【题文】Photographic self-portraits have existed for as long as cameras have been in human hands. But what about selfies in space? On Twitter last year, NASA astronaut Edwin Buzz Aldrin, who famously became the second man to walk on the moon in July 1969, laid claim to a spaceflight first; taking the first selfie in space during the Gemini XII mission in 1966.

“For me, it needs to be digital to be a selfie.” argues Jennifer Levasseur, a director at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. According to Levasseur, the concept of a selfie is directly linked to internet culture. “The thing that makes a selfie a selfie is sharing it.” she says.

Still, astronauts have been carrying cameras aboard space vehicles since the 1960s. In 1966, Aldrin used a Hasselblad camera designed specifically for space, with an extra-large trigger to accommodate the astronaut's thick gloves. Hasselblad also painted the first camera in space a matte black to reduce reflections in the orbiter window. But cameras used in space need to survive extreme conditions, like temperature swings from - 149° to 248°F, so Hasselblad painted later models silver.

Astronauts visiting the moon then had to take out the film magazines and leave their camera bodies behind when they returned to Earth, because early space missions were limited by a weight limit on the return trip. Then a big change in space camera technology came after the space shuttle Columbia broke apart on its return to Earth in 2003. Levasseur notes. “Fear that they’d never be able to bring film back from space and lose all that hard work” accelerated the push for digital, she says.

Today, astronauts also have access to internet and social platforms in space and can post true space selfies made using digital cameras. Similarly, space robots are participating in selfie culture, capturing remote pictures of themselves in space or on other planets and sending them back to Earth.

【小题1】Why do selfies in space need to be digital according to Jennifer Levasseur?

A．Astronauts are fond of studying technology.

B．Astronauts are eager to improve themselves.

C．Astronauts desire to communicate on social platforms.

D．Astronauts want to take some related information back.

【小题2】Why can the Hasselblad camera adjust to the temperature changes in space?

A．It is painted silver.	B．Its matte black gathers light.
C．Its trigger is large enough.	D．It can reduce reflection itself.

【小题3】What contributed to the faster development of camera technology in space?

A．The heavy space tasks.	B．A spaceflight crash.
C．A damaged space shuttle.	D．The improved film.

【小题4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．The Origin of Selfies in Space	B．The Popularity of Selfies in Space
C．The Significance of Selfies in Space	D．The Brief History of Selfies in Space

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