AstronautsinAmericawhoflyintospaceneedspecialtraining.FirsttheygotoHoustonTexas.ThatisthehomeoftheJohnsonSpaceCenter.Theretheyaretestedtoseehowstrongandsmarttheyare.
Thefirsttestisfortheheart.Thepeoplewalkorrunthenthespacedoctorsseehowfasttheirheartsbeat.
Anotherimportanttestisperformed.Inthistestthepersonmustcurl(蜷曲)hisbodyupinaball.Whenheisinthatpositionheisputintoaroundclothbag.Thedoctorsgivehimnoideahowlonghewillhavetostayinthebag.Ifaspaceshipbrokedowninspacetheastronautswouldgetintobagslikethis.Thentheywouldhavetowaitandcurlupindarknessuntilhelpcouldarrive.Youcanseethatanastronautmustnotbeafraidoftightspaceordarkness.
Afterthetestsonlythebestpeoplearechosentostartastronauttraininginatrainingcenter.Theastronautsintraininglearnmanyotherthings.Theylearnhowtojumpoutofamovingairplane.Theylearntoblowupalifeboatandgetintoitwhiletheyareintheocean.Theastronautsalsohavetolearnhowtogetliftedoutoftheoceanbyhelicopter(直升机).Thatseemsfunbutitcanbedangerous.
Aftertheyfinishtrainingtheastronautscontinuetowork.Theystayingoodshapebyrunninganddoingexercise.Theyreadabouttheirspecialjobs.Inthiswaytheycanlearnnewfactsaboutspacetravel.
Thenthebigdaycomes.Theastronautsaretoldtogotoworkonaflightintospace. Thecrewmembersgettoknoweachotherfirst.Thentheycanlearnwhatjobeachwilldo.
( )1.WhatdothedoctorstestfirstintheJohnsonSpaceCenter?
A.Spaceknowledge.B.Fearsoftightspace.C.Theeyesight.D.Theheart.
( )2.TheastronautsDON'Tknowhowlongtheywillstayinthebaginthetestbecause .
A.thedoctorsneedtoknowhowstrongtheyare
B.theastronautsneedtoshowhowsmarttheyare
C.goodastronautsmustn'tbeafraidofdarknessortightspace
D.nobodyknowswhenhelpwillcomeifthespaceshipbreaksdown::
( )3.Theastronautsdon'tlearnhowto inthetrainingcenter.
A.walkorruninspace
B.jumpoutofamovingplane
C.blowupalifeboat
D.getliftedoutofwaterbyh