Unit2单元话题语言知识把关(完形填空8篇语法填空6篇)(译林版2020)(选择性)(原卷版)

Unit2Outofthisworld(译林版2020选择性必修第三册)单元话题语言知识把关(完形填空8篇+语法填空6篇)I.完形填空A(2024·江苏南通高二课时练习)WangYaping,41,becameChina’sfirstfemaleastronauttoconductaspacewalkonNovember.2021.Wang’sdreamofbeinganastronautwas1byYangLiwei’s2003spaceflight,whichwasChina’sfirstmannedspacemission.“NowChinahasitsfirstmaninspace,whenwillourcountryhaveitsfirst2.”thoughtWang,whowasthenworkingasafighterpilotinChina’sairforce.Afteryearsof3trainingandexcellentperformanceinvarious4,inMay2010,WangbecameamemberofChina’sfirstbatchoffemaleastronauts.Thejoyofbeing5didnotlastlongasthecruelnatureofthetrainingquickly6.Inthefirstyear,WangcouldnotgetthetoplevelinthehighGtraining,whichsimulates(模拟)theenvironmentwhenthespacecraft7,entersorbitandreturns.Becauseoftheoverwhelmingforceofgravity,bloodcan’tflowtothebrain8,causingatemporary9ofoxygenandevenblindness.Astronautsmust10thespacecraftwhileenduring(忍受)theseconditions.Wangimprovedherperformancebydoing11corestrengthexerciseseverydayandfinallymanagedtoreachthetoplevel.WangrealizedherspacedreamaspartoftheShenzhou10mission.Shewasconfidentthatthecrewcouldfulfillthischallengingmission.Meanwhile,topreparefortheir12,Wangandherfiveyearolddaughterpromisedtofocusontheirrespective(各自的)13.“Ipromisedto14thestarsforher.Shewantstosharethemwithherclassmates,”Wang15.1.A.influenced B.requested C.inspired D.reported2.A.aircraft B.woman C.planet D.experiment3.A.boring B.tough C.online D.proper4.A.missions B.countries C.methods D.sections5.A.loved B.respected C.titled D.selected6.A.burstinto B.showup C.setout D.broughtin7.A.takesoff B.putson C.jumpsover D.risesup8.A.firmly B.properly C.frequently D.gently9.A.lack B.supply C.form D.release10.A.ignore B.land C.board D.operate11.A.mental B.basic C.additional D.similar12.A.selection B.petition C.separation D.celebration13.A.platform B.cause C.performance D.tasks14.A.collect B.draw C.buy D.circle15.A.sighed B.laughed C.yelled D.regrettedB(2024山东滨州·高二期末)Recently,anarticlewrittenbyChina’sfirst16,YangLiwei,describinghisonedayinspace,arousednumerousdiscussionsonsocialmediaplatforms,withmanymarvelingatthecountry’s17advancementinspacetechnology.Entitled“OneDayinSpace”,Yang’sarticlewasrecentlyincludedintheseventhgradetextbookinChinesemiddleschools,anditwas18onSinaWeiboonSaturday,drawingtensofthousandsofviewswithinthefirstfewhours.ManyWeibouserswereastonishedatYang’s19.“Asthefirstpersontogointospaceandlivethroughsomanyunknowns,hemusthaveagreatwill,”saidonenetizen.Yangwas38whenhebecamethefirstChinesepersontogointospaceontheShenzhouV,onOctober15,2003,makingChinathethirdcountry—aftertheUSandRussia—to20mannedspacecapabilities.Inhisarticle,Yang21severalbreathtakingmomentswhenhethoughthewouldnotmakeitbackalive.“22therocketliftedtoaheightabout3040kilometersabovetheground,Ifeltitbegintovibrateviolently,anditwasextremely23,”hesaid.Vibrationsinthespacecraftbelow10Hzcandamagetheinternalorgans,andeventhreatenaperson’slife,Yangexplained.Theneardeadlymomentlastedfor26seconds.Whenitwasfinallyover,Yangfeltlikehehadbeenreborn.WhengroundcontrolfinallysawYangblinkhiseyesthroughthesurveillancecamera,hiscolleagues24crying,“He’sblinking!Yangisalive!”Inthearticle,Yangalsodescribed“25knockingsounds”fromoutsidethecraft.Hestilldoesnotknowwheretheycamefrom.HealsodescribedwhattheEarth,hiscountry,andhiscitylookedlike26space.”IflewoverBeijingandsawthemountainsindaytimeandsparklinglightsatnight.Andtherelivemyradesandmylovedones.”Yangsharedanotherinterestingexperienceinthe27.Afterseveral28fromhiscabin,hecouldnotseetheGreatWall,whichmanybelievedwastheonlymanmadestructureontheEarththatcouldbeseenfromspace.