(共20张PPT)
Unit 2
Great people
Reading II
Neil Armstrong was born on 5 August 1930 in Ohio, the USA. He showed an ________ in flying when he took his first _______ at the age of six. He received his student ______ _______ when he was 16.
In 1962, he was ________ to become an __________. In 1966 he went into space as __________ pilot of Gemini 8.
interest
flight
pilot’s licence
chosen
astronaut
command
On 20 July 1969, Armstrong became the first man to _____ ____ ___ _______. He and Aldrin collected ______ _____ to take back to the Earth for further ________.
Because of his excellent ________, Neil Armstrong was __________ the Medal of Freedom, the highest award that a US _______ can receive. He was the _______ of the whole world.
walk on the Moon
Moon rocks
research
service
presented
citizen
pride
1. Armstrong joined the navy in 1949 and served as a pilot for three years.
阿姆斯特朗1949年参加海军, 当了三年飞行员。
serve vi. & vt. 服役; 服务, 招待
service n. 服役; 服务
Language points
e.g. 她招待我们吃了一顿可口的午
餐。
She served us a delicious lunch.
汤姆当了三年兵。
Tom served as a soldier / in the army for three years.
2. In 1966, he went into space as
command pilot of Gemini 8. He and
David Scott managed to join two
spacecraft together for the first time
in space.
1966年,他作为“双子座8号”宇宙飞船
的飞行指挥进入太空,他和戴维·斯科
特成功地将两个航天器在太空首次交会
对接。
manage to do sth. 设法做成某事
e.g. 他好不容易及时赶到那里。
He managed to get there in time.
我很忙,但我会想办法来。
I’m busy, but I’ll manage to come.
3. However, on their way back to the Earth, the spacecraft began spinning out of control.
但是, 在他们返回地球的途中, 宇宙飞船开始旋转, 失去控制。
spin— spun—spun vi. & vt. 旋转
e.g. 转动球/硬币/轮子
to spin a ball/coin/wheel
我觉得天旋地转。
My head is spinning.
out of control 失去控制, 不受操纵
under control 被控制住; 情绪良好
e.g. 车失去了控制, 撞上了路边的一棵树。 The car went out of control and hit a tree by the road.
她觉得很难控制自己的情感。
She finds it difficult to keep her feeling under control.
4. On 20 July 1969, Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon.
1969年7月20日, 阿姆斯特朗成为第一个登上月球的人。
be/ become the first person (man/woman) to do sth. 成为第一个做某事的人
e.g. 江先生成为这个镇上第一个拥有
机器人的人。
Mr. Jiang became the first person
to own a robot in the town.
5. Together with Buzz Aldrin, he landed the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the Moon.
他和巴兹·奥尔德林一起, 把阿波罗11号降落到了月球上。
together with用作介词,意为“与……一起”“连同……”, 相当于as well as, 可以放在句首或句尾, 也可放在主语后, 但谓语动词形式要与主语保持一致。
e.g. 李先生现在正和他的孩子们一起在澳
大利亚度假。
Mr Li, together with his children, is on
holiday in Australia now.
land用作动词, 意为“(使)降落”’, “登陆”。
e.g. 飞行员驾驶飞机安全着陆。
The pilot landed the plane safely.
他们是首批登上月球的人。
They were the first men to land on the moon.
6. He said the famous words “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” as he stepped out onto the Moon’s surface.
当他踏上月球表面时, 说了一句名言: “对于个人是一小步,对于人类是一个巨大的飞跃。”
step n. 一步; 台阶; 步骤, 措施
e.g. 他朝门口迈了一步。
He took a step towards the door.
这个小孩正爬着上台阶。
The child is climbing up the steps.
我们在地面上发现了熊的足迹。
We found the steps of a bear on the ground.
下一步该怎么办? What’s the next step
vi. 走, 跨步
e.g. 我听见叫我名字时向前跨了一步。
I stepped forward when my name was
called out.
7. He was the pride of the whole world.
他是全世界的骄傲。
pride n. 骄傲; 可引以为豪的人(或物)
take a pride in … 对……感到自豪
proud adj. 骄傲的, 自豪的
be proud of … 对……感到自豪
e.g. 我为自己的工作感到骄傲。
I take a pride in my work.
1. Do you know who is the first woman _______ (reach) the top of the South Pole
2. I hope to take _______ (drive) licence this summer.
to reach
driving
根据句子意思, 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
3. Do you know who ___________ (choose) to be the first astronaut in China
4. We all take _______ (proud) in our country.
was chosen
pride
5. Do you know how many astronauts ____________ (step) onto the moon in the last forty years
6. Some scientists are taking a _______ (far) research on medicine to cure this disease.
further
have stepped
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