Unit 4 Global warming
Period One Warming Up & Reading
Ⅰ.用适当的介、副词填空 1.Thatprobablydoesnotseemmuch________youorme,butitisarapidincreasewhencompared________othernaturalchanges.
2.Sohowhasthiscome________anddoesitmatter?
3.Allscientistssubscribe________theviewthattheincrease________theearth’stemperatureisdue________theburning________fossilfuels________coal,naturalgasandoiltoproduceenergy.
4.Theproblembeginswhenweaddhugequantities________extracarbondioxideintotheatmosphere.
5.Weknowthatthelevels________carbondioxidehaveincreasedgreatlyoverthelast100________150years.
6.Hefoundthatbetweentheseyearsthecarbondioxide________theatmospherewent________fromaround315parts________around370partspermillion.
7.Theyalsoagreethatitistheburningofmoreandmorefossilfuelsthathasresulted________thisincreaseincarbondioxide.
8.However,theattitudesofscientists________thisrisearecompletelydifferent. 9.________theonehand,Dr.Fosterthinksthatthetrendwhichincreasesthetemperatureby5degreeswouldbecatastrophe.
10.________theotherhand,therearethose,likeGeorgeHambley,whoareopposed________thisviewandbelievethatweshouldnotworry________highlevelsofcarbondioxide________theair.
Ⅱ.佳句翻译与仿写
1.Thereisnodoubtthattheearthisbecomingwarmerandthatitishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarmingratherthanarandombutnaturalphenomenon.
翻译:
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________________________________________________________________________ 仿写:
(1)毫无疑问,小麦的价格将会上涨。
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________________________________________________________________________ (2)我在他口袋里发现的是一枚钥匙。
________________________________________________________________________ 2.Allscientistssubscribetotheviewthattheincreaseintheearth’stemperatureisduetotheburningoffossilfuelslikecoal,naturalgasandoiltoproduceenergy.
翻译:
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________________________________________________________________________ 仿写:
(1)我们不同意我们已经失败的观点。
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________________________________________________________________________ (2)他获得了奖学金的消息让我们都很吃惊。
Thenews____________________________surprisedallofus.
3.Withoutthe‘greenhouseeffect’,theearthwouldbeaboutthirty-threedegreesCelsiuscoolerthanitis.
翻译:
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________________________________________________________________________ 仿写:
(1)如果没有电,今天的生活就会完全不同。
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________________________________________________________________________ (2)没有你的帮助,我无论如何也不会成功。
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________________________________________________________________________ 4.Evenifwestartreducingtheamountofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases,theclimateisgoingtokeeponwarmingfordecadesorcenturies.
翻译:
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________________________________________________________________________ 仿写:
(1)即使受到邀请我也不去参加他的生日聚会。
______________________,Iwillnotgotohisbirthdayparty. (2)即使天气不好,我们也要作一次旅行。
We’llmakeatrip________________________________. Ⅲ.单项填空
1.Theairinsideiswarmbecausetheglasstrapstheheatfromthesunandkeepsit________. A.escapingB.nottoescape C.toescapeD.fromescaping 2.Thatprobablydoesnotseemmuchtoyouorme,butitisarapidincreasewhen________toothernaturalchanges.
A.comparedB.comparing C.tocompareD.compare
3.Itishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarming________arandombutnaturalphenomenon.
A.morethanB.otherthan C.ratherthanD.exceptfor 4.ItwasascientistcalledCharlesKeeling,________madeaccuratemeasurementsoftheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospherefrom1957to1997.
A.whichB.whatC.ifD.who
5.Allscientists________theviewthattheincreaseintheearth’stemperatureisduetotheburningoffossilfuelslikecoal,naturalgasandoil________energy.
A.applyto;produce
B.correspondto;toproduce C.caterto;produce
D.subscribeto;toproduce 6.Somebyproductsofthisprocessarecalled“greenhouse”gases,themostimportantoneof________iscarbondioxide.
A.thatB.whomC.whichD.these
7.Itmeansthatmoreheatenergytendstobetrappedintheatmospherecausingtheglobaltemperatureto________.
A.growupB.goup C.buildupD.bringup
8.Itistheburningofmoreandmorefossilfuelsthathas________thisincreaseincarbondioxide. A.resultedinB.ledin
C.resultedfromD.asaresult 9.Ontheotherhand,therearethose,likeGeorgeHambley,whoare________tothisviewandbelievethatweshouldnotworryabouthighlevelsofcarbondioxideintheair.
A.objectedB.opposed C.supposedD.determined
10.________westartreducingtheamountofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases,theclimateisgoingtokeeponwarmingfordecadesorcenturies.
A.EvenifB.Asif
C.NowthatD.Aslongas Ⅳ.阅读理解 Bangkok,Thailand’scapitalturnedthelightsoutonWednesdayinanefforttoraiseawarenessofglobalwarming,withsixBangkokneighborhoodsjoiningintopartialdarknessfor15minutes.Officialsrangedtwomillionofthecity’sresidentstojoininswitchingoffnon-essentiallightsat7∶00p.m.(12∶00GMT) toalertThaistotheill-effectsofclimatechange.
AtdowntownshoppingmallCentralWorldPlaza,Thaisputawaytheircreditcardsforamomenttoconsidertheirenergyconsumption,aslightsdimmed.“Iwastealotofenergyathome,forexample,IturnmytelevisiononwhilespendingtwohoursontheInternet,”saidan18-year-oldstudent.“Fromno
won,IwillturnofftheTV.”
TherewasonlypartialdarknessinBangkok’scentralshoppingdistrict,withsomemallsandhotelsignoringtherequest,butitwasenoughtomakebusinessownerSomasThanyatotethinkabouthisenergyhabits.
“Iwillturnofftheairconditionerandusetheelectricfanoropenthewindowsinstead,”the58-year
-oldtoldAFP.
“Streetlightsandothersecurity-relatedlightingremainedonandtherewillalsobemorepoliceondut
yincasethatcrimesincreased.”GovernorApirakKosayedhinsaid.
Bangkok,acitywithapopulationof12million,spewsmorethan26milliontonsofcarbondioxideintotheaireachyear,ornearly20percentofThailand’stotalCO2emissions.
Bangkok’slights-outcampaignincludedapublicscreeninginadowntownshoppingdistrictoftheOscar-winningdocumentary“An Inconvenient Truth”byformerUSvice-presidentAlGore.
AustraliancitySydneyheldasimilarexerciseinApril,withaone-hourblackoutobservedby65,000homesand2,000businesses,
whichorganisersestimatedcutnormalenergyuseby10percent.
1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.APowerFailureinBangkok
B.Bangkok’sCampaigntoRemindItsResidentsofGlobalWarming C.People’sAttitudestowardGlobalWarming
D.CarbonDioxide—theMajorFactorofGlobalWarming 2.HowmanytonsarethetotalCO2emissionsofThailand? A.12milliontons.B.26milliontons. C.60milliontons.D.130milliontons.
3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.
A.allthepeopleinBangkokwouldusetheelectricfanoropenthewindowsinsteadofairconditioners
2019-2020年人教版高中英语选修六Unit 4作业题及答案解析
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