“TheShenzhouVIandVIIastronautscouldn’tseeiteither,”Yangwrote.Eighteenyearsafterhis29triptospace,Yangsaidwithasmilethathe“envied”alotthathisfellowspacemenwhonowhavesuch30spaceacmodations,whichshowshowChina’sspaceprogrammehasgrown.16.A.engineer B.astronaut C.doctor D.designer17.A.significant B.usual C.small D.good18.A.given B.found C.posted D.obtained19.A.policy B.plan C.courage D.appearance20.A.learn B.master C.run D.teach21.A.said B.knew C.recalled D.doubted22.A.Because B.If C.Although D.When23.A.painful B.exciting C.disappointing D.pitiful24.A.letoff B.sentoff C.burstout D.brokeout25.A.interesting B.mysterious C.attractive D.fantastic26.A.on B.at C.outside D.from27.A.video B.article C.paper D.photo28.A.attempts B.climbs C.experiments D.falls29.A.first B.recent C.next D.another30.A.different B.satisfied C.important D.fortableC(2024·云南昭通·高二校联考期中)In1961,PresidentJohnF.KennedyJr.setagoal:hewantedtolandamanonthemoontoshowAmerica’s31intheSpaceRace.32adecadelater,NeilArmstrongbecamethefirstmantosetfootonthemoononSunday,July20,1969.Aldrinlaterjoinedhimonthemoon’ssurfaceandthey33aUSflag,tookphotographs,and34thefirstsamplesfromoursatellite.TheApollocrewofArmstrong,Aldrin,andCollinstravelled240,000milesin76hourstoreachthemoon.Duringthemission,thefooditemstheastronautsateonthesurfaceofthemooninthelunarmodule35thefollowing:beefstew,baconsquares,datefruitcake,andgrapepunch.Over400,000peoplesupportedthe36,includingpeoplefromtheJohnsonSpaceCenterinHoustonandtheKennedySpaceCenterinCapeCanaveral.Armstrong’sfamousfirstwords“onesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind”37ontelevisionchannelsandthroughnewspapersaroundtheworld.AfterWorldWarⅡ38onSeptember2,1945,anewconflictbeganbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion.TheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionhad39ideologies(意识形态):theUnitedStateswascapitalist,40theSovietUnionwassocialist.TheSpaceRacestartedwhenaSovietmissilelaunchedSputnik(Russianfor“traveller”),theworld’sfirstartificialsatelliteonOctober4,1957.Sputnikbecamethefirstmanmade41toorbitEarth.TheUSdecidedtoactquicklyinordertoprove42.From1961to1964,NASA’sbudget43by500percent.WhenNeilArmstrongsetfootonthemoon,Americawasdeclaredthe44oftheSpaceRace.TheUShadspentabout$25billionontheprogram,over$100billionintoday’sdollars.Morethan50yearsafterApollo,NASAvowstolandthefirstwomanonthemoonwiththeArtemisprogramandwiththehelpofanincreaseinNASA’sbudgetby$1.6billionbyformerPresidentTrump.Thenewmission,45thetwinsisterofApolloandGreekGoddessofthemoon,willbeheadedtothemoon’ssouthpolewherethecraters(火山口)holdlargedepositsofwaterice.31.A.dominance B.rule C.regulation D.management32.A.Morethan B.Nomorethan C.Nolessthan D.Lessthan33.A.grew B.rose C.planted D.carried34.A.broughtup B.broughtback C.broughtin D.broughtabout35.A.persistedin B.consistedof C.madeup D.insistedon36.A.task B.landing C.contest D.mission37.A.wereshowed B.wereprinted C.echoed D.expressed38.A.stopped B.ended C.paused D.suspended39.A.similar B.special C.political D.conflicting40.A.where B.while C.so D.when41.A.machine B.facility C.object D.equipment42.A.superiority B.ability C.position D.influence43.A.decreased B.dropped C.shrank D.increased44.A.amateur B.winner C.petitor D.loser45.A.takenafter B.takingon C.namedafter