Module 4 Sandstorms in AsiaLearning Paper 3 Extensive ReadingLearning aims: to practice learning skills and revise words and expressions in this module.Activity1 Read the passage on page 39.1.T or F (1)Germans put their garbage into different bags. ( )(2)People can burn too much coal. ( )(3)In the 1970s, the “Green” movement began. ( )(4)The “Green ” movement tries to be against the government. ( )2.Answer the questions:(1)How do countries in Europe try to improve the environment?(2)When and why did the “Green ”movement begin ? (3)What does the “Green” movement try to do?Activity2 Read the passage on page 871.The Dust Bowl lasted nearly ten years in America. ( ).2.People were forced to leave the southern plains. ( )3.The lack of rainfall caused the Dust Bowl disaster. ( )4.The Chinese government is fighting desertification by moving people to the cities. ( )5.The most serious situation is Africa. ( )6.The climate is largely responsible for desertification in Africa.7.It is important to save the forests to stop the desert advancing. ( )2.Answer the questions:(1)What was the worst agricultural disaster in the history of the United States?(2)What caused the disaster ?` (3)What is the Chinese government doing to fight desertification?(4)In which continent are dust and sandstorms worse than anywhere else? 捡垃圾的老外路乞，英文名 K．L．Rothey，今年 65 岁，现在武汉新东方学校任教。这位美国老头给自己起的中文名叫“路乞”，意思就是“路边的乞丐”。路乞和志愿者所到之处，烟头、废纸等各种垃圾立刻被“请进”垃圾桶，少了它们的“点缀”，道路转眼间变得整洁起来。行走中，一些行人也被他们感染。来市区办事的郭婕，毫不犹豫地加入了捡垃圾的行列……她说：“我真后悔没把女儿带来受受教育。” 路乞说：“我认为捡垃圾的乞丐做的是爱护环境的工作，是很高尚、很重要的工作。 ”当然，乞丐并...
