Reading A VISIT TO THE MOON

Photos about the moon

spacewalk

Space Buggy 登月车

space capsule

The first person that stepped onto the moon Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong was born in Ohio in He was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force before he entered the space program. In July of 1969, he commanded the Apollo 11and landed on the moon. He made history by walking on the moon firstly.

Read the 4 paragraphs quickly, and find out the topic of each paragraph. Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: Last month we visited the moon. How the force of gravity changed when we traveled from the earth to the moon. The things I did on the moon. We returned to the earth.

Read the passage carefully and then describe the three ways in which gravity changed for Li Yanping and how his weight changed. 1.The pull of gravity became very strong as he left the earth’s atmosphere. His weight is normal. 2. It disappeared when he was in space. He is weightless. 3. It was very light when he was on the moon. He weighs less than on earth.

The way gravity changed Left the earth In space On the moon It became very light. The gravity became very strong. The gravity disappeared.

The weight changed Left the earth In space On the moon He became very heavy. He had no weight and could float around like a feather. He was about one-sixth of his weight on the earth.

1. The passage is mainly about ____? A. introduction of the moon B. the gravity that I felt on my way to the moon C. my visit to the moon D. my friend Yanping, an astronomer Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. C

2. According to the text, we know that the force of the gravity would change _____ times. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D When did the author feel strongest of the gravity of the earth? A. On the moon. B. On the half way to the moon. C. At the very beginning D. On their leaving from the moon C B

4. What causes the writer to feel that he becomes weightless on the moon? A. Spaceship B. Gravity C. His friend D. His Good feelings of the moon B

5. From the text we can know if a man grows up on the moon, ___. A. he will grow taller than on the earth B. he will grow shorter than on the earth C. he will become fatter D. he will become weightless A

Last month I visited the moon with my friend. Before we left, I was told the force of g_____ would change three times on our journey. Then we took off. As we left the earth, I became very h_____. Gradually the weight l_______. When I was in space, it d__________. We f_______ weightlessly in the cabin and I c_____ ___. When I was on the moon, I was surprised to find out even walking needs lots of practice n__ ____ gravity changed. The returning of the earth was very f_________. We were amazed to watch fire b____ ____ on the outside of the ship. gravity heavy lessened disappearedfloated cheered up now that frightening break out Retell the text.