Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingandThinking课件高一英语人教版

ReadingandThinking—ReadingComprehensionUnit4SpaceexplorationMysterycreateswonderandwonderisthebasisofman’sdesiretounderstand.

—NeilArmstrong

Bytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto:1．learnaboutthedevelopmentofspaceexploration;2．summarizethemainideaofeachparagraph;3．expressyouropinionsonspaceexploration;4．cultivatetheculturalconfidenceaboutspacetechnology.Whatisthevideomainlytakingabout?Pre-readingBeforeyoureadthepassage，lookatthetitleandthephotos，thendiscussthesequestions.1．Whatisthepassageabout?SPACE：THEFINALFRONTIERChinesemeaning：__________________Frontier：____________________，whichmightmeanhuman’s____________________________________.Fromthetitleandthepictures，wecanknowthatthearticlemightbeabout____________________________________.太空：最后的边境theborderrecognitionedgeorexplorationedgethedevelopmentofspaceexploration2．Whatdoyouexpecttoreadinthepassage?Iexpecttoreadaboutthereasonswhyweexplorespace，thehistoryofspacetravel，whatspaceexplorationhasgivenus，howwecontinuetoexplorefurther，etc.While-readingActivity1

Fast-­readingforbasicinformationⅠ.Skimthetext，thenchoosethecorrectsentence(A－D)tofilleachgap.A．Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong，accidentscanstillhappen.B.Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C．Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D．Aftermanyexperiments，theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.BDACReadingTipsSummarizethemainideaWhenthemainideaisnotclearlystatedinatopicsentence,youshouldreadthefullparagraphorpassagecarefullyandfindthewordsorideasthatrepeatthemselves.Theyarelikelyevidenceoftheauthor’smainidea.Ⅱ.Readthepassageagainandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1 A.Whatpeopleachievedinthepastyears.Para.2 B．Whypeopledon’tstopexploringspacedespiterisks.Para.3 C．Thefutureexplorationinspace.Para.4 D．Humanbeingsalwayswanttoexplorespace.Para.5 E．TheachievementswhichChinahasmade.“Arewealone?What’soutthere?”Peoplehavealwayslookedupatthestarsand

wonderedaboutspace.Today,scientistsdesignvehiclestocarryastronautsintospace

tomakeimportantdiscoveries.

Spaceexplorationhascomealongway,and

wenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthat

aresuitableenoughtosupportlife.Activity2

Careful-­readingfordetailsⅠ.ReadPara.1carefullyanddothefollowingexercise.Findoutthephrasesshowinghuman’sdream/curiosity/desire.011957Ⅱ.ReadPara.2carefullytofindoutthemaineventsatabroadandanswerthequestions.TheSputnik1satellitewaslaunched.021961YuriGagarinenteredspace.031969NeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon.041977Voyager1waslaunched.051998TheInternationalSpaceStationprovidedacontinuoushumanpresenceinspace.6．Whendidpeoplemaketravellingintospacepossible?A．Inthethirteenthcentury.B．Intheeighteenthcentury.C．Inthemid­-20thcentury.D．Inthetwenty-­firstcentury.√7．Whatwasonegiantleapformankind?A．TheSputnik1satellitewaslaunchedandorbitedaroundEarth.B．YuriGagarinwentintospaceon12April1961.C．America’sNASAspaceagencylaunchedVoyager1on5September1977.D．AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoonon20July1969.√8.Whatcontributestousrealisingthespacedream?Curiosity;determination;persistence;effort;ambition...

Isspaceexplorationalwayssuccessfulandsatisfying?Ⅲ.ReadPara.3carefullyandanswerthequestions.1．WhydoesthewritergivetheexamplesoftheastronautsontheSoyuz11，Challenger，andColumbiaspacecrafts?Toshowthatspaceexplorationisn’talways_________________________.2．Aftermanydisasters，didthedesiretoexploretheuniversedie？Why?successfulandsatisfyingThedesiretoexploretheuniversedidnotdie.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.WhathasChinadonetoexplorespace?Ⅳ.ReadPara.4carefullyandthenmatchthevehicleswiththeirmissionsandanswerthequestion.1．Shenzhou5

