Unit4Globalwarming漫畫欣賞

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Twomenarestaringatapottedflowerwithdifferentexpressionsontheirfaces.Onemanisthinkingaboutthesadendingoftheflowerwhiletheotherisimaginingtheflowerblooming.寓意理解

Facedwiththesamesituation，pessimisticpeoplemayfeelhelplessandcomplainaboutitalldaylong.Optimisticpeople，however，maylookatitpositivelyandtakeitasachancetoshowhisabilitiesandtalents.你能否對此加以擴展，寫一篇120詞左右的小短文？短文填空根據課文THEEARTHISBECOMINGWARMERBUTDOESITMATTER？完成下列短文。Thereisno_____thattheearthisbecomingwarmerbutthereisafiercedebateoverwhetheritishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarmingorwhetheritisjustanaturalphenomenon.ManyscientistslikeDrJaniceFosterbelievethatpeoplehavecausedtheincreaseintheearth’stemperature__burningfossilfuelslikecoal，naturalgasandoiltoproduceenergy______byproductsarecalled“greenhouse”gases,themostimportantonedoubtbywhose_____carbondioxide.Thesegasestrapheatfromthesunandthereforewarmtheearth，withoutwhichtheearth________(be)aboutthirty-threedegreesCelsiuscoolerthanitis.Butincreasedamountofcarbondioxidemeansthat____heatenergyistrappedintheatmosphere，_______(cause)theglobaltemperaturetogo__.On___otherhand，scientistslikeGeorgeHambleybelievethatanywarmingwillbemildwith___badenvironmentalconsequencesandmorecarbondioxideisactuallyapositivething.beingwouldbemorecausingupthefewⅠ.單詞拼寫1．A__________(廣泛傳播的)fluepidemicaffectedeighteenwesternstates.2．Therehasbeenserious____________(分歧)betweenthe2politicalpartiesoverthequestion.3．Hecouldn’tstandthatterribleEnglish________(氣候)．4．Thepopulationhad_________(減少)fromabout8,300,000in1845tolessthan6,600,000in1851.5．The________(平均數)of3,6and9is6.

widespreaddisagreementclimatedecreasedaverage6．Achildwhocanremember3,000Englishwordsattheageof3wouldbecalledanunusualp.7．Thegoodswasenoughinq，butnotverygoodinquality.8．Thoughheislessthanoneyearold，heisstrongenoughtowalks.9．Thetsunamis(海嘯)smashingintoIndianOceancoastlines，whichkilled125,000peoplein12differentcountrieswasaterriblec.10．Incofaterribleearthquakethewholecitywasdestroyed.

henomenonuantityteadilyatastropheonsequenceⅡ.短語填空1．Icanhardlyheartheradio.Wouldyou________please?2．Thecarcrash_________threepeoplebeingkilledandoneinjured.3．Theseexercisesaregoodfor__________legstrength.4．Thepriceofoilhas________byover50percentinlessthanayear.5．Atfirstthey______________thescheme，butwemanagedtoarguethemround.turnitupresultedinbuildingupgoneupwereopposedto6．___________alltheguestshere，Iwishtothankyouforgivingusthiswarmreception.7．Wewanttoknowhowit__________thathumansspeaksomanydifferentlanguages.8．“Iwillnot___________yourbadbehaviouranylonger,”saidthegirlangrily.9．Youcancertainlydoitwellifyou_______practisinghard.10．Idon’tcareabouttheprice，__________thecarisingoodcondition.OnbehalfofcameaboutputupwithkeeponsolongasⅢ.完成句子1．Thatprobablydoesn’tseemmuchtoyouorme，butitisarapidincrease___________________________________(與其他自然變化相比).(compare)2．___________________(毫無疑問)theearthisbecomingwarmerandthatitishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarmingratherthanarandombutnaturalphenomenon.(doubt)3．Itwillmakeplantsgrowfaster；cropswillproducemore；itwillencourageagreaterrangeofanimals—__________________________________________

(所有這些都會使人類的生活變得更好).(make)whencomparedtoothernaturalchangesThereisnodoubtthatallofwhichwillmakelifeforhumanbeingsbetterⅣ.模仿造句1．Itisarapidincreasewhencomparedwithothernaturalchanges.[翻譯]與地球的大小比起來，最高的山也一點不顯得高了。___________________________________________________________________________2．Theclimateisgoingtokeeponwarmingfordecadesorcenturies.[翻譯]他不顧警告，仍繼續抽煙。______________________________________3．Wedonothavetoputupwithpollution.[翻譯]其實她沒必要對我們做出那樣的承諾。___________________________________________________Whencomparedwiththesizeoftheearth,thehighestmountaindoesn’tseemhighatall.Hekeptonsmokinginspiteofthewarnings.Infactshedoesnothavetomakesuchacommitmenttous.4．ItisOKtoleaveanelectricalapplianceonsolongasyouareusingit.[翻譯]你只要保持安靜，就可能呆在這兒。_________________________________________5．Ittakesalotofenergytomakethingsfromnewmaterials.[翻譯]做這項工作需要技巧和體力。_____________________________________Youmaystayheresolongasyouremainquiet.Ittakesskillsandstrengthtodothework.核心詞匯梳理1．quantityn.

