1、A US millionaire who was the first private space tourist has announced plans to send a man and a woman probably a married couple on a round trip to Mars.Dennis Tito,a former rocket scientist who made his fortune through investments，said his Mission for America aims to bring a new era of space explor
2、ation.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 to raise the rest of the money through donations，media rights sales and potentially thr
3、ough selling scientific data to NASA(美国国家航空和航天局).“There is no time to lose，”he said.“Now is the time.”The mission,a“return fly-by，”in which the spacecraft would fly around Mars rather than land,would last for 500 days.The planned orbit is known as a“free return”：once fired into space,the capsule wil
4、l 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 his mission but my grandchildren will come out a lot richer for the inspirat
5、ion it will give them.”多积词汇investment n 投资donation n.捐赠；捐款potentially adv.潜在地；可能地fly-by n.(航天器的)近天体探测飞行；检阅飞行spacecraft n.航天器；宇宙飞船regardless of 不管；不顾occupant n.占有人；居住者inspiration n.灵感；鼓舞原文呈现读文清障Space:the Final FrontierPart 1Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July,1969，p
6、eople have become accustomed to the idea of space travel.set foot on/in 踏上，进入/进到(某处)Ever since.是时间状语从句，主句通常用现在完成时。accustomed/kstmd/adj习惯的become/be accustomed to 习惯于(注意 to 为介词)Section Introduction&Reading Pre-reading原文呈现读文清障Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television,their hearts
7、 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 one small step for man,one giantleap for mankind”，a dream was achieved.millions of 数以百万计的(表泛指)如果 million 前面有具体数字表示确指，则 million不能用复数，后面也不加 of。aware adj.意识到的
8、；知道的be/become aware of 知道；意识到risk n.&v危险，风险；使(某人/自己)面临危险take/run risks/a risk 冒险risk doing.冒险做giant adj.巨大的原文呈现读文清障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.using a spaceship comput
9、er that.是现在分词短语作方式状语。该状语中含有 that引 导 的 定 语 从 句，修 饰 a spaceship computer。该定语从句中，used by.是过去分词短语作定语，修饰 the ones。原文呈现读文清障as they could not take off more than once 是原因状语从句。take off 起飞；脱掉；成功take on 雇用，聘用；呈现，具有once n一次 adv.曾经 conj.一旦(引导条件状语从句)There were several more journeys into space over the next few ye
10、ars but the single spaceships were very expensive as they could not take offmore than once.原文呈现读文清障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 a spacecraft that could be used
11、for several journeys.The first shuttle flight into space was the Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on 12th April,1981.be enthusiastic about 对 很热情/热心that was costing the United States$10 million a day 是定语从句，修饰 a space travel programme。shuttle/tl/n.航天飞机that could be used for several jour
12、neys 是定语从句，修饰 a spacecraft。launched from.为过去分词短语作后置定语。原文呈现读文清障The aim of this flight was to test the new shuttle system,to go safely up into orbit and to returnto the Earth for a safe landing.It was a success and a little more than a decade after Apollo 11s historicvoyage,the Columbia made a safe,co
13、ntrolled,aeroplane-style landing in California.This was the start of a new age of space travel.to test.,to go safely up.,to return.是三个动词不定式短语作表语。historic/hstrk/adj.历 史性的，有重大历史意义的historical adj.(有关)历史的age n时期，时代；年龄 a new age of 的新纪元太空：最后的疆域第一部分第 12 段译文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
14、常熟悉。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，因为他们十分清楚这次冒险是多么艰难多么危险，以及要冒多么大的风险。伴随着阿姆斯特朗那句如今已经非常有名的话：“这是一个人的一小步，但是整个人类的一大步”，一个梦想实现了。三位宇航员都顺利返回地球，他们当年使用的计算机远不及现在普通学生使用的电脑高级。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。第一个到达太空的航天飞机是“哥伦比亚号”于
15、1981 年 4 月 12 日发射于肯尼迪航天中心。这次飞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”历史性的飞行仅仅十年多的时间，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。这次飞行开辟了宇宙航行的新纪元。原文呈现读文清障by the time“到时候”，引导时间状语从句。21 amazing adj.惊人的，令人吃惊的amaze v使吃惊 amazed adj.吃惊的，惊奇的amazement n惊愕，惊异22 go up 上升23 people going up into space 是动名词
