Unit+4++Reading+and+Thinking+高中英語人教版（2019）必修第三冊

Unit4SPACEEXPLORATIONReading&ThinkingWordsreviewgravityfrontiervehicleuniversedetermineddeterminesatellitelaunchorbitgiantn.重力；引力n.邊境；國界；邊遠地區(qū)n.交通工具；車輛n.宇宙；天地萬物adj.有決心的；意志堅定的vt.查明；確定；決定n.人造衛(wèi)星；衛(wèi)星vt.&n.發(fā)射；發(fā)起；上市n.(環(huán)繞地球、太陽等運行的)軌道；勢力范圍vt.&vi.沿軌道運行；環(huán)繞……運行adj.巨大的；偉大的n.巨人；巨獸；偉人leapmankindagencytransmitdatadisappointeddesirecarryoutongoingn.跳躍；劇增；劇變(leapt,leaptorleaped,leaped)vt.&vi.跳過；躍過n.人類n.(政府的)專門機構(gòu)；服務機構(gòu)；代理處vt.&vi.傳輸；發(fā)送n.資料；數(shù)據(jù)adj.失望的；沮喪的n.渴望；欲望vt.渴望；期望n.繼續(xù)做，堅持干adj.持續(xù)存在的；仍在進行的；不斷發(fā)展的onboardindependentlyindependentspacecraftspacewalkjadedocksignalinthehopeofdoingsth.在宇宙飛船上；在船/飛機上adv.獨立地；自立地adj.獨立的；自立的n.航天器；宇宙飛船n.太空行走；太空行走的時間n.玉；翡翠；玉器vt.&vi(兩架航天器)對接；使……進港n.碼頭；船塢vt.&vi.標志著；標明；發(fā)信號n.信號；標志抱有……的希望WarmingupHaveyoueverseenthisfilm?What'sthestoryabout?Doyoubelievethereareotherplanetsforpeopletoliveon?AboutSpaceHowmuchdoyouknowaboutspaceexploration?Lead-inLet’sdoasmalltest.Areyouready?1.ThereareeightplanetsintheSolarSystem.

FT

TF2.Footprintsleftbyastronautson

thelunarsurface(月球表面)would

disappear.3.ThehottestplanetinthesolarsystemisVenus(金星).

462℃TF4.Thehumanbodywillexplodeinspacewithoutaspacesuit(太空服).

TFBecausehumanskinisflexibleenoughtopreventinternalorgansfromcomingout.5.Thereisnosoundinspace.

TFBecausethereisnoairinspace,andairtransmitssound.Whenyouarelookingupatthestars/universe,areyoucuriousabouttheunknownuniverse?Areyoufeellonelyanddown?Whatdoyouthinkarethemainreasonsforspaceexploration?FreetalkP40Toexplorethe

unknownworld;Toseekoutnewlifeandnewcivilization;Toshowacountry’sscientificpowerandcapability;Togatherknowledgeoftheuniverse;Whatdoesthetitle“Space,theFinalFrontier”

meantoyou?P41EX.4

141.theborderbetweentwocountries,aninternationalboundary;2.awildernessattheedgeofasettledareaofacountry;3.thelimitsofknowledgeinasubject;4.anundevelopedfieldofstudy;atopicinvitingresearchanddevelopment;邊界；邊境;

尖端；前沿，新領(lǐng)域;標題源于美國系列連續(xù)劇《星際迷航》(StarTrek)每一集最初的引語，是劇中人物JamesKirk艦長的一段獨白。Pre-reading:ThinkandtalkⅠPre-reading

“Space,thefinalfrontier.ThesearethevoyagesofstarshipEnterprise,herongoingmission:to________strangenewworlds,toseekout______________andcivilsations,toboldly(勇敢地)gowherenomanhasgone

before.”

