课时作业1 Unit1 阅读专项（word练习）-【状元桥·优质课堂】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册（人教版2019）

课时作业(一)　阅读专项 (建议用时：35分钟) Ⅰ.第一节 Here are some of the science fiction books editors and readers have read and loved. The Calculating Stars(By Mary Robinette Kowal) What if space exploration isn't a choice but a necessity, driven by the knowledge that Earth would soon become unfit to live? That's what novelist Mary Robinette Kowal explores in her Lady Astronaut of Mars series.The book follows the mathematician and pilot Elma York, who dreams of becoming an astronaut herself. Red Moon(By Kim Stanley Robinson) Red Moon instantly transports the readers to the moon.The book opens with the journeys of Fred Fredericks, an American physicist, and Ta Shu, a famous Chinese travel reporter to the moon to work.In the world of the book, China has become the first political entity by virtue of advanced technology to live on the moon in a serious, long-term way. Before Mars(By Emma Newman) Emma Newman's science fiction sees a geologist arrives at a small Mars base after a lengthy journey, only to realize that things aren't as they seem.The base's AI is untrustworthy, and the main character finds a note by herself.She has no memory of writing, which warns her not to trust the base psychologist.Can she trust the sights before her? Or has the long trip damaged her mind? Artemis(By Andy Weir) In his second novel Artemis, Andy Weir follows Jasmine Jazz Bashara, a porter on the moon who's drawn into danger.Artemis is an entertaining read through an attractive future moon base, with plenty of one-sixth-gravity action and memorable twists.It's well worth reading.Plus, there's a talking book version read by Rosario Dawson. 语篇导读　主题语境：人与社会/文学。本文为应用文，介绍了四本科幻小说。 1．Why do humans explore space in the Lady Astronaut of Mars series? A．To find life forms in outer space. B．To develop science and technology. C．To deepen their knowledge of space. D．To search for a new planet to live on. 答案 D　 解析　细节理解题。根据The Calculating Stars部分可知，在《火星女宇航员》系列小说中，人类探索太空是为了寻找一个新的行星来居住，故选D项。 2．What can we read in Red Moo