A．Tostudythesurfaceofthemoon.2．Shenzhou6 B．ToexplorethesurfaceofMars.3．Shenzhou7 C．Tocompleteasecondmannedorbit.4．JadeRabbit D．TosignalthebasiccompletionoftheTiangongSpace Station.5．Tianwen1 E．Toindependentlysendhumansintospace.6．Mengtianmodule F．TocompletethefirstChinesespacewalk.7．Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytellus?A．Chinaisthethirdcountryintheworldtosendhumansintospace.B．YangLiweisuccessfullyorbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.C．Chinahasmadegreatprogressinspaceexplorationinrecentyears.D．TheTiangongSpacewillallowastronautstoconductexperiments.√√Ⅴ.ReadPara.5andchoosethecorrectanswer.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsspaceexploration?A．Pessimistic. B．Disappointed.C．Puzzled. D．Positive.StudyingTips观点态度题攻略表中立客观的：objective,neutral,indifferent表赞同或支持的：positive,approval,optimistic,hopeful表否定或批评：negative,disapproval,critical,pessimistic,doubtfulTips：熟悉常用词汇,全面理解文章的内容和中心思想，抓住关键词句，抓住体现人物观点态度的关键句或列举的事例。注意表示作者思想倾向或感情色彩的形容词、副词等。Ⅵ.Readthewholepassageagainandchoosethecorrectanswer.What’sthestructureofthetext?√Para.2AchievementsofAmericanandSovietPara.3SpaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisksPara.4China’sachievements

Para.5ThefutureofspaceexplorationSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara.1:PeoplearecuriousaboutspaceDreamRealityFutureTitle:Introduction:Body:Conclusion:Post-reading1．Whydoesthetitle“SPACE：THEFINALFRONTIER”meantoyou?Shareyourideaswiththewholeclass.(Criticalthinking)Theword“final”impliesthattherewereotherhumanfrontiersbeforespace.Examplesofhumanfrontierscanincludephysicalfrontiers，suchastheexplorationofAmerica，theArctic，andthedeepsea；andscientificfrontiers，suchasadvancesinmedicineandtechnology.Activity1

Discussion2．Whyis(orwhyisn’t)spacethefinalfrontier?DowehavemuchmoreyettodiscoverhereonEarth，orisspacetheonlyplacerealdiscoverycanstillbemade？(Creativethinking)WhileIsupportspaceexploration，Idon’tthinkspaceisthefinalfrontierjustyet.ThereisstillmuchtolearnaboutEarth，andweareonlyattheverybeginningofnewtechnologicalbreakthroughsinvolvinginformationtechnologyandAI.Therearemanyscientificandtechnologicalfrontiersallaroundus.Activity2

SummaryPeoplehavealwayslookedupatthestarsandwonderedaboutspace.Beforethemid-20thcentury,1.__________(travel)intospacewasonlyadreamthatcouldnevercometrue.However，2.____thehelpofscientists，peoplesucceededinrealisingtheirdream3.__________(explore)space.On4October1957，theSputnik1satellite4.____________(launch)bytheUSSR.5.________scientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong，accidentscanstillhappen.Thesedisastersmadeeveryone6.____________(disappoint)，butpeoplestillbelieveintheimportanceof7.________(carry)onspaceexploration.In2003，Chinabecamethethirdcountryto8._____________(independent)sendhumansintospace.ThenShenzhou6and7completed9.___secondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk.Inspiteofthedifficulties，scientistshopetomakemorevaluable10.___________(discovery)thatwillenablethehumanracetosurvivewellintothefuture.travellingwithtoexplorewaslaunchedAlthoughdisappointedcarryingindependentlyadiscoveries1．Spaceexplorationhascomealongway，andwenowhopetodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.[句式分析]此句是________句。and为________；在第二个分句中，that引导____从句，在从句中作____。[自主翻译]

Sentencesanalysis并列复合并列连词定语主语

太空探索已经取得了很大的进步，我们现在希望发现能够维持生命的其他行星。2．Aftermanyexperiments，theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.[句式分析]此句是______句。主句为_______。that引导____从句，为关系_