大學(xué)英語聽說教程（第二版）3（智慧版） 課件 Unit 5 Going to space

Afterlearningthisunit,youwillbeableto:pausebetweensensegroupsproperlyaskfor/provideclarificationuseevidenceandfactsinapresentationdiscusstheplanforanexhibitionontheachievementsofChina’sspaceexplorationThinkofsomepeoplethatareimportantinthehistoryofhumanspaceexplorationandfillinthetablebelow.NameSpace

experienceContribution

NameSpace

experienceContribution

YuriGagarinHeorbitedtheEarthin1961,taking108minutes.Thefirstpersontoventureintoouterspace.ValentinaTereshkovaSheorbitedtheEarth48timesandspentalmostthreedaysinspacein1963.Thefirstwomantotravelinspace.NeilArmstrongHesetfootonthemoon’ssurfacein1969.Thefirstpersontowalkonthemoon.YangLiweiHeorbitedtheEarth14times,travelingsome500,000kilometersinspacein21hoursin2003.ThefirstpersoninChinatojourneyintospace.Referenceanswers:

Workinpairsandexchangeyourinformationwiththatofyourpartner’s.

Listentoapassage.Markthesensegroupswherethespeakerpausesinreading.Blackholesaresomeofthestrangestandmostfascinatingobjectsinspace.Theydon’thavesurfaces,likeplanetsorstars.Instead,theyhaveaboundarycalledan“eventhorizon”,apointofnoreturn.Ifanythingcomestooclosetothatpoint,itwillfallinwardandneverescapetheholes’gravity.TheMilkyWaycontainsover100millionblackholesofvarioussizes.Attheheartofitliesasupermassiveone.Itliesapproximately26,000lightyearsawayfromtheEarth;itsstructureisaboutfourmilliontimesthemassofthesun.Thefirstimageofablackholewascapturedin2019throughthecollaborationofhundredsofscientistsworldwide.Surprisingly,itlookedjustlikearedcircleonablackbackground.Blackholes/aresomeofthestrangest/andmostfascinatingobjectsinspace./Theydon’thavesurfaces,/likeplanetsorstars./Instead,/theyhaveaboundarycalledan“eventhorizon”,/apointofnoreturn./Ifanythingcomestooclosetothatpoint,/itwillfallinward/andneverescapetheholes’gravity./TheMilkyWaycontainsover100millionblackholes/ofvarioussizes./Attheheartofit/liesasupermassiveone./Itliesapproximately26,000lightyearsawayfromtheEarth;/itsstructureisaboutfourmilliontimes/themassofthesun./Thefirstimageofablackholewascapturedin2019/throughthecollaborationofhundredsofscientistsworldwide./Surprisingly,/itlookedjustlikearedcircleonablackbackground.Referenceanswers:

Blackholesaresomeofthestrangestandmostfascinatingobjectsinspace.Theydon’thavesurfaces,likeplanetsorstars.Instead,theyhaveaboundarycalledan“eventhorizon”,apointofnoreturn.Ifanythingcomestooclosetothatpoint,itwillfallinwardandneverescapetheholes’gravity.TheMilkyWaycontainsover100millionblackholesofvarioussizes.Attheheartofitliesasupermassiveone.Itliesapproximately26,000lightyearsawayfromtheEarth;itsstructureisaboutfourmilliontimesthemassofthesun.Thefirstimageofablackholewascapturedin2019throughthecollaborationofhundredsofscientistsworldwide.Surprisingly,itlookedjustlikearedcircleonablackbackground.Listentothepassageagainandreadaftertherecording.

WORDBANKlandscapen.地貌Martiana.火星的simulationn.模擬Mars火星QaidamBasin柴達(dá)木盆地Listentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.1A.TheprogressmadeinresearchonMars.

B.China’snewly-built“MarsCamp”inthedesert.

C.ThespecialnaturalfeaturesofwesternQinghai.

D.China’sMarsexplorationprogramsforthefuture.

2A.Topromotelocaltourism.

