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高考英语外刊阅读天天练:中国航天语法填空专题
①Shenzhou XVI crew return after ‘very cool journey’
The Shenzhou XVI crew returned to Earth on Tuesday morning, concluding a ____1____(history), five-month mission ____2____also involved China’s first civilian astronaut.
The spaceship’s reentry capsule, ____3____(carry) mission commander Major General Jing Haipeng, Colonel Zhu Yangzhu and Professor Gui Haichao, touched down at 8:11 am at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Gobi Desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region _____4__ flying nearly 12 hours on its return journey.
Following safety checks outside, the ground recovery team opened the hatch of the bell-shaped capsule ____5____ conducted a preliminary examination of the astronauts’ health. Sitting inside the capsule, Jing told ground controllers in Beijing via radio that his team ____6____(land)safely and was “feeling pretty good”.
The astronauts _____7_____(carry) out and placed on chairs in front of the capsule, and they shared their experiences _____8____ a reporter in a live program.
The Shenzhou XVI crew members had arrived at Tiangong on May 30. Their journey was China’s 11th manned spaceflight and the ____9___(five)crewed mission to the space station. For the next six months, Tiangong will be manned by the Shenzhou XVII crew, ___10____ arrived at the space station on Thursday evening.
【China Daily(November 1, 2023)】
②Crowds and families watch China's 12th manned spaceflight successfully lift off
As the Long March 2F rocket carrying Shenzhou XVII, China's 12th manned spaceflight, _____1_____(prepare) for liftoff on Oct 26 at 11:14 am from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the excitement was palpable. In a small county of Henan province, people _____2_____(anxious) awaited the moment, counting down enthusiastically, "Five, four, three, two, one, blast off!" The nerves gradually gave way ____3____ cheers and applause.
Jiang Xinlin, who was ____4____(board) the craft, was born in Qixian county, Henan province. Jiang Xiaotao, his