Section C

What do you know about Mars? What does it look like?

关于火星，你知道些什么?它看起来是什么样子的?

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system and is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. Its diameter is 53% as wide as that of the earth. Mars goes around the sun at a distance of about 228 million kilometers. You can tell which planet is Mars because it is bright red in the night sky. It looks like a red and orange ball. It’s very beautiful. But during spring and summer, the surface of Mars is covered by strong storms. The gravity on the surface of Mars is about two-fifths as strong as it is on earth. So a person who weights 90 kilos on earth weights only 36 kilos on Mars. The temperature on Mars is between -138℃ and 28℃ . The air has only 0.13% oxygen.

火星是太阳系中的第四颗行星，以罗马战神马斯的名字命名。它的直径是地球直径的53%。火星在相距大约两亿两千八百万千米的地方绕着太阳旋转。你能辨别出哪颗行星是火星，因为它在夜空中呈现出明亮的红色。它看起来像一个橙红色的球，非常漂亮。但在春、夏两季，火星表面会被强烈的风暴所覆盖。火星表面的引力大约是地球表面引力的五分之二。因此，一个地球上重90千克的人在火星上只有36千克的体重。火星表面温度介于-138摄氏度和28摄氏度之间，大气中只有0.13%的氧气。

It takes a spaceship about eight months to reach Mars from the earth when the two planets are closest to each other. Scientist are still searching for more information about Mars.

当地球与火星最接近的时候，宇宙飞船需要用大约8个月的时间从地球到达火星。科学家们仍然在搜索更多有关火星的信息。

Passive Voice(Ⅲ) 被动语态(Ⅲ)

1. A wonderful movie will be shown tonight. 一部精彩的电影将在今晚上映。

2. I’m excited about the things that will be discovered in the future. 对于未来将会被发现的东西我觉得很兴奋。

Functions 功能

1. We will be able to do anything that can be done on the earth. 我们将能够去做任何地球上能做的事情。

2. I think you should first master some basic computer skills. 我认为你应该首先掌握一些基础的电脑技术。

3. Let’s work hard. Then our dream will be realized. 让我们努力学习，然后我们的梦想将会被实现。

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