D.lookingafterD(2023上·云南楚雄·高二统考期中)ThefirstastronautsSincetheearliesttimes,peoplehavelookedupatthestars,themoonandtheplanets.Todaypeopleusemodernmachines46atthesky.Thisisverydifferentfromthesituation47yearsagowhenpeoplecouldonlyusetheireyes.Perhapstheydreamedof48theuniverse.Whendidhumansfirstgointospace?Thestorybegannotsoverylongago,49thefirstastronautswerenotpeople﹣theywereanimals.Scientistswantedtomaketravellingtospaceas50aspossibleforhumans.Sotheydecidedtoexperimentwithanimalsandtest51inspaceflights.Insects,mice,frogs,dogsandmonkeysweresomeoftheanimals52firstwentintospace.Manyofthem53,buttheyhelpedtomakespacetravelsaferforhumans.Fortheirgreatservice,we54forgettheseanimals.AlbertⅡwasthefirstmonkeytogointospacein1949.Sadlyhedied55hisspaceshiplandedbackonEarth.56theresultwasdifferentforHamtheMonkey.Hisstoryendedhappilywhenhereturntoearth57verygoodhealth.Scientistswantedtoknowtheanswertotheimportantquestion:could58animallikeHamdothesamethingsinspaceashecoulddoonEarth?TheanswercamewhenHam59intospacein1961.Yes,hedideverythingwellandlivedfor6016years.46.A.look B.tolook C.looking D.looked47.A.thousand B.thousands C.thousandof D.thousandsof48.A.explore B.toexplore C.explored D.exploring49.A.as B.or C.but D.so50.A.safe B.safer C.safest D.thesafest51.A.they B.them C.their D.theirs52.A.whom B.what C.that D.whose53.A.die B.died C.havedied D.willdie54.A.shouldn’t B.maynot C.don’thaveto D.needn’t55.A.if B.because C.after D.since56.A.Luck B.Lucky C.Unlucky D.Luckily57.A.at B.on C.in D.for58.A.a B.an C.the D./59.A.send B.sent C.issent D.wassent60.A.another B.other C.others D.theothersE(2023下·河南洛阳·高二校联考阶段练习)BorninGuadalajara,Mexico,KatyaEchazarretamovedwithherfamilytoSanDiegoatage7.She61howherparentsroutinelywatchedCosmos,apublictelevisionseriescreatedbyastronomerCarlSagan.Theshowcausedher62andfascinationwithspace.Asachild,shewouldlookuptothestarsandbelieveshewouldsomedayreachthem.She63herselftoherstudies,goingafterthatbigdream.Asherfamilywaspoor,shetookon64responsibilities.Shehelpedcareforheryoungersiblings(兄弟姐妹)andstartedajobatafastfoodrestauranttoearnsomeine.Despiteworkinglonghours,shenever65herdream.SheattendedSanDiegoCityCollegenearbyand66wentontoearnanelectricalengineeringdegreefromUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.Aftercollege,sheacceptedaninternship(实习期)atNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA),achievingher67missionofworkinginthespaceindustry.Becauseshewas68inthatposition,NASAofferedherafulltimejobfortheEuropaClipper.Shealso69fivemissionswithoutstandingperformanceduringhertimethere.In2019,Katyaheardofa70opportunityofferedbytheSpaceforHumanitynonprofit,whichhadneverbeendonebefore.Theorganization71applicationsforitsfirstCitizenAstronautProgram,whichwould72onepersontojoinasixpersonspaceflightaspartofaJune2022mission.In2022,Katya,aged26,wasselectedoutofthousandsofglobal73,basedonheroutstandingacademicand74achievements,asSpaceforHumanity’sfirstcitizenastronaut.“Thisexperiencewasabsolutelyincredible,”Katyasharedhermomentinspace.She75peopleallovertheworldtochasetheirowndreams.61.A.recalled B.imagined C.realized D.understood62.A.upset B.interest C.calmness D.sympathy63.A.helped B.limited C.devoted D.adapted64.A.previous B.bad C.painful D.extra65.A.tookcontrolof B.gotholdof C.lostsightof D.tookcareof66.A.suddenly B.aimlessly C.finally D.accidentally67.A.last B.primary C.unnecessary D.worthless68.A.excellent B.ordinary C.serious D.modest69.A.missed B.pleted C.ignored D.observed70.A.mon B.familiar C.necessary D.unique71.A.sought B.refused C.judged D.prevented72.A.allow B.warn C.beg D.mand73.A.applicants B.organizers C.assistants D.musicians74.A.historical B.natural C.professional D.simple75.A.reminded