Unit 4 Space Exploration 大小课文全文语法填空-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

高一英语阅读材料2023.6.1 SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER太空：最后的边境 “Are we alone? What’s out there?” ________(look) up at the stars, people have always wanted __________(learn) more about space, and scientists work hard to find answers. They make vehicles ____________(carry) brave people into space __________(find) out the secrets of the universe. They also really wish to discover other planets ________are __________(suit) enough ________(support) life. “我们是否孤独？太空以外是什么？” 仰望星空，人们一直想更多地了解太空，科学家们也在努力寻找答案。他们制造运载勇敢的人儿进入太空的交通工具来探索宇宙的秘密。他们也非常希望发现其他适合生命存在的行星。 Before the mid-20th century, most people felt __________(travel) into space was ____ impossible dream. However, some scientists were determined __________(help) humans realise their dream ______ (explore) space. After many experiments, they succeeded in _________(make) rockets that could _________(逃脱) Earth’s gravity. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite __________(lunch) by the USSR and ___________(successful) orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on _________(send) people into space, and _____ 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world_______(go) into space. Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, _________(famous) saying, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” _________(follow) this, many more goals _______ (achieve). For example, America’s NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 on 5 September 1977 _________(study) deep space, and it still transmits data today. 在20世纪中叶之前，大多数人都认为进入太空是不可能实现的梦想。然而，一些科学家决意要帮助人类实现探索太空的梦想。经过多次实验，他们成功制造出能逃脱地球引力的火箭。1957年10月4日，苏联发射了人造卫星“旅伴一号”，并成功环绕地球运行。此后，苏联将重点放在将人类送入太空，1961年4月12日，尤里·加加林成为世界上第一个进入太空的人。八年后的1969年7月20日，美国宇航员尼尔·阿姆斯特朗登上月球，他说过一句名言：“对一个人来说，这是一小步；对于人类来说，这是一次巨大飞跃。”在此之后，又实现了更多的目标。例如，国家航空与航天局于1977年9月5日发射了“旅行者一号”，用于研究外太空，如今它仍在传输数据。 ___________scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. All the astronauts on the USSR’s Soyuz 11 and America’s Challen