2023年高考热门主题语境12：宇宙探索

一、素材积累

Ⅰ. 核心单词

1. explore vt. 探索

exploration n. 勘探;探索

2. astronaut n. 宇航员

3. taikonaut n. 中国宇航员

4. astronomer n. 天文学家

astronomy n. 天文学

5. spaceship/spacecraft n. 宇宙飞船

6. gravity n. 重力;地球吸力

7. orbit n. （天体等运行的）轨道

v. 沿轨道运行;围绕……运动

8. launch v. 发射

9. monitor v. 监视;检查

10. aerospace n. 航空航天工业;航空航天技术

11. touchdown n. 着陆;降落

12. habitable adj. 适合居住的

habitability n. 可居住性

13. astrophysicist n. 天体物理学家

14. galaxy n. 星系

Ⅱ. 高频短语

1. space shuttle 航天飞机

2. manned spaceflight/spaceship 载人航天/载人飞船

3. return/orbital capsule 回收舱/轨道舱

4. weightless environment 失重环境

5. space station/probe 太空站/太空探测器

6. the outer space 外层空间;太空

7. in space 在太空中

8. land on the moon 登月

9. orbit around 围绕……运动

10. realize one's dream 实现某人的梦想

11. escape the pull of the earth's gravity 逃离地球的引力

Ⅲ. 靓句积累

1. so...that引导结果状语从句

I'm so proud of our country's advances in science that I'm determined to be engaged in the space industry and make contributions to our motherland. 我为我们国家的科学进步感到如此骄傲，以至于我决心从事航天事业，为祖国做出贡献。

2. ever since 自……以后

I have always dreamed of making a trip into Mars ever since I heard that Mars is most like the Earth and there could have been life on this planet.自我听说火星最像地球，而且这个星球上可能有生命以后，我就一直梦想着去火星旅行。

二、续写金句

1. They provided a tour of the space station， conducted various sci⁃tech experiments， and told students how they went about their lives and worked on the space station. 他们提供了一个参观空间站的机会，进行了各种科技实验，并告诉学生们他们是如何在空间站生活和工作的。

2. After watching the hour⁃long space lecture， I have a better knowledge of space science. What's more， I'm more enthusiastic about our country's space exploration program. 看了一个小时的太空讲座后，我对太空科学有了更好的了解。更重要的是，我对我国的太空探索计划更感兴趣了。

3. The content of the upcoming second lecture has been selected from the opinions and suggestions collected from the public， and has been well designed in line with facility conditions on the country's space station.即将举行的第二次讲座的内容是从收集到的公众意见和建议中挑选出来的，并且已经根据国家空间站的设施条件进行了良好的设计。

4. So crazy am I about space exploration that in my spare time I often go to the library to read something about space exploration. 我对太空探索如此着迷，以至于在业余时间我经常去图书馆读一些有关太空探索的书。

三、主题测评

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

体裁：说明文 篇幅：307词

建议用时：7分钟 来源：改编

新颖度：★★★★

素养视角：中国太空3D打印实验

Today， China has conducted its first 3D printing experiment in space in a newly launched spacecraft， which was put into low⁃Earth orbit by China's Long March 5B heavy lift carrier rocket.

The video broadcast on CCTV showed that the printer has printed a flat section of a honeycomb⁃shaped （蜂巢状的） structure as well as a symbol of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation， the parent company of the China Academy of Space Technology. The experiment was done by a 3D printer， developed and built by its Beijing Spacecraft Manufacturing Factory， inside the prototype of China's new⁃generation manned spacecraft.

The printer， named the Space⁃Based Composite Material 3D Printing System， uses carbon fibre⁃reinforced materials to autonomously print objects. It is installed in the re⁃entry module of the experimental spaceship， and will be brought back to Earth once the module returns.

The printer features advanced technologies in material modeling， precision control and automation. Once the space⁃based 3D printing technology becomes operationally ready， it can extensively benefit space programmes as astronauts can use it to manufacture a lot of things they currently need to obtain from resupply flights by cargo spacecraft.

Wang Yanan， editor⁃in⁃chief of the Aerospace Knowledge magazine， said， “The 3D printer will be very useful in extended space missions， such as those in a space station， because it will allow astronauts to make components quickly and conveniently in space. The technology will save future space journeys considerable resources and costs.”

In fact， the device is not the only representative of 3D printing on board the prototype. A CubeSat deployer， designed and made through 3D printing by CoSats Space Technology， is also carried by the spacecraft to check the adaptability of 3D⁃printed equipment in space. CoSats chief operating officer Bai Ruixue said， “The 3D⁃printed deployer is much lighter and stronger than its counterparts and it will have huge potential in the space industry.”

1. What did the video broadcast on CCTV show to the audience？

A. The name and the shape of the 3D printer.

B. The relationship between the two companies.

C. The significance of the 3D printing technology.

D. The process and the products of the 3D printing.

2. What if a component is broken in the space station in the future？

A. The astronauts can fix it conveniently by hand on the spot.