Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking 课件-2025-2026学年高一下学期英语人教版必修第三册

Book 3 Unit 4 Reading and Thinking SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER Warming up Have you ever seen this film? What’s the story about? Do you believe there are other planets for people to live on? About Space How much do you know about space exploration? space station太空站 a manned satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research Read and guess About Space How much do you know about space exploration? a craft capable of traveling in outer space spacecraft航天器 What lifts the space shuttle into space? Astronauts leave the spacecraft and work outside About Space spacewalk Rocket Before you read, look at the title and the photos. Pre-reading Who‘s the astronaut? When did he step on the moon? What is “Challenger” ? What is Jade Rabbit used for？ What is the main idea of this text? Prediction The main reasons for space travel are to ___________________ and to ________________ of the universe. What do you think are the main reasons for space exploration? The article may talk about the ______________ of space exploration. further human exploration gather knowledge development Prediction What is the type of the article? A. A piece of news. B. A popular science article. C. A travel journal. D. A novel. 科普文又称大众科学或普及科学，是以浅显、通俗易懂的文字让公众了解科技领域的知识的一种文章。 Where can you find this kind of passage? A. Science Fiction B. Novel C. Health Magazine D. Science book Fast reading 标题文字添加 this is a sample text. insert your desired text here. Again. this is a dummy text. 标题文字添加 this is a sample text. insert your desired text here. Again. this is a dummy text. 标题文字添加 this is a sample text. insert your desired text here. Again. this is a dummy text. Read the text, then choose the correct sentence A-D to fill each gap. A. Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. B. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. C. The future of space exploration remains bright. D. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. 太空探索已经取得了长足的进步，我们现在希望能发现其他适合生命生存的行星。 无数次实验后，他们成功研制出能够摆脱地心引力的火箭。 太空探索的未来依旧光明。 虽然科学家们极力确保万无一失，但事故仍时有发生。 Fast reading 10 "Are we alone? What's out there?" People have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space. Today, scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries. _______________________________________. B 逻辑线索：同范畴词复现 Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. The future of space exploration remains bright. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. Para. 1 11 Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. The future of space exploration remains bright. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream that could never come true. However, scientists were determined to realise that dream. _____________. On 4 October 1957,... and on 12 April 1961, ... Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969,... Para. 2 D 逻辑线索：时间；语义：概括 12 Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. The future of space exploration remains bright. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. _________. For example, all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia spacecrafts died during their missions. However, while such disasters brought much sadness and disappointment, the desire to explore the universe did not die. This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks. Para. 3 A 逻辑线索：同一语义反复出现，加以概括 died disasters despite the huge risks. 13 _________. Many countries have plans to further study planets like Mars and Jupiter. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope to make more valuable discoveries that will enable the human race to survive well into the future. C 逻辑线索：关键词复现 Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. The future of space exploration remains bright. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth’s gravity. Para. 5 14 Fast reading Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1 A. China's progress of space exploration. Para. 2 B. The development of space exploration. Para. 3 C. The future of space exploration. Para. 4 D. The reasons for space exploration. Para. 5 E. The risk of space exploration. “Are we alone? What’s out there?” People have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space. Today, scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life. Para. 1 curiosity of people about space design vehicles to… hope to discover… Detail Reading The reasons for space exploration Time Events 1957 USSR launched ____________________ and ________________ __________________. 1961 _____________ became the first person in the world to go into space. 1969 American astronaut _______________ stepped onto the moon and said:“________________________________________________”. 1977 America’s NASA space agency launched __________ to study ___________. the Sputnik 1 satellite around Earth Yuri Gagarin Neil Armstrong That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind Voyager 1 deep space successfully orbited Para. 2 17 Para. 2 How does the writer show the achievements in space exploration? A. using examples           B. making comparison C. giving specific number   D. giving definition 18 Para. 3 Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. 1. What accident is shown? All the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia spacecrafts died during their missions. 2. Why don’t people stop exploring? Because of the desire to explore the universe from mankind. Put the following sentences in time order. China’s space exploration A second manned orbit and Chinese spacewalk was completed. Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in 2003. Tianwen 1 was sent to the Mars on 23 July 2020. With the modern space station, astronauts can conduct important experiments. 1 2 3 4 Para. 4: Para. 5 The future of space exploration remains bright. There are endless efforts for further study and exploration from countries. What is the writer's attitude to the space exploration？ A. Supportive. 　 B. Neutral. 　 C. Disappointed. 　 D. Negative. What does the title “Space: The final frontier” mean to you? Post-reading While I support space exploration, I don’t think space is the final frontier just yet. There is still much to learn about the Earth, and we are only at the very beginning of new technological breakthroughs involving information technology and AI. There are many scientific and technological frontiers all around us. To explore strange new worlds, To seek out new life and new civilization, To boldly go where no one has gone before To keep exploring, to keep questioning, To keep pushing the boundaries 23 Thank You $