Unit 4 Space Exploration-【新课程能力培养】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第三册学习手册（人教版）

UNIT 4　SPACE EXPLORATION Culture Background Analysis Space Universe Solar system Asteroid Spacecraft Mars Atmosphere Galaxy Rover Chinese scientists have completed the con- struction of a rover(探测车),which is planned to be used in the country􀆳s first mission to Mars, Chinese media reported,citing space experts. The planned mission includes orbiting, landing and moving on the surface of Mars,ac- cording to the Global Times newspaper. If the mission succeeds, scientists will be able to study the planet􀆳s atmosphere,as well as topographical(地形), geological and magnetic field features,which will help to get a clue about the origin and evolution (development) of Mars and the entire Solar System. At the same time,the main goal of the mis- sion is to find possible signs of life on Mars,as well as to help scientists understand whether conditions on Mars may change in the future so that the planet will be suitable for human life. According to earlier reports, China will launch its first mission to Mars in July or August 2020. It is due to be launched by the Changzheng 5 (“ Long March 5”) rocket from the Wenchang cosmodrome(卫星发射基地) in Hainan Province. The heavy lift launch vehicle is designed to directly bring the probe(探测器) to the transi- tional Earth-Mars orbit(地火转移轨道). According to preliminary(初步的) calcula- tions,it will take seven months to reach the sur- face of the Red Planet. If the mission succeeds, the probe will send data to Earth in 2021. 根据上文判断正(T)误(F)。 (　 　 ) 1. Chinese scientists have finished the first mission to Mars. ( 　 　 ) 2. The m