——JamesKirk

宇宙，人類最后的邊疆。這是企業(yè)號星艦的航程。它的任務，是繼續(xù)去探索未知的新世界，找尋新的生命和新的文明，勇敢地航向前人所未至的領(lǐng)域。

StarTrek星際迷航newlifeforms

exploreBeforeyouread,lookatthetitleandthephotos.Who’stheastronant?Whendidhesteponthemoon?Whatis“Challenger”?WhatisJadeRabbitusedfor？Task1:Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromthetext.Choosethecorrectsentences[A-D]tofilleachgap.(P40)A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.ⅡWhile-readingB.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreabout______,theymake_______tocarrybravepeopleintospace:

to________thesecretsoftheuniverse

hopetodiscoverotherplanetsthatare________enough

tosupportlifePara.1spacevehicles

findoutsuitableTask2:ReadingfordetailsTimeEvents1957USSRlaunched____________________and_____________________________.1961___________becamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.1969Americanastronaut_______________steppedontothemoonandsaid:“_______________________________________________”.1977

America’sNASAspaceagency

launched_________tostudy__________.theSputnik1satellitesuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarthYuriGagarinNeilArmstrongThat’sonesmallstepfor[a]man,onegiantleapformankindVoyager1deepspacePara.2Spaceexplorationisalwayssuccessfulandsatisfying?Dohumansstopexploringspaceduetoproblemsorfailures?Whydon’thumansstop?Para.31.Thedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdiedaftertheseaccidents,why?2.Canyougiveusanexample?Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.AnexampleofthisongoingworkistheInternationalSpaceStation.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronauntsonboard.Para.4China’sspaceexplorationVehiclesMissions1.Shenzhou5____2.Shenzhou6____3.Shenzhou7____4.JadeRabbit____5.Tiangong2_____6.Tianzhou1_____7.Chang'e4______

A.Studiedthesurfaceofthemoon.B.Furtheredtheestablishmentofaspacestation.C.Completedasecondmannedorbit.D.Exploredthesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoon.E.Independently

senthumansintospace.F.CompletedthefirstChinesespacewalk.G.DockedwithTiangong2.ECFABGDWhat’sthefutureofspaceexploration?Isitbrightorhopeless?Para.5Whatattitudedoyouthinktheauthorholdstothefutureofspaceexploration?A.worriedB.supportiveC.doubtfulD.opposedReadeachparagraphonebyoneanduseyourownwordstosummarizethemainidea.findtheimportantpoints:subjects,keyverbs/nouns/adjectives,time,places

...findthewordsthatrepeatmanytimesusethepointsandwords(ortheirsynonyms)tomakeasentenceReadparagraph1anduseyourownwordstosummarizethemainidea.Para.1:Humanshavealwayshadanaturalcuriosityaboutspaceandthesecretsoftheuniverse.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.1.findtheimportantpoints:subjects,keyverbs/nouns/adjectives,time,places...2.findthewordsthatrepeatthemselves;3.usethepointsandwords(ortheirsynonyms)tomakeasentenceReadparagraph2anduseyourownwordstosummarizethemainidea.Para.2:Spacetravelbecamearealityinthe20thcentury,withAmericanandtheUSSRspacemissions.1.findtheimportantpoints:subjects,keyverbs/nouns/adjectives,times,places...2.findthewordsthatrepeatthemselves;3.usethepointsandwords(ortheirsynonyms)tomakeasentenceD.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.Readparagraph3anduseyourownwordstosummarizethemainidea.Para.3:Humanscontinueto

explorespaceinspiteofthegreatrisks.1.findtheimportantpoints:subjects,keyverbs/nouns/adjectives,time,places...2.findthewordsthatrepeatthemselves;3.usethepointsandwords(ortheirsynonyms)tomakeasentenceReadparagraph4anduseyourownwordstosummarizethemainidea.Para.4:China

hasmadegreatprogress

inspaceexplorationandbecamethethirdcountrytoindependentlysendhumansintospace.1.findtheimportantpoints:subjects,keyverbs/nouns/adjectives,time,places...2.findthewordsthatrepeatthemselves;3.usethepointsandwords(ortheirsynonyms)tomakeasentenceReadparagraph5anduseyourownwordstosummarizethemainidea.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Para.5:Thefutureofspaceexplorationlooksbright.1.findtheimportantpoints:subjects,keyverbs/nouns/adjectives,time,places...2.findthewordsthatrepeatthemselves;3.usethepointsandwords(ortheirsynonyms)tomakeasentencePara2.AchievementsofAmericanandSovietPara3.SpaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisksPara4.China’sachievements

Para5.ThefutureofspaceexplorationSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara1:PeoplearecuriousaboutspaceDreamFutureRealityA.