大学英语2 精读 Unit 9 Is there life on earth

1.Warm-upQuestions2.Word-web3.Blank-filling4.GroupDiscussionArtBuchwaldVenus5.BackgroundInformationBeforeReading_MainBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingNinePlanetsandtheSolarSystemManhattanLightYearBeforeReading_1.1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading1.Doyouthinkourhumankindwilleverstopexploringthespace?Whyorwhynot?2.Canyounameafewbigeventsofspaceexplorationinhumanhistory?3.Doyoubelievetherearesomeotherbeingslivingontheotherplanetsinspace?IsitpossibleforthemtolandontheEarthinsomesortofflyingsaucers?Why?Warm-upQuestionsBeforeReading_1.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingMarsrovervehicleSpirit&OpportunityNASAAmerica'sspaceagencyastronautspacecraftspacescienceplanetexplorationinternationalspacestationKennedyspacecenterspaceshuttleDiscoveryspaceshuttleColombiaWord-webBeforeReading_1.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingShenzhou5&Shenzhou6satellitespacewalkApolloprogramlaunchvehiclesolarsystemHarbortelescopeBeforeReading_1.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingDirections:Withthehelpofthefollowingpictures,listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingblanksaccordingtowhatyou’veheardabouttheSouthAsiaTsunamis.Theearthquake9.0magnitudesthewesternendofIndonesia'sSumatraIslandat6:58a.m.localtime.Theearthquakewasfollowedby,flatteningbuildingsandsendingawallofwaterhigherthanthetopsofcoconutpalmsintothetownsandvillages.Thequakewasthein40yearsandthefourthmost-powerfulsince1900,accordingtotheU.S.Geological.measuring_________struck______tsunamis_________strongest________Survey_________■Blank-fillingBeforeReading_1.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTheseriesoftsunamisbythisEarthquakecrashedintotowns,fishingvillagesandtouristfromSriLankatoIndia,ThailandandMalaysia,killingmorethan13,000peopleinatleastninecountriesandleavingthousands.Thetsunamisalsoleftthousands,andhundredsofthousandshomelessinIndonesia,India,SriLankaandThailand.unleashed_________coastal_______resorts________missing________injured________BeforeReading_1.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSometsunamisurvivors,whentheyrecalltheterrifyingmoments,saythattheyseemedtohaveexperiencedwhatisdescribedintheHollywoodmovieTheDayAfterTomorrow.Soeithertherealtsunamisorthefictionalmoviesmakeusrethinktherelationshipbetweenhumansandnature.Directions:Formthegroupoffouranddiscussonthefollowingtopic:Arewethe“masters”ofnature,orapartofthenaturalworld?Clues:Wehumanbeingstendtotakeprideinour“mastery”ofnature.We’veviewedourselvesas“conquerors”oftheskiesandoceans.We’vedevisedwaysofusingthenaturalresourcesoftheearthforgreatprofit.Inrecentyears,however,we’vebeguntorealizethatwearenotthemastersofthenaturalworld,butapartofit.We’vealsobeguntounderstandthatifwedonottreatthenaturalworldwithgreatrespect,ourveryexistenceasaspeciesmaybethreatened.GroupDiscussionBeforeReading_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingArtBuchwald(1925-)Aawell-knownAmericanhumorcolumnistforWashingtonPost.Hiscolumnsfrequentlydealwithstoriesaboutpoliticiansandfamouspersonalities,currenteventsinpoliticsandissuesinthenews.BeforeReading_3.1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingVenusItisthenearestplanettotheEarthinthesolarsystem.Besidesthesunandthemoon,Venusisthebrightestobjectinthesky.Itiscalledthe“morningstar”intheeastatsun-rise,andthe“eveningstar”inthewestatsunset.Theaveragetemperatureisabout475degreescentigrade.Oxygenisrarethere.Itsatmospherecontainsabout95%carbondioxide(CO2).BeforeReading_3.11BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingVenusisthesecondplanetindistancefromthesunandnearesttotheEarthofalltheplanetsinthesolarsystem.Exceptforthesunandthemoon,Venusisthebrightestobjectinthesky.Theplanetiscalled“themorningstar”whenitappearsintheeastatsunrise,and“theeveningstar”whenitisinthewestatsunset.ThesurfacetemperatureofVenusaveragesabout475degreescentigradeanditsatmosphereisabout95%carbondioxide.Oxygenisveryrare.ThehightemperatureandnearabsenceofoxygenonVenusmakeitunlikelythatlife,asweknowit,couldexistthere.ItissatiricallyinterestingthatArtBuchwaldhaschosentheplanetVenusasthesettingforhisstory.HissatireismostdeeplyfeltwhenhehastheVenusianprofessorsaythatiftheVenusianscanlearntobreatheinanEarthatmosphere,thentheycanliveanywhereelse.■BeforeReading_3.12BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingListentotheintroductionto,rearrangetheorderofthefollowingnineplanetsintheboxaccordingtotheorderoftheirappearanceinthevideoclip.Directions:Earth，Mercury，Jupiter，Venus，Neptune，Uranus，Mars，Saturn，PlutoMercury，Venus，Earth，Mars，Jupiter，Saturn，Uranus，Neptune，Pluto■NinePlanetsandtheSolarSystemNinePlanetsandtheSolarSystemBeforeReading_3.13BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingManhattanManhattanisinNewYorkCity.It’soneofthecommercial,financialandculturalcentersofNewYorkCity.Broadway/Chinatown/theEmpireStateBuilding/GreenwichVillage/TimesSquare/theUnitedNationsHeadquarters/WallStreet,etc.BeforeReading_3.14BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLightYear