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时文摘要

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China will send the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft into space on Thursday. The launch time is 5:17 pm. Three astronauts are on board: Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie. They will fly on Shenzhou-20 using a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The spacecraft will dock with China’s Tiangong Space Station. This docking will take about 6.5 hours. Tiangong is China’s own space station. It flies around Earth 400 kilometers above the ground. It has three main parts: Tianhe, Wentian, and Mengtian.

The Shenzhou-20 crew will replace the Shenzhou-19 team. The Shenzhou-19 team arrived in October 2024. They have stayed in space for 176 days. Both teams will work together for four days. Then the Shenzhou-19 astronauts will return to Earth.

During their six-month mission, the Shenzhou-20 team will do many tasks. They will do science experiments. They will install equipment to protect the station from space debris (太空垃圾). They will also collect tools outside the station. The astronauts will also give online science lectures to students on Earth.

1. 1. Where will Shenzhou-20 be launched?

A In Beijing.

B In Shanghai.

C In Xichang.

D In Jiuquan.

2. 2. What can we know about Tiangong from the passage?

A It’s easy to build.

B It’s far from the sun.

C It’s a large space station.

D It moves very slowly.

3. 3. What does the underlined word “replace” mean?

A Come across.