B.Toexpandresearchfacilities.

C.TohelpbetterunderstandMars.

D.Tocarryoutresearchonplanets.

1Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?A.TheprogressmadeinresearchonMars.

B.China’snewly-built“MarsCamp”inthedesert.

C.ThespecialnaturalfeaturesofwesternQinghai.

D.China’sMarsexplorationprogramsforthefuture.

2Whatistheaimofthe“MarsCamp”?A.Topromotelocaltourism.

B.Toexpandresearchfacilities.

C.TohelpbetterunderstandMars.

D.Tocarryoutresearchonplanets.

Answers:SCRIPTChinahasbuilta“MarsCamp”inthetownofLenghuinQinghaiProvince.ThecamphascreatedenvironmentalconditionslikethoseonMars,aspartofChina’spreparationforMarsexploration.LenghuisknownasChina’s“MarsCamp”duetoitsstrangedesertlandscapethatlookslikethesurfaceofMars.TheredrockareaoftheQaidamBasininwesternQinghaihasbeennamed“themostMartianplaceonEarth”.Expertsclaimthatthelandscape,rocks,sand,andeventhetemperaturestherearesimilartothoseonMars.Thecampwaslaunchedwithabasedesignedforspaceenthusiastsandprofessionals.TheaimistoprovideabetterunderstandingofMarsasvisitorsexperienceanenvironmentsimilartothatonMars.Covering53,333squaremeters,the“MarsCamp”hasatouristcenter,aMarscommunity,asimulationbase,andotherfacilities.ThecampwaswelcomedbyschoolsandotherChineseeducationinstitutions.Anumberofuniversitystudentshavevolunteeredtoserveasassistantteachersandsupportcrewatthecamp.WORDBANKorbitn.軌道standupto經(jīng)得起vacuumn.真空stratospheren.平流層Listentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.1A.Togetaheadinthenewspacerace.

B.Tolowerthecostofsatellite-making.

C.Tomonitorweatherconditionsinspace.

D.Toseeifwoodisusableinspaceexploration.

2A.Testhowitperforms.

B.Collectdataaboutplanets.

C.Seehowitstandsuptospaceconditions.

D.ObservehowitmovesaroundtheEarth.

1Whatistheaimofthepioneerproject?A.Togetaheadinthenewspacerace.

B.Tolowerthecostofsatellite-making.

C.Tomonitorweatherconditionsinspace.

D.Toseeifwoodisusableinspaceexploration.

2Whatwillresearchersdooncethesatelliteisinorbit?A.Testhowitperforms.

B.Collectdataaboutplanets.

C.Seehowitstandsuptospaceconditions.

D.ObservehowitmovesaroundtheEarth.

Answers:SCRIPTApioneerprojectwillsendatinywoodensatelliteintoorbitlaterthisyear,withtheaimtofindoutifreusablematerialsaresuitableforspaceexploration.Thesatellite,calledWoodsat,isjust10centimeterssquare.Gettingtoorbitisonlypartoftheadventure.Onceit’sthere,aresearchteamwillmonitorthelittlesatellitetoseehowitstandsuptocold,heat,andthevacuumofspace.AWoodsattestmodelhasalreadyhadarideintothestratosphereonaweatherballoonearlierthisyear.Themaingoalofthisshortflightwastousethesystemsandcameraequipmentofthesatelliteinspace-likeconditions.Theflightlastedunderthreehours.Thetestmodelcameoutjustfineandthecameraworkedasexpected.WoodsatisofficiallyscheduledtobelaunchedinNewZealandthisfall.Ifitperformswell,Woodsatcouldmakescientiststakeanewlookatwoodasapossiblematerialforuseinspace.WORDBANKspecialistn.專家mosquiton.蚊子BrianCampbell布萊恩·坎貝爾（人名）Listentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.1A.Heisawell-knowngeographer.

B.HeusedtobeanastronautatNASA.

C.Hebeganhiscareerasascienceteacher.

D.Heisenthusiasticaboutteachingphysics.

