神舟十四号载人飞船发射取得圆满成功
China successfully launched another manned mission to its new space station on Sunday, China’s Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced. The astronauts lifted off on the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft at 10:44 a.m. Beijing time.
The team will live and work at the Tiangong Space Station’s Tianhe core module for six months before returning to Earth in December. The crew includes Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, who are expected to dock with the space station about 6.5 hours after launch. Chen, the mission commander, was aboard China’s Shenzhou-11 manned space mission in 2016 and previously held the record for longest stay in space by a Chinese astronaut. Liu, China’s first female astronaut, served as a crew member on the space mission Shenzhou-9. And this will be Cai’s first mission in space.
This is not the first crewed mission during the construction of the space station. The first crewed mission, a three-month stay by three other astronauts, was completed in September 2021. The second, Shenzhou-13, saw three astronauts spend six months in space for the first time, which helped prepare future astronauts to become accustomed to a long-term stay in space.
Six space missions have been scheduled before the end of the year, including another crewed mission, two laboratory modules and two cargo missions.
The team aboard Shenzhou-14 will continue construction work for six months, helping with the docking, setting up and testing of the two laboratory modules Wentian and Mengtian, which are set to launch in July and October. The modules will be assembled into a T-shaped structure, along with the Tianhe core cabin—the main living space for the astronauts—which will be expanded from 50 cubic meters to 110 cubic meters, the CMSA said. The astronauts will also conduct two to three spacewalks.
At the end of the Shenzhou-14 mission, another three astronauts are expected to rotate and live with the crew for 5 to 10 days, bringing the number of Chinese astronauts in space at the same time to a record six.
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1.Who has never been on a space mission before?
A Chen Dong.
B Liu Yang.
C Cai Xuzhe.
D Yang Liwei.
解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“And this will be Cai’s first mission in space.”可以得知，这是蔡旭哲的第一次太空之旅，即他之前从未执行过太空任务。故选C。
2.How many Chinese astronauts have been sent into space since 2021?
A Six.
B Nine.
C Ten.
D Twelve.
解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第三段第二句可知，第一次载人任务于2021年9月完成，当时有三名宇航员在太空停留；根据第三段第三句“The second, Shenzhou-13, saw three astronauts spend six months in space for the first time.”可知神舟十三号上有三名宇航员在太空停留；再加上神舟十四号的三名宇航员，到现在一共有九名中国宇航员被送入太空。故选B。
3.What is the main task of the Shenzhou-14 mission?
A To go on constructing Tiangong.
B To conduct two to three spacewalks.
C To prepare for two cargo missions.
D To change the structure of the modules.
解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第五段的“The team aboard Shenzhou-14 will continue construction work for six months”可以得知，他们将会继续中国(天宫)空间站的建设工作。故选A。
4.Where will the astronauts live in space?
A In the module Wentian.
B In the module Mengtian.
C In the module Mengtian.
D In Manned Space Agency.
解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第五段的“along with the Tianhe core cabin—the main living space for the astronauts”可以得知，宇航员们生活的地方是the Tianhe core cabin。故选C。