(AFA - 2007)Texto para questes 3 a 5.Where Astrona

(AFA - 2007)

Texto para questões 3 a 5.

 

Where Astronauts Are Gods

"In a country which learned not to believe in God, it reigns the belief in science. Like saints, the cosmonauts (the way Russians call astronauts occupy a place of eminence in the pantheon of the national Russian heroes. They have multiple talents, being the greatest one, the capacity of going to space. Streets, avenues and schools are named after astronauts. There are a lot of statues and museums all over the country. There's also a date to celebrate them, April 12.

Up to now, ninety nine Russians have already gone into space since 1961, when Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into orbit. Not by chance, he's adored among the conquerors of Cosmo. His premature death when he was 34 years old (seven years after his first and unique space flight in a tragic plane accident whose causes are still mysterious) contributed to create the myth."

(Adapted from O Globo, April, 02-2006.)

 

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