BẠN BIẾT GÌ VỀ MỤC TIÊU ĐƯA NGƯỜI BAY VÀO VŨ TRỤ ?

Mỗi lần phóng máy thăm dò lên không trung con người lại hi vọng có thể đặt chân lên các hành tinh. Đặt chân lên các hành tinh người ta đặt ra là điều mơ ước nhưng đặt chân lên Mặt Trăng thì con người đã làm được.

Mục tiêu đưa người lên Mặt Trăng được đặt ra vào những năm 60 của thế kỉ XX. Kế hoạch Mặt Trăng được chia thành ba giai đoạn. Giai đoạn một có tên là kế hoạch sao Thủy và giai đoạn này đã đưa một nhà du hành vũ trụ Mỹ vào vũ trụ. Nhà du hành Glen bay trên phi thuyền ''Hữu nghị'' số 7 tiến vào quỹ đạo của Trái Đất sau 10 tháng kể từ khi Gagarin bay lên không trung. Sau khi bay 3 vòng quanh Trái Đất thì có cảnh báo vỏ phòng nhiệt bên ngoài có vấn đề, phi thuyền có khả năng sẽ bị thiêu cháy, tuy nhiên cuối cùng thì nhà du hành này cũng trở về được. Giai đoạn thứ hai có tên là kế hoạch sao Song Tử. Năm 1965, hai phi thuyền mang tên chòm sao Song Tử đã gặp nhau trên thái không. Giai đoạn thứ ba là kế hoạch Apôlô. Tên lửa dùng để đẩy phi thuyền Apôlô là tên lửa lớn nhất mang kí hiệu sao Thổ. Tháng 8 năm 1968 tàu Apôlô số 8 bay vòng quanh Mặt Trăng. Đầu năm 1968 người ta đã cho tiến hành thử nghiệm sử dụng áo vũ trụ và thử nghiệm thuyền tiếp đất. Ngày 16 tháng 7 năm 1969, tàu Apôlô số 11 được phóng lên, ba ngày sau thì đến tầng không phía bên trên của Mặt Trăng. Ngày 20 tháng 7, các nhà du hành Amstrong và Edwin Aldrin sang thuyền tiếp đất và từ từ hạ cánh xuống bề mặt Mặt Trăng. Cửa khoang mở ra, Amstrong leo lên cửa và dừng lại vài phút ở bệ cửa ra vào sau đó hết sức cẩn thận đặt chân trái rồi đến chân phải lên Mặt Trăng, Amstrong đã đứng trên Mặt Trăng. Vậy là lần đầu tiên con người đã lưu lại dấu chân của mình trên Mặt Trăng.

Thế nhưng chị Hằng Nga không như trong câu truyện cổ, thực tế đó là một thế giới hết sức hoang vu lạnh lẽo. Sau tàu Apôlô số 11, Mỹ tiếp tục phóng lên 6 phi thuyền Apôlô nữa đưa 12 nhà du hành lên Mặt Trăng. Như vậy, nhờ phi thuyền vũ trụ và các máy bay hàng không vũ trụ con người đã thực hiện được giấc mơ bay lên vũ trụ. Kể từ năm 1961, khi nhà du hành vũ trụ của Liên Xô Gagarin lần đầu tiên bay vào vũ trụ mở ra lịch sử loài người tiến vào vũ trụ đến nay đã có 900 lượt các nhà du hành vũ trụ bay lên thái không. Tuy nhiên cũng đã có rất nhiều rủi ro xảy ra. Năm 1967 ''Saiuz người lái phi thyền số 1'' của Liên Xô đã gặp phải sự cố, năm 1986 máy bay hàng không vũ trụ thử của Mỹ trong lần bay thứ 10 có 7 nhà du hành vũ trụ đã nổ tung. Sau đó người ta đã tiến hành cải tiến 400 hạng mục của máy bay hàng không vũ trụ nhưng đến năm 2003 lại có một máy bay hàng không vũ trụ gặp sự cố, nhân loại lại mất đi 7 nhà du hành vũ trụ nữa. Tuy nhiên không vì thế mà dũng khí thăm dò vũ trụ của con người nguội đi, bởi chinh phục vũ trụ là một công việc vô cùng nguy hiểm nhưng lại hết sức vẻ vang và đáng giá.

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Long ago, people thought the Moon was a god and we would never be able to reach it. However, the invention of telescopes in 1608 enabled people to learn that the Moon is just another planetary body. And mankind’s dream of walking on the Moon suddenly seemed possible.

The dream came true on July 20th, 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins flew to the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Neil Armstrong was the first to step onto the Moon. After admiring the tranquil, desolate beauty of the Moon’s surface, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin completed their mission, while Collins stayed in orbit to maintain the systems on board the spacecraft.

During the stay of more than twenty-one hours on the Moon’s surface, the astronauts found no rain or wind at all. The Moon was like a desert with plains, mountains, and valleys. The surface was covered with dust, which was so thick that they left footprints where they had walked. They left a United States of America flag there and return to Earth with forty-six pounds of moon rock for scientific study.

Question: Only Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the Moon.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Long ago, people thought the Moon was a god and we would never be able to reach it. However, the invention of telescopes in 1608 enabled people to learn that the Moon is just another planetary body. And mankind’s dream of walking on the Moon suddenly seemed possible.

The dream came true on July 20th, 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins flew to the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Neil Armstrong was the first to step onto the Moon. After admiring the tranquil, desolate beauty of the Moon’s surface, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin completed their mission, while Collins stayed in orbit to maintain the systems on board the spacecraft.

During the stay of more than twenty-one hours on the Moon’s surface, the astronauts found no rain or wind at all. The Moon was like a desert with plains, mountains, and valleys. The surface was covered with dust, which was so thick that they left footprints where they had walked. They left a United States of America flag there and return to Earth with forty-six pounds of moon rock for scientific study.

