Chinese space trainer Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project. He was very happy to be chosen and will accept the meaningful challenge(挑战) Another five volunteers are all space lovers., including three Russians, an Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They are about to feel what it’s like to travel to Mars, only without leaving the earth. They are locked up together for a year and a half under a similar condition to the red planet during the whole process. So the experiment is called Mars-500.

When reporters asked what they would miss most during the 520-day special life, French trainer Charles said:”For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air.”

The Mars-500 test will be in a special building in Moscow, Russia. Although the people won’t leave the building, they will fell as if they are on a real trip to the Mars. The most difficult thing will be to be separated(分离) from the people that they used to live with. The trainer won’t see sunsets, sunrises, won’t feel rain for 18 months. That will be hard.

The main task is to study the “Man and environment”. It’ll care about the astronauts’ getting experience and physical effects. The 520-day-test is divided into three parts,the first 250days to Mars, the middle 30days of landing on Mars, the last 240 days to return to the earth. Everyone will stay there alone for a long time and will work lonely. They will have to make decisions themselves and only then report to the earth, and the earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not.

Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. It is learned that they will be launched(发射)early in June. And the experiment will end in November 2011.

1. _______ members were chosen as volunteers.

A.Five              B.Six               C.Three            D.Four

2. The most difficult thing for the trainers is ______.

A.no vegetables to eat

B.they can’t watch TV

C.they can’t see many people

D.they must lie all day

3. Mars-500 test will be done in ______

A.Moscow                              B.a red planet

C.November                             D.Xichang

4. It will take trainers _______ days to land on Mars.

A.250              B.30               C.240              D.520

5. Which sentence is NOT true about the 520-day-test?

A.The trainers won’t see rain or snow

B.The experiment will begin in June.

C.Trainers are all astronauts.

D.Trainers will report to the earth.

 

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Walden is a quiet small town in England. Cars aren't allowed ( 允许 ) into the centre of the town so it's very pleasant to walk around.

Allow at least half a day to visit the museum. It's on a hill just outside the town in a very old building. One room there tells people the history of the building itself.

The museum brings history to life. You can even ride on a horse and cart ( 马车 ) in the street. I was really interested in a 1950s living room in the museum. It was just like my grandmother's house when I was a child.

If you can wait, there's a new exhibition (展览) opening soon. Walden is famous for one thing -- candy! If you like candy, this exhibition is the place for you -- you can learn about its history. I never see so many different kinds of candy. But don't go now because it doesn't start until the 26th of May.

Have a look round the town of Walden too while you are there. If you start in the main square and follow the green signs, they'll take you to the museum, and you'll see lots of other interesting things on the way, too.

Welcome to Walden!

Where is Walden?

It’s in    1   .

What’s special?

People   2   drive cars into the centre of the town,

 

What to   3 

in Walden ?

● The museum: on a     4   just outside the town -- one room tells people the     5   of the building; a horse and cart ride; a    6    living room.

● A new exhibition of      7   :so many different kinds! It will open on      8   , the 26th.

● Something else: start in the main square, the    9 signs will take you to the museum; you'll see     10   other interesting things on the way, too.

 

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