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2021-2022学年度第1期总第839期（6版）

Who’s watching? (Page 6)

 

I. Read the text and answer the questions.

1. What new finding was published in Nature on June 23?

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2. According to what Lisa Kaltenegger said, what is her attitude toward aliens?

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3. What could tell a planet circling around one of those 1,715 stars that there is life on Earth?

 

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4. Why did Boss say we should not expect aliens to show up anytime soon?

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II. Work out the meaning of the following words and expressions.

1. astronomer
2. have a direct view of
3. within 326 light-years of Earth
4. be home to
5. human-made radio waves
6. hear from
7. by the time
8. advanced civilization
9. not anymore
10. exchange

 

III. Sentence analysis

According to a study published (发布) in Nature on June 23, astronomers have found that 1,715 stars have had a direct view of Earth since humans have been here.

分析：

本句的主句是：____________________________;

published in Nature on June 23在句中作什么成分？

that引导________从句；since引导_____从句。

句子翻译：________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

 

 

参考答案：

I. 1. 1,715 stars have had a direct view of Earth since humans have been here.

2. Her attitude is positive and supportive.

3. The oxygen on Earth and the radio waves we have sent out into space.

4. Because it takes a long time for messages to travel between star systems.

 

II.

1. astronomer	天文学家
2. have a direct view of	直视
3. within 326 light-years of Earth	距地球326光年以内
4. be home to	……的家园
5. human-made radio waves	人造无线电波
6. hear from	听说
7. by the time	到那时
8. advanced civilization	先进文明
9. not anymore	不再……
10. exchange	交换

 

III.

According to a study published (发布) in Nature on June 23, astronomers have found that 1,715 stars have had a direct view of Earth since humans have been here.

分析：

本句的主句是：astronomers have found;

published in Nature on June 23在句中作作后置定语，修饰a study；

that引导宾语从句；since引导时间状语从句。

句子翻译：根据6月23日发表在《自然》杂志上的一项研究，天文学家们发现，自人类在地球上存在以来，有1715颗恒星曾“看见过”地球。

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