Unit 5 Pioneers of Flight
Key to Exercises Ope ner
A Mighty Airpla ne Built by Howard Hughes in 1947 Len gth Height Weight Trip It was 220 feet long. It was higher than a five-story building. It weighed about 60 tons. It had to make the trip from Culver city in California to the Pacific, which is 30 miles away. Read ing & In teract ing
I. Un dersta nding the Text
1. Text Orga ni zati on Story 1 The hero Wan Hu Whe n it happe ned A.D. 1500 How it relates to moder n aviati on Wan Hu' s crazy dream contains the prin ciples of rocket-powered spaceflight. Many of the desig n features of the 2 Howard Hughes On November 2, 1947 Spruce Goose have been incorporated into The flying devices with flapping wings con Leon ardo About 500 years da Vi nci ago trolled and steered by huma n pilots he desig ned still in spire people to pursue their dreams of flying freely in the sky. 3 2. Comprehe nsion Check 2.1 Focus ing on the main ideas
The article consists of three stories about pioneers of flight. The first story is about a Chinese n amed Wan Hu, who made an un successful attempt at spaceflight in A.D.1500. He built a spaceship powered by 47 rockets using gunpowder. His
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idea was crazy, but his dream of flight came true 500 years later when China successfully laun ched its first manned Shen zhou V spaceship. The sec ond one is about the Spruce Goose, a flying boat designed to meet the need of transporting troops and materials during World War II. It was made entirely of wood and still holds the record for the greatest wingspan. Although it was never put to use, many of its design features have been incorporated into today ' s cargo planes. The last
about Leon ardo da Vinci, the most famous artist of the Ren aissa nee. Apart from his great artistic work, he also drew sketches of flying devices with flapp ing wi ngs con trolled and steered by human pilots. Five hundred years later, a professi onal parachutist made a successful jump using a wood and can vas parachute based on one of da Vinci ' s designs/sketches. 2.2 Diggi ng into detail
1. Because it was powered by rockets.
2. It was the biggest airplane ever built up to that time, and still holds the record for the greatest win gspa n. Besides, it was made en tirely of wood.
3. No, because it was behind schedule and was not completed until well after the war. 4. Da Vinci ' s flying machines have wings that flap like birds in flight.
5. Because it is difficult for ordinary people to understand their passion for flight, their spirit of innovation, and their courage to try and make their dream come true. 2.3 Un dersta nding difficult senten ces
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B
II. Focus ing on Lan guage in Con text
1. Key Words & Expressi ons 1.1
1. He regards lear ning as a daily experie nee as well as a lifetime missi on.
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2. His plan is to design a new model, into which some features of previous models will be incorporated.
3. The ship, with 1,000 passengers aboard, was bound for New York. 4. It ' s one thing to learn the rules of politics from books. It is quite another to get in to the complex world of real-life politics. 5. At yesterday ' s sports meet, my roommate Brian broke the record of our school in the men ' & 10fler race.
6. Jack had a hard time grasp ing the basic concepts of mathematics. 7. They are worki ng on a new project, which calls for a(n) enormous a mount of time and en ergy.
8. After I bought this iPad, I put into storage my old computer. 9. The new law tries to maintain a balanee between national interests and individual rights. 10. The teacher drew a(n) analogy between the human heart and a pump to help stude nts un dersta nd how it works.
11. If we teachers believe in education and focus on students eve ntually pay off.
12. On display in the exhibition room is a new device to harness wind power. 13. His n ewly published book, which has made waves in literary circles, is based on eve nts that the writer himself has witnessed. 14. At the meeting, he tried to steer the discussion away from criticizing the educati onal experime nt.
15. The money was give n to Ann as a scholarship, with no con ditions attached. 1.2
1. steer
' growth, our labor v
2. beh ind schedule 3. ahead of his time 4. Tran sportati on of
7. harn ess ing
8. had its roots in
5. con firmed 6. put on display 1.3
1. The artist drew a sketch of the young lady before going into a more detailed pain ti ng.
2. Brown currently is focusing on devising/designing a new type of washing 3 / 7
machi ne that does not use water.
3. We n eed to adopt a differe nt approach to music in educati on. 4. Usually a label with your n ame and address is attached to your suitcase before you check in at the airport.
5. A new system should be devised because the old system simply doesn ' t work.
2. Collocati on
1. We rejected the proposal as a matter of prin ciple. 2. Although I am not an American football fan, it doesn in it.
3. Dema nd for coal is dow n and so are the prices. 4. Bik ing is a gree n alter native to driv ing. 5. Our research on climate cha nge focuses on its effect on the en vir onment. ____ ' t mean I have no interest 3. Sentence Patter ns 3.1
1. Our readi ng room has many in teresti ng books as well as the latest magazi nes. 2. The 300-page book con tai ns many pictures of the artist as well as some of his famous paintin gs. 3. For character build ing, one n eeds to succeed as well as fail sometimes. 4. The latest model of the Huawei mobile phone is very popular at home as well as abroad. 3.2
1. Lege nd has it that the guy inven ted chess to please his King. 2. Word has it that the CEO of my compa ny will retire n ext year.
3. Rumor has it that he has spe nt all his money on this crazy and risky pla n. 4. Lege nd has it that those who step onto this stone will have good luck.
4. Comprehe nsive Practice 4.1 Cloze
Lon g, l ong ago Greek legend has it that Daedalus, a brillia nt inven tor, was 4 / 7
imprisoned together with his son Icarus on an island in the Mediterranean. In order to escape, Daedalus devised a clever pla n an d sketched out his idea to his son. They would both fly away from the island like birds. It was risky, but both thought it worth a try. Using feathers attached together with wax and string, Daedalus made them both a pair of won derful win gs. Harnessed to these they were able to take to the air, leavi ng those on the ground who witnessed their flight amazed at their strange device. As they flew off over the sea their escape seemed certain. But Icarus, ignoring the warnings of his father, came too close to the sun. The wax holdi ng his wings together melted and he plun ged to his death in the ocea n below. 4.2 Tran slati on
1. How to harn ess the power of the rockets is the key to the successful la unch of a spaceship. 2. The 20th cen tury wit nessed the growth of the aviati on in dustry. 3. During World War II, the United States needed giant cargo planes for transportation of war materials.
4. The film The Aviator is based on the life of Howard Hughes.
5. The professor thinks that more money should be in vested in/put into research in the field of en ergy efficie ncy.
6. They are carry ing out a secret missi on. 7.
“ Focus on the content of the article. Don the teacher to the stude nts.
8. Wan Hu ' s plan was too risky and too primitive to be successful.
' t worry about in dividual words,
Read ing & Comprehe nding
Read ing 1
1. Comprehe nsion Check for Readi ng 1
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T 2. Tran slati on
1. 他俩合起来的履历看上去令所有真正的飞行冒险家都羡慕不已。
2. “你必须有思想准备，真正能设想出所有的解决方案， ”皮卡特说。“否则 就非常非常难了。”
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