外研版英语选修八 MODULE 5 课文原文.docx
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外研版英语选修八MODULE5课文原文
【MODULE5】TheConquestoftheUniverse
【READINGANDVOCABULARY】
Space:
theFinalFrontier
[Part1]
EversinceNeilArmstrongfirstsetfootontheMoonbackon21stJuly,1969,peoplehavebecomeaccustomedtotheideaofspacetravel.Millionsofpeoplewatchedthatfirstmoonlandingontelevision,theirheartsintheirmouths,awareofhowdifficultanddangerousanadventureitwas,andwhatriskshadtobetaken.WithArmstrong`snowfamouswords:
“That`sonesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind”,adreamwasachieved.AllthreeastronautsmadeitsafelybacktoEarth,usingaspaceshipcomputerthatwasmuchlesspowerfulthantheonesusedbytheaverageschoolstudentstoday.
Therewereseveralmorejourneysintospaceoverthenextfewyearsbutthesinglespaceshipswereveryexpensiveastheycouldnottakeoffmorethanonce.PeoplewerenolongersoenthusiasticaboutapeacetravelprogrammethatwascostingtheUnitedStates$10millionaday.Thatwasuntilthearrivalofthespaceshuttle——aspacecraftthatcouldbeusedforseveraljourneys.ThefirstshuttlefightintospacewastheColumbia——launchedfromtheKennedySpaceCentreon12thApril,1981,.Theaimofthisflightwastotestthenewshuttlesystem,togosafelyupintoorbitandtoreturntotheEarthforasafelanding.ItwasasuccessandalittlemorethanadecadeafterApollo11`shistoricvoyage,theColumbiamadeasafe,controlled,aeroplane-stylelandinginCalifornia.Thiswasthestartofanewageofspacetravel.
BythetimetheChallengertookoffin1986,theworldseemedtohavelostitsfearandwonderattheamazingachievementofpeoplegoingtobeaspecialflightandsomillionsofpeopleturnedintowitnessthetake-offonTV.Anordinaryteacher,ChristaMcAuliffe,37,whowasmarriedwithtwochildren,wastobethefirstcivilianinspace.Shewasgoingtogivetwofifteen-minutelessonsfromspace.Thefirstwastoshowthecontrolsofthespacecraftandexplainhowgravityworked.ThesecondwastodescribetheaimoftheChallengerspaceprogramme.Christahopedtocommunicateasenseofexcitementandcreatenewinterestinthespaceprogramme.
Sadly,shenevercamebacktoherclassroomagain,astheshuttleexplodedjustoveraminuteaftertakingoffinFloridaandallsevenastronautswerekilled.
Theworldwasinshock——maybetheyassumedthisspaceflightwouldbenomoredangerousthangettingonanaeroplane.Buthowwrongtheywere——inonemomentexcitementandsuccessturnedintofearanddisaster.Itwastheworstspaceaccidentever.AsoneRussiansaidatthetime,“WhensomethinglikethishappensweareneitherRussiansnorAmericans.Wearejusthumanbeingwhohavethesamefeelings.”
[Part2]
Icanrememberthatdaysoclearly,watchingthetake-offonTVatschool.TherewasanordinaryteacherontheChallenger,andwewereallveryexcited.Wedidn`thavemuchpatiencewaitingforthelaunch.Wehadseenthesmilingfacesoftheastronautswavingtotheworldastheysteppedintotheshuttle.Then,littlemorethanaminuteaftertake-off,wesawastrangeredandorangelightinthesky,followedbyacloudofwhitesmoke.TheChallengerhadexplodedinmid-airandweallstartedscreaming.
IthappenedsoquicklyandeveryonewasschoolboyIhadthoughtthatgoingintospaceasanastronautmustbethebestjobintheworld.WhenIheard,afewweekslater,thatthebodiesoftheastronautandeventheteacher`slessonplanshadbeenfoundatthebottomoftheocean,Iwasnotsosureitwasworthitatall.Inspiteofallouradvancedtechnology,theworldisstillonlyattheverybeginningofitsvoyageintospace.
【READINHANDVOCABULARY】
SecretsoftheGasGiant
TheCassini-Huygensspaceprobe,whichreachedSaturnlastweek,hassentbankamazingphotographsoftheplanet`sfamousringsviewedinultravioletlight.Thepicturesshowtheminshadesofblue,greenandred.Thedifferentcoloursshoeexactlywhattheringsaremadeof:
theredmeanstheringcontainstinypiecesofrockandtheblueandgreenislikelytobeamixtureofwaterandfrozengases.Saturnitselfismadeofgases.Itissolightanditcouldfloatonwater——ifabigenoughoceancouldbefound!
Theprobeisaninternationalprojecttoexploretheplanetanditsringsandmoons.Itwaslaunchedin1997anditsmissionwastoexplorethe“gasgiant”planetwhichisthefurthestplanettobeseenfromtheEarthwithoutatelescope.
Scientistsaysthespacecraft`sfour-yeartourofSaturnmaytellthemhowtheringsareformed.Itwillalsostudytheplanet`satmosphereandmagneticfield.
TheporbehassentbackpicturesofsomeofSaturn`smoon,includingtinyPhoebe,whichhasastrangeshape——unlikeotherplanetsandtheirmoons,itisnotperfectlyround——andSaturn`sbiggestmoon,Titan,whichisbelievedtobetheonlybodyinthesolarsystemotherthantheEarthwithliquidonthesurface.
