2013江西英语高考_2013年江西英语高考题

1.江西高考英语作文

2.2013高考英语 13题

3.英语学习资料：2015年高考英语同步训练之动词的时态和语态

4.江西高考英语难不难

5.2012江西卷英语高考阅读D的翻译翻译

当然不用读文章了!只要找到中心,找到出题点,再结合选项的答题特征就找到了!

当然有很多细节,您得到教案就会知道了,比如核对选项时首先核对的是名词:

The book is expensive.

The book costs a lot.

两句意思一样,但book没变,所以核对选项是名词为先,要不看不出来选项和出题点是同义替换和句子改写!其他的方法,您照着吴老师教案看就行了.

有时找不到出题点,也看不出与中心沾边怎么办?当然靠答案特征了.

比如:辽宁卷2011年真题阅读理解题的第62题：

62. We can infer that the author of the text is ( ).

A. unprejudiced in his description of cyberschools

B. excited about the future of cyberschools

C. doubtful about the quality of cyberschoois

D. disappointed at the development of cyberschools

大家找不到出题点,都带中心词cyberschools,一般好学生阅读错的话,就会错这道题了,但若您知道6大答案特征只一的"表述的内容前后相互矛盾的是答案! "这一原则就好办了.若再细一点就去核对没一段的首尾句看出现了future,quality, development还是description?选项中答案是A, prejudice使抱偏见,使怀成见，是负面的动词，un-是否定前缀，即为前后矛盾！

所以答案特征是为了做题时,无从下手准备的.

出题人用两种方式出题:一是在文章中有3-5个出题点,一般是有信号词的,比如but,because等10大项;二是出题者根据文章的主旨中心大意自己编的选项,只要与文章中心和段中心倾向就肯定是答案,当然吴老师给出了十几秒几找到中心的方法.

有的人定位不准错了,有的人找到出题点了不知道如何核对错了,有的人找不到出题点错了,有的人定位准,但没有遵循就近原则错了,还有的人什么都找到了,但核对选项时麽凌两可错了。这看到吴老师教案后都解决了,你可以上百度输入"沈阳高分英语家教"查询。

江西高考英语作文

首先说，我是文科生

学文很累，真的，但学文很快乐

学文可以让思路更开阔，接触的东西也更多，在以后的待人处世上也会知道该怎么做

其实现在的文科不主要靠背，主要靠理解，而且你思维要是比较活跃的话学文也很好，一个月不听政治历史也能跟上

理科、、你的成绩我感觉还是比较偏文，理科你要不用功的话也不行，所以说，只要肯学，学什么都一样，数学好的话学文科会有优势，你要多在数学上下功夫

按就业来说，理科的种类比较多，但想出人头地也不容易，文科虽说比较少，但学好了那就厉害了，比如说管理方面、财经方面、语言方面

还有一点你可以考虑考虑，你看看你喜欢什么大学，看看这所大学的好专业偏向什么，像我，就喜欢北大，所以我学了文，不过我现在的水平也就能上人大吧，还得努力

一起加油，为自己的人生做出最明智的决定！

2013高考英语 13题

Have you skimmed over this year’s English examination paper of college entrance exams? Did you pay any attention to the composition topic? It is about the mouse as a tool featuring in the communication between human beings and the computer. Frankly speaking, at first sight of the chart given, the idea arose swiftly in my mind was the advantages and disadvantages of using a computer and internet, which we have been debating.

As is pointed in the directions above the chart, mouse makes it much easier for us to operate a computer. But, it is also pointed out that “over depending on mouse” will bring some side effects. In this regard, I have thought and considered a great deal but I failed to link “depend on” and a mouse. A mouse is an essential part of a computer as it is, and we can hardly operate a computer without a mouse, even for notepads. When a computer is used, a mouse is used. There’s no parlance of “depend too much on a mouse”. It’s the same case as we Chinese have meals with chopsticks. We use them everyday and even every meal, and can we perorate that we over depend on chopsticks? No one would, I suppose. This is the first point I want to mention

The second one is that the use of a mouse is quite different from getting information from web. From the model essay given, we can clearly find that the so called disadvantages of depending excessively on a mouse are nothing but the drawback of relying on the readymade information from the net. That’s incorrect. I will take the chopsticks for an example again. If we overate and became fat, can anyone contribute his fozy body to his overuse of chopsticks? I don’t think anyone would be funny enough to complain this way.

