Have you wondered how the three Chinese astronauts of Shenzhou XIII spend their 6 months’ life in space? The following will explain astronauts’ daily life in space to you.
Astronauts almost do the same things when they go to space. Preparations change with the food types. Some food can be eaten in their natural forms, such as chocolate cakes and fruit. Other food requires adding water, such as cheese. Of course, an oven is provided at the space station to heat the food. But there is no fridge, so space food must be kept properly.
After a long day at work, nothing is better than a good night’s sleep! Just like on the earth, in space astronauts go to bed at a certain time, then get up and prepare for work again. When going to sleep, they have to attach themselves, so they don’t fly around or hit their bodies against something. They usually use sleeping bags located in small crew cabins (乘员舱). Each crew cabin is big enough for one person. Generally, astronauts have an eight-hour sleep each day when they finish their task.
Exercise is an important part of every astronaut’s daily life to prevent muscle loss (肌肉萎缩). Commonly, astronauts exercise two hours every day. Lifting 200 pounds on the earth may be a lot of work. But lifting that same object in space would be much easier. That means exercise equipment needs to be special, so astronauts can receive the exercise needed.
Living in space is not just all work and no play. Fun plays an important role in the quality of their life.
【小题1】Which kind of space food requires adding water before eating according to Paragraph 2?| A．Cheese. | B．Chocolate. | C．Fruit. | D．Bread. |
| A．放松 | B．固定 | C．旋转 | D．加热 |
| A．sleep | B．eat | C．lift heavy things | D．play sports |
| A．Two hours. | B．Three hours. | C．Four hours. | D．Five hours. |
| A．Something about Shenzhou XIII. | B．How astronauts go to space. |
| C．Three Chinese astronauts. | D．The astronauts’ daily life in space. |
Every year on April 22, people all over the world celebrate Earth Day. It is a time to work to keep our earth clean. People plan projects to clean up the land, air and water. U.S. Senator Gay lord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities with smoke. He needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth. Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day! Now many countries around the world celebrate it, and you can, too.
How can you celebrate Earth Day? Here are a few ideas:
Join a clean-up project. Clean up your street or a favorite beach.
Save energy. Turn off the lights when you leave a room, and use public transportation (交通工具).
Use less water.
Reduce (减少) Reuse/ Recycle. Practice the three Rs: First, reduce how much you use. Then reuse or recycle what you can.
You can make a difference on Earth Day and every day!
【小题1】World Earth Day is on ________.| A．March 12th | B．April 22nd | C．May 20th | D．June 22nd |
| A．have great fun | B．keep our earth clean | C．get to know each other | D．get support |
| A．clean up our street | B．use public transportation |
| C．turn on the light when you leave a room | D．A and B |
| A．only one | B．two | C．four | D．ten |
| A．Three Rs | B．Save Energy | C．World Earth Day | D．A Clean-up Project |
Rapunzel(长发公主) Horse This eight-year-old horse is famous for her long, curly (卷曲的) hair. Her hair has kept growing over the last six years. Now it has reached over one meter long. That’s why she is called “Rapunzel”. |
A Moving Closet A Japanese company has invented a new backpack (背包). It is large enough to carry all the items for a camping trip. What’s more, the giant backpack can also be used indoors as a closet to store clothes. |
Is Seeing Believing? What’s in the picture? Most of you would say it’s a dead leaf. In fact, it is a small moth (飞蛾). When it closes its wings, the moth looks like a dead leaf because of the special veins (纹路) on its wings. |
【小题1】How old is the horse?
| A．Eighteen years old. | B．Six years old. | C．Eight years old. |
| A．It looks very tall. | B．It has short, curly hair. | C．It looks like a Rapunzel. |
| A．big | B．beautiful | C．expensive |
| A．鞋柜 | B．衣橱 | C．沙发 |
| A．The moth has special veins on its wings. |
| B．Seeing may be not believing. |
| C．A dead leaf seems like a small moth. |
Every now and then, you may hear news of satellites (卫星) sent into space. On Feb 21, for example, US company SpaceX took 46 satellites into orbit (轨道). On Feb 27, China sent 22 satellites into orbit. Why do we need satellites?
There are more than 3, 000 active satellites moving around the earth, according to a Germany company. Satellites have all kinds of roles, such as sending TV signals (信号), showing you the way on the road, helping scientists with their studies, etc.
For example, the 22 satellites China just sent up are part of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (北斗卫星导航系统). Shared bikes that use BeiDou chips (芯片) can provide more correct places, making them easier to find. Drones (无人机) can also use BeiDou while flying.
Before satellites, TV signals don’t reach very far. Mountains or tall buildings would block the signals. Phone calls to faraway places were also a problem. With satellites, TV signals and phone calls can be sent directly to a satellite and back down to different places on the earth. SpaceX is trying to go further. It plans to use satellites to provide people with Internet all over the world.
Satellites can also provide information about clouds, oceans, land and ice. They help scientists know changes in weather. By watching wildfires and volcanoes (火山), satellites can help to deal with natural disasters (灾害). Farmers can use satellites pictures to decide the best time to water their plants.
【小题1】What can we know from the second paragraph?| A．People live better with the help of satellites. |
| B．With satellites, people will not be lost on the road any more. |
| C．Over 3000 Chinese satellites move around the earth day and night. |
| D．China has sent more satellites into orbit than the USA in February. |
| A．make signals clearer | B．make signals weaker |
| C．make signals stronger | D．make signals brighter |
| A．Satellites do great help to farmers. | B．Satellites send phone calls back to the earth. |
| C．Satellites provide information about the weather. | D．Satellites offer to help people travel all over the world. |
| A．More and better satellites | B．Useful satellites in space |
| C．The development of satellites | D．BeiDou Navigation Satellite |
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