16、复合结构，作 of 的宾语。24 tune/tjun/v.收看(电视)；收听(广播)tune in(to sth.)收听(收音机广播节目)；收看(电视节目)25 witness/wtns/v.目击，亲眼看见；亲身经历26 to witness the take-off on TV 是动词不定式短语作目的状语。By the time the Challenger took off in 1986,the world seemed to have lost its fear and wonder at the amazing21achievement of people going up22 in
17、to space23.But this was going to be a special flight and so millions of people tuned24 in to witness 25 the take-off on TV26.原文呈现读文清障27 who was married with two children 是非限制性定语从句。28 give lessons 上课，讲课29 work v此处意为“起作用”。30 communicate vt.传达，传递；沟通，交流communicate.to.把传递给communicate.with.与交流31 create vt
18、.创造，设计；引起，产生An ordinary teacher,Christa McAuliffe,37,who was married with two children27，was to be the first civilian in space.She was going to give two fifteen-minute lessons28from space.The first was to show the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked29.The second was to describe
19、 the aims of the Challenger space programme.Christa hoped to communicate30 a sense of excitement and create 31new interest in the space programme.原文呈现读文清障32 sadly adv.可悲地，难过地33 as the shuttle exploded.是原因状语从句。34 explode v爆炸，爆破Sadly32，she never came back to her classroom again,33as the shuttle explod
20、ed 34 just over a minute after taking off in Florida and all seven astronauts were killed.原文呈现读文清障35 shock n震惊in shockin surprise 处于极度震惊状态36 assume/sjum/v.假定，假设37 get on 上车(船、飞机等)38 turn into 转变为The world was in shock35 maybe they assumed36 this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting o
21、n37 an aeroplane.But how wrong they were in one moment excitement and success turned into38 fear and disaster.原文呈现读文清障39 As one Russian said at the time 是非限制性定语从句。40 neither.nor.既不 也不41 who have the same.是定语从句，修饰 human beings。It was the worst space accident ever.As one Russian said at the time39，“Wh
22、en something like this happens we are neither Russians nor40 Americans.We are just human beings who have the same feelings41.”第 35 段译文到 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。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
23、太空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。克里斯塔希望能传递此项目的兴奋感并引起人们对太空旅行计划的新兴趣。可悲的是，她再也没有回到她的教室，因为航天飞机在佛罗里达起飞一分多钟后就爆炸了，七名宇航员全部遇难。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有什么危险。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，我们的感觉是相同的。”原文呈现读文清障42 watching the take-off on TV at school
24、 是现在分词短语作状语。43 patience/pens/n.耐心have patience(in)doing sth.做某事有耐心44 wait for 等待be waiting 准备妥；在手边；可得到Part 2I can remember that day so clearly,watching the take-off on TV at school42.There was an ordinary teacher on the Challenger,and we were all very excited.We didnt have much patience43 waiting fo
25、r44 thelaunch.原文呈现读文清障45 seen the smiling faces of.是“see宾语宾补”结构。waving to the world 是现在分词短语作宾语补足语。46 step into 进入，步入47 followed by a cloud of white smoke 是过去分词短语作伴随状语。We had seen the smiling faces of the astronauts waving to the world45 as they stepped into 46 the shuttle.Then,little more than a min
26、ute after take-off,we saw a strange red and orange light in the sky,followed by a cloud of white smoke 47.The Challenger had exploded in mid-air and we all started screaming.原文呈现读文清障48 it 指代上文“挑战者号”在半空中爆炸这件事。49 in a state of.in a.state 处于一种的状态/状况50 动名词短语 going into space as an astronaut作主语。It 48 hap
27、pened so quickly and everyone was in a state of shock49.Like every schoolboy I had thought that going into space as an astronaut50 must be the best job in the world.原文呈现读文清障51 at the bottom of 在的底部52 worth adj.值的be worth doing 值得做53 not.at all 根本不，一点儿也不54 in spite of 不管in spite ofdespite55 advanced/
