高中英语必修8Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe-Background readingsVIP免费

Module5TheConquestoftheUniversePartTwoTeachingResourcesSection1Backgroundreadings1.AboutApollo11SevenmonthsafterApollo8’sflight,onJuly16thin1969,Apollo11liftedoffforthemoonfromCapeKennedy(肯尼迪)andfourdayslater,onSunday,July20th,thecomputerguidedthelunarmodule(登月舱)totouchdown(降落).ItwasafternooninAmerica,eveninginEuropeandmorninginJapan.Asthemodulemovedtowardsthesurfaceofthemoon,ArmstrongandAldrinsuddenlyrealizedthatthespottheywereprogrammedtolandonwasahugeholefilledwithboulders(巨石).QuicklyArmstrongtookcontrolandmovedtheEagletoaflatareawherehemadeaperfectlandingintheSeaofTranquility(宁静之海).Tothewatchingworldhesentthemessage:Houston,TranquilityBasehere.TheEaglehaslanded.Theymadereadyforthenextamazingexperience-walkingonthemoon!Theypulledontheirnicelayered(被分层的)protectivesuitsanddepressurized(减压)thecrewcompartment(分隔间)beforeArmstrongclimbeddowntheladdertobecomethefirstpersontostandonlunarsoil.Hisnever-to-be-forgottenwordstotheworldwere,“That’sonesmallstepforaman,onegiantstepformankind.”Thetwomenspentmorethantwohoursonthemoon.Theyunveiled(揭开)aplague(天灾)onthelandinggear(工具，用具),tookphotographs,setupvariousscientificexperiments,andcollectedsamplesofrocksandsand.Whentheyreturnedtothemothership,itwasrepressurized(加压)beforetheyremovedtheirsuitsandtookofftorejoinCollinsintheorbitingcommandmoduleColumbia,whichwaswaitingtocarrythemandtheirpreciouscargobacktoEarth.2.Cassini-Huygens卡西尼—惠更斯号(Cassini-Huygens)是美国国家航空航天局、欧洲航天局和意大利航天局的一个合作项目，主要任务是对土星系进行空间探测。卡西尼—惠更斯号土星探测器是人类迄今为止发射的规模最大、复杂程度最高的行星探测器。卡西尼号探测器以意大利出生的法国天文学家，土星光环环缝的发现者卡西尼的名字命名，其任务是环绕土星飞行。惠更斯号探测器是卡西尼号携带的子探测器，它以荷兰物理学家、天文学家和数学家，土卫六的发现者惠更斯的名字命名，其任务是深入土卫六的大气层，对土星最大的卫星土卫六进行实地考察。1997年10月15日从肯尼迪航天中心发射升空的卡西尼—惠更斯号飞船于2004年07月到达土星周围。这个项目由两部分组成：卡西尼号轨道器将会环绕土星及其卫星运行四年之久，而惠更斯号探测器则会深入土卫六浓雾包围的大气层并在其表面着陆。安装在这两枚探测器上的精密仪器将会为科学家们提供帮助弄清这片神秘而辽阔的区域的重要数据。卡西尼—惠更斯号是不同国家的三个航天局的协作成果。有十七个国家参与用心爱心专心116号编辑建造了这艘飞船。卡西尼号轨道器由美国国家航空航天局下属的喷气推进实验室建造和管理。惠更斯号探测器由欧洲航天局建造。意大利航天局则为卡西尼号提供了用于通讯的高增益天线。来自世界各地总共超过200位科学家将会参与研究收集到的数据。3.StarWarsStarWarsReturnstotheScreens星球大战重返银幕Oneofthebiggestblockbustermovieseries,theStarWarscyclecreatedbyGeorgeLucas,hasreturnedtothescreen,withthe"prequel(先行篇)"titledStarWars:Episode1--ThePhantom(幻影)Menace(威胁).Once,whenamoviewassuccessfulthereusedtobea"sequel",afollow-upfilmdestinedtobuildonthepopularityofitspredecessorandextendthelifeofthestoryattheboxoffice.Nowthereisthe"prequel".AfterthesuccessofthegreatStarWarstrilogy--StarWars(1977),TheEmpireStrikesBack(1980)andReturnoftheJedi(1983)--producerGeorgeLucashascomeupwiththemoviewhichprecededthefamousstoryofgoodandevilforcesbattlingitoutacrossthegalaxy.Thisprecedingmovie,orprequel,StarWars:Episode1----ThePhantomMenace(1999)setsthescenefortheStarWarstrilogy,withtheintroductionofcharacterssuchastheall-seeingoldmanofwisdom,Obi-Wan...