Volunteers from Beihang and Yuegong365

精彩導讀

一名來自北航的大學生成為首批在“月宮1號”度過60天的志愿者之一。

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The student from Beihang University was among the first group of four volunteers,to spend 60 days in“Yuegong1” or Lunar（月球的）Palace,a simulated（模擬的） “space cabin”in Beijing.The Lunar Palace is meant to increase China’s knowledge and technical skills while helping the country’s scientists understand what humans need to live on the moon.Liu Hui and three volunteers,from Beihang University,entered the cabin on May 10.On Sunday,they were replaced by a second group,also two men and two women,who will stay there for 200 days.After that,the first group will return for another 105 days.Yuegong365， the experiment， is Beihang’s second attempt to see how the Life Support System,in which animals,plants and microorganisms（微生物）coexist,works in a lunar environment.Water and food can be recycled within the system,creating an earthlike environment.A successful 105-day trial was conducted in 2014.

Liu Hong,chief designer of “Yuegong1”said the purpose of the new program is to test the stability of the BLSS when “astronauts” take turns living in the cabin,facing unexpected events.“The BLSS system was the sole (唯一的)lifesaver we relied on.Each‘astronaut’ occupied a cubicle （小臥室）about three square meters in area,similar to a capsule hotel,”according to Liu.Each cubicle holds a small bed and a folding chair.There is a locker on the wall and a desk nearby.Liu said that data on everything the volunteers did in the cabin was monitored and stored during their time in the cabin,including the food and water they consumed,work and leisure time,physiological indexes（生理指標）in the mornings and in the evenings,and even their mood swings.Liu Zhiheng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said:“The BLSS is absolutely crucial to explore the moon and the Mars.The latest test is vital to the future of China’s moon and Mars missions （使命） and must be relied upon to guarantee the safety and health of our astronauts.”To get enough protein,the volunteers raised yellow meal worms,which are suitable to be eaten.

In addition to daily scientific work,the volunteers found ways to entertain themselves.“We loved playing chess,”Liu said.“Throwing darts was also a great way to release stress and liven up the atmosphere.”One of Liu’s favorite activities was to ride spinning bikes.“I worked out in the plant cabin filled with fresh air,” Liu said. “The activity not only helped me relax,but also produced carbon dioxide needed for the Greenhouse Effect.”The volunteers did have mobile phones,computers and the Internet.“We kept in touch with our family members with messaging applications.“Yuegong1”consists of a main living space and two greenhouses for plants.The living structure covers 42 square meters,the size of a small urban apartment,while each of the greenhouses is 3.5 meters high and 50 to 60 square meters in area.The system allows four volunteers to conduct research while their basic needs are met.

立意呈現

關于實驗研究話題的閱讀會高頻率地出現在高中英語閱讀中，無論是新聞報道還是科普文介紹，在遇到此類文章時，一定要首先找到實驗的目的、過程，出現的問題和解決結果。

閱讀全文，填完表格，每空一詞。

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【點石成金】為了幫助同學們養成查找信息的習慣和體會查找實驗目的、過程、問題、結果的各個環節，題目設置集中于名詞查找。在信息匹配和查找過程中，名詞查找可以讓同學們快速定位目標，查找更快捷。

閱讀掃障

Ⅰ.詞塊積累

1.stability n.the condition of being steady and not changing穩固；穩定

2.space cabin航天艙

3.be meant to do為特定的目的或結果設計

4.increase China’s knowledge and technical skills增長中國的知識和增強技能

5.the second attempt to do第二次嘗試做

6.conduct a trial進行試驗

7.chief designer設計總負責人

8.take turns doing/to do輪流做

9.rely on依賴

10.occupy a cubicle about three square meters in area擁有一個占地面積約為3平方米的小隔間

11.be similar to a capsule hotel類似于膠囊旅館

12.be crucial to對……至關重要

13.be vital to對…極其重要

14.guarantee the safety and health保障安全健康

15.in addition to除……之外

16.daily scientific work日常科學工作

17.throw darts擲飛鏢

18.ride spinning bikes騎動感單車

19.work out in the plant cabin在植物小屋里鍛煉

20.be filled with fresh air充滿新鮮空氣的

21.keep in touch with family members與家人保持聯系

22.consist of由……組成

23.conduct research進行研究

Ⅱ.難句分析

1.The activity not only helped me relax,but also produced carbon dioxide needed for the Greenhouse Effect.這種活動不僅幫助我放松，還產生了溫室效應所需的二氧化碳。

not only...but(also)...在分別連接句子時，若not only置于句首，則not所在的句子應部分倒裝。

2.The volunteers did have mobile phones,computers and the Internet.志愿者們確實有手機、電腦和互聯網。

助動詞do可以用于動詞前，以加強句子的語氣。用于表示強調的助動詞do可以有時態和人稱的變化，但其后動詞要用原形。

語境助記

完成句子,每空一詞。

（1）他既講故事又說笑話，把我們逗得樂了好幾個小時。

He _______us for hours with his stories and jokes.

（2）這樣的裝飾布局應該是想讓人們把注意力集中在環境保護上。

The decoration is_______to keep the mind concentrated on the environmental protection.

（3）有時候你只需要依靠自己的判斷。Sometimes you just have to______________your own judgment.

（4）旅游業對國家的經濟至關重要。

The tourist industry is _______/ _______to the national economy.

（5）這個小組由十個人組成。

The group ______________ten people.

（6）今晚的勝利確保這個隊能進入決賽。

Tonight’s victory _______the team’s place in the final.

（7）我們學校的運動員每天在體育館鍛煉兩小時。

The athletes of our university______________at the gym for two hours every day.