2019-2020学年高中英语 Module 5 The Conquest of the Unive

Module5TheConquestoftheUniverse［话题导读］导语：要想成为一名合格的宇航员，就必须身体健康、热爱科学并且擅长飞行。ItisinterestinghowNASAchosetheirastronautsforlandingonthemoon.Theychosemenbetweentheageoftwentyandthirty­five.Therewereaboutfiftyofthem.Manywereexperienced(有经验的，熟练的)airpilots.Otherswerescientistswithtwoorthreedegrees.NASAtelephonedeachmantheyweregoingtochooseandtoldthemthedangerstheymightgetin.Theythenaskedhimifhewaswillingtobetrainedasanastronaut.“Howcouldanymanrefusesuchanexcitingjob？”Thehealthandphysicalconditionsofpilotswere,ofcourse,verynecessary.Onlythoseinverygoodhealthandphysicalconditionwerechosen.Whilebeingtrainedtobeastronauts,theywentthroughmanycourses.Theystudiedthestarandthemoon,andtheyalsostudiedgeology,thescienceofrocks.Theywerealltrainedtoflyinhelicopters.Thesehelicopterslandeddirectlydowntogivethemsomeexperienceofthewaythespaceshipwouldreallylandonthemoon.Theywerealsotaughttheunknownfactsabouttheconditionsinspace.Theyvisitedthescientistsandengineerswhodesignedthespaceshipsandrockets.Theyvisitedthefactorieswherethespaceshipsandrocketswerebuilt.Theylearnthoweverypartofaspaceshipanditsinstrumentswork.Theyalsolearnteverydetailoftheground­controlsystem.Inaword,tobechosenasanastronaut,onemustbeingoodhealth,well­informedinscienceandgoodatpiloting.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读［先读通］Space:theFinalFrontierPart1EversinceNeilArmstrongfirstsetfooton①theMoonbackon21stJuly,1969，peoplehavebecomeaccustomed②totheideaofspacetravel③.Millionsofpeoplewatchedthatfirstmoonlandingontelevision，theirheartsintheirmouths，aware④ofhowdifficultanddangerousanadventureitwas，andwhatrisks⑤hadtobetaken.WithArmstrong'snowfamouswords：“That'sonesmallstepforman，onegiantleapformankind”，adreamwasachieved.AllthreeastronautsmadeitsafelybacktoEarth，usingaspaceshipcomputerthatwasmuchlesspowerfulthantheonesusedbytheaverageschoolstudentstoday.Therewereseveralmorejourneysintospaceoverthenextfewyearsbutthesinglespaceshipswereveryexpensiveastheycouldnottakeoff⑥morethanonce⑦.Peoplewerenolongersoenthusiasticabout⑧aspacetravelprogrammethatwascostingtheUnitedStates$10millionaday⑨.Thatwasuntilthearrivalofthespaceshuttle⑩—aspacecraftthatcouldbeusedforseveraljourneys⑪.ThefirstshuttleflightintospacewastheColumbia—launchedfromtheKennedySpaceCentreon12thApril,1981.Theaimofthisflightwastotestthenewshuttlesystem，togosafelyupintoorbitandtoreturn⑫totheEarthforasafelanding.ItwasasuccessandalittlemorethanadecadeafterApollo11'shistoric⑬voyage，theColumbiamadeasafe，controlled，aeroplane­stylelandinginCalifornia.Thiswasthestartofanewage⑭ofspacetravel.Bythetime⑮theChallengertookoffin1986，theworldseemedtohavelostitsfearandwonderattheamazing⑯achievementofpeoplegoingup⑰intospace⑱.Butthiswasgoingtobeaspecialflightandsomillionsofpeopletuned⑲intowitness⑳thetake­offonTV○21.Anordinaryteacher，ChristaMcAuliffe,37，whowasmarriedwithtwochildren○22，wastobethefirstcivilianinspace.Shewasgoingtogivetwofifteen­minutelessonsfromspace.Thefirstwastoshowthecontrolsofthespacecraftandexplainhowgravityworked○23.ThesecondwastodescribetheaimsoftheChallengerspaceprogramme.Christahopedtocommunicate○24asenseofexcitementandcreate○25newinterestinthespaceprogramme.Sadly，shenevercamebacktoherclassroomagain，astheshuttleexploded○26justoveraminuteaftertakingoffinFloridaandallsevenastronautswerekilled.Theworldwasinshock○27—maybetheyassumed○28thisspaceflightwouldbenomoredangerousthangettingon○29anaeroplane.Buthowwrongtheywere—inonemomentexcitementandsuccessturnedinto○30fearanddisaster.Itwastheworstspaceaccidentever.AsoneRussiansaidatthetime○31，“WhensomethinglikethishappensweareneitherRussiansnor○32Americans.Wearejusthumanbeingswhohavethesamefeelings○33.”Part2Icanrememberthatdaysoclearly，watchingthetake­offonTVatschool○34.TherewasanordinaryteacherontheChallenger，andwewereallveryexcited.Wedidn'thavemuchpatience○35waitingforthelaunch.Wehadseenthesmilingfacesoftheastronautswavingtotheworld○36astheysteppedinto○37theshuttle.Then，littlemorethanaminuteaftertake­off，wesawastrangeredandorangelightinthesky，followedbyacloudofwhitesmoke○38.TheChallengerhadexplodedinmid­airandweallstartedscreaming.Ithappenedsoquicklyandeveryonewasinastateof○39shock.LikeeveryschoolboyIhadthoughtthatgoingintospaceasanastronaut○40mustbethebestjobintheworld.WhenIheard，afewweekslater，thatthebodiesoftheastronautsandeventheteacher'slessonplanshadbeenfoundatthebottomof○41theocean，Iwasnotsosureitwasworthitatall.Inspiteof○42allouradvanced○43technology，theworldisstillonlyattheverybeginningof○44itsvoyageintospace.［再记住］①setfooton/in进入；到达②accustomed［ə'kʌstəmd］adj.习惯的become/beaccustomedto习惯于(注意to为介词)③EversinceNeilArmstrongfirstsetfootontheMoonbackon21stJuly,1969是eversince引导的时间状语从句，主句通常用现在完成时。④awareadj.意识到的；知道的be/becomeawareof知道；意识到be/becomeawarethat知道；注意到⑤riskn．&v．危险；风险；使……面临危险take/runarisk冒险take/runtheriskofdoingsth.冒险做某事atrisk处境危险；受到威胁attheriskofdoingsth.冒着做某事的危险atyourownrisk自担风险；责任自负riskdoing...冒险做某事⑥takeoff(飞机)起飞⑦astheycouldnottakeoffmorethanonce是as引导的原因状语从句。⑧beenthusiasticabout对……很热情/热心⑨thatwascostingtheUnitedStates$10millionaday是t