Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

人教版（2019）必修三Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingandThinkingLearnaboutthedevelopmentofspaceexplorationBytheendofthissection,youwillbeableto:learnaboutthedevelopmentandsignificanthistoricaleventsofspaceexploration;learnhowtochoosecorrectsentencestofillgapsinthetext;summarizethemainideaforeachparagraphofthetext;analyzethestructureandlanguagefeaturesofthetext;reflectonthetitleofthetext:“Space:TheFinalFrontier”;usenewswordsyouhavelearntinthetexttocompleteapassage.LearningobjectivesHaveyoueverseenmoviesabout“spaceexploration”?Ifso,pleaselistsomeone.Lead-inBeforeyouread,lookatthetitleandthephotos.SPACE:THEFINALFRONTIER标题源于美国系列连续剧《星际迷航》（StarTrek）

每一集最初的引语，是剧中人物JamesKirk舰长的一段独白。n.

边境；国界；边远地区太空：最后的边境Pre-readingWhiletheoriginofthephrase,“spacethefinalfrontier”isunclear,itbecameapopularmeme—almostuniversallyknownintheWesternworld—throughtheAmericanTVshowStarTrek,

whichwasfirstbroadcastonTVfrom1966to1969,andthenspentyearsasperhapsthemostpopularsyndicatedTVshowsCulturalnotesintheworldbeforespawningahostoffilmsandspin-offTVseriesintheUSbeginningin1979.Thefullquotefromtheoriginalseries(whichmillionsofpeopleknowbyheart),goes:“Space,thefinalfrontier.ThesearethevoyagesofthestarshipEnterprise.Itscontinuingmissiontoexplorestrangenewworldstoseekoutnewlifeandnewcivilisations,toboldlygowherenomanhasgonebefore.”Thendiscussthesequestions.Itisapopularsciencearticle(科普文章).From(science)magazinesandwebsitesaboutspaceexploration.Themainreasonsforspaceexplorationaretofurtherhumanexplorationandtogatherknowledgeoftheuniverse.1.Whatkindofpassageisit?2.Wherecanyoufindthiskindofpassage?3.Whatdoyouthinkarethemainreasonsforspaceexploration?4.Whatdoyouexpecttoreadaboutinthistext?Iexpecttoreadaboutthefutureofspacetravel.Readthetext.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromit.Choosethecorrectsentence(A-D)tofilleachgap.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.转折词新话题指代表并列时间顺序指代While-readingReadthetext.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromit.Choosethecorrectsentence(A-D)tofilleachgap.(toaddmoredetailedinformationaboutscientists’wishtolearnaboutspace)“Arewealone?What’soutthere?”Lookingupatthestars,peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace,andscientistsworkhardtofindanswers.Theymakevehiclestocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse._______________A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.BReadthetext.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromit.Choosethecorrectsentence(A-D)tofilleachgap.Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasanimpossibledream.However,somescientistsweredeterminedtohelphumansrealisetheirdreamtoexplorespace.__________On4October1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslaunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Afterwards,theUSSRfocusedonsendingpeopleintospace,andon12April1961,YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.Overeightyearslater,on20July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon,...A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.(toexplaintheprevioussentenceandintroducethefollowingachievements)DReadthetext.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromit.Choosethecorrectsentence(A-D)tofilleachgap._________________________________________________

AlltheastronautsontheUSSR’sSoyuz11andAmerica’sChallengerdiedduringtheirmissions.Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.AnexampleofthisongoingworkistheInternationalSpaceStation.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronautsfromdifferentcountriesonboard,providingacontinuoushumanpresenceinspace.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.(tointroducethefollowingexplanationabouttheaccidents)AReadthetext.Severalsentenceshavebeenremovedfromit.Choosethecorrectsentence(A-D)tofilleachgap.___________________________________Europe,theUS,andChinaallhaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstandhowtheuniversebegan,butalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.A.Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.B.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.C.Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.D.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.(tointroducethefollowingtextaboutplansandfuturediscoveries)CUseyourownwordstosummarizethemainideaforeachparagraph.Whenthemainideaisnotclearlystatedinatopicsentence,youshouldreadthefullparagraphorpassagecarefullyandfindthewordsorideasthatrepeatthemselves.Theyarelikelyevidenceoftheauthor’smainidea.SummarisethemainideaUseyourownwordstosummarizethemainideaforeachparagraph.Humanshavealwayshadanaturalcuriosityaboutspace.Spacetravelbecamearealityinthe20thcentury,withAmericanandSovietspacemissions.Spacetravelhasalwaysinvolvedgreatrisk,butdespitetherisksexplorationcontinues.Chinahasmadegreatprogressinspaceexplorationintheearly21stcentury,becomingonlythethirdcountrytosendhumanstospace.Thefutureofspaceexplorationlooksbright,asmanycountriesareplanningfurthermissions.Analyzethestructureofthetext.whyhowwhatSpace:TheFinalFrontierPara.1:Peoplearecuriousaboutspace.Para.2:America’sandSoviet’sachievementsPara.3:SpaceexplorationcontinuesinspiteofgreatrisksPara.4:China’sachievementsPara5:ThefutureofspaceexplorationReadthesecondparagraphcarefullyandthencompletethechartbelow.TimeEvents4October1957USSRlaunched__________________________________________and______________________________________.12April1961_________________becamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.20July1969Americanastronaut_________________steppedontothemoonandsaid:“______________________________________________________”.5September1977________________________________launched____________tostudy__________.theSputnik1satellitesuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarthYuriGagarinNeilArmstrongThat’sonesmallstepfor[a]man,onegiantleapformankindAmerica’sNASAspaceagencyVoyager1deepspaceReadthefourthparagraphcarefullyandthencompletethechartbelow.China’sspaceprogrammesYangLiweisuccessfully____________inthe____________________in2003._________________completedasecondmannedobitand________________________.Thevehicle____________wassenttothemoontostudyitssurface.Chinalaunched___________________intospaceand____________todockwithit._______________________wassenttoexplorethesurfaceoffarsideofthemoonto__________________________________.orbitedEarthShenzhou5spacecraftShenzhou6and7thefirstChinesespacewalkJadeRabbitTiangong2spacelabTianzhou1Chang’e4makemeasurementsandobservationsWhatdoesthetitle“Space:TheFinalFrontier”meantoyou?Shareyourideaswiththewholeclass.Whatdoesthetitle“Space:TheFinalFrontier”meantoyou?Thereareotherfrontiersbeforespace.Examplesofotherfrontiers:geographicfrontiers,suchasthediscoveryofAmerica,theArctic,andthedeepseascientificfrontiers,suchasadvancesinmedicineandtechnologyWhileIsupportspaceexploration,Idon’tthinkspaceisthefinalfrontierjustyet.ThereisstillmuchtolearnabouttheEarth,andweareonlyattheverybeginningofnewtechnologicalbreakthroughs(技术突破)involvinginformationtechnologyandAI.Therearemanyscientificandtechnologicalfrontiers(技术前沿)

forustoexplore.ApossibleanswerPost-readingExplorethelanguagefeaturesofthistext.Didtheauthorusetechnicaltermstoexplainscience?Why?Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?Whatwritingtechniquesareusedinthisarticle?科普文的特点标题简洁且引人注目；文章开头会针对主题内容提供简要的背景信息；对科学方法和步骤的描述较为精练简单，重点落在对科学结论的阐释上；语言准确但通俗，尽量避免使用学术词汇；为吸引读者，常使用各种修辞手法，如比喻、拟人等，写作风格因人而异。Doadebate.Doyouagreethatspaceisthefinalfrontierforhumanstoexplore?Completethepassagewithwordsfromthetext.M_______isexploringspaceinthehopeof

findingoutmoreabouttheu________.However,exploringspaceisbothdangerousandchallenging.OneofthemostdangerouspartsofspaceexplorationishelpingpeopletoescapeEarth’sg_______.Ifthereisamistakeduringthel________,itcanleadtoanaccidentthatkillseveryoneonb________.Gettingoutofo_____andbacktoEarth’ssurfaceisalsoverydangerous.Despitethehugerisksthough,peoplewillalwayscontinuetoexplorethisfinalf_______soasto

learnitssecrets.ankindniverseravityaunchoardrbitrontier抱……的希望为了;以便WordsandExpressions

