美国历史文化概况(英文版)UNIT 11 Science and Technology

TEXT A Reading Comprehension
4.The Apollo Mission Control Center, a National Historic Landmark can be found in building 300. ( ) 5.Astronauts begin their training in the SMS using training software until they are assigned to a particular mission. Astronauts also train with the flight controllers in the Mission Control Center. ( )
Unit 11 Science and Technology
CONTENTS
Teaching Aims Text A Text B Supplementing Reading
TEACHING AIMS
After studying this unit, you are required to:
1. Have a general idea of Science and Technology. 2. Understand the importance of Science and Technology. 3. Master the difficult words and expressions.
2.In addition to housing NASA's astronaut operations, JSC is also the site of the former Lunar Receiving Laboratory, where the first astronauts returning from the moon were quarantined, and where the majority of lunar samples are stored.( )
TEXT A New Words and Expressions:
11.vehicular [vi:'hikjulə] adj. 车辆的；作为媒介的；用车辆运载的 At that time the roads are clogged with vehicular traffic, particularly fug-belching buses and trucks. 在那些时候，道路上挤满了车，特别是冒着浓烟的公共汽车和卡车。 12.zero-g 【物理学】＝zero gravity There are obviously all sort of possibilities for dancing, gymnastics, and zero-G sports. 很明显的，跳舞，体操，和失重运动都是有可能的。 13.astronaut ['æstrənɔ:t] n. 宇航员，航天员；太空旅行者 Astronaut Bursch liked to play a game. 宇航员博奇喜欢玩一种游戏。 14.contractor['kɔntræktə] n. 承包人；立契约者 In order to solve the problem, we plan to work through a contractor. 为了解决这个问题，我们正计划通过一个承包机构来做这项工作。
TEXT A New Words and Expressions:
7.egress ['i:ɡres] n. 外出；出口vi. 外出vt. 使外出 But his parents egress frequently remain him in the family. 他父母经常外出而把他一个人留在家里。 8.splashdown['splæʃdaun] n. 在海中溅落，在海中降落 Recovery ships and helicopters are headed for the splashdown area. 载回船只和直升飞机正向溅落区进发。 9.spacecraft['speiskrɑ:ft, -kræ ft] n. 宇宙飞船，航天器 The design would be part aircraft and part spacecraft. 飞机将设计成半飞机半宇宙飞船的式样。 10.neutral buoyancy中性浮力；中性悬浮；中和浮力 Consider neutral buoyancy your most valuable technique. 把中性浮力看作你最宝贵的技巧。
TEXT A Notes
1.The Apollo program: was the American spaceflight endeavor which landed the first humans on Earth's Moon. Conceived during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower and conducted by NASA, Apollo began in earnest after President John F. Kennedy's May 25, 1961 special address to a joint session of Congress declaring a national goal of "landing a man on the Moon" by the end of the decade.
TEXT A Notes
4.Project Gemini: was the second human spaceflight program of NASA, the civilian space agency of the United States government. Project Gemini operated between Projects Mercury and Apollo, with 10 manned flights occurring in 1965 and 1966. Its objective was to develop techniques for advanced space travel, notably those necessary for Project Apollo, whose objective was to land humans on the Moon. Gemini missions included the first American spacewalks, and new orbital maneuvers including rendezvous and docking.
3.In the wake of the January 28th, 1986 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, thenPresident Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy traveled to JSC on January 31 to speak at a memorial service honoring the astronauts.( )
TEXT A Reading Comprehension
Read the following sentences and decide whether they are true（T) or false（F)．
1.The center's Mission Control Center has not been the operational center of every American human space mission since Gemini V. （ ）
TEXT A New Words and Expressions:
4.telecommunication network远程通信网络 Connection to a data communications network through a public switched telecommunication network. 通过公用交换电信网连接到数据通信网络。 5.coordinate [kəu'ɔ:dinit, kəu'ɔ:dineit] vt. 调整；整合vi. 协调 Coordinate labour relations and gradually improve the living standards of the workers. 协调劳动关系，逐步提高劳动者的生活水平。 6.monitor ['mɔnitə] n. 监视器；监听器；监控器；班长vt. 监控 Unless the public can monitor a fund's behaviour, there is no guarantee public money will be invested efficiently. 除非公众能够监视一个基金的行为，否则无法保证公众的钱会被有效的投资。
TEXT A Notes
3.Galveston Bay: is a large estuary located along the upper coast of Texas in the United States. It is connected to the Gulf of Mexico and is surrounded by sub-tropic marshes and prairies on the mainland. The water in the Bay is a complex mixture of sea water and fresh water which supports a wide variety of marine life.
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TEXT A New Words and Expressions:
1.expedition [,ekspi'diʃən] n. 远征；探险队；迅速 He bound himself to pay half the cost of the expedition. 他保证支付这次远足旅行费用的一半。 2.availability [ə,veilə'biləti] n. 可用性；有效性；实用性 The availability of choice obviously exacerbates both these factors. 而选择的增加显然加剧了这两种包袱。 3.proximity [prɔk'simiti] n. 亲近，接近；邻近 Amplified by proximity, the gravity of the stars modifies the rotation speed of the ellipses. 星球的重力被其近邻的星球放大，进而修改了椭圆的旋转速率。
TEXT A Notes
2.William Marsh Rice University: commonly known as Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science and Art is a private coeducational research university located in Houston, Texas, United States. Its campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice began operation in 1912 as a coeducational institution with free tuition. The university was founded several years after the murder of its namesake, the prominent Houston businessman William Marsh Rice, who left a $4.6 million ($111 million in current dollars) funding endowment in his will. It is listed as one of thirty Hidden Ivies and as one of Newsweek's "New Ivies". Rice University is currently ranked 17th in the United States according to the 2010 US News and World Report.