高中英語外研版必修第二冊Unit 6 Period 4　Developing ideas-Reading comprehension

Period4Developingideas—ReadingcomprehensionⅠ.匹配單詞(請把單詞和其對應(yīng)的英語解釋連線)1．devoteA．tohaveaninfluenceonsomeoneorsomething2．highlightB．toreturnsomethingorsomeonetoanearliergoodconditionorposition3．establishC．toharmorspoilsomething4．damageD．tobecomeortomakesomethingbecomesmallerinsize，amount，degree，importance，etc.5．a(chǎn)ffectE．togiveyourtimeoreffortcompletelytosomethingyoubelieveinortoaperson6．restoreF．togivefreedomorfreemovementtosomeoneorsomething7．a(chǎn)doptG．toattractattentiontooremphasizesomethingimportant8．reduceH．tostartacompanyororganizationthatwillcontinueforalongtime9．releaseI．tolegallytakeanotherperson'schildintoyourownfamilyandtakecareofhimorherasyourownchild10．remove

J．totakesomethingorsomeoneawayfromsomewhere，oroffsomething答案1.E2.G3.H4.C5.A6.B7.I8.D9.F10.JⅡ.選詞填空eq\x(breakdown，takesteps，oaccount，contributeto，mistake...for...)1．Wildkoalasareindangerofdyingout，soweshouldtakestepstoprotectthemfromextinction.2．Awomanmistookhimforawell-knownactor，andaskedhimforhisautograph(親筆簽名)．3．Doctorsandnursescontributedtofightingagainstthediseaseinourcountry.4．Hehadtostopandaskedforhelp，becausehisvehiclebrokedownonhiswaytowork.5．Takethelocalweatherintoaccountwhenyouplantogooutforatrip.1．Howmuchdoyouknowabout“greenliving”？Openanswers.2．Lookatthequestionsabout“greenliving”andtickyouranswers.(教材P68)Ⅰ.Fast-readingformainideas1．Thepassagemainlytellsus.A．weshouldraisetheawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionB．wemusttakecareoftheenvironmentC．notallthe“greentruths”reallygreenD．thecommonideasarefalse答案C2．Readthefoursubheadingsinthepassageanddecideiftheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F)．Subheading1Reusableshoppingbagsarebetterthanplasticones.(T)Subheading2Whenyouturnoffadevice，itstopsusingpower.(F)Subheading3Eatinglocalfoodisalwaysgoodfortheenvironment.(F)Subheading4It'salwaysbettertotakeashowerthanabath.(F)Ⅱ.Careful-readingfordetailsActivity1細(xì)節(jié)把握1．Accordingtocommontruth，whenshopping，weshouldtake.A．a(chǎn)plasticbag B．a(chǎn)paperbagC．a(chǎn)reusablebag D．a(chǎn)cheapbag答案C2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthedisadvantageofplasticbags?A．Causinglitter.B．Beingtreatedasfoodbywildanimals.C．Takingmuchmoretimetobreakdown.D．Usingmuchmoreenergytoproduce.答案D3．Whenyouturnoffadevice，itcan.A．cutoffelectricityB．protecttheapplianceC．savetoomuchenergyD．turnintostand-bymode答案D4．Peoplechoosetoeatlocalfoodbecausetheythink.A．it'sconvenientB．itdoesn'tneedtransportationC．itusesmoreenergyD．itisgoodfortheenvironment答案D5．Whethertakingashowerortakingabathisgreenerdependson.A．thetemperature B．theseasonC．thetime D．thespace答案CActivity2深層理解1．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroducesomenewwaystosaveenergy.B．Tocorrectthefalsegreentruthsandshowreallygreenones.C．Tocallonmorepeopletoprotecttheenvironment.D．Toexplaintheimportanceofenergysaving.答案B2．Thepassageismostlikelyapartof.A．sciencefictionB．childrenliteratureC．a(chǎn)nadvertisementD．sciencereport答案D3．Whatisthefunctionofsubheadings?A．Toarousereaders'interest.B．Togivereadersanoverallunderstanding.C．Toencouragereaderstothink.D．Togivereadersdetailedinformation.答案B4．Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby.A．listingnumbersandreasonsB．makingcomparisonsC．introducinghisownexperienceD．raisingquestionsandsolvingthem答案D5．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningastheunderlinedwordin“Thishappensbecauseelectricitycontinuestoleakfromthedevice，evenwhenitisturned‘off’．”