Scientific station on the moon

广东 张剑玉

China plans to establish a scientific station on the moon and has started preparatory research,according to a key figure in the country's lunar exploration program.

“The next steps in our lunar exploration endeavor will be challenging and demanding as we aim to set up a scientific outpost on the moon's south pole.In the near future,we will also send our astronauts to land on the moon,”said Wu Weiren,chief designer of China's lunar exploration program and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

He is now working on the planning and feasibility research on the proposed station and the lunar program's fourth step.

In China's most recent lunar mission,the Chang'e 4 robotic probe,which consists of an unmovable lander and a rover named Yutu 2,was lifted atop a Long March 3B carrier rocket in December 2018 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province,marking the country's fourth lunar exploration and the world's first expedition to the far side of the moon.

The probe made a soft landing on the far side on Jan.3,2019,and then released Yutu 2 to roam and survey the landing site in the South Pole-Aitken basin.

So far,the lander and rover have operated for more than 610 days.Yutu 2 has traveled about 520 meters on the lunar soil.

The Chang'e 4 mission has produced a great deal of scientific results that have helped scientists around the globe deepen their knowledge and understanding of the silver sphere.

1.Where will the scientific station be set up?

A.On the moon's north pole.

B.On the moon's centre.

C.On the moon's south pole.

D.On the moon's east.

2.What did Wu Weiren think of the lunar exploration task?

A.Easy. B.Bright. C.Necessary. D.Difficult.

3.What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A.A long March 3B carrier.

B.Yutu 2.

C.An unmovable lander.

D.The launch of Chang'e 4.

4.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A.The probe made a hard landing.

B.The lander and rover have operated for two years.

C.Yutu 2 has traveled more than 500 metres.

D.The lander and rover have stopped their work.

问君能有几多“义”，soft的不同含义猜起来！

Match the underlined word “soft” in each sentence on the left with the proper meaning on the right.

1.He has a soft heart.A.weak

2.The fur is soft to touch. B.not loud

3.His voice is soft now. C.not brave

4.Cook the onions until they go soft. D.kind

5.Don't be soft—just jump into the pool. E.smooth

6.If you appear to be soft,people will take advantage of you. F.not hard