(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Russia Sends First Man Into Space
Russian cosmonaut Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin becomes the first man to fly into space.
In 1961, Russia beat the U.S.A. in the race to get the first man into space, winning the so-called "space race".
The spacecraft Vostok (East) was launched from the Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan in what was then part of Soviet central Asia.
Major Gagarin orbited the Earth for 108 minutes travelling at more than 17,000 miles per hour before returning safely to Earth.
参考译文
俄罗斯将加加林送入太空
俄罗斯宇航员,上校尤里·阿列克谢耶维奇·加加林成为飞向太空的第一人。
1961年,俄罗斯将第一位人类送入太空一举击败美国赢得太空竞赛。
沃斯托克宇宙飞船从哈萨克斯坦的拜科努尔发射场发射，当时这个地方还属于苏联。
加加林上校在安全返回地球前绕地球飞行108分钟，速度超过每小时17000英里。
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词语解释
1.send into 使处于；送进入
例句:Keep in dust-free environment for 5-10 minutes after painting, and then send into drying room.
喷涂后物件在无尘环境中维持5-10分钟后进入烘道。
2.fly into 飞进；撞上
例句:Losing a game would cause him to fly into a rage.
输掉一场比赛会让他暴跳如雷。
3.launch from 发射
例句:To hurl or launch from or as if from a catapult.
射出从或似从弹弓上发射或射出。
4.more than 超过；多于
例句:Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement.
他们所谓的回答不过是表示承认的咕哝罢了。
课后问题
1.The first spacecraft to carry someone into space was launched from
a) Eastern Europe
b) North America
c) Central Asia
2.Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin orbited the Earth for
a) under two hours
b) over 108 hours
c) around 17,000 hours
3.The English word for a Russian space traveller is "cosmonaut", while the word for a non-Russian space traveller is
a) argonaut
b) astronaut
c) astrologer
参考答案
参考答案:C A B
