外研版英语选修八 MODULE 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 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.。

READING AND VOCABULARY（1）Space：the final FrontierPart 11Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel. 2Millions 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 space 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 flight into space was the Columbia-launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on 12th April,1981. 3The 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’s historic voyage, the Colu mbia 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 up into space. But this was going to be a special flight and so millions of people tuned 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 aims 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 thangetting on an aeroplane. But how wrong they were-in one moment excitement and success tumed 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 beings who have the same feelings.Part 2I 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. 5We 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 midair and we all started screaming.It happened so quickly and everyone was in a state of shock. Like every 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 astronauts 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. 6In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.太空——最后的（未开发）领域第一部分自从尼尔•阿姆斯特朗在1969年7月21日首次踏上月球以来，人们对太空旅行这一概念已经非常熟悉。

——宇宙的征服核心词汇． .．“”“”．．, .． .．(故意地)， .．’(命运)．．(抽象的) .．“(发誓)．”． .()． .()．；；高频短语．不管．指责某人某事．开始做；着手进行．在……一开始的时候．一系列的；一连串的．与……相似的．使某事开始．成功；及时到达．依靠；指望．习惯． . .重点句式．, .到年，“挑战者”号起飞的时候，人们似乎对于人类进入太空一事已失去了最初的恐惧和好奇心了。

．, ，，.一位岁的普通教师克里斯塔·麦奥里菲将要成为第一位进入太空的普通公民，她已结婚并有两个孩子。

．－.全世界都震惊了——也许他们原本都认为这次太空飞行跟乘坐飞机一样没什么危险。

． .……他根本不知道他将要造成多大的轰动。

．， ...尽管看起来不可思议，但科学观测以及我们肉眼看到的证据都必然会让我们做出这个设想……；知识详解① .(使)爆裂；(使)裂开；(使)炸开；突然出现．突然破裂；爆发(回归课本)伴随着强大的力量和巨大的声响而突然爆发【归纳总结】【例句探源】① .她一听到迈克尔·杰克逊死亡的消息，就失声痛哭起来。

② .她一头趴在书桌上，失声痛哭起来。

③ .我们都认为他心中的快乐快要爆发出来了。

④ .警察闯入房间，向四周看了看。

【即境活用】．(年绍兴模拟)’ .．．．．解析：选。

她对魔术师的表演如此开心以至于突然大笑起来。

后接名词，相当于＋，表示突然……起来。

★, .．；．；．；．；解析：选。

“突然大哭起来”,相当于; “冲出屋子”。

②．依靠；取决于(回归课本) .太空研究的未来取决于我们有多少钱。

【归纳总结】【例句探源】①(朗文) .我能相信我的员工会把事情做好。

② .他们的未来取决于他们在这些考试中取得的分数。

③(朗文)“？”“() .”“这儿周围哪儿的饭最好吃？”“这取决你想吃什么。

”④－’, , ?－ .你出去时给我买个热狗，好吗？放心好了。

(没问题。

)【即境活用】．(年合肥模拟)—’ .—’ .．．．．解析：选。

Unit 5 THE FEAST: 18,000 BC公元前一万八千年的一次盛宴Worried about the preparations for her feast, Lala quickly turned for home with her collection of nuts, melons and other fruit.拉拉担忧她此次盛宴的准备工作，因此连忙把坚果、甜瓜和其他水果收集起来就快步回家了。

It was the custom of family groups to separate and then gatheragain at different sites for reunions as they followed the animal herds across the grasslands.由于在草原上放牧，家族成员先分别开，今后在不一样样的地方相聚，这是他们的一个民俗。

A wrinkle appeared on her forehead. 她的额头出现了一道皱纹。

If only it could be just like last year! 若是能像昨年那样就好了！At that time she had been so happy when Dahu chose her as the future mother of his children.当大胡选拉拉作未来孩子的母亲时，她感觉很快乐。

He was the best toolmaker in the group and it was a great honour for her to be chosen.他是这个家族中最好的工匠，被他选中对拉拉来说是莫大的有幸。

She remembered the blood pulsing through her veins.她记得那时热血汹涌。

She had felt so proud as the group shouted loudly to applaud his choice.当族人为他的选择喝采鼓掌的时候，拉拉感觉特别骄傲。