B.inspired C.advised D.ledF(2023下·江苏泰州·高二姜堰中学校考期中)ForalittlegirlgrowingupinColombiainthe1980s,asciencecareerwithNASAmayhaveseemedlikesettingfootonafarawayplanet.76,DianaTrujillohaseoff—sheisa(n)77now,leadinga45personteamthat’sresponsiblefortheroboticarmofthelatestMarsrover(探测器).Bornin1983,evenasayounggirl,Dianawascertainofherpassionforscience.Whenshewas17,herdadofferedtosendhertoMiami,FloridatostudyAerospaceEngineering.Withoutany78,shefollowedherdad’s79.ArrivingintheU.S.withjust$300,Trujillohadto80throughschoolbydoingaseriesofhousekeepingjobs.The181wasdefinitelynoteasy,butTrujilloneverplained.Thencameanother82momentforTrujillo.Oneofherprofessorscasuallymentionedanastronauttheywereacquaintedwith.83shewas“justonepersonawayfromknowinganastronaut”wasallittookto84Trujillo’scareergoals.Soshe85studiesinspacescienceand86

becamethefirstHispanicwomantobeadmittedtotheNASAAcademyin2007.Sincethen,TrujillohaswornmanyhatsatAmerica’sspaceagency.ButDianahasn’t87there.Shealsoleadsbyexample,88womentopursuecareersinSTEMfields.Herownstoryisliving89thatjustbeyondthatbarrierliesanentireuniverseofopportunitieswaitingforanyonewillingtoworkhardenoughto90thestars.76.A.Therefore B.Instead C.However D.Moreover77.A.astronaut B.engineer C.pilot D.doctor78.A.hesitation B.caution C.expectation D.regret79.A.mand B.footstep C.request D.suggestion80.A.look B.pass C.struggle D.push81.A.mission B.occupation C.adventure D.journey82.A.risktaking B.lifechanging C.longsuffering D.everlasting83.A.Realizing B.Remembering C.Imagining D.Assuming84.A.serve B.train C.inspire D.bee85.A.started B.abandoned C.postponed D.continued86.A.immediately B.eventually C.gradually D.suddenly87.A.left B.succeeded C.stopped D.reached88.A.motivating B.promising C.allowing D.persuading89.A.memory B.symbol C.warning D.proof90.A.stareat B.reachfor C.longfor D.eafterG(2023上·广东广州·高二校考期中)Beinganastronautsoundscool,doesn’tit?Inspace,theygettodosomeprettyamazingthings,like91inzerogravity.However,without92,therearealsoplentyofthingsastronautscan’tdo,andthat’svery93.What’sworse,theycan’tevenlettheirsadnessshow—becauseit’simpossibleto94inzerogravity.Ofcourse,astronautscanstillproducetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace.Becauseoftheir95environment,tearsdon’tflowdownwardoutoftheeyes.This96thatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtearshavenowheretogo—theyjust97there.InMay2011,astronautAndrewJ.Feustel98thisduringoneofhisspacewalks.Besidesmakingyour99unclear,thiscanalsocausephysicalpain.BackonEarth,tearsaresupposedtobring100totheeyes.Butthat’snotthecaseinspace.“Myrighteyeispainfullikecrazy,”Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.Sincegravitydoesn’tworkinspace,astronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridofthetears.Feustel101torub(擦)hiseyesagainsthishelmettowipethetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait.“Whenthetearsgetbigenoughthey102breakfreeoftheeyeandfloataround,”astronautRonParisesaid.Inspace,astronautscan’teatordrinkin103ways.Norcantheytalktoeachotherdirectly.Theycan’tevenburp(打嗝),becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefood104intheirstomach.Iftheydoburp,theyjust105throwingupeverythingintheirstomach.Thus,perhapsit’sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay,“Gravity,you’rethebest.”91.A.leaping B.floating C.eating D.talking92.A.gravity B.doubt C.aid D.effort93.A.risky B.lifelike C.sad D.unfortunate94.A.foresee B.view C.pray D.cry95.A.dangerous B.extreme C.stable D.weightless96.A.expects B.means C.demands