UNIT 4 Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking—Reading comprehension【金版新学案】2023-2024学年新教材高一英语必修第三册同步课堂高效讲义配套课件（人教版2019）

Section Ⅱ　Reading and Thinking —Reading comprehension 　 UNIT 4　SPACE EXPLORATION 课 时 精 练 语 篇 理 解 语 篇 全 解 内 容 索 引 语　篇　理　解 索引 Step One：Pre­reading 1．What can you see in the following pictures? 2．Why does man explore the universe? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To help people understand how the universe began. To find out the secrets of the universe. To help humans realise their dream to travel into space. To discover other suitable planets for life. An astronaut The spacecraft The Solar System Step Two：While­reading Ⅰ.Read for the main idea Read the passage quickly and choose the best answer. What's the main idea of the text? A．To introduce the development of human's space exploration. B．To describe how difficult and dangerous space exploration is. C．To encourage people to respect scientists. D．To compare the space programmes between the US and China. √ Ⅱ.Match the main idea with each paragraph Para.1　　 A．The risks of space exploration. Para.2 B．Man's efforts to realise the dream. Para.3　 C．Man's wish to explore the universe. Para.4 D．The bright future of space exploration. Para.5　　 E．China's progress in space exploration. 答案：　Paras.1～5：CBAED Ⅲ.Read for the structure bright Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. desire Accidents achievements future bright Ⅳ.Read for details Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. 1．What do we know about Neil Armstrong? A．He was from the USSR. B．He was the first person to travel in space. C．He was in charge of launching the satellites. D．He was the first person to walk on the moon. √ 2．What does the word “this” in “Following this，many more goals were achieved.” refer to? A．The launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite. B．Yuri Gagarin's going into space. C．The stud