Two women have done a spacewalk

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难词探意

1.extend/ık΄stend/v.延伸；扩大

2.assignment/ə΄saınmənt/n.分配；任务

US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir stepped outside the International Space Station Friday morning,the first time in history that two women have done a spacewalk together.

Koch and Meir were expected to spend more than five hours outside the space station to replace a failed power controller,butextendedtheir spacewalk to accomplish some get-ahead tasks on the space station.They saw the spacewalk as just doing their job.It's something they've been training for six years.“For us,it's just coming out here and doing our job today.We were the crew that was tasked with thisassignment.At the same time,we recognize that it is a historic achievement and we do of course want to give credit for all those who came before us.There has been a long line of female scientists,explorers,engineers and astronauts and we have followed in their footsteps to get us where we are today.”

Meir hoped she and Koch can provide inspiration for everybody,not only women.“For everybody that has a dream,that has a big dream and that is willing to work hard to make that dream come true,something that all of us that have made our way up here have done all throughout our lives.And I can tell you,the hard work certainly did pay off.”she said.

Koch and Meir both joined NASA in 2013,the year when NASA's astronaut class was 50%female.Koch is also on her way to making history with a 300-day mission,which will be the longest single spaceflight by a woman.Koch and Meir's spacewalk came seven months after NASA had to cancel its first attempt at making “HER story”，because the space station did not have enough medium-size spacesuits on board.Koch and another astronaut,Anne McClain,were supposed to make the first all-women spacewalk back in March.

Reading Check

1.Why did Koch and Meir spend time out of the space station?

A.To test their spacecraft.

B.To replace a failed power controller.

C.To enjoy the view outside the space station.

D.To search for some possible species outside the space station.

2.What can be concluded from paragraph 3?

A.Each dream should be realized.

B.Be slow to promise and quick to perform.

C.Where there is a will,there is a way.

D.Being on sea,sail;being on land,settle.

3.Why did NASA cancel its first attempt at making“HER story”?

A.The weather was bad.

B.NASA had another important task.

C.The astronauts'physical condition was bad.

D.There was a shortage of medium-sized spacesuits.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

Meir hoped she and Koch can provide inspiration for everybody,not only women.梅尔希望她与科赫能给每个人带来激励，而不仅仅是女性。

【信息提取】provide sth for sb 意为“给某人提供某物”。

【句式仿写】我们来这是为了给公众提供服务。