【新教材】2021年人教版高中英语必修第三册UNIT 4全章课件.pptx

UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION主题语境——人与自然　空间探索 素养导航 China’s lunar rover① travels over 424 meters on moon’s far sideChina’s lunar rover Yutu-2,or Jade Rabbit-2,has driven 424.455 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin② territory.Both the lander and the rover of the Chang’e-4 probe have ended their work for the 16th lunar day,and switched to dormant③ mode for the lunar night due to the lack of solar power,according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.China’s Chang’e-4 probe,launched on Dec 8,2018,made the first-ever soft landing on the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole—Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon on Jan 3,2019.Yutu-2 has worked much longer than its three-month design life,becoming the longest-working lunar rover on the moon.The rover has helped scientists unveil④ the secrets buried deep under the surface on the far side of the moon,enriching human’s understanding about the history of celestial collision and volcanic activities and shedding new light⑤ on the geological evolution on the moon.?The scientific tasks of the Chang’e-4 mission include conducting low-frequency radio astronomical observations,surveying the terrain and landforms,detecting the mineral composition and shallow lunar surface structure and measuring neutron radiation and neutral atoms.The Chang’e-4 mission⑥ embodies⑦ China’s hope to combine wisdom in space exploration with four payloads⑧ developed by the Netherlands,Germany,Sweden and Saudi Arabia.China plans to launch its first Mars probe and the Chang’e-5 probe to bring lunar samples back to Earth later this year.CNSA said it was making all-out efforts to carry out the missions amid the coronavirus pandemic.词海拾贝①rover n.月球车②virgin n.处女③dormant adj.休眠的④unveil v. 揭开⑤shed light on照亮;阐明;把……弄清楚⑥mission n.使命,任务⑦embody vt.体现⑧payload n.有效载荷典句欣赏The rover has helped scientists unveil the secrets buried deep under the surface on the far side of the mo