1、Reading and thinking gravity frontier vehicle universe determined determine satellite launch orbit giant n. 重力；引力重力；引力 n. 边境；国界；边远地区边境；国界；边远地区 n. 交通工具；车辆交通工具；车辆 n. 宇宙；天地万物宇宙；天地万物 adj. 有决心的；意志坚定的有决心的；意志坚定的 vt. 查明；确定；决定查明；确定；决定 n. 人造卫星；卫星人造卫星；卫星 vt. ;使使进港进港 n. 码头；船坞码头；船坞 vt. & vi. 标志着；标明；发信号标志着；标明；发信号
2、 n. 信号；标志信号；标志 抱有抱有的希望的希望 Before readingBefore reading the space the solar system the earth the moon There are more than 200 billion stars in our galaxy, and the sun is just one of them. In order to explore the space, scientists all over the world have made many efforts to get into the space. The ma
3、in reasons for space travel are to further human exploration and to gather knowledge of the universe. What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration? A possible answer: Look at the title and the photos, discuss the question in pairs. What do you expect to read about in this text? I exp
4、ect to read about the development of space travel. I expect to read about the accident in space travel. I expect to read about the future of space travel. . Possible answers: P40 1 While readingWhile reading A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. B. T
5、hey also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. C. The future of space exploration remains bright. D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity. Keys: B, D, A, C Several sentences have been removed from the text
6、. Choose the correct sentence (A-D) to fill each gap. P40 2 Summarise the main idea When the main idea is not clearly stated in a topic sentence, you should read the full paragraph or passage carefully and find the words or ideas that repeat themselves. They are likely evidence of the authors main i
7、dea. Para 1: _ _ Para 2: _ _ Para 3: _ _ Para 4: _ _ Para 5: _ _ Space travel became a reality in the 20th century, with American and Soviet space missions. Humans have always had a natural curiosity about space. Space travel has always involved great risk, but despite the risks exploration continue
8、s. China has made great progress in space exploration in the early 21st century. The future of space exploration looks bright, as many countries are planning further missions. Use your own words to summarise the main idea for each paragraph. P41 3 People have always wanted to learn more about _, the
9、y make _ to carry brave people into space: to _ the secrets of the universe hope to discover other planets that are _ enough to support life Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks. space vehicles find out suitable before the mid-20th century, scientists determined to _ space succeeded in ma
10、king _ 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was _ by the USSR and successfully _ around Earth 12 April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin went into space 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong _ onto the moon 5 September 1977, Voyager 1 was launched, to _ deep space, still _ data today Read the second paragraph and fill
11、in the blanks. explore rockets launched orbited stepped study transmits All the astronauts on the USSRs Soyuz 11 and Americas Challenger _ during their missions. These disasters made everyone sad and _. Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks. The desire to explore the universe _ died. The I
12、nternational Space Station was _. It _ Earth and has astronauts from different countries on board, _ a continuous human presence in space. Accidents Ongoing work died disappointed never launched orbits providing Read the fourth paragraph and fill in the blanks. 2003, Yang Liwei _ Earth in the Shenzh
13、ou 5 spacecraft. Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese _. Jade Rabbit was sent to the moon to study its surface. The Tiangong 2 space lab was launched into space, Tianzhou 1 _ with it. Change 4 was sent to _ the surface of the far side of the moon. orbited spacewalk
14、docked explore Chinas _ has made great progress in a short time. space programme Read the fifth paragraph and fill in the blanks. The future of space exploration Europe, the US, and China all have plans to _ study and _ planets like Mars and Jupiter. Scientists hope future discoveries will not only
