Question

【题目】

Living in space is common to astronauts. But what if it is a task of nearly a year? US astronaut Scott Kelly was in the International Space Station (ISS) for 340 days. It is the longest time a US astronaut has spent in space at a time. Kelly's stay is part of the Twins Study. When Scott Kelly spent nearly a year in the ISS, his twin brother Mark Kelly lived on Earth. They gave scientists more ways to study human space flight. Usually living in the ISS for such a long time is boring. Was it the same for Kelly? Let's take a look.

Good morning, everyone!

It's time to enjoy a sunrise. But for Kelly, it was one of the 16 sunrises he saw each day in the ISS. Isn't that cool?

Work comes first.

During his stay, Kelly and his partners did about 400 science experiments. One of them was about planting vegetables. And they did it! Growing vegetables will be helpful for longer space journeys.

Moving with microgravity (微重力).

As we all know, space is a place with microgravity which influences human bodies. So Kelly did exercise more than 700 hours in the ISS. That is about two hours of exercise a day. Microgravity also makes some easy things difficult. Kelly often slept in a sleeping bag, or his arms would float (瓢浮)in front of him all the time.

Boring? Why not do something for fun?

Kelly loved taking photos from space and sharing them with the world online. Even President Obama is his fan. Under one of his photos, Obama wrote, "Hey, loving the photos. Do you ever look out of' the window and just freak out(吓坏了)?" "I don't freak out about anything, Mr. President except getting a question from you." Kelly replied.

【1】How long did Kelly stay in the ISS?

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【2】Why did scientists start the Twins Study?

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【3】What did Kelly have to do because of microgravity?

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【4】Did President Obama enjoy Kelly's photos?

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【5】How do you like Kelly's life in the ISS?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】For 340 days.

【2】They need more ways to study human space flight.

【3】Kelly did exercise more than 700 hours in the ISS.

【4】Yes.

【5】Cool/wonderful.

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章记录凯利参加双胞胎计划，在国际太空站的精彩生活。他可以一天看到16次日出；在太空站成功地种植蔬菜；他需要在微重力下活动；拍照片并分享到网上，甚至得到奥巴马总统的留言回复。

【1】题意：凯利在国家太空站待了多久？

根据第一段“US astronaut Scott Kelly was in the International Space Station (ISS) for 340 days”可知在国际太空站待了340天。回答“how long”的问题用for+一段时间，故答案为For 340 days.

【2】题意：科学家为什么开始双胞胎研究？

根据第一段“Kelly's stay is part of the Twins Study. When Scott Kelly spent nearly a year in the ISS, his twin brother Mark Kelly lived on Earth. They gave scientists more ways to study human space flight”双胞胎参加研究是因为科学家需要更多的方式研究载人航天项目。故答案为They need more ways to study human space flight.

【3】题意：因为微重力凯利不得不做什么？

根据倒数第二段“So Kelly did exercise more than 700 hours in the ISS”凯利不得不在国际太空站做超过700小时的锻炼。故答案为Kelly did exercise more than 700 hours in the ISS.

【4】题意：奥巴马总统喜欢凯利的照片么？

一般疑问句回答用yes或者no。根据最后一段“Even President Obama is his fan”和“loving the photos”可知奥巴马喜欢凯利的照片。故答案为Yes.

【5】题意：你觉得凯利在太空站的生活怎么样？

根据第二段“But for Kelly, it was one of the 16 sunrises he saw each day in the ISS. Isn't that cool”凯利一天看到16次日出。第三段“One of them was about planting vegetables. And they did it!”在太空站成功地种蔬菜。最后一段“Kelly loved taking photos from space and sharing them with the world online”可知凯利很喜欢太空站的生活，甚至拍照片发在网上和大家分享。由此可见他的生活很精彩很酷。故答案为Cool/wonderful.