2A.Peoplefromallovertheworld.

B.Scienceteachersandstudents.

C.Citizenscientistsaroundtheworld.

D.Teenagerspassionateaboutscience.NextpageListentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.3A.Theyshouldneverstoplearning.

B.Theyshouldfollowtheirpassions.

C.Theyshouldnotgiveuptheirdreams.

D.Theyshouldstartlearningscienceearly.

Answers:1WhatdowelearnaboutBrianCampbellfromthenewsreport?A.Heisawell-knowngeographer.

B.HeusedtobeanastronautatNASA.

C.Hebeganhiscareerasascienceteacher.

D.Heisenthusiasticaboutteachingphysics.

2WhoarethetargetaudienceofCampbell’sscienceprograms?

A.Peoplefromallovertheworld.

B.Scienceteachersandstudents.

C.Citizenscientistsaroundtheworld.

D.Teenagerspassionateaboutscience.NextpageAnswers:3WhatisCampbell’sadvicetoyoungpeopleinterestedinscience?A.Theyshouldneverstoplearning.

B.Theyshouldfollowtheirpassions.

C.Theyshouldnotgiveuptheirdreams.

D.Theyshouldstartlearningscienceearly.

SCRIPTBrianCampbellbeganhiscareerasahighschoolscienceteacher.Todayhispassionforteachingsciencehelpshimleadcitizenscienceandeducationeffortsaimedatreachingthewidersociety.InhisroleasSeniorEarthScienceSpecialistatNASA,Campbell’sworkreachespeoplefromaroundtheworld,throughvariousscienceprogramsandeducationefforts.Oneoftheprograms,theGLOBEObserver,allowscitizenscientistsaroundtheworldtocollectdatathatstudentsandscientistscanuse,includingobservationsofclouds,trees,landcover,andevenmosquitohabitats.CampbellalsoanalyzesdatafromsatellitesandmakesEarthscienceunderstandabletopeopleofdifferentagesandlearningstyles.NextpageSCRIPT“Everyyear,Iworkwithstudentsfrommorethan100countriesbyteachingthemaboutthelatestEarthscience,leadinghands-ondiscoveryofscience,andshowingthesciencetheydoandlearneveryday,”Campbellsaid.“Ialsolovelearningaboutallthenewspacemissionsandwhattheywillstudy.”Campbell’sadvicetoyoungpeopleinterestedinscienceistofollowtheirpassionsandnotbeafraidoffailure.WORDBANKmodulen.（航天器的）分離艙originatev.起源mythn.（古代的）神話lunarrovern.（用于月球表面探測(cè)的）探月車divinea.極好的1A.China’seffortsinspaceexploration.

B.China’sspaceachievementsinrecentyears.

C.ThenamingofChina’sspacemissionsandspaceships.

D.ThehistoryofChina’sspacemissionsandspaceships.

2A.Theyareunique.

B.Theyareartistic.

C.Theyareamazing.

D.Theyareimpressive.Listentoaconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.NextpageListentoaconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.3A.Itisdifficulttonamethem.

B.Itiseasytorememberthenames.

C.Thenameshaverichculturalmeanings.

D.ThenamesshowtheChinesepeople’swisdom.

4A.Somethingdivineandpowerful.

B.Somethingmagicalandinteresting.

C.Somethingmysteriousandromantic.

D.Somethinglegendaryandwonderful.

Answers:1Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.China’seffortsinspaceexploration.

B.China’sspaceachievementsinrecentyears.

C.ThenamingofChina’sspacemissionsandspaceships.

D.ThehistoryofChina’sspacemissionsandspaceships.

2WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthenamesofChina’sspacemissionsandspaceships?A.Theyareunique.

B.Theyareartistic.

C.Theyareamazing.

D.Theyareimpressive.Nextpage3WhatdoesthemansayaboutthenamesofChina’sspacemissionsandspaceships?

A.Itisdifficulttonamethem.

B.Itiseasytorememberthenames.

C.Thenameshaverichculturalmeanings.

