TheConquestoftheUniverse

conquer:defeatorovercome征服戰(zhàn)勝NeilArmstrong:Thefirstmantosetfootonthemoonin1969“Thatisonesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind”1969Apollo11equipmentColumbia:Thefirstspaceshuttlewasused.Itwasastartofanewageofspacetravel1981Spaceshuttle:aspacecraftwhichcanbeusedformanytimes學.科.網(wǎng)2003Hespenthis21hoursinorbit,makingChinathethirdcountrytosuccessfullysendapersonintospace2005Itwasamilestoneinthecountry’shuman-controlledspacescientificexperimentprogram.我國進入有人類參與的空間實驗活動的里程碑2008ItwasthefirsttimefortheChineseastronauttowalkinspace.1986Challenger學.科.網(wǎng)1.Whatwasdifferentaboutthespaceshuttle?A.Thespaceshuttlecouldgosafelyupintoorbit.B.ThespaceshuttlecouldreturntotheEarthforasafelandingC.Thespaceshuttlecouldbeusedforseveraljourneys.2.WhywastheChallengergoingtobeaspecialflight.ATheexplosionoftheshuttleBThefirstcivilianintheshuttleCmillionsofitswitnessesDThelessonstobetaught3.WhatdotheRussian’swordssuggest?AsympathyhasnonationalityBspaceexplorationbelongstoallmankindCAmericansandRussiansareunited

學.科.網(wǎng)TimeEventsPeople’sattitudeequipment21stJuly1969TheirheartswereintheirmouthsAspaceshipcomputerlesspowerfulthanwhatstudentsusetodayOverthenextfewyearsMorejourneysintospace_____________thatusednomorethanonce“________”waslaunchedAspaceshuttlecouldbeusedforseveraljourney1986ExcitementturnedintoArmstrongfirstsetfootontheMoonPeoplearenolongerenthusiastic1981ColumbiaChallengertookoffandexplodedfearanddisastersinglespaceshipsReadPartIIandanswerthequestions.1.HowdidpeoplefeltafterwitnessingtheaccidentonTV?2.Thetasktoconquertheuniversehasprovedtobe_____AexpensiveBnotexcitingCchallengingDnotworthwhileEveryonewasinastateofshock.CWhichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?

AlargenumberofpeoplewatchedthelandingonTV,nervousandexcited.Theyknewitwasverydangerousanddifficult.Millionsofpeoplewatchedthatfirstmoonlandingontelevision,theirheartsintheirmouths,

awareof

howdifficultanddangerousanadventureitwas,andwhatriskshadtobetaken.數(shù)以百萬計的人們從電視上觀看了首次登月,他們的心提到了嗓子眼,因為他們十分清楚這次是多么艱難多么危險,以及要冒多大的風險.Allthreeastronautesmadeitsafelybacktoearth,usingaspaceshipcomputerthatwasmuchlesspowerfulthantheonesusedbytheaverageschoolstudentstoday.Itwasasuccessandalittlemorethanadecadeafter

Apollo11’shistoricvoyage,theColumbia

madeasafe,controlled,aeroplane-stylelandinginCalifornia.三個宇航員順利返回地球，他們當年使用的計算機遠不如現(xiàn)在一個普通學生使用的電腦高級。距離“阿波羅”11號歷史性的飛行僅僅十年多的時間，這次航行取得了成功，“哥倫比亞號’在控制下以飛機著陸的方式安全返回加利福尼亞學.科.網(wǎng)Bythetimethechallengertookoffin1986,theworldseemedtohavelostitsfearandwonderattheamazing

achievementofpeoplegoingupintospace到1986年“挑戰(zhàn)者”號起飛時,人們似乎已經(jīng)沉醉于人類走進太空這一巨大成就而忘記了恐懼,也失去了好奇.Theworldwasinshock—maybetheyassumedthisspaceflightwouldbenomore

dangerousthangettingonanaeroplane.

全世界都震驚了—也許人們認為這次太空飛行跟普通飛機一樣沒什么危險。學.科.網(wǎng)學.科.網(wǎng)1踏上月球2習慣于3非常緊張，提心吊膽3意識到4冒險干某事5起飛6對..不再狂熱7安全著陸8把...調到某臺，收到某臺9一種興奮感10震驚11和...一樣沒危險12處于震驚的狀態(tài)13在海洋的底部14盡管15在一開始的時候setfootonthemoonbecomeaccustomedtotheirheartsintheirmouthsbeawareoftakearisktodo/riskdoingtakeoffbenolongerenthusiasticaboutmakeasafelanding

tuneinasenseofexcitementinshocknomoredangerousthan

inastateofshockatthebottomofoceaninspiteof/despiteattheverybeginningof學.科.網(wǎng)EversinceNeilArmstrongfirst_________(踏上)theMoonbackon21st.July,1969,peoplehave___________________(習慣于)theideaofspacetravel.2.Millionsofpeoplewatchedthatfirstmoonlandingontelevision,________________________(提心吊膽),________(意識到)howdifficultanddangerousanadventureitwas,andwhatriskshadtobetaken.3.People_____________________________(不再熱衷于)aspacetravelprogramme.4.Millionsofpeople(調臺來收看這次起飛)._________________________________setfootonbecomeaccustomedtotheirheartsintheirmouthsawareofwerenolongerenthusiasticabouttunedintowitnessthetake-offonTV5.Anordinaryteacher________(將要成為)thefirstcivilianinspace,whowasgoingtogive_________________________(兩節(jié)15分鐘的課).6.Theworldwasinshock(震驚)---maybetheyassumedthisspaceflightwouldbe_____________________(和…一樣沒有危險)gettingonanaeroplane.7.Ithappenedsoquicklyandeveryonewas_________________(處于驚呆的狀態(tài)).8._________(盡管)allouradvancedtechnology,theworldisstillonly______________________(在…一開始)itsvoyageintospace.wastobetwofifteen-minuteles