U4 Reading for writing 知识点详解-2022-2023高中英语同步备课堂（人教版2019）（必修第三册）

Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading for Writing 知识点详解 1 Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions, whether to Mars or other planets much further away. Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space. Instead, we should feed the world’s poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases. However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realize how exploring space helps us. around the globe 世界各地 人+spend+time/money on sth various space missions 各种各样的太空任务 whether ……or …… 不管是……还是…… argue that……认为…… waste+time/money+doing sth Instead 相反地 feed v 喂养；养活 immediate solutions a solution to ……的解决方案 fatal 致命的 shallow 肤浅的 fail to do 没能做成某事 Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth. A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns. Then the data is transmitted to scientists on Earth. After careful analysis, the scientists can provide useful recommendations and advice for farmers. As a result, space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth’s increasing population. make a difference 起作用 result in 导致 orbit v 绕轨飞行 n 轨道 satellite 人造卫星 A number of 许多+可数名词复数，谓语复数 record v/n 记录 pattern 模式 花样 图案 transmit v 传输 analysis n 分析（pl analyses ）v analyse providev 提供 recommendation n 建议 as a result 因此 farming n 农业 effort to do 做……的努力 Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. High-end 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 resea