新核心大学英语B版读写教程2册 Unit 1

Unit1SpaceExplorationLearningObjectivesInthisunit,youwill:1.learnaboutpeople’sattitudestowardsspacemissionsandfuturetrendsofspaceexploration;2.familiarizeyourselfwiththewords,expressions,andsentencepatternsrelatedtothetheme;3.usethesewords,expressions,andsentencepatternscorrectly;4.researchspacemissionsontheInternet;5.giveanoralpresentationtotheclassaboutspacemissions;6.learntoillustrateideaswithquotationsandapplyittoyourwriting.PartIApproachingtheTopicPartIIUnderstandingtheTextPartIIIExploringtheTopicPartIVIntegratedExercisesPartVWritingStrategyPartIApproachingtheTopicTask1BrainstormingTask2SurfingandReportingTask3WatchingandRetellingTask4VocabularyPreview1.Discusstheabovepictureswithyourpartnerandmakealistofnolessthan10wordstodiscussspacescience.2.HowcanspaceexplorationaffectpeopleontheEarth?Task1BrainstormingUnit1》PartI》Task11.WorkingroupsandfindinformationontheInternetaboutthefollowingterms.Task2SurfingandReportingUnit1》PartI》Task2A)NeilArmstrongB)NASAC)theApollomissionsD)theSkylabE)thePlanetarySocietyF)theJetPropulsionLaboratoryG)KonstantinTsiolkovskyH)FridrikhTsanderWebresources://://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program:Unit1》PartI》Task2A)NeilArmstrongNeilAldenArmstrong(bornAugust5,1930)isanAmericanaviatorandaformerastronaut,testpilot,aerospaceengineeranduniversityprofessor.HewasthefirstpersontosetfootontheMoon.HisfirstspaceflightwasaboardGemini8in1966,forwhichhewasthecommandpilot,becomingoneofthefirstU.S.civilianstoflyinspace(JosephAlbertWalkerbecamethefirstUScivilianinspaceaboardX-15Flight90severalyearsearlier).Onthismission,heperformedthefirstmanneddockingoftwospacecrafttogetherwithpilotDavidScott.Armstrong¡¯ssecondandlastspaceflightwasasmissioncommanderoftheApollo11moonlandingmissiononJuly20,1969.Onthismission,Armstrong2.Anastronaut,oracosmonaut,isapersontrainedtotravelinaspacecraft,beyondthelimitsoftheEarth.Thoughit’sanextremelydangerousjob,manypeoplehaveachievedtheirdreamofgoingtospace.Finddetailedinformationaboutthefollowingastronauts,thenpresentyourresearchtotheclass.Unit1》PartI》Task2Unit1》PartI》Task2NameLifeTimeNationalityAchievementsBuzzAldrin(EdwinEngeheAldrin)Americanamechanicalengineer,USairforcepilotandastronaut;theLunarModulepilotonApollo11;thesecondhumanbeingtosetfootontheMoon.1930~1999anavalofficer,astronautandengineer;thethirdpersontowalkontheMoon;describinghimselfasthefirstmantodanceontheMoon;flyingontheGemini5and11,Apollo12,andSkylab2missions.AmericanPeteConrad1930~Unit1》PartI》Task2NameLifeTimeNationalityAchievementsAlBean(AlanBean)EdMitchell(EdgarMitchell)anastronautandengineer;thefourthpersontowalkontheMooninNovember1969.1930~anAmericanpilot,engineer,andastronaut;astheLunarModulepilotofApollo14,spendingninehoursworkingonthelunarsurfaceintheFraMauroHighlandsregion,makinghimthesixthpersontowalkontheMoon.American1932~AmericanUnit1》PartI》Task2NameLifeTimeNationalityAchievementsaUSAFBrigadierGeneral,anastronautandengineerforNASA;theyoungestofonlytwelvepeoplewhohavewalkedonthemoon;amemberoftheastronautsupportcrewforApollo10in1969;servingasCapcom(通讯员)forApollo11;abackupLunarModulepilotonApollo13;servingasLunarModulepilotofApollo16in1972whereheandJohnW.YounglandedattheDescartesHighlandsandconductedthreeExtravehicularactivities,makingDukethetenthpersontowalkupontheMoon;servingasbackuplunarmodulepilotforApollo17.1935~AmericanCharlieDukeUnit1》PartI》Task2NameLifeTimeNationalityAchievementsaNASAastronaut;oneofonly24peopletohaveflowntotheMoon;servingasbackuppilotfortheGemini8flight;inSeptember1966,makinghisfirstspaceflightaspilotofGemini11,alongsidePeteConrad;assignedasbackupcommandmodulepilotforApollo9,andinNovember1969,flyingascommandmodulepilotofApollo12,thesecondmannedmissiontolandontheMoon;1929~AmericanDickGordon(RichardFrancisGordon,Jr.)Unit1》PartI》Task2NameLifeTimeNationalityAchievementsassignedbackupcommanderofApollo15andslatedtowalkontheMoonascommanderofApollo18,butthemissionwascancelledduetobudgetcuts.AmericanDickGordon(RichardFrancisGordon,Jr.)1929~Unit1》PartI》Task2NameLifeTimeNationalityAchievementsanastronautandtestpilot;hisfirstspaceflightbeingGemini10,inwhichheandcommandpilotJohnYoungperformedtworendezvouswithdifferentspacecraftandCollinsundertooktwoextravehicularactivities;ActingasthecommandmodulepilotforApollo11,supportingNeilArmstrongandBuzzAldrintomakethefirstmannedlandingonthelunarsurface;oneofthe24humanstohaveflowntotheMoon.1930~American,borninItalyMichaelCollinsUnit1》PartI》Task2NameLifeTimeNationalityAchievementsanastronautandengineer;commanderoftheApollo15mission;theseventhpersontowalkontheMoon;thefirstpersontodriveontheMoon;ascommandmodulepilotonApollo9,DavidScottbecomingthelastAmericantoflysoloinearthorbit.1932~AmericanDaveScott(DavidRandolphScott)on12April,1961,becomingthefirsthumaninouterspaceandthefirsttoorbittheEarth;receivingmedalsfromaroundtheworldforhispioneeringtourinspace.1934~1968SovietYuriGagarinUnit1》PartI》Task2NameLifeTimeNationa