？A．Escape. B．Stop.C．Stay. D．Run.答案AActivity1思維品質(zhì)1．Areyouawareofanyother“greentruths”thatarenottrue？(Divergentthinking)答案Bike-sharingisagreenmethodoftransportationandprovidesauser-friendlyexperience.Ontheotherside，itcausestheenergywastedwhenthebikesarethrownawayontheroadside.2．How“green”areyou?Shareyour“greenactions”withtheclass.(Divergentthinking)答案Iusuallytrytosaveenergyandwaterinmydailylife.Forexample，turnoffthelightswhenIleavearoom.Walkorrideabikeinsteadoftakingabusorataxi.TakeaclothbagwhenIgoshopping.3．Whatcanwedotobecome“greener”？(Creativethinking)答案Don'tusethethingsthatcanbeusedonlyonce.UnplugtheTVsetwhileweareaway.Stoppeoplefromproducingpowerfromcoal.Activity2課文語法填空Themajorityofustakesteps1.tosave(save)energyandreducewasteandpollution.Butnotall“greentruths”aretrue；someareeven2.completely(complete)false.Herearesomecommonones.Papershoppingbagsareno3.greener(green)thanplasticones，becausemakingapaperbagusesfourtimes4.asmuchenergyasmakingaplasticbaganduptothreetimestheamountofwater.Theprocessalsoproducesmoregreenhousegases.So，takeareusablebagwithyouwhenyougoshopping.Stand-bymodedoesn'tstop5.using(use)electricity.Thishappens6.becauseelectricitycontinuestoleakfromthedevice.Theproperwayistoremovetheplug7.fromitspowersupply.Eatinglocalfoodisn'tenvironmental-friendlybecausetheproductionusesmostoftheenergy.And8.whetherit'sbettertotakeashowerorabath9.depends(depend)onthetimewespend.Soit'sworth10.checking(check)commonideasandopinionstoseewhat'sreallygreen.Activity3長難句理解1．Mostofusareawarethatwemusttakecareoftheenvironment，andthemajorityofustakestepstosaveenergyandreducewasteandpollution.[句式分析]此句是并列句，and是表示并列關(guān)系的并列詞，第一個并列連詞and之前的句子含有that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，and之后是簡單句。[自主翻譯]我們大部分人都意識到要保護(hù)環(huán)境，也采取了各種行動節(jié)約能源，減少浪費(fèi)和污染。2．However，makingapaperbagusesfourtimesasmuchenergyasmakingaplasticbaganduptothreetimestheamountofwater.[句式分析]此句是簡單句，是主謂賓結(jié)構(gòu)。主語是動名詞短語makingapaperbag，謂語是uses，賓語是fourtimesasmuchenergy，fourtimesasmuchenergyasmakingaplasticbag以及uptothreetimestheamountofwater是表達(dá)倍數(shù)的句型。[自主翻譯]然而，生產(chǎn)紙袋的耗能為塑料袋的四倍，耗水則多達(dá)三倍。3．Itistheproductionoffood，notitstransport，thatusesmostoftheenergyandproducesmostofthegreenhousegases.[句式分析]本句是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型，結(jié)構(gòu)是“Itis/was＋被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分＋that/who...”。本句強(qiáng)調(diào)的是主語theproductionoffood。uses和produces是句子的并列謂語。[自主翻譯]相比于運(yùn)輸，食物的生產(chǎn)過程才是消耗大部分能源及產(chǎn)生大部分溫室氣體的原因。Ⅰ.閱讀理解ATheworldischangingrapidly.Herearefourcitiesthathavechangedgreatlyoverthepastfiveyears.Budapest，HungaryBackinthe1990s，BudapestwasamysterytomanypeopleoutsideEuropeandtouristswouldn'thavedreamedofvisitingit.Now，Budapesthasaboomingtourismindustry，andithasbeencalledoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinEurope.Thecheapaccommodation，thesurprisinglydeliciousfinediningscene，andthewonderfulviewsoftheDanubeRiversimplycan'tbebeaten.Boise，IdahoSurprisedtoseethisup-and-comingcityonthislist?Actually，Boiseisreallymakinganameforitself.Thiscityisknownforitsgrowingcookingscene.Butnotonlythat，itisalsobecomingamajorskidestination.Themountainssurroundingthiscityareunbelievable，andtheskiresortsaroundBoiseareoneofthebestkeptsecretsinAmerica.It'sworthcheckingout!Medellin，ColombiaInthepast，youmighthaveheardabouthowdangerousColombiawas—butthingsarerapidlyimprovingforthisSouthAmericannation，andColombiancitiesarechangingforthebetter.Medellinisanewpopulartraveldestination.ThisistheplacetodanceallnightandseeawholenewsideofColombia.Andthepricesarestilllow!Hobart，TasmaniaHobartisthecapitaloftheAustralianstateofTasmania，andit'salsobecomingamorepopularcityfortouristsandnewpermanentresidentsalike.Thereareplentyofhistoricbuildingsstillaround，niceharborswhereboatsaredocked，andlotsofcutenewcafes，artgalleriesandshopspoppingup.Thescenerythereistrulybeautiful，withwildlifeunlikeanywhereelse.Travelersshouldmaketheirwayover!eq\x(語篇解讀這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了四個在過去五年里發(fā)生了巨大變化的城市。)1．InwhichwayhasBudapestchangedgreatlyoverthepastseveralyears?A．Itspopulationhasbeenincreasingrapidly.B．Itstourismindustryhasbeendevelopinggreatly.C．Itstransporthasbecomeeasierandmoreconvenient.D．IthasbecomeamysterytomanypeopleoutsideEurope.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句“Now，Budapesthasaboomingtourismindustry，andithasbeencalledoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinEurope.”可知，在過去的幾年里，布達(dá)佩斯的旅游業(yè)得到了極大的發(fā)展。故選B。2．Whichofthefollowingcitiesisthebestchoiceforawintersportslover?A．Boise，Idaho.B．Budapest，Hungary.C．Hobart，Tasmania.D．Medellin，Colombia.答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第四句“Butnotonlythat，itisalsobecomingamajorskidestination.”可知，Boise是冬季運(yùn)動愛好者的最佳選擇。故選A。3．WhatmakesHobartapopulartouristdestination?A．Itslowandaffordableprices.B．Itsimportantandvitallocation.C．Itsbreathtakingnaturalscenery.D．Itssurprisinglydeliciousfinediningscene.答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段后兩句“Thescenerythereistrulybeautiful，withwildlifeunlikeanywhereelse.Travelersshouldmaketheirwayover！”可知，美麗的自然風(fēng)光讓霍巴特成為一個受歡迎的旅游目的地。故選C。BOntheislandofNewZealand，thereisagrasshopper-likespeciesofinsectthatisfoundnowhereelseontheearth.NewZealandershavegivenitthenicknameweta，whichisanativeMaoriwordmeaning“godofbadlooks”．It'seasytoseewhyanyonewouldcallthisinsectabad-lookingbug.Mostpeoplefeeldisgustedatthesightofthesebulky(笨重的)，slow-movingcreatures.Wetasarenaturalcreatures；theycomeoutoftheircavesandholesonlyafterdark.Agiantwetacangrowtooverthreeincheslongandweighasmuchas1.5ounces.Giantwetascanhopuptotwofeetatatime.Someofthemliveintrees，andothersliveincaves.Theyareverylong-livedforinsects，andsomeadultwetascanliveaslongastwoyears.Justliketheircousinsgrasshoppersandcrickets，wetasareableto“sing”byrubbingtheirlegpartstogether，oragainsttheirlowerbodies.Mostpeopleprobablydon'tfeelsympathyfortheseendangeredcreatures，buttheydoneedprotecting.Theslowandclumsywetashavebeenaroundontheislandsincethetimesofthedinosaurs，andhaveevolvedandsurvivedinanenvironmentwheretheyhadnoenemiesuntilratscametotheislandwithEuropeanimmigrants.Sinceratslovetohuntandeatwetas，theratpopulationontheislandhasgrownintoarealproblemformanyofthenativespeciesthatareunaccustomedtoitspresence，andposesaseriousthreattothenativewetapopulation.語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了新西蘭島上的一種特殊昆蟲，并建議人們應(yīng)該采取措施去保護(hù)這種古老的昆蟲。4．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Wetasareunpleasanttotheeye.B．TheMaorisnicknamedthemselves“wetas”．C．TheEuropeansbroughtwetastoNewZealand.D．Thewetaisanewlydiscoveredinsectspecies.答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句可知，這種昆蟲很難看，故選A。5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutwetas?A．Theyarequickinmovement.B．Theyaredecreasinginnumber.C．Theyareveryactiveinthedaytime.D．Theyhaveashortlifespanforinsects.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句可知，這種昆蟲數(shù)量在減少，故選B。