【英语周报】外研版选修八备课资料：Module 5 背景材料 文章 H.G. Wells

【MODULE 5】The Conquest of the Universe【READING AND VOCABULARY】Space: the Final Frontier[Part 1]Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel. Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure it was, and what risks had to be taken. With Armstrong`s now famous words:“That`s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, a dream was achieved. All three astronauts made it safely back to Earth, using a spaceship computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by the average school students today.There were several more journeys into space over the next few years but the single spaceships were very expensive as they could not take off more than once. People were no longer so enthusiastic about a peace travel programme that was costing the United States $10 million a day. That was until the arrival of the space shuttle——a spacecraft that could be used for several journeys. The first shuttle fight into space was the Columbia——launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on 12th April, 1981,. The aim of this flight was to test the new shuttle system, to go safely up into orbit and to return to the Earth for a safe landing. It was a success and a little more than a decade after Apollo 11`s historic voyage, the Columbia made a safe, controlled, aeroplane-style landing in California. This was the start of a new age of space travel.By the time the Challenger took off in 1986, the world seemed to have lost its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going to be a special flight and so millions of people turned in to witness the take-off on TV. An ordinary teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37, who was married with two children, was to be the first civilian in space. She was going to give two fifteen-minute lessons from space. The first was to show the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked. The second was to describe theaim of the Challenger space programme. Christa hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and create new interest in the space programme. Sadly, she never came back to her classroom again, as the shuttle exploded just over a minute after taking off in Florida and all seven astronauts were killed.The world was in shock——maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane. But how wrong they were——in one moment excitement and success turned into fear and disaster. It was the worst space accident ever. As one Russian said at the time,“When something like this happens we are neither Russians nor Americans. We are just human being who have the same feelings.”[Part 2]I can remember that day so clearly, watching the take-off on TV at school. There was an ordinary teacher on the Challenger, and we were all very excited. We didn`t have much patience waiting for the launch. We had seen the smiling faces of the astronauts waving to the world as they stepped into the shuttle. Then, little more than a minute after take-off, we saw a strange red and orange light in the sky, followed by a cloud of white smoke. The Challenger had exploded in mid-air and we all started screaming.It happened so quickly and everyone was schoolboy I had thought that going into space as an astronaut must be the best job in the world. When I heard, a few weeks later, that the bodies of the astronaut and even the teacher`s lesson plans had been found at the bottom of the ocean, I was not so sure it was worth it at all. In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.【READINH AND VOCABULARY】Secrets of the Gas GiantThe Cassini-Huygens space probe, which reached Saturn last week, has sent bank amazing photographs of the planet`s famous rings viewed in ultraviolet light. The pictures show them in shades of blue, green and red. The different colours shoe exactly what the rings are made of: the red means the ring contains tiny pieces of rock and the blue and green is likely to be a mixture of water and frozen gases. Saturn itself is made of gases. It is so light and it could float on water——if a big enough ocean could be found!The probe is an international project to explore the planet and its rings and moons. It was launched in 1997 and its mission was to explore the “gas giant” planet which is the furthest planet to be seen from the Earth without a telescope.Scientist says the spacecraft`s four-year tour of Saturn may tell them how the rings are formed. It will also study the planet`s atmosphere and magnetic field.The porbe has sent back pictures of some of Saturn`s moon, including tiny Phoebe, which has a strange shape——unlike other planets and their moons, it is not perfectly round——and Saturn`s biggest moon, Titan, which is believed to be the only body in the solar system other than the Earth with liquid on the surface.The images of Titan and Phoebe look strangely like photos of Earth and our own Moon, taken decades ago by the earliest space missions. They are so clear that it is easy to forget they ear coming from a distance fone-and-a-half-billion kilometers.