Unit4Globalwarming亲爱的同学们,在朗读和背诵之前,请先试着完成下面的语法填空吧!Thereisnodoubt1theearthisbecomingwarmerbutthereisfiercedebateoverwhetheritishumanactivitythathascausedthisglobalwarmingorwhetheritisjustanaturalphenomenon.ManyscientistslikeDr.JaniceFosterbelievethatpeoplehavecausedtheincreaseintheearth’stemperature2burningoffossilfuelslikecoal,naturalgasandoiltoproduceenergy3byproductsarecalled“greenhouse”gases,themostimportantone4carbondioxide.Thesegasestrapheatfromthesunandthereforewarmtheearth,withoutwhichtheearth5(be)aboutthirty-threedegreesCelsiuscoolerthanitis.Butincreasedamountofcarbondioxidemeansthat6heatenergyistrappedintheatmosphere,7(cause)theglobaltemperaturetogo8.On9otherhand,scientistslikeGeorgeHambleybelievethatanywarmingwillbemildwith10badenvironmentalconsequencesandmorecarbondioxideisactuallyapositivething.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.答案:1.that2.by3.whose4.being5.wouldbe6.more7.causing8.up9.the10.fewSection—ⅠWarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading&Comprehending一、把所给单词与它们的释义用线连接起来1.consumea.agreeto;contribute(asumofmoney)2.phenomenonb.usesthup3.subscribec.materialburnedtoproduceheatorpower,e.g.coal,oil,etc.4.fueld.factoroccurrence,esp.innatureorsociety,thatcanbeperceivedbythesenses5.tende.expressstrongdisapprovalofordisagreementwithsb/sth6.opposef.expresssthinspokenorwrittenwords,esp.carefully,fullyandclearly7.consequenceg.thingthatisaresultoraneffectofsomethingelse8.stateh.belikelytobehaveinacertainwayortohaveacertaincharacteristic答案:1—b2—d3—a4—c5—h6—e7—g8—f二、短语互译A.温故:从文中找出下列短语并写出它们的汉语意思1.dependon2.compare...with...3.cometrue4.keepon5.ratherthan答案:1.依赖,依靠2.与……相比较3.实现4.继续5.而不是B.知新:从文中找出与下列释义相对应的英文1.发生,造成2.同意;赞成;订购3.大量的4.上升;增长5.导致答案:1.comeabout2.subscribeto3.quantitiesof4.goup5.resultin三、阅读课文THEEARTHISBECOMINGWARMER—BUTDOESITMATTER?选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案1.madeaccuratemeasuresoftheamountofcarbondioxideintheatmospherefrom1957to1977.A.DrJaniceFosterB.CharlesKeelingC.GeorgeHambleyD.SophieArmstrong2.SomescientistslikeGeorgeHambleythinkthatthetemperatureincreasewill.A.causeariseofseveralmetresinthesealevelB.causethespreadofdiseasesandthedisappearanceofspeciesC.encourageagreaterrangeofanimalsD.causeseverestorms,floods,droughtsandfamines3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Greenhousegasesrefertosomebyproductsoftheburningoffossilfuels.B.Theglobalwarmingisarandomratherthannaturalphenomenon.C.Thetemperatureinthelastcenturyincreasedbyashighas5degrees.D.Fewergreenhousegaseswillgatherintheatmosphere.答案:1.B2.C3.A四、根据课文内容填空PhenomenonThetemperatureoftheearthroseaboutonedegreeFahrenheitduringthe20thcentury.1●Itis2thathascausedtheincreaseintheearth’stemperaturethroughtheburningoffossilfuelslikecoal,naturalgasandoiltoproduceenergy.●Carbondioxide,methaneandwatervapourcan3heatfromthesuntowarmtheearth.●Theproblembeginswhenweaddhuge4extracarbondioxideintotheatmosphere.●Thecarbondioxideintheatmospherewentupfrom1957to1997.Theburningofmoreandmorefossilfuelshas5theincreaseincarbondioxide.Different6towardstheincreaseincarbondioxideScientistswhoagreewithDrJaniceFosterScientistswhoagreewithGeorgeHambleyAnincreaseoffivedegreeswouldbea(n)7.Theythinktheremaybeariseofthesealevel,or8severestorms,floods,droughts,thespreadofdiseases,andsoon....
