2019_2020学年高中英语Module5TheConquestoftheUniverse英美文化欣赏教案（含解析）外研版选修8

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1、Module5TheConquestoftheUniverse【导读】　在图谋哈里吉尔伯特的科幻小说《星际动物园》中，16岁名为蜂鸟的主角为了逃避和牛子结婚而逃离她的行星时发现了令她非常吃惊的东西，究竟是什么呢？TheStarZoo(excerpt)Icouldn'tbelievewhatI'ddone.I'drunaway－me！I'mnotverybraveandIlovemyparentsverymuch.IneverthoughtIcouldeverdisobeythem.Iwasafraid.AndIfeltsadformyparents.Poormotherandfa

2、ther!ButIhadtolivemyownlife.Icouldn'tgetmarriedtoahorribleoldmanlikeBuffalo!IknewtheywouldfollowmequicklysoItoldthespaceshiptotakemetoaveryquietpartoftheGalaxy，alongwayfromanyplanetswithpeopleon.Thespaceshipwent.HowcanaspaceshiptravelacrosstheGalaxyinnotimeatall?Well，Ilearnttheanswertothatins

3、chool.Therearealotoflittleblackholesinspace.Theyareaboutasbigasapotato.AspaceshipgoesintooneblackholeandcomesoutofanotherblackholeontheothersideoftheGalaxy.Don'taskmehowabigthinglikeaspaceshipcangointoathingassmallasapotato.Iwasprobablyasleepwhentherobotteachertoldmetheanswertothat!Nobodycoul

4、dfindmenow.IwasinthemiddleoftheGalaxyinemptyspace.Therewerestarsabovemyhead，starsbelowmyfeet，starsonmylefthand，starsonmyrighthand.Strange，Iknewallthesestarswerealong，longwayawaybuttheydidn'tlookfaraway.Theylookedveryclose；Iwantedtoreachoutmyhandandtouchthem.Andthesilence.Sovery，very，veryquiet

5、.TheBookofRememberingsayshowIfelt：‘Theirheartswereempty.’Myheartwasempty.IsawmillionsofstarsbuttherewasnolifeintheGalaxyexceptushumans.Well，therearepotatoesandwheatandricebutyoucan'ttalktovegetables.Wearealone.TheBookofRememberingsayswedidit.WepollutedEarthandsokilledalltheanimals.Weranawayfr

6、omEarthandwe'restillrunning.Thatwastwentythousandyearsagoandwestillcan'tforget.TheBookofRememberinggivesnamesforthousandsofanimals.Fantastic！Couldtherereallybethousandsofanimals？Theideaofanimalsissostrange.Whatdidtheylooklike？TheBookofRememberinghasnopictures，butsaystherearebirdsthatfly，andfi

7、shthatswim.Thereareanimalswithnolegs，andanimalswithlotsoflegs－ugh！Whatahorribleidea!Cananybodybelievestorieslikethat?AndnowIwasrunningawaytoo.PerhapsIwaswrongtorunaway.Suddenlythespaceshipwent‘PING！’‘Yes.whatisit？’Iasked.‘Thereissomethingnear