【READING PRACTICE】May the Force Be with YouStar Wars is a series of science fantasy films. The six-film series began in 1977, and has a world-wide audience, with films, books, video games, television series and toys. It is now acknowledged by the movie industry as the most successful film series ever.The films were made in random order, and move backwards and forwards through two hundred years. They describe the deeds of Anakin Skywalker, a noble Jedi knight, while Darth Vader, under orders from Lord Sith, creates tension then conflict between various autonomous republics and movements. This results in the defeat of the Jedi.Then Anakin`s son, Luke Skywalker, joins the Rebel Alliance to attack the authority of the new evil Empire. He accuses Darth Vader of killing his father, so he trains to become a Jedi knight and swears to avenge his loss. But to his sorrow, he learns that his father is actually Darth Vader himself. Luke escapes the latter`s grasp, as well as the Emperor`s attempt to turn him to the Dark Side. Instead, to his great relief, he achieves glory by turning his father back to the light side, while the divisions of the Rebel Alliance fleet flights the battle for the airspace over the motherland, and wins the war. Star Wars reflects many abstract concepts in Greek, Roman and Chinesefolk stories, such as an ability to foresee the future and the impossibility of controlling one`s destiny. For example, Anakin Skywalker cause the deathof his wife coming to her aid. Luke is like the hero lf a wuxia film, with his intention of avenging the death of his father, to become the most powerful Master of his art.The broad theme of Star Wars` philosophy is the Force, and in every movie someone says “May the Force be with you.” Star Wars stresses the dangers of fear, anger, and hate, as well as putting aside one`s sympathy for certain people. For example, Luke Skywalker is ever told that his training rather than rescue his friends.This is consistent with many religious faiths, which stress rational thought, personal dignity and a devotion to praying for holy understanding, as opposed to the “Dark Side”, of violent passion and acute emotion.However, the strongest influence is Taoist philosophy. The Force is similar to Qi, a stable balance of the Yin and Yang forces to human beings and the environment. Many true Taoist masters eventually become supreme beings, similar to Obi-Wan and Yoda who Luke, as their scholar, consults for their teaching and advice.Even the language and clothing convey the philosophy of the Force——the Dark Force soldiers speak with British accents and wear black uniforms whilst most of the Rebels speaker American English and wear light colours.【CULTURAL CORNER】The War of the WorldsIn 1898, the English writer H.G. Wells wrote what is arguably the most important novel in the history of science fiction The War of the Worlds. It is a dramatic story about an invasion of the Earth by aliens from Mars, a subject that has fascinated science fiction writers and film-makers ever since. But when, in 1938, the American actor and director, Orson Welles set a radio drama of The War of the Worlds in real life New Jersey town of Grover`s Mill, little did he know what people turned on their radios and heard the Mercury Theatre Company broadcast, it was so realistic that they believed every word:Ladies and gentlemen, I have a grave announcement to make. Incredible as it may seen, both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes lead to the inescapable assumption that those strange beings who landed in the New Jersey farmlands tonight are the vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars.Orson Welles had managed to set in motion a panic across America. When people heard that an invasion by aliens from Mars was underway, there was a wave of mass hysteria. Hundreds of people left their homes in panic, there were traffic jams all over the state and the police received thousands of telephone calls from terrified listeners who believed that Martians were attacking.The sleepy town of Grover`s Mill for an hour became the centre of the universe.One 13-year-old boy was doing his homework when he hears the first newsflash of the invasion. Taking the radio into the cafédownstairs where his mother worked, he and a dozen or so customers listened with mounting fear to the broadcast, until the men jumped up and announced they were going to get their guns and join in the defence at Grover`s Mill.Did Orson Welles deliberately set out to terrify the nation? Or was it simply a masterpiece of realistic theatre? Either way, The War of the Worlds will be remembered as a piece of broadcasting history.。

