공통영어2 천재 조수경 4과 변형문제

Lesson 4 Technology and Our Lives

Space Technology for Everyday Use

Did you know that many technologies around us ____ from space technology?

____ may not have realized it, but we have been enjoying the enormous benefits of space technology in our daily lives for a long time.

Let’s see how some examples of it have ____ invented and integrated into our daily lives already.




Memory foam

Memory foam was initially developed to ____ the effects of the force of gravity on astronauts during takeoff and landing.

Memory foam absorbs shock by changing ____ shape in reaction to pressure, and it can change its shape to match the body shape of an astronaut.

Once the pressure is lifted, memory foam gradually returns to its original shape, as if it remembered its ____ form.

Because of this characteristic, it is ____ “memory” foam.

It provides astronauts with improved protection and comfort ____ they are in their seats.

Since memory foam was first introduced into the public domain, it has ____ used in a number of products such as beds and sofas.




Water purifier

Today’s ____ purifier also originated from space technology.

While planning their human ____ exploration program, NASA scientists realized that it was impossible to load a sufficient amount of clean water into a spacecraft.

Then, they hit upon an idea that wastewater could be ____ once harmful bacteria were removed.

So they developed a water purification system that could successfully kill ____ bacteria.

Continued research ____ to the invention of a better water purification system that uses cartridges for longer missions that did not need to be replaced frequently.

This water purifying technique was developed for several ____ and then marketed for domestic use.




Air purifier

Another everyday ____ developed from space technology is the air purifier.

A reliable source of food was ____ for survival in space.

In order to get fresh food, astronauts had to ____ crops in the spacecraft.

____, there was a major obstacle.

When plants grow, ethylene ____ is produced.

It accelerates the aging of ____ and the decaying of fruits.

Since it was impossible to exchange gas for clean air while in space, scientists developed an air purification system to remove the ____.

Although the goal was to eliminate ethylene, the system could get rid of other ____ things from the air, too.

A private company recognized the potential of the air purification system and ____ a license to develop and commercialize it.


Wireless headset

The fourth invention is the ____ headset.

It was devised after an ____ incident NASA had experienced.

The second manned spacecraft launched by the U.S. completed ____ mission and successfully landed in the Atlantic Ocean.

The command pilot was waiting for the recovery team that would get ____ and the capsule from the ocean.

Everything was ____ smoothly until unexpectedly, the capsule started to leak.

Water flooded into the cabin before the team arrived, and the pilot ____ to escape, abandoning all of the spacecraft’s radio communications equipment.

This prevented him from ____ with the recovery team.

He was left floating in the ocean until he succeeded in visibly ____ the rescue helicopter’s attention.

After this accident, NASA and a partner company developed helmets equipped with a radio system that ____ communicate with a designated base station.

Later, wireless headsets using this system were ____ to the world.

____ days, Bluetooth technology has been incorporated into wireless headsets.

Now we can connect headsets wirelessly with mobile digital devices such as ____ and laptops.

In our daily lives, there are many other inventions that have their origins in space technology including the smartphone camera and the computer ____.

Private firms as well as ____ organizations have invested heavily in space technology for space exploration.

Therefore, we can expect that our future ____ will be significantly influenced by space technology that has not yet been invented.




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