DesignedbyMr.YangUnit4SpaceExplorationBook3ReadingandThinking

Whenseeingthestars,haveyoueverbeencurious(好奇)abouttheworldoutsidethesky?Doyoubelievetheexistenceofaliens(外星人)?

Doyouadmireastronauts(宇航員)fortheycangoouterspace?WarmingupActivity1Beforeyouread,lookatthetitleandthepictures.Thenanswerthequestions.Doyoustillrememberwho'stheastronautandwhendidhesteponthemoon?Whatis“Challenger”?WhatisJadeRabbitusedfor？WarmingupActivity1Beforeyouread,lookatthetitleandthepictures.Thenanswerthequestions.1.Whatkindofpassageisit?A.Apieceofnews. B.Apopularsciencearticle.

C.Atraveljournal. D.Anovel.2.Whatdoyouthinkthepassagewillbeabout?A.ThedevelopmentofChinainspaceexploration.B.WhyshouldweexplorespaceC.Thedangerofexploringspace.D.Thedevelopmentofmankindinspaceexploration.WarmingupWhydohumansexploretheuniverse?Doyouthinkitnecessary?VideoTimeSo….Whatdoyouthink?WarmingupActivity2.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutspaceexploration?Let’sdoaquicktest.Q1:ThereareeightplanetsintheSolarSystem.FTThereare8planetsinsolarsystem,canyounamethem?ThesolarsystemMercury水星

TheMercuryisthesmallestoftheplanetsandtheonenearestthesun,havingasiderealperiodofrevolutionaboutthesunof88days.Thereare8planetsinsolarsystem,canyounamethem?ThesolarsystemVenus金星

TheVenusisthesecondplanetfromthesun,havingamass0.815timesthatofEarth,andasiderealperiodofrevolutionaboutthesunof224.7days.Thereare8planetsinsolarsystem,canyounamethem?ThesolarsystemEarth地球

Ourhome,abeautifulblueplanet.Thereare8planetsinsolarsystem,canyounamethem?ThesolarsystemMars火星

TheMarsisthefourthplanetfromthesun,havingasiderealperiodofrevolutionaboutthesunof687days.Thereare8planetsinsolarsystem,canyounamethem?ThesolarsystemJupiter木星

TheJupiteristhefifthplanetfromthesun,thelargestandmostmassiveinthesolarsystem,havingasiderealperiodofrevolutionaboutthesunof11.86years.Thereare8planetsinsolarsystem,canyounamethem?ThesolarsystemSaturn土星

Itisthesixthplanetfromthesunandthesecondlargestinthesolarsystem,havingasiderealperiodofrevolutionaboutthesunof29.5yearsandamass95timesthatofEarth.Thereare8planetsinsolarsystem,canyounamethem?ThesolarsystemUranus天王星

TheUranusistheseventhplanetfromthesun,revolvingaboutitevery84.07years.Thereare8planetsinsolarsystem,canyounamethem?ThesolarsystemNeptune海王星

TheNeptuneistheeighthplanetfromthesun,havingasiderealperiodofrevolutionaroundthesunof164.8years.WarmingupActivity2.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutspaceexploration?Let’sdoaquicktest.Q2:Footprintsleftbyastronautsonthelunarsurface(月球表面)woulddisappear.TFWarmingupActivity2.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutspaceexploration?Let’sdoaquicktest.Q3:ThehottestplanetinthesolarsystemisVenus.金星462℃TFWarmingupActivity2.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutspaceexploration?Let’sdoaquicktest.Q4:Thehumanbodywillexplodeinspacewithoutaspacesuit(太空服).TFBecausehumanskinisflexibleenoughtopreventinternalorgansfromcomingout.WarmingupActivity2.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutspaceexploration?Let’sdoaquicktest.Q5:Thereisnosoundinspace.TFBecausethereisnoairinspace,andairtransmitssound.ReadingActivity3.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromthetext.Choosethecorrectsentences[A-D]tofilleachgap.Fast-readingAlthoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.Summarizethemainidea

