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Unit 1 An Overview of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Aeronautics
Text 2 Astronautics
Part 2 Listening
The Differences Between Aeronautics and Astronautics
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 2 Flight Vehicle
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 A Brief Introduction to Flight Vehicles
Text 2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Classification
Part 2 Listening
Shenzhou VII
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 3 Airplane
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Why Can Airplanes Fly?
Text 2 Types of Airplanes
Part 2 Listening
Reciprocating Engines
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 4 Airport
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Layout of an Airport
Text 2 Functions of an Airport
Part 2 Listening
Airport Operation Centre
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 5 The Airlines
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Management of an Airline
Text 2 The World’s Top 10 Airlines
Part 2 Listening
Top Safest Airlines in the World
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 6 Types of Aviation
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Civil Aviation and General Aviation
Text 2 Sport Aviation
Part 2 Listening
General Aviation
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 7 A Brief Introduction to Civil Aviation
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 The Development of Civil Aviation in China
Text 2 Transportation of Passengers by Air
Part 2 Listening
Air Cargo Transportation
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 8 Pilot and Pilot’s License
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Pilot Education of Nanchang Institute of Technology
Text 2 Types of Pilot’s License
Part 2 Listening
Pilot’s License Test
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 9 Civil Aviation Flight Service
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Flight Insurance in the USA
Text 2 Airport Security Checks
Part 2 Listening
Cabin Crew and Cabin Service
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 10 Aeronautical Meteorology
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Weather and Aviation
Text 2 Meteorological Radar
Part 2 Listening
What Is Meteorology?
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 11 Laws and Rules of Civil Aviation
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Convention on International Civil Aviation
Text 2 Civil Aviation Law of the People’s Republic of China
Part 2 Listening
The History of ICAO and the Chicago Convention
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 12 Military Aviation
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 How Has War in the Air Changed over Time?
Text 2 The Different Types of Military Planes in Service Today
Part 2 Listening
Research on Military-Civilian Integration Development Strategies of General
Aviation Industry in the New Era
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 13 Aircraft Carrier
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 History of American Aircraft Carrier
Text 2 The Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong
Part 2 Listening
Aircraft Carrier
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 14 China’s National Space
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 History of China’s Space Development
Text 2 Major Development of China’s Space Industry
Part 2 Listening
China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 15 Space Flight
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 What Is Space?
Text 2 Commercial Spaceflight
Part 2 Listening
The Orion Space Capsule
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises
Unit 16 The Trend of Space Flight Development
Part 1 Reading
Text 1 Space Travelling
Text 2 Space War
Part 2 Listening
Deep Space
Part 3 Chinese Summary
Part 4 Exercises