1 . On July 23, 2020, China successfully set off its first fully home-grown Mars mission, the Tianwen-1 on to a month- long space voyage toward the red Planet, marking a new era in a space exploration long controlled by NASA, USA.
Tianwen-1 consists of an orbiter (轨道器) and a lander. It’s the first attempt by any country to achieve orbiting, landing and roving all in one go. “If successful, it would mean a major technical breakthrough, ” scientists of the China National Space Agency (CNSA) wrote in a recent paper.
The orbiter, lander and rover probe (巡视器) combination lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island Thursday morning at 12: 41 a.m. American space and Mars enthusiast Elon Musk praised the mission on the website Thursday morning, calling the “launch” impressive.
In the Nature astronomy paper, CNSA researchers gave five scientific aims of the Tianwen-1 mission Map the geological structure of Mars, investigate surface soil characteristics, analyze surface material composition and study the Martian climate and environment at the surface, as well as the physical fields and internal structure of Mars. If all goes according to plan, the Tianwen-1 probe will reach Mars orbit in February next year. The orbiter will settle into a polar orbit that will allow it to observe the planets surface from a height between 165 miles and 7, 500 miles.
The Tianwen-1 mission is China’s second attempt at the Red Planet 2011 orbiter mission called Yinghuo-1 failed China is also the first country to land a probe on the far side of the moon. Last January, CNSA successfully sent a robotic lunar rover called Yutu-2 to the moon as part of the Change-4 mission. The rover is still roaming on the dark side of the moon studying the lunar composition.
1. What can we learn from the passage?| A．Tianwen-1 succeeded in orbiting, landing and roving at a time. |
| B．Tianwen-1 is made up of an orbiter and two landers. |
| C．America always falls behind other countries in space exploration. |
| D．The probe would stay on the red Planet for a year. |
| A．To map the geological structure of the earth. |
| B．To study the Martian climate and environment. |
| C．To explore the external structure of Mars. |
| D．To analyze material composition inside Mars. |
| A．wandering | B．running | C．jumping | D．struggling |
| A．Robotic Lunar Rover Yutu-2 was Sent to the Moon. |
| B．Tianwen-1 Probe Failed to Reach Mars Orbit. |
| C．CNSA Researchers Laid out Five Scientific Aims. |
| D．China Succeeded in Launching Its Mars Mission. |
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9 . You can learn a lot sitting in a parking lot. One day, I was sitting in my car with my son waiting for my wife who was in the
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| A．asked | B．suspected | C．understood | D．wondered |
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10 . Music is said to be a universal language. But for Chase Burton, a deaf filmmaker from Texas, music has always been a totally different experience.
“When I was a kid, I’d lie on the floor so I could feel the vibrations (震动，颤动) from my brother’s band rocking out below my body, ” the 33-year-old man said. “That was one of the first times I began building a relationship with music.”
In 2016, his ability to experience music changed dramatically, thanks to California-based technology company Not Impossible Labs. It designed a vibrating suit that enables deaf people to “feel” music through their skin. Consisting of a body harness (背带), ankle and wrist belts, the suit translates audio into a range of vibrating pulses that are felt at 24 contact points. Burton has been trialing the suit for four years.
“The sound hits different parts of your body, ” said Burton. “Maybe it will strike me down in my ankles first. And then I’ll start to feel the vibrations in my back. And then I’ll feel some pulsations in my wrist.”
The creators want to extends the tactile (触觉) musical experience beyond the deaf community. In 2018, they gave out 150 of the suits at a rock concert in Las Vegas where half the audience members were deaf and half were able to hear.
Since then, Not Impossible Labs has been working to improve the technology and says it’s ready to go to market soon. Eventually, the creators want the suit to become a consumer product, accessible to all. The company’s talent and business development director, Jordan Richardson, said that the technology could be used in live sports broadcasts, video games and theme parks.
As a writer and director who’s been working to make the movie world more accessible, Burton hopes that the vibrating suit will be available to his film audiences in the future. He believes the suit can enhance emotions while watching a movie – for hearing as well as deaf people. “I see the tech as a real opportunity to help people understand that music for movies doesn’t always need to be enjoyed through the ears”.
1. Why would Chase Burton lie on the floor when he was a kid?| A．To feel some pulsations in his wrist. |
| B．To feel the vibrations from his brother’s band. |
| C．To expand the tactile musical experience. |
| D．To begin building a bond with films. |
| A．It was started by Chase Burton in 2016. |
| B．Its products have been used in live sports broadcasts. |
| C．It is a technology company based in California. |
| D．Its administrative director is Jordan Richardson. |
| A．create | B．express | C．cover | D．strengthen |
| A．Vibrating Suit Allows Deaf People to “Feel” Music |
| B．Tech Company Provides Free Suits for Deaf People |
| C．Deaf People Enjoy Rock Music with Free Suit |
| D．Movies Need to Be Enjoyed Through the Ears |
