Unit 4 Life on Mars
课题 九下U4P3 班级 姓名 等第
1. 人口(n.) 2. 行人(n.)
3. compare (v.) 4. 行星 (n.)
5. 使人不舒服的(adj.) 6. float（v.)
7. 网络（n.）_____________ ______ 8.challenging（adj.） _____________
9. 迅速地（adv.）___________________ 10.截止到2100年_______________________
11. 人口迅速的增长 12.随着科技的进步
13.以光速 14.生病
15.阻止某人做某事 16. so that
回顾文章Reading，浏览表格，小组讨论。
Life on Mars Life on Earth
Advantages（优点） Disadvantages （缺点） Advantages Disadvantages
1.not crowded or polluted 1.low gravity is dangerous 1.food is tasty and fresh 1.crowded and polluted
2.no heavy traffic 2.food is not fresh or tasty 2.travel is comfortable 2.not much space
3.have more space 3.travel will make people sick 3.we can breathe the air 3.noisy
4.robots will do our work 4.too cold to go outside 4.we can go to theatres, concerts,etc. 4.not very exciting or unusual
5.more time for hobbies 5.far away from friends
1. Earth is becoming more and more crowded and polluted because of the rapid increase in population.
more and more 加强程度，表示“越来越……”结构：比较级+比较级
e.g. younger and younger, faster and faster, better and better, more and more careful, more and more comfortable
2. Because our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars at present.
①too + adj. + to do…/ 太···而不能
②so … that … can’t …/ 如此···以至于···不能···
③… adj. + enough to do … 足够···做···
e.g. Sandy太年轻了而不能去上学。
①Sandy is too young to go to school.
②Sandy is so young that she can’t go to school.
③Sandy is not old enough to go to school.
3. at the speed of
By the year 2100, the journey might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed of light.
e.g. The speed of the light is nearly 300,000,000 meter per second.
The cars are driving at high speed.
We should move at the speed of 100 kilometers per hour.
4. in the form of “以……的形式”
—Would you like the food in the form of pills
—Of course not. I hate eating pills so far.
life on Mars would be interesting as well as challenging. 火星上的生活不仅有挑战性，还很有趣。
“as well as”意味“不但···而且···”
Eg. They visited the museum as well as the zoo. 他们不仅参观了动物园，还参观了博物馆。
6.compared with/to“与……相比较”
—I compared the first report with the second.
—You did a good job.
7. so that “以便”，表目的
We should plant more trees so that we can have a better environment.
8.have a computer connected to … 有一台电脑与···连接。过去分词短语作后置定语。
—What do you read in your spare time
—The books written by Han Han are my favourite.
Ⅰ．根据句意, 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
1.There is something wrong with the mouse (connect) to the computer.
2.These days the buses are always (crowd) with people.
3.As we know, Huawei technology has been developing (rapid).
4.People would have to wear those special boots to prevent themselves from (float) off into space.
5. When faced with difficult situations in their lives, many people find them too
(challenge) and give up.
6.There are many kinds of (taste) food in Huai’an.
7.The boots are (special) designed for the people who want to move to Mars.
8.We can live a better life if we create a less (pollute) world.
Ⅱ．单项选择
( )1. of the workers in this factory is about two hundred, and
of them are women workers.
A.The number; first third B.The number; one third
C.A number; one third D.A number; first third
( )2.Tom can’t understand it. Let’s express it a question.
A.in the shape of B.in the form of
C.on the shape of D.on the form of
( )3.My mother doesn’t like stories have sad endings.
A.that B.who C.where D.those
( )4.—This small town is developing so fast these years.
—Yes. But it’s said that at the same time, the air is getting polluted.
A.more and most B.most and most C.more and more D.much and more
( )5. on Mars have to wear special boots themselves heavier.
A.Human; to make B.Humans; to make
C.Human; make D.Humans; making
( )6.We don’t know , but it tells us the importance of friendship.