外研版英语选修八-M O D U L E-5-课文原文【MODULE 5】The Conquest of the Universe【READING AND VOCABULARY】Space: the Final Frontier[Part 1]Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel. Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure it was, and what risks had to be taken. With Armstrong`s now famous words:“That`s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, a dream was achieved. All three astronauts made it safely back to Earth, using a spaceship computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by the average school students today.There were several more journeys into space over the next few years but the single spaceships were very expensive as they could not take off more than once. People were no longer so enthusiastic about a peace travel programme that was costing the United States $10 million a day. That was until the arrival of the space shuttle——a spacecraft that could be used for several journeys. The first shuttle fight into space was the Columbia——launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on 12th April, 1981,. The aim of this flight was to test the new shuttle system, to go safely up into orbit and to return to the Earth for a safe landing. It was a success and a little more than a decade after Apollo 11`s historic voyage, the Columbia made a safe, controlled, aeroplane-style landing in California. This was the start of a new age of space travel.By the time the Challenger took off in 1986, the world seemed to have lost its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going to be a special flight and so millions of people turned in to witness the take-off on TV. An ordinary teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37, who was married with two children, was to be the first civilian in space. She was going to give two fifteen-minute lessons from space. The first was to show the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked. The second was to describe theaim of the Challenger space programme. Christa hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and create new interest in the space programme. Sadly, she never came back to her classroom again, as the shuttle exploded just over a minute after taking off in Florida and all seven astronauts were killed.The world was in shock—— maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane. But how wrong they were ——in one moment excitement and success turned into fear and disaster. It was the worst space accident ever. As one Russian said at the time,“When something like this happens we are neither Russians nor Americans. We are just human being who have the same feelings.”[Part 2]I can remember that day so clearly, watching the take-off on TV at school. There was an ordinary teacher on the Challenger, and we were all very excited. We didn`t have much patience waiting for the launch. We had seen the smiling faces of the astronauts waving to the world as they stepped into the shuttle. Then, little more than a minute after take-off, we saw a strange red and orange light in the sky, followed by a cloud of white smoke. The Challenger had exploded in mid-air and we all started screaming.It happened so quickly and everyone was schoolboy I had thought that going into space as an astronaut must be the best job in the world. When I heard, a few weeks later, that the bodies of the astronaut and even the teacher`s lesson plans had been found at the bottom of the ocean, I was not so sure it was worth it at all. In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.【READINH AND VOCABULARY】Secrets of the Gas GiantThe Cassini-Huygens space probe, which reached Saturn last week, has sent bank amazing photographs of the planet`s famous rings viewed in ultraviolet light. The pictures show them in shades of blue, green and red. The different colours shoe exactly what the rings are made of: the red means the ring contains tiny pieces of rock and the blue and green is likely to be a mixture of water and frozen gases. Saturn itself is made of gases. It is so light and it could float on water——if a big enough ocean could be found!The probe is an international project to explore the planet and its rings and moons. It was launched in 1997 and its mission was to explore the “gas giant” planet which is the furthest planet to be seen from the Earth without a telescope.Scientist says the spacecraft`s four-year tour of Saturn may tell them how the rings are formed. It will also study the planet`s atmosphere and magnetic field.The porbe has sent back pictures of some of Saturn`s moon, including tiny Phoebe, which has a strange shape——unlike other planets and their moons, it is not perfectly round——and Saturn`s biggest moon, Titan, which is believed to be the only body in the solar system other than the Earth with liquid on the surface.The images of Titan and Phoebe look strangely like photos of Earth and our own Moon, taken decades ago by the earliest space missions. They are so clear that it is easy to forget they ear coming from a distance f one-and-a-half-billion kilometers.【READING PRACTICE】May the Force Be with YouStar Wars is a series of science fantasy films. The six-film series began in 1977, and has a world-wide audience, with films, books, video games, television series and toys. It is now acknowledged by the movie industry as the most successful film series ever.The films were made in random order, and move backwards and forwards through two hundred years. They describe the deeds of Anakin Skywalker, a noble Jedi knight, while Darth Vader, under orders from Lord Sith, creates tension then conflict between various autonomous republics and movements. This results in the defeat of the Jedi.Then Anakin`s son, Luke Skywalker, joins the Rebel Alliance to attack the authority of the new evil Empire. He accuses Darth Vader of killing his father, so he trains to become a Jedi knight and swears to avenge his loss. But to his sorrow, he learns that his father is actually Darth Vader himself. Luke escapes the latter`s grasp, as well as the Emperor`s attempt to turn him to the Dark Side. Instead, to his great relief, he achieves glory by turning his father back to the light side, while the divisions of the Rebel Alliance fleet flights the battle for the airspace over the motherland, and wins the war. Star Wars reflects many abstract concepts in Greek, Roman and Chinesefolk stories, such as an ability to foresee the future and the impossibility of controlling one`s destiny. For example, Anakin Skywalker cause the deathof his wife coming to her aid. Luke is like the hero lf a wuxia film, with his intention of avenging the death of his father, to become the most powerful Master of his art.The broad theme of Star Wars` philosophy is the Force, and in every movie someone says “May the Force be with you.” Star Wars stresses the dangers of fear, anger, and hate, as well as putting aside one`s sympathy for certain people. For example, Luke Skywalker is ever told that his training rather than rescue his friends.This is consistent with many religious faiths, which stress rational thought, personal dignity and a devotion to praying for holy understanding, as opposed to the “Dark Side”, of violent passion and acute emotion.However, the strongest influence is Taoist philosophy. The Force is similar to Qi, a stable balance of the Yin and Yang forces to human beings and the environment. Many true Taoist masters eventually become supreme beings, similar to Obi-Wan and Yoda who Luke, as their scholar, consults for their teaching and advice.Even the language and clothing convey the philosophy of the Force——the Dark Force soldiers speak with British accents and wear black uniforms whilst most of the Rebels speaker American English and wear light colours.【CULTURAL CORNER】The War of the WorldsIn 1898, the English writer H.G. Wells wrote what is arguably the most important novel in the history of science fiction The War of the Worlds. It is a dramatic story about an invasion of the Earth by aliens from Mars, a subject that has fascinated science fiction writers and film-makers ever since. But when, in 1938, the American actor and director, Orson Welles set a radio drama of The War of the Worlds in real life New Jersey town of Grover`s Mill, little did he know what people turned on their radios and heard the Mercury Theatre Company broadcast, it was so realistic that they believed every word:Ladies and gentlemen, I have a grave announcement to make. Incredible as it may seen, both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes lead to the inescapable assumption that those strange beings who landed in the New Jersey farmlands tonight are the vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars.Orson Welles had managed to set in motion a panic across America. When people heard that an invasion by aliens from Mars was underway, there was a wave of mass hysteria. Hundreds of people left their homes in panic, there were traffic jams all over the state and the police received thousands of telephone calls from terrified listeners who believed that Martians were attacking.The sleepy town of Grover`s Mill for an hour became the centre of the universe.One 13-year-old boy was doing his homework when he hears the first newsflash of the invasion. Taking the radio into the café downstairs where his mother worked, he and a dozen or so customers listened with mounting fear to the broadcast, until the men jumped up and announced they were going to get their guns and join in the defence at Grover`s Mill.Did Orson Welles deliberately set out to terrify the nation? Or was it simply a masterpiece of realistic theatre? Either way, The War of the Worlds will be remembered as a piece of broadcasting history.。

附件Ⅰ. 课文注释与疑难解析1. ...people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel. ……人们已经对太空旅行的观念习以为常了。

（P58）become / be accustomed to sth. / doing sth.习惯于…注意：to是介词，后面跟名词、代词、动名词形式。

如：I am accustomed to sleeping late.我习惯睡得很晚.I’m not accustomed to getting up so early to do morning exercises.我不习惯这么早起床进行晨练。

2. The world was in shock— maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane. 全世界都很震惊――或许他们以为这次太空飞行跟登上飞机一样安全。

（P58）1) assume vt. 假定,设想，承担，采取,呈现I assume you always get up at the same time.我想你总是在同一个时间起床。

Assuming it rains tomorrow, what shall we do?假如明天下雨，我们做什么呢？2) no＋形容词／副词比较级＋than两者一样不……This book is no more interesting than that one. 这本书和那本书一样没意思。

3. It is so light and it could float on water — if a big enough ocean could be found! 它非常轻，如果有一片足够大的海洋，它兴许会浮在上面。

（P64）It could float on water — if a big enough ocean could be found! 此句为虚拟条件句。

【MoDULE 5 The Conquest of the Universe【READING AND VOCABULAR YSpace: the Final Fron tier[Part 1]EVer Since Neil ArmStrOng first Set foot on the Moon back on 21 St July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of SPaCe travel. Millions of people WatChed that first moon Ianding on televisi on, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure it was, and What risks had to be take n. With ArmStrO ng's now famous words: “ That's one small SteP for man, one gia nt leap for mankind ”，a dream WaS achieved. All three astronauts made it SafeIy back to Earth, USing a SPaCeShiP COmPUter that WaS much less POWerfUI tha n the ones USed by the average school StUde nts today.There Were SeVeraI more journ eys into SPaCe over the n ext few years but the Sin gle SPaCeShiPS Were Very expe nsive as they could not take off more than once. People Were no longer so enthusiastic about a PeaCetravel PrOgramme that WaS costing the United StateS $10 million a day. That WaS Un til the arrival of the SPaCe ShUttIe a SPaCeCraft that could be USed forSeVeraI joUrneys. The first ShUttIe fight into SPaCe WaS the Columbia Iaunched from the Kennedy SPaCe Centre on 12 th April, 1981,. The aim ofthis flight WaS to test the new ShUttIe system, to go SafeIy UP intoorbit and to return to the Earth for a safe landing. It was a success and a little more tha n a decade after Apollo 11's historic voyage, the Columbia made a safe, controlled, aeroplane-style landing in California. This was the start of a new age of space travel.By the time the Challenger took off in 1986, the world seemed to havelost its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going to be a special flight and so millions of people turned in to witness the take-off on TV. An ordinary teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37, who was married with two children, was to be the first civilian in space. She was going to give two fifteen-minute lessons from space. The first was to show the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked. The second was to describe the aim of the Challenger space programme. Christa hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and create new interest in the space programme.Sadly, she never came back to her classroom again, as the shuttle exploded just over a minute after taking off in Florida and all seven astronauts were killed.The world was in shock——maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane. But how wrong they were——in one moment excitement and success turned into fear anddisaster. It was the worst space accident ever. As one Russian said at the time,“When something like this happens we are neither Russians nor Americans. We are just human being who have the same feelings”.[Part 2]I can remember that day so clearly, watching the take-off on TV at school.There was an ordinary teacher on the Challenger, and we were all very excited. We did n't have much Patie nce Wait ing for the Iaun ch. We had seen the smiling faces of the astronauts waving to the world as they stePPed into the shuttIe. Then, IittIe more than a minute after take-off, We saW a strange red and orange Iight in the sky, foIIoWed by a cIoud of White smoke. The ChaIIenger had exPIoded in mid-air and We aII started screaming.It haPPened so quickIy and everyone Was schooIboy I had thought that going into sPace as an astronaut must be the best job in the WorId. When I heard, a feW Weeks Iater, that the bodies of the astronaut and even the teacher's Iesson PIans had been found at the bottom of the ocean, I Was not so sure it Was Worth it at aII. In sPite of aII our advanced technoIogy, the WorId is stiII onIy at the very beginning of its voyage into sPace.READINH AND VOCABULA】RYSecrets of the Gas GiantThe Cassini-Huygens space probe, which reached Saturn last week, has sent bank amazing photographs Of the PIanet's famous rings VieWed inultraviolet light. The pictures show them in shades of blue, green and red.The different coIours shoe exactIy What the rings are made of: the red means the ring contains tiny pieces of rock and the bIue and green is IikeIy to be a mixture of Water and frozen gases. Saturn itseIf is made of gases. It is so Iight and it couId fIoat on Water ——if a big enough ocean couId be found!The probe is an internationaI project to expIore the pIanet and its rings and moons. It Was Iaunched in 1997 and its mission Was to expIore the “gas giant”pIanet Which is the furthest pIanet to be seen from the Earth Without a teIescope.Scientist says the spacecraft's four-year tour of Saturn may teII them hoW the rings are formed. It WiII aIso study the pIanet's atmosphere and magnetic fieId.The porbe has sent back pictures of some of Saturn's moon, incIuding tiny Phoebe, Which has a strange shape——unIike other pIanets and their moons, it is not perfectIy round——and Saturn's biggest moon, Titan,Which is beIieVed to be the onIy body in the soIar system other than the Earth with liquid on the surface.The images of Titan and Phoebe look strangely like photos of Earth and our own Moon, taken decades ago by the earliest space missions. They are so clear that it is easy to forget they ear coming from a distance f one-and-a-half-billion kilometers.