新核心大学英语b版听说教程2unit1知识讲解.pptVIP

edge out 取代, 挤掉 accelerate /?k?sel?re?t/ vi. 加速 crucial /?kru??l/ adj. 关键的, 决定性的 dimension /da??men?n/ n. 维度, 范围, 方面 underlie /??nd??la?/ v. 位于 … 之下, 成为 … 的基础 massive /?m?s?v/ adj. 巨大的, 大规模的, 大范围的 conceptual /k?n?sept?u?l/ adj. 概念上的 Unit 1 》Part III 》 I News Reports 》III 第六十三页，共114页。 Listen to the news report and then answer the questions orally afterwards. Compare what you have said with the reference answers provided. 1. According to some astrophysicists, what is the force behind the expansion of the universe? 2. What does astrophysicists’ research prove? Energy generated by mysterious dark matter is behind the universe’s expansion. Dark energy does exist in the universe. ______________________________________ ___________________________ _______________________________ Unit 1 》Part III 》 I News Reports 》III 第六十四页，共114页。 3. Is it worthwhile to spend huge sums of money on outer space exploration? Outer space exploration with its huge cost and occasional disastrous consequences has been controversial, but I’m convinced that the exploration is highly necessary and is important on several levels. First, space missions may help the advance of technology because more sophisticated technology is required for many ongoing space projects. Second, the earth has become an ever increasingly crowded habitat with the surge in world population. Space exploration could find a way out for the problem of overpopulation. Most important of all, space exploration embodies one essential dimension that makes human beings who they are — the mind to face the unknown, the curiosity to explore the unknown, the desire to push the boundary, and the courage to challenge ourselves. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________