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Reaching for the stars since the beginning of human history, people have looked up at the stars and wondered what they were like. Many ancient cultures believe that these points of light were from gods or other mysterious worlds. However, as technology and science developed, we learned the truth about stars. They are real places like our own sun, and they are farther away than anyone imagined. This raises the question, can we visit the stars one day? The man made object, which has travelled farthest from earth, is voyage one. This spacecraft was launched in nineteen seventy seven. In case voyager one is found by alien life, a special record with sounds and pictures from earth is Carried on board. IT shows who we are and where we are from. By twenty twenty five, voyager one was over twenty five billion kilometers from earth, but that is still a long way from earth. Second closest star proxy, senti. That star is four point two light years away, about forty trillion kilometers. The chAllenge of visiting the stars gets even bigger for space flights with humans. The far is that any human has travelled in space is just over four hundred thousand kilometers to the far side of the moon. Time is a big problem. At present, even a journey to the planet mars will take around six to nine months. What will the astronauts eat and drink during this period? And how about their health and safety? These problems grow when we talk about visiting another star. IT might take hundreds of thousands of years to get there. Scientists, however, believe that visiting the stars is not a completely wild dream. One idea is to have the astronauts sleep during their journey, like some animals do in winter. Another is to develop much faster spacecraft. While this is not possible right now, with nations and scientists CoOperating with one another, there is hope that the necessary technology will be developed. Humans have photographed other galaxies, set foot on the moon and even successfully landed rovers on mars. IT seems likely that one day we will reach the stars.
Unit 6
Beyond Earth
人教版2024版九年级上册
Section B (1a-1e) 阅读课
Learning Objectives
1.获取科普文章Reaching for the Stars中的关键信息,内容包括人类长久以来对星辰的好奇、旅行者1号航天成就、星际航行面临的重重挑战以及科学家对未来星际探索的设想,了解人类深空探索的现状与困境。
2.梳理、概括文章段落主旨与行文逻辑,借助思维导图整理文本框架,从人类畅想、探索成就、现实挑战、未来展望四个维度梳理核心事实信息,识别科普类文章的文体特征。
3.依托思维导图和文本内容,运用目标语言复述文章内容;围绕星际探索开展小组讨论,结合文本信息表达对太空探索前景的看法,撰写简短观点语段并在班级展示,拓展宇宙探索视野,体会人类勇于探索、不断追求星辰大海的科学精神。
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Section B
How far can we go into space?
How far can we go into space?
Let’s watch a video.
What is this?
Voyager 1 旅行者 1号探测器
Voyager 1 is a space probe sent by humans. It was launched in 1977. Its task was to explore outer planets. On board, there is a golden record, acting as a message to possible alien life. By 2025, it has travelled more than 25 billion kilometres away from Earth. Even so, it cannot reach any star soon. The nearest star is 4.2 light-years away, which means the journey will take thousands of years.
New Words
Galaxy space 银河系 / 宇宙太空
imagination 想象力
expectation 满怀期待
mysterious .神秘的;奇怪的
billion 十亿
cooperate 合作;协作
god 神
board 板;牌子
spacecraft (pl. spacecraft) 宇宙飞船
1a Where do you prefer to find information about space exploration? Choose the ones that are true for you.
A. Popular science magazines.
B. Science fiction books.
C. Online news.
I like popular science magazines because they offer true scientific knowledge.
I enjoy science fiction books. They are full of exciting imagination about space. Meanwhile, I check online news to tell the difference between real space facts and fictional stories.
科普杂志
科幻书籍
网络新闻
1b Read the title and the text quickly.
Where would you find an article like this?
I can find this article in popular science magazines.
1c Read again and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Paragraph 1 A. Long distance space travel is difficult for humans.
Paragraph 2 B. Humans have long been curious about the stars.
Paragraph 3 C. In the future, it may be possible to visit a star.
Paragraph 4 D. No spacecraft has travelled close to a star.
1d Complete the mind map with the information from the text. You can use your own words.
wondered
truth
1977
record
six to nine
safety
sleep
develop
/ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/ n. 想象;想象力
/ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/ n. 期望;希望
They believed the lights were from gods or mysterious worlds. Because they lacked modern science to explain stars.
What did some ancient cultures think about the stars? Why?
Since the beginning of human history, people have looked up at the stars and wondered what they were like. Many ancient cultures believed that these points of light were from gods or other mysterious worlds. However, as science and technology developed, we learnt the truth about stars. They are real places like our own sun, and they are farther away than anyone imagined. This raises the question: Can we visit the stars one day?
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1e Discuss the questions. Find more information to support your answers.
A special record with Earth’s sounds and pictures. It is prepared in case alien life finds Voyager 1 and learns about humans.
What is carried on board by Voyager 1? Why?
