Unit4Spaceexploration--ReadingandThinkingYeGuangfuZhaiZhigangWangYapingTiangongspacestation“天宮”空間站spaceclassspacewalk太空漫步man’sfirstsuccessmoonspacewalkAmerica'schallengerexplodedChinaJadaRabbitonthemoonAccordingtothephotos,canyoupredictwhatthepassageismainlyabout?achieve-mentsaccidents/challengesChina’sprogress

PredictionSPACE:THEFINALFRONTIERSeveralsentenceshavebeenremovedfromit.Choosethecorrectsentences(A-D)tofilleachgap.(P40/Ex2)ReadthetextA.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrockets(n.火箭)thatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity(n.引力；重力).A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldscapeEarth’sgravity.1.Whichtwosentencesaregeneralstatementsthatcouldserveastopicsentencesforparagraphs?2.Whichsentencecontainsalinkingword(連接詞)whichindicatesthatitispartofalistofdetails?3.Whichsentencebeginswithasequenceword(順序詞)showingthatitisprobablyadetailfromthemiddleofanarrative?A&CBDA.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.

Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.“Arewealone?What’soutthere?”Peoplehavealwayslookedatthestarsandwonderedaboutspace.Today,scientistsdesignvehiclestocarryastronautsintospacetomakeimporantdiscoveries._____.apartofalistofdetailsBBeforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasanimpossibledream.However,somescientistsweredeterminedtohelphumansrealisetheirdreamtoexplorespace._______.

On4October1957,...andon12April1961,...Overeightyearslater,on20July1969,...DadetailfromthemiddleA.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.

Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.topicsentence-keywords_____.AlltheastronautsontheUSSR’sSoyuz11andAmerica’sChallengerdiedduringtheirmissions.Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks…AA.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.

Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.topicsentence-keywordsA.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.

Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.____ManycountrieshaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshope

tomakemorevaluablediscoveriesthatwillenablethehumanracetosurvivewell

intothefuture.C

“Arewealone?What’soutthere?”

Peoplehavealwayslookedatthestarsandwonderedaboutspace.Today,scientistsdesignvehiclestocarryastronautsintospacetomakeimporantdiscoveries._____.Para.1Q.Whydoesthepassagebeginwithtwoquestions?Para1Humansare_______aboutspace.curiousmainidea:TointoducethetopicToattractreaders’interestPara2Makeadialogue:

A:Whathappenedon4october1957?

B:Sputnik1waslaunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.

on12April1961,YuriGagarin...

on20July1969,NeilArmstrong...on5September1977,America'sNASAspaceagency...Voyager1...transmit...Howdoesthewritershowtheachievementsinspaceexploration?givingexamples C.listingspecificnumber makingcomparison D.givingdefinition

to

maketheinformationmore

detailedandpersuasivePara2:animpossibledreamrealitydeterminationcuriositypersistenceeffortambition...Spacetravelbecamea

_______inthe20thcentury.

realityIsSpaceexplorationalwayssuccessfulandsatisfying?Dohumansstopexploringspaceduetoproblemsorfailures?Whydon’thumansstop?Para3Despite______,exploration_________.mainidea:riskscontinuesTimeEventin______YangLiweiorbitedEarthin____________.Then..._______________completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk.___________wassenttothemoontostudyitssurface.On23July2020Chinasent_________toexplorethesurfaceofMars.from2021-2022Chinacompletedanumberofrocketmissionstoestablishitsown____________________.in2022thelaunchoftheMengtianmodulesignalledthebasiccompletionof_______________________.2003Shenzhou5spacecraftShenzhou6and7JadeRabbitTianwen1Para4spacestationTiangongSpaceStationChinahas__________________inspaceexploration.madegreatprogressmainidea:Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsspaceexploration?worriedB.supportiveC.doubtfulD.opposedpara5Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.ManycountrieshaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshope

tomakemorevaluablediscoveriesthatwillenablethehumanracetosurvivewellintothefuture.mainidea:Thefutureofspaceexplorationremains_______.brightPara2.AchievementsofAmericanandSovietPara3.SpaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisksPara4.China’sachievements

Para5.ThefutureofspaceexplorationSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara1:PeoplearecuriousaboutspaceDreamFutureRealitystructureFurtherthinking:1.What’sthewritingtypeofthepassage?FurtherthinkingA.narrationB.exposition

C.apopularsciencearticle(科普文章)

3.Whatwritingtechniquesareusedinthearticle?2.Wherecanyoufindthiskindofpassage?A.AtravelbrochureB.AscientificmagazineC.Aresearchpaper3.Whatwritingtechniquesareusedinthearticle?﹡givingexamples﹡usingquotes3.Whatwritingtechniquesareusedinthearticle?﹡makingcomparisons﹡givingexamplesChina'sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthanthoseofRussiaandtheus,butithasmadegreatprogressinashorttime.Chinabecamethethirdcountryintheworldtoindependentlysendhumansintospacein2003,whenYangLiweisuccessfullyorbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.ThenShenzhou6and7completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk,followedbythevehicleJadeRabbitbeingsenttothemoontostudyitssurface.On23July2020,ChinasentTianwen1toexplorethesurfaceofMars.ItarrivedinFebruary2021andthensentbacklotsofvaluableinformation.Andfrom2021to2022,Chinacompletedanumberofrocketmissionstoestablishitsownspacestation.In2022,thelaunchoftheMengtianmodulesignalledthebasiccompletionoftheTiangongSpaceStation.Thismodernspacestationwillallowastronautstoconductmanyimportantexperiments,greatlyfurtheringourunderstandingoftheuniverse.DiscussionQ:Doyouthinkitisworthwhiletoexplorethespace?positivesidenegativeside＊Farming:satellites--data--food＊newmaterials＊ourplanet'sresourcesarelimited...cost/accident/spacerubbish...1.finishtheexerciseonyourpaper.

2.writeashortarticle(30-50字)aboutwhetheritisworthwhiletoexplorethespace.AssignmentsThankyou!Peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace.Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelt(1)_____(travel)intospacewasanimpossibledream.However,(2)_____thehelpofscientists,peoplesucceededinrealizingtheirdream(3)_______(explore)space.On4October1957,theSputnik1satellite(4)_______(launch)bytheUSSR.(5)______scientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.Thesedisastersmadeeveryone(6)_______(disappoint),butpeoplestillbelieveintheimportanceof(7)_______(carry)onspaceexploration.In2003,Chinabecamethethirdcountryto(8)________(independent)sendhumansintospace.ThenShenzhou6and7completed(9)______secondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk.Inspiteofthedifficulties,scientistshopefuture(10)______(discovery)willnotonlyenableustounderstandtheuniversebutalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.Completethepassageaccordingtothetext.Peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutsp