Section Ⅳ Learning about Language & Using Language课前预习检测单词识记1.tendency (n.) 倾向;趋势→tend (vi.) 趋向;易于2.widespread (adj.) 分布广的;普遍的3.average (adj.) 平均的4.existence (n.) 生存;存在→exist (vi.) 存在5.advocate (vt.) 拥护;提倡;主张6.commitment (n.) 承诺;交托;信奉→commit (vt.) 承诺;保证7.pollution (n.) 污染;弄脏→pollute (vt.) 污染8.growth (n.) 增长;生长→grow (v.) 发展;生长9.electrical (adj.) 电的;与电有关的→electricity (n.) 电10.casual (adj.) 随便的;漫不经心的;偶然的→casually (adv.) 随意地;漫不经心地11.circumstance (n.) 环境;情况12.refresh (vt.) 使恢复;使振作→refreshing (adj.) 令人耳目一新的;使人精力充沛的13.educator (n.) 教育工作者;教育家→education (n.) 教育;教育工作→educate (vt.) 教育→educated (adj.) 受过良好教育的;上过……学校的14.contribution (n.) 贡献→contribute (vt.) 贡献;奉献15.presentation (n.) 显示;演出→present (vt.) 提交;演出16.disagreement (n.) 分歧;不一致→disagree (vi.) 不同意→(反义词) agree (vi.) 同意短语完形1.on_the_whole 大体上;基本上2.on_behalf_of 代表……一方;作为……的代言人3.put_up_with 忍受;容忍4.so/as_long_as 只要5.carry_out 实施;执行6.and_so_on 等等7.turn_up 调高;开大;出现;到达8.as_well_as 也;又;既……又9.have_an_effect_on 对……有影响10.make_a_difference 有关系;有影响语篇理解根据课文内容填空1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________9.________ 10.________答案:1.environmental 2.improvements 3.make 4.greenhouse 5.Turn 6.Walk 7.recycled 8.energy9.trees 10.global课堂合作探究The Language Points of Learning about Language1.On_the_whole the warming of the earth is a phenomenon that causes great concern.(教材 P28)总的来说,地球转暖是一个引起广泛关注的现象。on the whole 大体上;基本上①On_the_whole our stay there was quite enjoyable.总的来说,我们在那儿待的时光是相当愉快的。②We must lo...