A.what the story is about B.whether the story is true
C.when did the story take place D.why do you tell the story
Ⅲ .完成句子
1.火星上的食物很可能会以药片的形式存在,而且味道没那么美味。
Food on Mars would most probably be pills and would not .
2.与QQ相比,现在微信更受欢迎。
QQ, WeChat is now. Unit 4 Life on Mars
课题 九下U4P4 班级 姓名 等第
1. aware (adj.) 2. 围绕；将···圈起来(v.)
3.一致；同意(n.)→ 4.distance(n.)
5. Possible →(n.) 6. alien（n.）
7. 疑问，疑惑（v.） 8.strange(adj.)→（n.）
9. 外太空 10.和···一样美味
11.稀薄的空气 12.室内操场
13.提醒某人某事 14.对···确信
用介词短语把状语从句转换成简单句
阅读P56页三组例句，小组合作探究语法规则，并且完成 Learning about outer space。
介词短语 状语从句
at the age of→ when sb. be+基数词+（years old）
because of→ because+句子
without→ if···not
after→ after+句子
(in order) to→ so that+句子
用介词短语把宾语从句转换成简单句
阅读P57页两组例句，小组合作探究语法规则，并且完成About the planet Mars。
介词短语 宾语从句
remind sb. of→ remind sb. +从句
be sure/certain about→ be sure/certain +从句
3. 用介词短语把定语从句转换成简单句
阅读P58页两组例句，小组合作探究语法规则，并且完成Curious about Mars部分的C1和C2。
介词短语 定语从句
名词+with短语→ 名词+从句
名词+in短语→ 名词+从句
1.
receive 收到 指客观上收到或拿到，但主观上不一定会接受
accept 接受 指主观上愿意接受
eg. The girl accepted the man’s ring with happiness. 这个女孩儿高兴地接受了男子的戒指。
at the age of+基数词 在···岁时
eg. He could play the guitar at the age of four. 他4岁就会弹吉他了。
smell①(n.)气味；味道②(n.)嗅觉③(v.)闻到
remind sb.of sth. 使某人想起某事
remind sb.to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
doubt ①(n.)疑惑；疑问 no doubt无疑；确实地 without doubt毫无疑问
②(v.)怀疑 sb.+doubt+if/whether从句
sb.+否定+doubt+that从句
Ⅰ．根据句意, 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
1.Yang Liwei spent about 21 hours (circle) the Earth 14 times in his spaceship.
2.The two cities have reached an (agree) to develop science and technology.
3.He was late for school again because of (get) up late.
4.The women knew nothing of the dead girl. They were (strange).
5.[2019·淮安] The (possible) that there is life on other planets has always encouraged scientists to explore outer space.
Ⅱ．单项选择
( )1.—Hurry up, or we’ll be late.
—Take your time. It’s just short distance from here to cinema.
A./; the B.a; the C.the; a D./; a
( )2.I didn’t know they could pass the exam or not.
A.why B.when C.that D.whether
( )3. —What are you looking for
—I’m looking for the dictionary you lent me last week.
A.who B.what C.that D.when
( )4.Now more and more people are the dangers of drinking and driving.
A.tired of B.aware of C.fond of D.proud of
( )5.His opinions are similar yours but different Julia’s.
A.to; from B.from; to C.as; with D.with; as
( )6. —I’m not sure if I copied the address . Can you check it for me
—No problem. Let’s check it together.
A.without difficulty B.without instructions C.without mistakes D.without doubt
( )7.It’s difficult to imagine life would be like without water.
A.when B.what C.where D.which
( )8.Although I am a foreigner, I never doubt the Great Wall is well worth .
A.whether; visiting B.if; a visit C.that; a visit D.that; to visit
( )9.—Have you heard of the song Where did the time go
—Yes.It often the old days and love of my family when I hear it.
A.puts me down B.reminds me of C.shows me off D.helps me out
Ⅲ .根据所给中文意思, 用英语完成下列各句
1.毫无疑问,母爱是世界上最伟大的爱。
, the love of a mother is in the world.
2.未来人们可能搬到另一个行星,因为地球上的人口正在迅速增长。
People might in the future because the population on the Earth .
