初中英语译林版九年级下二单元Reading II

Reading II
Teaching aims:
1. Learn the language points in the article.
2. Master the detailed information about the article.
Step 1 Revision
Complete the passage.
Neil Armstrong was born on 5 August 1930 in Ohio, the USA. He showed an __________ in flying when he took his first _________ at the age of six. He received his student __________ ___________ when he was 16.
In 1962, he was __________ to become an __________. In 1966 he went into space as __________ pilot of Gemini 8.
On 20 July 1969, Armstrong became the first man to ________ ________ __________ _________. He and Aldrin collected _________ _________ to take back to the Earth for further __________.
Because of his excellent __________, Neil Armstrong was __________ the Medal of Freedom, the highest award that a US ___________ can receive. He was the ____________ of the whole world.
Step 2 Language points
1. Armstrong joined the navy in 1949 and served as a pilot for three years.
阿姆斯特朗1949年参加海军, 当了三年飞行员。

serve vi. & vt. 服役; 服务, 招待
service n. 服役; 服务
e.g. 她招待我们吃了一顿可口的午餐。

She served us a delicious lunch.
汤姆当了三年兵。

Tom served as a soldier / in the army for three years.
2. In 1966, he went into space as command pilot of Gemini8. He and David Scott managed to join two spacecraft together for the first time in space.
1966年，他作为“双子座8号”宇宙飞船的飞行指挥进入太空，他和戴维·斯科
特成功地将两个航天器在太空首次交会对接。

manage to do sth. 设法做成某事
e.g. 他好不容易及时赶到那里。

He managed to get there in time.
我很忙，但我会想办法来。

I’m busy, but I’ll manage to come.
3. However, on their way back to the Earth, the spacecraft began spinning out of control.
但是, 在他们返回地球的途中, 宇宙飞船开始旋转, 失去控制。

spin— spun—spun vi. & vt. 旋转
e.g. 转动球/硬币/轮子
to spin a ball/coin/wheel
我觉得天旋地转。

My head is spinning.
out of control 失去控制, 不受操纵
under control 被控制住; 情绪良好
e.g. 车失去了控制, 撞上了路边的一棵树。

The car went out of control and hit a tree by the road.
她觉得很难控制自己的情感。

She finds it difficult to keep her feeling under control.
4. On 20 July 1969, Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon.
1969年7月20日, 阿姆斯特朗成为第一个登上月球的人。

be/ become the first person (man/woman) to do sth. 成为第一个做某事的人
e.g. 江先生成为这个镇上第一个拥有机器人的人。

Mr. Jiang became the first person to own a robot in the town.
5. Together with Buzz Aldrin, he landed the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the Moon.
他和巴兹·奥尔德林一起, 把阿波罗11号降落到了月球上。

together with用作介词，意为“与……一起”“连同……”, 相当于as well as, 可以放在句首或句尾, 也可放在主语后, 但谓语动词形式要与主语保持一致。

e.g. 李先生现在正和他的孩子们一起在澳大利亚度假。

Mr Li, together with his children, is on holiday in Australia now.
land用作动词, 意为“(使)降落”’, “登陆”。

e.g. 飞行员驾驶飞机安全着陆。

The pilot landed the plane safely.
他们是首批登上月球的人。

They were the first men to land on the moon.
6. He said the famous words “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” as he stepped out onto the Moon’s surface.
当他踏上月球表面时, 说了一句名言: “对于个人是一小步，对于人类是一个巨大的飞跃。

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step n.一步; 台阶; 步骤, 措施
e.g. 他朝门口迈了一步。

He took a step towards the door.
这个小孩正爬着上台阶。

The child is climbing up the steps.
我们在地面上发现了熊的足迹。

We found the steps of a bear on the ground.
下一步该怎么办？
What’s the next step?
vi. 走, 跨步
e.g. 我听见叫我名字时向前跨了一步。

I stepped forward when my name was called out.
7. He was the pride of the whole world.
他是全世界的骄傲。

pride n. 骄傲; 可引以为豪的人(或物)
take a pride in … 对……感到自豪
proud adj. 骄傲的, 自豪的
be proud of … 对……感到自豪
e.g. 我为自己的工作感到骄傲。

I take a pride in my work.
Step 3 Exercise
根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Do you know who is the first woman _______ (reach) the top of the South Pole?
2. I hope to take _______ (drive) lessons this summer.
3. Do you know who ___________ (choose) to be the first astronaut in China?
4. We all take ________ (proud) in our country.
5. Do you know how many astronauts ___________ (step) onto the moon in the last forty years?
6. Some scientists are taking a _______ (far) research on medicine to cure this disease.
Homework
1. Remember the words and expressions in this lesson.
2. Preview Grammar.。