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Jerry Thompson works at NASA. But he is not an astronaut. He is chief sniffer. His job is to smell everything astronaut takes into space. There are few chief sniffers at NASA. They make sure the International Space Station has no strange smells.
So how do they work? They don't use the objects that they smell. They smell a sample of the air around the objects. Then, they
give a score for the sample. Zero means the object has no smell. Four means it is very smelly. If an object’s sample scores more than 2.5, astronauts cannot take in into space.
Sniffers need to have a healthy nose. They can’t have allergies or breathing problems. They take a smell test every four months, according to the Daily Mail.
Thompson has smelled 800 objects over the last 40 years. He likes his work. “I feel like I’m a bodyguard for astronauts,” he says.
1. What does Jerry Thompson do?
2. If an object’s sample scores over 3, can astronauts take it into space?
3. What’s the requirement of being a sniffer?
4. How many objects has Thompson smelled?
5. What do you think of being a sniffer and why?
Jerry Thompson works at NASA. But he is not an astronaut. He is chief sniffer. His job is to smell everything astronaut takes into space. There are few chief sniffers at NASA. They make sure the International Space Station has no strange smells.
So how do they work? They don't use the objects that they smell. They smell a sample of the air around the objects. Then, they
give a score for the sample. Zero means the object has no smell. Four means it is very smelly. If an object’s sample scores more than 2.5, astronauts cannot take in into space.
Sniffers need to have a healthy nose. They can’t have allergies or breathing problems. They take a smell test every four months, according to the Daily Mail.
Thompson has smelled 800 objects over the last 40 years. He likes his work. “I feel like I’m a bodyguard for astronauts,” he says.
1. What does Jerry Thompson do?
Thompson is a chief sniffer.
2. If an object’s sample scores over 3, can astronauts take it into space?
No. If an object’s sample scores more than 2.5, astronauts cannot take in into space.
3. What’s the requirement of being a sniffer?
Sniffers need to have a healthy nose. They can’t have allergies or breathing problems.
4. How many objects has Thompson smelled?
Thompson has smelled 800 objects over the last 40 years.
5. What do you think of being a sniffer and why?
One possible version: Being a sniffer sounds interesting because it helps protect astronauts. It’s important to make sure there are no strange smells in space, or they may affect their health or comfort.
答案
1. Thompson is a chief sniffer.
2. No. If an object’s sample scores more than 2.5, astronauts cannot take in into space.
3. Sniffers need to have a healthy nose. They can’t have allergies or breathing problems.
4. Thompson has smelled 800 objects over the last 40 years.
5. One possible version: Being a sniffer sounds interesting because it helps protect astronauts. It’s important to make sure there are no strange smells in space, or they may affect their health or comfort.
2. No. If an object’s sample scores more than 2.5, astronauts cannot take in into space.
3. Sniffers need to have a healthy nose. They can’t have allergies or breathing problems.
4. Thompson has smelled 800 objects over the last 40 years.
5. One possible version: Being a sniffer sounds interesting because it helps protect astronauts. It’s important to make sure there are no strange smells in space, or they may affect their health or comfort.
