托福听力荟萃 02

It's my pleasure to come to you today to talk about the Galileo machine to the planet Jupiter. Galileo was launched in 1989 and we have to wait until the end of 1995 for the ______and its _____ to reach Jupiter. Of course there was some exciting moment for long wait. I first visited Dr. Black's _____class--back to Galileo, had just visited the ______. I was able at that time to bring the Galileo's images of the Asteroid¹ Gasper. That was the first time we got an up-close look at the _______. It was just amazing. But there are also some disappointments. In April of 1991 we realized one of the antennas³ that was supposed to _______ data have no functioned. That meant that we had to rely on the smaller ______ to give us data. ……After waiting about half a year, we began to receive the data about Jupiter's _______ in _______,and we continue collecting it for two years. And now what you all have been waiting for, direct images of Jupiter.

 

 

【填空答案】

1. Spacecraft n. a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically⁴, a satellite around the sun宇宙飞船

2. Probe n. a flexible slender surgical⁵ instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities探测针

3. Astronomy n. the branch of physics that studies celestial⁶ bodies and the universe as a whole天文学

4. Asteroid belt n. the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids⁷ are found 小行星带

5. Asteroid n. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)小行星、小游星

6. Antenna² n. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals天线

7. Transmit v. transfer to another传输

8. Atmosphere n. a particular environment or surrounding influence大气

9. Satellite n. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon卫星

【听力原文】

It's my pleasure to come to you today to talk about the Galileo machine to the planet Jupiter. Galileo was launched in 1989 and we have to wait until the end of 1995 for the spacecraft and its probe to reach Jupiter. Of course there was some exciting moment for long wait. I first visited Dr. Black's Astronomy class--back to Galileo, had just visited the Asteroid Belt. I was able at that time to bring the Galileo's images of the Asteroid Gasper. That was the first time we got an up-close look at the Asteroid. It was just amazing. But there are also some disappointments. In April of 1991 we realized one of the antennas that was supposed to transmit data have no functioned. That meant that we had to rely on the smaller antennas to give us data. But we have ended up been quite pleased with what we see from Galileo. As I mentioned before, at the end of 1995, the Galileo probe finally entered Jupiter's atmosphere. We knew Jupiter's position at that time will make communication with the spacecraft difficult, so we decided⁸ to suspend data transmission. After waiting about half a year, we began to receive the data about Jupiter's atmosphere in satellites,and we continue collecting it for two years. And now what you all have been waiting for, direct images of Jupiter.

1 asteroid   

n.小行星；海盘车(动物)

参考例句：

• Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
• It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小，但这样的危险还是存在的。

2 antenna   

n.触角，触须；天线

参考例句：

• The workman fixed the antenna to the roof of the house.工人把天线固定在房顶上。
• In our village, there is an antenna on every roof for receiving TV signals.在我们村里，每家房顶上都有天线接收电视信号。

3 antennas   

[生] 触角，触须（antenna的复数形式）

参考例句：

• Marconi tied several antennas to kites. 马可尼在风筝上系了几根天线。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Radio astronomy today is armed with the largest antennas in the world. 射电天文学拥有世界上最大的天线。

4 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

5 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。

6 celestial   

adj.天体的；天上的

参考例句：

• The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
• Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。

7 asteroids   

n.小行星( asteroid的名词复数 )；海盘车，海星

参考例句：

• Asteroids,also known as "minor planets",are numerous in the outer space. 小行星，亦称为“小型行星”，在外太空中不计其数。
• Most stars probably have their quota of planets, meteorids, comets, and asteroids. 多数恒星也许还拥有若干行星、流星、彗星和小行星。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。