全新版大学进阶英语第二册第五单元答案解析

Unit5PioneersofFlightKeytoExercisesOpenerAMightyAirplaneBuiltbyHowardHughesin1947LengthItwas220feetlong.HeightItwashigherthanafive-storybuilding.WeightItweighedabout60tons.TripIthadtomakethetripfromCulvercityinCaliforniatothePacific,whichis30milesaway.Reading&InteractingI.UnderstandingtheText1.TextOrganizationStoryTheheroWhenithappenedHowitrelatestomodernaviationWanHu’scrazydreamcontainsthe1WanHuA.D.1500principlesofrocket-poweredspaceflight.HowardOnNovember2,Manyofthedesignfeaturesofthe2SpruceGoosehavebeenincorporatedHughes1947intomoderncargoplanes.TheflyingdeviceswithflappingLeonardoAbout500yearswingscontrolledandsteeredby3humanpilotshedesignedstilldaVinciagoinspirepeopletopursuetheirdreamsofflyingfreelyinthesky.2.ComprehensionCheck2.1FocusingonthemainideasThearticleconsistsofthreestoriesaboutpioneersofflight.ThefirststoryisaboutaChinesenamedWanHu,whomadeanunsuccessfulattemptatspaceflightinA.D.1500.Hebuiltaspaceshippoweredby47rocketsusinggunpowder.Hisideawascrazy,buthisdreamofflightcametrue500yearslaterwhenChinasuccessfullylauncheditsfirstmannedShenzhouVspaceship.ThesecondoneisabouttheSpruceGoose,aflyingboatdesignedtomeettheneedoftransportingtroopsandmaterialsduringWorldWarII.Itwasmadeentirelyofwoodandstillholdstherecordforthegreatestwingspan.Althoughitwasneverputtouse,manyofitsdesignfeatureshavebeenincorporatedintotoday’scargoplanes.ThelastisaboutLeonardodaVinci,themostfamousartistoftheRenaissance.Apartfromhisgreatartisticwork,healsodrewsketchesofflyingdeviceswithflappingwingscontrolledandsteeredbyhumanpilots.Fivehundredyearslater,aprofessionalparachutistmadeasuccessfuljumpusingawoodandcanvasparachutebasedononeofdaVinci’sdesigns/sketches.2.2DiggingintodetailBecauseitwaspoweredbyrockets.Itwasthebiggestairplaneeverbuiltuptothattime,andstillholdstherecordforthegreatestwingspan.Besides,itwasmadeentirelyofwood.3.No,becauseitwasbehindscheduleandwasnotcompleteduntilwellafterthewar.DaVinci’sflyingmachineshavewingsthatflaplikebirdsinflight.Becauseitisdifficultforordinarypeopletounderstandtheirpassionforflight,theirspiritofinnovation,andtheircouragetotryandmaketheirdreamcometrue.2.3Understandingdifficultsentences1.A2.B3.A4.B5.BII.FocusingonLanguageinContextKeyWords&Expressions1.1Heregardslearningasadailyexperienceaswellasalifetimemission.Hisplanistodesignanewmodel,intowhichsomefeaturesofpreviousmodelswillbeincorporated.Theship,with1,000passengersaboard,wasboundforNewYork.It’sonethingtolearntherulesofpoliticsfrombooks.Itisquiteanothertogetintothecomplexworldofreal-lifepolitics.5.Atyesterday’ssportsmeet,myroommateBrianbroketherecordofourschoolinthemen’s100-meterrace.Jackhadahardtimegraspingthebasicconceptsofmathematics.Theyareworkingonanewproject,whichcallsfora(n)enormousamountoftimeandenergy.AfterIboughtthisiPad,Iputintostoragemyoldcomputer.9.Thenewlawtriestomaintainabalancebetweennationalinterestsandindividualrights.Theteacherdrewa(n)analogybetweenthehumanheartandapumptohelpstudentsunderstandhowitworks.Ifweteachersbelieveineducationandfocusonstudents’growth,ourlaborwilleventuallypayoff.Ondisplayintheexhibitionroomisanewdevicetoharnesswindpower.13.Hisnewlypublishedbook,whichhasmadewavesinliterarycircles,isbasedoneventsthatthewriterhimselfhaswitnessed.14.Atthemeeting,hetriedtosteerthediscussionawayfromcriticizingtheeducationalexperiment.ThemoneywasgiventoAnnasascholarship,withnoconditionsattached.1.21.steer2.behindschedule3.aheadofhistime4.Transportationof5.confirmed6.putondisplay7.harnessing8.haditsrootsin1.31.Theartistdrewasketchoftheyoungladybeforegoingintoamoredetailedpainting.Browncurrentlyisfocusingondevising/designinganewtypeofwashingmachinethatdoesnotusewater.Weneedtoadoptadifferentapproachtomusicineducation.Usuallyalabelwithyournameandaddressisattachedtoyoursuitcasebeforeyoucheckinattheairport.Anewsystemshouldbedevisedbecausetheoldsystemsimplydoesn’twork.CollocationWerejectedtheproposalasamatterofprinciple.2.AlthoughIamnotanAmericanfootballfan,itdoesn’tmeanIhavenointerestinit.Demandforcoalisdownandsoaretheprices.Bikingisagreenalternativetodriving.Ourresearchonclimatechangefocusesonitseffectontheenvironment.3.SentencePatterns3.1Ourreadingroomhasmanyinterestingbooksaswellasthelatestmagazines.The300bookcontainsmanypicturesoftheartistaswellassomeofhisfamouspaintings.3.Forcharacterbuilding,oneneedstosucceedaswellasfailsometimes.4.ThelatestmodeloftheHuaweimobilephoneisverypopularathomeaswellasabroad.3.2LegendhasitthattheguyinventedchesstopleasehisKing.WordhasitthattheCEOofmycompanywillretirenextyear.Rumorhasitthathehasspentallhismoneyonthiscrazyandriskyplan.Legendhasitthatthosewhostepontothisstonewillhavegoodluck.ComprehensivePractice4.1ClozeLong,longagoGreeklegendhasitthatDaedalus,abrilliantinventor,wasimprisonedtogetherwithhissonIcarusonanislandintheMediterranean.Inordertoescape,Daedalusdevisedacleverplanandsketchedouthisideatohisson.Theywouldbothflyawayfromtheislandlikebirds.Itwasrisky,butboththoughtitworthatry.Usingfeathersattachedtogetherwithwaxandstring,Daedalusmadethembothapairofwonderfulwings.Harnessedtothesetheywereabletotaketotheair,leavingthoseonthegroundwhowitnessedtheirflightamazedattheirstrangedevice.Astheyflewoffovertheseatheirescapeseemedcertain.ButIcarus,ignoringthewarningsofhisfather,cametooclosetothesun.Thewaxholdinghiswingstogethermeltedandheplungedtohisdeathintheoceanbelow.4.2TranslationHowtoharnessthepoweroftherocketsisthekeytothesuccessfullaunchofaspaceship.The20thcenturywitnessedthegrowthoftheaviationindustry.DuringWorldWarII,theUnitedStatesneededgiantcargoplanesfortransportationofwarmaterials.4.ThefilmTheAviatorisbasedonthelifeofHowardHughes.5.Theprofessorthinksthatmoremoneyshouldbeinvestedin/putintoresearchinthefieldofenergyefficiency.Theyarecarryingoutasecretmission.“Focusonthecontentofthearticle.Don’tworryaboutindividualwords,”saidtheteachertothestudents.8.WanHu’splanwastooriskyandtooprimitivetobesuccessful.Reading&ComprehendingReading11.ComprehensionCheckforReading11.F2.F3.T4.F5.T6.T7.F8.T9.T10.TTranslation他俩合起来的简历看上去令所有真切的翱翔冒险家都敬羡不已。“你必定有思想准备，真切能设想出所有的解决方案，”皮卡特说。“否则就特别特别难了。”若是说有人领教过几乎无法完成的困难任务的话，那就是皮卡特，他是家族中第三代冒险家。确实，太阳能驱动飞机创始者的动力，不不过是为创立新纪录，更多是为后辈绘制一条可连续道路的梦想。Reading2ComprehensionCheckforReading2SheisthefirstChinesewomanastronautonamissiontodevelopChina’sspacestation.Shefelthonouredandgrateful.Womenastronautshavetheiradvantagesandcapabilitiesandcancomplementmeninfulfillingtheirmission.Shewillcarryoutmedicalexperiments.IntegratedSkillsPracticingI.Viewing&ListeningHughes:Imean,Iputmymoneyintotheplanes,senator.Mymoney.See,thethingis,Icareverymuchaboutaviation.Ithasbeenthegreatjoyofmylife.That’swhyIputmyownmoneyintotheseplanes.AndI’velostmillions,SenatorBrewster.AndI’llgoonlosingmillions.It’sjust...whatIdo.Now,Iamsupposedtobe...manythingswhicharenotcomplimentary.Iamsupposedtobecapricious.Ihavebeencalledaplayboy.Ihaveevenbeencalledaneccentric,butIdonotbelievethatIhavethereputationofbeingaliar.Now,needlesstosay,theHerculeswasamonumentalundertaking.Itisthelargestplaneeverbuilt.Itisoverfivestoriestallwithawingspanlongerthanafootballfield.That’smorethanacityblock.Now,Iputthesweatofmylifeintothisthing.Igotmyreputationallrolledupinit.And