15、enable us to _ how the universe began, but also help us _ well into the future. further explore understand survive People wante to learn more about _, they send people into space: to _ the secrets of the universe hope to discover other planets that are _ enough to support life before the mid-20th ce
16、ntury, impossible after many experiments, made _ 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite 12 April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong 5 September 1977, Voyager 1 Accidents All the astronauts on the USSRs Soyuz 11 and Americas Challenger _ during their missions. Ongoing work The Internat
17、ional Space Station was _. died Great progress 2003, Yang Liwei, Shenzhou 5 spacecraft Shenzhou 6 and 7, the first Chinese _ Jade Rabbit the Tiangong 2 space lab, Tianzhou 1 Change 4, the far side of the moon People have plans to _ study and _ planets like Mars and Jupiter. 1 Peoples desire 2 People
18、s efforts 3 The risks 4 Chinas progress 5 The future space find out suitable rockets launched spacewalk further explore M_ is exploring space in the hope of finding out more about the u_. However, exploring space is both dangerous and challenging. One of the most dangerous parts of space exploration
19、 is helping people to escape Earths g_. If there is a mistake during the l_. It can lead to an accident that kills everyone on b_. Getting out of o_ and back to Earths surface is also very dangerous. Despite the huge risks though, people will always continue to explore this final f_ so as to learn i
20、ts secrets. ankind niverse ravity aunch oard rontier rbit Complete the passage with words from the text. P41 5 After readingAfter reading 1. Before the mid-20th century, most people felt traveling into space was an impossible dream. V-ing作主语作主语 宾语从句宾语从句 Reading in the sun is bad for our eyes. 在太阳下看书
21、对眼睛不好。在太阳下看书对眼睛不好。 Going to bed early is considered to be a good habit. 早睡被认为是一个好习惯。早睡被认为是一个好习惯。 2020世纪中叶之前，大部分人认为在太空旅行是世纪中叶之前，大部分人认为在太空旅行是 一个无法实现的梦。一个无法实现的梦。 Sentence analysing for better understanding. 2. China became the third country in the world to independently send humans into space in 2003,
22、when Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. 时间状语从句时间状语从句 20032003年，杨利伟乘坐年，杨利伟乘坐“神舟五号神舟五号”宇宙飞船成宇宙飞船成 功环绕地球运行，中国成为第三个能够独立将功环绕地球运行，中国成为第三个能够独立将 人类送入太空的国家。人类送入太空的国家。 不定式不定式 to do 作作后置定语后置定语，修饰有序数词、最高级等修饰的名词，修饰有序数词、最高级等修饰的名词 discussiondiscussion What does the title mean to yo
23、u? While I support space exploration, I dont think space is the final frontier just yet. There is still much to learn about the Earth, and we are only at the very beginning of new technological breakthroughs involving information technology and AI. There are many scientific and technological frontie
24、rs all around us. A possible answer: a Chinese space laboratory (太空实验站太空实验站) launched (发射发射) on 15 September 2016 in October 2016 Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong travelled to Tiangong-2 aboard ( (搭搭 乘乘) ) the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft Space station 太空站太空站 Tiangong-2 天宫天宫2号号 神州神州11号号 For reference spent a mo
25、nth inside it conducted experiments related to medicine, physics and biology deorbited (脱轨脱轨) as planned on 19 July 2019 fell into the Pacific Ocean The exploration on the moon a robotic (机器人的) spacecraft mission launched on 7 December 2018 and reached (抵达) on 3 January 2019 on Jan. 3, 2019 made the
26、 first wheel tracks on the far side of the moon Change 4 嫦娥4号 Yutu 2 rover 玉兔2号 launched in California on May 5, 2018 a six-month cruise (航行) landed on Mars on Nov. 26, 2018 For more information: https:/mars.nasa.gov/insight/ The exploration on Mars InSight 洞察号 conclusionconclusion Now two minutes t
27、o test your spelling. 1. English-Chinese astronaut, universe, vehicle, satellite, launch, orbit, data, agency, desire, disappointed, signal, agency 2. Chinese-English 把把带入，决定做某事，带入，决定做某事， 渴望做某事，渴望做某事， 在太空，在船在太空，在船/机上，取得进步，机上，取得进步， 把把送人，送人， 在将来，不仅在将来，不仅而且而且 When finishing, exchange your papers to see
28、 who does the best. carry into be determined to do sth. desire to do sth. in space on board make progress send into in the future 1 把把带入带入 2 决定做某事决定做某事 3 渴望做某事渴望做某事 4 在太空在太空 5 在船在船/机上机上 6 取得进步取得进步 7 把把送人送人 8 在将来在将来 SelfSelf- -evaluationevaluation 1. How much do you know about space exploration? 2. How do you think on the title-SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER? 1. Finish the exercises in Learning English. 2. Preview Listening and Talking on page 47.
