1、有一位私人太空游客Dennis Tito 计划筹集资金并于2018年将两个人送往火星。这次火星之旅将如何实施？这次火星之旅对Tito本人有着什么样的影响？A US millionaire who was the first private space tourist has announced plans to send a man and a womanprobably a married coupleon a round trip to Mars in 2018.Dennis Tito，a former rocket scientist who made his fortune throu
2、gh investments，said his Mission for America aims to bring a new era of space exploration.Tito，who paid the Russians $20 million for a ticket to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001，outlined his plans in Washington DC.Tito said he would fund the mission until the end of next year and hoped t
3、o raise the rest of the money through donations，media rights sales and potentially through selling scientific data to NASA.“There is no time to lose，”he said.“Now is the time.”The mission，a “return flyby”，in which the spacecraft would fly around Mars rather than land，would last for 500 days.The plan
4、ned orbit is known as a “free return”： once fired into space，the capsule will swing around Mars and come back to Earth regardless of what happens to its occupants.Many experts say the mission will stand or fall on Titos abilities to raise funds.Tito said，“I will come out a lot poorer as a result of
5、this mission but my grandchildren will come out a lot richer for the inspiration it will give them.”阅读障碍词1investment n投资2outline v. 概述3capsule n. 太空舱4swing v. 摆动；转动5occupant n. 乘坐者诱思导读根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1Whats Titos plan?To send a man and a woman on a round trip to Mars in 2018.2What does the success of
6、the 2018 Mars trip mainly rely on?It mainly relies on Titos ability to raise funds.Section Reading(Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary).匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.leapAv.收看(电视)；收听(广播)()2.joint Bv.假定，假设()3.accustomed Cadj.高级的，先进的()4.historic Dv.爆炸()5.tune En.耐心()6.witness Fv.目击，亲眼看见；亲身经历()7.assume Gadj.共同的；
7、联合的()8.patience Hadj.历史性的，有重大历史意义的()9.advanced Iadj.习惯的()10.burst Jn.飞跃，跳跃答案15 JGIHA610 FBECD.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A踏上B习惯于C意识到D做成，成功E处在震惊中F尽管G起飞H在开始的时候()1.When I told them the truth，they were all in shock；they couldnt believe it.()2.Madame Curie and her husband continued to work in spite of all the discomfo
8、rts.()3.No man has ever set foot on that rocky island；its impossible to land there.()4.I thought he would be too old to get to the top of the mountain，but he made it at last.()5.Most parents are not well aware of the danger of their babies eating jelly，which causes most unfortunate incidents to happ
9、en.()6.After living there for one year，they have been accustomed to working there.()7.At the beginning of the party，he sang a beautiful song.()8.When I got to the airport，my flight had taken off.答案15EFADC68BHGSpace：the Final FrontierPart 1Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on
10、21st July, 1969， people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel.Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure it was, and what risks had to be taken.With Armstrongs now famous words: “Thats
11、 one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”， a dream was achieved.All three astronauts made it safely back to Earth, using a spaceship computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by the average school students today.太空：最后的(未开发)领域第一部分自从尼尔阿姆斯特朗在1969年7月21日首次踏上月球以来，人们对太空旅行这一概念已经非常熟悉
12、。数以百万计的人们从电视上观看了首次登月，他们的心提到了嗓子眼儿，因为他们十分清楚这次是多么艰难多么危险，以及要冒多么大的风险。伴随着阿姆斯特朗这句如今已经非常有名的话：“那是个人的一小步，但却是整个人类的一大步”，一个梦想终于实现了。三位宇航员安全地返回了地球，他们当年使用的宇宙飞船计算机远不及现在普通学生使用的计算机功能强大。助读讲解Ever since .是时间状语从句，主句通常用现在完成时。using a spaceship computer that .是现在分词短语作方式状语。There were several more journeys into space over the
13、next few years but the single spaceships were very expensive as they could not take off more than once.People were no longer so enthusiastic about a space travel programme that was costing the United States $10 million a day.That was until the arrival of the space shuttle(航天飞机)a spacecraft that coul
14、d be used for several journeys.The first shuttle flight into space was the Columbialaunched from the Kennedy Space Centre on 12th April, 1981.The aim of this flight was to test the new shuttle system, to go safely up into orbit and to return to the Earth for a safe landing.It was a success and a lit
15、tle more than a decade after Apollo 11s historic voyage, the Columbia made a safe, controlled, aeroplanestyle landing in California.This was the start of a new age of space travel.在接下来的几年里，又有几艘宇宙飞船进入太空，但是单程宇宙飞船非常昂贵，因为它们只能被使用一次。人们对每天要花掉美国1 000万美元的太空旅行计划不再那么热衷了。这种情况一直持续到航天飞机的出现那是一种可以被用来进行多次旅行的航天器。第一架到
16、达太空的航天飞机是“哥伦比亚”号于1981年4月12日发射于肯尼迪航天中心。这次航行的目的是测试这种新的飞行器，看其是否能够安全进入轨道、返回地球并且安全着陆。距离“阿波罗11号”历史性的航行仅仅十多年的时间，这次航行取得了成功，“哥伦比亚”号在控制下以飞机着陆的方式安全地返回了加利福尼亚。这次飞行开辟了太空旅行的新纪元。助读讲解此处as引导原因状语从句。此处that引导定语从句，修饰先行词a space travel programme。that could be used for several journeys 是定语从句，修饰先行词a spacecraft。launched from
