Named after the “quest for heavenly truth”, Tianwen 1, China’s first Mars probe(探测器), has given us impressive pictures of the red planet. The first high-resolution(高分辨率的)pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1 were made public by the China National Space Administration(CNSA) on March 4.
“These are the first close-up pictures of Mars’ surface taken by China, ” said Bao Weimin, a scientist of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The pictures were taken at different distances from Mars. The two black-and-white pictures were taken by the high-resolution camera on Tianwen 1 when the probe was about 330-350 kilometers above the Martian surface. As for the color picture, it was taken by Tianwen 1’s medium-resolution(中分辨率的)camera when the probe was about 5, 000 kilometers above the red planet. It shows Mars’ North Pole.
The high-resolution camera can take both color and panchromatic(全色的)pictures. Panchromatic pictures, which are black and white, are the clearest, having the largest amount of data for scientific study, said Liu Tongjie. The medium-resolution camera, can only produce lesser clear pictures. Scientists put the panchromatic and color pictures together to form a clear and beautiful color picture, Liu added.
Tianwen 1, the country’s first independent Mars task, was sent up on July 23, kicking off the nation’s planetary exploration program. The probe entered its preset orbit above Mars on Feb 24 and is looking for a landing site on the planet’s largest plain. The probe is expected to land on the red planet sometime between May and June.
【小题1】When were the first high-resolution photos of Mars made public by CNSA?A.On Feb 24. | B.On March 4. | C.On July 23. |
A.The color picture. | B.The black-and-white picture. | C.The clear and beautiful picture. |
A.The first close-up pictures of Mars’ surface were taken at different distances from Mars. |
B.The color pictures have the largest amount of data for scientific study. |
C.The clearest pictures were taken by the medium-resolution camera. |
A.Tianwen 1 will take more pictures of Mars. |
B.Tianwen 1 will land on the red planet, Mars. |
C.Tianwen 1 will do some scientific research on Mars. |
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In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes around the sun, and the moon goes round the earth. We have day and night because the earth keeps turning all the time. When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is night. The other part of the earth is always contrary.
Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun. Big things will look smaller when they are further, and small things also look bigger when they are nearer.
The sun is big enough to give out very strong light. The moon can’t give any light at all, but it looks quite bright, too. Why? In fact, the light from the moon comes from the sun. The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But in fact, the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon also because they are further away from the earth.
Earth is so important because living things and people can only live on the earth. And some countries have sent astronauts to the space to learn more about the universe. At 9:00 a.m. on October 15th, 2003, Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei was sent up to space. He stayed there for 21 hours. It was the first time for Chinese to get into space.
【小题1】When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, the other part of the earth is ________.A.night | B.day | C.windy | D.Sunday |
A.bigger; farther | B.smaller; closer |
C.bigger; closer | D.smaller; farther |
A.On November 15th, 2002. | B.On October 16th, 2003. |
C.On May 15th, 2004. | D.On October 15th, 2003. |
A.The moon goes around the earth, and the earth goes round the sun. |
B.The sun gives out strong light while the moon can’t. |
C.All the living things and people can only live on the earth. |
D.The sun, the moon and the earth. |
Venus, the evening star, is a brother planet of our earth.
The United Nations suggested that all leaders in the world should meet to discuss cutbacks(缩减)of CO2. Other people in Europe have started a battle called “Green Peace Movement”.
A.This is called “the greenhouse effect”. |
B.It moves around the sun, just as the earth does. |
C.They try to keep the earth green. |
D.So no living things can live there. |
E.The answer is very simple—because the air has much CO2 in it. |
Some people believe that humans could live on the planet Mars by the year 2100. Our own planet, the Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. It is hoped that people could start all over again and build a better world on Mars. Here is what life there could be like.
At present, our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of passengers to Mars—it would take months. With the development of technology, by the year 2100, the journey might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed of light! However, the spacecraft would travel really fast, so the journey to Mars might be quite uncomfortable. Many people would feel ill.
Humans can’t live without water, air or food. So far, nobody knows whether there would be enough water or air on Mars for people. Moreover, scientists are not sure whether plants could grow on Mars. Food would most probably be in the form of pills (药片) and would not be so tasty.
Compared with life on the earth, life on Mars would be better in some ways. People would have more space. They might live in houses with huge comfortable rooms. Also, robots would do most of their work so that they could have more time to relax. There would probably be no schools on Mars. Every student would study at online schools with “e-teachers”.
Life on Mars would be interesting and challenging (有挑战性的). However, it may take hundreds of years to make it true. So the most important thing we need to do now is to protect our beautiful blue planet—the Earth!
【小题1】People would move to Mars because ________.A.flying to Mars would be fun | B.plants could grow better there |
C.the earth is crowded and polluted | D.they want to challenge themselves |
A.plane | B.spaceships | C.space stations | D.hot-air balloons |
A.Slow and boring. | B.Fast and enjoyable. |
C.Slow but comfortable. | D.Fast but uncomfortable. |
A.People would be busy with work on Mars. |
B.There would be enough water and air on Mars for people. |
C.Food on Mars would he more delicious than that on the earth. |
D.The writer thinks living on Mars would be full of challenges. |
A.Life on Mars | B.Food on Mars | C.Schools on Mars | D.Environment on the Earth |
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