3.令她惊讶的是,她所有的同学都点头赞成。
, her classmates all nodded .
4.在83岁时,老约翰在睡梦中安然辞世。
83, Old John peacefully in the sleep.
5.这食物的味道使他想起了他妈妈做的可口的饭菜。
of the food reminded him of cooked by his mother. Unit 4 Life on Mars
课题 九下U4P2 班级 姓名 等第
1. 拥挤的(adj.) 2. 被污染的(adj.)
3. 迅速的(adj.) 4. 增加 (n.)
5. 乘客(n.) 6. 味道好的（adj.)
7. 专门地（adv.）______________________ 8.迅速地（adv.） _____________
9. 再；重新___________________________ 10.以···的速度_______________________
11. 以···的形式 12.与···相比
1.预习Reading，完成课本54页的B1。
2.速读Reading，完成55页Part B3，完成单选题。
3. Skim the text and get the main idea. 浏览文本给文章分段，且获取文章大意。
Part 1 Para 1 on Earth
Part 2 Paras on Mars in some ways
Part 3 Paras of life on Mars
Part 4 Para 7 Conclusion
4. Scan the article and answer some questions. 再次阅读文章，选出正确选项。
(1) How long does it take to fly to Mars at present
A. Hours. B. Months. C. Years.
(2) How are we going to breathe on Mars
A. We will carry air tanks. B. Plants will produce oxygen.
C. We will live in domes.
(3) Will gravity be a big problem
A. No, we will tie ourselves to the planet. B. Yes, many people will get lost.
C. No, we will wear special boots.
(4) How will we study, do our homework and take exams
A. We will not need to learn anything. B. In online schools.
C. In normal schools.
(5) Will the journey to Mars be enjoyable
A. Yes, it will be very comfortable. B. No, it will be very uncomfortable.
C. No, it will be terrible.
5. Detailed reading. 细节阅读。
Read Para 1 and answer two questions.
(1) When can we live on the planet Mars
(2) Why do we need to move to Mars
Read Para 2 and fill in the blanks.
At present, spacecraft are ________ and it takes ________ to fly to Mars.
By the year 2100, they would travel at ____________ and it might take _________________.
Read Paras 3 & 4 and do some T or F exercises.
( ) (1) Humans need food, water and air to survive.
( ) (2) Plants can produce oxygen and water that humans need.
( ) (3) Mars has three times the gravity of Earth.
( ) (4) People would have to wear special boots to prevent themselves floating off into space.
Read Paras 3 & 4 and fill in the blanks.
Disadvantages of life on Mars
(1) Meals will probably be in the form of ______ and will not be as ____ as they are today.
(2) Space travel makes people feel ______ and very ______________.
Read Paras 5 & 6 and fill in the blanks.
Advantages of life on Mars
(1) People will have ________ space. (2) ________ will do most of our work.
(3) We’ll have more time for ________. (4) Students will study in ________ schools.
It is hoped that people could start all over again and build a better world on Mars. 人们有望能够在火星上重新开始，建设一个更好的世界。
句型It is hoped that···表示“···可以指望”指说话人希望如此。
Here is what life there could be like. 这里描述的是火星上的生活是什么样子。
句子中的what life there could be like作谓语动词is的表语。
carry large numbers of passengers to Mars 运送大批乘客去火星 large numbers of 表示“大量的”，可以接可数名词复数。
travel at the speed of light 以光速飞行 短语“ at the speed of ”意思是“以···的速度”
eg. The car is moving at the speed of 100 kilometers per hour. 小汽车正以每小时100公里的速度形式。
Food would most probably be in the form of pills and would not be so tasty. 食物很大可能会以药片的形式存在，而且味道没那么可口。
句中的“in the form of”意思是“以···形式”。
The gravity on the Mars is only about three-eighths of that on the Earth. 火星上的重力大约只有地球上的八分之三。分数表达法：子基母序，分子用基数词，分母用序数词。当分子大于等于2时，分母用序数词的复数。 Three-fifths (五分之三) of the students in my class are girls.
