词汇表 daring 大胆的

bear in mind 别忘了，记住

hostile （环境）恶劣的，严酷的

territory 领域，地区

blast furnace 鼓风炉

steelworks 炼钢厂（此处为单数，复数形式也是 steelworks）

shield 保护罩

carbon-composite 碳复合材料

instruments 仪器，器械

fried 被（高温）烧毁

corona 日冕，太阳大气最外层的部分

flares （太阳）耀斑

satellites 人造卫星

power grids 电网

space weather“太空天气”，指与太阳活动有关的现象

测验   请听报道并回答下列问题。

1. How close will the spacecraft get to the Sun?

2. What kind of protection does the craft have against the heat?

3. True or false? The hottest region of the Sun is on its surface.

4. Which word in the text is used to describe a place that has not been explored?

答案

1. How close will the spacecraft get to the Sun?

The spacecraft will get to within four million miles of the Sun’s surface.

2. What kind of protection does the craft have against the heat?

The craft has a shield of carbon-composite about 4.5 inches thick.

3. True or false? The hottest region of the Sun is its surface.

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