1、Understanding ideas新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第四册高中选择性必修第四册 Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer.1.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.Mens first landing on the moon.B.The tragedy of the Challenger.C.A brave teacher.D.Mens first space exploration.2.When was the Challenger space shuttle sent
2、into space?A.On 20th July 1969.B.On 28th July 1986.C.On 29th September 1988.D.On 28th January 1986.3.Why did so many people tune in to witness the take off of the Challenger?A.The government spent a large amount of money on the programme.B.It would land on the moon again.C.A teacher would give her l
3、essons from orbit.D.It was guided by the most advanced computer.4.What was people s attitude towards space programme when the Challenger space shuttle took off?A.Arduous.B.Fairly safe.C,Hazardous.D.Rather dangerous.5.What was fllweldl after the disaster of the Challenger?A.The government stopped spa
4、ce shuttle flights completely.B.The government refused to investigate the cause of the disaster.C.The space shuttle programme never stoppea.D More young students were ispied to devote them selves to space exploration.6.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?A.People had assumed the
5、launch of the Challenger to be very safe.B.The Challenger space shuttle exploded several minutes after taking off.C.There were seven astronauts in Apollo 11 spaceship.D.People were not surprised about the failure of the Challenger.2.Read the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1 A
6、.The space sute progreme would never suspend.Para.2 B.The Apollo 11 first landed on the moon,Paras.3-4 C.The loss of the Calenger reminds us to continue exploring the space.Para.5 D.The disastrous space acidet of the Challenger.Para.6 E.The launch of the Challenger rekindled peoples interest in the
7、space programme.Understanding ideas新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第四册高中选择性必修第四册 1.Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 20 July 1969,people have become accustomed to the notion of space travel.Millions watched that first lunar landing on black and white television sets,their hearts in their
8、 mouths,aware of how arduous and hazardous an undertaking it was,and of the many things that could go wrong.自从1 969年7月20日尼尔.阿姆斯特朗首次登月以来，人们已习惯于太空旅行这个概念。数百万人在黑白电视机前观看了首次登月，为此激动得心都跳到了嗓子眼儿，因为大家都明白这是一项多么艰难、多么危险的任务，许多地方都可能出错。1.With Armstrongs now famous words Thats one small step for man,one giant leap fo
9、r mankind,what had once been considered impossible had now been achieved.Guided by a computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by todays average school students,all three astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission made it safely back to Earth.伴随着阿姆斯特朗说出那句名言一一“这是个人的一小步，却是人类的一大步”,曾被认为是不可能的事情如今已
10、经实现了。执行“阿波罗11”号任务的三位宇航员在-台计算机的指导下都安全返回地球，这台计算机远不如当今普通学校的学生使用的计算机功能强大。2 Following the Moon landings,space travel rapidly became unexceptional to the public,as innovations succeeded each other.By the early 1980s,the great rockets previously used in the American space programme had been replaced by the
11、 space shuttle.When the Challenger space shutle took off on 28 January 1986,the world seemed to have lost its wonder at the amazing achievements of the astronauts involved.登月后，随着新事物接连出现，宇宙航行迅速成为公众眼中的寻常之事。20世纪80年代早期，美国太空计划中使用的大型火箭已被航天飞机所代替。当“挑战者”号航天飞机于1986年1月28日发射时，对于宇航员所获得的令人惊叹的成就，全世界似乎已经失去了新鲜感。2 Bu
12、t this was going to be no ordimary excursion,and millions of people tuned in to witness the take-offon T V.It was special because Christa Mc Auliffe aged 37,an ordinary teacher and mother,was about to become the first civilian in space.She planned to give two 15-minute lessons from orbit:the first t
13、o demonstrate the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked,and the second to describe the objectives of the Challenger programme.然而这将不是一次普通的航行，数百万人打开电视，共同见证这次发射。这次航行的特殊之处在于一位37岁名为克丽斯塔.麦考利夫的普通教师兼母亲将会成为第一位到访太空的普通公民。她计划在“挑战者”号沿轨道运行时讲两节课，每节15分钟。第一节课要展示航天器的操控装置,并解释一下引力是如何发挥作用的;第二节课要讲述“挑战
14、者”号太空计划的目的。2 Christa hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and rekindle interest in the space programme.With the cyes of students across the nation upon her,she might have inspired an entirely new generation of astronauts and space scientists.克丽斯塔希望借此传达她的激动之情，重新燃起人们对太空计划的兴趣。当全国学生的目光都聚集在她身上时，她或许
15、能激发他们成为新一代宇航员和太空科学家的理想。3 Tragically,she never returned to her classroom as the shuttle exploded just over a minute after taking off in Florida,and all seven astronauts on board were killed.The world went into shock,most people having assumed that this space flight would be no more dangerous than tra
