Module5TheConquestoftheUniversePeriodOneWarmup&Reading(Ⅰ)基础落实Ⅰ.课文理解1．WholandedontheMoonbackon21stJuly,1969?A．NieHaisheng.B．NeilArmstrong.C．FeiJunlong.D．McAuliffe.2．WhatwasChrista?A．Ateacher.B．Astudent.C．Aresearcher.D．Achild.3．WhatwouldChristadoinspace?A．Shewouldmaketwospeeches.B．Shewouldmaketwospacesteps.C．Shewouldgivetwolessons.D．Shewoulddotwochemistryexperiments.4．Whydidtheworldfeelshockedandterrible?A．TheChallengerwassuccessfullysentup.B．TheChallengerlandedontheMoon.C．TheChallengercircledaroundtheEarththirtytimes.D．TheChallengerexplodedinmidair.5．Wherewastheteacher’steachingplanfound?A．Intheocean.B．Onthemountain.C．Intheplane.D．Intheair.Ⅱ.课文缩写EversinceNeilArmstrongset1.________ontheMoonbackon21stJuly,1969，peoplehavebecome2.________totheideaofspacetravel.AfterApollo11’s3.________voyage，theColumbiamadeasafelandinginCalifornia.WhentheChallengertookoffin1986，millionsofpeople4.________into5.________thetakeoffonTV.Peopledidn’thavemuch6.________waitingforthelaunch.Sadly，littlemorethanaminuteaftertakeoff，theChallengerhad7.________inmidairandpeopleallstartedscreaming.Attheterriblescene，Iwasnotsosureitwasworthitatall.Inspiteofallour8.________technology，theworldisstillonlyattheverybeginningofitsvoyageintospace.Ⅲ.介、副词填空1．EversinceNeilArmstrongfirstsetfoot________theMoonbackon21stJuly,1969，peoplehavebecomeaccustomed________theideaofspacetravel.2．Millionsofpeoplewatchedthatfirstmoonlanding________television，theirheartsintheirmouths，aware________howdifficultanddangerousanadventureitwas，andwhatriskshadtobetaken.3．Therewereseveralmorejourneysintospaceoverthenextfewyearsbutthesinglespaceshipswereveryexpensiveastheycouldnottake________morethanonce.4．Theworldwas________shock—maybetheyassumedthisspaceflightwouldbenomoredangerousthangetting________anaeroplane.5．Inspite________allouradvancedtechnology，theworldisstillonly________theverybeginningofitsvoyageintospace.能力提升阅读理解AWhyshouldmankindexplorespace？Whyshouldmoney，timeandeffortbespentexploringandresearchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits？WhyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditionsandpeopleonEarth？Thesearequestionsthat，understandably，areveryoftenasked.Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeup(基因构成)ashumanbeings.Whatdroveourancestorstomovefromthetreesintotheplains，andonintoallpossibleareasandenvironments？Thewiderthespreadofaspecies，thebetteritschanceofsurvival.Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwhereverpossible.Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored，becausebydoingso，anydangersinsurroundingareascanbeidentifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge，wemaybecompletelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge，wecanlessenitseffects.Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotential(潜在的)resourcestobefound.Evenifwehavenoimmediateneedofthem，theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybemorethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeortechniqueshavebeenacquiredthroughexploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemedicalapplicationswhichcanimprovethelengthorqualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherspinoffsincludingimprovementsinearthquakeprediction，insatellitesforweatherforecastingandincommunicationssystems.Evennonstickpansandmirroredsunglassesarebyproducts(副产品)oftechnologicaldevelopmentsinthespaceindustry!Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwha...
