DuringWorldSpaceWeekyoumaylearnaboutsomeofSpace'smyths.Oneis:"TheGreatWallofChinaistheonlyman-madeobject1fromspacewith
thenakedeye(肉眼)."Youmightbe 2 ofthisclaim(说法)butit'snottrue.
3 astronautssaythattheGreatWallisjustoneofmanyman-made4 thatcanbeseenfromspace.
TheISS(国际空间站)5 usanewwayoflookingattheEarth. 6 anorbitof217kilometersabovetheearth7 possibletoseehighwaysairportsbridgesdams8 evenlargevehicles.Citiescanevenbeseen 9 fromtheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)which10 about400kilometersabovetheplanet.
"YoucanseetheEgyptian11 fromspacewithapairofbinoculars(双筒望远镜).Theyarealittledifficultto 12 withjustyoureyes"saidEdLuaUSastronautaboardtheISS.FromtheMoonastronautscannot 13 anyman-madefeaturesonEarthandthecontinentsarevery 14 tosee.OnMarstheEarthwouldappeartothenakedeyeas 15 butabright"star".
16 knowswhofirsttoldtheGreatWallstory.The 17 referencetoitcomesinabookbyaUSwritercalledRichardHalliburton 18 in1938.Hewrote"AstronomerssaythattheGreatWallistheonlyman-madethingonour
19 seentothehumaneyefromtheMoon."Halliburton'sbookssoldquitewellduringthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.Soifhedidn't 20 thestoryhimselfhecertainlyspreaditwidely.
1.A.keptB.seenC.stoppedD.taken
2.A.fondB.carefulC.excitingD.proud
3.A.InfactB.ByhandC.StepbystepD.Forever
4.A.satellitesB.planesC.objectsD.spaceships
5.A.givesB.liftsC.holdsD.carries
6.A.ThoughB.ThroughC.OffD.From
7.A.thereisB.itisC.heisD.whatis
8.A.soB.andC.butD.for
9.A.clearlyB.wonderfullyC.fiercelyD.actively
10.A.raisesB.spreadsC.changesD.circles
11.A.goldenstonesB.wallsC.templesD.pyramids
12.A.breakupB.takeonC.pickoutD.carryon
13.A.makeoutB.getawayC.comeinD.goout
14.A.hardB.easyC.goodD.simple
15.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything
16.A.SomeB.NeitherC.EverybodyD.Noone
17.A.best