1、Look at the title and the picture on your textbook and try to predict the main idea of the passage.阿波罗阿波罗1111号登月号登月挑战者号飞机失事挑战者号飞机失事“玉兔玉兔”号月球车号月球车It talks about the history and development of space exploring.What kind of passage is it?A.ArgumentationB.Popular science article（科普文章）C.ExpositoryD.Scitif
2、ic article（科学论文）Where can you find this kind of passage?A.DiaryB.BrochureC.Scientific part of magazineD.Academic researchThe readers of popular science articles are popular groups,rather than learners or researchers in professional fields.Therefore,the core goal of this genre is both to grasp（抓住）（抓住
3、）the scientific methods and scientific facts,and to keep the language easy to understand.Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap
4、.“Are we alone?Whats out there?”People have always looked up at the stars andwondered about space.Today,scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into spaceto make important discoveries.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.B.Space exploration has
5、come a long way,and we now hope 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.Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Cho
6、ose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.Before the mid-20th century,most people felt travelling into space was only a drean that could never come true.However,scientists were determined to realise that dream.On 4 October 1957,the Sputnik 1satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbi
7、ted around Earth.Afterwards the USSR focused on sending people into space,and on 12 April 1961,Yuri Gagarir became the first person in the world to enter space.Over eight years later,on 20 July 1969,American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon,famously saying,“Thats one small step for a m
8、an,one giant leap for mankind.”Following this,there were many more important space achievements.For example,on 5 September 1977,Americas NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 to study deep space,and it still transmits data to this day.And the International Space Station(1998)has provided a continuous
9、 human presence in space,with astronauts from many different countries on board.D.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.Read the text.Several s
10、entences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.For example,all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11,Challenger,and Columbia spacecrafts died during their missions.However,while such disasters brought much sadness and disappointment,the desire to explore the universe nev
11、er died.This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each
12、gap.Many countries have plans to further study planets like Mars and Jupiter.Despite the difficulties,scientists hope to make more valuable discoveries that will enable the human race to survive well into the future.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen
13、.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 escape Earths gravity.Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the
14、 correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.Use your own words to summarize the main idea for each paragraph.Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Humans have always .had a natural curiosity about spaceSpace travel became ,with .a reality in the 20th centuryAmerican and Soviet space missionsSpace travel has alway
15、s involved ,but despite the risks exploration .great riskcontinuesChina in space exploration in the early 21st century,becoming .has made great progressonly the third country to send humans to spaceThe looks bright,as many countries are .future of space explorationplanning further missionsRead the t
16、ext.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.Read and answer:What specific examples did the author use to show that peoples dream came true?Before the mid-20th century,most people felt travelling into space was only a drean that could never come tru
17、e.However,scientists were determined to realise that dream.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.On 4 October 1957,the Sputnik 1satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth.Afterwards the USSR focused on sending people in
18、to space,and on 12 April 1961,Yuri Gagarir became the first person in the world to enter space.Over eight years later,on 20 July 1969,American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon,famously saying,“Thats one small step for a man,one giant leap for mankind.”Following this,there were many mor
19、e important space achievements.For example,on 5 September 1977,Americas NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 to study deep space,and it still transmits data to this day.And the International Space Station(1998)has provided a continuous human presence in space,with astronauts from many different coun
20、tries on board.尤里加加林是苏联航天员。他于1934年出生，1960年被选为航天员。1961年4月12日，他驾驶“东方一号”飞船完成人类有史以来首次太空飞行。他被授予“苏联英雄”称号，曾获列宁勋章。1968年，他因飞机失事遇难。为纪念他，他的出生地被改名为加加林区，国际航空联合会设立了加加林金质奖章，月球表面的一座环形山也以他的姓氏命名。Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.What challenge th
21、e development of space exploration?Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.For example,all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11,Challenger,and Columbia spacecrafts died during their missions.However,while such disasters brought much sadness and disappointment,the
22、 desire to explore the universe never died.This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks.How did they face the challenge?Why?Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.Lets watch
23、 a video to see what happened at that time.How do you feel?Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.Chinas space programme started later than those of Russia and the US,but it has made great progress in a short time.China became the th
24、ird country in the world to independently send humans into space in 2003,when Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft.Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk,followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study i
25、ts surface.On 23 July 2020.China sent Tianwen 1 to explore the surface of Mars.It arrived in February 2021 and then sent back lots of valuable information.And from 2021 to 2022,China completed a number of rocket missions to establish its own space station.In 2022,the launch of the Mengtian module si
26、gnaled the basic completion of the Tiangong Space Station.This modern space station will allow astronauts to conduct many important experiments,greatly furthering our understanding of the universe.Can you find out the achievements China made?Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.
27、Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.What will people do in the future?The future of space exploration remains bright.Many countries have plans to further study planets like Mars and Jupiter.Despite the difficulties,scientists hope to make more valuable discoveries that will enable the hu
28、man race to survive well into the future.What is the authors attitude towards the development of space exploration in the future?Hopeful and positive.Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.What does the title“Space:The Final Frontier
29、”mean?这个标题源于美国系列连续剧星际迷航(Star Trek)每一集最初的引语，是剧中人物James Kirk舰长的一段独白，全文为:Space,the final frontier.These are the voyages（航行；航天）of the starship Enterprise.Its continuing mission,to explore strange new worlds,to seek out new life and civilisations,to boldly（大胆地）go where no man has gone before.Read the tex
30、t.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.Why did the author use it as the title?Do you agree that space is the final froniter for humans to explore?Why?Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fil
31、l each gap.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 is helping people to escape Earths g .If there is a mistake during the l ,it can lead to an accident that kills
32、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 its secrets.ankindniversityravityaunchoardrbitrontierRead the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the
33、 correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.Did the author use technical terms to explain science?Why?No.Because the target readers are people who may not have knowledge of space science.What is the authors purpose of writing this article?A.To show his knowledge of spaceB.To show the achievements China ha
34、s madeC.To make more people learn the development of space explorationD.To show his determination to be a astronautRead the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence(AD)to fill each gap.What writing skills are used in this article?Although scientists try to make su
35、re nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.For example,all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11,Challenger,and Columbia spacecrafts died during their missions.giving examples Do you know other writing skills that a popular science article may have?making graphslisting numbersmaking comparisonsusing quotes.