D.shows97.A.meet B.develop C.stay D.leave98.A.witnessed B.acknowledged C.experienced D.suffered99.A.mind B.vision C.sense D.idea100.A.peace B.disaster C.stress D.fort101.A.chose B.decided C.stopped D.hesitated102.A.fluently B.exactly C.efficiently D.simply103.A.regular B.normal C.particular D.rational104.A.out B.off C.down D.up105.A.giveup B.endup C.putoff D.feellikeH（2023上·江苏连云港·高一校联考期中）ItiswellknownthatChinahasmadeclearplanstosendastronautstolandontheMoonbefore2030andissteadily106.However,Chinahasdonemanythingsbesidesthat.ManycountriesareinterestedinMars(火星).Sofar,about50Marsmissionshavebeen107globally.Butnearlyhalfofthemhave108togetthere.The109aboutfailurewentwithTianwen1,China’sfirstMarsexploringprobe,whichwaslaunchedonJuly23,2020.Afteraround10monthsoftravelling,thecraftlanded110onthesurfaceoftheplanetonMay15,2021.Thegoodnewsthatwemade111metwithbothreliefandcelebrationinthecountryandtheconcerndisappeared.ThesuccessmarksthatChinahasbeeoneoftheleading112ofouterspace.ItalsorevealsthatChinahasgotbreakthroughs(突破)inthedevelopmentofspaceexplorationtechnologiesastheyareallentirelydeveloped113.WhycanChinadothiswithoutanyoutsidehelp?Itisthecandospirit.TheChinesepeopleusewisdomandcourageto114allthedifficulties.Intheearly1960s,whenthecountry115apoorandbackwardcountry,thegovernmentdecidedto116rocketandspacetechnologies:Withthecorrectdirectionandcontinuousefforts,wegettowherewearetodaystep117step.OnApril29,2021,ChinasentTianheCoreModule(天和核心舱)intospace,118theconstructionofChina’sspacestation.Twoweeksago,threeastronautstookShenzhou17tothestationandbegantheir6monthsofworkingandlivingthere.Chinahasbeendevotedtothepeacefuluseofouterspaceandhasmademany119toit.Insomeofthespacemissions,Chinawelesthe120whohavethesamebelief.Let’sexpectwhatChinawillachieveinthefuture!106．A．puttingoff B．slowingdown C．pushingforward D．steppingback107．A．carriedout B．carriedaway C．carriedoff D．carriedon108．A．failed B．begun C．succeeded D．attempted109．A．loss B．concern C．awareness D．ignorance110．A．obviously B．calmly C．suddenly D．successfully111．A．it B．that C．which D．one112．A．applicants B．officials C．explorers D．judges113．A．independently B．definitely C．quickly D．fortunately114．A．getback B．getover C．getalong D．getup115．A．measured B．accounted C．remained D．attracted116．A．remove B．exchange C．regret D．develop117．A．on B．in C．by D．about118．A．starting B．counting C．suffering D．cutting119．A．advances B．contributions C．mistakes D．efforts120．A．partners B．workers C．teachers D．enemiesII.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。A(2023上·山西晋城·高二晋城市第一中学校校考阶段练习)Chinesevolunteershave1(success)finishedaoneyeartestlivinginasimulated(模仿的)spacelab.Thetotallengthofthetest,whichstartedonMay10thlastyear,reached370days,thussetting2newrecordforthe3(long)stay(停留)inasimulatedspacelab.Thespacelab,4(call)theYuegong1orLunarPalace1,measuresaround150squaremeters.Itisconsistedoffoursleeping5(room),abathroom,awastetreatmentroomandaroomforraisinganimals.TheYuegong1provideseverythinghumansneedstosurviveinanenvironmentsimilartothatofaspacestation6outerspace.Atotalofeightvolunteers,allofwhomarestudentsatBeihangUniversity,tookturnslivinginthespacelab.Inthe7(begin),theywereexpectedtostayintheYuegong1for365days,buttheprojectendedup8(last)for370days.Thegoaloftheproject“Yuegong365”istotestthelimitsofhumans’ability9(live)inaclosedecosystemforChina’smannedmoonlandingambition.Thesuccessoftheproject10(mean)thatChinagoesonestepclosertoputtingpeopleonthemoon.B(2023上·安徽淮北·高二淮北一中校考阶段练习)TheChinaMannedSpaceAgency(CMSA)hasrevealedlogosforthree