6．Theunderlinedword“its”inthelastparagraphrefersto“”．A．thedinosaur's B．theweta'sC．theisland's D．therat's答案D解析詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前句內(nèi)容可知，老鼠的存在威脅了島上其他的物種，故選D。7．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthepassage?A．Asportssection.B．Abusinesssection.C．Abiologysection.D．Anentertainmentsection.答案C解析文章出處題。文章介紹的是新西蘭島上的一種昆蟲，由此判斷這篇文章最可能出現(xiàn)在生物學(xué)版塊上，故選C。CIn1975，GeorgeCarlinappearedonapopularTVshow，SaturdayNightLive，withhisfamouswordsaboutbluefood.“Whyistherenobluefood?Ican'tfindbluefood—Ican'tfindtheflavorofblue!Imeanyellowislemon；orangeisorangeandredischerry.Whereisthebluefood？”Well，Carlinprettymuchhasitright—thereisnobluefood，butthere'scertainlynotalotofit.Fresh-pickedblueberriesareblue，thoughtheybecomepurplewhentheyareturnedintojam.Theblueinblueberries—likethepurpleingrapesandtheredintomatoes—isfoundinnature.Butitisn'tahotcolorforfood.Peopledon'tseemtopreferbluefood.Somedietprogramsevensuggestthatthosedeterminedtoloseweightshouldmaketheirfoodblue.Eating，inpart，beginswithoureyes.CharesSpence—anexperimentalpsychologistfromOxfordUniversity—pointsoutthatcolorcanchangeourtasteexperience.Commonly，weconsiderred-coloredfoodsupto20%sweeterthantheyactuallyare；andgreenfoodsasbeingmoresour.Spencesuggests：humanexpectationsmaybeinfluencedbyourlonghistoryofwatching—greenfruitscanbecomesweetastheygrowupandturnred.Butwhataboutblue?Exceptblueberries，muchofthebluefoodweseethesedaysisdyedblueartificially.Foodproducersarguethatartificialcolordoesn'tdomuchdamagetohealth.Alotofresearchshowsthatsomephysicalproblemsofkidsarerelatedtofooddyes—whileotherstudiesshownoeffectsatall.Bluebirthdaycakeorevenblue-dyedchickencanbeservedonthedinnertable.Sowhat?語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文。文章通過對科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)果和人們飲食習(xí)慣的分析，介紹了日常飲食中藍(lán)色食物很少見的原因。8．GeorgeCarlin'swordsareplacedatthebeginningofthepassageto.A．showtheauthor'sopinionB．tellafamouspersonC．leadinthetopicD．introduceaTVshow答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章整體內(nèi)容可知，文章首段引用GeorgeCarlin所說的話“Whyistherenobluefood?Ican'tfindbluefood—Ican'tfindtheflavorofblue!Imeanyellowislemon；orangeisorangeandredischerry.Whereisthebluefood？”是為了引入文章主題，即：為什么生活中藍(lán)色食物很少見？故選C。9．WhichofthefollowingstatementsofblueisTRUE?A．Theblueinblueberriesisfoundunnatural.B．Blueberriesarealwaysblue，whetherfreshornot.C．Blueisnotaverypopularcolorforfoods.D．Peopleoftenfeelcoldwhentheyeatblueberries.答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句可知，選項(xiàng)B錯誤；根據(jù)第二段第三句可知，選項(xiàng)A錯誤；選項(xiàng)D的內(nèi)容文中并未提及；根據(jù)第一段中的“Whyistherenobluefood？”及文章內(nèi)容可知，生活中藍(lán)色食物很少。故選C。10．Eatingsometimesbeginswithoureyesbecause.A．ourtasteexperiencecanbeinfluencedbycolorB．red-coloredfoodsare20%sweeterthangreenfoodsC．peoplepreferred-coloredfoodstogreenfoodsD．beforeeating，peoplewatchfoodforalongtime答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“colorcanchangeourtasteexperience”可知，A選項(xiàng)正確。故選A。11．Theunderlinedwords“isdyed”inPara.4areclosestinmeaningto“”．A．iseatenupB．hasgrownupC．isharmfultoD．ischangedincolor答案D解析詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線部分所在句和下文中的“artificialcolor”可知，“isdyed”意為“被染色”。故選D。Ⅱ.七選五Youneedtodresswarmlywhenyouplayinthesnow.Andtogetaroundindeepsnow，youmightneedsnowshoes.Animalsneedwintercoatsandsnowshoestoo.Amuskox(麝牛)wearstwocoatsinwinter.1Itkeepstheinnercoatofsoftfurwarmanddry.Thefurryundercoatfallsoffeachspringandtheoxgrowsanewoneeveryw