【READING PRACTIC】EMay the Force Be with YouStar Wars is a series of science fantasy films. The six-film series began in 1977, and has a world-wide audience, with films, books, video games, television series and toys. It is now acknowledged by the movie industry as the most successful film series ever.The films were made in random order, and move backwards and forwards through two hundred years. They describe the deeds of Anakin Skywalker, a noble Jedi knight, while Darth Vader, under orders from Lord Sith, creates tension then conflict between various autonomous republics and movements. This results in the defeat of the Jedi.Then Anakin's son, Luke SkywaIkerJoins the Rebel Alliance to attack the authority of the new evil Empire. He accuses Darth Vader of killing his father, so he trains to become a Jedi knight and swears to avenge his loss. But to his sorrow, he learns that his father is actually Darth Vader himself. Luke escapes the latter's grasp, as well as the Emperor's attempt to turn him to the Dark Side. Instead, to his great relief, he achieves glory by turning his father back to the light side, while the divisions of the Rebel Alliance fleet flights the battle for the airspace over the motherland, and wins the war.Star Wars reflects many abstract concepts in Greek, Roman and Chinesefolk stories, such as an ability to foresee the future and the impossibility of controlling one's destiny. For example, Anakin Skywalker cause the death of his wife coming to her aid. Luke is like the hero lf a wuxia film, with his intention of avenging the death of his father, to become the most powerful Master of his art.The broad theme of Star Wars' philosophy is the Force, and in every movie someone says“May the Force be with you.”Star Wars stresses the dangers of fear, anger, and hate, as well as putting aside one's sympathy for certain people. For example, Luke Skywalker is ever told that his training rather than rescue his friends.This is consistent with many religious faiths, which stress rationalthought, personal dignity and a devotion to praying for holy understanding, as opposed to the “Dark Side”, of violent passion and acute emotion.However, the strongest influence is Taoist philosophy. The Force is similar to Qi, a stable balance of the Yin and Yang forces to human beings and the environment. Many true Taoist masters eventually become supreme beings, similar to Obi-Wan and Yoda who Luke, as their scholar, consults for their teaching and advice.Even the language and clothing convey the philosophy of the Force——the Dark Force soldiers speak with British accents and wear black uniforms whilst most of the Rebels speaker American English and wearlight colours.【CULTURAL CORNE】RThe War of the WorldsIn 1898, the English writer . Wells wrote what is arguably the most important novel in the history of science fiction The War of the Worlds. It is a dramatic story about an invasion of the Earth by aliens from Mars, a subject that has fascinated science fiction writers and film-makers ever since. But when, in 1938, the American actor and director, Orson Welles set a radio drama of The War of the Worlds in real life New Jersey town of Grover's Mill, little did he know What people turned On their radios andheard the Mercury Theatre Company broadcast, it was so realistic that they believed every word:Ladies and gentlemen, I have a grave announcement to make. Incredible as it may seen, both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes lead to the inescapable assumption that those strange beings who landed in the New Jersey farmlands tonight are the vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars.Orson Welles had managed to set in motion a panic across America. When people heard that an invasion by aliens from Mars was underway, there was a wave of mass hysteria. Hundreds of people left their homes in panic, there were traffic jams all over the state and the police received thousands of telephone calls from terrified listeners who believed that Martians were attacking.The SIeePy town Of Grover's MiIl for an hour became the Centre Of the universe.One 13-year-old boy was doing his homework when he hears the first newsflash of the inVaSion. Taking the radio into the Caf e downstairs Where his mother worked, he and a dozen or so customers listened with mounting fear to the broadCast, until the men jumPed uP and announCed they were going to get their guns and join in the defenCe at Grover's Mill.Did Orson Welles deliberately set out to terrify the nation Or was it simply a masterpiece of realistic theatre Either way, The War of the Worlds will be remembered as a piece of broadcasting history.。