Ⅰ．根据句意, 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
1. (compare) with newspapers or TV, the Internet offers people more information.
2. (human) are polluting the Earth all the time.
3.Life on Mars would be interesting as well as (challenge).
4.There will be (probable) no rain tomorrow.
5.I couldn’t fall asleep because the bed was so (comfortable).
6.Our Earth is becoming more and more (pollute) because of the rapid increase in population. Unit 4 Life on Mars
课题 九下U4P1 班级 姓名 等第
1. 头盔(n.) 2. 氧气罐(n.)
3. 干粮(n.) 4. 电源包 (n.)
5. 睡袋(n.) 6. 重力（n.)
7. 思考做某事___________________________ 8.我够不着我的食物 _____________ ________
9. 我希望如此___________________________ 10.住在火星上会是怎么样？______________________
11. 听起来相当无聊 12.火星上将会没有污染
1.完成课本51页Part A。
2.阅读课本51页Part B，完成表格。
Listen and fill in the form
Life on Mars 1. _________ gravity 2. wear _________ boots 3. need __________ bags 4. eat ___________ food 5. no _____________
Feelings _____________
3.朗读Eddie与Hobo 的对话，回答下列任务。
① Did Hobo think Eddie like Mars
______________________________________________________
② Why does Eddie hate life on Mars
______________________________________________________
1.Hobo:Wow,I've never thought about travelling into space.霍波：哇，我从未想过到太空旅行。
Eddie:Me neither.埃迪：我也是。
否定回答Me neither 为非正式用法，正是回答为Neither have I。
2.think about (doing) sth. 思考（做）某事
eg.I am thinking about what to do tomorrow？我正在思考明天要做什么？
3.How do you like your life on Mars 你如何看待火星上的生活？
How do you like/find···？=What do you think of···？
4.get to的一词多义
① get to sp. =reach sp.=arrive in/at sp.到达某地
② get to sth.够得着某物
eg. The apples in the tree are too high to get to. 树上的苹果太高了而够不着。
5.What would it be like to live on Mars 火星上的生活将会是什么样子？
be like 像···
eg.What is he like 他是什么样的人？
6.That sounds quite boring.听起来相当无聊。
Ⅰ．根据句意, 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
1.Everyone in the world should focus on the air (pollute).
2. ----I don’t like coffee. -----Me____________(也不).
3.The green dress in the shop window was ________(special) designed for a famous actress.
4.I am thinking about (travel) to Shanghai Disneyland.
5. Maybe poor people will be able _________(travel) around the world in the future.
6.You should wear a __________________(a hard hat that protects the head).
7.Whose is that _________________(sleep) bag
8.You should take a __________________(电源) pack with you.
9.She doesn’t like to eat (dry) food because it is not fresh.
Ⅱ．完成句子
1.我从来没有考虑过在城里购买房子。
I had never ______________________ a house in town.
2.你认为他的新书如何？
___________________________ his new book
3.火星上将没有污染吗？
Would there ____________________________
4.我想知道未来的太空生活会是什么样？
I want to know _______________________________ in space in the future.
5.由于重力问题，我们在火星上将不得不穿特殊的靴子。
_______________ the gravity, we would _________________________ on Mars.
6.有机器人为他们做所有的家务该多好啊！
It’ll be _____________________________ all the housework for them.
Ⅲ .单项选题
( )1.People will float around in _____space because there’s no gravity.
A. a B. an C the D. /
( )2.---The documentary A bite of ChinaⅡ is quite popular around China recently. How do you like it
---______________.
A.I think so B. Pretty good C. It’s my pleasure D. All right
( )3. There is no life on Mars,____________
A. is it B. isn’t it C. is there D. isn’t there
( ) 4. -- I don’t know ________ or not. – Neither do I. You may ask his teacher.
A. whether he is at school B. if he is at school
C. that he is at school D. whether is he at school
( ) 5. Special boots make it ______ to walk on Mars.
A. easily B. easy C. well D. probably
( ) 6. It’s very difficult for us __________ Mars.
