Unit 4 Life on Mars Reading (1) 学习任务与评价单（含答案）

Unit 4 Life on Mars Reading (1) 学习任务与评价单
日期：________ 姓名：___________ 自我评价：__________
一、背诵默写生词
行星 ___________________
拥挤的 ___________________
被污染的 ___________________
快的，迅速的 ___________________
增加 ___________________
再；重新 ___________________
乘客 ___________________
以…的速度 ___________________
使人不舒服的；不舒适的 ___________________
氧气 ___________________
以…的形式 ___________________
味道好的 ___________________
专门地，特地 ___________________
飘浮；漂浮 ___________________
比较 ___________________
与…相比 ___________________
行星间的 ___________________
网络 ___________________
挑战性的 ___________________
快地，迅速地 ___________________
二、重点短语默写
人口的快速增长 ___________________
火星上的重力 ___________________
创造一个更好的世界 ___________________
开发能够在火星上生长的植物 ___________________
到2100年 ___________________
在某些方面 ___________________
大约只有地球重力的八分之三 ___________________
与地球上的生活相比 ___________________
住在带有宽敞舒适房间的房子里 ___________________
以光的速度 ___________________
变得越来越拥挤 ___________________
有更多休闲的时间 ___________________
火星之旅 ___________________
运载大量乘客 ___________________
飘进太空 ___________________
做他们大部分的工作 ___________________
在网络学校学习 ___________________
一台连接着星际网络的电脑 ___________________
到目前为止 ___________________
我们自己的星球 ___________________
三、根据提示完成句子
1. 有些人认为人类可以在2100年之前在火星上生活。
Some people believe that ________ could live on the ________ Mars _________ the year 2100.
2. 由于人口的快速增长，我们自己的星球--地球，正变得越来越拥挤，污染越来越严重。
Our own _________, the Earth, is becoming ______ ______ _______ _________ and __________ because of the ______ ___________ in population.
3. 希望人们能够重新开始，在火星上建立一个更美好的世界。
It is hoped that people could ______ ______ _______ _______ and ______ ____ ______ _______ on Mars.
句型It is hoped that ..表示“……可以指望”，指说话者希望如此。如：
_____ ____ _____ _____ we can finish the project before this weekend. 我们有望在本周末前完成此项目。
4. 以下是那里的生活可能是什么样子。 ________ is _______ life there could ______ _______.
5. 目前，我们的航天器速度太慢，无法将大量的乘客运送到火星--这将花费几个月的时间。
____ ________, our spacecraft are _____ slow ____ carry ______ ________ ____ ____________ to Mars—it would ________ __________.
句中的large numbers of表示“大量的”，也可以说a large number of。如：许多人在国庆假期去旅游。
_______ _______ _____ / __ _____ _______ _____ people go travelling during the National Day holiday.
6. 随着技术的发展，到2100年，乘坐以光速行驶的宇宙飞船，这段旅程可能只需要20分钟！
_______ ______ _________ ______ ___________, by the year 2100, the ____________ might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel _____ _____ ______ _____ _________!
短语at a/the speed of意思是“以……的速度”。如：小汽车正以每小时100公里的速度行驶。
The car is moving _____ ______ _______ ________ 100 ___________ ______ ________.
7. 然而，宇宙飞船的行进速度如此之快，以至于前往火星的旅程可能会非常不舒服。
________, the spacecraft would travel _____ fast ______ the journey to Mars might be quite ______________.
8. 很多人都会感到不适。Many people would _______ _______.
9. 没有水、氧气或食物，人类就无法生存。Humans cannot __________ without _______, _______ or _____.
10. 到目前为止，没有人知道火星上是否有足够的水或氧气给那里的人们使用。
____ ______, nobody knows __________ there would be ______ ______ or _______ on Mars for people there.
11. 此外，科学家们还不确定植物是否能在火星上生长。
____________, scientists are not ________ whether plants could _______ on Mars.
12. 食物很可能是以药丸的形式出现，而且不会那么美味。
Food would most probably be _____ _____ _____ ______ ________ and would not be so _______.
句中的in the form of意思是“以……形式”。如：欢迎以钱的形式帮助。
Help _______ ______ _______ ______ _________ will be welcome.
