《大学英语读写》课程教学资源（A）Ⅰ_大学英语读写第2册_Unit 4_background information

Active reading 1:Resources Information related The assassination of the US President In 1963,the popular young 35th president,John F. Kennedy,was killed by a gunshot when driving through Dallas,Texas.One Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the assassination but was himself shot dead by an avenger.The assassination case left much doubts until today

Active reading 1: Resources Information related The assassination of the US President In 1963, the popular young 35th president, John F. Kennedy, was killed by a gunshot when driving through Dallas, Texas. One Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the assassination but was himself shot dead by an avenger. The assassination case left much doubts until today

Active reading 1:Resources Information related The first moon landing On July 20th 1969,the American Lunar Module descended to the surface,and Neil Armstrong stepped outside the module.It is the first step that humans took on the moon.The module was named Eagle,after the American national bird

Active reading 1: Resources Information related The first moon landing On July 20th 1969, the American Lunar Module descended to the surface, and Neil Armstrong stepped outside the module. It is the first step that humans took on the moon. The module was named Eagle, after the American national bird

Active reading 1:Resources Information related The successful mating of two pandas in an American z00(1983) China gave the USA two pandasas a gesture of friendship in 1972.Since then Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing have became the stars of Washington's National Zoo.The cub of 1983 unfortunately died just after birth.Their other cubs did not live long either.Ling Ling died in 1992,and Hsing Hsing in 1999

Active reading 1: Resources Information related The successful mating of two pandas in an American zoo (1983) China gave the USA two pandas as a gesture of friendship in 1972. Since then Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing have became the stars of Washington’s National Zoo. The cub of 1983 unfortunately died just after birth. Their other cubs did not live long either. Ling Ling died in 1992, and Hsing Hsing in 1999

Active reading 1:Resources Information related The reunification of West and East Germany in 1989 Germany was divided after its defeat in 1945.A wall separated East and West Berlin(the old capital of Germany).After that there was very little contact between the two halves of the city.This ended in 1989 when the wall was opened.The happy public began removing parts of it and the following year Germany was reunited as one country. 9a

Active reading 1: Resources Information related The reunification of West and East Germany in 1989 Germany was divided after its defeat in 1945. A wall separated East and West Berlin (the old capital of Germany). After that there was very little contact between the two halves of the city. This ended in 1989 when the wall was opened. The happy public began removing parts of it and the following year Germany was reunited as one country

Active reading 1:Resources Information related The attack on the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001 On Sept 11,2001,terrorists hijacked 4 passenger jets and crashed two of them into the World Trade Twin Towers,killing around 3,000 people. 6o7

Active reading 1: Resources Information related The attack on the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001 On Sept 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked 4 passenger jets and crashed two of them into the World Trade Twin Towers, killing around 3,000 people. More

Active reading 1:Resources Information related The third plane was crashed into a Washington building,The Pentagon, and the fourth crashed after passengers attacked the hijackers.Later on the US president Bush declared the anti-terrorist wars

Information related The third plane was crashed into a Washington building, The Pentagon, and the fourth crashed after passengers attacked the hijackers. Later on the US president Bush declared the anti-terrorist wars. Active reading 1: Resources

Active reading 1:Resources Information related The first manned Chinese space flight In 2003 the first manned Chinese spacecraft, the Shenzhou V sent Yang Liwei into orbit around the Earth,making China the third country to put a man into space.The successive space flights were hailed as miracles or milestone in China's space 特别规 人飞行成功在地素人找到“舟”玉号返司 exploration

Active reading 1: Resources Information related The first manned Chinese space flight In 2003 the first manned Chinese spacecraft, the Shenzhou V sent Yang Liwei into orbit around the Earth, making China the third country to put a man into space. The successive space flights were hailed as miracles or milestone in China’s space exploration

Active reading 1:Resources Information related The tsunami which hit Asia and Africa in 2004 An underwater earthquake near Sumatra in Indonesia caused a large tsunami(a wave that looks so high as it hits the land that it might be described as standing up) the day after Christmas in 2004.Around 225,000 people were killed on coasts around the Indian Ocean especially Sri Lanka,India,Thailand and Indonesia. 9a

Active reading 1: Resources Information related The tsunami which hit Asia and Africa in 2004 An underwater earthquake near Sumatra in Indonesia caused a large tsunami (a wave that looks so high as it hits the land that it might be described as standing up) the day after Christmas in 2004. Around 225,000 people were killed on coasts around the Indian Ocean especially Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Indonesia

Active reading 1:Resources Information related In 2007,a white mouse was spotted running up the Mouse chase aisle of a Vietnam Airline's plane bound for Japan.Dozens of staff were forced to catch the mouse,worried that it might chew through wires and caused a problem.By the time the plane took off,it had been delayed for more than four hours ac

Active reading 1: Resources Information related Mouse chase In 2007, a white mouse was spotted running up the aisle of a Vietnam Airline’s plane bound for Japan. Dozens of staff were forced to catch the mouse, worried that it might chew through wires and caused a problem. By the time the plane took off, it had been delayed for more than four hours. Back