1、1.我从来没想过去太空旅行。我从来没想过去太空旅行。2.你认为火星上的生活怎么样？你认为火星上的生活怎么样？3.我原以为你喜欢火星。我原以为你喜欢火星。Ive never thought about traveling into space.How do you like life on Mars?I thought you liked Mars.Translation.planet n.行星行星crowded adj.拥挤的拥挤的polluted adj.被污染的被污染的rapid adj.快的快的,迅速的迅速的increase n.增加增加 passenger n.乘客乘客uncomfor
2、table adj.使人不舒服的使人不舒服的oxygen n.氧气氧气tasty adj.味道好的味道好的 specially adv.专门地，特地专门地，特地float vi.漂浮；飘浮漂浮；飘浮compare vt.&vi.比较比较interplanetary adj.行星间的行星间的network n.网络网络challenging adj.挑战性的挑战性的rapidly adv.快地，迅速地快地，迅速地(all)over again 再；重新再；重新at a/the speed of 以以的速度的速度in the form of 以以的形式的形式compare to/with 与与相比
3、相比Daniel wants to find out more about life in space in the future.He has found the article by a famous scientist who thinks humans could live on Mars by the next century.Marsthe surface of MarsThe surface of Mars is a little like the surface of Earth.It may be difficult to imagine when people will l
4、ive on the planet Mars.The lowest temperature will be-133(degrees centigrade)and the highest will be 27.spacecraftare too slow to carry large numbers of people to Marstravel at half the speed of lightby the year 2100Read the article quickly and find out the keywords of each paragraph.Para 1Para 2Par
5、a 3Para 4Para 5Para 6Para 7crowded,polluted (population,pollution)transportfood,water and airgravityhousesschoollifeB1 Daniel needs to check the meanings of some words in the article.Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.Write the correct letters in the blanks.a.for one
6、 purposeb.a second time from the beginningc.decide in what way things are similar or difficultd.having a nice tastee.full of peoplef.happening in a short period of the timeg.a person who rides in a car,bus,train,etc.but does not drive ith.the total number of people in an area,a country,etc.crowdedal
7、l over againrapidpassengerpopulationtastyspeciallycompareB2 Daniel is looking for more information on the Internet.Here are keywords he used and the links he got from the search engine.Help him match the keywords with the links.Write the correct letters in the blanks.1 crowded planet2 spacecraft 3 s
8、peed boots 4 space houses5 robot on Mars6 online teachera Need someone to teach you any time,any place?b Living in a space house is func All about the newest spacecraft that travel in spaced Out shoes can make you walk faster!e Robots could be of great help to people on Mars.f The population on the
9、Earth is still increasing rapidlyc.All about the newest spacecraft that travel in space crowded planetspacecraft speed boots space housesf.The population on Earth is still increasing rapidlyd.Our shoes can make you walk faster!b.Living in a round house is fun robot on Marsonline teachere.Robots coul
10、d be of great help to people on Marsa.Need someone to teach you any time,at any place?B3 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 crowd
11、ed and polluted.b People want to make friends with those from 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 co
12、mfortable.4 What would food on Mars be like?a Very tasty.b 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.
13、c In sleeping bags.7 What would schools be like on Mars?a 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.B4 Daniel is making a list of the differenc
14、es between life on the Earth today and life on Mars in 2100.Help him complete his list.Use the information from the article.It is polluted and crowed.It would be clean and have lots of space.Spacecraft are slow.There is enough water and oxygen.There are many kinds of tasty food.There would not be en
15、ough water or oxygen.Food would most probably be in the form of pills and would not be so tasty.Life on the Earth todayLife on Mars in 2100At the speed of light.Gravity is not a problem for us.Many people live in small flats.People have little time to relax.Students study at real schools.People migh
16、t live in houses with huge comfortable rooms.The gravity is only three-eighths of that on the Earth.People could have more time to relax.At online schools with“e-teachers”.Life on the Earth todayLife on Mars in 21001.Read the passage aloud.2.Find out the difficult sentences and discuss them with your classmates.
