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课件网) UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION (主题语境：人与社会———地球与宇宙奥秘探索) 晨背短文 语境记词 Mankind has managed to create facilities and vehicles to carry astronauts into the universe.They launch rockets carrying satellites.Many intelligent people around the globe are determined to devote themselves to space exploration, even though fatal space disasters which killed astronauts on board make them disappointed.Besides, when living in space, the astronauts have to recycle dirty water so as to use it later.For lack of gravity，their muscles become weak.They have to tape everything up, otherwise they would float around.They also need to figure out a way to store sufficient food and oxygen.However, people's desire to explore space never dies.China is the third country to send humans into space independently.This signals a giant leap forward for China.Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money on space exploration, which is a shallow view.Our planet's resources are limited，and as a result，we should find a new home to provide for the ever increasing population.In closing，we attach great importance to solving the mystery about space and will carry on with space exploration regularly. 必备知识 巧记活用 阅读词汇会认 1．procedure n. _____ 2．cm abbr.(centimetre or centimeter)_____ 3．rocket n. _____ 4．gravity n. _____ 5．frontier n．_____ 6．vehicle n. _____ 程序；步骤；手续 厘米 火箭；火箭弹 重力；引力 边境；国界；边远地区 交通工具；车辆 7．satellite n. _____ 8．orbit n. _____ vt.& vi. _____ 9．giant adj. _____ n. _____ 10．agency n. _____ 11．transmit vt.& vi. _____ 12．data n．[pl.] _____ 13．ongoing adj. _____ 14．dock vi.& vt. _____ n. _____ 人造卫星；卫星 (环绕地球、太阳等运行的)轨道；势力范围 沿轨道运行；环绕……运行 巨大的；伟大的 巨人；巨兽；伟人 (政府的)专门机构；服务机构；代理处 传输；发送 资料；数据 持续存在的；仍在进行的；不断发展的 (两架航天器)对接；(使)……进港 码头；船坞 15．solar adj. _____ 16．solar system _____ 17．sufficient adj. _____ 18．tissue n. _____ 19．facility n. _____ 20．fatal adj. _____ 21．high-end adj. _____ 22．pillow n. _____ 太阳的；太阳能的 太阳系 足够的；充足的 纸巾；(人、动植物细胞的)组织 设施；设备 致命的；灾难性的 高端的 枕头 重点词汇会写 1．_____ n．宇航员；太空人 2．_____ vt.& n．发射；发起；上市 3．_____ n．跳跃；剧增；剧变(leapt, leapt or leaped, leaped) vi.& vt.跳过；跃过 4．_____ n．人类 5．_____ vt.& vi.标志着；标明；发信号 n．信号；标志 6．_____ vt.回收利用；再利用 astronaut launch leap mankind signal recycle 7．_____ n．肌肉；实力；影响力 8．_____ vi.浮动；漂流；漂浮 vt.使浮动；使漂流 9．_____ adv.否则；要不然 10．_____ prep.在更远处；超出 11．_____ adj.当前的；现在的 n．水流；电流；潮流 12．_____ n．肥皂 13．_____ n．毛巾；抹布 14．_____ adj.热衷的；渴望的 muscle float otherwise beyond current soap towel keen 15．_____ adj.肤浅的；浅的 16．_____ n．模式；图案；模范 17．_____ n．监视器；监测仪 vt.监视；监测；监控 18．_____ n ... ...
