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UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION
主题语境——人与自然之地球与宇宙奥秘探索
词块背诵
佳句赏析
1.solar system 太阳系
2.launch a satellite 发射人造卫星
3.be sent into space 被发射到太空
4.return to the earth 返回地球
5.space exploration 太空探索
6.make a successful landing on the moon在月球上成功登陆
7.space travel 太空旅行
8.send a spacecraft to the moon向月球发射宇宙飞船
1.The development of science and technology will make it possible to know how the universe came into existence.
科学技术的发展将使人们有可能弄清楚宇宙是如何形成的。
2.Space may hold mysteries of how the universe comes into being,and whether there is life on other planets besides Earth.
太空可能蕴藏着奥秘,宇宙是如何形成的,以及除了地球以外的其他行星上是否还有生命。
3.The journey to outer space and other planets is not a dream any more.
去外太空和其他星球旅行不再是梦。
[核心单词]
1.determined adj.有决心的;意志坚定的
(1)be determined to do sth.决心做某事(表示状态)
(2)determine vt.查明;确定;决定
determine to do sth.决定做某事(表示动作)
determine on/upon.(doing) sth.决定(做)某事
(3)determination n.决心;决定
[练通]——单句语法填空
①There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to_visit (visit)all of them.
②I have determined _on/upon going to Tibet to work after graduation.
③Now that you have expressed your determination (determine),you should act.
[润中华] As a student in senior high school,the most important task is to study hard,which determines our future.作为一名高中生,最重要的任务是努力学习,这决定着我们的未来。
2.desire n.渴望;欲望 vt.渴望;期望
have a strong desire
desire to do sth.渴望做某事
desire sb. to do sth.想要某人做某事
desire that ...(should) do sth.渴望……(应该)做某事
[练通]——单句语法填空
①She has a strong desire for knowledge and wants to go to college very much.
②We desire that immediate help (should)be_given (give)to the local villagers who have been trapped by the flood.
[点津] desire作及物动词,不用于进行时态。desire意为“希望”后接宾语从句时,从句中的谓语动词用“(should+)动词原形”。此外,desire作名词时其后所接主语从句、表语从句和同位语从句也要使用虚拟语气。
[金句]——微写作
③既然你渴望学习中国文化,我认为北京语言大学是你的理想去处。
→ Since_you_have_a_strong_desire_to_learn_Chinese_culture ,I think Beijing Language and Culture University is an ideal place for you.
3.lack n.缺乏;短缺 vt.没有;缺乏
(1)a lack of 缺乏
for lack of 因缺乏……
(2)lack (f