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课件网) 译林版 初中英语 译林版九年级下册 Unit 4 Period 2 Reading 新课导入 Revision 1. What should we take with us if we are visiting Mars 2. What would it be like to live on Mars according to Amy and Daniel 1 2 能熟悉并能正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语。 能了解22世纪在火星上生活可能的样子。 1. —What's one third and a half, do you know —Yes, it's _____. A. one fifth B. two fifths C. six fifths D. five sixths 2. You can be anything you want to be. Don't always _____ yourself with others. A. agree B. connect C. compare D. discuss 预习检测 D C 3. The rocket will travel to Mars _____ the speed of over 25,000 miles per hour. A. at B. by C. with D. for 4. Edward was excited that his wife _____ his children _____ invited to the party with him. A. and; was B. together; were C. as well as; was D. along with; were 5. The weather in Beijing is much colder than _____ in Shanghai. A. it B. that C. this D. those A C B 知识梳理 Language Points 1. 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”，指说话者希望如此。 e.g. It is hoped that we can finish the project before this weekend. 我们希望在本周前完成此项目。 (all) over again 再；重新 e.g. We lose the house, we sell our cars, and we start all over again. 我们失去了房子，卖掉了汽车，然后重新开始。 2. Here is what life there could be like. 这里描述的是那里的生活可能会是什么样子。 句中what life there could be like作谓语动词is的表语。 e.g. Large numbers of/A large number of people go travelling during the National Day holiday. 很多人在国庆假期去旅游。 句中的large numbers of表示“大量的”，也可以说a large number of。 3. At present, our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of passengers to Mars—it would take months. 目前，我们的宇宙飞船太慢了，无法运送大批的乘客火星—因为要花几个月的时间。 4. 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! 随着技术的发展，到2100 年，乘坐以光速飞行的宇宙飞船，行程或许只要大约20分钟！ 短语 at a/the speed of的意思是“以……的速度”。 e.g. The car is moving at the speed of 100 kilometres per hour. 小汽车正以每小时100公里的速度行驶。 5. 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 的意思是 “以……的形式”。 e.g. Help in the form of money will be welcome. 欢迎以钱的形式资助。 在表示分数时, 分子用基数词, 分母用序数词。分子如果大于1,分母须用复数形式。分子、分母之间有无连字符均可。 e.g. Nearly one-fourth of the world's people live in these areas. 世界上近四分之一的人口居住在这些地区。 About three-fourths of the Earth's surface is covered with water. 地球表面大约四分之三被水覆盖。 6. The gravity on 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。 在做 ... ...
