breeding effort in 1987, the country has sent the seeds of hundreds of plant species into space on dozens of retrievable satellites (返回式卫星) and Shenzhou spaceships. Nearly 1,000 new species have been created, of which 200 have displayed outstanding performances, according to media reports.
Space seed breeding uses cosmic radiation (宇宙辐射) to mutate the genes of seeds sent into space, in order to create new species for greater variety. “Space peppers and watermelons” commonly found in supermarkets in China are successful varieties of space breeding. China ranks first in the world in the number of cultivated varieties and the range of popularization and application of space breeding. The area under cultivation for grains, vegetables, fruits and other plants developed by space seed breeding has surpassed 4 million hectares, and generated economic benefits of over 200 billion yuan ($30.51 billion), media earlier reported.
The seeds need further improvement, especially in disease resistance, through conventional breeding methods and space breeding, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Space breeding involves exposing seeds and strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity during a spaceflight mission to mutate their genes.
China’s space seed breeding level also reflects the nation’s advancing aerospace technology, Li Guoxiang, a researcher at the Rural Development Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times. And he added, “There are only a few countries in the world with mature aerospace technology, and China’s level of space seed breeding technology is world-class.”
1. What does the underlined word “mutate” in Paragraph 3 mean?| A．Change. | B．Destroy. | C．Infect. | D．Enhance. |
| A．Increase the number of seeds sent into space. |
| B．Cultivate new species through genetic mutation. |
| C．Combine space breeding with traditional breeding methods. |
| D．Use more advanced aerospace technology to breed seeds in space. |
| A．The seeds are now capable of resisting diseases. |
| B．It has successfully cultivated over 1,000 new species. |
| C．The project has mutated thousands of plant genes in space. |
| D．China’s space seed breeding technology is the world’s best. |
| A．Space Breeding: China’s Leading Role in Agricultural Science |
| B．Space Breeding: A breakthrough in China’s genetic technology |
| C．Space Breeding: Benefits and Risks for China’s Future Agriculture |
| D．Space Breeding: A contribution to China’s agricultural technology and food security |
10 . There are certain areas on Mars where we don’t dare tread. NASA forbids spacecraft from visiting spots that possibly host liquid water, and so where life might be able to thrive, for fear to polluting Mars with Earth microbes (微生物) . But an analysis of the salty liquids on Mars suggests we needn’t worry, because life as we know it should be unable to exist anywhere on the planet’s surface.
Edgard Rivera-Valentin at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Texas and his colleagues used readings of the temperature and relative humidity across Mars to map the presence of salty water. Any water on the surface is likely to be salty, simply because the surface is. This boosts the chances of water being liquid because salt lowers its freezing point.
It is like when you throw salt on an icy sidewalk, says Danielle Nuding at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. “It’s the same chemistry happening.” Unfortunately, the saltier the water, the less likely anything can survive in it The team found that even though there could be salty water on the surface of Mars up to 18 per cent of the year, depending on the season, no microbe we have even seen on Earth would be able to reproduce there.
“Life as we know it is not going to find the brines (盐水) and survive because it’s either going to be way too cold or way too salty,” says Rivera-Valentin, who presented the results at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas That doesn’t mean we can’t pollute Mars; brines with different types of salts mixed together might be friendlier to life and temperatures just below the surface are much less extreme. Nevertheless, as long as we don’t dig down, it might be highly unlikely or even impossible for rovers such as Curiosity to pollute Mars.
“The levels of sterilisation (杀毒) that we’ve done with Curiosity should be good enough to ignore [the ban on visiting] what we’ve been calling ‘special regions’ until now,” says Jennifer Hanley at Lowell Observatory in Arizona. “I think that we’re OK to go.” Visiting these regions would be particularly helpful because, while they are in theory the most vulnerable areas on Mars, they are also the most interesting.
For example, arguments have been raging for over a decade about whether dark streaks on Martian slopes called recurring slope lineae are flowing water or just dust. A quick visit by Curiosity, which is near an area where the flows often form, could solve it once and for all.
Even if areas with water are inhospitable to Earth life, they could still be home to native Martian life forms
“If you had life that originated on Mars when it was more habitable, it could be that as Mars changed, life could have gradually adapted to the new, more extreme conditions,” says Rivera-Valentin.
1. NASA forbids spacecraft from visiting the special regions on Mars because ________.| A．life is unable to thrive there, thus there’s no point of visiting them |
| B．Martian life probably exists there and might threaten human beings |
| C．they worry Earth microbes might survive there, thus polluting Mars |
| D．human beings know nothing about these areas and they are dangerous to us |
| A．Mars’ surface being salty provides evidence that Mars hosts liquid water |
| B．Earth life is unlikely to pollute Mars because the surface of the planet is either too cold or too salty |
| C．The fear of polluting Mars is unnecessary because human beings have no intention of that under any circumstances |
| D．Jennifer Hanley thinks human beings should explore the special regions on Mars in order to prove the existence of Martian life. |
| A．Martian life might be found. |
| B．Liquid water might be found. |
| C．Many puzzles about Mars could soon be solved. |
| D．No humans have ever visited those regions before. |
| A．Water on Mars too Salty for Earth Life | B．Curiosity rover; The ultimate guide |
| C．Mysteries of Mars to be Unveiled | D．The Salty Water of Life |
