1、 Unit 12 Life on Mars（一）Mars /maz/ n. 火星helmet /helmt/ n. 头盔air tank /tk/ n. 氧气罐dried food n. 干粮power pack /pk/ n. 电源包sleeping bag n. 睡袋gravity /grvti/ n. 重力题一：Life in spaceDaniel is dreaming about visiting another planet. What should he take with him? Write the name of the item under each picture.a
2、ir tank computer dried food power pack sleeping bag space helmet special boots tent_ _ _ _ _ 来源:学+科+网_ _Daniel is talking to Amy about living on Mars. What would it be like? Daniel: What would it be like to live on Mars?Amy: Theres less gravity on Mars. Wed probably need to wear special boots. 来源:学。
3、科。网Daniel: Yes. And we might need sleeping bags too.Amy: I agree. Also, theres no fruit or vegetables, so we would have to eat dried food.Daniel: Well . that sounds quite boring! But there would be no pollution on Mars.Amy: I hope so. 题二：Translate the phrases.1. 去太空旅行 _ 2. 你认为怎么样? _ 3. 干粮 _ 4. 够到我的食
4、物 _ 5. 少一些重力 _ 6. 睡袋 _ 7. 我也不 _ Unit 12 Life on Mars（二）planet /plnt/ n. 行星crowded /kradd/ adj. 拥挤的 polluted /plutd / adj. 被污染的 increase /kris /n. 增加rapid /rpd/ adj. 快的，迅速的(all) over again 再；重新passenger /psnd(r)/ n. 乘客at a/the speed of 以的速度uncomfortable /nkmftbl/ adj. 使人不舒服的；不舒适的oxygen /ksdn/ n. 氧气in
5、 the form of 以的形式tasty /testi/ adj. 味道好的specially /speli/ adv. 专门地，特地float /flt/ vi. 飘浮；漂浮compare/kmpe(r)/ vt.&vi. 比较compare to/with 与相比interplanetary/,ntplntri/ adj. 行星间的network /netwk/n. 网络challenging /tlnd/ adj. 挑战性的rapidly /rpdli/ adv. 快地，迅速地Life on another planetDaniel wants to find out more ab
6、out life in space in the future. He has found the following article by a famous scientist who thinks humans could live on Mars by the next century.来源:Zxxk.Com Moving to MarsSome people believe that humans could live on the planet Mars by the year 2100. Our own planet, the Earth, is becoming more and
7、 more crowded and polluted because of the rapid increase in population. It is hoped that people could start all over again and build a better world on Mars. Here is what life there could be like. At present, our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of passengers to Mars it would take month
8、s. 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! However, the spacecraft would travel so fast that the journey to Mars might be quite uncomfortable. Many people would feel ill.Humans cannot survive
9、without water, oxygen or food. So far, nobody knows whether there would be enough water or oxygen on Mars for people there. Moreover, scientists are not sure whether plants could grow on Mars. Food would most probably be in the form of pills and would not be so tasty. Gravity could be another proble
10、m. The gravity on Mars is only about three-eighths of that on the Earth. People would have to wear boots that are specially designed to prevent themselves from floating off into space.Compared with life on the Earth, life on Mars would be better in some ways. People would have more space. They might
11、 live in houses with huge comfortable rooms. Also, robots would do most of their work so that they could have more time to relax. There would probably be no schools on Mars. Every student would have a computer at home connected to an interplanetary network. They would study at online schools with “e
12、-teachers”. Life on Mars would be interesting as well as challenging.Life in the future题一：Daniel needs to check the meanings of some words in the article. Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.1. crowded _ 2. rapid _ 3. populatio
13、n _ 来源:Zxxk.Com4. all over again _ 5. passenger _ 6. tasty _7. specially _ 8. compare _a. for one purposeb. a second time from the beginningc. decide in what way things are similar or differentd. having a nice tastee. full of peoplef. happening in a short period of time g. a person who rides in a ca
14、r, bus, train, etc. but does not drive ith. the total number of people in an area, a country, etc.题二：Daniel is telling Simon about the article. Simon is very interested and is asking many questions. Help Daniel answer Simons questions. Circle the correct letters.1. Why would people move to Mars?a. T
15、he Earth is crowded and polluted.b. People want to make friends with those from another planet.c. Flying to Mars would be fun.2. How long does it take to fly to Mars at present?a. Hours. b. Months. c. Years.3. What would the flight to Mars be like by the year 2100?a. Fast and comfortable.b. Fast but
