Module5TheConquestoftheUniverseDuringtheColdWar,theUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionwereincompetitionwitheachothertoseewhohadthebettertechnologyinspace.AfterWorldWarⅡboththeUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionrealizedhowimportantrocketresearchwouldbetothemilitary.TheyeachemployedthetoprocketscientistsfromGermanytohelpwiththeirresearch.Soonbothsidesweremakingprogressinrockettechnology.TheSpaceRacebeganin1955whenbothcountriesannouncedthattheywouldsoonlaunchsatellitesintoorbit.TheSovietstooktheUSannouncementasachallengeandevensetupacommissionwhosegoalwastobeattheUSinputtingasatelliteintospace.OnOct.4th,1957theRussiansplacedthefirstsuccessfulsatellitecalledSputnikⅠintoorbit.Thus,theRussianshadtakentheleadintheSpaceRace.Fourmonthslater,theAmericanssuccessfullylaunchedtheirfirstsatellitecalledtheExplorerⅠ.However,theSovietsagainwontheraceforputtingthefirstmanintospace.OnApr.12th,1961,YuriGagarinwasthefirstmantoorbittheEarthinthespacecraftVostokⅠ.Threeweekslater,theUSlaunchedtheFreedom7andastronautAlanShepherdbecamethefirstAmericaninspace.However,Shepherd'scraftdidnotorbittheEarth.ItwasnearlyayearlaterthatthefirstAmerican,JohnGlenn,orbitedtheEarthontheFriendship7spacecraft.TheAmericanswereembarrassedatbeingbehindtheSpaceRace.In1961,PresidentKennedyannouncedthathewantedtobethefirsttoputamanontheMoon.Hethoughtthiswasimportantforthecountryandthewesternworld,sotheApolloMoonprogramwaslaunched.WiththeApolloprogramslaunched,theUShadtakenahugeleadintheSpaceRace.InJulyof1975withrelationsbetweentheUSandtheSovietUnionbeginningtothaw(关系缓和),thefirstUSSovietjointmissionoccurredwiththeApolloSoyezproject.TheSpaceRacewaseffectivelyover.Section_ⅠIntroduction&Reading—Prereading[原文呈现]Space:theFinalFrontierPart1EversinceNeilArmstrongfirstsetfooton①theMoonbackon21stJuly,1969②，peoplehavebecomeaccustomed③totheideaofspacetravel.Millionsof④peoplewatchedthatfirstmoonlandingontelevision,theirheartsintheirmouths,aware⑤ofhowdifficultanddangerousanadventureitwas,andwhatrisks⑥hadtobetaken.WithArmstrong'snowfamouswords：“That'sonesmallstepforman,onegiant⑦leapformankind”，adreamwasachieved.AllthreeastronautsmadeitsafelybacktoEarth,usingaspaceshipcomputerthatwasmuchlesspowerfulthantheonesusedbytheaverageschoolstudentstoday⑧.Therewereseveralmorejourneysintospaceoverthenextfewyearsbutthesinglespaceshipswereveryexpensive⑨astheycouldnottakeoff⑩morethanonce⑪.Peoplewerenolongersoenthusiasticabout⑫aspacetravelprogrammethatwascostingtheUnitedStatesD|S10millionaday⑬.Thatwasuntilthearrivalofthespaceshuttle⑭—aspacecraftthatcouldbeusedforseveraljourneys⑮.ThefirstshuttleflightintospacewastheColumbia—launchedfromtheKennedySpaceCentreon12thApril,1981⑯.Theaimofthisflightwastotestthenewshuttlesystem,togosafelyupintoorbitandtoreturn⑰totheEarthforasafelanding.ItwasasuccessandalittlemorethanadecadeafterApollo11'shistoric⑱voyage,theColumbiamadeasafe,controlled,aeroplanestylelandinginCalifornia.Thiswasthestartofanewage⑲ofspacetravel.[读文清障]①setfooton/in踏上，进入/进到(某处)②Eversince...是时间状语从句，主句通常用现在完成时。③accustomed/'kstmd/əʌəadj.习惯的become/beaccustomedto习惯于(注意to为介词)④millionsof数以百万计的(表泛指)如果million前面有具体数字表示确指，则million不能用复数，后面也不加of。⑤awareadj.意识到的；知道的be/becomeawareof知道；意识到⑥riskn.&v．危险，风险；使(某人/自己)面临危险take...