Question: Only Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the Moon.

A. True

B. False

Đọc đoạn trích sau và thực hiện các yêu cầu bên dưới:

.........”Bất cứ ai từng theo dõi Neil Armstrong đặt chân lên Mặt Trăng năm 1969 cũng có thể nói với bạn rằng tại khoảnh khắc đó, Trái Đất như ngừng quay. Sự kì diệu và đáng kính phục của thành tựu đó khó tin đến mức một số người vẫn nghĩ rằng nó đã được dàn dựng trên phim trường Hollywood. Khi các phi hành gia đặt chân lên Mặt Trăg, người ta bắt đầu nói: “Nếu chúng ta có thể đến được Mặt Trăng, chúng ta có thể làm bất cứ điều gì”...

2. Ý nghĩa về việc con người đặt chân lên Mặt Trăng như “dược dàn dựng trên phim trường của Hollywood” được nhắc đến trong đoạn trích đã khẳng định điều gì

           THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH

 Buzz Aldrin was part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 when man first walked on the moon. Neil Armstrong went first, followed by Buzz. Nothing in all his training had prepared him for that moment, and he has been travelling the world ever since, reliving the experience. He was born in New Jersey in 1930, and he graduated from West Point Military Academy. He served as a pilot in Korea and West Germany, and in 1966 he was chosen as an astronaut.

 Apollo  11 was launched to the moon on July 16. Four days later they landed near the Sea of Tranquility. The mission ended on July 24, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

 On coming back to earth, he became very depressed, and suffered from alcoholism. He had married for the first time when he was younmg, and had three children. His second marriage lasted a very short time.

 Fortuntely, he seems to have found happiness and stability with his third wife, Loris Driggs Cannon, who saved him from self-destruction. They now live with their three dogs in California, and have six cars "for fun". He has written his autobiography and a sciece fiction book, called Encounter with Tiber, which was published in 1996. He now travels the world, giving lecture tours and raising funds for space exploration.

Questions:

1. When did man first walk on the moon?

_____________________________

2. How long did the mission last?

_____________________________

3. What did he suffer from when he returned?

_____________________________

4. What sorts of books has he written?

_____________________________

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Long ago, people thought the Moon was a god and we would never be able to reach it. However, the invention of telescopes in 1608 enabled people to learn that the Moon is just another planetary body. And mankind’s dream of walking on the Moon suddenly seemed possible.

The dream came true on July 20th, 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins flew to the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Neil Armstrong was the first to step onto the Moon. After admiring the tranquil, desolate beauty of the Moon’s surface, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin completed their mission, while Collins stayed in orbit to maintain the systems on board the spacecraft.

During the stay of more than twenty-one hours on the Moon’s surface, the astronauts found no rain or wind at all. The Moon was like a desert with plains, mountains, and valleys. The surface was covered with dust, which was so thick that they left footprints where they had walked. They left a United States of America flag there and return to Earth with forty-six pounds of moon rock for scientific study.

Question: People have known all about the Moon for thousands years

A. True

B. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Long ago, people thought the Moon was a god and we would never be able to reach it. However, the invention of telescopes in 1608 enabled people to learn that the Moon is just another planetary body. And mankind’s dream of walking on the Moon suddenly seemed possible.

The dream came true on July 20th, 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins flew to the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Neil Armstrong was the first to step onto the Moon. After admiring the tranquil, desolate beauty of the Moon’s surface, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin completed their mission, while Collins stayed in orbit to maintain the systems on board the spacecraft.

During the stay of more than twenty-one hours on the Moon’s surface, the astronauts found no rain or wind at all. The Moon was like a desert with plains, mountains, and valleys. The surface was covered with dust, which was so thick that they left footprints where they had walked. They left a United States of America flag there and return to Earth with forty-six pounds of moon rock for scientific study.

Question: People have known all about the Moon for thousands years

A. True

B. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Long ago, people thought the Moon was a god and we would never be able to reach it. However, the invention of telescopes in 1608 enabled people to learn that the Moon is just another planetary body. And mankind’s dream of walking on the Moon suddenly seemed possible.

The dream came true on July 20th, 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins flew to the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Neil Armstrong was the first to step onto the Moon. After admiring the tranquil, desolate beauty of the Moon’s surface, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin completed their mission, while Collins stayed in orbit to maintain the systems on board the spacecraft.

During the stay of more than twenty-one hours on the Moon’s surface, the astronauts found no rain or wind at all. The Moon was like a desert with plains, mountains, and valleys. The surface was covered with dust, which was so thick that they left footprints where they had walked. They left a United States of America flag there and return to Earth with forty-six pounds of moon rock for scientific study.

Question: The astronauts stayed on the Moon for nearly one day.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Long ago, people thought the Moon was a god and we would never be able to reach it. However, the invention of telescopes in 1608 enabled people to learn that the Moon is just another planetary body. And mankind’s dream of walking on the Moon suddenly seemed possible.

The dream came true on July 20th, 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins flew to the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Neil Armstrong was the first to step onto the Moon. After admiring the tranquil, desolate beauty of the Moon’s surface, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin completed their mission, while Collins stayed in orbit to maintain the systems on board the spacecraft.

During the stay of more than twenty-one hours on the Moon’s surface, the astronauts found no rain or wind at all. The Moon was like a desert with plains, mountains, and valleys. The surface was covered with dust, which was so thick that they left footprints where they had walked. They left a United States of America flag there and return to Earth with forty-six pounds of moon rock for scientific study.

Question: The astronauts stayed on the Moon for nearly one day

A. True

B. False