Whenthemainideaisnotclearlystatedinatopicsentence,youshouldreadthefullparagraphorpassagecarefullyandfindthewordsorideasthatrepeatthemselves.Theyarelikelyevidenceoftheauthor’smainidea.ReadingActivity3.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromthetext.Choosethecorrectsentences[A-D]tofilleachgap.Fast-readingArewealone?What'soutthere?”Lookingupatthestars,peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace,andscientistsworkhardtofindanswers.Theymakevehiclestocarrybravepeopleintospaceandfindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.__________________.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.Para.1BReadingActivity3.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromthetext.Choosethecorrectsentences[A-D]tofilleachgap.Fast-reading“Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasanimpossibledream.However,somescientistsweredeterminedtohelphumansrealisetheirdreamtoexplorespace._____________.On4October1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslaunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.Para.2DReadingActivity3.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromthetext.Choosethecorrectsentences[A-D]tofilleachgap.Fast-reading“_________.AlltheastronautsontheUSSR'sSoyuz11andAmerica’sChallengerdiedduringtheirmissions.Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploreuniverseneverdied.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks....Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.Para.3AReadingActivity3.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromthetext.Choosethecorrectsentences[A-D]tofilleachgap.Fast-reading_________.Europe,theUS,andChinaallhaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstandhowtheuniversebegan,butalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.Para.5CReadingActivity4.Readquicklyandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Fast-readingPara.1

A.China’sdevelopmentofspaceexploration.Para.2 B.Earlierachievementsofspaceexploration.Para.3 C.Brightfutureofspaceexploration.Para.4 D.Thedesiretoexploretheouterspace.Para.5 E.Continuouseffortinspiteofdisasters.ReadingActivity5.Readeachparagraphandcompletethetasks.Careful-reading1.Whatdopeoplewanttodowhenlookingupatthestars?Theywanttolearnmoreaboutspace.2.Whydoscientistsmakevehicles?Theymakevehiclestocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.1.Readpara.1andanswerthefollowingquestions.ReadingActivity5.Readeachparagraphandcompletethetasks.Careful-reading2.Readpara.2carefullyandfillintheblanks..CountryTimeEventtheUSSR1.in_________2.in19611.TheSputnik1satellitewassentand____________aroundEarth.2.________________wentintothespace.______________1.in________2.in19771.NeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon.2.America’sNASAspaceagencylaunched_______________.America1957orbitedVoyager11969YuriGagarinReadingActivity5.Readeachparagraphandcompletethetasks.Careful-reading1:Inwhichsatellitesalltheastronautsdiedduringtheirmissions?

2:Whydidthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdiedespitethehugerisks?3.Readpara.3andanswerthefollowingquestions.TheUSSR’sSoyuz11andAmerica’sChallengerBecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.ReadingActivity5.Readeachparagraphandcompletethetasks.Careful-reading4.Readpara.4andfillintheblanks.TimeEventIn_______________YangLiweiorbitedEarthin______________________________.Then…._____________________________completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk.________________wassenttothemoontostudyitssurface.AfterthatChinasent_____________________________and________________todockwithit.___________________ChinahassentChang’e4.2003Shenzhou5spacecraftShenzhou6and7JadeRabbitMorerecentlyTiangong2spacelabTianzhou1ReadingActivity5.Readeachparagraphandcompletethetasks.Careful-reading5.Readpara.5andchoosethecorrectanswers.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Europe,theUS,andChinaallhaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstandhowtheuniversebegan,butalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.1.Whythefutureofspaceexplorationwillbebright?A.BecauseChinawillactastheleadingrole.B.Becausemanycountriesarelikelytospendmoremoneyonit.C.Becausetherewillbemorenewdiscoveries.D.Becausemanycountrieswillcontinuetostudyandexplore.2.Whatistheattitudeofscientists?A.pessimistic B.disappointedC.puzzled D.positiveReadingActivity6.Choosethecorrectwordstoconcludethepassage.Post-readingPara2.AchievementsofAmericanandSovietPara3.SpaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisksPara4.China’sachievementsPara5.ThefutureofspaceexplorationSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara1:PeoplearecuriousaboutspaceConclusionDreamFutureRealityReadingActivity6.Choosethecorrectwordstoconcludethepassage.Post-readingPara2.AchievementsofAmericanandSovietPara3.SpaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisksPara4.China’sachievementsPara5.ThefutureofspaceexplorationSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara1:PeoplearecuriousaboutspaceConclusionFutureReality

DreamReadingActivity6.Choosethecorrectwordstoconcludethepassage.Post-readingPara2.AchievementsofAmericanandSovietPara3.SpaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisksPara4.China’sachievementsPara5.ThefutureofspaceexplorationSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara1:PeoplearecuriousaboutspaceConclusionFuture

DreamRealityReadingActivity6.Choosethecorrectwordstoconcludethepassage.Post-readingPara2.AchievementsofAmericanandSovietPara3.SpaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisksPara4.China’sachievementsPara5.ThefutureofspaceexplorationSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara1:PeoplearecuriousaboutspaceConclusion

DreamRealityFutureReadingActivity7.Accordingtothetimeline,introducetheachievementofspaceexplorationin