17、.为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰Columbia。to test ., to go safely up ., to return .是三个动词不定式短语作表语。By the time the Challenger took off in 1986, the world seemed to have lost its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going up into space.But this was going to be a special flight and so millions of people
18、tuned in to witness the takeoff on TV.An ordinary teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37, who was married with two children， was to be the first civilian in space.She was going to give two fifteenminute lessons from space.The first was to show the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked.Th
19、e second was to describe the aims of the Challenger space programme.Christa hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and create new interest in the space programme.到1986年“挑战者”号起飞之前，人们似乎已经沉醉于人类走进太空这一巨大的成就而忘记了恐惧，也失去了好奇心。但是这次将是一次特殊的飞行，因此数百万人打开了电视来一睹这次起飞。一位37岁的普通教师克里斯塔麦奥里菲将要成为第一位进入太空的普通公民，她已经结婚并有两个孩子。
20、她将在太空中上两节15分钟的课。第一节课将展示怎么操纵航天器并且解释重力如何作用。第二节课将描述“挑战者”号太空计划的目的。克里斯塔希望能激起人们的兴奋感并且重新唤起人们对于太空计划的兴趣。助读讲解people going up into space 是动名词复合结构，作of的宾语。此处who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Christa McAuliffe。Sadly, she never came back to her classroom again, as the shuttle exploded just over a minute after taking off in Flori
21、da and all seven astronauts were killed.可悲的是，她再也没有回到她的课堂，航天飞机在佛罗里达起飞一分多钟后就爆炸了，7名宇航员全部遇难。助读讲解as the shuttle exploded just over a minute是原因状语从句。The world was in shockmaybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane.But how wrong they werein one moment excite
22、ment and success turned into fear and disaster.It was the worst space accident ever.As one Russian said at the time， “When something like this happens we are neither Russians nor Americans.We are just human beings who have the same feelings.”全世界都震惊了也许他们原本都认为这次太空飞行跟乘坐飞机一样没什么危险。但是他们都大错特错了一刹那间，兴奋和成功就变成
23、了恐惧和灾难。这是有史以来最为严重的太空事故。正如当时一位苏联人所说：“当这样的事情发生的时候，我们不再有美国人或者苏联人之分。我们都只是有相同感觉的人类。”助读讲解此处为as引导的非限制性定语从句。此处who引导定语从句，修饰先行词human beings。Part 2I can remember that day so clearly, watching the takeoff on TV at school.There was an ordinary teacher on the Challenger, and we were all very excited.We didnt have
24、 much patience waiting for the launch.We had seen the smiling faces of the astronauts waving to the world as they stepped into the shuttle. Then, little more than a minute after takeoff, we saw a strange red and orange light in the sky, followed by a cloud of white smoke.The Challenger had exploded
25、in midair and we all started screaming.第二部分我清楚地记得那天在学校通过电视观看“挑战者”号起飞的情景。有位普通的老师在“挑战者”号上，我们都很兴奋。我们迫不及待地等着它发射。当宇航员进入航天飞机的时候，我们看见他们满脸笑容地向人们挥手致意。然后，就在起飞一分多钟后，我们看到了空中一道奇怪的橘红色的光，接着就是一团白烟。“挑战者”号在半空爆炸了，我们都开始尖叫起来。助读讲解watching the takeoff on TV at school 是现在分词短语作状语。此处为“see宾语宾补”结构。waving to the world是现在分词短语作宾补
26、。followed by a cloud of white smoke是过去分词短语作伴随状语。It happened so quickly and everyone was in a state of shock.Like every schoolboy I had thought that going into space as an astronaut must be the best job in the world.When I heard, a few weeks later, that the bodies of the astronauts and even the teach
27、ers lesson plans had been found at the bottom of the ocean， I was not so sure it was worth it at all.In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.事情发生得太突然了，人们都惊呆了。和其他男生一样，我本以为当一名宇航员进入太空是世界上最好的工作。几个星期后，当我听说那几位宇航员的遗体甚至那位老师的教案在大洋底部被找到的时
28、候，我不再那么肯定这一切是否值得。即便我们掌握了现在的全部先进技术，我们这个世界依然只是处于太空旅行的起步阶段。助读讲解动名词短语going into space as an astronaut作主语。that引导宾语从句作heard的宾语。第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P5859教材课文，匹配段落大意1Part1AThe writer witnessed the exploration of the Challenger.2Part 2 BHuman exploring the universe.答案12BA第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P5859教材课文，选择最佳答案1The sta
29、rt of a new age of space travel was Athe success of the ChallengerBthe success of the ColumbiaCApollo 11DPioneer 102The first man stepped on the moon in AspringBsummerCautumn Dwinter3From this passage we can infer that Aspace flight is still dangerousBspace flight is safeCno one wants to travel into
30、 space againDthe space isnt worth exploring答案13BBA第三步研读能力升华接轨高考根据P5859教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July，1969，1.which was one small step for man，but one giant leap for mankind.People have become 2.accustomed(accustom)to the idea of space travel.M
31、illions of people watched that first moon 3.landing(land)on television，their hearts in their mouths，aware of how difficult and 4.dangerous(danger)an adventure it was，and what risks had to be taken.Later，people were no longer enthusiastic about a space travel programme because 5.of its high cost.The
32、first shuttle flight into space was the Columbia6.launched(launch)from the Kennedy Space Centre on 12th April，1981，which was the start of a new age of space travel.In 1986，the Challenger carried the first civilian，Christa，who hoped 7.to communicate(communicate)a sense of excitement and create new interest in the space programme，exploded just over a minute after 8.taking(take)off in Florida and all seven astronauts 9.were killed(kill)The space disaster makes us feel that we are neither Russians 10.nor Americans.We are just human beings who have the same feelings.