天问一号成功登陆火星（适用于新人教版必修三U4及新外研版必修三U3）- 高一下学期英语外刊精读学案 .docVIP

2020-2021学年高二上学期英语外刊精读： 天问一号成功登陆火星 （对接新人教版必修B3U4及新外研版必修B3U3） 语篇概况 文章来源：华尔街日报?发布时间：2021-05-20 文章字数：?353字 ???体裁：新闻报道???? 内容简介：本篇文章主要介绍了我国的天问一号着陆器和巡视器组合体成功着陆火星最大平原——乌托邦平原，创造了中国航天史上的新里程碑。中国航天从此真正走向深空，开始探索更为广阔的宇宙。 主题意义：人与自然。通过了解我国天问一号成功登陆火星的基本情况，激发学生探索宇宙奥秘的热情，并引导学生发现在航天领域取得的科技进步对日常生活的重要意义。 话题：宇宙探索 面向群体：高中学生 可对接新教材外研版：必修3 ?Unit 3 The World of Science 可对接新教材人教版：必修3 ?Unit 4 Space Exploration China Lands on Mars in?Crowning?Moment for Space Program The success of the Tianwen-1?mission?makes?China the third nation after the U.S. and Soviet Union to land on the red planet. HONG KONG –?China’s space program took a giant?leap?when it landed a rover on Mars on its first attempt this weekend. Early Saturday, the China National Space Administration said the lander containing its Zhurongrover?touched down on the red planet’s Utopia Planitia,?an achievement which establishes the nation as a serious?contender?in the?realm?of space exploration.?The lander is expected to release the rover in the coming days to explore the surface of Mars. The landing drew praise from the head of science missions at the National?Aeronautics?and Space Administration as well as Elon Musk, the chief of Tesla and SpaceX. “Congratulations!! Mars is very difficult,” Mr. Musk?tweeted. Thomas Zurbuchen, an?associate?administrator of NASA, said on Twitter: “Together with the global science community, I look forward to the important contributions this mission will make to?humanity’s understanding of the Red Planet.” The nine-minute?automated?landing on Mars came with considerable difficulties given the planet’s thin atmosphere and the?inability?to communicate with Earth after the process isinitiated. That China succeeded on its first try – where other nations have failed – is an importantmilestone?for its space program. “This is a?crowning?moment for China,” said Namrata Goswami, a co-author of the book “Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space.” “It sends a sign