We have all imagined what it might be like to go into space and to land on Mars. Now at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida you and your family can live it. There are two parts to the new program, the Astronaut Training Experience (ATX) and Mars Base 1.
The Astronaut Training Experience
The virtual reality (虚拟现实) Walk-on-Mars, Land-and-Drive-on-Mars full-motion simulator (全动态模拟器) and Spacewalk Training are all parts of the ATX. If you or your children already love science and have a deep interest in space, this will bring that love to life. Prepare for your mission to Mars by training like a real NASA astronaut headed to space. Ever wanted to take a spacewalk? How about a zero-gravity experience, where you fix space equipment like a real astronaut would?
You can do any of these as “mini missions” if you don’t have time to do them all at once. Each stage takes about 30-45 minutes.
Mars Base 1
What could be cooler than a day actually spent on Mars? Not an hour or a walk through a display, but a real day working and surviving on the planet’s surface doing real science? Become a “rookie (新手) astronaut” participating in simulations and scientific research to grow and analyze crops in the Mars Botany Lab, or use robots to accomplish tasks. Yes, you actually take part in these activities, and grow real food that is really used and consumed.
Both the ATX and Mars Base 1 offer the magic of space travel without leaving the ground.
1.Who are the intended readers of the text?
A.Students. B.Educators.
C.Astronauts. D.Parents.
2.Which of the following is NOT the part of the ATX?
A.The virtual reality Walk-on-Mars
B.The Land and-Drive on-Mars full-motion simulator
C.The Rookie Astronaut
D.The Spacewalk Training
3.What can participants do at the ATX?
A.Grow space plants. B.Use robots to do tasks.
C.Get trained like a real astronaut. D.See space equipment exhibitions.
4.How long does each stage last in the Astronaut Training Experience?
A.About 20-45 minutes. B.About 30-45 minutes.
C.About 30-40 minutes. D.About 40-50 minutes.
5.What do the two programs have in common?
A.Both offer real food to taste. B.Both take less than an hour.
C.Both provide hands-on activities. D.Both recommend mini missions.
Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? How about those who beautify their selfie (自拍) so much that they can't be_______? There must be one or more who_______ in your social media. No matter_______they choose to share, they share the best but the most unreal.
Take my friend Chen. Every time we went to a restaurant, she would not take a_______ until all the dishes we _______were on the table.Then, she would spend five minutes on_______the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact _______order.Then the most important part: taking pictures.After that, she would choose one of the_______and click in the filter(滤镜) app.The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was,but we had no _______to really enjoy it— it all went cold.Actually Chen's real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes,so she leaves them in the sink for________.
Many people care too much about others' opinions and try too hard to ________ others. They find it hard to be ________ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ________ life on social media.What they are trying to prove is________what they lack in reality.But this will not bring any________ to reality,as they still________ the same old pattern of life.
If they really want an elegant life,they should put more________ into achieving it________fabricating(伪造) it. Being more confident,________themselves and trying their best to be better is much more meaningful than________ their life on social media.
1.A.envied B.admired C.recognized D.defeated
2.A.exist B.survive C.flood D.spot
3.A.how B.what C.where D.whom
4.A.bow B.break C.breath D.bite
5.A.ordered B.served C.offered D.prepared
6.A.cooking B.washing C.setting D.collecting
7.A.messy B.arranged C.casual D.correct
8.A.dishes B.restaurants C.pictures D.tables
9.A.chance B.choice C.excuse D.reason
10.A.months B.years C.hours D.days
11.A.comfort B.please C.inspire D.discourage
12.A.independent B.generous C.responsible D.confident
13.A.secret B.real C.peaceful D.healthy
14.A.rarely B.hardly C.exactly D.nearly
15.A.difficulty B.change C.guidance D.harm
16.A.question B.dislike C.doubt D.follow
17.A.effort B.ambitions C.feelings D.money
18.A.other than B.more than C.rather than D.less than
19.A.identifying B.accepting C.persuading D.amusing
20.A.simplifying B.ruining C.beautifying D.worsening
—Would you mind if I used your car tomorrow?
— _______. Be my guest.
A.I’m sorry B.Never mind C.Forget it D.Of course not
While it wasn’t the goal of the trip, I was rewarded with fresh insights, ones that ________ to me during the regular course of business.
A.might never happen B.could never have happened
C.should not happen D.needn’t have happened
As a new diplomat, he often thinks of ______ he can react more appropriately on such occasions.
A.what B.which C.that D.how
______me tomorrow and I’ll let you know the lab result.
A.Calling B.Call C.To call D.Having called