The man-made object which has travelled farthest from Earth is Voyager 1. This spacecraft was launched in 1977. In case Voyager 1 is found by alien life, a special record with sounds and pictures from Earth is carried on board. It shows who we are and where we are from. By 2025, Voyager 1 was over 25 billion kilometres from Earth, but that is still a long way from Earth’s second-closest star, Proxima Centauri. That star is 4.2 light years away—about 40 trillion kilometres!
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1e Discuss the questions. Find more information to support your answers.
Humans have travelled to the far side of the moon, about 400,000 km.
What is the farthest trip that a human has travelled from Earth? Do you know any details about it?
The challenge of visiting the stars gets even bigger for space flights with humans. The farthest that any human has travelled in space is only about 400,000 kilometres, to the far side of the moon. Time is a big problem. At present, even a journey to the planet Mars will take around six to nine months. What will the astronauts eat and drink during this period? And how about their health and safety? These problems grow when we talk about visiting another star. It might take hundreds of thousands of years to get there!
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1e Discuss the questions. Find more information to support your answers.
5. What do you think about the future of space exploration?
Space exploration will keep developing. New technology will be created, but we also need to protect Earth.
1e Discuss the questions. Find more information to support your answers.
Reaching for the Stars
Since the beginning of human history, people have looked up at the stars and wondered what they were like. Many ancient cultures believed that these points of light were from gods or other mysterious worlds. However, as science and technology developed, we learnt the truth about stars. They are real places like our own sun, and they are farther away than anyone imagined. This raises the question: Can we visit the stars one day?
/ɡɒd/ n. 神
/mɪˈstɪəriəs/ adj. 神秘的;奇怪的
Humans have long been curious about the stars.
Passage analysis
The man-made object which has travelled farthest from Earth is Voyager 1. This spacecraft was launched in 1977. In case Voyager 1 is found by alien life, a special record with sounds and pictures from Earth is carried on board. It shows who we are and where we are from. By 2025, Voyager 1 was over 25 billion kilometres from Earth, but that is still a long way from Earth's second-closest star, Proxima Centauri. That star is 4.2 light years away—about 40 trillion kilometres!
/ˈspeɪskrɑːft/ n. 宇宙飞船
以防万一
/bɔːd/ n. 板;牌子
/ˈbɪljən/ num. 十亿
/ˈtrɪljən/ num. 万亿;兆
/ˈvɔɪɪdʒə / 旅行者1号探测器
No spacecraft has travelled close to a star.
The challenge of visiting the stars gets even bigger for space flights with humans. The farthest that any human has travelled in space is only about 400,000 kilometres, to the far side of the moon. Time is a big problem. At present, even a journey to the planet Mars will take around six to nine months. What will the astronauts eat and drink during this period? And how about their health and safety? These problems grow when we talk about visiting another star. It might take hundreds of thousands of years to get there!
/kəʊˈɒpəreɪt/ v. 合作;协作
Long distance space travel is difficult for humans.
Scientists, however, believe that visiting the stars is not a completely wild dream. One idea is to have the astronauts sleep during their journey, like some animals do in winter. Another is to develop much faster spacecraft.While this is not possible right now, with nations and scientists cooperating with one another, there is hope that the necessary technology will be developed. Humans have photographed other galaxies, set foot on the moon, and even successfully landed rovers on Mars. It seems likely that one day we will reach the stars.
/kəʊˈɒpəreɪt/ v. 合作;协作
/ˈɡæləksi/ n. 星系
访问;踏上(某地)
In the future, it may be possible to visit a star.
用法拓展 mystery [可数名词]神秘的事物;奥秘
1. Many ancient cultures believed that these points of light were from gods or other mysterious worlds. (教材P56 1b)
mysterious /mɪˈstɪəriəs/ adj.神秘的;奇怪的
Friends can connect in a mysterious way without even speaking.
朋友之间甚至可以不说话而以神秘的方式交流。(作定语)
The whole thing was very mysterious. 整个事情非常神秘。(作表语)
How life began on Earth is one of the great mysteries of science.
地球生命的起源是一大科学谜团。
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I2. n case Voyager 1 is found by alien life, a special record with sounds and pictures from Earth is carried on board. (教材P56 1b)
in case 以防万一
In case you get lost in the city, keep this map
with you.以防你在城市里迷路,随身带着这
张地图吧。
You’d better take the keys just in case I’m out.
你最好带上钥匙,以防我不在家。
可位于句首、句中或句尾,常与just连用。
词块拓展 case的相关短语:
in case of 如果,假使
in any case 无论如何,不管怎样
in that case 既然那样,那样的话
in some cases 在某些情况下
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3. In case Voyager 1 is found by alien life, a special record with sounds and pictures from Earth is carried on board. (教材P56 1b)
board /bɔːd/ n.板;牌子
In the art classroom, Li Li cut out a thin wood board in the shape of Tian’anmen. 在美术课上,李莉裁出了一块呈天安门形状的薄木板。
I’ve put a list of names up on the board. 我在布告牌上贴出了一份名单。
用法拓展 常见的含board的复合名词:
noticeboard 布告牌 keyboard 键盘 whiteboard 白板
blackboard 黑板 chessboard 国际象棋棋盘 scoreboard 记分牌
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4. In case Voyager 1 is found by alien life, a special record with sounds and pictures from Earth is carried on board. (教材P56 1b)
on board 在船(或火车、飞机)上
There are 12 children on board the ship. 这艘船上有12名儿童。
Have the passengers gone on board yet? 乘客都登机了吗?
