英语 选择性必修 第二册 WY Section Ⅲ Developing ideas Plan B: Life on Mars B计划：在火星上生活？ In the 1960s and 1970s, the greatest fear was that the human race, and possibly all advanced life forms on the planet, could be wiped out by nuclear missiles, just at the push of a button. 在20世纪60、70年代，最大的恐惧是，只需按下一个按钮，人类以及地球上所有的高级生命体，就可能被核导弹彻底毁灭。 Today, however, environmental problems have taken over as the greatest risk to life on Earth. 然而，今天，环境问题已经成为地球上的生命面临的最大风险。 Scientists are thinking of ways to lower this risk, such as replacing coal and oil with forms of renewable energy. 科学家们正在思考降低这种风险的方法，比如用可再生能源替代煤炭和石油。 But they are also preparing for the worst: what can we do if the terrifying scenes in films such as The Day After Tomorrow happen in real life 但他们也在做最坏的打算：如果《后天》等电影中的恐怖场景发生在现实生活中，我们该怎么办？ What is our Plan B for Earth 我们的地球B计划是什么？ 词句自测 ①Mars n. 火星 ②advanced adj. 高级的；先进的 ③wipe v. 擦，拭，揩 ④wipe__out 彻底摧毁，消灭 ⑤nuclear adj. 核武器的 ⑥terrifying adj. 极其可怕的，骇人听闻的 One option is to explore other planets to see if we could live on them. 一种选择是探索其他行星，看看我们是否能在它们上面生活。 The most likely choice is Mars, which is relatively close to Earth and has an environment less hostile than that of other planets. 最有可能的选择是火星，它与地球相对较近，环境不像其他行星那么恶劣。 Mars has fascinated people since ancient times, and today our interest in Martian exploration is greater than ever before. 火星自古以来就吸引着人们，我们现在对火星探测的兴趣比以往任何时候都更浓厚。 Films such as The Martian enjoy worldwide popularity. 像《火星救援》这样的电影在全世界都很受欢迎。 More governments and organisations are making efforts to educate the public on the Red Planet, for example, the Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert of the US and the Mars Village in North west China's Qinghai Province. 越来越多的政府和组织正在努力对公众进行有关“红色星球”的教育，例如美国犹他州沙漠的火星沙漠研究站和中国西北部青海省的火星村。 词句自测 ⑦hostile adj. (生长环境)恶劣的 ⑧“主(One option)系(is)表(to explore other planets)”。不定式短语to see ... them作目的状语；if we could live on them是if引导的宾语从句。 Since the 1960s, we have been sending unmanned spacecraft to Mars. 自20世纪60年代以来，我们一直在向火星发射无人飞船。 Our probes have orbited the planet, sending back valuable data and stunning images. 我们的探测器已经绕火星运行，发回了宝贵的数据和令人惊叹的图像。 Our robots have explored the Martian surface, testing the soil and searching for resources, water and signs of life. 我们的机器人已经探索了火星表面，测试了土壤并在寻找资源、水和生命的迹象。 Encouraged by discoveries over the years, space agencies of various countries are planning manned missions to Mars that could take place within the next 25 years. 受到多年来这些发现的鼓舞，各国航天机构正计 ... ...
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