Personally, I think these are two inappropriate spots in this topic. Meanwhile, I have no idea what the examinees were thinking as to the side effects of over depending on a mouse. If their way of thinking was getting around what the topic assigner tried to accomplish, they were lucky. If not, where were their thoughts flying? 还有一个结尾是

：A convenient tool can certainly make our work easier, but it doesn’t always help in a positive way. Too much ready information on our fingertips leaves little room for knowledge pursuing. Too many ready answers make us less excited in finding truth. Relying too much on mouse clicking makes us lazier and less creative both mentally and physically.

英语学习资料：2015年高考英语同步训练之动词的时态和语态

原文：How good is a human's number sense? It's not very good. For example, babies about fourteen months old almost always notice if something is taken away from a ___13___ group. But when the number goes beyond three or four, the children are __14___ fooled.

完形，就是还原一篇有道理，有逻辑的文章。

这段文字的逻辑要点是13空后边的“But”，它表示前后属性相反，即：前面集合元素少，数量小，后面集合元素多，数量超过three or four. 注意：the number指的是前面group的元素数量。

连起来意思是：如果集合（group)数量很小，当中某物被拿走，十四个月大的婴儿几乎总能注意到这一变化；但是，当集合元素量（number）超过3或4，婴儿就很容易被愚弄了（fooled）。

用数学的语言来描述，作者所说的a small group,里面元素应该2或3；因为转折后说“大于3或4”。

a single +单数名词，表一个，单个，这个意义下与集合（group）合作的机会很小。

即使勉强跟group，a single group含义也是“一组，唯一的一组”，不会有其他组。

江西高考英语难不难

2015年高考英语同步训练之动词的时态和语态

Ⅰ.单项填空

2013年高考真题：

1. “What do you want to be？” asked Mrs. Crawford. “Oh, I ______ president，” said the boy, with a *** ile.(湖南)

A. have been B. am

C. was D. will be

2. Around two o'clock every night, Sue will start talking in her dream. It somewhat ______ us.(湖南)

A. bothers B. had bothered

C. would bother D. bothered

3. If nothing ______， the oceans will turn into fish deserts.(湖南)

A. does B. had been done

C. will do D. is done

4. — Have you heard about the recent election?

— Sure, it ______ the only thing on the news for the last three days.(湖南)

A. would be B. is

C. has been D. will be

5. — I don't understand why you didn't go to the lecture yesterday afternoon.

— I'm so sorry. But I ______ my homework. (湖南)

A. had done B. was doing

C. would do D. am doing

6. Shakespeare's play Hamlet ______ into at least ten different films over the past years. (北京)

A. had been made B. was made

C. has been made D. would be made

7. — Do you think Mom and Dad ______ late?

— No, Swiss Air is usually on time.(北京)

A. were B. will be

C. would be D. have been

8. Hurry up! Mark and Carol ______ us.(北京)

A. expect B. are expecting

C. have expected D. will expect

9. — So what is the procedure?

— All the applicants ______ before a final decision is made by the authority. (北京)

A. interview

B. are interviewing

C. are interviewed

D. are being interviewed

10. We ______ very early so we packed the night before.(新课标Ⅱ)

A. leave B. had left

C. were leaving D. have left

11. If we ______ now to protect the environment, we'll live to regret it. (新课标Ⅰ)

A. hadn't acted B. haven't acted

C. don't act D. won't act

12. When I first met Bryan I didn't like him, but I ______ my mind.(新课标Ⅰ)

A. have changed B. change

C. had changed D. would change

13. I ______ to visit you later that day, but I had to phone and cancel.(江西)

A. e B. came

C. am ing D. was ing

14. He was unhappy when he sold his guitar. After all, he ______ it for a very long time. (辽宁)

A. has had B. had had

C. has D. had

15. We are confident that the environment ______ by our further efforts to reduce pollution.(辽宁)

A. had been improved

B. will be improved

C. is improved

D. was improved

16. I didn't think I'd like the movie, but actually it ______ pretty good. (山东)

A. has been B. was

C. had been D. would be

17. — Oh no! We're too late. The train ______.

