1、UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION 素养导航 主题语境人与自然 空间探索 Chinas lunar rover travels over 424 meters on moons far side Chinas lunar rover Yutu-2,or Jade Rabbit-2,has driven 424.455 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory. Both the lander and the rover of the Ch
2、ange-4 probe have ended their work for the 16th lunar day,and switched to dormant mode for the lunar night due to the lack of solar power,according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. Chinas Change-4 probe,launched on Dec 8,2018,made the firs
3、t-ever soft landing on the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon on Jan 3,2019. Yutu-2 has worked much longer than its three-month design life,becoming the longest-working lunar rover on the moon. The rover has helped scientists unveil the secrets buried deep u
4、nder the surface on the far side of the moon,enriching humans understanding about the history of celestial collision and volcanic activities and shedding new light on the geological evolution on the moon. The scientific tasks of the Change-4 mission include conducting low-frequency radio astronomica
5、l observations,surveying the terrain and landforms,detecting the mineral composition and shallow lunar surface structure and measuring neutron radiation and neutral atoms. The Change-4 mission embodies Chinas hope to combine wisdom in space exploration with four payloads developed by the Netherlands
6、,Germany,Sweden and Saudi Arabia. China plans to launch its first Mars probe and the Change-5 probe to bring lunar samples back to Earth later this year.CNSA said it was making all-out efforts to carry out the missions amid the coronavirus pandemic. 词海拾贝 rover n.月球车 virgin n.处女 dormant adj.休眠的 unvei
7、l v. 揭开 shed light on照亮;阐明;把弄清楚 mission n.使命,任务 embody vt.体现 payload n.有效载荷 典句欣赏 The rover has helped scientists unveil the secrets buried deep under the surface on the far side of the moon,enriching humans understanding about the history of celestial collision and volcanic activities and shedding n
8、ew light on the geological evolution on the moon. 译文:月球车帮助科学家揭开了深埋在月球背面的秘密,丰富了人 类对天体碰撞和火山活动历史的了解,为月球的地质演化提供了新 的线索。 分析:这是一个简单句。句中过去分词短语buried deep under the surface on the far side of the moon作定语修饰名词the secrets;现在分 词短语enriching .and shedding.作结果状语。 理解诱思 What the mission of the Change-5 probe? 答案:To b
9、ring lunar samples back to Earth. Section A Listening and Speaking .知识体系图解 语音 重读和节奏: One day,Isaac Newton sat And saw an apple fall. 重点词汇 1. n.宇航员;太空人 2. n.程序;步骤;手续 3. adj.精神的;思想的 4. adj.有智慧的;聪明的;有智力的 5. n.火箭;火箭弹 6.cm abbr.(centimetre or centimeter) 7.gravity n. 8.frontier n. astronaut procedure men
10、tal intelligent rocket 厘米 重力;引力 边境;国界;边进地区 重点短语 1.be curious about 2.graduate from 3.at the age of 4.in height 5.in space 6.get a degree 7.first of all 8.in the future 对好奇 从毕业 在岁时 在身高上 在太空 获得学位 首先 在将来 重点句式 Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment,but also had to do a lot of mental
11、 and physical training. .释义匹配 1.astronaut A.a way of doing something,especially the usual or correct way 2.procedure B.a vehicle used for travelling or carrying things into space,which is shaped like a big tube 3.mental C.the force that caused something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to an
12、other planet 4.rocket D.a person who has been trained for travelling and working in a spacecraft 5.gravity E.relating to the health or state of someones mind 答案:1.D 2.A 3.E 4.B 5.C .介词填空 1.The reporter is now having an interview the astronaut. 2.I want to know something about the selection procedure
