The Chinese public on Tuesday sent their blessings to astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu—the crew of the Shenzhou-13 spaceflight mission, who have lived and worked in Tianhe space station core module for exactly one month since October 16.
Some 30 million Chinese netizens participated in online discussions of the event on Tuesday.
On seeing the latest images of the crew, some sharp eyes netizens are wondering if the food onboard is so yummy that the three lookedpuffyon camera.
“In zero gravity, liquids inside the human body would go upward into their faces and heads, causing them to look fatter. That’s a moon face, which is a common phenomenon.”said Pang Zhihao, a senior space expert in Beijing. Two-thirds of people’s bodies are made up of liquids. On Earth, gravity pulls most of this toward legs. The extra liquid in the head may lead to blocked noses and sinuses (鼻窦炎), but once the astronauts are back on Earth, they return to their normal appearance, according to the BBC. To feel better and relieve the “puffy face syndrome”, suggested that a negative pressure device may come in handy, as it could reverse the upward movement of liquids.
Planned to last six months, Shenzhou-13 mission is the longest space stay for a single space-flight mission in China’s history. One of the highlights of the first month’s stay in the Tianhe station was the successful execution (实施) of the Shenzhou-13’s first spacewalk, during which Zhai and Wang, the female astronaut, stepped out of the core module and completed all planned tasks in six and a half hours.
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)said in a statement at the time that the spacewalk, the first of the Shenzhou-13 mission and the third during the country’s space station building period, has further proved the performance of China’s home-developed spacesuit, the ability of the astronauts to work with the robotic arm, and the reliability and safety of the supporting system. The Shenzhou-13 crew will carry out another one or two spacewalks during the mission.
【小题1】What does the underlined word "puffy" mean in Paragraph 2?| A．Energetic. | B．Sleepy. | C．Healthy. | D．Swollen. |
| A．Negative pressure device. |
| B．Spacewalks during the long space mission. |
| C．Upward movement of liquids inside human body. |
| D．Nutritious diet in Tianhe space station core module. |
| A．It is the longest space stay for a single spaceflight mission. |
| B．It will take about half a year to complete all planned tasks. |
| C．It is supported by several foreign spacesuit manufacturers. |
| D．Its first spacewalk was finished successfully by Wang Yaping alone |
| A．To entertain | B．To persuade |
| C．To explain | D．To analyze |
