新核心大学英语2 Unit 1.ppt

Compound Dictation Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is for read the first time, listen carefully for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers. Unit 1 》Part III 》VI Compound Dictation On Christmas Eve, 1968, astronauts aboard craft issued a live television broadcast from space. Lunar module 1) William Anders read from the Bible. “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form . . . ’’ pilot ____ Unit 1 》Part III 》VI Compound Dictation Millions of people around the world saw the broadcast, which included the first live images taken from space of the Moon’s surface and the Earth. Magazines and newspapers 2) photographs of the Earth from a distance, showing blue oceans, swirling clouds and the 3) . The images became a lasting memory of the first 4) space mission to leave Earth orbit and circle the Moon. The Apollo 8 mission also played a key role in preparing for future space missions, including the first manned lunar landing by the crew of Apollo 11, less than a year later. reprinted continents manned _______ ________ _______ Unit 1 》Part III 》VI Compound Dictation At a recent event in Washington, Apollo 8 5) module pilot James Lovell recalled that his crew was trained to study the Moon’s surface. “The mission of Apollo 8 was really to check the navigation and check for landing spots, the 6) areas, the sea that would give the people who would attempt the first landing the greatest chance of 7) .’’ he said. Even after many months of training, the decision for Apollo 8 to visit the Moon was made only four months ahead of 8) . NASA officials had planned for the crew to conduct a low Earth orbit flight, similar to earlier Apollo missio