13、 astronauts. 3.Do you know which school did Yang Liwei graduate ? 4.Most of the lecture related English literature. 5.Can you foresee what will happen the future? with for from to in 重点词汇 1.The audience is curious about how Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut. 观众对杨利伟如何成为第一位中国宇航员感到好奇。 【词汇精讲
14、】be curious about.意为“对感到好奇”。 Im curious about the origin of mankind. 我对人类的起源感到好奇。 【词汇拓展】 be curious to do sth 极想做某事 Its curiousthat.真奇怪 out of curiosity 出于好奇 withcuriosity = curiously 好奇地 meet/satisfy ones curiosity 满足某人的好奇心 Its curious that he didnt tell you. 他没告诉你,实在反常。 The letter wasnt addressed
15、to me but I opened it out of curiosity. 那封信不是写给我的,但我出于好奇把它拆开了。 Burning with curiosity,she ran across the fields after the dog. 她心里充满了好奇,跟在那条狗后面穿过了田野。 【微写作】 Children are always curious about everything they see and hear.They will ask all kinds of questions curiously.To meet their curiosity,wed better
16、 answer them. 孩子们总是对他们所看到和听到的一切感到好奇。他们会好奇地 问各种各样的问题。为了满足他们的好奇心,我们最好回答他们。 2.First of all,you must be intelligent enough to get a related college degree. 首先,你必须足够聪明才能获得相关的大学学位。 【词汇精讲】intelligent是形容词,意为“有智慧的;聪明的;有智力 的”,可作定语戒表语。 The people I met were intelligent,mature,and personable. 我见到的是一些聪明、成熟、风度翩翩的
17、人。 All human beings are much more intelligent than animals. 所有的人都比动物聪明得多。 【词汇拓展】 intelligence.智力;聪颖;理解力 intelligently.聪明地 intelligence quotient 智商(IQ) emotional quotient 情商(EQ) artificial intelligence 人工智能(AI) It is your efforts,not your intelligence,that determine your success. 决定你成功的是你的努力,而不是你的智力。
18、 【微写作】 If we are not careful,then,we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined,super intelligent machines to show our intelligence. 如果我们不小心,那么,我们就可能面临一场全球象棋比赛来对抗 意志坚定的超级智能机器,以显示我们的智慧。 重点句式 Astronauts not only had to learn how to use space equipment,but also had to do a lot of m
19、ental and physical training. 宇航员不仅要学习如何使用太空设备,还要迚行大量的心理和体能 训练。 【句式剖析】句型not only.but also.是并列连词,在句中常用来连 接两个对等的成分,着重强调后者,also可以省略。 She is not only good at mathematics,but she is interested in English as well. 她不仅擅长数学,而且也对英语感兴趣。 He made away not only with his own money,but also with much of his wifes.
20、他不只花掉了自己的钱,还花掉了很多他妻子的钱。 【句式拓展】 (1)可连接两个并列的句子。若not only位于句首时, not only后面的 句子要用部分倒装。 (2)若连接的两个成分作主语,其谓语动词通常与邻近的主语保持一 致。 Not only does he speak English correctly,but he also speaks it fluently. 他不仅英语说得正确,而且说得很流利。 Not only the students but also their teacher likes playing football. 不仅学生还有他们的老师都喜欢踢足球。 .单
21、词拼写 1. (宇航员) on shorter shuttle missions often work very long days. 答案:Astronauts 2.Once they decide which college to go to,students should research the admission (程序). 答案:procedures 3.He is (聪明的),to be sure,but hes also very lazy. 答案:intelligent 4.If you drop something,the force of (引力) will pull i
22、t to the floor. 答案:gravity 5.At the dock Im shocked to see the pocket (火箭) made of a block of rock. 答案:rocket .语篇填空 Born on June 21st,1965 in a teachers family in Suizhong County of Liaoning Province,Yang Liwei had a happy childhood.Not only was he a good student in school,but he also had a gift 1 m
23、ath.He won a lot of math 2 (compete) prizes.After 3 (graduate) from middle school,Yang Liwei 4 (continue) his studies at the No.8 Aviation College of the Air Force of the Peoples Liberation Army.He studied very hard and graduated 5 a Bachelors degree.Later,he became a fighter pilot. Several years la
24、ter,because of his excellent 6 (perform),Yang Liwei was among 14 persons 7 (choose) from 1,500 pilots for astronaut training.Yang Liwei did very 8 (good) and passed astronaut tests in 1996 and 1997.And then he became one of the three 9 (astronaut) for Chinas first manned space flight.After a series of hard trainings and tests,Yang Liwei became Chinas first astronaut 10 Oct 15,2003 at last. 答案:1.for petition 3.graduating/graduation 4.continued 5.with 6.performance 7.chosen 8.well 9.astronauts 10.on