The Sixth Period WritingTeaching goals 教学目标1.Target Language 目标语言a. 重点词汇extra, respect, expert, features, keep the readers’ interest, make a note of ...b. 重点句子In what respect does the writer compare ... and ...?Make sure (that) you keep the readers interested.2. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to write a newspaper article about an imaginary space probe.3. Learning ability goals学能目标Help the students learn how to write a newspaper article and how to describe the important events in the history of Chinese space exploration.Teaching important & difficult points教学重难点How to write a newspaper article and how to describe the important events in the history of Chinese space exploration.Teaching methods教学方法Discussion and imitation.Teaching aids教具准备A projector & a computer.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step Ⅰ RevisionCheck the homework. And then discuss with the students the questions in Activity 7 on Page 117. T: So far human beings haven’t found any life on other planets except on Eart h. Why do you think there is life on Earth?S1: I think it’s because all the physical conditions are exactly right for it! There’s lots of water and oxygen around, and we’re about the right distance from the Sun, making Earth a warm and comfortable place t o live. There’s also an abundant supply of all the chemicals needed to construct living cells. A massive number of plant and animal species has evolved and adapted to the environment. The atmosphere plays an important role, shielding Earth’s surface from t he scorching rays of the sun and providing the right temperature on Earth for water to exist as a liquid.T: Good. What do you know about the planet Mars?S2: Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is commonly referred to as the Red Planet. The rocks, soil and sky have a red or pink hue. The distinct red color was observed by stargazers throughout history. It was given its name by the Romans in honor of their god of war.S3: Space probes have sent a lot of pictures of Mars. Scientists expect life on Mars though the atmosphere of Mars is quite different from that of Earth.T: You did a good job. What about the War of the Worlds?S4: The War of the Worlds is a science fiction by H.G. Wells. And Later in 1938, the American actor and director, Orson Wells set a radio drama of The War of the Worlds. As a result, enough people believed in the tale of invading Martians to cause a near panic.T: Well done. Then what do you know about space missions to Mars?S5: In July of 1965, Mariner 4 transmitted 22 close-up pictures of Mars. All that was revealed was a surface containing many craters and naturally occurring channels but no evidence of artificial canals or flowing water. Finally, in July and September 1976, Viking Landers 1 and 2 touched down on the surface of Mars. The three biology experiments aboard the landers discovered unexpected and enigmatic chemical activity in the Martian soil, but provided no clear evidence for the presence of living microorganisms.T: You are so well-informed. Then what do you know about gravity on Earth and in space?S6: I looked through some websites and learned this: There is gravity everywhere. It gives shape to the orbits of the planets, the solar system, and even galaxies. Gravity from the Sun reaches throughout the solar system and beyond, keeping the planets in their orbits. Gravity from Earth keeps the Moon and man-made satellites in orbit.T: A terrific explanation. Thank you. Now let’s check your answers to questions in Activity 8. Suggested answers:1. The arrival of space shuttle which could be used for several journeys reduced the cost of a space trip.2. After another three or four decades of research and development.3. The American probe Mariner4.4. The surface is dry and covered in rocks, and humans could not breathe the air. The gravity is much less than that of Earth and the temperatures are either freezing cold or very hot with constant storms, high winds and clouds of gas.5. Because the possible existence of ice on the volcano may provide evidence to the sci entists’ assumption that there might be or might once have been some form of life on Mars.6. The question “Are we alone?” suggests the scientists’ expectation of life on Mars but still withoutany sound proofs.Step Ⅱ Pre-writingThis step aims to help students learn about the features of a newspaper article. Ask the students to read the passage on Page 64 again and then work in pairs to discuss the questions below. Suggested answers:1. The Present Perfect tense.2. The Past tense.3. Refer to the follo w explanations about How to keep readers’ interest.4. The Present tense.5. weight, substances, shape.Teachers work with the students to summarize the features of a news article.Choice of Tenses: Usually the writer uses the Present Perfect tense to give news in the first sentence, however when describing an event which happened in the past, the Past tense should be used. The writer often uses the Present tense to show opinions.How to keep readers’ interest: First the writer puts forward the main news to arouse the readers’ interest. Second, the writer will offer extra details to satisfy the readers’ curiosity. Third, if necessary, it’s better for the writer to show the history of the event. Fourth, to unfold some surprising facts is a good way to interest the readers. Fifth, an expert opinion can help the readers get a better understanding of the news. Finally, the future or the further development of the event is also what the readers care about.After that, ask the students do Activity 2 on Page 66. This activity makes the students have a clear idea of the organization and writing skills of the news report. T: Now we can see that writing a successful news story needs techniques. Now let’s read the passage again and finish Activity 2 on Page 66.Use the projector to show the following chart.Several minutes later, ask the students to report their work.Suggested answers:This procedure includes two activities.1. Outline Ask the students to imagine a space probe and make notes for a newspaper article. Ask them to draw an outline of the structures and features of the imaginary space probe following the examples in Activity2.T: Please work in groups of four and draw an outline of the structures and features of the imaginary space probe after the examples in Activity 2.Sample outline:After the students have finished their outlines of the news stories, ask them to write their news reports using the notes.Sample version:The international space probe has landed on Mars after a journey of six months. It is sending the first photos of the dark side of the planet. The photos are clear enough to show the different colors of the rings which shows that the surface of the dark side of the planet is rocky and issurrounded by frozen gases.The probe is an international project and was first launched in 1996 and this is the sixth landing on Mars. Its mission was to explore Mars on which scientists are wondering if there is life.S cientists say the spacecraft’s 9-year tour may tell them the planet may have had life forms in thepast. In order to study the planet’s atmosphere and resources, it is predicted that manned mission will be made in ten years.The records sent back by the probe shows that climate there is colder than the Earth which surprised the scientists.Step Ⅳ Making a time line of Chinese space explorationAsk the students to make a time line of Chinese space exploration.It’s a difficult task for the students to finish in class. Therefore it’s a good way to allow students to work out their time lines after class, which will allow the students enough time to collect information and sort it out then work out the time lines.T: So much for writing practice. Now let’s g et down to the main task of this module. You are required to work in pairs and find out the most important moments in the history of Chinese space exploration, and make a note of the dates. After that, write short descriptions of the events next to the dat e. Since it’s no easy task for you to work out the time line, I’ll give you some tips. First, collect information. You can go to the library to read the related journals or surf the Internet. Second, sort out the useful information. Make notes of the most important moments in the history of Chinese space exploration. Third, make a time line of Chinese space exploration by writing short descriptions of the events next to the dates. Are you clear?Step Ⅴ Homework1. Finish the time line of Chinese space exploration.A sample version:to complete Michael Wade’s diary about his experiences in space.Sample version:Last night was my first night in the spaceship. At first, I felt really strange because we slept in sleeping bags, attached to the wall. In the morning, we had some food for breakfast. Each astronaut has his own pack containing four days’ supply of food which comes in tins or packs, often dried to save space. Each time we have meals, we just add some water to the food. Some food, like bread, is mixed with water to stop tiny pieces from flying around. Astronauts look different in space: more food goes to the head, so the face looks fatter. Besides eating, exercise is important for astronauts, because the muscles are not used when we are floating. Usually we run on the spot, but need to be tied down with elastic because we are weightless. For the same reason, when having a haircut in space, we have to use a vacuum cleaner to suck up the hair.That’s really an unforgettable experience.3. Finish Activities 10-12 in Workbook.。