D.ThenamesshowtheChinesepeople’swisdom.

4WhatdoesthenameofShenzhouconvey?

A.Somethingdivineandpowerful.

B.Somethingmagicalandinteresting.

C.Somethingmysteriousandromantic.

D.Somethinglegendaryandwonderful.

Answers:Listentotheconversationagainandcompletethefollowingsentenceswithwhatyouhear.1Chang’e:China’smoon__________________andmoonlanders.ItisthenameoftheChinese_______________.2Yutu:China’s_______________.Itistherabbit_______________________Chang’e.3Zhurong:China’s_______________.Itis_______________intraditional

Chinesestories.4Shenzhou:China’s_______________.Zhoureferstosmallboatsthat

are_______________;Shenmeans_______________.

explorationprojectmoongoddesslunarroverskeepingcompanywithMarsroverthegodoffirespaceshipslightandfastdivineSCRIPTLaura:

Good

morning,

Professor

Chen.

Prof.

Chen:

Good

morning,

Laura.

Laura:

I

saw

on

the

news

that

Chinahasjust

launched

another

space

station

module.

It

is

so

amazing!

Prof.

Chen:

Yes.

That

isa

huge

achievement

indeed!

Laura:

I

also

noticed

that

China’s

space

missions

and

spaceshipsall

have

unique

names,

like

Chang’e,

Shenzhou

…

Do

they

have

any

special

meanings?

Prof.

Chen:

That’s

a

very

good

question,

Laura.

All

those

names

actually

have

deep

cultural

roots

and

rich

cultural

meanings.

Laura:

Really?

Can

you

tell

me

more

about

that,

Professor

Chen?

Prof.

Chen:

Of

course.

Many

of

those

names

originate

from

China’s

myths,poems

and

classic

books.

For

example,

Chang’e,

the

name

of

China’s

moon

exploration

project

and

moon

landers,

is

the

name

of

the

Chinese

moon

goddess.

NextpageSCRIPTLaura:

Isn’t

she

the

one

people

always

talk

about

at

the

Mid-Autumn

Festival?

Prof.

Chen:

Yes,

exactly.

And

Yutu,

the

name

of

China’s

lunar

rovers,

is

the

rabbit

keeping

company

with

Chang’e.

Laura:

Wow!

That’s

anexcellent

name,

as

both

lunar

rovers

and

rabbits

run

around

a

lot!

Prof.

Chen:

You

are

right,

Laura.

I

haven’t

thought

about

that.

Laura:

China

also

launched

a

Mars

rover,

right?

Prof.

Chen:

Ah,

you

mean

Zhurong.

That’s

an

interesting

one!

Let

me

explain.

In

Chinese,

Mars

is

called

huoxing,

meaning

the

Planet

of

Fire;

and

Zhurong

is

the

god

of

fire

intraditionalChinesestories.

You

see

the

connection

here?

Laura:

Yes.

That’s

a

perfect

name!

NextpageSCRIPTProf.

Chen:

Right.

We

also

have

Shenzhou,

the

name

of

the

spaceships.

Zhou

refers

to

small

boats

that

are

light

and

fast;

Shen

means

divine.

So

Shenzhou

is

supposed

to

be

divine

and

powerful!

Laura:

That’sbrilliant

naming!

Prof.

Chen:

Yes.

Many

people

say

those

names

showtheromanticismoftheChinese

people.

Laura:

I

cannot

agree

more!

WORDBANKtransitionn.過渡；轉(zhuǎn)變microgravityn.微重力embarkon開始；著手Listentoaconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Nextpage

1A.HehasreadjustedtolifeonEarth.

B.HereturnedtotheEarthfivemonthsago.

C.Hespentsevenmonthsinthespacestation.

D.Hefoundlifeinthespacestationamazing.

2A.Readjustmenttogravity.

B.Psychologicalreconstruction.

C.Regainingthesenseofbalance.

D.Adaptingtothenewdailyroutine.

Listentoaconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.3A.Ahealthydietandregularexercise.

