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

1、1. Warm-up Questions,2. Word-web,3. Blank-filling,4. Group Discussion,Art Buchwald,Venus,5. Background Information,Before Reading_Main,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Nine Planets and the Solar System,Manhattan,Light Year,Before Reading_1.1,Before Reading,Global Reading,

2、Detailed Reading,After Reading,1.Do you think our humankind will ever stop exploring the space? Why or why not? 2.Can you name a few big events of space exploration in human history? 3.Do you believe there are some other beings living on the other planets in space? Is it possible for them to land on

3、 the Earth in some sort of flying saucers? Why?,Warm-up Questions,Before Reading_1.2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Mars rover vehicle Spirit exciting incident, etc.,the excitements associated with a cruise around the world,关于乘船周游世界的令人兴奋的事,NB:,该词用作以上第一种意思时是可数名词，用作以上第二种意

4、思时是不可数名词。,Collocation:,arouse / create / stir up excitement,feel / avoid / conceal excitement,excitement builds (to a climax),excitement about / at / over,引起激情,感到/避免/掩盖兴奋,兴奋到极点,对 的兴奋,Is There Life on Earth?,Art Buchwald,There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. For the first time

5、Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since. The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telesco

6、pe 20,000 light years ago).,Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.,The Sampler,

7、Article2_w_feasibility,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,feasibility: n. possibility of being carried out or done,They were working at the technical feasibility of a supersonic aircraft during my first visit.,The scientist doubted the feasibility of the experiment.,NB: fea

8、sibility的形容词形式是feasible，例如：,The atomic car is technically feasible.,科学家们怀疑这个实验的可行性。,It was not feasible to build a bridge at that point.,Is There Life on Earth?,Art Buchwald,There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellit

9、e on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since. The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago).,Because of excelle

10、nt weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.,Article2_w_manage,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed R

11、eading,After Reading,CF:,manage, attempt, try for another, we have the support of the masses.,“We have come to the conclusion, based on last weeks satellite landing,”Prof. Zog said, “that there is no life on Earth.” “How do you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.,“For o

12、ne thing, Earths surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.” “What does this mean as far as our flying saucer prog

13、ram is concerned?” “We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than we originally planned.” “Are there any other hazards that you discovered in your studies?”,The Sampler,Article2_w_atmosphere,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,at

14、mosphere: n.,the mixture of gases around the planet; the air; the general impression or feelings that an event or place gives you,A planets atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.,The atmosphere of the city is polluted.,城市的空气被污染了。,Collocation:,a friendly / an informal atmosphere,a s

15、tifling / a tense / an unpleasant atmosphere,a polluted atmosphere,a rarified atmosphere,友好的/不拘礼节的气氛,令人窒息的/紧张的/不愉快的气氛,被污染的空气,稀薄的空气,The restaurant has a real family atmosphere.,the upper atmosphere,对流层上面的空气层,atmospheric pressure,大气压力,“We have come to the conclusion, based on last weeks satellite land

16、ing,”Prof. Zog said, “that there is no life on Earth.” “How do you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.,“For one thing, Earths surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon mon

17、oxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.” “What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?” “We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than we originally planned.” “Are there any other haza

18、rds that you discovered in your studies?”,The Sampler,Article2_w_atmosphere 2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,CF:,atmosphere, air remain still or nearly still in the air above (sth. or sb.),Collocation:,hover between,hover near/about/around,hover over,彷徨，犹豫,徘徊,盘旋,“Over h

19、ere you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.” “Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?” “Were n

20、ot certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one.”,“Take a look at this

21、 photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We dont know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”,Article4_W_findings,findings: n. st

22、h. learnt as the result of an official inquiry,The findings of the Commission show that the terrorists are threatening to blow up the hijacked airliner.,It didnt take me long to arrange my belongings.,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,NB: 该词为名词化动名词的复数形式，并常作复数用，常见的还有： belon

23、gings, bookings, earnings, greetings, surroundings 等。,Part of his earnings went for rent.,“Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even grea

24、ter weight to the saucer.” “Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?” “Were not certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that

25、 it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one.”,“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We dont know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall ha

26、ve to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”,Article4_W_indicate,indicate: v.,Mary indicated her approval with a nod.,The symptoms indicate immediate surgery.,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,1) show by pointing, suggest the possibility or state or expres

27、s briefly,With a nod of his head he indicate to me where I should sit.,What was the speedometer indicating?,2) give (the specified reading or measurement) on a scale,他点头示意我应坐的地方。,“Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is