16、 uncomfortable.c. Slow but comfortable.4. What would food on Mars be like?a. Very tasty. b. Very sweet. c. Not very tasty.5. Would gravity be a problem on Mars?a. No, its not a problem.b. Yes. Many people would get lost.c. Yes, and people would wear special boots.6. Where might people live on Mars?a
17、. In houses with huge rooms. b. On spacecraft. c. In sleeping bags.7. What would schools be like on Mars?a. Very small. b. Online schools. c. Like those on the Earth.8. What does the writer think of life on Mars?来源:学。科。网a. Better than life on the Earth.b. Worse than life on the Earth.c. There would
18、be good and bad points.Unit 12 Life on Mars（三）aware /we(r)/ adj. 知道，意识到 circle /skl/ vi.&vt. 围绕；将圈起来agreement /grimnt/ n. 一致，同意 distance /dstns/ n. 距离；远处possibility / psblti/ n. 可能性 alien /elin/ n. 外星人 stranger /strend(r)/ n. 外来者，陌生人 risk /rsk/ n. 风险，危险 after all 毕竟 carry out 开展；执行 percentage /psent
19、d/ n. 百分率；百分数disadvantage / dsdvantd/ n. 劣势，缺点，不利条件 goods /gdz/n. /复/商品，货品electronic / lektrnk/adj. 电子的 entertainment/ enttenmnt/ n. 娱乐About the planet MarsMillie knows little about the planet Mars. She is asking Daniel for more information. Rewrite Millies sentences using the words in brackets.Mill
20、ie: (1) Are you aware how far Mars is away from the Sun?Daniel: Yes. Mars is about 142,000,000 miles away from the Sun. It takes Mars about two Earth years to circle around the Sun once.Millie: (2) Are scientists in agreement that living on Mars would be possible for humans in the future?Daniel:No.
21、But theyre working hard to learn more about Mars.Millie: (3) Do they think that the low gravity on Mars might be a problem?Daniel: Yes, they do.Millie: (4) Are you aware what transport could be like on Mars?Daniel: It could be much better than that on the Earth. However, scientists arent sure whethe
22、r people could grow plants on Mars.Millie: (5) I wonder how many people would like to move to Mars.(6) I think people should know that life on Mars would be different from that on the Earth.题一：1. Are you aware_(distance)?2. Do scientists agree_(possibility)?3. Have they thought_(problem)?4. Are you
23、aware_(transport)?5. I wonder_(number).6. I think people should know (differences).题二：Simon is interested in stories about aliens. He even writes to aliens. Replace each of the underlined parts in his letter with another expression.Dear aliens,Humans are thinking about moving to another planet(1)bec
24、ause the pollution on the Earth is very serious. Many people are in no doubt(2) that life on Mars would be very interesting, but I am not sure. We could not play football on Mars(3) because of the low gravity. Life would be boring for me(4) if I could not play football. Maybe this problem could be s
25、olved by building indoor playgrounds(5)which have the same football fields as those on the Earth. By the way, would strangers be welcome? I hope to hear from you soon.SimonSpeak up: Earth or Mars?Daniel and Sandy are talking about living on Mars. Daniel: Would you like to live on Mars, Sandy?Sandy:
26、Im not sure if its worth the risk. It worries me.Daniel: Why? It would be quite safe. After all, humans have already been to the Moon.Sandy: Maybe youre right, but we might get ill from living there.Daniel: I dont think so, Sandy. Its just a different kind of life. It would be great to live on anoth
27、er planet.Sandy: What about all your friends here on the Earth if you go to Mars?Daniel: I want you all to come too.Sandy: OK. If we all go together, it should be fun.单词听写轻松一刻 Unit 12 Life on Mars（一）题一：air tank tent dried food space helmetspecail boots computer power pack sleeping bag题二：1. travel in
28、to space 2. How do you like.? 3. dried food 4. get to my food 5. less gravity 6. sleeping bags 7. Me neither. Unit 12 Life on Mars（二）题一：1. e 2. f 3. h 4. b 5. g 6. d 7. a 8. c题二：1. a 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. a 7. b 8. c Unit 12 Life on Mars（三）题一：1. of the distance from Mars to the Sun2. on the possibi
29、lity of human living on Mars in the future3. about the problems of low gravity on Mars4. of the transport on Mars5. the number of people willing to move to Mars6. the differences of life between on Mars and on the Earth题二：(1) because of the serious pollution on the Earth(2) of the interesting life on Mars(3) because the gravity is low(4) without football(5) with the same football fields as those on the Earth
