SCIENCE Xinhua May 30, 2020 Space X rocket launching two NASA astronauts to space successfully  WASHIONGTON, May 30 (Xinhua)-U. S. Private space company Space X launched two astronauts into orbit(轨道)on Saturday. Later, Space X confirmed(证实)successful deployment(部署)of the rocket. The Space X rocket designed and built by Elon Musk’s Space X company has lifted off, sending Hurley and fellow astronaut Bob Behnken on a history-making flight to the International Space Station after launching hundreds of satellites to the space. Earlier this week, the flight into orbit was called off(取消)with 16 minutes to go in the countdown(倒计时)because of the danger of lightning. Lift off was rescheduled for Saturday at 3: 22 p. m. After earlier concerns about the weather, it appeared by 3 p. m. that conditions were favorable(有利的)for launching. The spacecraft took off on Saturday afternoon from the same launch pad at Cape Canavral, Florida, that was used during the Apollo missions to the moon a half-century ago. The spacecraft was originally set to launch on Wednesday afternoon for International Space Station, leading in a new period in commercial 9(商业的)spaceflight and putting NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U. S. for the first time in nearly ten years. This launch was also the first one from a private vehicle(运载工具), Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket(猎鹰九号火箭). Ever since the space shuttle(航天飞机)was retired in 2011, NASA has depended on Russian rocket to carry astronauts to and from the space station. Hurley and Behnken will spend about 19 hours in orbit before they catch up to the space station where they will be for a time between one and three months. |
| A．Xinhua | B．NASA | C．Space X | D．Elon Musk |
| A．NASA has always relied on Russian rockets to carry astronauts to and from the space station |
| B．it was the first time that Space X sent astronauts to the International Space Station |
| C．the flight into orbit was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown because it was broken |
| D．this launch was the first time to be successful for Space X company |
| A．SCIENCE. | B．LIFE. | C．SPORTS. | D．EDUCATION. |
| A．confirm the Space X rocket designed and built by Elon Musk has lifted off successfully |
| B．report the spacecraft has sent two astronauts to International Space Station successfully |
| C．describe the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was used during the Apollo missions to the moon a century ago |
| D．announce Hurley and Behnken will spend about 19 hours on the space station |
| A．Elon Musk is the the boss of Space X company. |
| B．The space shuttle of NASA was retired in 2011. |
| C．The spacecraft took off on Wednesday afternoon due to favorable conditions. |
| D．Hurley and Behnken will catch up to the space station after they spend about 19 hours in orbit. |
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| CGTN Olympics Updated: January 22nd, 2022 Gu Ailing encourages more people to start skiing for fun  Freestyle skiing rising star Gu Ailing came back to China earlier this week, preparing to attend the coming 2022 Winter Olympic Games. She will compete in three events, slope style, half pipe and big air, on behalf of China. Having recovered from injury and pain, she started to take part in different competitions in December 2021, Gu has never been absent from podium (领奖台) in any of the nine contests she attended. She has won six gold, two silver and one bronze medals in all the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup and Mountain Dew Tour events she appeared in. Gu’s incredible performance in freestyle skiing has made her increasingly popular among youngsters and inspired their interest in flying on snow. In an interview with China Media Group (CMG) earlier this month, Gu said, “I’m so glad that I can be a member of Chinese team and I think skiing is a hobby, not a profession, to everyone, including me. It’s something I love to do,” Gu said. “So don’t treat sports like something you have to do. Stop telling yourself, ‘I must do it’ or ‘I must work hard in practice.’ You first love it before you want to practice and continue to grow better doing it.” “And that’s why I want to tell my friends in front of TV, especially girls, go out there and try it, experience it. Don’t give yourself pressure because no one asks you to be top of the world. When you are enjoying yourself doing sports, you are already the best.” |
| A．Movie. | B．Olympics. | C．Medical. | D．Health. |
| A．Her achievements in different contests. | B．Her excellent freestyle skiing skill. |
