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崭新版大学进阶英语综合教程第二册u5keytoUnit 5 Pioneers of FlightKey to ExercisesOpenerA Mighty Airplane Built by Howard Hughes in 1947Length It was 220 feet long.Height It was higher than a five-story building.Weight It weighed about 60 tons.It had to make the trip from Culver city in California toTripthe Pacific, which is 30 miles away.Reading & InteractingI. Understanding the Text1. Text OrganizationStorThe hero When it happened How it relates to modern aviationyWan Hu’s crazy dream contains the1 Wan Hu . 1500 principles of rocket-powered spaceflight.HowardMany of the design features of theOn November 2,2Spruce Goose have been incorporatedHughes1947into modern cargo planes. / The flying deviceswith flappingLeonardowingscontrolledand steered byAbout 500 yearspilotshedesignedstill3humanda Vinciagopeopletopursuetheirinspiredreams of flying freely in the sky.2. Comprehension Check Focusing on the main ideasThe article consists of three stories about pioneers of flight.Thefirststoryisabouta Chinesenamed Wan Hu, whomade anunsuccessful attempt at spaceflight inHe built a spaceship poweredby 47 rockets using gunpowder. His idea was crazy, but his dream offlightcame true500 years laterwhen China successfullylaunched itsfirstmannedShenzhou V spaceship. The second one isabout theSpruceGoose, a flyingboatdesignedtomeet the need of transporting troopsand materials during World War II. It was made entirely of wood andstillholdsthe record for the greatest wingspan. Although itwas neverput to use, many of its design features have been incorporated intotoday ’s cargo planes. The last is about Leonardo da Vinci, the mostfamous artistoftheRenaissance.Apartfromhis greatartisticwork,he also drew sketchesof flyingdeviceswithflappingwings controlledand steeredby humanpilots.Fivehundred years later,a professionalparachutist made a successful jump using a wood and canvas parachutebased on one ofda Vinci ’sdesigns/sketches.Digging into detail1. Because it was powered by rockets.2. It was the biggest airplane ever built up to that time, and still holds the record for the greatest wingspan. Besides, it was made entirely of wood.3. No, because it was behind schedule and was not completed until well after the war.4. Da Vinci ’s flying machines have wings that flap like birds in flight.5. Because it is difficult for ordinary people to understand their passion for flight, their spirit of innovation, and their courage to try and make their dream come true.Understanding difficult sentencesII. Focusing on Language in Context1. Key Words & Expressions1. He regards learning as a daily experience as well as a lifetime mission.2. His plan is to design a new model, into which some features of previous models will be incorporated.3. The ship, with 1,000 passengers aboard, was bound for New York.4. It ’s one thing to learn the rules of politics from books. It is quite another to get into the complex world of real-life politics.5. At yesterday ’s sports meet, my roommate Brian broke the record of our school in the men ’s 100 -meter race.6. Jack had a hard time grasping the basic concepts of mathematics.7. They are working on a new project, which calls for a(n) enormous amount of time and energy.8. After I bought this iPad, I put into storage my old computer.9. The new law tries to maintain a balance between national interests and individual rights.10. The teacher drew a(n) analogy between the human heart and a pump to help students understand how it works.11. If we teachers believe in education and focus on students ’ growth, our labor will eventually pay off.12. On display in the exhibition room is a new device to harness windpower.13. His newly published book, which has madewaves in literary circles, is based on events that the writer himself has witnessed.14. At the meeting, he tried to steer the discussion away from criticizing the educational experiment.15. The money was given to Ann as a scholarship, with no conditionsattached.1. steer 2. behind schedule 3. ahead of his time 4.Transportation of5. confirmed 6. put on display 7. harnessing 8. had itsroots in1. The artist drew a sketch of the young lady before going into a more detailed painting.2. Brown currently is focusing on devising/designing a new type of washing machine that does not us。