Space:the Final FrontierEver since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st july, 196 9, 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 space travel programme that was costing the United Slates $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 flight 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 up into space. But this was going to be a special flight and so millions of people tuned 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 aims 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.－maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an airplane. But how wrong they were－in one moment excitement and success turned into fear and disaster. It was the worst space accident ever. As oneRussian said at the time, “When something like this happens we areneither Russians nor Americans. We are just human beings who have the same feelings.”Part 2I 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 midair and we all started screaming. It happened so quickly and everyone was in a state of shock. Like every 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 astronauts 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.Secrets of the Gas GiantThe cassini-Huygens space probe, which reached Saturn last week, has sent back amazing photo-graphs of the planet’s famous rings viewed in ultraviolet light. The pictures show them in shades of blue, green and red. The different colours show 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. Scientists say the spacecraft's four-year tour of Saturn may tell them how the rings are formed, lt will also study the planet's atmosphere and magnetic field. The probe has sent back pictures of some of Saturn's moons, including tiny Phoebe, which hasa 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 the Earth and our own Moon, taken decades ago by the earliest space missions. They are so clear that it is easy so forget they are coming from a distance of one- and-a-half-billion kilometres.May The Force Be With YouStar Wars is a series of science fantasy films. The six-film series began in 1977, and has a worldwide 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 fights the battle for the airspace over the motherland, and wins the war. Star Wars reflects many abstract concepts in Greek, Roman and Chinese folk stories, such as an ability to foresee the future and the impossibility of controlling one’s destiny. For example, Anakin Skywalker causes the death of his wife while coming to her aid. Luke is like the hero of 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 commitment ought to be to finish 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 similarto Qi. a stable balance of the Yin and Yang forces to human beings and theenvironment. Many true Taoist masters eventually become supreme beings, si milar to Obi-Wan and Yoda who Luke, as their scholar, consults for their t eaching 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 speak American English and wear light colour s.The War of the WorldsIn 1898, the English writer H.G. Wells wrote what is arguably the most impo rtant novel in the history of science fiction The War of the Worlds. It isa dramatic story about an invasion of the Earth by aliens from Mars, a subj ect 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 the real life New Jersey town of Grover's Mill, little did he know what impact he was going to make. When people turned on their radios and heard the MercuryTheatre Company broadcast, it was so realistic that they believed every wor d:Ladies and gentlemen, I have a grave announcement to make. Incredible as itmay seem, both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes le ad 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 under way, there was a wave of mass hysteria. Hundreds of people left their homesin panic, there were traffic jams all over the state and the police receiv ed 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 univ erse. One 13-year-old boy was doing his homework when he heard the first ne wsflash of the invasion. Taking the radio into the cafe downstairs where hi s 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 simp ly a masterpiece of realistic theatre? Either way,The War of the Worlds wil l be remembered as a piece of broadcasting history.Road to the Red PlanetIf you had asked the question “How much would it cost to send a mission to Mars”two decades ago, the answer would have been: “About $450 billion.” The huge cost was one reason why no one was very enthusiastic about the pl an, apart from the need for very advanced technology. However, the cost is now thought to be down to $50 billion. The technology is arguably good enou gh at least for probes to land on Mars to bring back pieces of rock, though not yet for people to go there. So rocket scientists assume that they will eventually succeed in sending astronauts to Mars－that is, after another three or four decades of research and development.Rocket scientists have a lot of patience and are accustomed to waiting a lo ng time for results. As long ago as 1960, the Russians launched a space pro be; then another and another. After the fifth probe had travelled nearly 10 0 million kilometers, the signal disappeared .An American probe, Mariner 4 , took 21 pictures in 1965, and since then, Russian, European and American spacecraft have allowed us to view more and more of the Red Planet.It does not seem a very friendly place. It has the largest mountains of any in the whole Solar System, the surface is dry and covered in rocks, and hu mans 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 s torms, high winds and clouds of gas. Why would anyone want to go to Mars and how long would the journey take?Life depends on water, energy, and air. In spite of the cold and the lack o f oxygen, scientists have made the assumption that there might be, or might once have been, some form of life on Mars. Dramatic photos taken by the Ma rs Express probe in 2004 suggest that the tallest volcano on Mars has ice o n its peak. But for humans to reach Mars it could take three years, and it could also be very dangerous. It may be several decades before we know the answer to the old question: “Are we alone?”。

Module 5 Lao She TeahouseUnit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.a) Lao She Teahouse b) The story of Teahouse c ) Lao She1._______Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays . He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years around the beginning of the twentieth century.2 ________Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and went to England . He taught Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays , novels and short stories about people’s lives , and was named “the People’s Artist”. Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.3 ________At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows , you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.。

