Tenwordsadaykeepthetroubleaway.Happytokeeptheminmind.1.invest2.consume/consumption3.motivate4.lessen5.release6.boom7.lower8.uncover9.via10.stimulateLOSANGELES,Aug.20(Xinhua)——Human-causedglobalwarminghasworsenedCalifornia'sdroughtandhas"actuallyincreased"thechancesoffutureextremedroughtsinthestate,anewstudyreleasedThursdaysaid.ThefindingsbyColumbiaUniversity'sEarthInstitutesuggeststhatwithinafewdecades,continuallyincreasingtemperaturesandresultingmoisturelosseswillpushCaliforniaintoevenmorelong-termdrought.SkimtogetthemainideaCalifornia‘seconomyisaheadofmostcountriesandfamousforitsniceweather,butbothmaynowbegraduallygoingaway.Thecurrentdroughtisnowinitsfourthyear,stateofficialssay,and2014wasthehottestyearinhistory.JonathanOverpeck,co-directoroftheInstituteoftheEnvironmentattheUniversityofArizona,said,"It'simportanttohaveclearerestimatesofhowmuchhuman-causedwarmingisalreadymakingdroughtsmoresevere."But,hesaid,"it'stroublingtoknowthathumaninfluencewillcontinuetomakedroughtsmoresevereuntilgreenhousegasemissionsarecutbackinabigway."GlobalwarmingworsenedtheCaliforniadrought.Mainidea:Module8Unit22Module8Unit22ReadingGlobalWarmingraiseaproblemanalyzetheproblemsolvetheproblemSkimthetextandmatchtheheadingswiththeparagraphs1.Drawreaders’attentiontothetopicbyaskingquestions.2.Whatshouldhumanbeingsdo?3.Whatisglobalwarming?4.Whatcausesglobalwarming?5.Resultsofglobalwarming.Para1.Para2.Para3.Para4.Para5.OutlineIntroductionIntroducetheglobalwarmingBodyConclusionResultsoftheglobalwarmingSolutionstostoppingtheglobalwarmingWhatistheglobalwarmingWhatcausestheglobalwarmingReadingcomprehension1).Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphis__________.A.tointroducethetopicofglobalwarmingtothereaderstoarousetheirinterests.B.toremindthereadersofhumanactivitiesinthepast.C.tointroducethegreatesttroubleinthefutureD.tomentiontheprocessofglobalwarminginhistory.2)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutgreenhousegases?A.Greenhousegaseswillonlydousharm.B.Greenhousegasesdomoreharmthangoodtohumans.C.Greenhousegasesdomoregoodthanharmtohumans.D.Propergreenhousegasesarequitenecessarytotheearth.3)WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedastheresultofglobalwarming?A.Seriousdiseases.B.Typhoons.C.Polaricemelting.D.Heatwaves.4)What’sthestructureofthispassage?P2;P3;P4P5B.P1P2;P3P4;P5C.P1;P2P3;P4P5D.P1;P2P3P4;P5A.P15.)Accordingtotheauthor’sopinion,whichoneisTRUE?A.Globalwarmingisoneofthebiggestenvironmentalproblems.B.Thesenaturallyoccurringgasesdonothingbutharmtotheearth.C.Seriousclimatechangesresultinglobalwarming.D.Allpeoplehavenotbepreparedtosavetheearthatallcosts.StructureAnalysis1.Theyclaimthatinthelast50years,gasespumpedintotheEarth’satmospherebythefactoriesandvehicleshavebeenspeedinguptheprocessofglobalwarmingandaffectingourclimate.【】2.Withoutthesenaturallyoccurringgases,thesun’srayswouldbouncebackintospaceleavingtheEarthcoldandimpossibletoliveon.译文：如果没有这些自然产生的气体，太阳的光线将会被反射回太空中去，地球将处于寒冷之中，而不适合生命的存在。结构分析：这是一个含有现在分词的简单句，withoutthesenaturallyoccurringgases是介词短语作状语；thesun’srayswouldbouncebackintospace是句子的主体；leavingtheEarthcoldandimpossibletoliveon是现在分词短语作结果状语。结构分析3.Giventhisdata,itseemsthatthelinkbetweenhumanactivitiesandrisingglobaltemperaturesisnotmerelyacoincidence.译文：根据这一数据推断，人类活动与全球变暖之间的关系好像不仅仅是一个巧合。结构分析：这是一个主从复合句，giventhisdata是过去分词作条件状语，相当于whenwearegiventhisdata;itseems…是主句，it是形式主语，真正的主语是thatthelink…isnotmerelyacoincidence;betweenhumanactivitiesandrisingglobaltemperatures是介词短语作定语。结构分析DiscussionAsweknow,theglobalwarmingismainlycausedbythegreenhouseeffect,thenwhatshouldwestudentsdoeverydaytohelpreducegreenhousegases?