— That's OK. We'll catch the next train to London. (山东)

A. was leaving B. had left

C. has left D. has been leaving

18. The famous musician, as well as his students, ______ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo.(福建)

A. were invited

B. was invited

C. have been invited

D. has been invited

19. The girl has a great interest in sport and ______ badminton classes twice a week over the last three years.(福建)

A. took B. is taking

C. takes D. has been taking

20. Generally, students' inner motivation with high expectations from others ______ essential to their development.(江苏)

A. is B. are

C. was D. were

21. — Could I use your car tomorrow morning?

— Sure. I ______ a report at home.(江苏)

A. will be writing B. will have written

C. have written D. have been writing

22. — What about your self?drive trip yesterday?

— Tiring! The road is being widened, and we ______ a rough ride.(江苏)

A. had B. have

C. would have D. have had

23. On Monday mornings it usually ______ me an hour to drive to work although the actual distance is only 20 miles. (陕西)

A. takes B. is taking

C. took D. will take

24. Jim ______ a late night film at home when, right in the middle of a thrilling scene, the television went blank.(陕西)

A. watched B. had watched

C. was watching D. would be watching

25. Hurry up, kids! The school bus ______ for us！(四川)

A. waits B. was waiting

C. waited D. is waiting

26. The water supply has been cut off temporarily because the workers ______ one of the main pipes.(天津)

A. had repaired B. have repaired

C. repaired D. are repairing

27. During the last three decades, the number of people participating in physical fitness programs ______ sharply.(浙江)

A. was increasing B. has increased

C. had increased D. will be increasing

28. I felt very tired when I got home, and I ______ straight to bed.(重庆)

A. go B. went

C. had gone D. have gone

29. A Midsummer Night's Dream ______ at the Theatre Royal on 19th June, and then tours throughout Scotland.(重庆)

A. opens B. is opened

C. will open D. will be opened

30. I'm calling about the apartment you ______ the other day. Could you tell me more about it？(安徽)

A. advertised B. had advertised

C. are advertising D. will advertise

2014届模拟题：

31. Mr. Black ______ for Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane ______ on Sunday？(中原名校联盟高三上期第一次摸底考试)

A. leaves; takes off

B. leaves; is taking off

C. is leaving; is taking off

D. is leaving; takes off

32. The shoes are of high quality and ______ long.(中原名校联盟高三上期第一次摸底考试)

A. wore B. are worn

C. wear D. will be worn

33. Yesterday afternoon, I ______ basketball with my clas *** ates for two hours.(耒阳二中高三第一次月考摸底考试)

A. play B. played

C. have played D. had played

34. Over the past decades, sea ice ______ in the Arctic as a result of global warming.(黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学高三第一次月考)

A. had decreased

B. decreased

C. has been decreasing

D. is decreasing

35. Mr. White ______ his racing bicycle by himself yesterday, but I'm not sure whether it is ready.(衡阳市第八中学高三上期第二次月考)

A. repaired B. had repaired

C. was repairing D. would repair

36. It was reported that an agreement ______ between the two panies and that they would carry out a project together.(衡阳市第八中学高三上期第二次月考)

A. reached B. had been reached

C. was reached D. has been reached

37. Our new English teacher, who is said to have moved back to China, ______ in America for almost ten years.(安庆市望江中学高三上期期中考试)

A. lived B. has lived

C. was living D. had lived

38. He ______ football regularly for many years when he was young.(桂林市十八中高三上期第三次月考)

A. was playing B. has played

C. played D. had played

39. — How did you catch the thief?

— Well, he ______ some goods into his bag when I came around a corner in the shop. So I caught him.(吉林市普通中学高三开学摸底考试)

A. was putting B. was put

C. have put D. had put

40. — Dear me! I ______ you at first sight! But you do have changed a lot!