Section ⅡIntroduction & Reading and Vocabulary—Language Pointsaccustomed adj.习惯的；通常的，惯常的(作定语)(教材P58) 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.自从尼尔·阿姆斯特朗在1969年7月21日首次踏上月球以来，人们对太空旅行这一概念已经非常熟悉。

(1)be accustomed to (doing) sth.＝be used to (doing) sth.习惯于(做)某事(强调状态)get/become accustomed to (doing) sth.＝get/become used to (doing) sth.习惯于(做)某事(强调动作)(2)accustom v t. 使……习惯于accustom oneself to (doing) sth. 使自己习惯于(做)某事①He took his accustomed seat by the fire.他在炉火边惯常坐的座位上坐了下来。

②Somehow，I couldn’t get accustomed to the cold weather here.不知怎么回事，我就是不能适应这里的寒冷天气。

[即学即练]——单句语法填空①(牛津词典)She was a person accustomed (accustom) to eight hours’ sleep at night.②(江苏卷)—They are quiet, aren’t they?—Yes. They are accustomed to not talking (talk) at meals.[链接写作]——完成句子/句式升级我习惯于生活在乡村，总是觉得生活在城里很困难。

外研社最新版八年级英语上册课文原文(完整版之Module5Module6)外研社最新版八年级英语上册课文原文(完整版之Module5Module6) Module 5Unit 1Li Ming: Hi, Wang Wei. How was your weekend?Wang Wei: It was great. I went to the Science Museum.Li Ming: Really? Did you go with your family or your friends?Wang Wei: I went with my family.Li Ming: What did you do there?Wang Wei: We watched a 3D movie and saw many interesting science experiments. It was so cool!Li Ming: That sounds like fun. I also like going to the Science Museum. It's always fascinating.Wang Wei: Yes, I agree. We can learn a lot from those exhibitions.Li Ming: Which exhibition did you like the most?Wang Wei: My favorite one was about space exploration. I want to be an astronaut when I grow up.Li Ming: That sounds like a great ambition! I hope your dream comes true.Wang Wei: Thank you!Unit 2Wang Lei: Hi, David. How was your weekend?David: It was fantastic. I went to my cousin's birthday party yesterday.Wang Lei: Oh, that sounds like fun. Did you have a good time there?David: Yes, it was a really enjoyable party. We played games and had delicious food.Wang Lei: What games did you play?David: We played musical chairs and had a piñata. We also had a small talent show, and some of the kids sang and danced.Wang Lei: That's wonderful. I love parties with lots of activities.David: Me too. It was one of the best parties I've been to!Wang Lei: I'm glad you had a great time. It's always nice to celebrate with friends and family.Module 6Unit 1Mrs. Zhang: Good evening, everyone. Tonight, I'm going to tell you a story called "The Starry Night."Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack who loved stargazing. Every night, he would lie in his backyard and look up at the sky. He was always amazed by the beauty of the stars and the moon.One night, when Jack was looking at the stars, he saw a shooting star. He made a wish to visit the star one day. To his surprise, the shooting star heard his wish and fell down from the sky.The next morning, Jack woke up and found himself on a magical journey to the star. It was an incredible adventure. He met aliens, saw colorful planets, and even flew on a spaceship. Jack couldn't believe his eyes.After a long journey, Jack finally reached the star. It was the most beautiful place he had ever seen. The star was filled with glowing lights and sparkling diamonds. It was like a dream come true.Jack stayed on the star for a while and made friends with the aliens. They showed him their unique culture and taught him about the importance of taking care of the universe.One day, it was time for Jack to go back home. He said goodbye to his new friends and thanked the star for the amazing experience. The star gave him a special gift—a small star-shaped pendant—to remember his adventure.When Jack returned to Earth, he couldn't wait to share his story with his family and friends. They were all amazed by his incredible journey.From that day on, Jack continued his love for stargazing. Every night, he would go outside and look up at the sky, knowing that there was a whole universe waiting to be explored.Unit 2Mary: Hi, Tom. I heard you went on a camping trip last weekend. How was it?Tom: It was fantastic! We had so much fun.Mary: Where did you go camping?Tom: We went to a national park near the mountains. The scenery was breathtaking.Mary: That sounds amazing. Did you go with your family?Tom: No, it was a school trip. All my classmates and our teacher went together.Mary: What activities did you do?Tom: We went hiking, fishing, and even had a bonfire. We also learned how to set up tents and cook outdoors.Mary: That's really cool. I've always wanted to try camping.Tom: You should definitely go someday. It's a great way to disconnect from technology and enjoy nature.Mary: I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for sharing your camping experience with me, Tom.以上为《外研社最新版八年级英语上册课文原文（完整版之Module5Module6）》的内容。

