内容正文:
Plan B:
Life on Mars?
Unit 6 Survival
Language points
第1段
1. all advanced life forms
2. wiped out
3. nuclear missiles,
4. jat the push of a button.
5. lower this risk
6. replace with
7. renewable energy.
8.prepare for the worst
高级生命体
彻底摧毁,消灭
3.核导弹
4.按一下按钮;轻易地
5.降低这种风险
6.用……取代/代替……
7.可再生能源
8.做好最坏的打算
第1段(语段语法填空)
In the 1960s and 1970s, the greatest fear was that the human race, and possibly all
1.__________(advance) life forms on the planet, could 2.__________ (wipe) out by nuclear missiles, just 3._______ the push of a button.Today, however, environmental problems have taken over as the greatest risk to life on Earth. Scientists are thinking of ways 4.______ (lower) this risk, such as replacing coal and oil with forms of renewable energy. But they are also preparing for the worst: what can we do if the5._________ (terrify) scenes in films such as The Day After Tomorrow happen in real life? What is our Plan B for Earth?
advanced
be wiped
at
to lower
terrifying
第2段
1. option
2. is relatively close to
3. hostile
4. enjoy worldwide popularity.
5. make efforts to do
6. educate ..... on .....
1. 选择
2. 相对接近……
3. 恶劣的环境/ 敌对的/不友好的
4. 享誉全球/在世界范围内广受欢迎
5. 努力做某事
6. 就……教导……/对……进行……方面的教育
One option is 1._____________ (explore) other planets to see if we could live on them. The most likely choice is Mars, 2.__________ is relatively close to Earth and has an environment less hostile than that of other planets. Mars has fascinated people since ancient times, and today our interest 3.________Martian exploration is greater than ever before.Films such as The Martian enjoy worldwide 4.___________(popular).More governments and organisations are making efforts 5._________(educate) the public on the Red Planet, for example, the Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert of theUS and the Mars Village in North-west China's Qinghai Province.
第2段(语段语法填空)
to explore
which
in
popularity
to educate
第3段
1. unmanned spacecraft
2. orbited the planet
3. stunning images.
4. search for
5. signs of life.
6. space agencies
7. manned missions
无人飞船
绕星球轨道运行
令人惊叹的图像
搜索,搜寻
5.生命迹象
6. 航天局
7. 载人任务
第3段(语段语法填空)
Since the 1960s, we have been sending unmanned spacecraft 1.________ Mars.Our probes have orbited the planet, 2._________(send) back valuable data and3.__________ (stun) images.Our robots have explored the Martian surface, testing the soil and searching for resources, water and signs of life.4.____________(Encourage) by discoveries over the years,space agencies of various countries are planning manned missions to Mars that could take place within the next 25 years.
to
sending
stunning
Encouraged
第4段
1. draw towards
2. solar radiation
3. even if
4. consisted of
5. be designed to do
6. function with
7. a better understanding of ......
8. succeed in doing
9. a variety of .....
10. be similar to
11. a big step forward.
被...所吸引
太阳辐射
即使;尽管
由…组成
被设计来做某事
与……协同运作/依靠……运行
对……的更好的理解
成功做某事
各种各样的
与……类似
向前的一大步
第4段(语段语法填空)
There is no doubt 1._____ humankind is drawn towards Mars, with dreams of making
it our second home. However,2.__________ (send) people there will require all the skill, courage and3.__________ (intelligent)of the human race. While the Moon can be reached within days, it would take months to 4._________(reach) Mars, travelling through dangerous solar radiation.And even if the first settlers do reach Mars safely, they may not be able to return to Earth- ever.Staying alive will be a daily challenge, but as proved by the Biosphere 2 experiment, not impossible.
that
sending
intelligence
to reach
As early as the 1980s, scientists were building Biosphere 2 in the Arizona desert. It consisted 5._______a closed space in which people, animals and plants could live together.The “closed” concept meant that the space was designed 6.___________(function) with its own oxygen, food and water, needing nothing from the outside world. Although the two-year experiment was not 7.______success, it did provide us 8.________ a better understanding of how humans might be able to live on another planet. More recently scientists have succeeded in 9._________(grow) a variety of plants in an environment similar 10.______ that on Mars. That definitely is a big step forward.
of
to function
a
with
growing
to
第5段
1. In the meantime
2. have a ...... effect on....
3. take much better care of .....
在此期间,与此同时
对……有影响
更好地照顾…
第5段
For now, human settlement of Mars is still decades away. 1.______the meantime, scientific research shows that the planet Earth is getting warmer. This change is being caused by human activity and is having a terrible effect
2.______ the biosphere. Until we are finally able to live on another planet, we need to take much better care 3.________our own. Right now, it's the only one we have!
In
on
of
More recently,scientists 6.__________ (succeed) in growing a variety of 7.___________ (plant) in conditions similar to those on Mars.That 8.__________ (definite) is a big step forward.In the meantime,scientific research shows that the planet Earth is getting warmer.This change is having a terrible effect 9.________ the biosphere.Before we can eventually live on another planet,we need to take much 10. ___________ (good) care of our own.Right now,it's the only one we have!
have succeeded
definitely
on
better
plants
Today,environmental problems have become the biggest risk to life on Earth.Scientists are working on ways to reduce this risk.
One option is to explore other planets 1._________ (see) if we could live on them.The most likely choice is Mars,2.__________ is relatively close to Earth and has an environment less hostile than 3. ________ of other planets.We have been sending unmanned spacecraft to Mars since the 1960s.Our probes have orbited the planet,4._______ (send) back valuable data and stunning images.Sending humans there,however,will require all the skill,courage and 5. __________ (intelligent) of the human race.
整篇文章语法填空(基础篇)
to see
which
sending
intelligence
that
Humans have long been exploring other planets to live on . The most likely choice is Mars, 1________ is relatively close to Earth and has an environment less hostile than that of other planets. Mars 2___________(fascinate) people since ancient times. Since the 1960s , we have been sending unmanned spacecraft to Mars. 3_____________(encourage) by discoveries over the years, space agencies of various countries are planning manned missions to Mars.
There is no doubt 4_____humans are drawn to Mars, 5____dreams of making it our second home. 6________, sending people there will require all the skill, courage, and 7___________(intelligent) of the human race. While the Moon can be reached within days, it would take months to reach Mars, 8___________(travel) through dangerous solar radiation. More recently, scientists have succeeded in growing a variety of plants in 9___environment similar to that on Mars. That 10 _______(definite) is a big step forward.
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has fascinated
Encouraged
that
with
However
intelligence
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definitely
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