28、unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.” “Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?” “Were not certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep cr

29、ashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one.”,“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Bel

30、t. We dont know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”,GR-text1,unfit: adj. not suitable, not good enough,The land is so polluted; it is unfit for crops.,A child is unfit to sit up too late in the night.,

31、Article4_W_urfit,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Pattern: be unfit to do sth. be unfit for sth.,Years of work in Africa made him unfit for life in a cold country.,“Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and

32、the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.” “Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?” “Were not certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make nois

33、e and keep crashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one.”,“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidat

34、ed Edison Belt. We dont know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”,Article4_W_emit,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,emit: vt. send out or produce (light, heat, sound, smell),

35、discharge,The chimney emitted a cloud of smoke.,A volcano emits smoke, lava and ashes.,This rotten fruit emits a terrible smell.,腐烂的水果发出难闻的气味。,“Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall

36、have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.” “Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?” “Were not certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other. There are so

37、 many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one.”,“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We dont know what it is made of,

38、but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”,Article4_W_smash,smash: v.,Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,1) break (something) int

39、o pieces suddenly, noisily, and violently,He got drunk and began to smash things.,愤怒的律师用拳头猛击桌子。,The angry lawyer smashed his fists against the desk.,2) strike or collide suddenly, noisily, and violently,The car smashed into a tree.,Collocation:,smash up the furniture,smash the record,smash the enemy

40、s defense,捣毁家具,打破记录,摧毁敌人的防线,smash a person on the nose,猛击某人的鼻子,“Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.”

41、“Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?” “Were not certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a

42、 flying saucer without its being smashed by one.”,“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We dont know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests be

43、fore we send a Venus Being there.”,Article4_W_crash,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,crash,The plane crashed into the mountain within seconds of taking off.,v. fall or strike suddenly, violently and noisily; hit or fall violently or accidentally,She crashed the plates dow

44、n on the table.,n. loud noise made by a violent fall, blow or breakage; accident involving a vehicle in a collision or some other impact,All the passengers were killed in the plane crash.,他目睹了两辆汽车相撞的事故。,He witnessed a crash in which two cars collided.,“Over here you will notice what seems to be a ri

45、ver, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.” “Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?” “Were not certain. They seem to be metal particl

46、es that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one.”,“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hov

47、ering over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We dont know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”,Article4_W_crash 2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Read

48、ing,Collocation:,crash barrier,crash helmet,crash-land,a stock market crash,隔离栅；（高速公路等的）防撞护栏,防撞头盔,强行着陆,股市的暴跌,Article5_W,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,“What are those stalagmite projections sticking up?” “Theyre some type of granite formations that give off light at nig

49、ht. Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers since they seem to be scraping the skies.” “If all you say is true, wont this set back the flying saucer program several years?” “Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.” “Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billi

50、ons of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?” “Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.”,Article5_W,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,“What are those stalagmite projections sticking up?”

51、 “Theyre some type of granite formations that give off light at night. Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers since they seem to be scraping the skies.” “If all you say is true, wont this set back the flying saucer program several years?” “Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us t

52、he added funds.” “Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?” “Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.”,“What are those stalagmite projections sticking up?” “The

53、yre some type of granite formations that give off light at night. Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers since they seem to be scraping the skies.” “If all you say is true, wont this set back the flying saucer program several years?” “Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the ad

54、ded funds.” “Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?” “Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.”,Article5_W,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,Afte

55、r Reading,1. Paraphrase the sentence.,What are the things standing out upright which looks like stalagmite?,2. What rhetorical device is used?,Metaphor.,3. Translate the sentence into Chinese.,那些笔直竖立的石笋状凸出物是什么东西？,“What are those stalagmite projections sticking up?” “Theyre some type of granite forma

56、tions that give off light at night. Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers since they seem to be scraping the skies.” “If all you say is true, wont this set back the flying saucer program several years?” “Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.” “Prof. Zog, why ar

57、e we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?” “Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.”,Article5_W,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,1.Translate the sent

58、ence into Chinese.,它们是一些夜间会发光的花岗岩结构。,2. In this sentence, “granite formation” is figuratively used; can you find any other examples of this usage in the previous paragraphs?,solid concrete; dark black clouds; tiny black spots; metal particles; stalagmite projections,“What are those stalagmite projec

59、tions sticking up?” “Theyre some type of granite formations that give off light at night. Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers since they seem to be scraping the skies.” “If all you say is true, wont this set back the flying saucer program several years?” “Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.” “Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?” “Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in