2025年高中英语译林版必修三课时作业(十)　Unit 4　Section Ⅰ　Welcome to the unit Reading(带答案解析).docxVIP

课时作业(十)Unit4SectionⅠWelcometotheunitReading

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Whatareyourretirementplans?Keepworking?Getmoreexercise?Orlearnsomethingnew?Youmayput__them__on__hold.Theresachancethat,soonerorlater,youmighthavetomovefurtherthanyouwerethinking,asfarasMars.

OnThursday,NationalGeographicwillshowthefirst-everMarsshowhome,givingearthlings(地球人)anideaofwhattheirlifecouldlooklikeontheRedPlanet.Inthenot-so-distantyearof2037,theigloo-shapedstructurecouldbethehomeofyourfuture.

Itshowsahousebuiltwithrecycledspacecraft(航天器)partsandMartiansoil,calledregolith,whichhasbeenmicrowavedintobricks.Somepartsofthehomearerecognizable—akitchen,abedroom—buttherearefundamentaldifferencesthatareimportanttohumansurvival.

AstheMartianatmosphereisaroundonehundredthasthickastheEarths,peoplewillneedpermanent(永久的)shelterfromthesun;societywillmovelargelyindoors.Mostbuildingswillbeconnectedbyundergroundpassagesandthehouseswonthavewindows.Thehomeswillhavesimulatedsolarlighting,ornaturallightthathasbeenbentseveraltimes.

Wallswillneedtobe10to12feetthick,toprotectpeoplefromdangerousrays(光线)thatcanpassthroughsixfeetofsteel,andadoubleair-lockedentrancetokeepthehomeunderproperpressure.

“Wedontthinkofourhousesasthingsthatkeepusalive,butonMarsyourhousewillbeasurvivalcentre,”saysStephenPetranek,authorofHowWellLiveonMars.Thisisnotjustthestuffofsci-fi.“10to20yearsfromnowtherewillcertainlybepeopleonMars，”Petraneksays.

“Wevehadthetechnologyfor30yearstolandpeopleonMars,butwehaventhadthewill，”Petraneksays.Buttwomainfactorshave“completelyswungpublicattitudes”．

Theprivatecompaniesparticipationhasforcedgovernmentagenciestospeeduptheirgame,andinfluentialfilmssuchasGravityandTheMartianhavecaughtsocietyseye.

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