Unit4SPACEEXPLORATIONReading&ThinkingSPACE:THEFINALFRONTIERn.邊境;國界;邊遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)標(biāo)題源于美國系列連續(xù)劇《星際迷航》(StarTrek)每一集最初的引語，是劇中人物JamesKirk艦長的一段獨(dú)白。

Whatinformationwillwegetfromthetext?theexplorationonthemoonaccidentsduringtheexplorationfacilitiesandequipment...Prereadinggravityfrontiervehicleuniversetransmitdatasatellitelaunchorbitastronautn.重力；引力n.邊境；國界；邊遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)n.交通工具；車輛n.宇宙；天地萬物n.資料，數(shù)據(jù)

n.人造衛(wèi)星；衛(wèi)星vt.&n.發(fā)射；發(fā)起；上市n.軌道，勢力范圍vt.&vi.沿/環(huán)繞軌道運(yùn)行n.宇航員vt.&vi.傳輸；發(fā)送WordsAidtheUSSRSputnik1Voyager1spacecraftChallengerJadeRabbitdocksignaltheInternationalSpaceStationn.蘇聯(lián)n.旅伴一號(hào)n.旅行者一號(hào)n.航天器；宇宙飛船n.挑戰(zhàn)者號(hào)n.玉兔vt.&vi(兩架航天器)對接;使……進(jìn)港n.碼頭；船塢vt.&vi.標(biāo)志著；標(biāo)明；發(fā)信號(hào)n.信號(hào)；標(biāo)志國際空間站A.

Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothing

goeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.

Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanets

thataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.

Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededin

makingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth'sgravity.AnalyzetheoptionsWhatshouldwepayattentionto?keyinformation:subject,object...pronouns,linkingwordsexpressionstotellorderoftime,space...A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.

Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanets

thataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.

“Arewealone?What’soutthere?”Peoplehavealwayslookedupatthestarsandwonderedaboutspace.Today,scientistsdesignvehiclestocarryastronautsintospacetomakeimportantdiscoveries._____.BBeforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasonlyadreamthatcouldnevercometrue.However,somescientistsweredeterminedtorealisethatdreamtoexplorespace._______.On4October1957,...andon12April1961,...Overeightyearslater,on20July1969,...D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.D對前文的承接，對后文的概括解釋例證_____.AlltheastronautsontheSoyuz11andChallenger,andColumbiaspacecraftsdiedduringtheirmissions.However,suchdisastersbroughtmuchsadnessanddisappointment,thedesiretoexploretheuniversedidnotdie.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks…A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.A關(guān)鍵詞復(fù)現(xiàn)：近義詞；同義詞C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.____Manycountrieshaveplanstofurtherstudy

planetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopetomakemorevaluablediscoveriesthatwillenablethehumanracetosurvivewellintothefuture.C關(guān)鍵詞復(fù)現(xiàn)：Mainideaofeachparagraph:Para1:Peoplearecuriousaboutspace.

Para5.Thefutureofspaceexploration.Para2.Spacetravelbecamearealityinthe20thcentury.

（AchievementsofAmericanandSovietUnion.）Para3.Spaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisks.Para4.China’sspaceprogramme.19571961196919772003thenafterthatrecentlyfuturebeforethemid-20thcenturyanimpossibledreamarealityspiritsofspaceexplorationcuriosity

tofindanwershard-workingdeterminnationtoachievedreamsperserverancetocarryonthespaceexplorationdesiretofurtherexploreP2:WhatdoestheinternationalSpaceStationdo?Readpara.2-3andanswerthequestions.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronautsfromdifferentcountriesonboard,providingacontinuoushumanpresenceinspace.P3:Whydidthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdie?Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexploration.n.渴望;欲望

vt.渴望;期望Readpara.4andfillintheblanks.TimeEventin______YangLiweiorbitedEarthin____________________.Then..._______________completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk.___________wassenttothemoontostudyitssurface.in______Chinasent__________toexplorethesurfaceofMars.in______Thelaunchofthe________________signaledthebasiccompetitionoftheTiangongSpaceStation.2003Shenzhou5spacecraftShenzhou6and7JadeRabbit2022Tianwen1n.航天器;宇宙飛船2020MengtianmoduleWhatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsspaceexploration?A.

pessimistic.B.disappointed.C.puzzled.D.positive.Readpara.5andchoosethecorrectanswer.Para2.Spacetravelbecamearealityinthe20thcenturyPara3.SpaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisksPara4.China’sachievements

Para5.ThefutureofspaceexplorationSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara1:PeoplearecuriousaboutspaceGeneralstatementSupportingdetailsConclusionReadforstructureDreamFutureReality(Actions)Criticalthinking:Whetheritisawastertoexplorethespace.Toexplorethe

unknownworld;Toseekoutnewlifeandnewcivilization;TocreatenewtechnologieswhichcouldhavebenefitsforEarth;Togatherknowledgeofthe

universe;TosolvetheproblemofenergyshortagesonEarthIsitworthwhilefortheastronautstoexplorethespace?Why?spaceistoofarawayfromusandourdailylife;spaceexplorationwillwastealotofmoney;shouldfocusontheproblemsonEarth,suchasclimatechange,hungerproblemandpollution.短語積累