高中英语新课标外研版选修8 优秀资料话题导入（Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe）.docVIP

Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe 话题导入 浩瀚宇宙,无奇不有,有许多奥秘为我们所未知,我们很少在忙碌的学习和生活中抽出时间畅想一下我们的未来。科技的迅猛进步,创造了更高级的人类文明,实现了许多的伟大梦想,而几百年、几千年甚至几万年后的星球又会是什么样的呢？ 背景知识 2005年的世界航天领域,犹如一出波澜壮阔的大戏,高潮迭起、精彩纷呈,彰显着全人类在太空探索道路上不断进取的巨大勇气与智慧。 大国各显身手上太空:中国自主研制的神舟六号载人飞船10月12日发射升空、准确进入预定轨道,在经过115小时32分钟的太空飞行、完成真正意义上有人参与的空间科学实验后,神舟六号载人飞船返回舱顺利着陆。这是中国第二次进行载人航天飞行,也是第一次同时将两名航天员送上太空,标志着中国正全力向航天大国挺进。 美国2005年的国庆节(独立日)是以“深度撞击器”与彗星亲密接触、在太空绽放的绚烂焰火来庆祝的。人类首次人造天象奇观获得成功。7月26日,美国“发现”号航天飞机成功重返蓝天,在美国朝野引发了对太空探索、航天技术安全等的极大关注与辩论。 自2003年美国“哥伦比亚”号航天飞机失事后,俄罗斯“联盟”号飞船就成为惟一能够搭载宇航员前往国际空间站的工具。2005年4月,俄罗斯“联盟”号从哈萨克斯坦的发射场再次升空,与国际空间站成功对接,送去3名航天员。 北京时间2006年9月23时15分，美国“阿特兰蒂斯”号航天飞机在肯尼迪航天中心发射升空，这是2003年“哥伦比亚”号失事后，美国航天飞机首次恢复执行国际空间站建设任务。 目前从事航天技术研发的国家越来越多,已达60个。各国一共发射了5000多个航天器,数量最多的是人造卫星,占总数的90％以上。日益升温的太空探索热潮不断推动着世界航天事业的发展。 引入型阅读 It is interesting how NASA chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon.They chose men between the age of twenty and thirtyfive.There were about fifty of them.Many were experienced air pilots.Others were scientists with two or three degrees.NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose,told him the plans and the dangers they might get in.They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut.“How could any man refuse such an exciting job?” One of them said,“Dangerous?Of course,it’s dangerous but most exciting.” The health and physical condition of pilots was,of course,very necessary.Only those in very good health and physical condition were chosen. While being trained to be astronauts,they went through many courses.They studied the star and the moon,and they also studied geology,the science of rocks.This was necessary because astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon.They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the age of the moon.They were all trained to fly in helicopters.These helicopters landed directly down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would really land on the moon.They were also taught the unknown facts about the condit