3.Do you know what the word "Taikonaut"means?Compared with the word"astronaut",we find both of the two words have the same last five letters.It has a(n)(1)
with the word "astronaut". "Taikonaut"is(2)
"taikong"and"astronaut".It means "Chinese astronaut".It was invented(3)
a Malaysian Chinese called Zhao Liyu.He thought that in Western countries,there was a word " astronaut ",(4)
in Russia,there was a word " cosmonaut ".China should have her(5)
word to call astronauts.The using of the word " taikonaut " shows that China's space industry is developing(6)
,and has a place in the world. In Nov.1999,China sent Shenzhou-1 successfully.In Oct.2003,China's first taikonaut Yang Liwei returned from space safely.On Oct.16,2021,the Shenzhou-13 mission(任務(wù)) sent three taikonauts to the space station for a six- month(7)
,which is the longest in the country's manned(載人的) space program.China plans to(8)
the building of its space station in 2023. On Feb.15th 2022,Wang Yaping,one of the taikonauts on China's space station offered people on Earth a zero- gravity(失重狀態(tài)) musical performance to(9)
the Lantern Festival.The video of the performance received much enthusiasm(熱情) after it was shared online.They also sent the(10)
wishes to players at the Beijing Winter Olympics:" We hope that you all achieve success,win friendship and get your best Olympic experience."
4.Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft landed successfully on April 16,2022.Three Chinese astronauts,Zhai Zhigang,Wang Yaping,Ye Guangfu came back to the Earth.They s(1)
in space for six months.It is the eighth time for Chinese to visit space after Yang Liwei went as the first Chinese 18 years ago.These special "v(2)
" took fantastic photos in space,just like taking trips there. Can common people go to visit space like them?The answer is "yes".On September 15,2021,Space X sent four common people into space.The four spent three days in space.In July,2021,70-year-old British billionaire(億萬富翁)Richard Branson and 57-year-old American billionaire Jeff Bezos,both flew into space.But some think these trips are for the super r(3)
.With the sky-high prices,most common people should give up their space dreams.However,US flight engineer Bobak Ferdowsi believes the price will come d(4)
.Maybe in 10 to 15 years,it will be a choice between "Do I buy a new car or do I go to space?" Even if we can't have a space trip now,we had a science class from space.The woman astronaut Wang Yaping,the space teacher,gave us such a l(5)
just as she did eight years ago.That was great fun,wasn't it? We will also be able to e(6)
a space movie.A Russian movie team lived on the International Space Station from Oct 5 to 16 to film the movie Challenge.It's the first time a movie was made in space.Do you look forward to seeing the wonderful film?