— Nor ______ I! You are no longer the Fat Girl! (淮安市清江中学高三上学期第一次月考)

A. haven't recognized; have

B. hadn't recognized; had

C. don't recognize; do

D. didn't recognize; did

41. — Hi, Michelle，I can't find my e?dictionary.

— Sorry, I ______ it. I guess I put it on the top shelf with my things.(江西省红色六校高三上学期第一次联考)

A. had used B. used

C. was using D. am using

42. There are frequently reports of accidents as fireworks ______， stored or transported. (辽宁省瓦房店高级中学高三10月月考)

A. have been made

B. are being made

C. were made

D. have made

43. — Mr. Harry, we want to hear what you think about the reform being carried out in our school.

— OK, I ______ to that.(潍坊市潍坊一中高三上学期10月份阶段性检测)

A. am ing B. have e

C. came D. e

44. Since Jack was laid off from his job three months ago, he ______ a new one, but without luck.(潍坊市潍坊一中高三上学期10月份阶段性检测)

A. looked for B. had looked for

C. is looking for D. has been looking for

45. Rain and high winds today ______ to take the place of yesterday's mild conditions.(烟台二中高三10月月考)

A. expect B. are expected

C. are expecting D. has expected

46. She gave me half, and ______ the other half for her hu *** and.(枣庄市滕州一中高三10月第一次单元测试)

A. kept B. had kept

C. keeps D. will keep

47. The puters made by our pany sell best, but several years ago no one could have imagined the role in the markets that they ______. (西安市长安区一中高三上学期第一次模拟考试)

A. were playing B. were to play

C. had played D. played

48. — You've left the light on.

— Oh, so I have. ______ to turn it off.(福建省德化一中高三上学期第二次质检)

A. I'll go B. I've gone

C. I go D. I'm going

49. Japan's economy ______ in the past twenty years. No one knows how long it ______ before it regains its increase.(成都七中高三上学期期中考试)

A. has been declining; will be

B. has declined; would be

C. had been in decline; would take

D. was on the decline; will take

50. The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.(泸州市泸县第九中学高三上学期第一次诊断模拟考试)

A. knew B. know

C. have known D. had known

Ⅱ.根据句子提供的语境，用动词的适当形式(时态和语态)完成句子

1. The play which ________________ (produce) next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture.

2. Please do me a favor — ________________ (invite)my friend Mr. Smith to Youth Theater at 7：30 tonight.

3. The plans to bring in new laws which ________________ (force) parents to take more responsibilities for the education of their children.

4. A *** all plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city and ________________ (kill) all four people on board.

5. There is a great deal of evidence which ________________ (indicate) that music activities engage different parts of the brain.

6. Michael's new house is like a huge palace, if it ________________ (pare) with his old one.

7. — Why does the lake *** ell terrible?

— Because large quantities of water ________________ (pollute)．

8. According to the literary review, Shakespeare ________________ (make) his charities live through their language in his plays.

9. Would you please keep silent? The weather report ________________ (broadcast) and I want to listen.

10. — The food here is nice enough.

— My friend ________________ (introduce) me a right place.

11. — What is the price of petrol these days?

— Oh, it ________________ (rise) sharply since last month.

12. His sister left home in 1998, and ________________ (hear of) since.

13. The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities ________________ (rise) steadily since 1990.

14. I was out of town at the time, so I don't know exactly how it ________________ (happen).

15. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, ________________ (visit) Beijing next summer.

16. Mary went to the box office at lunchtime, but all the tickets ________________ (sell) out.

17. — What do you think of the movie?

— It's fantastic. The only pity is that I ________________ (miss) the beginning of it.

18. She stared at the painting, wondering where she ________________ (see) it.

19. — I've got to go now.

— Must you? I ________________ (think)you could stay for dinner with us.

20. Progress ________________ (be) so far very good and we are sure that the work will be finished on time.

21. The population of Jiangsu ________________ (grow)to more than twice what it was in 1949. The figure is now approaching 74 million.

22. — Good morning, Terry, can I use your puter for a while this afternoon?