量；數量

識記alarge/smallquantityof或large/smallquantitiesof“大量的、少量的”，用以修飾可數或不可數名詞。inquantity大量地；很多，一般在句中作狀語。

提示largequantitiesof短語作主語時，不管后接可數名詞還是不可數名詞，謂語動詞都要用復數。完成句子(1)花園里只剩下少量鮮花了。Thereisonly_______________________leftinthegarden.(2)口渴的人會喝大量的水。Athirstymanwilldrink_____________________.(3)卡車上發現藏有大量的武器。Quantitiesofarms______________hiddeninthetrucks.聯想alargeamountof大量的agreatdealof大量的agreatnumberof大量的alargesupplyof大量的alargecollectionof大量的alargemassof大量的asmallquantityofflowerslargequantitiesofwaterwerediscovered2.tendvi.

趨向；易于；照顧vt.照顧；護理

搭配tendtodosth.常常會做某事，往往會做某事tendto/towardsth.趨向，傾向tendtosb./sth.(＝lookafter)照顧，照料

根據漢語意思完成英語句子。(1)我累了就容易出錯。WhenIamtired，I____________________.(2)他的觀點趨同于我們的。Hisview____________.(3)醫生和護士在忙于照顧傷員。Thedoctorsandnursesarebusy____________________.

拓展tendencyn．傾向；趨勢tendtomakemistakestendstoourstendingtotheinjured3.opposevt.

反對；反抗；與(某人)較量拓展opposedadj.反對的；對立的

搭配oppose(doing)sth.反對……(強調動作)beopposedto反對……(強調狀態)

根據漢語意思完成英語句子。(1)我媽媽是反對這個新打算的。Mymother_________________thenewplan.(2)我反對酒醉時駕駛。I_________________________________whiledrunk.isopposedto/opposeamopposedtodriving/opposedriving4．statevt.

陳述，說明(正式)n．狀態，國家，州adj.國立的

辨析(1)側重政權或國家機構。________(2)側重國民或民族。________(3)側重國土或疆域。________

用state完成下列句子。(4)那位作者在最近出版的書中闡明了他的觀點。Thewriter_____________inhislatestbook.(5)據說事故中有30人喪生。_____________morethanthirtypeoplewerekilledintheaccident.(6)他的健康狀況不佳。Hewas____________ofhealth.

statenationcountrystatedhisviewsItisstatedthatinapoorstate5．circumstancen.

境況；狀況(通常用復數形式)識記inreducedcircumstances經濟拮據；在貧困中

Theyhavebeenlivinginreducedcircumstancessinceshelostherjob.自從她失業以來，他們一直過著經濟拮據的生活。識記under/in...circumstances在……情況下under/innocircumstances無論如何不；決不

(1)在這種情況下，不告訴他有關這次事故的情況似乎更好。_____________________，itseemedbetternottotellhimabouttheaccident.Underthecircumstances(2)我決不會把女兒嫁給這種人。Iwill____________________letmydaughtermarrysuchaperson.提示under/innocircumstances置于句首時，句子要用倒裝語序。(3)無論如何也不會再給你第二次機會。Undernocircumstances_______________asecondchance.

鏈接under/inthepresentconditions在目前情況下onthiscondition在這一條件下onthisoccasion在這種場合inadifficultsituation處境困難undernocircumstanceswillyoubegiven6.consequencen.

結果；后果；影響

搭配take/suffer/facetheconsequencesof承擔……的后果Hebrokethelaw，andnowhemustfacetheconsequencesofhisactions.他觸犯了法律，現在必須承擔自己的行為帶來的后果。

識記inconsequenceof因為；由于inconsequence因此；結果asaconsequenceof因為；由于asaconsequence因此；結果(1)由于行為不良，他被開除了。________________hisbadconducthewasdismissed.(2)昨天下雨了，結果比賽被取消。Itrainedyesterdayand_____________thematchwascanceled.(3)海嘯襲擊了印度洋沿岸地區。結果，成千上萬的人喪生，更多的人無家可歸。ThetsunamihitthecoastlinearoundtheIndianOcean._______________，thousandsofpeoplediedandmorebecamehomeless.InconsequenceofinconsequenceAsaconsequence7．rangevi.

