shoot for stars 八年级拓展阅读（关于宇航员）

1、I like listening to music _she is watching TV.I cant still understand the passage _there are few new words in it. ( when / because/ if / though)“You cant have this football back _ you promise not to kick it at my cat again.” the old man said angrily. (because/ since/ when/ until)whilethoughsinceWhil

2、e: 当.时候 /同一时间，一个人在做一件事而另一个人在做另一件 事 / 然而 (表示强烈的反差）Im outgoing while my brother is quite shy.Shoot for the stars (P6) Waving her 5-year-old daughter goodbye, Wang Yaping, together with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu, went into space aboard (搭乘) the Shenzhou XIII on Oct 16. The 41-year-old Wang became the

3、 first female astronaut to enter Tiangong Space Station. During their six-month stay, Wang, alongside Zhai and Ye, will do experiments and set up robotic arms. Wang will also do the first spacewalk by a Chinese woman, reported Xinhua. Wangs space dream started in 2003, when China sent its first astr

4、onaut Yang Liwei into space.She told herself, “China now has a male astronaut. When will there be a female one?” At that time, Wang was a pilot in the Chinese army.While readingWhat do Wangs words mean in Paragraph 3?A. Both male and female astronauts can go to space.B. Its harder for a woman to liv

5、e in space than a man.C. Men and women will face the same difficulties in space. D. The space environment is not easy to change.2013年杨利伟登上太空时王还是飞行员，但她有了飞天梦，并相信既男宇航员后，肯定会有女宇航员。故正确选项A。 After having safe flights for 1,600 hours over nine years, Wang was a strong candidate (候选人) to become an astronaut i

6、n 2010. She pushed herself hard, getting the same training as men, including the pull-ups(引体向上) and barbells (杠铃). “The space environment wont change because you are a woman,” she told Xinhua.push oneself hard: The hardest part is the high-G training. Sitting in a spinning machine, Wang would become

7、 blind for a while because her brain (大脑) was short of blood.“Theres a red button (按钮),” said Wang. “If you cant bear it, you can press it to stop.” blindbland adj.失明的，视而不见的be blind to，对.视而不见for a while 暂时be short of 缺乏.buttonbtn n. 按钮，纽扣 press the button 按下按钮bear vt. 忍受But Wang never used it. “Ther

8、e is no such red button in my heart.” That strong spirit finally led to realizing her dream in 2013. She joined the team for the Shenzhou X mission. Wang said that as astronauts, women have their own advantages. “Women tend to be more patient and can better deal with loneliness. Womens hearts are al

9、so easier to adapt to the weightless(失重的）environment , making them more suitable (适合的) for long-term missions.” Spirit: 精神adapt to: 适应mission:使命 Retired NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman sent a greeting to Wang before the Shenzhou XIII trip. Coleman said: “When you look out the window and see the sta

10、rs and the Earth, billions of women will be looking out that window with you.” Wang carries the spirit of every young woman who dreams of something big.billions of 数十亿的，用复数表示约数；10 billion 表示确定的数字，billion用单数不加s。dream of sth./doing sth. 梦想(做)某事something big 大事，重要的事Practice1. It was difficult for him t

11、o make the final _(决定).2. The police will keep f_ against crime and safeguard(捍卫) the safety of people. 3. Go _ this gate, and youll see the house on your left.4. You have to be confident and _(相信)yourself.5. The Communist Party of China has got a great v_ in shaking off poverty(脱贫).decisionightingt

12、hroughbelieve inictoryPracticeset up, come true, be short of, deal with, tend to, together with, lead to1. He wanted to be a pilot in his childhood, and today his dream _. 2. We did not buy anything because we _money.3. Women _ live longer than men. 4. Too much work and little rest can _ illness.wer

13、e short ofcomes truetend tolead toWhile readingSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have been stuck (困住的) indoors. Online classes and working from home mean a lot of sitting around on your butt. We already know that if we dont move much, we get fatter, we get heart problems and mayb

14、e we get diabetes (糖尿病). But new studies have shown that it could hurt our mental (心理的) health too.Dont be a couch potaton. 研究 A study of 937 Brazilian adults during the pandemic found that about one-third of them sat around for more than 10 hours per day. It reported that people who sat for too lon

15、g often showed more symptoms of depression (抑郁的症状).据报道，那些久坐的人通常会更有可能有抑郁的症状。2. In this study, how many Brazilian adults sat for more than 10 hours a day?A. About 200. B. About 300.C. About 500. D. About 600.While readingAnother study looked at children. It found that each extra hour of sitting time a

16、t ages 12, 14 and 16 led to higher depression scores by age 18. Eighteen-year-olds who sat most often had depression scores 28 percent higher than those who were more active (活跃的).extra：/ekstr/ adj. 额外的研究发现，在12、14和16岁时每多坐一小时，到18岁时抑郁得分就会更高。 While reading Scientists are not sure yet about the link (关联

17、) between too much sitting and depression. But according to Mats Hallgren from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, “sitting for too long can slow blood flow (流动) in the body, including blood flow to the brain.” It might also affect (影响) the growth of neurons (神经细胞) in the brain.according to: 根据，按照。A

18、nd couch potatoes might do other unhealthy things while sitting, such as snacking (吃零食) on junk food. All these may lead to depression.The good news? Its easy to overcome (克服). Aaron Kandola from University College London, UK, said “all types” of movement might help, even light activity.While readin

19、gall types of: 各种各样的，形形色色的type: n 类型 / v 打字 “It is great to exercise and play sports,” said Kandola. “But anything you can do to avoid (避免) sitting for too long . will help with mood (情绪), stress and thinking clearly.” The key message is just to move more, more often.stress: /stres/ n. 精神压力，紧张翻译：但任何你