Module 3 Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet 2021-2022学年八年级外研版英语下册

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JourneytospaceearthmoonRevisionspaceshipastronautspacetravelScientistshavesentspaceshiptoMars.Thejourneyhastakenseveralmonths.Astronautshavealreadybeentothemoon.NoonehasbeentoMarsyet,becauseMarsisveryfaraway,muchfartherthanthemoon.LotsofscientistsareworkinghardinordertosendastronautstoMarsoneday.LookatthepictureandtalkaboutwhatyouknowaboutChinesespaceships.Shenzhou-9isamannedspaceship.1.WorkinpairsReading2.Readthepassageandchoosethebesttitleforit.1.Anyoneoutthere?2.Lifeontheearth3.Thesunandotherstars4.Thestarsatnight√

1.Theearthisastar.2.Thesunisastar.3.Thereismorethanonegalaxy intheuniverse.3.Check(√)thetruesentences.×

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4.Thelightfromthestarsinother galaxieshastravelledforalong timetoreachus.5.Scientistshavereceivedmany messagesfromspace.6.Spaceshipshavevisitedmostof theuniverse.√

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Watchandread1.Scientiststhinkthattherehasbeenlife ontheEarthforhundredsof

millionsof years.

科学家认为地球上的生命已经有亿万年了。

millionsof数百万hundredsof数百 thousandsof成千上万billionsof数十亿Languagepointse.g.Therearebillionsofstarsinthe Galaxy,andoursunisonlyoneofthem.

银河系中有数十亿颗恒星，我们的太 阳只是其中的一个。2.However,wehavenotfoundlifeonany otherplanetsyet.

然而，我们还没有在任何其他行星上 发现生命。yet用于否定句和疑问句，意思是“还，尚”。not…yet的意思是“还没，尚未”，表示某事物在某一时间尚未发生，但未来也许会发生。例如：Ihaven’tlearntanyfartherinformationyet.我还没有得到进一步的信息。Haveyoureceived

herletteryet?你收到她的来信了吗？3.TheEarthisaplanetanditgoesaround thesun.Sevenotherplanetsalsogo aroundthesun.

地球是颗行星，它围绕着太阳转。此外 还有七颗行星也围绕着太阳转。 太阳系的其他七颗行星：水星(Mercury)、金星(Venus)、火星(Mars)、木星(Jupiter)、土星(Saturn)、天王星(Uranus)、海王星(Neptune)。4.Noneofthemhasanenvironmentlike thatoftheearth,soscientistsdonot thinktheywillfindlifeonthem.

他们中没有一个有像地球这样的环境，因 此科学家们认为在他们上面找不到生命。

noneof…表示（三个以上）一个也没有。做主语时，谓语动词可用单数或复数。e.g.Noneofushas/havebeentotheMars.

我们中没一个去过火星。5.…oursolarsystemisasmallpartofa muchlargergroupofstarsandplanets, calledtheGalaxyortheMilkyWay. ......我们的太阳系只是一个由恒星和行 星组成的星系的一小部分，这个星系 比太阳系大得多，称作银河系或银河。这里的theGalaxy专指“银河系”，也可以称作theMilkyWay。而galaxy则泛指“星系”。e.g.Scientistshavediscoveredadistant galaxy.

科学家们发现了一个遥远的星系。6.Sohowlargeistheuniverse?It’s impossibletoimagine.

所以宇宙有多大？我们无从想象。句型:Itis+形容词+to+动词原形，意思是“做某事很……”e.g.Itisdifficulttoreadthesewords. 读这些单词很难。7.Withsomanystarsintheuniverse,are wealone,oristherelifeouttherein space?

宇宙中有这么多星球，我们是孤独的 吗？或者太空中还有其他生命存在呢？with+名词+介词短语，表示伴随情况，意思是“带着……”。e.g.Mr.Zhangiscomingwithabookin hishands.

张老师手里带着一书进来了。alone在句中作形容词，不作定语只做表语，也可作副词。意思是“独自地”。e.g.Shewasaloneinthatdarkroom.

她独自一人呆在那黑屋子里。4.Completethepassagewiththewordsandexpressioninthebox.communicateenvironmentnonesolarsystemuniverseIstherelifeonotherplanets?Therearesevenotherplanetsinour(1)____________,but(2)______ofthemhasa(n)(3)____________likethatoftheearth.solarsystemnoneenvironmentSpaceshipsfromtheearthhavedonesurveysoftheotherplanets,buttheyhavenotfoundanylifethere.Whyhasnoonefromotherplanetstriedto(4)_____________withus?Itistruethatscientistshavenotdiscoveredlifeonotherplanetsinthe(5)_________yet,butsomescientistsbelievethattheywillfinditsomeday.communicateuniverseWriting5.Lookatthepicturefromasciencestoryforchildrenandanswerthequestions.Whathavethescientistsjustreceived?(amessagefromoneofourspaceships)Theyhavejustreceivedamessagefromoneofourspaceships.1.Wherehasthespaceshiplanded?(Mars)IthaslandedonMars.

2.Whathasthespaceshipdiscovered?(peopleonMars)3.WhyhavethepeopleonMarsnotsentusamessage?(donotknow howto)IthasdiscoveredpeopleonMars.Theydonotknowhowtosendusamessage.4.WhyhavethepeopleonMarsnotvisitedusontheearth?(donotknowhowto)Theydonotknowhowtovisitusontheearth.

6.Writeapassagetodescribethepicture.UseyouranswerstothequestionsinActivity5tohelpyou.WehavejustreceivedamessagefromourspaceshiptoMars.Ourspaceshiphasdiscoveraliensthere…中考链接1.—Where’sMrGreen?—He_____toChangsha. (2013湖南湘西)A.havebeen B.hasgone C.hasbeen2.—IsTomathome?—No,he______totown.(2013天津)A.hasbeenB.hasgoneC.goesD.willgo3.Hepromisedtopickmeupattheschoolgate.However,he_______yet. (2011安徽)A.didn’tarrive

B.doesn’tarrive

C.isn’tarriving

D.hasn’tarrived4.—Whatistheweatherlikethissummerhere?—There____verylittlerain.(2011广州