托福听力荟萃 02（在线收听）

It's my pleasure to come to you today to talk about the Galileo machine to the planet Jupiter. Galileo was launched in 1989 and we have to wait until the end of 1995 for the ______and its _____ to reach Jupiter. Of course there was some exciting moment for long wait. I first visited Dr. Black's _____class--back to Galileo, had just visited the ______. I was able at that time to bring the Galileo's images of the Asteroid Gasper. That was the first time we got an up-close look at the _______. It was just amazing. But there are also some disappointments. In April of 1991 we realized one of the antennas that was supposed to _______ data have no functioned. That meant that we had to rely on the smaller ______ to give us data. ……After waiting about half a year, we began to receive the data about Jupiter's _______ in _______,and we continue collecting it for two years. And now what you all have been waiting for, direct images of Jupiter.

【填空答案】

1. Spacecraft n. a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun宇宙飞船

2. Probe n. a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities探测针

3. Astronomy n. the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole天文学

4. Asteroid belt n. the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found 小行星带

5. Asteroid n. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)小行星、小游星

6. Antenna n. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals天线

7. Transmit v. transfer to another传输

8. Atmosphere n. a particular environment or surrounding influence大气

9. Satellite n. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon卫星

【听力原文】

It's my pleasure to come to you today to talk about the Galileo machine to the planet Jupiter. Galileo was launched in 1989 and we have to wait until the end of 1995 for the spacecraft and its probe to reach Jupiter. Of course there was some exciting moment for long wait. I first visited Dr. Black's Astronomy class--back to Galileo, had just visited the Asteroid Belt. I was able at that time to bring the Galileo's images of the Asteroid Gasper. That was the first time we got an up-close look at the Asteroid. It was just amazing. But there are also some disappointments. In April of 1991 we realized one of the antennas that was supposed to transmit data have no functioned. That meant that we had to rely on the smaller antennas to give us data. But we have ended up been quite pleased with what we see from Galileo. As I mentioned before, at the end of 1995, the Galileo probe finally entered Jupiter's atmosphere. We knew Jupiter's position at that time will make communication with the spacecraft difficult, so we decided to suspend data transmission. After waiting about half a year, we began to receive the data about Jupiter's atmosphere in satellites,and we continue collecting it for two years. And now what you all have been waiting for, direct images of Jupiter.