Unit 4 Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

CHINA AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ASTRONOMICAL SPACE STATION 中国航天工程天和空间站 Unit 4 SPACE EXPLORATION SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER Reading and Thinking SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER 标题源于美国系列连续剧《星际迷航》 (Star Trek) 每一集最初的引语, 是剧中人物James Kirk 舰长的一段独白。 “勇踏前人未至之境。” 1. What kind of passage is it? A. News report B. popular science article C. travel journal D. science article 2. Where can you find this kind of passage? A. newspaper B. novel C. advertisement D. science book SPACE:THE FINAL FRONTIER 科普文章 Look at the title and the pictures, answer the following questions. 科学论文 What information can we get ? Prediction achievements accident / risk China’s progress Summarizing Summarize the main idea When the main idea is not clearly stated in a topic sentence, you should read the full paragraph or passage carefully and find the words or ideas that repeat them-selves. They are likely evidence of the author’s main idea. √ topic sentence √ repeated/similar words or ideas Get the main idea of each paragraph. “Are we alone? What’s out there?” Looking up at the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about space, and scientists work hard to find answers. They make vehicles to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universe. ___________________ _____________________________. Para 1 Para 1 : ... Astronauts Progress Desire Risk Achievements Future People always have a desire to learn more about space. Para 2 Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was an impossible dream. However, some scientists were determined to help humans realise their dream to explore space. ___________________________________________________. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space. Over eight years