整理版高中英语高一任务型阅读训练.doc

高一任务型阅读训练一For centuries people dreamed of going into space．This dream began to seem possible when high-flying rockets were built in the early 1900s.In 1903 a Russian teacher named Konstantin Tsiolkovsky figured out how to use rockets for space travel．His plan was the first one in rocket science to use correct scientific calculation．About 30 years later, a U.S．scientist named Robert Goddard built the first rockets that could reach high altitudes．During World War II, German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives．After the war, scientists from Germany went to the United States and the Soviet Union to help those countries build space rockets.These two countries were soon racing to get to space first．Each of these countries wanted to prove that it was stronger and more advanced than the other one．Both countries also had powerful bombs．People in the United States were worried when the Soviets were first to launch a space satellite, which was called Sputnik．The Soviets were also first to send a person into space．Yury Gagarin orbited the earth in the Vostok I spaceship in 1961.The US government set a goal for its space program to be the first country to put a person on the Moon．The U.S．space program built a series of Apollo spaceship．These vehicles were powered by huge Saturn 5 rockets．In 1969 Apollo II took three men to the moon successfully．Nell Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon.The Soviets may have lost the race to fly people to the Moon, but they built the first space station in 1971．The United States also built a space station．The space stations allowed people to live and work in space．Then the Soviet Union and the United States cooperated to hook two spaceships together in space．This action ended the "space race"．Today a much larger space station, built by several countries together, orbits Earth.Another new way to go to space is by space shuttle．A space shuttle, first made in the United States in 1981, looks like an airplane．Astronauts who fly spaceships have used shuttles to help put satellites into space.History of space travelTimeEventsInformation concernedEarly 1900sHigh-flying rockets were built.It made the ancient dream of going to space possible to come 1) ▲ 1903Konstantin Tsiolkovsky 2) ▲ out a way to use rockets for space travel.He planned to put correct scientific calculation to use in rocket science.Around 3 ▲ Robert Goddard built new rockets.The rockets could fly very 4) ▲ in the sky.During and after World War IIGerman scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives.Germany was ahead of all the other countries in building space rockets and later it 5) ▲ the Soviet Union and the United StatesThe Soviet Union and the United States competed to get to space first.The Soviet Union became the 6) ▲ of the competition when it launched the first satellite and sent the first astronaut into space.1969The United States was7) ▲ in putting a person on the moon.In one way, it 8) ▲ the Soviet Union by becoming the first country to fly people to the moon.1970sThe Soviets built the first space station and was soon followed by Americans．And they finally ended the "space race" by 9) ▲ Astronauts can live and work in space stations.1980s--Space shuttles are used as new vehicles for space 10 ▲ .Shuttles are also used to help put satellites into space.1 true； 2. figured； 3.1933； 4.high； 5.helped； 6.winner； 7. successful； 8. beat / defeated 9. cooperation / cooperating 10. travel 二Whenever we meet with difficulty or failure, teachers, parents or others often say to us or perhaps we say to ourselves, “Never give up.〞 These can be encouraging words and words of determination. A person who believes in himself will keep trying to reach his goal no matter how many times he fails. In my opinion , the quality of determination to succeed is an important one to have. Therefore, I believe that we should never give up.   One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will rarely achieve anything. It is not unusual for us to fail in our first attempt at something new, so we should not feel disappointed and should try again. Besides, if we always give up when we fail , we will not be able to develop new skills and grow.   Another reason we should never give up is that we can learn from our mistakes so that we can not make the same ones. If we do not try again, the lesson we have learned is wasted.Finally, we should never give up because as we work to reach our goals, we develop confidence, and this confidence can help us succeed in other areas of our lives. If we never challenge ourselves, we will begin to doubt our abilities.In short, it is important that we do not give up when working for our goals. Whether we succeed in the end or not , we will learn something , and what we learn will help us to become bette。