1、Reading and thinking Words reviewgravityfrontiervehicleuniverse determineddeterminesatellitelaunchorbitgiant 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.&n.发射；发起；上市发射；发起；上市 n.(环绕地球、太阳等的运行环绕地球、太阳等的运行)轨轨 道，势力范围道，势
2、力范围vt.&vi.沿沿/环绕轨道运行环绕轨道运行adj.巨大的；伟大的巨大的；伟大的 n.巨人；巨兽；伟人巨人；巨兽；伟人Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.leapmankindagencytransmitdatadisappointeddesirecarry outongoing n.跳跃；剧增；剧变跳跃；剧增；剧变 (leapt,leapt or leaped,leaped)vt.&vi.跳过；跃过跳过；跃过 n.人类人类 n.(政府的政府的)专门机构；服务机专门机构；服务机 构；代理处构；代理处vt.&v
3、i.传输；发送传输；发送 n.资料；数据资料；数据 adj.失望的；沮丧的失望的；沮丧的 n.渴望；欲望渴望；欲望vt.渴望；期望渴望；期望n.继续做，坚持干继续做，坚持干adj.持续存在的；仍在进行的持续存在的；仍在进行的Words reviewon boardindependentlyindependentspacecraftspacewalkjadedocksignalin the hope of doing sth.在在宇宙飞船上；在船宇宙飞船上；在船/飞机上飞机上adv.独立地；自立地独立地；自立地adj.独立的；自立的独立的；自立的n.航天器；宇宙飞船航天器；宇宙飞船n.太空行走；
4、太空行走的时间太空行走；太空行走的时间n.玉；玉；翡翠翡翠；玉器玉器vt.&vi(两架航天器两架航天器)对接对接;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n.信号；标志信号；标志抱有抱有的希望的希望Words reviewBefore readingBefore readingthe spacethe solar systemthe earththe moonThere are more than 200 billion stars in our galaxy,and the sun is just one of them.In order t
5、o explore the space,scientists all over the world have made many efforts to get into the space.The main 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 a
6、nd the photos,discuss the question in pairs.What do you expect to read about in this text?l I expect to read about the development of space travel.l I expect to read about the accident in space travel.l I expect to read about the future of space travel.l.Possible answers:P40 1While readingWhile read
7、ingA.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.B.They 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 esc
8、ape Earths gravity.Task 1Keys:B,D,A,CSeveral sentences have been removed from the text.Choose the correct sentence(A-D)to fill each gap.P40 2Summarise the main ideaWhen the main idea is not clearly stated in a topic sentence,you should read the full paragraph or passage carefully and find the words
9、or ideas that repeat themselves.They are likely evidence of the authors main idea.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 alway
10、s involved great risk,but despite the risks exploration continues.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
11、.Task 2P41 3People have always wanted to learn more about _,they make _ to carry brave people into space:lto _ the secrets of the universelhope to discover other planets that are _ enough to support lifeTask 3Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks.spacevehicles find outsuitablel before the
12、mid-20th century,scientists determined to _ spacel succeeded in making _l 4 October 1957,the Sputnik 1 satellite was _ by the USSR and successfully _ around Earthl 12 April,1961,Yuri Gagarin went into spacel 20 July 1969,Neil Armstrong _ onto the moonl 5 September 1977,Voyager 1 was launched,to _ de
13、ep space,still _ data todayRead the second paragraph and fill in the blanks.Task 4explore rocketslaunched 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
14、 in the blanks.Task 5The desire to explore the universe _ died.The International Space Station was _.It _ Earth and has astronauts from different countries on board,_ a continuous human presence in space.Accidents Ongoing workdied disappointednever launchedorbits providing Read the fourth paragraph
15、and fill in the blanks.Task 6l 2003,Yang Liwei _ Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft.l Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese _.l Jade Rabbit was sent to the moon to study its surface.l The Tiangong 2 space lab was launched into space,Tianzhou 1 _ with it.l Change 4 wa
16、s sent to _ the surface of the far side of the moon.orbited spacewalkdocked explore Chinas _ has made great progress in a short time.space programmeRead the fifth paragraph and fill in the blanks.Task 7The future of space exploration_Europe,the US,and China all have plans to _ study and _ planets li
17、ke Mars and Jupiter.Scientists hope future discoveries will not only enable us to _ how the universe began,but also help us _ well into the future.brightfurther explore understand survive People wante to learn more about _,they send people into space:to _ the secrets of the universe hope to discover
18、 other planets that are _ enough to support life before the mid-20th century,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 1Accidents All the astronauts on the USSRs Soyuz 11 and America
19、s Challenger _ during their missions.Ongoing workThe International 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 moonPeople have plans to _ study and _ pl
20、anets like Mars and Jupiter.1Peoples desire2Peoples efforts3The risks4 Chinas progress5The futurespacefind outsuitablerocketslaunchedspacewalkfurther 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 d
21、angerous parts of space exploration 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
22、this final f_ so as to learn its secrets.ankindniverseravityaunchoardrontierrbitComplete the passage with words from the text.Task 8P41 5after readingafter reading1.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
23、 for our eyes.在太阳下看书对眼睛不好。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 sp
24、ace in 2003,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discussiondiscussionWhat does the title mean
25、to you?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
26、rs all around us.A possible answer:l a Chinese space laboratory(太空实验站太空实验站)l launched(发射发射)on 15 September 2016 l in October 2016l Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong travelled to Tiangong-2 aboard(搭搭乘乘)the Shenzhou-11 spacecraftSpace station 太空站太空站Tiangong-2 天宫天宫2号号 神州神州11号号For referencel spent a month insi
27、de it l conducted experiments related to medicine,physics and biologyl deorbited(脱轨脱轨)as planned on 19 July 2019l fell into the Pacific OceanThe exploration on the moonl a robotic(机器人的)spacecraft missionl launched on 7 December 2018 and reached(抵达)on 3 January 2019l on Jan.3,2019l made the first whe
28、el tracks on the far side of the moon Change 4 嫦娥4号Yutu 2 rover 玉兔2号l launched in California on May 5,2018l a six-month cruise(航行)l landed on Mars on Nov.26,2018For more information:https:/mars.nasa.gov/insight/The exploration on MarsInSight洞察号conclusionconclusionNow two minutes to test your spellin
29、g.1.English-Chinese astronaut,universe,vehicle,satellite,launch,orbit,data,agency,desire,disappointed,signal,agency2.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 who does the best.carry into be determi
30、ned to do sth.desire to do sth.in spaceon boardmake progresssend intoin the future1 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Self-evaluationSelf-evaluation How much do you know about space exploration?How do you think on the title-SPACE:THE FINAL FRONTIER?各个击破1.Finish the exercises in Learning English.2.Preview Listening and Talking on page 47.