Star Wars《星战前传1：幽灵的威胁》几千年来，一个古老的银河共和国以其广袤的疆域和悠久的历史存在于宇宙的一隅，由首府克洛桑最高议会中来自不同星球的议员共同管理着。

共和国的守护者们称为绝地武士，长久以来，他们用原力与光剑捍卫着银河的和平。

随着共和国的强盛，其统治中心也不可避免地滋生了阴暗面。

一个西斯(曾被绝地评议会认为已经消亡的邪恶组织，代表着原力的黑暗一面)勋爵达斯·西迪亚斯混入了最高议会，并开始了颠覆活动。

在其授意下，实力强盛的贸易联邦悍然出兵和平星球纳布，欲胁持纳布星女王、参议员帕德美·阿米达拉。

绝地评议会得知后立即派出绝地武士魁刚·金及其弟子奥比·旺·克诺比调查此事。

在纳布星，两人在沼泽土著冈加人加加·宾克斯的帮助下，救出了帕德美。

在逃离纳布时，他们的飞船被炮火击中，迫降在沙漠行星塔图因。

为帮助魁刚一行人购买所须的飞船配件，年仅十岁的奴隶阿纳金·天行者参加飞车大赛并取得了胜利，同时也为自己赢得了自由。

魁刚认定这正是预言中能为原力带来平衡的“选中者”，便决定带他离开塔图因。

临时前，他们意外遭遇了另一个勋爵——达斯·西迪亚斯之徒——达斯·莫尔的袭击。

一行人回到克洛桑。

但绝地评议会的尤达与温督等大师认为阿纳金不适合接受绝地训练。

魁刚只得暂时将阿纳金留在身边。

帕德美欲寻求最高议会的支持未果，对议长瓦洛兰提出弹劾动议。

随后，原议员帕尔帕丁当选议长。

但后者仍无意出兵支援纳布。

帕德美只得在魁刚与克诺比的保护下重返纳布，并与沼泽土著冈加人结成联盟。

纳布草原上，冈加人与贸易联邦的机器人军团展开大战；帕德美则亲率卫队直取贸易联邦首脑驻地；空中，纳布皇家空军强攻重兵把守的机器人控制舰。

达斯·莫尔再次出现，并在斗剑中刺死了魁刚，但最终死于克诺比的剑下。

阿纳金驾驶战机击毁了机器人控制舰，致使贸易联邦一溃千里。

高中英语（外研版）选修八Modu...2019学年度外研版选修八Module 5 Section 1Introduction and Reading阅读学案设计阅读理解AAstronomers (天文学家) say they are on the point of finding planets like Earth orbiting other stars, which is a key step in determining if we are alone in the universe.A top NASA official and other leading scientists say that within four or five years they should discover the first Earth-like planet where life could develop, or may have already. A planet close to the size of Earth could even be found sometime this year.At the annual American Astronomical Society conference this week, each discovery involving so-called “exoplanets” —those outside our solar system —pointed to the same conclusion: Quiet planets like Earth where life could develop probably are plentiful.NASA's new Kepler telescope and a lot of new research from the suddenly hot and competitive exoplanet field caused noticeable buzz at the meeting. Scientists are talking about being at “an incredible special place in history” and closer to answering a question that has dogge d humanity since the beginning of civilization. “Are we alone? For the first time, there's an optimism that sometime in our lifetimes we're going to get_to_the_bottom_of that，” said Simon Worden, an astronomer who heads NASA's Ames Research Center. “If I were a betting man, which I am, I would bet we're not alone.”“These are big questions that reflect upon the meaning of the human race in the universe，”the director of the Vatican Observatory, the Rev. Jose Funes, said on Wednesday in aninterview at this week's conference.Worden told The Associated Press: “I would certainly expect in the next four or five years we'd have an Earthsized planet in the habitable (可居住的) zone.”1. From the first two paragraphs we can learn ________.A. astronomers has found planets like Earth orbiting other starsB. finding other stars is a key step in determining if we are aloneC. it's possible that a planet like Earth will be found this yearD. scientists say that life have developed on the first Earth-like planet2. According to the passage an exoplanet is a planet ________.A. like EarthB. outside our solar systemC. orbiting the sunD. where life have developed3. The underline d words “get to the bottom of” in Paragraph 4 probably mean “________”.A. understand fullyB. make full use ofC. search forD. do more research on4. From the passage we can learn ________.A. an Earth-like planet has been foundB. it's been proved we are not alone in the universeC. Jose Funes has found the meaning of the human race in the universeD. the discovery of an Earth-like planet could happen in the near futureBElon Musk says Space X is developing a plan for trips to Mars (火星) that will eventually cost just $500,000 per seat. Musk founded Space X 10 years ago and space travel has always been one of his goals for the company. Few details were provided about the Martian voyage, but Musk did say we can expect to hear more about the plan in less than a year.The price for a trip to Mars also highlights (突出) Musk's main effort behind Space X, to bring down the cost of delivering a human into space. In an interview with the BBC, Musk admitted that the first seats won't be selling for $500,000. It will take a while to get down to that price. But Musk says the half-million dollar ticket could happen a decade after trips begin. “Land on Mars, a roundtrip ticket — half a million dollars. It can be done，” he told the BBC.Musk did say that one of the keys to low-cost trips to the red planet would be the ability to not only fuel there, but also to reuse the entire spaceship on the return trip. In the BBC interview Musk said by reusing the spaceship, you end up with the same sorts of costs airlines face. Musk compared it to flying today where a 747 isn't simply thrown away after a flight to London. Like the airplane, the cost of the spaceship could be spread out over many flights rather than just a single trip. The $500,000 price is around one percent of the cost NASA is now paying to send a person to the space station on a Russian rocket.The talk of Martian travel came with Space X's most recent development news of its Dragon capsule. As the California company prepares