Reading and ThinkingReading and Thinking Unit4 Space ExplorationUnit4 Space Exploration Pre-readingvehiclesvehiclesfrontierfrontierlaunchlaunchsatellitesatelliteorbitsorbits signals signals independentlyindependentlyTask 1 Read the text.Several sentences have been removed from it.Choose the correct sentence to fill each gap.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.B.They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.C.The future of space exploration remains bright.D.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.Space:The Final Frontier(Para 1)Space:The Final Frontier(Para 1)“Are we alone?Whats out there?”looking up at the stars,people have always wanted to learn more about space,and scientist work hard to find answers.They make vehiclevehicle to carry brave people into space to find out the secrets of the universeuniverse._They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.Check the answers.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.B.They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.C.The future of space exploration remains bright.D.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.Before the mid-20th century,most people felt travelling into space was an impossible dream.However,some scientists were determined to help humans relies their dream to explore space._ On 4 October 1957,the Sputnik 1 satellitesatellite was lunchedlunched by the USSR and successfully orbitedorbited around Earth.Afterwards,the USSR focused on sending people into space and on 12 April 1961,Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space.Over eight years later,on 20 July 1969,American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon,famously saying,“Thats one small step for a man,one giant leap for mankindmankind.”Following this,many more goals were achieved.For example,Americas NASA space agencyagency launched Voyager 1 on 5 September 1977 to study deep space,and it still transmits datadata today.Check the answers.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.B.They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.C.The future of space exploration remains bright.D.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.Space:The Final Frontier(Para 2)Space:The Final Frontier(Para 2)After many experiments,they succeeded in making rocketsrockets.that could escape Earths gravitygravity_ All the astronauts on the USSRs Soyuz 11 and Americas Challenger died during their missions.These disasters made everyone sad and disappointeddisappointed,but the desire desire to explore the universe never lied.This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite huge risks.An example of this ongoing work in the International Space Station.It orbits Earth and has astronauts from different countries on board,providing a continuous human presence in space.Check the answers.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.B.They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.C.The future of space exploration remains bright.D.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.Space:The Final Frontier(Para 3)Space:The Final Frontier(Para 3)Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen._Europe,the US and China all have plans to further study and explore planets like Mars and Jupiter.Despite the difficulties,scientists hope future discoveries will not only enable us to understand how the universe began,but also help us survive well into the future.The future of space exploration remains bright.Check the answers.A.Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong,accidents can still happen.B.They also really wish to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.C.The future of space exploration remains bright.D.After many experiments,they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earths gravity.The _of space exploration.The _of space exploration.Task 2 skimming:get the main ideasThe main ideas often appear in the first sentence of the paragraph or the last sentence of the paragraph.Paragraph 1:Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Paragraph 4:Paragraph 5:Paragraph 5:The _ for space exploration.The _ for space exploration.The The _ of space exploration.of space exploration.Chinas space _.Chinas space _.The _ of space exploration.The _ of space exploration.programmeprogrammefuturefutureachievementachievementaccidentsaccidentswishwish“Are we alone?Whats out “Are we alone?Whats out there?”Looking up at the stars,there?”Loo