1、Unit 4 Life on Mars Reading II Daniel is telling Simon about the article.Simon is very interested and is asking many questions.Help Daniel answer Simons questions.Circle the correct letters.1 Why would people move to Mars?a The Earth is crowded and polluted.b People want to make friends with those f
2、rom another planet.c Flying to Mars would be fun.2 How long does it take to fly to Mars at present?a Hours.b Months.c Years.3 What would the flight to Mars be like by the year 2100?a Fast and comfortable.b Fast but uncomfortable.c Slow but comfortable.4 What would food on Mars be like?a Very tasty.b
3、 Very sweet.c Not very tasty.5 Would gravity be a problem an Mars?a No,its not a problem.b Yes.Many people would get lost.c Yes,and people would wear special boots.6 Where might people live on Mars?a In houses with huge rooms.b On spacecraft.c In sleeping bags.7 What would schools be like on Mars?a
4、Very small.b Online schools.c Like those on the Earth.8 What does the writer think of life on Mars?a Better than life on the Earth.b Worse than life on the Earth.c There would be good and bad points.1.Our own planet,the Earth,is becoming more and more crowded and polluted because of the rapid increa
5、se in population.我们自己的星球我们自己的星球,地球地球,由于人口的快速由于人口的快速增长增长,变得越来越拥挤变得越来越拥挤,污染越来越严重。污染越来越严重。fast,quick和和rapid 1)fast既可用作形容词又可用作副词既可用作形容词又可用作副词,主要主要表示人或物体本身的速度快表示人或物体本身的速度快,如汽车开得如汽车开得快、人走得快、时间过得快等。快、人走得快、时间过得快等。2)quick常用作形容词常用作形容词,主要表示反应快、主要表示反应快、动作敏捷。动作敏捷。3)rapid是正式用语是正式用语,只用作形容词只用作形容词,语气较语气较强强,常用于表示抽象意义
6、的常用于表示抽象意义的“快速的快速的”,如价格涨得快、社会变革快等。如价格涨得快、社会变革快等。选用选用fast,quick或或rapid填空。填空。quick 1)My brother ate a _ breakfast and went to school in a hurry.2)Tom runs so _ that I cant catch up fast with him.rapid 3)We saw the _ development of the society these years.2.It is hoped that people could start all over
7、again and build a better world on Mars.人们有望能够在火星上重新开始人们有望能够在火星上重新开始,建设一建设一个更好的世界。个更好的世界。句型句型 It is hoped that表示表示“可以指可以指望望”,指说话者希望如此。指说话者希望如此。e.g.我们有望在本周前完成此项目。我们有望在本周前完成此项目。It is hoped that _ we can finish the project before this weekend.3.At present,our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbe
8、rs of passengers to Mars it would take months.目前目前,我们的宇宙飞船太慢了我们的宇宙飞船太慢了,无法运送大批无法运送大批的乘客去火星的乘客去火星-因为要花几个月的时间。因为要花几个月的时间。句中的句中的large numbers of 表示表示“大量的大量的”,也也可以说可以说a large number of。e.g.很多人在国庆假期去旅游。很多人在国庆假期去旅游。Large numbers of _ people go travelling during the National Day holiday.4.With the developm
9、ent of technology,by the year 2100,the journey might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed of light！随着科技的发展随着科技的发展,到到2100 年年,乘坐以光速飞行乘坐以光速飞行的宇宙飞船的宇宙飞船,行程或许只要大约行程或许只要大约20分钟！分钟！at a/the speed of的意思是的意思是“以以的速度的速度”。e.g.小汽车正以每小时小汽车正以每小时100公里的速度行驶。公里的速度行驶。at a speed of The car i
10、s moving _ 100 kilometers per hour.5.Food would most probably be in the form of pills and would not be so tasty.食物很大可能会以药片的形式存在食物很大可能会以药片的形式存在,而且而且味道没有那么可口。味道没有那么可口。in the form of 的意思是的意思是“以以的形式的形式”。e.g.欢迎以钱的形式资助。欢迎以钱的形式资助。Help _ money will be in the form of welcome.6.The gravity on Mars is only abo
11、ut three-eighths of that on the earth.火星上的重力大约只有地球上的八分之三。火星上的重力大约只有地球上的八分之三。在表示分数时在表示分数时,分子用基数词分子用基数词,分母用序数分母用序数词。分子如果大于词。分子如果大于1,分母须用复数形式。分母须用复数形式。分子、分母之间有无连字符均可。分子、分母之间有无连字符均可。e.g.1/3 one-third 2/5 two fifths 在做比较时在做比较时,我们常用我们常用that/those指代句中指代句中类者相同的那一部分。通常类者相同的那一部分。通常that用于指代用于指代可数名词数或者不可数名词可数名词
12、数或者不可数名词,those用于指用于指代可数名词复数。此句中的代可数名词复数。此句中的that指代前面指代前面的的gravity。e.g.火星上的空气要比起球上的稀薄很多。火星上的空气要比起球上的稀薄很多。The air on Mars is much thinner than _ on the earth.that 7.Compared with life on Earth,life on Mars would be better in some ways.与在地球上的生活相比与在地球上的生活相比,火星上的生活在有火星上的生活在有些方面要好些。些方面要好些。compare with 意思是
13、意思是“与与做比较做比较”。在句中是过去分词短语作状语在句中是过去分词短语作状语,此时此时with和和to可通用。可通用。e.g.与我们的那条路相比与我们的那条路相比,这条路繁忙得多。这条路繁忙得多。compared with This road is quite busy _ ours.8.Every student would have a computer at home connected to interplanetary network.每个学生家里都有一台电脑与星际网络每个学生家里都有一台电脑与星际网络连接。连接。connect to意思是意思是“与与连接连接”。这里的这里的co
14、nnected to是过去分词后置作定是过去分词后置作定语语,修饰修饰computer。connect to表示表示“把把 和和连连接起来接起来”。e.g.山姆想把鼠标和电脑连接起来。山姆想把鼠标和电脑连接起来。Sam wants to _ connect the mouse to the computer _.9.Life on Mars would be interesting as well as challenging.火星上的生活火星上的生活,不仅有挑战性不仅有挑战性,还很有趣。还很有趣。as well as意思是意思是“不但不但而且而且,既既又又”。注意这一短语在翻译成中文时。注意
15、这一短语在翻译成中文时,应先应先翻译翻译as well as后面的内容后面的内容,再翻译前面的。再翻译前面的。e.g.They visited the museum as well as the zoo.他们不但参观了动物园他们不但参观了动物园,还参观了博物还参观了博物馆。馆。1.At present,our spacecraft are too slow numbers to carry large _ of people.By 2100,the space shuttles might speed travel at the _ of light.2.Scientists are not
16、sure whether _ plants could grow on Mars.Food would probably be in the form of _ and would not be so _.pills tasty 3.The gravity on Mars only about three _(3/8)of the gravity on eighths Earth.People would have to wear _ special boots to prevent themselves from _ off into space.floating 4.Life on Mars will be _ than better _ on Earth in some ways.that space People have more _._ would do most of our work.Robots Every student would have a computer _ to an connected interplanetary computer network.1.Make a short passage about “Life on Mars”.2.Read the passages fluently.
