Unit 4 Space Exploration 单元匹配课外阅读及拓展-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

必修三 Unit 4 Space Exploration单元匹配课外阅读及拓展 I. Fill in the blanks with proper words or the proper form of the given words. Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 20 July 1969, people have became accustomed to the notion of space travel. Millions watched that first lunar landing on black and white television sets. With Armstrong’s now famous words “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, ①1_________ had once been considered impossible had now been achieved. By the early 1980s, the great rockets 2___________(previous) used in the American space program 3________________(replace) by the space shuttle. When the Challenger space shuttle took off on 28 January 1986, ②the world seemed to have lost its wonder at the 4____________(amaze) achievement of the astronauts involved. But this was going to be no ordinary excursion(短途出行), and millions of people turned in to witness the take-off on TV. It was special because Christa McAuliffe aged 37, 5________ ordinary teacher and mother, was about to become the first civilian in space. She planned to give two 15-minute lessons from orbit: the first to demonstrate the control of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked, and the second 6___________(describe) the objectives of the Challenger program. Tragically, she never returned to her classroom as the shuttle 7__________(explode) just over a minute after taking off in Florida, and all seven astronauts on board were killed. It was the most disastrous space accident ever, 8___________ cast a shadow on people’s hearts. “I can remember that day so clearly, watching the take-off on TV at school,” said one student. “There was an ordinary teacher on the Challenger, and we were all very excited. We had seen the smiling faces of the astronauts waving to the world 9_________ they stepped into the shuttle. Then, little more than a minute after take-off, ③we saw a strange red and orange light in the sky, 10_____________(follow) by a cloud of white smoke. The Challenger had exploded in mid-air and we all started screaming." II、According to the passage, choose the best answer. 1. What happened in the early 1980s? A. The space shuttle took the place of the great rockets. B. The Challenger space shuttle took off. C. Little more than a minute after take-off, the Challenger exploded in mid-air. D. Neil Armstrong became the first person to land on the moon. 2. What does the underlined word “Tragically” in paragraph three mean? A. Unfortunately B. Definitely C. Absolutely D. Independently 3. What did people feel when the Challenger exploded in mid-air? A. Disappointed and sad B. Annoyed and anxious. C. Shocked and sorrowful. D. Excited and shocked. 4. What can we learn from the passage? A. Christa McAuliffe was the first civilian to go into space. B. The Challenger stirred up people’s dream of going into space. C. No space accident is more disastrous than the explosion of the Challenge. D. All seven astronauts were killed in the explosion but Christa survived. III、Fill in the blanks with proper words or the proper forms of the given words. 1. It was _________________(disastrous) space accident ever, which cast _____ shadow on people’s hearts. 2. ________________(surround) by a group of strangers, the civilian seemed __________(be) at a loss. 3. I have accustomed to ____________(take) regular exercise to build up my _______________(healthy). 4. My teacher requires that the last one ____________(leave) the classroom ____________(turn) off the lights. 5. ______________(set) foot on England accidentally, Henry Adams began his life _______ a million-pound note. IV、Choose the correct expression, and fill in the blank with its proper form. be about to do... on board cast a shadow on step into ever since set foot on become accustomed/used to take off the first to do 1. The USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became _____________ go into space in the world. 2. _________________ then, he has attached great importance to English and begun to study hard. 3. I ____________________ leave when the doorbell rang. 4. Have all passengers been ________________? The plane is about to ______________________. 5. I _________________________ the school life with the assistance of my friends. 6. Neil Armstrong was the first person _________________________ the moon in 1969. V、Translate the following sentences. 1. what had once been considered impossible had now been achieved. 解析：what had once been considered impossible 这是what引导的主语从句，主语从句缺少了主语，表物，用what。名词性从句包含：主语从句、宾语从句、同位语从句和表语从句。引导遵循：缺什么补什么，不缺用that。 练：1). 让我失望的是，他没能通过这场考试。(用多种disappoint的表达) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.the world seemed to have lost its wonder at the amazing achievement of the astronauts involved. 解析：seem to do...可改写为it seems that...,也就是说句子可改写为_____________________________________ involved 动词过去分词作后置定语，修饰上文的名词astronauts 拓展：seem的三种重点用法：It seems+that从句； 主语+seem+（to be）+表语； 主语+seem+不定式；There+seem to be+名词。 练：2). 好像世界末日即将来临。(come to an end 结束) ____________________________________________________________________________________________3). 这个问题好像不难，但实际很难。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________4). ——在你们国家似乎有许多关于茶的知识。——当然了。那就是为什么我们有茶文化。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. we saw a strange red and orange light in the sky, followed by a cloud of white smoke. 解析：followed by a cloud of white smoke 作状语， 练：5). 给我更多时间，我会做得更好。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________6). 老师走进教室，后面跟着一群学生。（一句多译） ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________VI、Fill in the blanks with proper words or the proper forms of the given words. China made public recently specific designs for its manned lunar mission, which 1 (schedule) to be achieved before the end of this decade. The plan is to launch two Long March 10 carrier rockets from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province to transport a lunar landing module (舱) and 2 manned spacecraft to lunar orbit. When 3 (land) on the moon, the astronauts will drive a rover (探月车) to carry out scientific tasks and collect samples. 4 (design) and engineers are developing the Long March 10 carrier rocket to achieve this goal. The manned spacecraft for the mission is also 5 the middle of its research and development stage. In the long term, China intends to construct a lunar scientific outpost to conduct extended explorations and technology demonstration operations. The moon is the 6 (near) extraterrestrial body (地外天体) that humans can reach 7 (base) on current technologies. Manned missions to the moon will be a realistic 8 practical step to start with for expanding our exploration of deep space. Meanwhile, it is 9 (scientific) meaningful for us to continue to explore the moon. That is 10 it will help scientists better understand the origin and the evolution of the solar system as well as the composition of planets. B3U4 配套阅读参考答案： I、1 what 2 previously 3 had been replaced 4 amazing 5 an 6 to describe 7 exploded 8 which 9 as 10 followed II、AACC III、 1 the most disastrous; a 2 Surrounded; to be 3 taking; health 4 to leave; (should) turn 5 Setting; with IV、1 the first to 2 Ever since 3 was about to 4 on board; take off 5 have accustomed to 6 to set foot on V、1 1) To my disappointment, he failed to pass the exam.(简单句) =What disappointed me/What made me disappointed(主语从句) was that he failed to pass the exam(表语从句). =I was disappointed that he failed to pass the exam. (宾语从句) =It was disappointing to me that he failed t pass the exam.(it作形式主语，that引导主语从句) 2 2) The world seemed to be coming to an end.=It seemed that the world were coming to an end.(虚拟语气) 3) The problem seems easy/It seems that the problem is easy, but in fact it is difficult. 4) — There seems to be a lot of knowledge about tea in your country. — Of course. That’s why we have tea culture. 3 5) Given more time, I would do it better. 6) The teacher stepped into the classroom, followed by a group of students. =The teacher stepped into the classroom, with a group of students following him.(with复合结构) =The teacher stepped into the classroom, a group of students following him. (独立主格结构) VI、1．is scheduled 2．a 3．landing 4．Designers 5．in 6．nearest 7．based 8．and 9．scientifically 10．because 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$