B3 Simon is telling Millie about Neil Armstrong. Check if Simon remembers everything correctly. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.
1 The Gemini 8 flight was a great success. ______
2 Gemini 8 landed in the western Pacific Ocean. ______
3 Three men from Apollo 11 walked on the Moon together. ______
4 The astronauts took some Moon plants back to the Earth. ______
5 Neil Armstrong received the Medal of Citizen. ______
1 The Gemini 8 flight was a great success. ______
2 Gemini 8 landed in the western Pacific Ocean. ______
3 Three men from Apollo 11 walked on the Moon together. ______
4 The astronauts took some Moon plants back to the Earth. ______
5 Neil Armstrong received the Medal of Citizen. ______
答案：1. F
解析：文中未提及“双子座8号”飞行任务是巨大成功，实际该任务因故障提前结束，并非成功。
2. T
解析：根据常识，双子座8号飞船在西太平洋海域着陆，该表述正确。
3. F
解析：阿波罗11号中只有阿姆斯特朗和奥尔德林在月球行走，共两人，不是三人。
4. F
解析：宇航员带回的是月球岩石（Moon rocks），不是月球植物。
5. F
解析：文中提到他被授予“自由勋章”（the Medal of Freedom），不是“公民勋章”（the Medal of Citizen）。
解析：文中未提及“双子座8号”飞行任务是巨大成功，实际该任务因故障提前结束，并非成功。
2. T
解析：根据常识，双子座8号飞船在西太平洋海域着陆，该表述正确。
3. F
解析：阿波罗11号中只有阿姆斯特朗和奥尔德林在月球行走，共两人，不是三人。
4. F
解析：宇航员带回的是月球岩石（Moon rocks），不是月球植物。
5. F
解析：文中提到他被授予“自由勋章”（the Medal of Freedom），不是“公民勋章”（the Medal of Citizen）。
B4 Millie is asking Simon some questions about Neil Armstrong. Help Simon answer her questions. Use the information on pages 22 and 23 to help you.
1 When did Armstrong become interested in flying?
2 How old was Armstrong when he became an astronaut?
3 What did Armstrong do when the spacecraft was out of control during his first trip into space?
4 What was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon?
5 How long did Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the Moon?
6 What did Armstrong mean by his famous words "one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind"?
1 When did Armstrong become interested in flying?
2 How old was Armstrong when he became an astronaut?
3 What did Armstrong do when the spacecraft was out of control during his first trip into space?
4 What was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon?
5 How long did Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the Moon?
6 What did Armstrong mean by his famous words "one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind"?
答案：1. He became interested in flying when he took his first flight at the age of six.
解析：根据前文时间线，1936年（6岁时）他进行了第一次飞行，由此对飞行产生兴趣。
2. He was 32 years old.
解析：1930年出生，1962年成为宇航员，1962-1930=32岁。
3. He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.
解析：对应知识点中“bring down”的例句及语境，他成功使失控飞船降落。
4. Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon.
解析：文中明确提到“together with Buzz Aldrin, he landed the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the Moon”。
5. They walked on the moon for about two hours and a half.
解析：原文“Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon for about two and a half hours”。
6. It was one small step on the Moon's surface for Armstrong, but for mankind, it meant a great achievement in space technology.
解析：文中对该名言的解释为个人一小步，人类在太空技术领域的一大步。
解析：根据前文时间线，1936年（6岁时）他进行了第一次飞行，由此对飞行产生兴趣。
2. He was 32 years old.
解析：1930年出生，1962年成为宇航员，1962-1930=32岁。
3. He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.
解析：对应知识点中“bring down”的例句及语境，他成功使失控飞船降落。
4. Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon.
解析：文中明确提到“together with Buzz Aldrin, he landed the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the Moon”。
5. They walked on the moon for about two hours and a half.
解析：原文“Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon for about two and a half hours”。
6. It was one small step on the Moon's surface for Armstrong, but for mankind, it meant a great achievement in space technology.
解析：文中对该名言的解释为个人一小步，人类在太空技术领域的一大步。