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上海市西南模范中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期第一次段考英语试卷
The ISS is as tall as a nine﹣story building and weighs 186,900 kilograms. It's about the size of two football fields and flies about 400 kilometers above our heads at 28,970 kilometers per hour. It goes around Earth once every 90 minutes.
If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down,you may see some "moving stars". But they are not really stars. They are man﹣made satellites. And the biggest of all is the International Space Station (ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see it with their eyes during the time.
The scientists want to live on the ISS. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.
When the space station is finished,it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the thing they have at home. Laboratories,living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most ambitious(雄心勃勃的)
Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone(跳板) for future space exploration. "The ISS will be more useful some day. The ISS will help us understand the human body better,explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better. " said Kathryn Clark
Sixteen countries are part of the space program:the US,Russia,Canada,Brazil,and 11 European countries.
China isn't an ISS country,but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003,China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.
After it's finished,more than 90 percent of the world's population is able to see the Space Station. So keep looking up,and maybe you'll see it getting bigger.
Confidence is something everyone needs. Sometimes you may question your level of confidence and wish it to be higher. Your confidence level makes a difference to what you can achieve. So keeping a high level of confidence is important to you. You can do as follows.
Renew your mind
What you receive decides your mind, so try something new. Read a new book or magazine or listen to a radio you haven't listened to before. In this way, you can challenge your opinions, open a new world and enrich your knowledge.
Also, spend a period of time being on your own and just think about your life sometimes. Keep yourself away from others and enjoy the power of silence.
Choose your friends wisely
Choose people you admire as your friends. It can be helpful to have those friends in your circle. Learn the way they face new challenges and communicate with them more. Keep away from those who always give up.
Let go of the past
Forgive(原谅) people who hurt you in the past. Write a letter to yourself to record your feelings in detail. If there are people who you need to say sorry to, go and do it right away.
Push yourself out of comfort zones
It's easy for us to make excuses for something. Maybe you think it's out of your comfort zone or too difficult. Remember that you can do it. It will help you discover something new about yourself, such as new hobbies or skills.
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