Ⅱ.根据P26课文内容，选出最佳答案

1.Human began to explore space in .

A.1957 B.1961

C.1969 D.1990

2.The "space race" between the US and the USSR ended with .

A.the first manned flight

B.the moon landing

C.the launch of Sputnik 1

D.the invention of Hubble Telescope

3.Human first set foot on the moon in .

A.1957 B.1961 C.1969 D.1990

4.China's manned space programme began with the launch.

A.Sputnik 1

B.Shenzhou Ⅳ

C.Dongfanghong 1 Satellite

D.Shenzhou Ⅴ

5.China's contribution to international space exploration started with the successful launch of .

A.Dongfanghong 1 Satellite

B.Sputnik 1 Satellite

C.Shenzhou Ⅰ

D.Shenzhou Ⅳ

重点词汇

1.After this，interest faded and the number of manned flights dropped off.

自那以后，(探索太空的)兴趣减弱了，载人飞行的次数也逐渐减少。

[归纳拓展1]

fade vi.逐渐变弱

fade out(声音、景象)渐渐消失；使......渐渐消失；淡出

fade away消失；褪色

[语境助记1]

(1)All memory of her childhood has faded from her mind.

她对童年的一切记忆逐渐从脑海中消逝了。

(2)The lights and music faded out as we set sail from the harbor.