高考英语培优外刊阅读学案:宇航员话题——美国NASA退役宇航员斯科特

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高三英语培优外刊阅读

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外刊精选｜“我曾‘宅’了一整年”：一名宇航员的隔离指南

疫情之下，许多人觉得隔离在家异常难熬。不过，你能想象一个人在狭小空间隔离上一年是什么感受吗？曾在太空待了足足340天的美国NASA退役宇航员斯科特对此最有发言权。这次，他亲自撰文，和我们分享了一些自己应对隔离生活的小妙招。

I Spent a Year in Space, and I Have Tips on Isolation to Share

By Scott Kelly

Being stuck at home can be challenging. When I lived on the International Space Station

for nearly a year, it wasn’t easy. Here are a few tips on living in isolation, from someone who

has been there.

Follow a schedule

On the space station, my time was scheduled tightly, from the moment I woke up to

when I went to sleep. You will find maintaining a plan will help you and your family adjust to

a different work and home life environment.

You need a hobby

Some people are surprised to learn I brought books with me to space. The quiet and

absorption you can find in a physical book — one that doesn’t ping you with notifications or

tempt you to open a new tab — is priceless.

Go outside

One of the things I missed most while living in space was being able to go outside and

experience nature. After being confined to a small space for months, I actually started to crave

nature — the color green, the smell of fresh dirt, and the feel of warm sun on my face.

For an astronaut, going outside is a dangerous undertaking that requires days of

preparation, so I appreciate that in our current predicament, I can step outside any time I want

for a walk or a hike — no spacesuit needed.

We are all connected

Seen from space, the Earth has no borders. The spread of the coronavirus is showing us

that what we share is much more powerful than what keeps us apart, for better or for worse.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

n n. ______________________________

rophobia n. ______________________________

[tɪp] n. ______________________________

ion [ˈaɪsəleɪʃn] n. ______________________________

le [ˈʃedʒuːl] vt. ______________________ n. __________________

[əˈdʒʌst] vt. ______________________________

[pɪŋ] vt. ______________________________

cation [ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] n. ______________________________

[tempt] vt. ______________________________

[tæb] n. ______________________________

ess [ˈpraɪsləs] adj. ______________________________

[kreɪv] vt. ______________________________

aking [ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ] n. ______________________________

ament [prɪˈdɪkəmənt] n. ______________________________

[ˈbɔːdə] n. ______________________________

【词块学习】

请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。

1.困在家里________________________________________________

2.被限制在……________________________________________________

3.无论是好还是坏，不管怎样________________________________________________

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Growing Vegetables in Space

Have you ever dreamed of travelling in space? Well, you may not go, but you may be

able to eat vegetables grown from seeds that have! China, the USA and Russia have all

become interested in whether it is possible to eat food grown from seeds that have been in

space. Indeed since 1987 China has sent 1,000 species of seeds into space to do experiments.

These include green peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, lettuce and wheat.

The most advanced work on growing vegetables in space has been undertaken on the

International Space Station run by Russian and American astronauts. One of the most exciting

moments was when soybean seeds were brought back to Earth and planted. These seeds were

the first to come from a crop grown entirely in space.

The scientists chose to grow soybeans in space because they are an important source of

protein in the human diet. Mark Nall, director of Space Product Development Programme for

National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), said that “this experiment and others

are paving the way for improving crops grown on Earth, as well as potentially feeding people

living in space.” The problem is that producing a new strain of soybean is a slow procedure

on Earth so the scientists hope that it can be speeded up in space. Perhaps the seeds may also

develop some characteristics that will be useful for farmers-for example, produce more oil or

protein.

However, the scientists are aware that there may be problems. “Conditions in outer space

such as radiation and low gravity may cause big changes in the seeds,” said Jin Xing, a

Chinese researcher. He knows that genetically modified food is still being debated and so

some people will be very suspicious of these “space vegetables”. However Jin has a more

positive view. He thinks that unlike genetically modified crops, no new genes are being

introduced into space vegetables so they will be safe.

The Chinese government certainly thinks so because they have been cooperating with

NASA to produce a new strain of virus-free potatoes. Their scientists hope that in space it

may be possible to produce a new crop every 40-50 days instead of one crop a year. So watch

out for these special potatoes on the supermarket shelves. Maybe some day you will find them

on your dinner table!

scientists chose to grow soybeans in space because ________.

ists know more about soybeans

’s easy to begin agricultural experiment from soybeans

soybeans share some common characteristics with other plants

soybeans contain protein needed by the human body

underlined phrase “pave the way” in the third paragraph means ________.

build a new road

explore a new area

make things easier

solve a problem

Jin is positive about space vegetables because ________.

auts have tried eating some space vegetables

vegetables are like genetically modified crops

new genes are being introduced into space vegetables

ists have found that it’s safe to eat space vegetables

writer’s opinion about the space potato is that ________.

new programme may produce a sound crop

are looking forward to the new product

can buy the new product in the supermarket

new product will have a wide market

外刊精选答案

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

n n. 老兵

rophobia n. 幽闭症

[tɪp] n. 小建议

ion [ˈaɪsəleɪʃn] n. 隔离，孤立

le [ˈʃedʒuːl] vt. 安排 n. 时间表

[əˈdʒʌst] vt. 调整，调节

[pɪŋ] vt. 发送

cation [ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] n. 通知

[tempt] vt. 引诱

[tæb] n. 标签

ess [ˈpraɪsləs] adj. 无价的

[kreɪv] vt. 渴望

aking [ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ] n. 工作，任务，工程，事业

ament [prɪˈdɪkəmənt] n. 困境

[ˈbɔːdə] n. 国界

【词块学习】

请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。

stuck at home

confined to被限制在……

better or for worse无论是好还是坏，不管怎样

【全文翻译】

“我曾在太空生活了一年”：来自一名退役宇航员的隔离指南

被困家中可能很难熬。我自己就曾“被困”国际空间站近一年，那个过程并不好受。作为过来人，我想和大家分享一些关于如何度过隔离生活的建议。

遵照日程表生活

在空间站生活时，从醒来的那一刻直到准备入睡，我的时间安排总是很紧凑。你会发现，坚持遵循自己的计划安排可以帮助你和家人适应一个不同的工作和家庭生活环境。

你需要一项爱好

一些人很惊讶我竟然带了书去太空。其实，你在实体书中能找到的那种安静而专注的状态十分宝贵，这种状态让你免于消息推送的打搅，也不会诱使你打开一个新标签页。

出去走走

在太空生活时，我最怀念的一件事就是能够到外面去体验大自然。实际上，被困狭小空间数月后，我开始渴望大自然的绿色、新鲜泥土的芬芳，以及暖阳拂面的感觉。

对于宇航员来说，离舱外出是一项需要好几天时间准备的危险任务，所以我很庆幸在当前的困境中，我可以随时出门散步或徒步，而且不需要穿宇航服。

我们紧紧相连

从太空看去，地球是没有边界的。新冠病毒的传播告诉我们，不管发生了什么，我们所共有的东西要远比那些迫使我们分离的事物更有力。

拓展练习阅读理解参考答案

43.D 44.B 45.C 46.D

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