11(mission)ofChina’smannedspaceprogramthisyearthelaunchesofthecargocraft(货船)Tianzhou6,themannedspaceshipsShenzhouXVIandShenzhouXVII.AccordingtotheCMSA,sincethecalloutforlogodesignsonFeb15,it12(receive)morethan1,500submissionsfromover500organizations13individualsacrossChina.Afterpreliminary(初步的)selection,onlinevotingandfinal14(confirm),threelogos,which15(design)byXiaoaoTiangongCultureandArt(Beijing)Center,theBeijingInstituteofSpaceScienceandTechnologyInformation,andapostgraduatestudentatSichuanFineArtsInstitute,wereofficiallyreleased.TheselectedlogoswerewelldesignedandfilledwiththebestwishesforChina’sspacestation.ThelogooftheShenzhouXVImissionevenincludesthekun,16sacredanimalfromChinesemythology(神话),17fliesextremelyhigh,farandsteadily.Itwasthefirstopenlogosolicitation(征求)ofChina’smannedspaceprogram.TheTianzhou6cargocraftwasexpectedtobelaunchedinMay.TheShenzhouXVIandShenzhouXVIIspaceshipswillbelaunchedinMayandOctober,18(respective),andwilldock(对接)withthespacestation19(form)abinationofthreemodulesandthreespaceships,accordingtoanearlierannouncement20(make)bytheCMSA.C(2023上·山东烟台·高二牟平一中校考阶段练习)ThethreeastronautsofChina’sShenzhou16missionreturnedtoEarthOct31,2023afterpletingafivemonthmissionaboardthecountry’sspacestation.AstronautsJingHaipeng(themission’smander),ZhuYangzhuandGuiHaichao21(touch)downintheirShenzhou16spacecraftreturncapsuleattheDongfenglandingsitearound8:10a.m.,accordingtotheChinaMannedSpaceAgency(CMSA).TheShenzhou16spacecraftseparated22theTiangongspacestationat8:37pmMondayonMonday,CMSAstated.Jingandpanyhad23(early)handedovercontrolofthespacestationtotheShenzhou17crew,whoarrivedonOct.26.ZhuandGuiwerethefirst24(member)ofChina’sthirdastronautselectiongrouptoflytospace,withGuialsobeingthefirstpayloadspecialisttoflytoTiangong.MissionhighlightsincludedJingandZhuconducting25eighthourextravehicularactivity,orspacewalk;cultivatingvegetables;andalive,interactivelecture,whichnotablyinvolved26(light)amatchonthespacestation.Shenzhou16wasthe27(five)crewedmissiontoTiangongandChina’seleventhastronautflightoverall.ChinaaimstokeepTiangongoperationaland28(permanent)occupiedforatleastadecade.ThenationalsoplanstoexpandtheTshapedspacestation,29currentlyconsistsofthreemodulesandisabout20%asmassiveasthe30(internation)spacestation.D(2023上·安徽·高二统考阶段练习)China,onOctober26th,31(send)theShenzhouXVIImannedspaceship,andthethreeastronautsaboardwillstayinorbitforaboutsixmonthsonaspacestationmission.Thecrewmembers—TangHongbo,TangShengjieandJiangXinlin—havebeenscheduledtorideonboardtheShenzhouXVIIspaceship.TangHongboisoneofthenation’ssecondgenerationastronauts.Throughthismission,hewillbeearecordholderamongChineseastronauts,regardingthe32(short)interval(间隔)betweentwospaceflights—justtwoyearsandonemonthafterreturningfromhisfirstspacejourneyinthethreemonthShenzhouXII.33(bring)upinafarmingfamilyinnorthwestChina’sGansuProvince,TangShengjieenteredChina’sAviationUniversityofAirForceaftergraduatingfromhighschool34becameafighterpilot.Afternearly13yearsof35(serve),hehasflownsixtypesofaircraft.Likemanyofhispredecessors,JiangXinlinisapilotturnedtaikonaut,36wasalsoagroundforcetankdriverbeforereachingbeyondthesky.“Iamverymuchlookingforwardtotravellingintospace,enjoyingthefuninzerogravityand37(explore)thewondersofthevastuniverse,”the35yearoldsaidinapreflightinterview.TheShenzhouXVIIcrewissupposed38(stay)insidetheTiangongforaroundsixmonthsandreturntoEartharoundApril.Their39(task)includecarryingoutscientificexperimentsandtechnologicaldemonstrations,conductingspacewalkstoinstallequipmentandmaintaint