(在一定范圍內)變動；變化；分布；涉及搭配rangefrom...to...在……之間變化Therewere120studentswhoseagesrangedfrom10to18.有120名學生，年齡在10至18歲之間。Accommodationrangesfromtouristclasstoluxuryhotels.住宿條件從經濟旅館到豪華賓館不等。n.

幅度；范圍；射程

識記withinrangeofvision在視野之內bein/withinrange在射程以內beoutof/beyondrange超出射程；在射程之外averywiderangeofinterests廣泛的興趣anarrowrangeofknowledge狹窄的知識面完成句子(1)他興趣廣泛，從下國際象棋到溜冰。Hehasawide________interests，____________chesstoskating.(2)這件事我的能力做不到。Itisbeyond___________myability.rangeofrangingfromtherangeof8．existencen.

存在；生存；一生Peopledonotnowbelieveintheexistenceofghosts.現在人們不再相信鬼的存在。

識記inexistence存在comeintoexistence產生，成立bring/oexistence使……產生/成立

拓展existin存在……之中existon靠……生存完成句子(1)WhendoyouknowtheUnitedNations_________________(產生的)?(2)Theoldlady_________(生存)coffeeandbread.cameintoexistenceexistedon9．averageadj.

平均的，普通的n．&v.平均Onaverage，wereceive5e-mailseachday.平均每天我們收到五封電子郵件。

識記anaverageof平均為above/belowaverage在一般水準以上/下upto(the)average達到水準averageout平均(計算)為on(the)average平均起來，一般說來(1)___________(平均)，weworkfivedaysaweek.(2)北京上月的平均氣溫是20℃。_________________________________________________(3)他們平均分擔損失。They____________amongthemselves.OnaverageTheaveragetemperatureoflastmonthinBeijingis20℃.averagedloss重點短語例釋1．comeout觀察下列句子，說出comeout的含義(1)Themooncameoutfrombehindtheclouds.________(2)Thepartycameoutallright.________(3)Whenthenewscameout，everyonewasshocked._____(4)Thetotalcameoutat1,010.________

出來結果是傳出總計提示comeout是不及物動詞短語，不用于被動語態。類似的短語還有：belongto(屬于)；takeplace(發生)；breakout(爆發)；turnout(結果表明)。拓展(5)come________發生，產生(6)come________(偶然)遇見(或發現)(7)come________回來；想起來(8)come________落，下來(9)come________上來，上升，抬頭(10)come________追上，趕上；想出(主意)；找出(答案)

aboutacrossbackdownupupwith2．keepon繼續，繼續雇用或擁有Priceskeeponincreasing.物價不斷上漲。Hejustkeptonwriting.他正在繼續寫。拓展keepaway使離開，使站開keepback阻止，阻擋keepdown控制，壓制keepoff避開；不接近keepoutof躲開；置身于……之外keepto堅持；保持；不離開keepup繼續；堅持keepupwith跟上；不落后，趕上keepsth.inmind記住某事辨析keepdoing/keepondoing這兩個詞組均用來表示“不斷做”的意思，但在含義上有所不同：keepdoing和keepondoing都可表示“不斷(老是)做某事”的意思,強調動作連續不斷,每隔一會兒發生,這時兩者可以換用。不同的是keepdoing中的doing是動名詞,作賓語。如:Johnalwayskept(on)askingquestions.約翰總是問個不停。keepdoing還可表示連續不斷的動作或持續的狀態。keepondoing則沒有這種用法。如：Wekeptworkinginthefieldinspiteoftherain.盡管下雨了，我們還是堅持在地里干活。用keep或keepon的適當形式填空。(1)Whateverhappens，________trying.(2)They________workingtilllateinthenightyesterday.(3)He________phoningme，andIreallydon’twanttotalktohim.(4)I________standingunderaburningsunforalongwhilethatday.

keeponkeptonkeepskept3．onthewhole總的說來；大體上；基本上聯想asawhole作為整體；普遍說來用whole短語完成句子。(1)總的說來，我贊成這個提議。____________，I’minfavouroftheproposal.(2)整體看來，這個項目對這個地區有很大的利益。Thisprojectwillbeofgreatbenefittotheregion_________.Onthewholeasawhole4.onbehalfof代表……一方；作為……的代言人用法也可以表達為onone’sbehalf完成句子(1)我謹代表全家感謝大家。Iwouldliketothankeveryone_______________________.(2)史密斯先生不能來，因此他的妻子代表他領獎。Mr.Smithcannotcomehere，sohiswifewillaccepttheprize_____________.onbehalfofallmyfamilyonhisbehalf5．putupwith忍受，容忍同義stand，bear，tolerate英漢互譯(1)Icouldhardlyputupwiththatfellowanylonger._____________________(2)恐怕你得容忍他的壞脾氣(temper)。I’mafraidyou’llhaveto_______________________.我再也不能忍受那家伙。putupwithhisbadtemper拓展用“動詞＋upwith”短語完成下列各句。(3)Herunssofastthatnoonecan________________him.(趕上,跟上)(4)Anyonewhoswimsintherivercould__________anastystomachupset.(以而……告終)(5)Hefirst____________thegoodideaofgoingtovisitafactory.(提出，想到)catch/keepupwithendupwithcameupwith6．compare...to(with)．..與……相比和許多婦女相比，她確實很幸運。______________manywomen，shewasindeedveryfortunate.

