Unit+4+Space+Exploration+Reading+and+Thinking+高中英语人教版（2019）必修3

Unit4

SpaceExploration

LearnaboutthedevelopmentofspaceexplorationLearningobjectives1.Learnaboutthedevelopmentandsignificanthistoricaleventsofspaceexploration.2.Analyzethestructureofthearticleandsummarizethemainideaofthetext.3.Expressyouropinionsonspaceexploration.

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

before.”

——JamesKirk

宇宙，人类最后的边疆。这是企业号星舰的航程。它的任务，是继续去探索未知的新世界，找寻新的生命和新的文明，勇敢地航向前人所未至的领域。

StarTrek星际迷航newlifeforms

explorePrediction:Lookatthetitleandthephotos,wecaninferthatPre-readingman’sfirstsuccessmoonspacewalkAmerica'schallengerexplodedChinaJadaRabbitonthemoonachievementsaccidents/challengesChina’sprogressFromthetitleandthepictures,wecanknowthatthearticlemightbeabout________________________________thedevelopmentofspaceexploration.Readthetexton41.While-readingBeforeyouread,lookatthetitleandthephotos.Who'stheastronant?Whendidhesteponthemoon?Whatis“Challenger”?WhatisJadeRabbitusedfor？SPACE：THEFINALFRONTIERChinesemeaning：__________________Frontier：____________________，whichmightmeanhuman’s____________________________________.Fromthetitleandthepictures，wecanknowthatthearticlemightbeabout_________________________________.Pre-reading太空：最后的边境theborderexplorationedgethedevelopmentofspaceexplorationBeforeyoureadthepassage，lookatthetitleandthephotos.Whatisthepassageabout?1.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromthetext.Choosethecorrectsentences[A-D]tofilleachgap.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth'sgravity.Step2.Fast-readingWhile-readingFast-readingReadthetext，thenchoosethecorrectsentence(A－D)tofilleachgap.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong，accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.虽然科学家们极力确保万无一失，但事故仍时有发生。他们也十分希望发现能够维持生命存在的其他行星。太空探索的未来依旧光明。无数次实验后，他们成功研制出能够摆脱地心引力的火箭。

"Arewealone?What'soutthere?"Lookingupatthestars,peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace,andscientistsworkhardtofindanswers.Theymakevehiclestocarybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.

.

Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasanimpossibledream.However,somescientistsweredeterminedtohelphumansrealisetheirdreamto

explorespace.

.On4October1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslaunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Afterwards,theUSSRfocusedonsendingpeopleintospace,andon12April1961,YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.Overeightyearslater,on20July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon,famouslysaying,"That'sonesmallstepfor[a]man,onegiantleapformankind."Followingthis,manymoregoalswereachieved.Forexample,America'sNASAspaceagencylaunchedVoyager1on5September1977tostudydeepspace,anditstilltransmitsdatatoday.A.

Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothing

goeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.

Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanets

thataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.

Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.

Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededin

makingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth'sgravity.BDTrytofindtherelatedinformation:expressions,logic...

.AlltheastronautsontheUSSR'sSoyuz11andAmerica'sChallengerdiedduringtheirmissions.Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.AnexampleofthisongoingworkistheInternationalSpaceStation.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronautsfromdifferentcountriesonboard,providingacontinuoushumanpresenceinspace.……

.Europe,theUS,andChinaallhaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstandhowtheuniversebegan,butalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.A.

Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothing

goeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.

Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanets

thataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.

Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.

Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededin

makingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth'sgravity.CA“Arewealone?What’soutthere?”Lookingupatthestars,peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace,andscientistsworkhardtofindanswers.Theymakevehiclestocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.Para1Para1:Humanshavealwayshad_____________________aboutspace.anaturalcuriosityPeoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreabout______,theymake_______tocarrybravepeopleintospace:

