Unit 2Exploration

Unit2ExplorationsecionA CONTENTS C F Pre readingActivities Questionsforcomprehension Exersise Readingcomprehension GeneralReading B Home readingcheck Pre readingActivities i ideaexpressionyouwillwatchavideoaboutknownuniverse afterthevideo pleasetelluswhat syourfeelingsaboutit ii wordpretestpan n oftenincompounds常用以构成复合词 wideflat usumetal container withahandleorhandles usedforcookingfoodin锅 anyofvarioustypesofbowl shapedcontainers盆状器皿 pan v move acamera totherightorlefttofollowamovingobjectortoshowawideview Pre readingActivities flicker iv ofalightorflame burnorshineunsteadilyflicker n ususing通常作单数 a flickeringmovementorlight b fig比喻 faintandbriefexperience espofanemotion aflickerofhopeextinguish v figfml比喻 文 endtheexistenceof hope love passion etc plummet n weightattachedtoa plumb lineplummet v I Ipr Ip fallsteeplyorrapidly Pre readingActivities eclipse C blockingofthelightofthesun whenthemoonisbetweenitandtheearth orofthemoon whentheearth sshadowfallsonit eclipse v fig比喻 make sb sth appeardullbycomparison outshinepulverise v fml文 grindorsmash sth topowderordustshatter v causesthto breaksuddenlyandviolentlyintosmallpieces passive尤用於被动语态 infml口 disturbthecalmnessof sb shock Pre readingActivities crushv sth up breaksthhardintosmallpiecesorintopowderbypressing defeat sb sth completely subduefluken ususing通常作单数 infml口 thingthatisaccidentallysuccessful luckystrokeinagame e g Passingtheexamwasarealflukehedidn tworkforitatall plaintiveadj soundingsad sorrowfulwailv cryorcomplain aboutsth inaloud usushrill voice GeneralReading Thestudentsaresupposedtofinishthereadingwithintenminutes beagle n smallshort leggeddogusedforhuntinghares close inv approach millennium periodof1000years pl millenniapredecessor n thingthathasbeenfollowedbysth else pilgrimage ajourneytoasacredplace Questionsforcomprehension 1 WhydotheywritinglettertoBeagle 2 HowmanymagicmomentsthathavechagedtheUniversearethere Whathappenedonthosedays 3 WhatistheBeagleinthetext WhatisthespecialmissionforBeagle 4 WhatisBeagledoingnow AndwhatisthescheduleforBeagle Beagle Questionsforcomprehension 5 ComparedwithVikingandPathfinder whatdoesBeaglelooklike 6 WhatwouldoccuronEarthifBeaglefindtracesoflifeintheRedPlanet 7 WhatistheconjectureoftheformationofMankind 8 DoesauthorbelievestheformationofMankindisonlyafluke Pleasefindevidenceinthetext Readingcomprehension P17atbottomItwillsendashockwavethroughboththescientificcommunityandourrace sconsciousnessandself perceptionthatwillspeadoutwardslikeatsunami pulverisingeverytheoryinitspath Notonlythat butyoucouldfirethestartinggunforanewSpaceRace withamannedmissiontoMarsasthefinishingline Readingcomprehension paraphrase Thescientificcommunitywillbeshocked ourhumanracewillalsobeshocked BecausefindinglifeonMarswillbeasensationalnews Additionally youwillstartaspaceracethatcountriesonEarthwouldsendexplorerstoMarswithamanlandedonitastheend Readingcomprehension P18para4Thebirthoflifeonearthmightsimplyhavebeeninducedbyaforkoflightningstabbingdownfromaboiling stormyskyintoacomet cloudedpuddle Wecouldbetheresultofacosmicchemicalspill induce bring sth about causestab push aknife etc intosb sthcomet clouded cloudsgatheredaboveacomet puddle n C smallpoolofwater espofrain waterontheroadspill n runorfallovertheedgeofacontainer Exersise Definition exploration Explorationistheactofsearchingortravelingaroundaterrain includingspace seespaceexploration forthepurposeofdiscoveryofresourcesorinformation spacerace TheSpaceRacewasamid to late20thcenturycompetitionbetweentheSovietUnion USSR andtheUnitedStates US forsupremacyinspaceexploration aliencivilisation ItisanassumptionthatinOutSpaceStarsexistcivilisationthatissimilarashumancivilisation mannedmission Akindofspacetravelmissionthatcarriesastronauntsinit Exersise Idioms beabreeze veryeasy informal thingsthatiseasytodo haveagreenthumb beskillfulingardening beeasyaspie veryeasy aseasyasABChaveagoldentouch 点金术 untruestatement havetwoleftfeet informal beveryclumsy 笨手笨脚haveanoseforsth beinterestedinandverygootatdiscovering sth esp factsornews Exersise vocabularyexerciseimprovisev composeorplay music speakoractwithoutpreviouspreparation improvisationn improvisational ly adj adv discriminatev treat onepersonorgroup worse betterthanothers betweenAandB AfromBseeormakeadifference betweentwothings discriminative discriminatory discriminatingadj discriminationn Exersise persist v refusetogiveup persistancen persistant ly adj adv resistance n powertoremainundamagedorunaffected oronlyslightlyso bysth resistv resistant ly adj adv contaminatev pollute contaminationn validadj legallyusableoracceptableexpiredadj cometoanend becomenolongerinuse Exersise fantasyn fancy imagination fantasticadj wildandstrange stories荒诞故事 informal excellent marvellous specifyv stateornameclearlyanddefinitaly明确规定 specific ally adj v particular specificationn 说明书specificsn detailtimidadj easilyfrighented shy timidityn timidlyadv intimidatev n intimidation Exersise bulkn sizeesp whengreat体积 大批 纤维素物质v seemimportant使更重要 makebeggerandthicker变大变厚 bulkyadj takinguptoomuchspacedevoutadj religious sincerelygalaxyn 星系theGalaxy银河系 adj galacticalienn 外星人 alien likeadj 像外国人的 alienatev estrangesb law 让渡 转让 alienatedadj indifferent alienationn 出让 alienator alienee analogy retract formal withdraw astatement charge substantiate prove givefactstosupport repeal withdraw alaw officially pre cipitate formal causesth tohappensuddenly hasten促成 加速abscond goawaysuddenlyandsecretly esp inavoidtobearrested harangue n v long loud seriousspeechintervene insth betweenAandBinterferesoastopreventsth happeningortochangetheresult 干涉 调解 analogy frugal carefulandkrigtywithmoneyandfood penuious formal verypoor meanwithmoney unscrupulous withoutmoralprinciplessarcastic ofsarcasm讽刺的 嘲笑的compliant 顺从的obsequious toowillingtoobeyorserve逢迎的runic hardtounderstand 符号等 有神秘性的understudy 候补演员 替手deputy 副手sheriff 县治安总管 analogy latency periodofexistingbutnotyetactive潜伏期incubation periodbetweenbeinginfectedwithadisease 传染病的 潜伏期fluctuation wavement波动 动荡equilibrium stateofbeingbalanced平衡 平静articulate ofaperson abletoexpressone sideasclearlyinwords ofspeech clearlypronounced meticulous veryattentivetodetail极精细的dissenting disgreed不同意的 有异议的fawning v trytowinsb sapprovalbyflattery巴结 Exersise clozewrap sth up insth coverorenclosesth insoftorflexiblematerial 用软的或可弯曲的材料 包或裹某物bostruct getinthewayofsth block aroad fastreadingcavern ncave espalargeordarkone cavernousadj likeacavern e g cavernouseyes sectionB FastReading historic fa