Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking(1)1．Discussing—Look at the following pictures and answer the questions.(1)What events are these pictures related to?The__answer__is__open.(2)Do you know any other famous astronauts at home and abroad? What can you learn from them?The__answer__is__open.2．Predicting—Look at the pictures and the titles on Page 40 and predict what the text is probably about?The__text__is__probably__about__space__exploration.1．First reading—Match the main idea with each paragraph.Para.1 A．China’s development of space exploration.Para.2 B．Earlier achievements of space exploration.Para.3 C．Bright future of space exploration.Para.4 D．The desire to explore the outer space.Para.5 E．Continuous effort in spite of disasters.答案 Para.1 D Para.2 B Para.3 E Para.4 A Para.5 C2．Second reading(1)Read the text and finish Ex.2 on Page 40.(2)Fill in the blanks according to the passage.Space：the Final FrontierIntroduction•People is exploring space in the hope to find out more about the ①universe．Setbacks and ②Development of space exploration•Inventing rockets makes it possible to escape Earth’s ③gravity．•It is risky and ④dangerous to explore the universe，but people will never ⑤give__up and many dreams have come ⑥true．•Though ⑦starting late，space programme in China has made great ⑧progress in a short time.Conclusion•⑨With many countries working together，space exploration still have a ⑩bright future.3.Third readingSummarizing ： Read the text again and try to summarize the main idea in one sentence.In__order__to__know__more__about__the__universe ， many __scientists__and__countries__make__great__progress__in__space__exploration__with__firm__confidence__in__spite__of__difficulties.1．Group work：If you are a journalist of your school...