28、dvnst/adj.高级的，先进的56 at the very beginning of 在 一开始的时候When I heard,a few weeks later,that the bodies of the astronauts and even the teachers lesson plans had been found at the bottom of51 the ocean,I was not so sure it was worth52 it at all54.In spite of 54 all our advanced 55technology,the world is
29、still only at the very beginning of56its voyage into space.第二部分 我能够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。我们都很兴奋，因为有一位普通的老师也在航天飞机上。我们迫不及待地等待着航天飞机的发射。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，就在起飞一分钟多一点，我们看到了空中一种奇怪的红色和橘色的光芒，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。事情发生得太突然了，人们都惊呆了。和其他男生一样，我原本以为作为一名宇航员进入太空一定是世界上最好的工作。几个星期后，当我听
30、说那几位宇航员的遗体以及那位老师的教案在大洋底部被找到的时候，我不再肯定这一切是值得的。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。.Match the word with its meaning.1leap A宇宙探测器，航天探测器2joint B航天飞机3probe C收看(电视)；收听(广播)4accustomed D假定，假设5shuttle E高级的，先进的6historic F爆炸7tune G耐心8witness H目击，亲眼看见；亲身经历9assume I共同的；联合的10patience J历史性的，有重大历史意义的11advanced K习
31、惯的12burst L飞跃，跳跃答案：16 LIAKBJ 712 CHDGEF.Write down the meaning of phrases in each sentence.1She has mastered 2,000 English words so far.2The bus slowed down for the next stop.3We have been good friends ever since we were very young.4They made a plan for English study at the very beginning ofthis ter
32、m.5When I told them the truth,they were all in shock;they couldnt believe it.到目前为止自从；自以后在一开始的时候处于震惊中减速6Madame Curie and her husband continued to work in spite of all the discomforts.7This is the first time I have left my country and set foot onforeign soil.8I thought he would be too old to get to th
33、e top of the mountain,but he made it at last.9Most parents are not well aware of the danger of their babies eating jelly,which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.10After living there for one year,they have been accustomed toworking there.不管踏上做成，成功意识到习惯于Look at the following pictures and try
34、 to describe them.参考答案：American Neil Armstrong is the first man to set foot on the moon.Russian Yuri Gagarin is the first man in space.Yang Liwei is the first Chinese astronaut.Liu Yang is the first Chinese woman astronaut.Fast-readingSkim the text and match each part with its main idea.Part 1 AThe
35、writer witnessed the exploration of the Challenger.Part 2 BHuman exploring the universe.答案：BA.Careful-readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1Why were people NOT enthusiastic about the space travel programme after the first moon landing?AIt was meaningless.BIt used space shuttles.
36、CIt cost the USA a lot of money.DThere were fewer space travelers.2Which of the following marked the beginning of a new space travel?AThe Columbias space travel.BThe Viking 1s space travel.CThe Apollo 11s space travel.DThe Challengers space travel.3From Part 2 in the text,we can infer that _.Awe hav
37、e achieved great success in space travelBwe still have a long way to go in space explorationCpeople are not interested in space travelDspace travel should not include ordinary people答案：13 CAB.Study-readingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1All three astronauts made it safely back
38、 to Earth,using a spaceship computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by the average school students today.句式分析 本句是一个复合句。主句是 All three astronauts made it safely back to Earth;using a spaceship computer.是现在分词短语作状语，a spaceship computer 后面是 that引导的定语从句，其中 used by the average school studen
39、ts today 是过去分词短语作定语，修饰 the ones。尝试翻译 _三位宇航员安全返回地球，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。2When I heard,a few weeks later,that the bodies of the astronauts and even the teachers lesson plans had been found at the bottom of the ocean,I was not so sure it was worth it at all.句式分析尝试翻译 _几周之后，当我听说那几位宇航员的遗体以及那位老师的教案在大洋底部被找到的时候，我不再肯定这一切是否值得。“课时跟踪检测”见“Module 5 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看