However,somescientistsweredeterminedtohelphumansrealisetheirdreamtoexplorespace.(P40)

然而，有些科学家下定决心要帮助人类实现探索太空的梦想。determined

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/

adj.有决心的；意志坚定的determine

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/

vt.查明；确定；决定搭配bedeterminedtodosth 决心/决定做某事例句Ourfootballteamweredeterminedtowinthegamedespitedifficulties.尽管困难重重，我们的足球队决心要赢得这场比赛。拓展

determination

n.决心，果断，坚定Heshowedgreatcourageanddetermination.他表现得十分勇敢和果断。1

On4October1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslaunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.(P40)

1957年10月4日，“旅伴一号”人造卫星在苏联发射升空，并成功环绕地球运行。launch

/lɔːntʃ/

vt.&n.发射；发起；上市例句Thismorning’slaunchofthespaceshuttlehasbeendelayed.定于今天上午的航天飞机的发射已经被推迟了。Thenewgenerationofsmartphoneslaunchedyesterdayreceivedmuchmediacoverage.昨天发布的新一代智能手机受到了媒体的广泛报道。Theorganizationhaslaunchedacampaigntoraise$150,000.为了筹集15万美元，该组织发起了一场募捐活动。2

Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.(P41)

这些悲剧使人倍感伤心与失望，但是，探索宇宙的愿望永不磨灭。disappointed

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

adj.失望的；沮丧的搭配bedisappointedat/bysth

对某事失望 bedisappointedin/withsb

对某人失望bedisappointed(not)todosth

对（未）做某事感到失望例句Insteadofbeingdisappointedatwhereyouare,thinkoptimisticallyaboutwhereyouaregoing.

与其对自己的处境感到失望，不如乐观地想想你要去哪里。Wenoticedadisappointedlookonhisfacebecausehedidn’tpassthedrivingtest.我们注意到他脸上失望的表情，因为他没有通过驾照考试。3

Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.(P41)

这些悲剧使人倍感伤心与失望，但是，探索宇宙的愿望永不磨灭。disappointed

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

adj.失望的；沮丧的拓展disappointvt.&vi.（使）失望disappointing

adj.令人失望的，令人失望的（常用来形容物）disappointment

n.[U]失望的；[C]使人失望的人（或事物）toone’s(great)disappointment=(much)toone’s(great)disappointment

令某人非常失望的是例句Theconclusionofthebookwasdisappointing.

这部书的结尾令人失望。Disappointmenthitherlikeatonofbricks.

他大失所望。3

Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.(P41)

这些悲剧使人倍感伤心与失望，但是，探索宇宙的愿望永不磨灭。desire

/dɪˈzaɪə(r)/

n.渴望；欲望

vt.渴望；期望搭配desireforsth

对某物的渴望 desiretodosth

对做某事的渴望havenodesireforsth/tososth

没有得到某物的愿望/不想做某事satisfyone’sdesire

满足某人的愿望/欲望

desire(sb)todosth

渴望（某人）做某事的例句Mysisterhasastrongdesireforknowledge.

我姐姐有强烈的求知欲。Greatnesscomesfromalastingdesiretoexplore.

伟大源于对探索的持久渴望。4

Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.(P41)

这是因为尽管风险巨大，人们还是坚信太空探索极为重要。carryon

继续做，坚持干搭配

carryon(with)sth/carryondoingsth

继续做某事例句Ifyoucarryonworkinglikethat,youwillmakeyourselfill.

如果你继续那样工作，就会生病的。PleasecarryonasusualwhileIamaway.

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