A. to live B. to live in C. living on D. to live on
IV.根据内容完成短文(每空仅限1词)
Eddie and Hobo are now on ___________. Hobo is excited because he’s never ________ about travelling
into __________. But Eddie says he _______ it. Hobo is very surprised because he thought Eddie ________ Mars. Eddies tells him that he can’t _________ his food because of the ___________.Unit 4 Life on Mars
课题 九下U4P5 班级 姓名 等第
1.优势、有利条件 (n.) → 2. 劣势、不利条件(n.) →
3.风险、危险(n.)→ 4.毕竟
5.担心做某事 6.搬离···
7.以···开始 8.practise doing sth.
9.in order to 10.冒险做某事
11开展、实施 12.学生的百分数
Listen and fill Part A1. 听A1并且完成笔记。
Listen and fill Part A2，then discuss. 听A2完成列表。
根据A1和A2，完成A3。
听speak up, 回答问题。
(1) Who would like to live on Mars, Simon or Daniel
Would Sandy like to live on Mars Why or why not
5. Read Kitty’s self-assessment and answer the following questions. 阅读Kitty的自测表且回答下列问题。
(1) Does Kitty often speak English in class
What mistakes does she often make in her English study
Is Kitty good at English listening
What problems does she have in her English study
carry out 开展；实施 含有按照某个要求或准则进行的意思。且并与往往是表示“工作、活动、职责、 命令、计划”等名词。
Eg. I will try to catty on the work although it is difficult.尽管困难，但我还是会继续开展这项工作。
Percentage（n.）百分率、百分数。常用高（high）和低（low）来形容百分率。
The percentage of ···的百分率
Eg. The percentage of married womene who have part-time job is high. 已婚妇女的兼职比例很高。
move away from···搬离···
Eg. He moved away from the hotel just now. 他刚刚离开旅馆。
disadvantage（n.）缺点、不利条件。反义词为advantage，意为“优点、有利条件”。
Eg. There are some disadvantages to the plan. 这个计划有不利因素。
Eg. He had the advantage of a good education. 他有受过良好教育的优势。
miss
①(v.)错过；未赶上
②(v.)想念
③(n.)错失、过失
start with···以···开始
Eg. It is easier to start with a small problem.从较小的问题入手会更容易。
worried（adj.）担心的 发愁的
be worried about担心···
worry：①（v.）（使）担心、发愁
②（不可数名词）烦恼、担忧
Eg. Too much worry made him unhappy. 烦恼太多使他不开心。
③（可数名词）烦恼的事
Eg. My father has a lot of worries. 我父亲有许多烦心的事。
after all 毕竟；终究
Eg. Don’t be so hard on him. After all, he is your only child. 别对他太苛刻了。毕竟，你就这么一个孩子。
9.
Be afraid of doing sth. 担心或害怕出现某种后果 She was afraid of losing her job.她害怕失去她的工作。
Be afraid to do sth. 因害怕而不敢做某事 He is afraid to go out alone at night. 他不敢晚上一人出去。
10.
have/has been to 去过某地，现在已经回来 I have been to the Great Wall.我去过长城。
have/has go to 去了某地，还没有回来 He has gone to Beijing. 他去了北京。
have/has been in 待在某地，从过去一直延续到现在。 My family have been in Nanjing since 1998. 自1998年以来我家人就一直待在南京。
risk ①（n.）危险；风险
②（及物动词）冒险
the risk of...···的风险
take a risk 冒险
Eg. Eating junk food can increase the risk of the illness.吃垃圾食品会增加生病的风险。
Eg. I couldn't risk missing the train. 我不能冒错过火车的风险。
in order （not）to+动词原形 为了(不)···
Eg. He got up early in order not to be late for school. 他早起是为了不上学迟到。
Ⅰ．根据句意, 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
1.You may get ill from (stay) up too late.
2.If you can’t speak English well, you’ll be at a big (advantage) when you try to get a good job.
3.The captain(船长) was not willing to risk (take) his ship through the straits(海峡).