B.Physicalandpsychologicalpreparation.

C.Intensepreparationandphysicalexercise.

D.Professionalmedicalservicesandastablemood.

4A.Hewasunderthecareoffamilymembers.

B.Hewasunderthesupervisionofresearchers.

C.Hewasunderthecareofdoctorsandexercisespecialists.

D.Hewasunderthesupervisionofspaceexpertsandeducators.

Answers:1Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?A.HehasreadjustedtolifeonEarth.

B.HereturnedtotheEarthfivemonthsago.

C.Hespentsevenmonthsinthespacestation.

D.Hefoundlifeinthespacestationamazing.

2WhatwasthestrangestthingaboutcomingbacktotheEarthaccordingtotheman?A.Readjustmenttogravity.

B.Psychologicalreconstruction.

C.Regainingthesenseofbalance.

D.Adaptingtothenewdailyroutine.NextpageAnswers:3Whathelpedthemanstayingoodshape?A.Ahealthydietandregularexercise.

B.Physicalandpsychologicalpreparation.

C.Intensepreparationandphysicalexercise.

D.Professionalmedicalservicesandastablemood.

4Whathappenedtothemaninthefirstthreeweeksafterhisreturn?A.Hewasunderthecareoffamilymembers.

B.Hewasunderthesupervisionofresearchers.

C.Hewasunderthecareofdoctorsandexercisespecialists.

D.Hewasunderthesupervisionofspaceexpertsandeducators.

Listentotheconversationagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).

1UponreturningtotheEarth,themanfearedthathewouldn’tbeabletowalk.2Whenthemangotback,hehadforgottenhowheavythingsare.3ThemancontinuedtoprovidedatatodoctorsandexercisespecialistsafterthefirstthreeweeksonEarth.4AlthoughheisbackonEarth,themanstillmissesspace.

TTFTSCRIPTClare:

HiMichael.Ithasbeensevenmonthssinceyoureturnedfromthespacestation.HaveyoureadjustedtolifeonEarth?Michael:Yeah,Clare.I’mnowleadinganormallifeagain,whichisquiteamazing!Clare:

SowhatweresomeofthestrangestthingsaboutcomingbacktotheEarth?Michael:

Thetransitionfrommicrogravitytogravity.Forexample,whenIhadjustcomeback,IhadthisfearthatifIwantedtostandupandwalk,Iwouldn’tbeableto!Clare:

That’sreallyhardtoimagineifyouhaveneverexperiencedit!Michael:That’strue.AndIforgothowheavythingsare.Soasmallbookthatweighsmaybeapoundallofasuddenweighedlike50poundstome.Thatfeltverystrange.Clare:

Butyouwereingoodshapeonthewholewhenyoucameback,right?NextpageSCRIPTMichael:

Yes,luckilyIwas.Ibenefitedalotfromtheintensepreparationbeforeourmission,andallthephysicalexercisewedidwhileinorbit.Clare:WhathaveyoudonetoregainyourabilitytoliveonEarth?Michael:

Alot.Forthefirstthreeweeksafterourreturn,wewereunderthecareofdoctorsandexercisespecialists.Afterthat,wecontinuedtoprovidedataforresearcherswhoanalyzedthemtomonitorourhealthconditions.Clare:

You’vebeentakengoodcareof!Mylastquestionis:Doyouexpecttobebackinspaceagain?Michael:Yes,Ido.Themomentweembarkedonourjourneyhome,Istartedmissingspacealready.Clare:

Isee.Thankyouverymuchforspeakingtous,Michael.Michael:

Mypleasure.COMMUNICATIONSKILLS:Askingfor/ProvidingclarificationNextpage

Askingforclarification

?Soyouthink…?

?Doyoumeanthat…?

?Couldyoubemorespecific,please?

?Canyouexplainwhatyoumeanbythat?Inaconversation,clarificationisoftenneededeitherincaseyoudon’tunderstandwhattheotherpersonhassaidorincaseyouhavetoclarifyyourownideas.?Canyougivesomeexamplestoillustrateyourpoint?