16、velling in an aeroplane.How wrong they had been!Instantaneously,excitement and optimism turned into terror and failure.It was the most disastrous space accident ever and it cast a shadow on peoples hearts.令人悲痛的是，她再也没能回到她的课堂。航天飞机在佛罗里达州发射仅一分多钟后就发生了爆炸，机上七名宇航员全部牺牲。全世界都震惊了!大多数人本以为这次太空航行不会比乘飞机旅行更加危险，但是所有人
17、都大错特错了!激动和乐观瞬间化为恐惧和挫败，这是有史以来最惨烈的航天事故，给人们心里蒙上了阴影。4“I can remember that day so clearly,watching the take-off on TV at school,said one student.“There was an ordinary teacher on the Challenger,and we were all very excited.We didnt have much patience waiting for the launch.We had seen the smiling faces o
18、f the astronauts waving to the world as they stepped into the shuttle.Then,ltte more than a minute after take-off,we saw a strange red and orange light in the sky,followed by a cloud of white smoke.The Cballenger had exploded in mid air and we all started screaming.一个学生回忆道:“我非常清楚地记得那天，我在学校通过电视观看发射场景
19、。有位普通教师在挑战者号.上，我们都非常激动，迫不及待地等着发射。我们看到宇航员笑容满面，向世界挥手致意，步入航天飞机。然后，发射仅仅一分多钟后，我们就看到空中奇异的红色和橙色的光芒，紧接着是一大团白烟。挑战者 号在半空中爆炸了,我们都开始尖叫。”5 Following the shock of the Challerger disaster,space shuttle flights were suspended for nearly three years while the cause of the disaster was investigated,and some of the sh
20、uttles components were redesigned.But there was never any doubt that manned flights would continue,and on 29 September 1988,the space shuttle programme resumed with the successful launch of Discovery.挑战者”号令人震惊的灾难发生后，航天飞机航行中止了近三年时间，同时调查事故原因，重新设计飞行器的部分零件。但是毫无疑问，载人飞行绝不会就此停止。1988年9月29日，随着“发现”号的成功发射，航天飞机
21、项目重新启动。6 It has now been over 30 years since the loss of Chalenger and although the lives of its crew were cut tragically short,they take their place alongside the other heroes of space exploration,such as Gagarin,Tereshkova,Armstrong and Yang Liwei.“挑战者”号失事至今已有30多年了。虽然“挑战者”号的机组人员英年早逝，但他们与加加林、捷列什科娃、
22、阿姆斯特朗和杨利伟等进行太空探索的英雄们一道，都在历史上占有-席之地。6 The memory of those seven will live forever,written in the stars,inspiring us to join them in humanitys greatest journey of exploration and discovery.The sacrifice of the Challenger calls to us,reminding us that we must continue to reach for the stars,no matter h
23、ow distant they might seem.他们七位的事迹将永存于世，书写在漫天星辰中，激励我们加入他们，共同致力于人类最伟大的探索发现之旅。“挑战者”号的牺牲召唤着、提醒着我们，不管星空看起来多么遥不可及，我们都要持之以恒地去探索。Activity 1 Complete the quiz and find out how much you know about space exploration.Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers.1 c 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 c Activity 2 Look at the tit
24、le of the passage and the picture.Predict what the passage is about.Now read the passage and check your prediction.Activity 31.People thought space travel was no longer dangerous.2.Christa would have inspired lots of people if she hadnt lost her life on board the Challenger.3.People were determined
25、to continue with the space programme after the disaster.4.The disaster proved we should use robots to explore space instead of people.5.The shuttle was not reliable and should not have been used.Choose the ideas mentioned in the passage and find the evidence.1,2,3Activity 4Organise information from
26、the passage and complete the fact file.Now talk about what you can learn from the Challenger disaster.1.28 January 19862.seven astronauts What was special about the Challenger launch?It was special because Christa McAuliffe aged 37,an ordinary teacher and mother,was about to become the first civilia
27、n in space.What was the teachers mission on board the Challenger?She planned to give two 15-minute lessons from orbit:the first to demonstrate the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked,and the second to describe the objectives of the Challenger programme.What was done in the thre
28、e years following the disaster?Space shuttle flights were suspended for nearly three years while the cause of the disaster was investigated,and some of the shuttles components were redesigned.Which shuttle followed the Challenger,and when was it launched?Discovery followed the Challenger,and was lau
29、nched on 29 September 1988.Think&Share1.What were peoples feelings before and after the Challenger disaster?Find evidence in the passage to support your answer.2.Do you know of any other disaster that have occurred while exploring spance?Why do you think people continue to explore space despite the
30、risks?3.Would you like to go into space?Give your reasons.4.What language in the passage could you use to describe other events in space exploraiton?1.Before the Challenger disaster,people felt optimistic and were very excited to watch the take-off on TV.They became shocked and scared after the disaster.
