内容正文:
Section Ⅳ Developing ideas, Presenting ideas & Reflection — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 识记本课时的重要语言点;
2. 阅读课文,理解课文内容,了解人类所面临的问题以及正在寻求的对策,明白保护地球的重要性;
3. 深刻理解环境对人类及其他动物的重要性,学会爱护环境、保护自然,同时明白适者生存的道理。
词汇互译
1. advanced adj. 高级的;先进的
2. wipe v. 擦,拭,揩
3. terrifying adj. 极其可怕的,骇人听闻的
4. nuclear adj. 核武器的
5. spacecraft n. 航天器,宇宙飞船
6. agency n. 机构;(尤指政府内的)局,部,处
7. consist v. 由……组成
8. infer v. 推断,推定
9. expose v. 使暴露(于险境)
10. 沙土,尘土 n. dust
11. 极具吸引力的;令人惊奇的 adj. stunning
12. 无人驾驶(操纵)的 adj. unmanned
13. (生长环境)恶劣的 adj. hostile
14. (航天器的)密封舱,太空舱 n. capsule
15. 树干 n. trunk
16. wipe out 彻底摧毁,消灭
17. in the meantime 在此期间,与此同时
18. search for 寻找
19. replace... by/with... 用……替代……
20. have an effect on 对……有影响
表格填空
Parts
Main ideas
Details
Part 1(Para. 1)
The background of Plan B.
Facing the greatest risk to life on Earth — 1. environmental problems, scientists are thinking of ways to 2. lower this risk and also put forward Plan B to prepare for the worst.
Part 2(Para. 2)
The reasons why Mars is the most likely choice for humans to live on.
Mars, which has 3. fascinated people since 4. ancient times, is relatively close to Earth and has an environment less 5. hostile than that of other planets, making it the most likely choice for humans to live on.
Part 3
(Para. 3
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Para. 4)
Human's exploration and
research on Mars.
To make Mars our 6. second home, we humans have been sending 7. unmanned spacecraft to it to collect information about it since the 1960s. Although it is difficult to reach and staying alive is also hard on it, the Biosphere 2 experiment and the recent 8. achievements of the scientists have both proved that it is not impossible for humans to live on Mars.
Part 4
(Para. 5)
The conclusion from Plan B.
At present, human settlement of Mars is still 9. decades away and the planet Earth is getting warmer, so what we humans should do now is taking much better 10. care of the planet Earth, which is the only one we have!
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. In the author's opinion, wh