?Whatdoyoumeanby...?Providingclarification

?Imean…

?WhatImeanis…

?Inotherwords,…

?Letmeputitanotherway.

?ThepointIammakingis…

?Letmeexplainitinmoredetail.

COMMUNICATIONSKILLS:Askingfor/ProvidingclarificationWorkinpairs.Youandyourpartneraregoingtohaveaconversationaboutlivinginaspacestationforashortperiodoftime.Taketurnstosharewhatyouwanttotakewithyou,whatyouwanttodo,whoyouwanttocontact,andexplainwhy.Thenactouttheconversation.Referenceanswers:Thingsyouwanttotakewithyouandwhy:Whatyouwanttodoandwhy:Somepersonalitems—tomakemylivingspacemorecomfortableDosomescientificexperimentsandresearch—tolearnmoreabouttheeffectsofspacetravelonthehumanbodyandmindWhoyouwanttocontactandwhy:Myfamilyandfriends—toshowthemwhatlifeislikeinthespacestationA:Hey,haveyoueverconsideredwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinaspacestation?B:Yeah,I’vedefinitelythoughtaboutit.Ithinkitwouldbefascinatingtoliveinspaceandexperiencezerogravity.A:

That’sreallycool.Ifyouhavetheopportunitytoliveinaspacestation,whatwouldyouwanttotakewithyou?B:

Well,Iwoulddefinitelywanttobringpersonalitems.A:

Couldyoubemorespecific,please?B:

Imeansomepersonalitemsfromhometomakemylivingspacemorecomfortable:maybesomephotosofmyfamilyandfriends,acoupleoffavoritebooks,andsmalldecorationstocreateahomelyatmosphere.NextpageConversationforreferenceA:

That’sagoodidea.Whatdoyouwanttodowhilelivinginthespacestation?B:Iwouldlovetoparticipateinscientificexperimentsandresearchconductedinthestation.It’sintriguingtolearnmoreabouttheeffectsoflong-termspacetravelonthehumanbodyandmind.A:

That’sreallyinteresting.Isthereanyoneinparticularyouwouldliketocontactwhilelivinginthespacestation?B:

Definitely!IwouldwanttostayconnectedwithmydadbackonEarth.Havingvideochatswithhimandshowinghimwhatlifeislikeinthespacestationwouldbeamazing.A:

Thatsoundslikeagreatplan.Livinginaspacestationwouldundoubtedlybeauniqueandunforgettableexperience.ConversationforreferenceWORDBANKagendan.待辦事項(xiàng)；日程表telecommunicationsn.(pl.)電信asteroidn.小行星Roscosmos(RussianFederalSpaceAgency)俄羅斯聯(lián)邦航天局CNSA(ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration)中國國家航天局ESA(EuropeanSpaceAgency)歐洲航天局ISRO(IndianSpaceResearchOrganization)印度空間研究組織Bangalore班加羅爾（印度城市）JAXA(JapanAerospaceExplorationAgency)日本宇宙航空研究開發(fā)機(jī)構(gòu)Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Whatspaceagenciesdoyouknowabout?2Whydoyouthinkmanycountriesaretakingpartinspaceexploration?

Referenceanswers:1Whatspaceagenciesdoyouknowabout?AsfarasIknow,theU.S.,RussiaandChinaallhavetheirownspaceagencies.TheyareNASA,theNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration;Roscosmos,theRussianFederalSpaceAgency;andCNSA,theChinaNationalSpaceAdministration,respectively.NextpageReferenceanswers:2Whydoyouthinkmanycountriesaretakingpartinspaceexploration?

