高中英语 module 5 the conquest of the universe课时跟踪练（一）introduction & reading-pre reading 外研版选修8

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1、课时跟踪练(一)Introduction&Reading—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解AAhomescienceexperimentrecentlytook_the_world_by_storm.TwoteensfromToronto,inCanada,sentaLegomanrisingabovetheEarthandcapturedtheirtinyastronaut'striponfilm.MathewHoandAsadMuhammad,both17,usedaweatherballoon

2、tolaunchtheirplasticlegomodel16milesabovetheEarth.ThisisinsideapartofEarth'satmosphere.ThetwoteenswereinspiredbyasimilarprojectperformedbystudentsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).TheMITstudentshadlaunchedaweatherballoonwithacameraintonearsp

3、aceandtakenmanyunusualimagesoftheEarth.MathewandAsadthenspentfourmonthsfiguringouthowtolaunchtheirownspacecraftintothespace.TravelingtospaceisexpensiveforNASA,butMathewandAsadworkedhardtokeeptheircostsdown.Theyboughtmuchoftheirequipmentusedandevensewed

4、theLegoman'sparachute(降落伞)byhand.Intotal,theprojectcostonly$400.“Wehadalotofanxietyonlaunchdaybecausetherewerehighwindswhenweweregoingup，”Mathewtoldreporters.Theyhadtopumpextrahelium(氦)intotheballoonsothatitwouldrisequicklyandavoidbeingblowntoofaroffco

5、ursebythestrongwinds.Thetoyastronaut'sjourneylasted97minutesbeforetheballoonbrokeandhefellbacktoEarth.MathewandAsadthenspenttwoweekendslookingfortheirspacecraft.Ithadlanded76milesawayfromthelaunchsite.Thestudentscientistsarecurrentlyfinishinguptheirfin

6、alyearofhighschoolandapplyingforcolleges.Theyarealsolookingintomoredoityourselfspaceprojects.“Iguesstheskyisnotreallythelimitanymore，”Mathewtoldreporters.“Weneverknewwe'dgetthisfar.It'sbeenalessonforusthathardworkpaysoff.”语篇解读：本文主要介绍了两个青少年利用气象气球把他们的玩具乐

7、高人送到太空的过程和结果。1．Bysaying“tooktheworldbystorm”inthefirstparagraph,thewritermeanttheexperiment________.非常感谢上级领导对我的信任，这次安排我向股份公司述职，既是对我履行职责的监督，也是对我个人的关心和爱护，更是对**百联东方商厦有限公司工作的高度重视和支持。A．destroyedtheworldB．floodedtheworldC．fascinatedtheworldD．managedtheworld解

8、析：选C　词义猜测题。根据第一段的第二句话可知两个青少年把一个玩具乐高人送入了太空，并把过程拍了下来，因此作者想要表达的是这个试验吸引了世人的目光。2．WhichofthefollowingaboutthestudentsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)isright?A．TheywereexamplesforMathewHoandAsadMuhammad.B．TheyhelpedMathewHoandAsadM