TheimagesofTitanandPhoebelookstrangelylikephotosofEarthandourownMoon,takendecadesagobytheearliestspacemissions.Theyaresoclearthatitiseasytoforgettheyearcomingfromadistancefone-and-a-half-billionkilometers.
【READINGPRACTICE】
MaytheForceBewithYou
StarWarsisaseriesofsciencefantasyfilms.Thesix-filmseriesbeganin1977,andhasaworld-wideaudience,withfilms,books,videogames,televisionseriesandtoys.Itisnowacknowledgedbythemovieindustryasthemostsuccessfulfilmseriesever.
Thefilmsweremadeinrandomorder,andmovebackwardsandforwardsthroughtwohundredyears.TheydescribethedeedsofAnakinSkywalker,anobleJediknight,whileDarthVader,underordersfromLordSith,createstensionthenconflictbetweenvariousautonomousrepublicsandmovements.ThisresultsinthedefeatoftheJedi.
ThenAnakin`sson,LukeSkywalker,joinstheRebelAlliancetoattacktheauthorityofthenewevilEmpire.HeaccusesDarthVaderofkillinghisfather,sohetrainstobecomeaJediknightandswearstoavengehisloss.Buttohissorrow,helearnsthathisfatherisactuallyDarthVaderhimself.Lukeescapesthelatter`sgrasp,aswellastheEmperor`sattempttoturnhimtotheDarkSide.Instead,tohisgreatrelief,heachievesglorybyturninghisfatherbacktothelightside,whilethedivisionsoftheRebelAlliancefleetflightsthebattlefortheairspaceoverthemotherland,andwinsthewar.
StarWarsreflectsmanyabstractconceptsinGreek,RomanandChinesefolkstories,suchasanabilitytoforeseethefutureandtheimpossibilityofcontrollingone`sdestiny.Forexample,AnakinSkywalkercausethedeathofhiswifecomingtoheraid.Lukeisliketheherolfawuxiafilm,withhisintentionofavengingthedeathofhisfather,tobecomethemostpowerfulMasterofhisart.
ThebroadthemeofStarWars`philosophyistheForce,andineverymoviesomeonesays“MaytheForcebewithyou.”StarWarsstressesthedangersoffear,anger,andhate,aswellasputtingasideone`ssympathyforcertainpeople.Forexample,LukeSkywalkerisevertoldthathistrainingratherthanrescuehisfriends.
Thisisconsistentwithmanyreligiousfaiths,whichstressrationalthought,personaldignityandadevotiontoprayingforholyunderstanding,asopposedtothe“DarkSide”,ofviolentpassionandacuteemotion.
However,thestrongestinfluenceisTaoistphilosophy.TheForceissimilartoQi,astablebalanceoftheYinandYangforcestohumanbeingsandtheenvironment.ManytrueTaoistmasterseventuallybecomesupremebeings,similartoObi-WanandYodawhoLuke,astheirscholar,consultsfortheirteachingandadvice.
EventhelanguageandclothingconveythephilosophyoftheForce——theDarkForcesoldiersspeakwithBritishaccentsandwearblackuniformswhilstmostoftheRebelsspeakerAmericanEnglishandwearlightcolours.
【CULTURALCORNER】
TheWaroftheWorlds
In1898,theEnglishwriter.WellswrotewhatisarguablythemostimportantnovelinthehistoryofsciencefictionTheWaroftheWorlds.ItisadramaticstoryaboutaninvasionoftheEarthbyaliensfromMars,asubjectthathasfascinatedsciencefictionwritersandfilm-makerseversince.Butwhen,in1938,theAmericanactoranddirector,OrsonWellessetaradiodramaofTheWaroftheWorldsinreallifeNewJerseytownofGrover`sMill,littledidheknowwhatpeopleturnedontheirradiosandheardtheMercuryTheatreCompanybroadcast,itwassorealisticthattheybelievedeveryword:
Ladiesandgentlemen,Ihaveagraveannouncementtomake.Incredibleasitmayseen,boththeobservationsofscienceandtheevidenceofoureyesleadtotheinescapableassumptionthatthosestrangebeingswholandedintheNewJerseyfarmlandstonightarethevanguardofaninvadingarmyfromtheplanetMars.
OrsonWelleshadmanagedtosetinmotionapanicacrossAmerica.WhenpeopleheardthataninvasionbyaliensfromMarswasunderway,therewasawaveofmasshysteria.Hundredsofpeoplelefttheirhomesinpanic,thereweretrafficjamsalloverthestateandthepolicereceivedthousandsoftelephonecallsfromterrifiedlistenerswhobelievedthatMartianswereattacking.
ThesleepytownofGrover`sMillforanhourbecamethecentreoftheuniverse.
One13-year-oldboywasdoinghishomeworkwhenhehearsthefirstnewsflashoftheinvasion.Takingtheradiointothecafédownstairswherehismotherworked,heandadozenorsocustomerslistenedwithmountingfeartothebroadcast,untilthemenjumpedupandannouncedtheyweregoingtogettheirgunsandjoininthedefenceatGrover`sMill.
DidOrsonWellesdeliberatelysetouttoterrifythenationOrwasitsimplyamasterpieceofrealistictheatreEitherway,TheWaroftheWorldswillberememberedasapie
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