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Period Ⅳ Listening and Talking,Reading for Writing & Other Parts of the Unit
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必备知识 自主学习
关键能力 合作探究
课堂检测 素养达标
课时作业 巩固提升
单元写作 能力提升
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Part 1 课文预读
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IS EXPLORING SPACE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY?
Countries around the globe① are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions,whether to Mars or other planets much further away.Some people argue② that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space.Instead,we should feed the
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world's poor and find immediate solutions③ to other problems,such as pollution and fatal diseases.However,others feel this is a shallow④ view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us.
这是一个省略句,其完整形式是:whether they go to Mars or other planets much further away。
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Firstly,exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger.It has directly resulted in⑤ the many satellites that now orbit Earth.A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns⑥.Then the data is transmitted to⑦ scientists on Earth.After careful analysis,the scientists can provide⑧ useful recommendations and advice for farmers.As a result⑨,spacebased science has helped farming in its efforts to⑩ grow enough food to feed Earth's increasing population.
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Secondly,space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all.Highend⑪ products around the world are made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration. For example,space technologies have helped the research and development of different types of new material.They have also helped companies make better heart monitors⑫ and other machines that doctors regularly⑬ use. Today,space technologies are widely used in all kinds of industries,and everyday products,such as memory foam⑭ pillows⑮ and smartphone⑯ cameras,are changing our live