Unit6 Understanding Ideas
词汇
1.notion n.________________
2. hazardous adj.______________
3. shuttle n.___________________
4. excursion n.__________________
5. rekindle v________________
6. instantaneously adv._______________
7. shadow n.__________________
8. scream v.________________________
9. crew n._______________________
拓展词汇
1. _______________ladj.平常的→exceptional adj.异常的,特别的;杰出的,卓越的→exceptionally adv.罕见,特别,非常;例外地→exception n.例外
2.______________adv.悲惨地,不幸地→tragic adj.悲惨的;悲剧的→tragedy n.悲剧;悲惨的事,惨案
3.______________v.暂停,中止→suspension n.暂令停职(或停学、停赛等);暂缓,推迟,延期
短语
1. 习惯于_________________
2. 某人的心提到嗓子眼儿_________________
3. 起飞;(企业)成功(或受欢迎)__________________
4. 给……蒙上阴影_____________________
5. set foot on...__________________
6. be replaced by___________________
7. tune in________________________
8. reach for the stars________________________
文本精读·互动探究
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Reading for the main idea.
What's the main idea of the text?
It is mainly about the Challenger's experience, a tragedy but inspires people to
_______________________
Reading for the details.
Choose the best answer according to the text.
1. What do we know about the first lunar landing ( )
A. It was a great success.
B. It took off in Kennedy Space Center.
C. People were not excited about it.
D. People were accustomed to the idea of space travel.
2. Why was McAuliffe's space flight special ( )
A. She was a space scientist.
B. She was going to give a speech.
C. She was brave enough to go into space.
D. She was about to become the first civilian to go into space.
3. By saying “We didn't have much patience waiting for the launch.”, the student meant that ( ).
A. they were afraid something would happen
B. they were patient when watching the take-off
C. they were eager to watch the take-off
D. they didn't expect the shuttle would explode
4. What can be inferred from McAuliffe's space failure
according to paragraph 3 ( )
A. People no longer dare to try space flight. B. Space flight has certain risks.
C. People prefer to travel by air. D. No more civilians will go into space.
5. What was followed after the disaster of the Challenger ( )
A. The government stopped space shuttle flightscompletely.
B. The government refused to investigate the cause of the disaster.
C. The space shuttle programme never stopped.
D. More young students were inspired to devote themselves to space exploration.
课文语法填空
Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 20 July 1969. With his now famous words “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, 1. had once been considered impossible had now been achieved. Following the Moon landings, space travel 2. (rapid) became unexceptional to the public, as innovations succeeded each other. When the Challenger space shuttle took off on 28 January 1986, the world seemed to have lost its wonder at the 3. (amaze) achievements of the astronauts involved. Tragically, the shuttle exploded just over 4. minute after taking off in Florida, and all seven astronauts 5. board were killed. Following the shock of the Challenger disaster, space shuttle 6. (flight) were suspended for nearly three years. Now, it 7. (be) over 30 years since the loss of Challenger. The memory of those seven will live forever, 8. (write) in the stars, inspiring us 9. (join) them in humanity's greatest journey of 10. (explore) and discovery.
答案:
词汇
1. notion n.概念;观点;看法
2. hazardous adj.危险的,不安全的
3. shuttle n.航天飞机
4. excursion n.(有特定目的的)短途出行
5. rekindle v.重新激起,重新唤起
6. instantaneously adv.瞬间地
7. shadow n.坏影响,阴影
8. scream v.(因疼痛、惊恐、兴奋等)尖声大叫
9. crew n.(飞机上的)全体机组人员
拓展词汇
1. unexceptionaladj.平常的→exceptional adj.异常的,特别的;杰出的,卓越的→exceptionally adv.罕见,特别,非常;例外地→exception n.例外
2. tragicallyadv.悲惨地,不幸地→tragic adj.悲惨的;悲剧的→tragedy n.悲剧;悲惨的事,惨案
3. suspendv.暂停,中止→suspension n.暂令停职(或停学、停赛等);暂缓,推迟,延期
短语
1. 习惯于become accustomed to
2. 某人的心提到嗓子眼儿one's heart in one's mouth
3. 起飞;(企业)成功(或受欢迎)take off
4. 给……蒙上阴影cast a shadow on
5. set foot on...踏上……
6. be replaced by被……取代
7. tune in收听(收音机广播节目);收看(电视节目)
8. reach for the stars有九天揽月之志;努力完成壮举
Main idea: continue to explore space.
1.A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5.C
1. what
2. rapidly
3. amazing
4. a
5. on
6. flights
7. has been
8. written
9. to join
10. exploration