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【题目】Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）

Being an astronaut sounds cool, doesn't it? In space, they can do some pretty amazing things, like floating in zero gravity (重力).

However, there are also plenty of things that astronauts can't do because of their weightless environment, and that's very sad. What's worse, they can't even let their sadness show – because it's impossible to cry in zero gravity.

Of course, astronauts can still have tears. But crying is much more difficult in space. Without gravity, tears don't flow downward out of the eyes like they do on the earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go – they just stick to your eyes.

In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks. "Tears," he said, "don't fall off your eyes. They just stay there." Besides making your vision (视力) unclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on the earth, tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes. But that's not the same in space. The space environment dries out astronauts' eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. "My right eye is painful like crazy." Feustel told his teammate during the walk.

Since gravity doesn't work in space astronauts need some extra help to get rid of the tears.

Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet (头盔) to wipe the tears away. Another choice is to just wait -- "When the tears get big enough, they simply break free of the eye and float around, astronaut Ron Parise said.

There are lots of small things - things like crying that we are so used to on the earth. We usually take them for granted (认为理所当然), until they become a problem in a completely different environment, like space. There, astronauts can't talk to each other directly. They can't eat or drink in normal ways; They can't even burp (打嗝) because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomachs. If they do burp, they just end up throwing up (呕吐) everything in their stomachs, according to the UK National Space Center.

Thus perhaps it's only space explorers who can honestly say: "Gravity, you're the best."

【1】Is crying more difficult in space than on the earth?

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【2】What happens to tears when astronauts cry in space?

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【3】Who experienced that the tears in space caused pain rather than comfort?

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【4】How do astronauts get rid of the tears in space?

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【5】Why can't astronauts burp in space?

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【6】In the last paragraph, the writer says: perhaps it's only space explorers who can honestly say: "Gravity, you're the best." Do you agree with the writer? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, it is.

【2】They don't flow downward-out of the eyes.

【3】Andrew Feustel.

【4】By rubbing the eyes against the helmet to wipe-the tears away or by waiting until the tears get big enough.

【5】Because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomachs.

【6】(Any reasonable answer is acceptable.) Yes. Because of their weightless environment, and that’s very sad

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述在太空失重的状态下，许多在地球上看起来很平常的事在太空做是很困难的。

【1】细节理解题。根据Of course, astronauts can still have tears. But crying is much more difficult in space. Without gravity, tears don't flow downward out of the eyes like they do on the earth“当然，宇航员能流眼泪。但是在太空上流眼泪要困难地多，没有重力，眼泪不会像在地球上一样从眼里流出来”可知，在太空上哭泣比在地球上困难，故填Yes, it is。

【2】细节理解题。根据Of course, astronauts can' still have tears. But crying is much more difficult in space. Without gravity, tears don't flow downward out of the eyes like they do on the earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go – they just stick to your eyes“当然，宇航员能流眼泪。但是在太空上流眼泪要困难地多，没有重力，眼泪不会像在地球上一样从眼里流出来。这就意味着当你在太空哭泣时，你的眼泪无处可去，只能粘在眼睛上”可知，他们不会流到眼睛的下面，故填They don't flow downward-out of the eyes。

【3】细节理解题。根据In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks“在2011年，宇航员安德鲁菲斯特尔在一次太空行走中经历了这一过程”以及The space environment dries out astronauts' eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. "My right eye is painful like crazy." Feustel told his teammate during the walk“太空环境会使宇航员的眼睛变干，当眼泪突然打湿眼睛时，会引起疼痛而不是舒适。“我的右眼疼得要命。”Feustel在散步时告诉他的队友”可知，安德鲁菲斯特尔经历过在太空中眼泪会造成痛苦而不是舒适，故填Andrew Feustel。

【4】细节理解题。根据Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet (头盔) to wipe the tears away. Another choice is to just wait -- "When the tears get big enough, they simply break free of the eye and float around, astronaut Ron Parise said“弗斯特尔选择在头盔上擦眼泪。宇航员罗恩·帕里斯说:“另一种选择是等待。当眼泪变得足够大时，它们就会冲破眼睛，四处漂浮”可知，把眼睛擦在头盔上擦干眼泪，或者等到眼泪流得足够大。故填By rubbing the eyes against the helmet to wipe-the tears away or by waiting until the tears get big enough。

【5】细节理解题。根据They can't even burp (打嗝) because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomachs“他们不能打嗝，因为没有重力将食物压在胃里”可知，故填Because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomachs。

【6】开放性试题，言之有理即可。However, there are also plenty of things that astronauts can't do because of their weightless environment, and that's very sad“然而，也有很多事情宇航员不能做，因为他们的失重环境，这是非常可悲的”以及全文可知，他们不能随意擦掉眼泪，而且不能打嗝可知，重力是最好的东西。所以同意他的说法，因为在失重的情况下，一切都很悲伤，故填Yes. Because of their weightless environment, and that’s very sad。