高中英语第二册课本听力11-b

Work Book --- Unit 11--- Listening
You are going to hear about Yang Liwei----China's first astronaut.Listen to the tape and answer the questions below.
Part One
Five, four, three, two, one.We have taken off.On October 15th,2003,Yang liwei became the first Chinese person in space.Along March rocket carrying the Shengzhou Five Space Capsule¹ Left China and and headed for Space.The nation² was watching as the first space hero rose high above the earth.For 21 hours,Yang liwei was in our hearts and minds as he completed the history mention.
Although Yang liwei is a hero and deserved³ the celebration⁴ he received,the achievement is not the result of one person's work.Sending a man into space,has long been one of the goals⁵ of the Chinese space program.And thousands of people have worked together to make it possible.
Many reporters were waiting to ask him about his experiences.They asked him about his back round and training,about his family,about what he had seen in space.Many reporters wanted to know if he had seen the Great Wall from space.His answer was"no".He hadn't seen it.
Part Two
So what did Yang Liwei have to do in order to become an astronaut? First,he studied hard in school where he was special good at maths.After graduating,Yang LIwei was train to be a fighter prelate.In order to be successful,he had to do well in both his minds and his body.To become an astronaut,he had to prove that he was strong,intelligent and deterrent⁶ to succeed.He also had to learn about the earth,the weather,how the rocket to these stars,how rockets work and how to find one's weight in space.
Yang was always good at maths.But he had problems with English.He knew he must good at all subjects if he wanted to be an astronaut.So he asked his wife to practice English with him.After much hard work, Yang succeed and passed his English text.
Yang Liwei is a brave man.People who had worked with him said that he knows how to deal with danger. Once when Yang liwei was flying a plane,One of the engines⁸ stopped.Yang stayed clam,and with great skills,managed to keep the plane in the air.Just as he reached the airport, the second engine⁷
stopped,too.Still clam,he landed safely without power.
Even though Yang Liwei has returned from space,his mission⁹ continues.He will continue his work in the space program and will tell people about his space in his experiences.He wants to
inspire¹⁰ young people to fellow¹¹ their dreams and work hard to make them come true.

1 capsule   

n.太空舱；胶囊

参考例句：

• The astronauts work and live in the space capsule.宇航员在航天舱里工作生活。
• The doctor advised me to take a capsule this morning.医生建议我今天早晨服一粒胶囊。

2 nation   

n.民族；国家；国民

参考例句：

• The President gave an address to the nation over the radio.总统向全国发表广播演说。
• The country needs a leader who will hold the nation together.这个国家需要有一个能把全民族团结起来的领袖。

3 deserved   

adj.应得的，当然的v.应受，应得，值得( deserve的过去式和过去分词 )；应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• Some of you deserved to succeed and others only scraped through. 你们当中有些人成功是理所当然，而有些人只是勉强及格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Don't glare at me like that, you deserved the scolding. 不要那么瞪着我，你本该受到训斥的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 celebration   

n.庆祝，庆祝会；典礼

参考例句：

• The celebration passed off successfully.庆祝活动圆满结束。
• The celebration of Christmas is a custom.庆祝圣诞节是一种习俗。

5 goals   

n.球门( goal的名词复数 )；得分；进球得的分；努力的对象

参考例句：

• How many goals has he missed this season? 这个赛季他射丢了多少个球？
• a pacy winger who can also score goals 能射门得分的快速边锋

6 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。

7 engine   

n.引擎，发动机，机车，机械；vt.安装发动机于

参考例句：

• The engine started up suddenly.发动机突然发动起来了。
• The engine will not fire.这发动机发动不起来。

8 engines   

n.发动机( engine的名词复数 )；引擎；火车头；火车机车

参考例句：

• the throaty roar of the engines 发动机的低沉轰鸣声
• We are having difficulty in firing up the ship's engines. 我们很难发动这艘轮船的引擎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。

10 inspire   

vt.使感动，激发，启示，吸入，鼓舞，产生，使生灵感；vi.吸入，赋予灵感

参考例句：

• If I do,it might inspire other Iranian women.如果我成功了，这也许会激励其它伊朗妇女。
• A good novel serves to educate and inspire people.一本好的小说足以教育人民和鼓舞人民。

11 fellow   

n.人，家伙；伙伴，同事；对等者，对手；一对中之一，配对物；adj.同伴的，同事的

参考例句：

• I can't stand that fellow.我不能容忍那家伙。
• Who's that old fellow?那个老家伙是谁？