注意compareto與comparewith可以通用，但若表示“把……比作……”時用compare...to...。Comparedwith7.makeadifference有作用，有影響Theseaairhasmadeadifferencetoherhealth.海上的空氣改善了她的健康狀況。拓展(1)___________________有影響，有作用(2)_________________沒有影響，沒有作用(3)__________有道理，有意義，講得通makeahabitof養成……習慣makeamess弄得亂七八糟makesomedifferencemakenodifferencemakesense8．resultin引起；使獲得；結果是……(1)他的氣話引起了一場打斗。Hisangrywords________________.(2)實驗結果是發現了治療癌癥的方法。Theexperiment__________thediscoveryofacureforcancer.

辨析resultfrom由……引起；因……而起

(3)這次可怕的意外事故是因他的疏忽大意而引起的。Thisterribleaccident____________hiscarelessness.

resultedinafightresultedinresultedfrom鏈接bringabout引起，造成bringon導致leadto導致，引起contributeto導致setoff引起9.goup上升；增長；建起來(1)香煙的價格上漲了。Thepriceofcigarettesis_________.(2)到處都在興建新的辦公樓群。Newofficeblocksare____________________.goingupgoingupeverywhere疑難語句細解1．It’sOKtoleaveanelectricalapplianceonsolongasyouareusingit—ifnot，turnitoff！在使用電器設備時你可以把它開著。如果不用就把它關掉。

句型so/aslongas意為“只要”，用來引導條件狀語從句，相當于onconditionthat，providedthat等。

仿寫(1)只要事情做了，誰做都行。Itmatterslittlewhodoesit_________________.(2)只要有足夠的時間，我們就能安排一切。Wecanarrangeeverything___________________________.solongasitisdonesolongaswehaveenoughtime(3)我不計較價錢，只要車很好用就行了。Idon’tcareabouttheprice，______________________________.(4)只要不吃得太多，你可以吃任何東西。Youmayeatanything，____________________________.solongasthecarisingoodconditionsolongasyoudon’teattoomuch2．Ittakesalotofenergytomakethingsfromnewmaterials,so，ifyoucan，buythingsmadefromrecycledmaterials.

用新材料來做這些東西要花費大量的能源，因此，只要有可能，就買那些用回收材料制成的物品吧。

句型ittakes...todo...是固定句式，可表示“做某事需要……”之意。

仿寫(1)與他的家庭決裂需要非凡的勇氣和毅力。_______________________________________makethebreakwithhisfamily.Ittookunusualcourageanddeterminationto(2)平息這兩國間的爭執需要智慧。________________settlethequarrelbetweenthetwocountries.拓展ittakessb....todo.../ittakes...forsb.todo...意為“花多少時間去做某事”。(3)出租車通常要花10分鐘到達那個賓館。________________________forataxitogettothehotel.IttakeswisdomtoItusuallytakestenminutes表示看法/態度(1)Whenitcomestofailure，peoplehave(take，adopt，assume)differentattitudestowardsit./differentpeopleholddifferentattitudestowardit.(2)Peoplehavedifferentopinionson/astothisproblem.(3)Peopletakedifferentviewsof(on)thequestion.(4)Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsonthisquestion.Somepeoplebelievethat...Othersarguethat...(5)Itismybeliefthat“honestyisthebestpolicy”inmostsituations.(6)Idon’tbelieveitrighttohurtpeopleunnecessarily.(7)Itisgenerallybelieved/accepted/thought/heldthat...(8)Itisuniversallyacknowledgedthatknowledgecanchangeone’sfate.這類表達形式有很多，你能想出更多的句子或短語嗎？____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________參考句式(9)Inmypersonalopinion/view，healthismoreimportantthanwealth.(10)Frommypointofview，itisuptousourselvestomakeasensibleplanforourfuture.(11)So/AsfarasI’mconcerned，itwasagreatsuccess.(12)Ipersonallythinkweshouldpaymoreattentiontothesafetyofschoolchildren.(13)Itisobvious(clear/evident)that...(14)Itisself-evidentthattheadvanceofscienceandtechnologyisofvitalimportancetoChina’smodernization.(15)Itcan’tbedeniedthattheadvanceofscienceand

technologyisofvitalimportancetoChina’smo