to________thesecretsoftheuniverse

hopetodiscoverotherplanetsthatare________enough

tosupportlifePara.1spacevehicles

findoutsuitableCarefulreadingPara2Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasanimpossibledream.However,somescientistsweredeterminedtohelphumansrealisetheirdreamtoexplorespace.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.On4October1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslaunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Afterwards,theUSSRfocusedonsendingpeopleintospace,andon12April1961,YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.Overeightyearslater,on20July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon,famouslysaying,That’sonesmallstepforaman,onegiantleapformankind.”Followingthis,manymoregoalswereachieved.Forexample,America’sNASAspaceagencylaunchedVoyager1on5September1977tostudydeepspace,anditstilltransmitsdatatoday.Para2:Spacetravelbecamea______inthe20thcentury,withAmericanandSovietspacemissions.realityBeforethemid-20thcenturyTravellingintospacewasan__________dream.On4October1957TheSputnik1_________was_________bytheUSSRand______________________aroundEarth.On12April1961YuriGagarinbecamethe______personintheworldto_______space.On20July1969NeilArmstrongbecamethefirstpersonto___________themoon.On5September1977Voyager1waslaunchedto_______deepspace,and_____________today.impossiblesatellitelaunchedsuccessfullyorbitedfirstgointosteppedontostudytransmitdataTimeEvents1957USSRlaunched____________________and________________________________.1961_____________becamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.1969Americanastronaut_______________steppedontothemoonandsaid:“___________________________________________________________”.1977____________________________launched__________tostudy___________.theSputnik1satellitesuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarthYuriGagarinNeilArmstrongThat’sonesmallstepforaman,onegiantleapformankindAmerica’sNASAspaceagencyVoyager1deepspaceReadpara.2carefullyandfillintheblanks.Para3Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.AlltheastronautsontheUSSR’sSoyuz11andAmerica’sChallengerdiedduringtheirmissions.Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.AnexampleofthisongoingworkistheInternationalSpaceStation.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronautsfromdifferentcountriesonboard,providingacontinuoushumanpresenceinspace.Para3:Spacetravelhasalwaysinvolved__________,butdespitetherisks___________continues.greatriskexplorationPara.31.Whydidthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdiedaftertheseaccidents?2.WhatdoestheInternationalSpaceStationdo?Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronautsfromdifferentcountriesonboard,providingacontinuoushumanpresenceinspace.Para4China'sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthanthoseofRussiaandtheUS,butithasmadegreatprogressinashorttime.Chinabecamethethirdcountryintheworldtoindependentlysendhumansintospacein2003,whenYangLiweisuccessfullyorbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.ThenShenzhou6and7completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk,followedbythevehicleJadeRabbitbeingsenttothemoontostudyitssurface.Afterthat,ChinalaunchedtheTiangong2spacelabintospaceandTianzhou1todockwithit.ThissignalledonestepfurtherinChina’splantoestablishaspacestationinthefuture.Morerecently,ChinahassentChang'e4toexplorethesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoontomakemeasurementsandobservations.Para4.Chinahas_________________inspaceexplorationintheearly21stcentury,becoming__________countrytosendhumanstospace.madegreatprogressthethirdTimeEventIn______YangLiweiorbitedEarthin_________________.Then..._______________completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk.___________wassenttothemoontostudyitssurface.AfterthatChinasent______________________and__________todockwithit.___________ChinahassentChang’e4toexplorethesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoonShenzhou5Shenzhou6&7JadeRabbitTiangong2spacelabTianzhou1Morerecently2003Para.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.ECFABGDPara5Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Europe,theUS,andChinaallhaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstandhowtheuniversebegan,butalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.Para5.Thefutureofspaceexplorationlooks_________,asmanycountriesareplanningfurther_________.brightmissionsThefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.

Europe,theUS,andChinaallhaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstandhowtheuniversebegan,butalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.Whatistheattitudeofscientists?

pessimistic B.disappointedC.puzzled D.positiveReadpara.5andchoosethecorrectanswer.Completethepassagewithwordsfromthetext.

P41M_______isexploringspaceinthehopeoffindingoutmoreabouttheu________.However,exploringspaceisbothdangerousandchallenging.OneofthemostdangerouspartsofspaceexplorationishelpingpeopletoescapeEarth'sg_________.Ifthereisamistakeduringthel__________,itcanleadtoanaccidentthatkillseveryoneonb_______.Gettingoutofo_________andbacktoEarth’ssurfaceisalsoverydangerous.Despitethehugerisksthough,peoplewillalwayscontinuetoexplorethisfinalf_________soastolearnitssecrets.ankindniverseravityaunchoardrbitrontier重点句型：soastodosth.inthehopeofdoingsth.1.People

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Para5.ThefutureofspaceexplorationSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara1:Peoplearecuriousabout