4.A survey about why teenagers like pop stars so much was (carry) out in our school last Friday.
Ⅱ．完成句子
1.有时候制订计划容易而执行计划却很难。
Sometimes it’s easy but very difficult to .
2. 昨天这个节目以一个关于学习和业余爱好的关系的讨论开始。
The programme a discussion about the relationship between yesterday.
3.不要和汤姆生气,毕竟他只是一个小孩子。
Don’t Tom. He is only a small boy . Unit 4 Life on Mars
课题 九下U4P6 班级 姓名 等第
1.goods (n.) 2. 电子的(adj.)
3.entertainment(n.) 4.火星生活指南
5.感觉像 6.公共交通系统
7.prefer更喜欢
（did）
（done）
（doing）
Learn to organize ideas. 学会组织自己的想法。
Clothing Food Housing Transport
People would have to wear special boots to prevent them from floating off into space. … Plants couldn’t grow. People would have to eat dried food. Food would be in the form of pills and would not be so tasty. … Air is provided at home. They need sleeping bags to keep them in place while sleeping. Humans could live in houses with huge comfortable rooms … Everything will float in the air. Traffic would not be so heavy. …
Complete the spidergram in Part A. 完成P62的A部分。
Make sentences with the information in the spidergram.用蛛网图的信息进行造句。
Help Daniel complete the draft. 根据表格提示，帮助Daniel完成草稿P63的B部分,且学习相关英语写作的构成。
Paragraph One Beginning
Paragraph Two Money
Paragraph Three Entertainment
Paragraph Four Shopping
Paragraph Five Transport
Paragraph Six End
goods（名词.）（复数）商品；货物。用作主语时，谓语动词一般用复数形式。
eg. These goods belong to Miss Smith. 这些货物是史密斯小姐的。
electronic（形容词）电子的；电子操纵的
electronic music 电子音乐
electronic control 电子控制
entertainment（名词）娱乐；消遣
eg. Everyone just sits in front of the TV for entertainment. 大家就都坐在那儿电视机前欣赏节目。
feel like
①感觉像··· 摸起来像···
eg. The wallet feels like leather. 这个钱包摸上去像是皮的。
②想要 like作介词，后跟动名词
eg. I don’t feel like eating anything. 我什么也不想吃。
Prefer（及物动词）更喜欢（preferred，preferred，preferring）
①prefer+名词/代词 更喜欢
eg. Do you prefer coffee or tea 你更喜欢咖啡咖啡还是茶？
②prefer to do sth. 更喜欢做某事；宁愿做某事
eg. I prefer to stay at home on Sunday. 星期天，我更喜欢待在家里。
③prefer not to do sth. 不喜欢做某事；不愿做某事
eg. I prefer not to eat too much food that is fried. 我不愿吃太多油炸食品。
④prefer （doing）A to （doing）B 与（做）B相比更喜欢（做）A
eg. I prefer staying at home to going out. 与外出相比，我更喜欢待在家里。
⑤prefer sb. to do sth. 更希望某人做某事
eg. We prefer you to stay for dinner. 我们更希望你留下来吃晚饭。
⑥prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.=would rather do sth. than do sth. 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事
Ⅰ．适当形式填空
1.I don’t feel like (eat) anything today.
2.Here is the list of the (visit) names. They will get to our city tomorrow.
3.It’s reported that the plastic (pollute) is harming the ocean.
4.Why not buy your father a new (electron) shaver.
5.You’d better face challenges bravely instead of (run) away from them.
6.As we know, the flour can’t (store) with water.
Ⅱ．完成句子
1.游客们需要一名导游来带他们参观这座城市,它的美丽让他们感觉就像回到了家。
Tourists need a guide to the city and its beauty makes them
they are back home.
2.如果你不想在火星上开车,你可以乘坐没有空气污染的公交车。
If you on Mars, you can take the bus .
3.在火星上很难找到来自地球的货物。
from the Earth on Mars.
4.作为一个来自地球的游客,我更喜欢在剧院里看电影。
As , I films in a theatre.
