外研版新标准初二英语上册第三模块课文内容.doc

MODULE 3 Journey to spaceUnit 1 Has it arrived yet?Listen and read.Darning: Hi, Tony. What are you up to? Tony: Hi Darning, Ive just made this model of the space station. What do you think?Darning: Its great. Is this for your space travel homework? I havent started it yet. Tony: Dont panic! Ms James wants it next week. Have you heard the latest news? Some scientists have sent a spacecraft to Mars. It has taken several months to get there.Darning: Has it arrived yet? Tony: Yes, it has. Thats why its on the news.Darning: And have the astronauts discovered life on Mars? Tony: No, not yet. There arent any astronauts in the spacecraft.Darning: But astronauts have already been to the moon. Tony: Yes, but no one has been recently. But lots of astronauts have worked on the space station. They take the space shuttle, and go there and back.Darning: You know a lot about space travel. Can I show your space station to my parents? Tony: But I hear theyve gone to Shanghai on business.Darning: Oh, theyre coming back this evening. Id like to show it to them. Tony: All right, you can borrow it. But bring it back tomorrow.4 Answer the questions.1 What homework has Daming got?2 How does Darning feel about the homework?3 What news has Tony heard?4 Who has been to Mars?Now listen again and check.5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words and phrases in the box.borrow discover life model recently space station space shuttle1 Astronauts take the to get to the2 They havent any on Mars yet.3 The of the space station isnt Damings, and he only wants to it.4 Astronauts havent been to the moon . The last time was over 30 years ago.Unit 2 We havent found life on other planets yet.2 Read the passage and choose the best title.1 Anyone out there? 2 Life on Earth 3 Our solar system 4 The stars at nightScientists think that there has been life on Earth for millions of years. However, we havent found life on other planets yet. Why not? The Earth is a planet and it goes around the Sun. Seven other planets also go around the Sun. None of them has an environment with air, so people and things cannot grow. The Sun and itsplanets are called the solar system. The solar system is a small part of ourgalaxy. The stars we see at night are the suns in other solar systems. There are more than 200 billion stars in our galaxy, called the Milky Way, and our Sun is only one of them. But scientists have discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are a long way away and their light has travelled for many years to reach us. It is hard to understand how large theuniverse is. Scientists have sent lots of spacecraft to look at other planets in our solar system, and some spacecraft have gone beyond the solar system. However, no one has discovered any life in space yet. But why has no one from other planets sent us a message? Have they tried to send information to us? With so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space? We dontknow . yet. 3 Put the words and expressions in the box in order: small - large.galaxy planet solar system star universe4 Check () the true sentences.1 The Earth is a star.2 The Sun is a star.3 There is more than one galaxy.4 Our galaxy is part of the Milky Way.5 The light from stars has taken a long time to reach us.6 Scientists have found life on other planets.7 Theyve received many messages from space.8 Theyve visited most of the universe.Learning to learnUse the title and the picture to help you understand the main idea of a passage. Think about the words you will find in the passage before you start to read.5 Answer the questions about the words in the box.air alone beyond grow million reach1 Who and what needs air?5 What costs a million yuan?2 How often are you alone? 6 How long does it take to reach Beijing / Guangzhou?3 What is there beyond your school entrance?4 How much have you grown in the last three years?Unit 3 Language in useLanquaqe practiceHave you heard the latest news?Some scientists have sent a spacecraft to Mars.And have the astronauts discovered fife on Mars?But astronauts have already been to the moon.1 Put the words in the correct place in each sentence.Astronauts have been to the moon. (already)Astronauts have already been to the moon.1 They havent been to Mars. (yet)2 Many astronauts have visited the space station. (already)3 The spacecraft has reached Mars. (just)4 Weve known that there isnt any life on the moon. (already)5 We have started to look at other planets. Oust)6 The space shuttle has returned from a visit to the space station. Oust)2 Put the words in order to make sentences.1 we/just / TV / programme / on / a / watched / have/.2 on / discovered / yet / life/they / Mars / havent/.3 already / astronauts / landed / moon / on / the / have/.Now choose the correct words.I Astronauts have been / gone to the moon and returned safely.2 The spacecraft has been / gone into space. It wont return.3 The space shuttle has been / gone to the space station. It will come back tomorrow.4 The space shuttle has been / gone to the space station. It brought back two astronauts.4 Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.have / has been have / has gone1 A spacecraft to Mars. Its coming back to Earth next year.2 Lots of astronauts to the space station. They found it very interesting.3 Some American astronauts to the moon several times.4 A British astronaut to the space station. Hell come back in January.5 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs.Nicky: Ive just (1) (see) a great TV programme about space. Did you know that scientists have (2) (discover) water on Mars? Bill: No! Really? Thats very interesting. (3) they (try) to find life on Mars?Nicky: Well, theyre looking for life but they (4) (not find) anything yet. Bill: Theyve already (5) (find) that theres no life on the moon.Nicky: Yes, thats right. So far theres only life on Earth.7 Complete the passage with the words in the box.Already been havent just never read written yetDear Diary,Ive (1) finished reading a great book at school. I havent (2) anything as good as that for a long time! It is a book about the solar system. It is so good that Ive (3) asked the library to keep the next book for me! In the bo