UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION Keep your eyes on the stars， and your feet on the ground. —Theodore Roosevelt 仰望星空，脚踏实地。 ———西奥多·罗斯福 The Earth is the cradle of humanity， but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever. —Konstantin Tsiolkovsky 地球是人类的摇篮，但人类不可能永远待在摇篮里。 ———康斯坦丁·齐奥尔科夫斯基 We are limited only by our imagination and our will to act. —Ron Garan 限制我们的只有我们的想象力和行动的意志。 ———罗恩·加兰 That’s one small step for [a] man， one giant leap for mankind. —Neil Armstrong 对一个人来说，这是一小步；对人类来说，这是一大步。 ———尼尔·阿姆斯特朗 1 / 1 双语名言 倾听英文好声音感悟人生正能量 Great quotes with positive energy 单元素养日标 (主题语境：人与自然一 太空探索) 语言能力 ①必记单词 ②重点短语 ③经典句型 文化意识 astronaut procedure on board 1.动词不定式短语 了解太空探索的发展历程，以及中 mental intelligent carry on 作后置定语 国在太空探索方面的快速发展，培养科 rocket gravity in the hope of 学精神并乐观看待太空探索的前景。 vehicle determine doing sth satellite 2.make+宾语+宾 launch so as to (do sth) orbit 语补足语 思维品质 giant solar system leap mankind figure out 了解一位合格的宇航员必须具备的 agency data result in 3.动词-ing短语作 素质和品质，增强对天文学知识的了 disappointed desire as a result 主语 解，并了解人类在太空探索方面所面临 independent signal provide for sb 的困难。 recycle muscle in closing 4.倍数表达法 lack otherwise run out 学习能力 beyond current ④核心语法 ⑤话题写作 sufficient keen 掌握本单元关于太空的词汇及相关 语法知识，能够运用所学知识阐述关于 argue shallow 动词不定式作 关于太空探索的 resource attach 太空探索的观点。 定语和状语 议论文Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking SPACE： THE FINAL FRONTIER ———Are we alone？ What’s out there？” People have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space.Today， scientists design vehicles① to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries.Space exploration has come a long way②， and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable③ enough to support life. Before the mid-20th century， most people felt [1]travelling into space was only a dream that could never come true.However， scientists were determined to realise that dream.After many experiments， they succeeded in making rockets④ that could escape Earth’s gravity⑤.On 4 October 1957， the Sputnik 1 satellite⑥ was launched⑦ by the USSR and successfully orbited⑧around Earth.Afterwards， the USSR focused on⑨ sending people into space， and [2] on 12 April 1961， Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to enter space.Over eight years later， on 20 July 1969， American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon， famously saying， “That’s one small step for [a] man， one giant⑩ leap for mankind .” [3]Following this， there were many more important space achievements.For example， on 5 September 1977， America’s NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 to study deep space， and it still transmits data to this d ... ...
