Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

B3U4 主课文 Space: The Final Frontier 太空：最后的边境/未知领域 “Are we alone? What’s out there?” People have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space. “我们是孤家寡人吗？外面还有什么呢？”一直以来，人们仰望星空，对太空充满了遐想。 Today, scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries.  如今，科学家们研制出飞行器，将宇航员送入太空，去获得重大发现。 Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. 太空探索已经取得长足的发展，而现在，我们希望发现能够维持生命存在的其他行星。 Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream that could never come true. 二十世纪中叶之前，大部分人认为在太空旅行是一个永远无法实现的梦。 However, scientists were determined to realise that dream. 然而，科学家们下定决心要实现这个梦想。 After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity.   无数次实验之后，他们终于成功研制出能够摆脱地心引力的火箭。 On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth. 1957年10月4日，“旅伴一号”人造卫星在苏联发射升空，并成功环绕地球运行。 Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to enter space. 之后，苏联专注于载人太空飞行。1961年4月12日，尤里·加加林成为世界上进入太空的第一人。 Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, famously saying, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” 八年后，美国宇航员尼尔·阿姆斯特朗于1969年7月20日踏上月球，说出了那句名言：“对一个人来说，这是一小步；对人类来说，这是一大步。” Following this, there were many more important space achievements. 此后还有很多更加重大的太空成就。 For example, on 5 September 1977, America’s NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 to study deep space, and it still transmits data to this day. 例如，为了研究外太空，1977年9月5日美国国家航空航天局发射了“旅行者一号”，该探测器至今仍在传回数据。 And the International Space Station (1998) has provided a continuous human presence in space, with astronauts from many different countries on board. 再如，国际空间站(1998年建立)上的宇航员来自不同国家，使得人类能够持续在太空中开展工作。 Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen.  虽然科学家们极力确保万无一失，但事故仍时有发生。 For example, all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia spacecrafts died during their missions. 例如，“联盟11号”“挑战者号”和“哥伦比亚号”宇宙飞船上的宇航员们在执行任务时全部遇难。 However, while such disasters brought much sadness and disappointment, the desire to explore the universe did not die. 然而，尽管这样的悲剧使人倍感伤心与失望，探索宇宙的渴望永不磨灭。 This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks. 这是因为哪怕风险巨大，人类还是坚信太空探索极为重要。 China’s space programme started later than those of Russia and the US, but it has made great progress in a short time. 中国的太空项目起步晚于俄罗斯和美国，但在短时间内发展迅速。 China became the third country in the world to independently send humans into space in 2003, when Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. 2003年，杨利伟乘坐“神舟五号”宇宙飞船成功环绕地球运行，中国成为世界上第三个能够独立将人类送入太空的国家。 Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk, followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study its surface. 之后，“神舟六号”和“神舟七号”分别完成了第二次载人环绕地球飞行和中国人的第一次太空漫步。紧接着，“玉兔号”月球车飞抵月球，开展月球表面研究。 On 23 July 2020, China sent Tianwen 1 to explore the surface of Mars. 中国发射“天问一号”探测火星表面。 It arrived in February 2021 and then sent back lots of valuable information. 它于2021年2月抵达，随后发回大量有价值的信息。 And from 2021 to 2022, China completed a number of rocket missions to establish its own space station. 2020年7月23日，从2021年到2022年，中国完成了多次火箭(发射)任务，建立了自己的空间站。 In 2022, the launch of the Mengtian module signaled the basic completion of the Tiangong Space Station. 2022年“梦天”太空舱的发射标志着天宫空间站基本建成。 This modern space station will allow astronauts to conduct many important experiments, greatly furthering our understanding of the universe. 这个现代化的空间站使得宇航员们能够开展很多重要实验，从而大大加深我们对宇宙的了解。 The future of space exploration remains bright.  太空探索的未来仍然是光明的。 Many countries have plans to further study planets like Mars and Jupiter. 很多国家都已制订计划，将进一步研究火星、木星等行星。 Despite the difficulties, scientists hope to make more valuable discoveries that will enable the human race to survive well into the future. 尽管困难重重，科学家们希望获得更多有价值的发现，让人类延续生存，直到未来。 The End null 3816.0 null 244704.0 null 8232.0 null 8376.0 null 7632.0 null 7920.0 null 14424.0 null 4080.0 null 6144.0 null 10512.0 null 11976.0 null 15096.0 null 4488.0 null 13776.0 null 6984.0 null 6624.0 null 8448.0 null 7728.0 null 9216.0 null 13536.0 null 12720.0 null 8088.0 null 8712.0 null 7872.0 null 6480.0 null 8280.0 null 3504.0 null 5208.0 null 10128.0 $