Unit4Astronomythescienceofthestars话题素材——天文科普[话题词汇]1．inventionn.发明2．explorev.探险；考察3．spacewalkn.太空行走4．phenomenonn.现象5．advancedadj.高级的；先进的；领先的6．aspacetravel太空之旅7．comeintoexistence开始产生；成立8．mannedspaceship载人宇宙飞船9．launch_a_satellite发射卫星10．solaractivity太阳活动11．be_proud_of对……感到自豪12．changeone'slife改变某人的生活13．cometrue实现14．inthefieldofscience在科学领域15．improvethequalityoflifeforhumans为人类提高生活质量[经典佳句]1．It_is_science_and_technology_thatmakesourlifemorecolorful.是科学技术使我们的生活更加丰富多彩。2．It_goes_without_saying_thatmoderntechnologybringsusconvenienceandcomfortinlife.毫无疑问，现代科技给我们的生活带来方便和舒适。3．Thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologymakes_it_possible_for_China_to_realizethedreamofgoingintoouterspace.科学技术的发展使得中国实现进入外太空的梦想成为可能。精美语篇Doweneedspaceexploration?Manhasbeenfascinatedbyouterspaceforthousandsofyears.Ithasbeenoverfortyyearssinceman'sfirstlandingonthemoon.Now,somepeoplebelievethatspaceexplorationisawasteoftimeandmoney.Theypointoutthefactthatitcostbillionsofdollarstocarryonthespaceresearch,butlittleinformationwasbroughtback.However,everycoinhastwosides.Therearestillamajorityofotherpeoplewhobelievethatspaceexplorationhasmoreadvantages.AndIagreewiththosepeople.Manynewproducts,suchasweatherandcommunicationsatellites,arealsoproductsofspaceprograms,andtheyhavebenefitedpeopleallovertheworld.Andwhat'smore,scientificknowledgeaboutouterspacehasbeenacquiredbymankind.Webelievethatitwillbringmorebenefitsinthefuture,whichwecannotevenimaginenow.Spaceexplorationisachallengetohumanbeings.That'swhyseveralnationstryhardtocarryoutspaceexplorationcontinuously.◆高频单词1．system(n.)系统；体系；制度2．theory(n.)学说；理论→theoretical(adj.)理论上的3．globe(n.)球体；地球仪；地球→global(adj.)全球性的；全世界的4．violent(adj.)猛烈的；激烈的；强暴的→violence(n.)暴力→violently(adv.)猛烈地5．atmosphere(n.)大气层；气氛6．unlike(prep.)与……不同；不像→like(反义词)(prep.&v．)像；喜欢→dislike(v.&n．)不喜欢7．presence(n.)出席；到场；存在→present(adj.)出席的；到场的(vt.)呈递；颁发；授予(n.)礼物8．harmful(adj.)有害的→harm(n.&vt.)损害；伤害9．reaction(n.)反应；回应→react(vi.)反应；回应10．exist(vi.)存在；生存→existence(n.)存在11．thus(adv.)因此；于是12．puzzle(vt.&vi.)(使)迷惑；(使)为难(n.)谜；难题→puzzled(adj.)迷惑不解的13．gentle(adj.)温和的；文雅的→gently(adv.)温和地；文雅地；温柔地14．physicist(n.)物理学家→physical(adj.)物理的；身体的→physician(n.)医师，(尤指)内科医生→physics(n.)物理学15．pull(n.&vt.)拉(力)；拖；牵引力16．float(vi.&vt.)(使)浮动；(使)漂浮(n.)漂浮物◆重点短语1．in_time及时；终于2．as_well_as和；以及3．lay_eggs下蛋；产卵4．give_birth_to产生；分娩5．in_one's_turn轮到某人；接着6．prevent...from阻止；制止7．blockout挡住(光线)8．cheerup感到高兴；感到振奋9．nowthat既然10．getthehangof熟悉；掌握；理解11．breakout突发；爆发12．watchoutfor密切注意；当心；提防◆热点句型1.whether...ornot“是否……”Theearthbecamesoviolentthatitwasnotclearwhethertheshapewouldlastor_not(是否).(教材P25)2．makeit＋adj./n.forsb./sth.todosth.Thisproducedachainreaction,whichmade_it_possible_for_life_to_develop(使生命发展成为可能).(教材P26)3．as...as比较结构...,butitwillnotbeas_strongapullas(像……一样强)theearth's.(教材P31)4．“倍数＋as＋adj./adv.＋as”句...
