Unit 4 Reading for Writing 课文翻译及知识点 课文语法填空学案 高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册.docx

IS EXPLORING SPACE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY?探索太空是否浪费时间和金钱？Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions, whether to Mars or other planets much further away. 无论是去火星还是其他更遥远的星球，世界各国都在花费数十亿美元和大量时间在各种太空使命上。Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space有人认为我们应该停止浪费时间和金钱来探索太空。. Instead, we should feed the worlds poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases. 相反，我们应该为世界上的穷人提供食物，并立即解决其他问题，例如污染和致命疾病。 However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us.然而，其他人则认为这是一个肤浅的观点，没有意识到探索太空对我们的帮助。知识点：1. around the globe 全球2. spend on 花费在上3. argue that 主张4. solution to 的解决办法5. fail to do 失败做某事Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. 首先，探索太空在在消除世界饥饿的斗争中发挥了作用。It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth. 它直接影响现在绕地球飞行的许多卫星。 A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns. 许多卫星记录着陆地和天气模式的数据。Then the data is transmitted to scientists on Earth. 然后，这些数据被传送到地球上的科学家。After careful analysis, the scientists can provide useful recommendations and advice for farmers. 经过仔细分析，科学家们可以为农民提供有用的建议。 As a result, space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earths increasing population.因此，太空技术帮助农业努力种植足够的食物来养活地球上不断增长的人口。知识点：1. make a difference 产生影响2. transmit to 运输到3. provide sth. for sb 提供某人某物 4. as a result 因此Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. 其次，太空探索促进了造福于我们所有人的技术进步。High-end products around the world are made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration. 由于先进的技术首次被提出以满足太空探索的需求，因此现在世界各地的高端产品都达到了更高的标准。 For example, space technologies have helped the research and development of different types of new material. 例如，太空技术有助于研究和开发不同类型的新材料。 They have also helped companies make better heart monitors and other machines that doctors regularly use. 它们还帮助公司制造了更好的心脏检测仪和医生经常使用的其他仪器。Today, space technologies are widely used in all kinds of industries, and everyday products such as GPS, memory foam pillows, and smartphone cameras are changing our lives.如今，太空技术已广泛应用于各个行业，并且诸如全球定位系统、记忆泡沫枕头和智能手机相机之类的日常用品正在改变我们的生活。知识点：1. all kinds of 各种2. memory foam pillow 记忆泡沫枕Finally, sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds problems and even to find ways to solve them. 最后，将宇航员送入太空帮助人们思考世界上的问题，甚至找到了解决问题的方法。 Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planets resources are limited. 看到我们的星球在黑海中作为一个岛屿的照片让人们意识到我们星球的资源是有限的。In order to provide for such a rapidly increasing population, scientists are trying to find other planets that could one day be our new home. 为了满足如此迅速增长的人口，科学家们正在努力寻找其他行星，这些星球将来可能成为我们的新家。The greatest attention at present is on Mars because it is closer to Earth. 目前最受关注的是火星，因为它离地球更近。 In the future, humans may live on both planets.在未来，人类可能生活在两个星球上。知识点：1. the way to do 做某事的办法2. at present 现在In closing, exploring space provides the world with many different benefits. 最后，探索太空为世界带来许多不同的好处。Therefore, it should continue so as to provide new and better solutions to peoples short-term and long-term problems.因此，它应该继续下去，以便为人们的短期和长期问题提供新的和更好的解决方案。知识点：1. in closing 最后2. provide sb with sth 提供某人某物 3. so as to 以便于课文语法填空Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions, whether to Mars _1_ other planets much further away. Some people argue that we should stop _2_(waste) time and money exploring space. Instead, we should feed the world's poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases. However others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise now exploring space helps us. Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight _3_ world hunger. It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth. A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns. Then the data is transmitted to scientists on Earth. After careful analysis, the scientists can provide _4_(use) recommendations and advice for farmers. As a result, space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth' s increasing population.Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. High-end products around the world _5_(make) to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration. For example , space technologies have helped the research and development of different types of new material. They have also helped companies make better heart monitors and other machines that doctors _6_(regular) use. Today, space technologies are widely used in all kinds of industries, and everyday products such as GPS, memory foam pillows, and smartphone cameras are changing our lives.Finally, _7_(send) astronauts into space has helped people to think about the world's problems and even to find ways to solve them. Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planets resources _8_(be)limited. In order to provide for such a rapidly increasing population, scientists are trying to find other planets _9_ could one day be our new home. The greatest attention at present is on Mars because it is closer to Earth. In the future humans may live on both planets. In closing, exploring space provides the world with many different _10_(benefit). Therefore, it should continue so as to provide new and better solutions to people's short-term and long-term problems.高一英语 第 5页 (共4页) 高一英语 第 6页 (共4页)学科网（北京）股份有限公司