to send a Dragon to the International Space Station next month, it completed the first crew trial with NASA. The event gave NASA astronauts a chance to test out the 7-seatcapsule that is being developed to carry human passengers as well as goods.5. According to the passage, Elon Musk ________.A. will go to Mars at the cost of $500,000B. is the leader of the Space X companyC. is an American astronaut from NASAD. will send people to Mars in less than a year6. What makes the trip to Mars at such a low cost possible?A. Taking enough fuel.B. Reusing the spaceship.C. Using the airplane again.D. Building the space station.7. From the passage we can infer ________.A. its Dragon capsule has taken the first passengers to MarsB. NASA pays $5,000,000 for Russia to take one astronaut into spaceC. the Dragon capsule is a spaceship made by NASA astronautsD. Space X will use a Dragon capsule for passengers to makea trip to Mars8. The main idea of the passage is ________.A. the ticket to Mars will cost just $500,000B. Space X is working together with NASAC. the Dragon capsule is a cheap spaceshipD. the travel to Mars is becoming popularC240 BC: Greek astronomer, geographer, mathematician and librarian Eratosthenes worked out the Earth's circumference (the distance around it). His data was rough, but he wasn't far off.Eratosthenes was an all-around man. Some people thencalled him Pentathalos, a champion of many skills. His rich knowledge made him a natural for the post of librarian of the library of Alexandria, Egypt, the greatest repository of classical knowledge.Eratosthenes knew that at noon on the day of the summer solstice, the sun was observed to be directly overhead at Syene (modern-day Aswan): You could see it from the bottom of a deep well, and a sundial (日晷) left no shadow. Yet, to the north at Alexandria, a sundial left a shadow even at the solstice midday, because the sun was not directly overhead there. Therefore, the Earth must be round —already firmly believed by the astronomers of his day.What's more, if one supposed the sun to be far away enough to be sending parallel (平行的) rays at Syene and Alexandria, it would be possible to figure out the Earth's circumference. Of course, his measurements were slightly off. And we don't know today the exact size of the measurement unit Eratosthenes was using when he came up with the final figure of 252,000 stades. So how big is 252,000 stades? It's somewhere between 24,663 and 27,967 miles. The accepted figure for circumference today is 24,902 miles. Pretty good for a guy without modern measurement tools.Eratosthenes went further and worked out the extension of the year as 3651/4days. He suggested that calendars should have a leap day every fourth year, an idea taken up two centuries later by Julius Caesar.It was known long before Columbus that the Earth was round and even how big it is. But it was just not widely known among the masses in 15th-century Europe. One reason is that Eratosthenes' own library of Alexandria had been destroyed,and there was no complete backup of its data.9. Why did some people call him Pentathalos?A. Because he was an astronomer and mathematician.B. Because he worked out the Earth's circumference.C. Because he was an expert in many skills.D. Because he had rich knowledge as a librarian.10. Where could the sun be seen from the bottom of a deep well at noon?A. At Syene.B. At Alexandria.C. To the north of Aswan.D. To the north of Alexandria.11. From the fourth paragraph we can learn ________.A. his measurements of the Earth's circumference were very exactB. stades are the measurement unit that Eratosthenes was usingC. his figure for the Earth's circumference was 24,902 milesD. he used some modern measurement tools to draw a conclusion12. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Eratosthenes was the most famous Greek astronomer in Egypt.B. Eratosthenes and Julius Caesar lived at the same age.C. Columbus knew the Earth was round long before Eratosthenes.D. It's a pity that Eratosthenes' conclusion was not widely known then.答案：语篇解读：天文学家说，他们即将在其他恒星周围找到类似地球的行星，在那里生命可以形成，或者可能已经形成。

Ⅰ.单词拼写1．A witness (目击者) is a person who sees what happens with his or her eyes on the spot.2．Contemporary art has taken a huge leap (飞跃) forward in the last five or six years.3．Jackie and Ben came to a joint (共同的) decision as to where they would live.4．Hearing that his son died in the fight, he burst (爆发) into tears.5．The television was tuned (收看) in to an afternoon soap opera just now.Ⅱ.拓展词汇1．accustomed adj.习惯的→accustom v．使习惯于2．historic adj.历史性的，有重大历史意义的→historical adj.有关历史的→history n．历史3．assume v．假定，假设→assumption n．假想4．patience n．耐心→patient adj.耐心的5．advanced adj.高级的，先进的→advance v．前进[巧记单词Ⅲ.1．set foot on踏上2．slow down 减速3．be/become accustomed to 习惯于4．be aware of 意识到5．make it 做成，成功6．in shock 处在震惊中7．in spite of 不管，尽管8．at the very beginning of ... 在……一开始的时候1．[教材原句]American Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to set foot on the moon.美国人尼尔·阿姆斯特朗是登上月球的第一人。