词义拓展 on board还可表示“加入,进入(某机构工作)”。
It’s good to have you on board for this project.
这个项目有你参与,真是太好了。
同义词为board
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5. By 2025, Voyager 1 was over 25 billion kilometres from Earth, but that is still a long way from Earth’s second-closest star, Proxima Centauri. (教材P56 1b)
billion /ˈbɪljən/ num. 十亿
用法与hundred、thousand、million相同,具体如下:
billion等数词
具体数字两无
模糊数字两有
前面有具体数词,后不加-s也不接of(无s无of)
前面没有具体数词,后加-s且与of连用(有s有of)
The company plans to invest one billion yuan in new technology this year. 这家公司计划今年在新技术上投资十亿元。
The Olympic Games were watched by billions of people across the world.全世界数十亿人观看了这届奥运会。
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By 2025, Voyager 1 was over 25 billion kilometres from Earth, but that is still a long way from Earth’s second-closest star, Proxima Centauri. (教材P56 1b)
billion /ˈbɪljən/ num. 十亿
练习
1. The local government has poured ________ dollars into a programme of building a subway around the city.
A. 10 billions B. 10 billions of C. 10 billion D. billion of
2.The Milky Way is filled with _________(billion) of stars, making it much brighter.
C
billions
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6. Scientists, however, believe that visiting the stars is not a completely wild dream. (教材P56 1b)
completely adv. 彻底地;完全地
由“complete(adj. 完全的;彻底的) + -ly(副词后缀)”构成。
In the future, AI may completely change many parts of our lives and help us solve some of the world’s biggest problems. 未来,人工智能可能会彻底改变我们生
活的许多方面,并帮助我们解决一些世界上最重大的问题。
It was completely different from how I had imagined it.
这与我的想象完全不同。
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7. While this is not possible right now, with nations and scientists cooperating with one another, there is hope that the necessary technology will be developed. (教材P56 1b)
cooperate /kəʊˈɒpəreɪt/ v. 合作;协作
[不及物动词] cooperate with sb. (in/on sth.)(在某方面)与某人合作
The two groups agreed to cooperate with each other.
这两个组同意相互协作。
We are cooperating on a research project.
我们正在合作搞一个科研项目。
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8. While this is not possible right now, with nations and scientists cooperating with one another, there is hope that the necessary technology will be developed. (教材P56 1b)
词形拓展 cooperation [名词]合作;协作
in cooperation with...与······的合作 cooperation between A and B A和B之间的合作
The fair was organized in cooperation with local businesses. 这个商品交易会是与当地企业联合举办的。
We would like to see closer cooperation between parents and schools.我们希望家长和学校有更加紧密的合作。
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Summary
1. New words: god, mysterious, spacecraft, board, billion, trillion, cooperate,
galaxy, imagination, expectation
2. Expressions: in case, on board, cooperate with, set foot on
3. Sentences: ① The man-made object which has travelled farthest from
Earth is Voyager 1.
② The challenge of visiting the stars gets even bigger for
space flights with humans.
③ It seems likely that one day we will reach the stars.
单词拼写 根据中文意思,写出单词。
人类:
神秘的:
宇宙飞船:
十亿:
完全地:
合作:
星系:
好奇的:
以防万一:
human being
mysterious
spacecraft
billion
completely
cooperate
galaxy
curious
in case
自我检测
必背短语
since the beginning of human history 人类历史伊始
look up at the stars 仰望星空
learn the truth about… 了解…… 的真相
man-made object 人造物体
in case 以防;万一
on board 在飞船 / 船上
second-closest star 第二近的恒星
自我检测
必背短语
light years 光年
at present 目前,现在
grow bigger 变得更大 / 更严峻
hundreds of thousands of 成千上万的
develop faster spacecraft 研发更快的航天器
set foot on the moon 登上月球
land rovers on Mars 在火星着陆探测器
cooperate with one another 互相合作
自我检测
HOMEWORK
基础巩固作业
抄写本课20个重点单词 + 15个核心短语,每个中英文各写2遍,并背诵默写。
翻译5个重点长难句。
能力提升作业
整理宾语从句和一般过去时被动语态的错题笔记。
用本课至少 8 个短语,写一篇 60 词小短文《My Dream of Space Travel》。
口头复述课文 4 个段落大意,录制 1 分钟语音(可发给老师)。
拓展创新作业
思辨写作:题目《The Future of Space Exploration》,不少于 100 词,要求用到被动语态、宾语从句两种核心语法。
创意任务:画一张思维导图,梳理「人类星际探索的困难 + 对应解决方案」,拍照提交。
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