高中英語 Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe課件 外研版選修8

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1、成才之路成才之路 英語英語路漫漫其修遠兮路漫漫其修遠兮 吾將上下而求索吾將上下而求索外研版外研版 選修選修8 The Conquest of the UniverseModule 5背背 景景 e 站站 鏈鏈 接接 It is interesting how NASA chose their astronauts for landing on the moon.They chose men between the age of twenty and thirtyfive.There were about fifty of them.Many were experienced air pilot

2、s.Others were scientists with two or three degrees.NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose and told him the dangers he might get in.They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut.“How could any man refuse such an exciting job？” The health and physical conditions of pi

3、lots were，of course，very necessary.Only those in very good health and physical condition were chosen. While being trained to be astronauts，they went through many courses.They studied the star and the moon，and they also studied geology，the science of rocks.This was necessary because astronauts would

4、have to look for rocks on the moon.They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the age of the moon.They were all trained to fly in helicopters.These helicopters landed directly down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would really land on the moon. They were also taught t

5、he unknown facts about the conditions in space.They learnt all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets.They visited the scientists and engineers who designed the spaceships and rockets.They visited the factories where the spaceships and rockets were built.They learnt how every part of a spaceship and its instruments work.They also learnt every detail of the groundcontrol system.In a word，to be chosen as an astronaut，one must be in good health，wellinformed in science and good at piloting.