Inmyopinion,itisforthereasonthatspaceexplorationstimulateseconomicgrowthandinnovation.Itcreatesjobsinvarioussectors,includingaerospaceengineering,manufacturingandresearch.Italsofostersindustriesrelatedtosatelliteservices,spacetourismandspacetechnologycommercialization.Additionally,spaceexplorationcanleadtothediscoveryofvaluableresourcesandpotentialmarkets.Becausespaceexplorationofteninvolvescollaborationbetweencountries.Partnershipsandjointmissionsallowforresource-sharingandexpertise,reducingcostsandenhancingmissioncapabilities.Internationalcooperationfostersknowledgeexchangeandstrengthensglobalrelationships.Listentoapassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Nextpage1A.Spacetravelisgettingmoreandmoreattention.

B.Spaceexplorationisapriorityinmanycountries.

C.Manycountriesareparticipatinginspaceexploration.

D.Manyspaceagencieshavesentastronautsintospace.

2A.Itincludes20membersfromEurope.

B.Itisanintergovernmentalorganization.

C.Itaimstodeveloptelecommunications.

D.ItisbasedinseveralEuropeancities.

Listentoapassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.3A.Ithasaspecialinterestinasteroidexploration.

B.Italreadyhasthecapacityforhumanspaceflight.

C.Ithasthethirdlargestbudgetofallspaceagencies.

D.Itisoneoftheearlieststatespaceagenciesinexistence.

Answers:1Whatisthedefiningcharacteristicofthemodernspaceage?A.Spacetravelisgettingmoreandmoreattention.

B.Spaceexplorationisapriorityinmanycountries.

C.Manycountriesareparticipatinginspaceexploration.

D.Manyspaceagencieshavesentastronautsintospace.

2WhatdowelearnabouttheEuropeanSpaceAgencyfromthepassage?

A.Itincludes20membersfromEurope.

B.Itisanintergovernmentalorganization.

C.Itaimstodeveloptelecommunications.

D.ItisbasedinseveralEuropeancities.

Nextpage3WhatdoesthepassagesayabouttheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization?

A.Ithasaspecialinterestinasteroidexploration.

B.Italreadyhasthecapacityforhumanspaceflight.

C.Ithasthethirdlargestbudgetofallspaceagencies.

D.Itisoneoftheearlieststatespaceagenciesinexistence.

Answers:Listentothepassageagainandmatchthefactswiththespaceagencies.NASAhasbuiltaspacestation.RoscosmosJAXAISROCNSAESAhasthethirdlargestbudgetofallspaceagenciesaroundtheworld.aimstodevelopareusablelaunchvehicleandthecapacityforhumanspaceflightsoon.managesalotofdifferentprojectsrelatedtospaceexplorationandtelecommunications.SCRIPTAdefiningcharacteristicofthemodernspaceageismanymorecountriesandcommercialspacesectorsaretakingpartthaneverbefore.Amongthemostwell-knownspaceagenciesaroundtheworldareNASA,theNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationoftheU.S.;Roscosmos,theRussianFederalSpaceAgency;andCNSA,theChinaNationalSpaceAdministration.TheU.S.,RussiaandChinaarealsotheonlythreecountriesthathavesentastronautsintospaceandbuiltaspacestation.However,goingtospaceisaplanet-sizedeffort,notlimitedtocertaincountries.Othercountrieshavebeenbuildingspaceagenciesandrunningspaceprograms,too.Hereareanotherthreemajorspaceagenciescurrentlyinoperation.First,ESA,theEuropeanSpaceAgency.Itisanintergovernmentalorganizationwithatotalof22memberstateswhoworktogethertosettheagendaforspaceexploration.Establishedin1975,ESAhasthethirdlargestbudgetofallspaceagenciesaroundtheworld.TheorganizationisbasedinParis.NextpageSCRIPTSecond,ISRO,theIndianSpaceResearchOrganization.Itwasestablishedin1962andisheadquarteredinBangalore.ISROisoneoftheearlieststatespaceagenciesinexistence.Indiahasbigplansforthefuture,andISROaimstodevelopareusablelaunchvehicleandthecapacityforhumanspaceflightsoon.Third,JAXA,theJapanAerospaceExplorationAgency.ItislocatedinTokyo.JAXAwasformedin2003bycombiningseveralothe