As we know, the Shenzhou 14 spaceship with three astronauts returned successfully on December 4th, 2022. Can you imagine astronauts’ everyday life in the space? Spacemen also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.
On the earth, we put food on a plate and water in a glass. Gravity(重力) holds the food down and keeps the water in the glass. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float(漂浮) away, and astronauts must eat and drink carefully.
Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they won’ t float away at night.
Exercise is very important in space. On the earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float. So they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.
After a day’s work astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air.
1. What can hold the food down and keep the water in the glass on the earth?| A．Food. | B．Gravity. | C．Water. | D．Earth. |
| A．An hour. | B．Two hours. | C．Half an hour. | D．30 hours. |
| A．easily as | B．different from | C．easy as | D．differently from |
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【推荐1】Scientists（科学家）now have a new way to help protect（保护）sea turtles. They make fake（假的）eggs with GPS. Then the “eggs” can help scientists find the missing turtle eggs and find out where people buy and sell them.
Sea turtle eggs face many problems. In Costa Rica, many people take the eggs to sell. Kim Williams-Guillén is a scientist. She works to protect animals in Costa Rica. She has the idea after watching some TV shows. She then works with other scientists to make the fake eggs. The fake egg is just like a ping-pong ball. Inside the egg is something like a small cell phone. When it has a signal（信号）, the egg can tell where it is once an hour. The scientists call it the “InvestEGGator”. The scientists put 101 fake eggs in different places in Costa Rica. About 25% of them are missing. The scientists find five “eggs”, and the result（结果）shows that most eggs go to the people living there. The scientists are not surprised about the result. In Costa Rica, people like eating turtle eggs and usually buy them. The scientists are excited about the results of the InvestEGGator. They believe that same ideas can help in other places too.
1. What do scientists want to do with the fake eggs?| A．To find missing turtles. | B．To protect sea turtles. |
| C．To sell them to others. | D．To keep some turtles. |
| A．She likes watching TV. | B．Making fake eggs is her idea. |
| C．She studies sea turtles. | D．She takes the eggs to sell. |
| A．You can play with it like a ping-pong ball. | B．You can make phone calls with it. |
| C．It can tell you its place once an hour. | D．It can go to different places in Costa Rica. |
| A．激动的 | B．焦虑的 | C．放心的 | D．惊讶的 |
| A．The people who make fake eggs. | B．The places to find missing eggs. |
| C．Scientists’ work for sea animals. | D．A new way to save sea turtles. |
【推荐2】I live in Stroud, a small town in England. The town is beautiful with hills around it. I enjoy living here because it’s very interesting.
There is a nice town center. It’s safe (安全的) for people to walk around as no one can drive on most of the streets. The town center has some common shops, like a butcher’s (肉店), a cake shop and a clothes shop. There are some shops that I call “dangerous (有危险的)” because it’s easy to spend lots of money in them! In fact, these shops are wonderful places to find gifts. The best one is called Seren. It sells handmade things from all over the world.
Maybe the best thing about the town is Saturday mornings, as there’s a market then. The market is in the town center. It is always popular, and it’s a great place to meet friends. People sell food, drinks and handicrafts (手工艺品) at the market. There are also people who play music. I always have breakfast with friends there.
1. How does the writer like his life in Stroud?| A．It is boring. | B．It is busy. | C．It is hard. | D．It is interesting. |
| A．Cars. | B．Shops. | C．Pets. | D．Bikes. |
| A．A butcher’s. | B．A cake shop. | C．A clothes shop. | D．A gift shop. |
| A．The town. | B．The market. | C．The hill. | D．The music. |
| A．Some shops in the town are not safe to visit. |
| B．Most of the things in Seren come from England. |
| C．The writer eats with friends on Saturday mornings. |
| D．The writer likes playing music on the street. |
“Forget about premier League (英格兰足球超级联赛), go to watch the village super league!“ some chinese people might say to a football fan like this. The village super league or “cun chao” in chinese, is a soccer game among different villages in Rongjiang, Guizhou. It was held from May 13th to July 29th in 2023 . Twenty teams took part in it. The matches were so popular that at least one million people watched it on the field and more than 50 million online.
The football players come from different backgrounds. They are sellers, drivers, students, workers, etc. They come from different ethnic (民族 的) groups, such as Miao, Dong, shui, Han and yao. Their ages are from 15 to over 40 years old. But when they put on their team uniforms and walk onto the field, they fight for their common love—football.
Like “cun chao”, another village sports event called “cunBA” was also popular. The matches were held in Taipan village of Taijiang county, Guizhou province. Four teams competed in the finals. The winner came out on March 27th, 2023, over 100,000 basketball fans went there to watch the exciting matches.