| C．Her hard work in training. | D．Her love for the skiing. |
| A．took away | B．looked over | C．got well | D．turned around |
| People China Daily Sept. 29th, 2020 This Runner Is Cool  Provided by FacebookLike many people, Jeric Yeu from South London likes running. But he doesn’t just run. It is called Strava Art. Each time Jeric goes for a run, he runs up to about more than 30 km to make fun drawings of animals, like chickens, dogs, birds and even giraffes. Jeric got into Strava Art after finishing a half marathon (马拉松 ) years ago. He thought it would be fun to make drawings while running. One led to another and Jeric has already (已经) done 12 drawings around London. But he is not doing it just for fun. He is trying to raise money for Spinal Research. Until now, he has raised to do 8 more drawings. “Doing Strava Art is not easy and takes a lot of time, but it makes me enjoy running even more.” Jeric tells Global Times. |
| A．Jeric draws the picture on Sept. 29th, 2020 |
| B．the photo was provided by China Daily |
| C．the news This Runner Is Cool comes from ANIMAL section |
| D．China Daily reported the news after Global Times |
| A．Swimming. | B．Running. | C．Soccer. | D．Basketball. |
| A．32 km. | B．29 km. | C．65 km. | D．18 km. |
| A．Jeric has already done eight drawings |
| B．Jeric runs just for fun |
| C．doing Strava Art is difficult |
| D．Jeric has already raised |
| A．introduce (介绍) Strava Art |
| B．ask readers to run |
| C．ask readers to draw pictures while running |
| D．praise a cool runner |
【推荐3】He Jie made history by becoming the first Chinese runner to win a full marathon（马拉松） gold medal in the HONOR·Shenzhen Marathon 2022. It was an international sports event. It started at 7:30 a.m. at the Civic Center in Futian District on February 19th, 2023. The event saw 10,000 full marathon runners (including 300 running groups) from 14 countries and areas.
He Jie completed the 42.195-kilometer full race in 2:13:29. Adula Alemayehu from Ethiopia won the first place in the women’s group with a time of 2:34:19.
“The view is very beautiful along the way and the atmosphere（氛围） is very good,” He Jie said. Alemayehu was also pleased with her results. “Shenzhen is a beautiful city and I’m motivated while I’m running. When the volunteers cheered for us along the way, I was full of energy,” she said.
“The atmosphere is cheerful because more people come to support the runners. It’s my first time to volunteer in a marathon. It’s a new and interesting experience for me,” a Russian volunteer Maria told Shenzhen Daily.
Turk Toprak, a Ph.D. student at Shenzhen University, said the marathon was well organized. “The organizers have really worked to provide a good and safe environment for the runners.”
Although the HONOR·Shenzhen Marathon 2022 ended, sportsmanship remains and gives people power to move forward.
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| A．It was held on February 19th, 2022. |
| B．It was an international sports event. |
| C．More than 300 runners joined in it. |
| D．Every runner finished the full race. |
| A．Runners’ results and feelings. |
| B．Students’ comments and help. |
| C．Organizers’ work and support. |
| D．Volunteers’ ideas and experiences. |
| A．laughed at | B．turned down | C．pushed away | D．cheered up |
| A．To show that a full marathon is popular among foreigners. |
| B．To show that the marathon couldn’t take place without them. |
| C．To show that the marathon was a great success in many ways. |
| D．To show that it was very meaningful to watch the amazing game. |
| A．Sports. | B．Nature. | C．Technology. | D．Education. |
Meet our astronaut teachers, Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao. On September 21,
This was the first science class from the Mengtian Lab Module (梦天实验舱).
Five classrooms were set in five different cities on the Earth.
“I felt excited to have the science class from space. I was most interested in the candle experiment,” said a primary school student from Beijing. “
The “Tiangong Class” was surely popular. And the Tiangong space station plays an important role in science popularization (普及) and education.
| A．I wish to fly to space someday. |
| B．The 48-minute-long class had three parts. |
| C．In one experiment, two astronauts lit (点燃) a candle. |
| D．The main classroom was in Beihang University in Beijing. |
| E．the three shenzhou-16 astronauts gave the fourth “Tiangong Class” to students on the Earth. |
【推荐2】“Welcome to our new ‘classroom’!” said Chen Dong, one of the three astronauts of the Shenzhou XIV mission.
