四川省宜宾市第四中学校2023-2024学年高三英语寒假作业Dayday11

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Day 11

Being a Beloved Icon

"I am like a shooting star, leaving light to the world," Zhang Haidi once wrote.

At the age of 5, Zhang found she had a spinal tumor(脊髓血管瘤）. Three big

operations to remove the tumor left her paralyzed( 瘫痪）from the chest

down.However with a strong will, Zhang has extended the meaning of her life in

many possible ways, and achieved much more than one might think is possible.

Zhang is a successful writer and translator, former rural doctor and now a

promoter for the rights of people with disabilities(残疾）.Many of her achievements

have come about through self-education.

Not being able to go to school, Zhang taught herself to read and write.

At 15, Zhang moved to a small village with her parents in 1970. There was no

hospital and the villagers had to walk more than 10 km to see a doctor. She decided to

make a change. She read medical books and practiced acupuncture ( 针灸） on

herself.Soon she acquired enough medical knowledge to help villagers with basic

treatments.During her years there, she treated more than 10,000 people for free,

reported Guangming Daily.

Zhang also taught herself several foreign languages, including English, Japanese,

German and Esperanto(世界语).To learn a new English word, she had to repeat it as

many as 200 times. To expand her vocabulary, she wrote words on desks, mirrors and

even lamps so she could recite( 背诵 ) them anytime anywhere. She later translated

several works of Western literature into Chinese. She also wrote a dual-language(双语

的)book called Beautiful English （《美丽的英语》）to tell about her experience

learning English.

She has encouraged so many young people and was awarded the title of

"Excellent Member of the Communist Youth League of China" in 1983. In 2018 she

was elected president of the China Disabled Persons' Federation. She has been using

her position and influence to call for more rights for people with disabilities. Before

and during the Beijing 2022Paralympics, Zhang worked as executive president(执行

主席 )of the organizing committee to promote a barrier-free( 无障

碍） environment.For example, tactile ( 触觉的） systems for the blind,lowered

service counters for wheel chair users and greater access to buildings. "These

practices can set a good example for China in the future," Zhang said.

Through her life, Zhang has carried out her words - trying to shine like a

shooting star.

1.What does the article tell us about Zhang?

A. She translated medical books into English.

B. She learned acupuncture from her parents.

C. She learned English, Spanish, German and Esperanto.

D. She wrote a book describing her language learning experiences.

2. What is Zhang's secret to expanding her vocabulary according to the text?

A. Reading extensively. B. Translating all new words.

C. Making sentences with new words. D. Repeating new words as much as possible.

3. What does the second-to-last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. Zhang's influence on people with disabilities.

B. Zhang's contributions to people with disabilities.

C. Zhang's plan to build barrier-free facilities in China.

D. Zhang's comments on the Beijing 2022Paralympics.

Touch down to Earth

China welcomed three heroic astronauts home on April 16.The re-entry

module(返回舱)carrying Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu touched down

safely at the designated( 指定的）Dongfeng Landing Site in Inner Mongolia

autonomous region. This ended the Shenzhou XIII astronauts' six-month space

mission.

This return marks a major breakthrough for China's efforts in space. Let's look

at some of the technical details of the mission.

Speed record

The mission set a new speed record. The Shenzhou XII return capsule revolved

around the Earth 11 times over 24 hours, before returning on Sept 17, 2021. This time

Shenzhou XIII shortened the time to about 9hours, orbiting the Earth five times.

The Shenzhou XIII mission was simplified to only five orbits and was designed

to return more efficiently,according to the Chinese Academy of Space Technology

(CAST).

This approach required more precise control of the spacecraft and more accurate

orbital calculations. This meant that when the spacecraft separated, it could quickly

target the landing area, calculate the return path, and adjust its altitude, Wang Ya'nan,

editor-in-chief of Beijing-based Aerospace Knowledge magazine,told the Global

Times.

"Having the ability to adopt such a fast return method indicates that China's

return technology for manned(载人的)missions is very mature and reliable,”Wang

added.

Temperature control

Another challenge for astronauts returning to Earth is traveling through the

atmosphere. After the reentry capsule enters the atmosphere, there is fierce friction(摩

擦) with the air. The surface temperature of the capsule can reach thousands of

degrees.

To solve this problem, the researchers designed a heat-resistant coating on the

surface of the Shenzhou XIII return capsule. They also laid a layer of ablative

material(烧蚀材料)that sublimated(升华）and fell off when the temperature reached

a certain level, taking a lot of heat with it, according to People's Daily Online.

Landing

The reentry capsule landed upright( 直立的 ) in the designated area. Such a

landing position is rare in China's space flight history. So far, only Shenzhou VI and

Shenzhou XIII have achieved an upright landing.To achieve this, astronauts must

operate and let go of parachute( 降落伞）with precise timing.A small mistake may

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