外研版八年级上课文带译文MODULE5WesternmusicMODULE 5 Western music模块5 西方音乐Unit 1 You like westernclassical music, don'tyou?第一单元你喜欢西方的古典音乐，是吗？Tony:I like this music! Who's it by?托尼：我喜欢这支乐曲。

是谁演奏的？Lingling:Well, I'm notsure, but Sally's schoolorchestra is playing it.玲玲：哦，我不知道，也许的萨利的学校管弦乐队演奏的。

Betty:It's by Strauss.You've heard of him,haven't you?贝蒂：这是施特劳施写的乐曲。

你听说过他，是吗？Lingling:Yes, I have.He was German,wasn't he?玲玲：是的，我听说过。

他是德国人，是吗？Betty:No, he wasn't.He was Austrian. He wasborn in Vienna,the capital of Austria. 贝蒂：不，他不是德国人。

他是奥地利人。

他出生在奥地利的首都维也纳。

Daming:What's it called?Betty:The Blue Danube.The Danube is the riverin Vienna. 大明：这曲子叫什么名字？贝蒂：《蓝色多瑙河》。

多瑙河是维也纳的一条河。

Lingling:You likewestern classical music,don't you?Betty:Yes, I do.玲玲：你喜欢西方的古典音乐，是吗？贝蒂：是的，我喜欢。

Lingling:Who's yourfavourite classicalcomposer?玲玲：你最喜欢的古典音乐作曲家是谁？Betty:Beethoven. But Ialso like pop music.You listen to pop music,don't you?贝蒂：贝多芬。

Module 5 Lao She TeahouseUnit 1I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.Betty:Lingling and I went to Lao She Teahouse last night.Tony:How was it?Betty: It was great! You know, I wanted to see the Beijing Opera, so Lingling offered to take me there. We drank tea and watched an opera.Tony: Did you understand the opera?Betty: No, it was difficult to understand the words. But the actors and actresses were excellent.Tony: How long did you stay?Betty: We only planned to watch for an hour, but in the end, we stayed for three hours.Tony: Did you enjoy it?Betty: Well, it was interesting---that’s the main thing. I hope to understand more next time. Tony: Do you often go to see the Beijing Opera, Lingling?Lingling: No, I don’t. I wanted to take Betty to the teahouse because it’s famous.Tony: Who is Lao She?Betty: No idea. Ask Lingling.Lingling: Lao She is a great writer. He’s especially famous for his play Teahouse.Unit 2It describes the changes in Chinese society.Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.a)Lao She Teahouse b) The story of Teahouse c) Lao She1 _________________Teahouse is one of Lao She’s most famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years.2__________________Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924, Lao She left home and went to England. He taught Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories about people’s lives, and was named “the People’s Artist”. Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.3__________________At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing food. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.Module 6 Animals in dangerUnit 1It allows people to get closer to them.(Lingling and Betty are leaving the zoo)Lingling: Did you like the zoo?Betty: Yes! I saw the pandas at last! But I am more interested to see the pandas in the Wolong Panda Reserve, because it allows people to get closer to them. Lingling: It’s sad to think of pandas and other animals in danger.Betty: We need to protect them better.Lingling: Yes. Many wild animals don’t have a safe place to live, because villages and farms are growing bigger and are taking away their land and forests.Betty: Also, often there isn’t enough clean water. I think we all need to help animals live in peace. Look, there’s a notice.Lingling: It says, “Help! We want to save animals in danger, and we need your help.”Betty: But what can we do?Lingling: It says, “Your money pays to look after the animals.” That means we can give money to help protect the animals.Betty: Maybe we can raise some money at school. Let’s first find out what else we can do to save as many animals as possible.Unit 2The WWF is working hard to save them all.Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.a)Nature parks for pandas c) The panda’s homeb)WWF and animals in danger d) An animal in danger1 _________________Pandas are in danger. There are only about 1,600 pandas in the wild today. Zoos and research centres are looking after about 340 pandas. Pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation is getting very difficult. Scientists are doing a lot of research to help pandas produce more babies and help baby pandas live.2_________________Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. Each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas are losing their home.3_________________In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamboo to feed the pandas. Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature parks.4_________________The world Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) wants to protect all animals. And it chose the panda to be its symbol. We do not want to lose tigers, elephants or any other animals, so the WWF is working hard to save them all.。