— Sorry. It ________________ (use)．

23. — Ann is in hospital.

— Oh, really? I ________________ (not know). I ________________ (go) and visit her.

24. Great changes ________________ (take) place at the end of the 1980s.

25. Great changes ________________ (take) place since the end of the 1980s.

26. Great changes ________________ (take) place by the end of the 1980s.

27. When I last saw her, she ________________ (read) Harry Potter.

28. When the meeting ________________ (begin)，please e and take some notes. I think you know when the meeting ________________ (begin)．

第6节

Ⅰ.1. D　根据问句：你想当什么？可知时态为一般将来时态，故答案选D。

2. A　根据标志词every night及意识到句中will表示一种习惯性动作，故使用一般现在时态。

3. D　nothing与do之间为被动关系，只能选B、D；主句用一般将来时态可知，条件状语从句使用一般现在时态表示将来。故答案选D。

4. C　根据标志词for the last three days用现在完成时态，故答案选C。

5. B　根据语境，没去听课，是因为“在”做作业，用进行时。时间状语是“yesterday afternoon”所以用过去进行时态，故答案选B。

6. C　根据标志词over the past years应使用现在完成时态。

7. B　句意：你认为父母会迟到吗？故答案选B。

8. B　根据Hurry up！可知，Mark和Carol正在等我们。故选B，现在进行时态。

9. C　applicants与interview之间为被动关系，用被动语态；且句子描述一般情况，用一般现在时态。故答案选C。

10. C　句意：我们会很早离开，所以我们前一天晚上就打好包了，故使用过去进行时表过去将来的动作。故答案选C。

11. C　主句用一般将来时态，从句应使用一般现在时态，故答案选C。

12. A　句意：第一次见到Bryan时我不喜欢他，但现在我已经改变我的想法了。

13. D　句意：我那天本要去看你，但我不得不打电话取消， e的过去进行时态表过去将来。

14. B　句意：“卖”用sold，一般过去时， “拥有”是 “卖”之前的事，故用过去完成时态。

15. B　句意：我们充满信心……，证明此事还未发生，故使用一般将来时态，故答案选B。

16. B　句意：我认为我不会喜欢这部**，而实际上这是部相当好的**。根据上下时态一致，用一般过去时态陈述过去的事实。

17. C　句意：——我们太晚了，火车已经离开。——没关系，我们可以赶下一趟火车去伦敦。“已经离开”用现在完成时。

18. B　as well as之前的musician为句子主语， 对应谓语使用单数；再根据标志性词语at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo可知应使用一般过去时态。故答案选B。

