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Unit 5 Pioneers of Flight

Key to Exercises

Opener

Reading & Interacting

I. Understanding the Text

1. Text Organization

2. Comprehension Check

2.1 Focusing on the main ideas

The article consists of three stories about pioneers of flight. The first story is about a Chinese named Wan Hu, who made an unsuccessful attempt at spaceflight

in A.D.1500. He built a spaceship powered by 47 rockets using gunpowder. His idea was crazy, but his dream of flight came true 500 years later when China successfully launched its first manned Shenzhou V spaceship. The second one is about the Spruce Goose, a flying boat designed to meet the need of transporting troops and materials during World War II. It was made entirely of wood and still holds the record for the greatest wingspan. Although it was never put to use, many of its design features have been incorporated into today’s cargo planes. The last is about Leonardo da Vinci, the most famous artist of the Renaissance. Apart from his great artistic work, he also drew sketches of flying devices with flapping wings controlled and steered by human pilots. Five hundred years later, a professional parachutist made a successful jump using a wood and canvas parachute based on one of da Vinci’s designs/sketches.

2.2 Digging into detail

1. 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.

2.3 Understanding difficult sentences

1. A

2. B

3. A

4. B

5. B

II. Focusing on Language in Context

1. Key Words & Expressions

1.1

1. 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 wind power.

13. His newly published book, which has made waves 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 conditions attached.

1.2

1. steer

2. behind schedule

3. ahead of his time

4. Transportation of

5. confirmed

6. put on display

7. harnessing

8. had its roots in 1.3

1. 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 use water.

3. We need to adopt a different approach to music in education.

4. Usually a label with your name and address is attached to your suitcase before

you check in at the airport.

5. A new system should be devised because the old system simply doesn’t work.

2. Collocation

1. We rejected the proposal as a matter of principle.

2. Although I am not an American football fan, it doesn’t mean I have no interest

in it.

3. Demand for coal is down and so are the prices.

4. Biking is a green alternative to driving.

5. Our research on climate change focuses on its effect on the environment.

3. Sentence Patterns

3.1

1. Our reading room has many interesting books as well as the latest magazines.

2. The 300-page book contains many pictures of the artist as well as some of his

famous paintings.

3. For character building, one needs to succeed as well as fail sometimes.

4. The latest model of the Huawei mobile phone is very popular at home as well as

abroad.

3.2

1. Legend has it that the guy invented chess to please his King.

2. Word has it that the CEO of my company will retire next year.

3. Rumor has it that he has spent all his money on this crazy and risky plan.

4. Legend has it that those who step onto this stone will have good luck.

4. Comprehensive Practice

4.1 Cloze

Long, long ago Greek legend has it that Daedalus, a brilliant inventor, was imprisoned together with his son Icarus on an island in the Mediterranean. In order to escape, Daedalus devised a clever plan and sketched out his idea to his son. They would both fly away from the island like birds. It was risky, but both thought it worth a try. Using feathers attached together with wax and string, Daedalus made them both a pair of wonderful wings. Harnessed to these they were able to take to the air, leaving those on the ground who witnessed their flight amazed at their strange device. As they flew off over the sea their escape seemed certain. But Icarus, ignoring the warnings of his father, came too close to the sun.

The wax holding his wings together melted and he plunged to his death in the ocean below.

4.2 Translation

1. How to harness the power of the rockets is the key to the successful launch of a

spaceship.

2. The 20th century witnessed the growth of the aviation industry.

3. During World War II, the United States needed giant cargo planes for

transportation of war materials.

4. The film The Aviator is based on the life of Howard Hughes.

5. The professor thinks that more money should be invested in/put into research in

the field of energy efficiency.

6. They are carrying out a secret mission.

7. “Focus on the content of the article. Don’t worry about individual words,” said

the teacher to the students.

8. Wan Hu’s pla n was too risky and too primitive to be successful.

Reading & Comprehending

Reading 1

1. Comprehension Check for Reading 1

1. F

2. F

3. T

4. F

5. T

6. T

7. F

8. T

9. T 10. T

2. Translation

1. 他俩合起来的履历看上去令所有真正的飞行冒险家都羡慕不已。

2.“你必须有思想准备，真正能设想出所有的解决方案，”皮卡特说。“否则

就非常非常难了。”

3. 如果说有人领教过几乎无法完成的困难任务的话，那就是皮卡特，他是家

族中第三代冒险家。

4. 确实，太阳能驱动飞机首创者的动力，不仅仅是为创造新纪录，更多是为

后人绘制一条可持续道路的愿望。

Reading 2

Comprehension Check for Reading 2

1. She is the first Chinese woman astronaut on a mission to develop China’s space

station.

2. She felt honoured and grateful.

3. Women astronauts have their advantages and capabilities and can complement

men in fulfilling their mission.

4. She will carry out medical experiments.

Integrated Skills Practicing

I. Viewing & Listening

Hughes: I mean, I put my money into the planes, senator. My money. See, the thing is, I care very much about aviation. It has been the great joy of my life.

That’s why I put my own money into these planes. And I’ve lost millions, Senator Brewster. And I’ll go on losing millions. It’s just ... what I do. Now, I am supposed to be ... many things which are not complimentary. I am supposed to be capricious. I have been called a playboy. I have even been called an eccentric, but

I do not believe that I have the reputation of being a liar. Now, needless to say, the

Hercules was a monumental undertaking. It is the largest plane ever built. It is

over five stories tall with a wingspan longer than a football field. That’s more than

a city block. Now, I put the sweat of my life into this thing. I got my reputation all

rolled up in it. And I have stated several times that if the Hercules fails to fly, I will leave this country and never come back. And I mean it.

III. Writing

Model paper for your reference

Howard Hughes was an American entrepreneur and an aviation pioneer. During WWII, he entered into a contract with the US government to make planes that would be able to transport troops and materials across the Atlantic Ocean. The prototype he finally produced was nicknamed the Spruce Goose. It was made entirely of wood, and it was the largest airplane ever built. On November 2, 1947, the Spruce Goose made its first and only flight, and after that it was put into storage and then on display for the public. Many think that the Spruce Goose was a failure and a waste of time and money. But if we think of the fact that many of its design features have been incorporated into the modern cargo plane, we will not be so quick to blame Howard Hughes. He was simply ahead of his time. (143 words)

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