Both “cun chao” and “cunBA” enjoy a long history in Guizhou. Football in Rongjiang dates back to the 1940s and basketball in Taipan dates back to 1936. At that time, there were no special fields for villagers to do the sports. But hard conditions stopped no one. Now, with the support of the government, more people can take part in the events, enjoy sports, and live a healthy life. At the same time, the sports events are also helping the development of these villages.
1. How long did “cun chao” last in Rongjiang last year?| A．For two months. | B．For one and a half months. | C．For two and a half months. |
| A．The fans. | B．The players. | C．The matches. |
| A．to show villagers’ new lifestyle |
| B．to compare “cun chao” with “cunBA” |
| C．to introduce two popular “cun” sports |
| A．sports | B．travel | C．culture |
| Facts about the Shenzhou XIV mission | |||
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| Launch (发射) time： June 5, 2022 Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province Stay in space: six months |
| Chen Dong, 43 In October 2016, Chen took part in the Shenzhou XI mission. | Liu Yang, 43 Liu took part in the Shenzhou IX mission in June 2012. She is the first Chinese woman to go to outer space. | Cai Xuzhe, 46 The Shenzhou XIV mission is Cai’s first time to fly to space. | |
| The Shenzhou XIV crew (全体成员) will：
·Use a robotic arm to move the labs to their final position ·Install (安装) equipment ·Do scientific experiments ·Do two to three spacewalks ·Give science lectures to students ·Shenzhou XIV and XV crews will meet inside the Tiangong and work together for a short time before Shenzhou XIV crew flies back to Earth in December. Three special types of food for the Shenzhou XIV crew: *Food for Chinese traditional holidays, such as Mid-Autumn Festival *Food rewards (奖励) for completing important tasks, such as spacewalks *“Blind box” food for crew members’ birthdays | |||
·| A．four weeks | B．three months | C．half a year | D．ten months |
| A．Liu Yang | B．Chen Dong | C．Wang Yaping | D．Cai Xuezhe |
| A．Two. | B．Five. | C．Seven. | D．Ten. |
| A．A birthday cake. |
| B．The “Blind box” food. |
| C．Food for a Chinese traditional holiday. |
| D．A spacewalk. |
On October 16, China launched the crewed (载人的) spaceship Shenzhou-13, sending three taikonauts to its Tiangong space station. About 6.5 hours after the launch, the spaceship successfully docked (对接) with the Tianhe core (核心) module of the station.
The three-person team is the second crew (工作人员) to have entered Tiangong. The team is led by China’s first spacewalker Zhai Zhigang. The other two astronauts are WangYaping and Ye Guangfu. They will live and work together at the station for six months. This will be China’s longest-ever crewed mission.
During their six-month stay, the crew will carry out a number of tasks. For example, they will do two to three spacewalks to install (安装) equipment in preparation for future construction (建设) work. Wang Yaping,41, will become the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk. “Apart from the tasks, we also hope to do more space science education,” she said. “This will bring space closer to the general public.” As a result, they will learn more about the astronauts’ life in space.
Shenzhou-13 is China’s last major space mission this year. Another six missions are planned for next year to finish the construction of the space station. Once it’s completed, Tiangong will be about one-fifth the size of the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS will reach the end of its life in 2024. Tiangong is likely to be the only operational near Earth orbit (近地轨道) space station by then. China looks forward to hosting astronsuts from other countries.
1. Which of the following belong to the team? Check and choose the right answer.①Zhai Zhigang ② Yang Liwei ③ Wang Yaping ④Ye Guangfu
| A．①③④ | B．①②③ | C．②③④ | D．①②④ |
| A．In one year. | B．In two years. | C．In four years. | D．In six years. |
| A．The equipment in preparation. | B．The spacewalk. |
| C．The education about space science. | D．The astronauts’ life. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
September 18 2021
Welcome Home, Heroes!
The Shenzhou-12 with astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo aboard, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 1:34 p.m. yesterday.
Shenzhou-12 was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17.
Zhang Hong, a reporter from China Daily, tells us more.
The three astronauts were in good health after the landing and have returned to Beijing.
Nie Haisheng said, “It feels good to get back, and it also feels good to be in space. We helped build the space station and did a lot of experiments during our three-month trip. We also had a chance to enjoy the beauty of space in our free time.”
Yesterday was also astronaut Liu Boming’s birthday. And he said he would never forget it.
With the development of China’s science and technology, more astronauts will be sent to space and make further progress.
1. The Shenzhou-12 landed in ________.| A．Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | B．Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| C．Dongfang landing site | D．Beijing |
| A．building the space station | B．doing a lot of experiments |
| C．enjoying the beauty of space | D．running for exercise |
| A．September 18 | B．June 17 | C．September 17 | D．June 18 |
| A．the photo is from Zhang Hong |
| B．Global Times reported the news before China Daily |
| C．the three astronauts still stayed in Inner Mongolia |
| D．the news is from HOT INFORMATION section |
| A．will lose their jobs |
| B．will be reported by Global Times |
| C．will work in the space station |
| D．will be less healthy |