19. D　根据标志词over the last three years 可知答案为D。

20. A　主语为motivation，故谓语为单数；根据语境及generally可知，描述的为一般情况，故使用一般现在时态，故答案选A。

21. A　句意为：——明天早上我可以用下你的车吗？——当然。我那时将会在家写报告。将来进行时态，表示将来的某一时间段正在发生的动作。故答案选A。

22. A　句意：我们昨天的自驾旅行是一次颠簸的旅行。故选一般过去时态。

23. A　根据标志词on Monday mornings，usually可以判断应用一般现在时态。故答案选A。

24. C　固定句型：was/ were doing sth. when…意为：正在做某事的时候，突然……。故答案选C，表示这一动作在过去一直在进行。

25. D　句意：快点，校车正在等我们。用现在进行时态，故答案选D。

26. D　句意：暂时断水了，因为工人在修一个主管道。根据句意，选现在进行时态。

27. B　根据标志词during the last three decades，用现在完成时态，故答案选B。

28. B　根据上下时态一致原则，and前后都应使用一般过去时态。

29. A　句意：《仲夏夜之梦》于6月19日在皇家剧院首映，然后在苏格兰各地巡回演出。根据上下时态一致原则，and前后时态一致，根据tours可知，and后也用一般现在时态。open在句中表示开演，用主动。

30. A　句中the other day为标志词，应用一般过去时。

31. D　第一空in a few days几天后用于一般将来时。第二空时刻表的动作用一般现在时表示将来。所以选D。

32. C　句意：鞋子质量好而且穿得久(耐穿)。事物的特征用一般现在时态的主动语态，所以选C。

33. B　yesterday afternoon为一般过去时的标志词，所以选B。

34. C　over the past (last) decades 为现在完成时的标志词，所以只有C正确。

35. C　根据上下文“我不知道他修好没有”，所以选过去进行时表示“昨天他在修自行车”。

36. B　根据上下文“两个公司之间已达成协议”，用完成时表示“已经”。另外，主句是一般过去时。所以从句相应用过去完成时。

37. A　根据上下文，老师现在已经搬回中国了，生活在美国是过去的经历，用一般过去时态。故答案选A。

38. C　when he was young是具体的过去时间，所以用一般过去时态。故答案选C。

39. A　根据上下文，“当我到商店的时候，他正把东西放进口袋”，所以用过去进行时态，故答案选A。

40. D　第一空是说第一眼没认出来(后来认出来了)，所以用一般过去时，第二空是倒装句，需要助动词，因为这句话完整的是：I didn't recognize you either，用倒装句是Nor did I。故答案选D。

41. B　根据上下文，“我用了(电子字典)”，是对话之前的动作，用一般过去时态。故答案选B。

42. B　根据上下文“烟花爆竹在生产，储存和运输过程中频出事故”，过程中用进行时态表示，只有B正确。

43. A　根据上下文“好的，我就说”，e, go, leave, move等表位移的动词用进行时表示将来，所以选A。

44. D　根据since句型，since引导的时间状语从句用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时。根据下文，“没有找到”，所以强调“一直在找”。所以选D。

45. B　根据上下文，“今天的大雨和大风”，用现在时。be expected to do“有望做……”，所以选B。

46. A　根据上下文，两个谓语动词并列，时态保持一致，gave为一般过去时，所以选A。

47. B　根据上下文“几年前，没人会想象它们在市场上所起的作用”，想象的是未来的事情，两者结合所以用过去将来时。were to do表示过去将来时。

48. A　根据上下文“哦，是的。我就去把它关了”，说话者表示临时的决定，用will do。be going to do表示计划好的事情。所以选A。

49. A　in the past(last) twenty years为现在完成时态的标志，根据下文，“没人知道什么时候再恢复增长”，时间状语从句中regains用现在时表示将来，所以第二空用一般将来时。所以A正确。

50. D　根据标志词for some time可知用完成时态，根据上文“消息传来，我一点不奇怪”，可见在消息传来之前就已经知道了。根据came一般过去时，选择过去完成时。

Ⅱ.1. will be produced　2. invite　3. force　4. killed　5. indicates　6. is pared　7. have been polluted　8. makes　9. is being broadcast　10. introduced　11. has risen　12. has not been heard of　13. has been rising　14.happened　15. is going to visit/will visit　16. had been sold　17. missed　18. had seen　19. thought　20. has been　21. has grown　22. will be being used　23. didn't know; will go　24. took　25. have taken　26. had taken　27. was reading　28. begins; will begin

