新核心大学英语读写教程第二册答案 Unit 1.doc

Unit 1 Space ExplorationPart I Task 32. Answer the questions in the following table according to what you heard in the video clip.1.About six astronauts.Dave Scott, John Yong, Mike Collins, Alan Bean, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan.2. Urban pollution. Big cities all have their own unique atmospheres, i.e., polluted air. 3. Because they only worry about their personal gains and loss without realizing the fact that earth atmosphere becomes worse and worse.4. He no longer complained about weather on the earth and traffic ever since. He has realized that it is lucky for him to have so many people around and that the earth is the Garden of Eden.5. Why should Americans fake the moon landing nine times? It is not very likely for two people to keep such a national secret, not to say so many astronauts and people involved to keep the moon landing secret for so many years. Truth needs no defense. No one can take astronauts footsteps on the moon away from them.Part II Main Reading Task 2 1. Answer the following questions. 1) How did the world react to the lunar landing?The US newscaster Walter Cronkite wiped away his tears; people gathered around televisions from China to Brazil; pavements outside TV shops crammed as people watched in awe.2) What did Aldrin say to Armstrong after they saw how the world reactedAldrin said, “Neil, we missed the whole thing.” Because Aldrin thought that they were the only ones who never had the chance to see themselves carrying out the moon-landing mission.3) What really awed the astronauts when they were orbiting the moon on Christmas Eve of 1968?Their real wonder was at the vibrant blue earth in the distance, not at the dead gray planet beneath them.4) What does it mean to be human?To be human means to be restless. Curiosity is never satisfied. It merely finds new targets.5) What did astronaut Al Bean do when he sat in shopping malls after he had returned to the Earth?Al Bean would simply marvel at the variety of human life.6) What did astronauts feel about the Earth when on the Moon?They felt deeply that the Earth is both beautiful and fragile. The earth needs more care and protection.7）To what movement did Apollo missions give a big boost? What details does the text mention?The Apollo missions gave a big boost to Green movement. The Apollo missions had deep and lasting effect on many environmentalists. An organization called “Friends of the Earth” was founded after the astronauts first walked on the moon. The inaugural Earth Day happened a year later.8) What is the greatest reason to celebrate the 40th anniversary of moon landing? Why does the author state this?The greatest reason to celebrate the 40th anniversary of moon landing is personal, because the celebration is a good opportunity for everyone on the earth to think more about his responsibility in protecting and prospering this planet.Related Reading Task 2 1. Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks with the main ideas for each part.1) the launch of solar-sail spacecraft2) will be launched3) human beings dream of navigating space like they navigate oceans4) an anonymous donor5) has given birth to the idea of solar sails and their experimental launch6) has long supported the idea of solar sails7) continues to work for his dream8) momentum carried by solar lights9) how to stretch sails to absorb solar lights10) not only energy but also momentum11) driving force for solar sails12) robots or human genomes13) do anything a regular sail can do14) A big problem for solar sail project15) the shortage of money16) preparing with great enthusiasm for the flying of LightSail-12. Translate the following passage into English.About a year from now, scientists will launch a special box, which unfurls four triangular sails and rise on a sunbeam. This is a new spacecraft dubbed as Lightsail-I. This spacecraft will sail a few hours in space and gain a few miles in altitude. The Planetary Society would be taking baby steps to build and fly a series of solar-sail spacecraft. Ms. Druyan, widow of Carl Sagan, who had long supported the notion of solar sials, called the solar sail program “ a Taj Mahal” for her husband. The theory of solar-sail spacecraft is not complicated. Because light carries not just energy but also momentum. a big enough sail could reach speeds of hundreds of thousands of miles an hour with the help of constant force from solar lights. Taking weight control and space radiation into consideration, the only passengers on a solar-sail spacecraft were likely to be robots or genomes. Right now, one key technological problem for solar-sail spacecraft lies in how to efficiently unroll solar sails in space.Part IV Exercise 1 3. Complete the sentence (Page 20)1. reveal the shape of that strange basin 来揭示那个奇怪盆地的形状2. vibrant space exploration program 生动鲜活的太空探索项目 3. a violent restless nature 狂暴的、躁动的自然4. cited the benefits of cloning at the conference 在大会上提到了克隆技术的好处5. what counted most was their motherlands advance and prosperity 最重要的是祖国的发展和繁荣6. had ceased fire in order to watch the World Cup soccer matches 为了看世界杯一停火7. The essence of his argument 他论点的核心8. signing off 即将播完 gained a deeper perception about earths fragility 对地球的脆弱有了更深刻的理解9. read a retired astronauts autobiography in awe 满心敬畏的读了一位前宇航员的自传 fired my curiosity about space 点燃了我对太空的好奇心 made me a space enthusiast 使我成为太空发烧友10. were feasible 是可行的 unpredictable dangers 无法预测的危险 none of them was willing to be left out 他们中没有一个愿意被排除在外 orbit the Earth 环绕地球enjoy the landscape on the moon 在月球上欣赏风景Part IV Exercise 2 3. Translate the following Chinese sentences into English1) 技术的意义不在于制造了什么，而是制造的产品以何种方式影响着世界。宇航员们在应用航天技术时也意识到这点，他们更高兴看到人们对可持续发展的态度的变化，而不是人们对他们的崇拜、景仰。The significance of technology is not about what are produced; it is about in what way the products influence the world. Astronauts realized this when applying space technology, so they were happier to see human beings changed attitudes towards sustainable development than to receive (or: enjoy) their admiration.2) 在登月之后，人类比以前更加明白自己在宇宙中扮演着何种角色了。(know more about what someone is doing)Human beings know more than ever before about what role they are playing in the cosmos after lunar landing.3) 与其说宇宙是向人类挑战，倒不如说它给了人类机会，让他们用不懈的探索来证明人类自身光辉的存在。(not as much as)The Universe does not challenge human beings as much as it provides them the opportunity to verify (or: demonstrate, prove, certify) their glorious existence through (or: via) endless exploration.4) 在2003 年8 月24 号的晚上，洛杉矶天文台协会为布莱德 巴瑞先生举办了83 岁生日晚会，他是位著名的火星科幻小说家，在小说中把火星写成了充满了智慧生命的类地行星。In the evening of August 24, 20