13. 重力可能是另一个问题。火星上的重力大约只有地球上的八分之三。
_______ could be ________ problem. The _________ on Mars is only about ___________ of ____ on the Earth.
在做比较时，我们常用that/those 指代句中类似或相同的那一部分。通常that 用于指代可数名词单数或不可数名词，those用于指代可数名词复数。此句中的that指代前面的gravity。如：
The air on Mars is much thinner than _________ on the Earth. 火星上的空气要比地球上的稀薄很多。
14. 人们将不得不穿着专门设计的靴子，以防止自己漂浮到太空中。
People would have to wear boots that are ____________ _________ to prevent themselves from ________ off into space.
15. 与地球上的生活相比，火星上的生活在某些方面会更好。
____________ _________ life on the Earth, life on Mars would be better _____ _______ ________.
16. 人们会有更多的空间。他们可能住在有巨大且舒适房间的房子里。
People would have more _______. They might live in houses _______ huge ____________ rooms.
17. 此外，机器人将完成大部分工作，以便他们有更多的时间放松。
________, robots would do most of their work ____ _______ they could have more time _____ _______.
18. 火星上可能不会有学校。
There would ___________ be no ___________ on Mars.
19. 每个学生在家里都会有一台连接到星际网络的电脑。
Every student would have a computer at home ___________ _________ an interplanetary network.
20. 他们将会在有“电子教师”的网络学校学习。
They would study at ___________ ____________ with “_______________”.
21. 火星上的生活不仅具有挑战性，还是有趣的。
Life on Mars would be ___________ ________ ________ _________ _____________.
短语as well as意思是“不但……而且，既……又”。注意这一短语在译成中文时，应先译as well as 后面的内容，再译前面的。如：他们不但参观了动物园，还参观了博物馆。
They visited the ___________ as well as the __________.
四、技能提升：选词填空
be surface near face planet
large away ocean it run
We live on Earth. It's our home. But how much do you know about it Let me tell you something about our Earth.
The Earth is like a _________ ball. Like the other seven __________, the Earth is running around the sun. It's the third _________ one to the sun. It takes the Earth about 365 days ___________ around the sun. At the same time, the Earth is going around ___________. If you are in space, you can see lots of white clouds over the ______ of the Earth. Through the clouds, you can see the blue colour of the ________, and the brown colour of the land. About 70% of the Earth ________ covered with water.
Why do we have day and night When the half of the Earth is ______ the sun, it's daytime. As the Earth turns, and this half is ________ from the sun, night is coming. And it's daytime for the other half.
参考答案：
一、背诵默写生词
planet
crowded
polluted
rapid
increase
(all) over again
passenger
at a/the speed of
uncomfortable
oxygen
in the form of
tasty
specially
float
compare
compare to/with
interplanetary
network
challenging
rapidly
二、重点短语默写
the rapid increase in population
the gravity on Mars
build a better world
develop plants that can grow on Mars
by the year 2100
in some ways
only about three-eights of the gravity on Earth
compared with life on the Earth
live in houses with huge comfortable rooms
at the speed of light
become more and more crowded
have more time to relax
the journey to Mars
carry large numbers of passengers
float off into space
do most of their work
study at online schools
a computer connected to an interplanetary network
so far
our own planet
三、根据提示完成句子
1. 有些人认为人类可以在2100年之前在火星上生活。
Some people believe that _humans_ could live on the _planet_ Mars __by_ the year 2100.
2. 由于人口的快速增长，我们自己的星球--地球，正变得越来越拥挤，污染越来越严重。
Our own _planet_, the Earth, is becoming _more and more__ _crowded__ and _polluted_ because of the _rapid increase_ in population.
3. 希望人们能够重新开始，在火星上建立一个更美好的世界。
It is hoped that people could _start all over again__ and __build a better world__ on Mars.
句型It is hoped that ..表示“……可以指望”，指说话者希望如此。如：
__It is hoped that__ we can finish the project before this weekend. 我们有望在本周末前完成此项目。
4. 以下是那里的生活可能是什么样子。 _Here__ is _what_ life there could __be__ __like__.
5. 目前，我们的航天器速度太慢，无法将大量的乘客运送到火星--这将花费几个月的时间。
_At present_, our spacecraft are _too_ slow _to__ carry __ large numbers
of passengers_ to Mars—it would _take months__.