2012江西卷英语高考阅读D的翻译翻译

江西高考英语难，原因如下：

1、题型多样

高考英语试卷通常包含听力、阅读、写作和翻译等多个题型。每个题型的要求和考查内容都不同，考生需要具备综合应对能力。

2、语言要求高

高考英语试卷要求考生具备扎实的英语基础知识和语言运用能力。试题中常涉及词汇、语法、句型、语篇等方面的考查，对于考生的语言综合能力提出了较高要求。

3、内容广泛

高考英语试卷的内容覆盖面广，涉及到各个方面的话题，如人物、社会、科技、文化、历史等。考生需要在有限的时间内理解和应对各种内容，需要广泛的知识储备和语言运用能力。

4、阅读难度大

高考英语试卷中的阅读理解题目通常包括文章阅读和图表阅读。文章内容有一定的难度和深度，要求考生能够准确理解文章信息、抓住关键词并做出正确的答案选择。

高考英语做题技巧：

1、熟悉题型

了解高考英语试卷的不同题型，包括听力、阅读理解、写作等，并熟悉每种题型的要求和常见题目形式。这样有助于你更好地理解题目，有针对性地准备和应对。

2、阅读题目前先预读

在阅读理解题目之前，先快速浏览一下文章或段落，了解大意和主题。这样可以帮助你在阅读题目时更有针对性，更快速地找到答案。

3、制定答题计划

在做试题时，可以先阅读所有的题目，制定一个答题计划。根据题目的难易程度和时间分配，先解答容易的题目，然后再去解决难题。这样可以提高效率，并减少时间浪费。

4、注意选项之间的区别

在选择题中，要仔细比较选项之间的差异。有时候，题目中的答案是将某个选项与其他选项进行比较，而并非是与题目中的信息进行比较。

Why should mankind explore space? 人类为何要探索太空呢？Why should money, time and effort be spent exploring and researching something with so few apparent benefits? 为什么时间、金钱、和精力会被花在探索一些没有显著的好处的事情上呢？Why should resources be spent on space rather than on conditions and people on Earth? These are questions that, understandably, are very often asked．为何资源会被花在太空而不是地球山的人与环境上呢？，这些不可理喻的为题常常被人问及。

Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup（基因构成）as human beings．也许最好的答案隐藏在我们骨子里。What drove our ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and on into all possible areas and environments? 是什么驱使我们的先主从树上移动到地上，到所有可能的地域与环境的呢？The wider the spread of a species, the better its chance of survival．越是广泛分布的种族，越有机会幸存下来。Perhaps the best reason for exploring space is this genetic tendency to expand wherever possible．或许人们探索宇宙最好的理由就是基因里驱使着向任何可能的地方扩展。

Nearly every successful civilization has explored, because by doing so, any dangers in surrounding areas can be identified （鉴定、辨别）and prepared for．几乎每一个文化中都会因探寻和鉴定周边环境中的任何威并为之做准备而成功。Without knowledge, we may be completely destroyed by the danger．With knowledge, we can lessen its effects．没有知识，我们可能会被危险所毁灭。有了知识，我们才能减小灾难的作用。

Exploration also allows minerals and other potential （潜在的）resources to be found．探索会让我们发现矿产和其他潜在资源。Even if we have no immediate （立刻adj.）need of them, they will perhaps be useful later．就算我们不是急着要用到那些，可能以后也会用得上。Resources may be more than physical possessions．资源不仅仅是指矿物。Knowledge or techniques have been acquired through exploration．知识和技术通过探索而取得。The techniques may have medical applications which can improve the length or quality of our lives． 这些科技可能会有医学价值而有助于提高人们的寿命和健康质量。We have already benefited from other improvements in earthquake prediction, in satellites for weather forecasting and in communications systems．我们已经从其他地震预测、卫星天测气预测以及循环系统的改进中受益 Even non-stick pans and mirrored sunglasses are by-products （副产品）of technological developments in the space industry!甚至是不粘锅和反光太阳镜也宇宙工业科技发展的是副产品。

While many resources are spent on what seems a small return, the exploration of space allows creative, brave and intelligent members of our species to focus on what may serve to save us．虽然许多的资源看起来是花在了回报很小的事情上，太空探索中所需要的我们种族中创造性、勇敢、智慧的成员会集中注意力在拯救我们上。While space may hold many wonders and explanations of how the universe was formed or how it works, it also holds dangers．虽然宇宙中有许多奇迹和解释了宇宙是如何形成和演变的，但宇宙也存在着危险。The danger exists, but knowledge can help human being to survive．虽然有危险的存在，但知识能帮助人类生存。Without the ability to reach out across space, the chance to save ourselves might not exist．没有能力达到宇宙空间，就没有拯救自己的机会。

While Earth is the only planet known to support life, surely the adaptive ability of humans would allow us to live on other planets．虽然地球是唯一已知有生命存在的行星，无疑的人类适应能力会允许我们在其他行星上生存。It is true that the lifestyle would be different, but human life and cultures have adapted in the past and surely could in the future．毋庸置疑的，那里的生活方式将会不同从前，但人类适应了过去的生活和文化也能适应未来。