Question

【题目】THE HISTORY OF LIVING IN SPACE

Space travel is nothing new. The first spacecraft with a human on board blasted into space In 1961. since then, people have not only been travelling to space, but many of them have also lived there for extended periods.

Food

All the meals on space stations are put together on Earth and sent to the space station, along with the astronauts, by space shuttle. Because the food has to last a long time (sometimes up to three months), a lot of it has to be preserved by dehydration or canning.

The space station does not have a freezer to preserve food, but It does have a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh.

Astronauts also eat many other foods such as cereals, cereal bars, nuts and dried fruit that do not need any special preparation.

Eating

Astronauts have a set timetable each day. This tells them when to do everything, including when to have their meals. At meal preparation time, they start getting their food ready, which often includes adding water to re-hydrate the dehydrated foods.

Without the help of gravity, sitting down to eat can be tricky. Astronauts sometimes have to strap themselves and their food into place. Because of lack of gravity, astronauts cannot use ground salt and pepper, and all drinks must be taken from bottles. They also have to be careful that crumbs do not fly off and get stuck in vents and instrument panels.（选自《九年级下册新理念英语阅读》）

【1】What does the space station have to keep fruit and vegetables fresh? (Fewer than 7 words)

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【2】How do people send the food to the space station ?

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【3】What tells astronauts when to do everything about eating?

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【4】Astronauts can use ground salt and pepper, can’t they?

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【5】Why should astronauts be extremely careful while they’re eating ?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It does have a cool room.

【2】By space shuttle.

【3】Astronauts have a set timetable each day .

【4】No. they can’t

【5】Because food crumbs may fly off and get stuck in vents and instrument panels.

【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了太空生活。

【1】根据文中The space station does not have a freezer to preserve food, but It does have a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh.可知，有一个凉爽的房间，故填It does have a cool room.

【2】根据文中All the meals on space stations are put together on Earth and sent to the space station, along with the astronauts, by space shuttle.可知，乘坐航天飞机。故填 By space shuttle.

【3】根据文中Astronauts have a set timetable each day.可知，宇航员每天都有固定的时刻表。故填Astronauts have a set timetable each day.

【4】根据文中stronauts cannot use ground salt and pepper, and all drinks must be taken from bottles.可知，不能使用盐和胡椒粉。故填No. they can’t

【5】根据文中They also have to be careful that crumbs do not fly off and get stuck in vents and instrument panels.可知答案，故填Because food crumbs may fly off and get stuck in vents and instrument panels.