句中的large numbers of表示“大量的”，也可以说a large number of。如：许多人在国庆假期去旅游。
_Large numbers of__ / _A large number of_ people go travelling during the National Day holiday.
6. 随着技术的发展，到2100年，乘坐以光速行驶的宇宙飞船，这段旅程可能只需要20分钟！
__With the development of technology_, by the year 2100, the __journey__ might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel __at the speed of light_!
短语at a/the speed of意思是“以……的速度”。如：小汽车正以每小时100公里的速度行驶。
The car is moving _at the speed of light__ 100 _kilometres_ __per hour_.
7. 然而，宇宙飞船的行进速度如此之快，以至于前往火星的旅程可能会非常不舒服。
_However_, the spacecraft would travel _so_ fast _that_ the journey to Mars might be quite __uncomfortable_.
8. 很多人都会感到不适。Many people would _feel sick_.
9. 没有水、氧气或食物，人类就无法生存。
Humans cannot _survive_ without _water__, _oxygen_ or _food_.
10. 到目前为止，没有人知道火星上是否有足够的水或氧气给那里的人们使用。
_So far_, nobody knows _whether_ there would be _enough water__ or _oxygen_ on Mars for people there.
11. 此外，科学家们还不确定植物是否能在火星上生长。
__Moreover__, scientists are not _sure_ whether plants could _grow_ on Mars.
12. 食物很可能是以药丸的形式出现，而且不会那么美味。
Food would most probably be _ in the form of pills__ and would not be so _tasty_.
句中的in the form of意思是“以……形式”。如：欢迎以钱的形式帮助。
Help _ in the form of money___ will be welcome.
13. 重力可能是另一个问题。火星上的重力大约只有地球上的八分之三。
_Gravity_ could be _another_ problem. The _gravity_ on Mars is only about _three-eighths_ of _that_ on the Earth.
在做比较时，我们常用that/those 指代句中类似或相同的那一部分。通常that 用于指代可数名词单数或不可数名词，those用于指代可数名词复数。此句中的that指代前面的gravity。如：
The air on Mars is much thinner than _that__ on the Earth. 火星上的空气要比地球上的稀薄很多。
14. 人们将不得不穿着专门设计的靴子，以防止自己漂浮到太空中。
People would have to wear boots that are _specially designed_ to prevent themselves from _floating_ off into space.
15. 与地球上的生活相比，火星上的生活在某些方面会更好。
_Compared with__ life on the Earth, life on Mars would be better __in some ways_.
16. 人们会有更多的空间。他们可能住在有巨大且舒适房间的房子里。
People would have more _space_. They might live in houses _with_ huge _comfortable_ rooms.
17. 此外，机器人将完成大部分工作，以便他们有更多的时间放松。
_Also_, robots would do most of their work _so that__ they could have more time _to relax_.
18. 火星上可能不会有学校。
There would _probably_ be no _schools_ on Mars.
19. 每个学生在家里都会有一台连接到星际网络的电脑。
Every student would have a computer at home _connected to_ an interplanetary network.
20. 他们将会在有“电子教师”的网络学校学习。
They would study at __online schools__ with “_e-teachers_”.
21. 火星上的生活不仅具有挑战性，还是有趣的。
Life on Mars would be _ interesting as well as challenging__.
短语as well as意思是“不但……而且，既……又”。注意这一短语在译成中文时，应先译as well as 后面的内容，再译前面的。如：他们不但参观了动物园，还参观了博物馆。
They visited the _museum_ as well as the _zoo__.
四、技能提升：选词填空
be surface near face planet
large away ocean it run
We live on Earth. It's our home. But how much do you know about it Let me tell you something about our Earth.
The Earth is like a __large_ ball. Like the other seven _planets_, the Earth is running around the sun. It's the third _nearest_ one to the sun. It takes the Earth about 365 days _to run_ around the sun. At the same time, the Earth is going around __itself__. If you are in space, you can see lots of white clouds over the _surface_ of the Earth. Through the clouds, you can see the blue colour of the _ocean_, and the brown colour of the land. About 70% of the Earth _is_ covered with water.
Why do we have day and night When the half of the Earth is _facing_ the sun, it's daytime. As the Earth turns, and this half is _away_ from the sun, night is coming. And it's daytime for the other half.