They were giving a science class 400 kilometers above Earth on Oct 12. It was the third space class from the Tiangong space station, but the first one from the Wentian lab module (实验舱) since its launch in July. The former two classes were held in the Tianhe core module (核心舱).
What does the new “classroom” look like? Chen, together with Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, showed us around. “The beds in the Tianhe module are placed horizontally (横着), while our beds are kept upright,” said Liu. That means astronauts in the Wentian lab module need to sleep standing up! But as Liu explained, people don’t feel any difference because there’s no gravity (重力) in space. Astronauts can even sleep on the ceiling (天花板) or upside down!
The astronauts also showed their “space farm”, where lettuce, wheat (小麦), thale cress (拟南芥) and rice are grown. “Take a picture!” “Send the picture!” Through a voice-controlled camera, Chen already sent a picture of the thale cress to scientists on Earth. Then he used scissors to cut a sample (样本). “I’ll put it into a fridge at -80℃ and later give it to scientists on Earth,” said Chen. Scientists will study how the environment of space affects the growth of plants.
“Can you see the water drops coming from the leaves? This is called ‘guttation’ (植物吐水现象),” said Liu, holding the well-grown rice. In space, the water drops are much bigger than those on Earth. So people can clearly see the guttation.
“We hope in the near future, we can harvest (收获) the food grown on our own,” said Chen. “Maybe one day, we can harvest food on the other planets like moon or even Mars!”
1. Where was the third space class held?| A．On Mars. | B．In the Wentian lab module. |
| C．On Earth. | D．In the Tianhe core module. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．“Guttation” can be clearly seen from leaves of rice in space. |
| B．It’s easy to grow lettuce, wheat, and rice in Shenzhou XIV. |
| C．People may try to grow food on other planets in the future. |
| D．Astronaut Chen sent pictures of thale cress to children on Earth. |
| A．The Future of Space Science | B．The Life of Three Astronauts |
| C．A Journey into the Space | D．A Space Class in Shenzhou XIV |
【推荐3】Space tourism is not all about rockets—space balloons can do it too! The Spanish company HALO Space had the first unmanned test flight of its balloon in December 2022. It will compete with several other companies in the space-traveling business.
The test lasted 4 hours. The balloon reached 37 kilometers above Earth. People would see Earth from the blackness of space, said the Daily Mail. By 2029, the company plans to carry 3,000 passengers on 400 trips a year. The ticket for each trip will cost between 100,000 and 20,000 US dollars (about 696,000 to 1,392,000 yuan).
The test balloon is 773 kilograms, with a diameter (直径) between 110 and 130 meters (the length of a soccer field). It is filled with hydrogen (氢气), which is much lighter than air. When it flies, it lifts the capsule (舱) connected to it. The capsule can carry eight passengers and a pilot. Passengers can enjoy the360-degree view through the big windows. To ensure people’s safety, the capsule is also equipped with parachutes (降落伞). Another company, the US-based Space Perspective, said that such trips are about relaxation. Their balloon rises slowly at about 300 meters per minute, and takes about two hours to fly to 30 kilometers. Space Perspective is planning to fly their balloons from ships on the sea. Then people can enjoy sunrise and sunset there!
1. What did HALO Space do in Dec 2022?| A．It offered space traveling service on rockets. | B．It tested its first unmanned space balloon. |
| C．It replaced rockets with balloons. | D．It used rockets to send a balloon into space. |
| A．Space tourism. | B．The Spanish company HALO Space. |
| C．Space balloon. | D．The first unmanned test flight. |
| A．How the capsule protects passengers. | B．Why passengers choose to go to space in the balloon. |
| C．How the balloon will fly to space. | D．What the balloon and its capsule are like. |
| A．It offers people the chance to enjoy sunrise and sunset in space. |
| B．Its balloon will fly at a quick speed to help people feel excited. |
| C．It plans to fly its balloons from ships on the sea. |
| D．Its balloon will reach 300 kilometers above Earth. |
| A．Travelling by Space Balloon | B．Enjoying Sunrise and Sunset |
| C．The Space-traveling Business | D．Flying on the Sea |
