大学英语IV补充阅读材料大全英文版doc 81页正式版Word文档格式.docx
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_________.Mankindhasnowcutdownhalfofthetreesthatexisted10,000yearsago.Thelossoftreesupsetstheecosystemastreesarenecessarytobuildtopsoil,maintainrainfallindryclimates,purifyundergroundwaterandtoconvertcarbondioxidetooxygen.10._________________
__________________________________________________________.Theevaporatedwaterthenreturnsasrain,whichisvitaltoareasthatarenaturallydry.Areasdownwindofdeforestedlandslosethissourceofrainfallandtransformintodeserts.
11.__________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________.Carbondioxideandothergreenhousegassesthenresultinginthetrapheat,resultinginwarmingofouratmosphere.
Dr.McKinley:
Mr.Nacson,thanksforparticipatingallthewayfromAustralia!
WhatdoyousuggestthereadersofAwarenessMagazinecandotohelptheenvironmentalproblem?
LeonNacson:
Thesimplestwaytohelptheenvironmentisnottoimpactonit.Treadaslightlyasyoucan,takingaslittleaspossible,andputtingbackasmuchasyoucan.
Whatisyourspecificareaofconcernregardingthecurrentandfuturestateoftheenvironment?
AirandwaterpollutionareourNumberOnepriorities.Itishardtounderstandthatwearepollutingtheairwebreatheandthewaterwedrink.Thesearetwoelementsthatarenotinexhaustible,andwemustrealizethatoncewereachthepointofnoreturn,therewillbenothingleftforfuturegenerations.
Mr.Desai,whatanhonoritistohavethisopportunitytointerviewyou.Canyoupleaseshareyourwisdomwithourreadersandtelluswhereyouseetheenvironmentalcrisisheading?
AmritDesai:
Wearenotseparatefromtheproblem.Wearetheproblem.Welivedividedlives.Ononehand,weaskindustriestosupportourgreedformoreandmoreconveniences,comfortandpossessions.Wehavebecomeaddictedconsumers,whichcausesindustrialwaste.Atthesametime,weignoreourconnectionbetweenourdemandsandtheexploitationofMotherEarth.Whenwearegreedyformorethanwhatweneedforourwellbeing,wealwaysabusetheresourcesofourbodyandtheearth.
WearenurturedbythehealthyconditionofMotherEarth.Inhumans,ifthemotherisailing,thechildsuffers.Wearethecauseoftheailingplanetandwearethevictims.
Inclosing,Ithankalloftheparticipants.IhavelearnedagreatdealaboutwhatIcandoasanindividualtohelptheenvironment.
IhopetheseinterviewsencouragethereadersofAwarenessMagazinetotakeactionanddevelopyourownstrategy.Toomanyofusjustsitbackandsay"
I'
lllettheexpertsdealwithit."
Meanwhile,wearekillingtheplanet.Myaimofthisinterviewistoshowhowonepersoncanmakeadifference.Thankstoallforofferingyourwisdom.(731words)
I.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthepassage.
1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.
A)fossilsfuelaretheonlycauseofglobalwarming
B)treesplayanimportantroleinavoidingglobalwarming
C)theinterviewisheldinAustralia
D)expertsdonothaveasolutiontotheenvironmentalcrisis
2.Bysayingthat"
thebiggestthreattoourenvironmenttodayisthewayweseeourenvironment"
(line2-3),AmanMotwaneimpliesthat______.
A)everythingintheecosystemispartofonecompletewhole
B)mostpeopleholdawrongviewontheenvironment
C)everythingaffectsandisaffectedbyitsenvironment
D)peopleareindifferenttotheenvironmentprotection
3.InLeonNacson'
sview,airandwaterpollutionareourNumberOneprioritiesbecause______.
A)hecannotunderstandwhypeoplearepollutingairandwater
B)therewillbenothingleftforfuturegenerations
C)wewouldrunoutofairandwaterifwedidn'
tstoppollutingthem
D)airandwaterpollutionarethecurrentandfuturestateoftheenvironment
4.TWhichofthefollowingbestexplainsAmritDesai'
swords"
welivedividedlives"
?
A)WepolluteMotherEarthinpursuingabetterlife,which,consequently,hurtsourselves.
B)Weareneversatisfiedwithwhatwehave,andwedonotmakegooduseofnaturalresources.
C)IfMotherEarthisill,we,asherchildren,onlyenjoypartofourlife.
D)Thoughwehavecreatedtheenvironmentalproblem,wetrytoseparateourselvesfromit.
5.AccordingtoDr.McKinley,whatistherootcauseoftheenvironmentalproblem?
A)Deforestingandglobalwarming.
B)Theabuseofnaturalresources.
C)Airandwaterpollution.
D)Theattitudeofhumanbeings.
II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.
1.这场给人类带来巨大灾难的战争对这样一个诗人产生了什么影响呢?
(impacton)
2.做母亲的有时候不能察觉她们所宠爱的孩子们的过错,这样做的结果会使孩子们再次犯同样的过错。
(beblindto)
3.作为一个新移民(immigrant),在这个完全陌生的国度里,她总是感觉到孤立无援。
(isolate)
4.做事不先考虑周全常会导致失败,因此我们应该三思而后行。
(resultin,actbeforethinking)
5.奢谈的时候已经过去了,我们必须积极行动起来保护我们的环境。
(take...action)
III.Lookatthepicturesbelowandwriteaboutthecausesandeffectsofthenaturaldisaterswiththehelpofthetips.
1.Sandstorm
2.Drought
3.Flood
Causes?
Effects?
Tips
Effects
·
Picture1:
breathingdifficulty,trafficjams,communicationfailure,horribleview,...
Picture2:
croplosses,food/watershortages,...
Picture3:
lifeandpropertylosses,homeless,diseases,... ·
Causes:
deforestation,over-cultivation,pollution,globalwarming,imbalanceofecosystem,...
IV.Listening
Directions:
Listentothefollowingpassageandfillinthemissingwordsintheblanks.
Globalwarmingmaybethemostharmfulenvironmentalproblem1.____________havecreated,andthemostdifficulttosolve.Oursocietyislargely2.__________bythefossilfuelsthatcauseglobalwarming.Itsgrowingconsequences―ecologicaldisruption,floods,drought,disease―areconvincingmoreandmorepeoplethatwemustcutdown3._________pollution.
Manypeopleviewglobalwarmingasaproblemtoolargeandtoo4.____________foranythingtheycandoto5._________.However,inreality,therearelotsofthingswecandotostop,oratleasttoreduceit.
☆
Plantatree.Trees"
6.__________"
carbondioxide,butonlyaslongasthey'
reliving.
Installlow-flowshowerheadsandfaucets.You'
lluselessthanhalfthewaterwithout7.__________.
Buyenergy-efficientelectronicsandappliances.Then,turnthemoffwhenthey'
renotinuse.
Reduce!
Reuse!
Recycle!
Recyclingastackofnewspapersonly8.__________willsaveagood-sizedtree.
Mountalocal9._________againstglobalwarming.Educateyourcommunityabouthowtocutgreenhousegaspollution.Supportmeasuresatthenationalandlocallevelsthatincreaseenergyefficiency,andthat10.__________theuseofclean,renewablesolarandwindtechnology.
Words&
Expressions
1.addicteda.dependentonsomething,esp.adrug成瘾的
2.ailingv.tobeillandgrowweak生病
3.Atmospheren.themixtureofgasesthatsurroundsanyheavenlybody,esp.theearth大气(层)
4.carbonn.碳
5.consequencen.result结果
6.consumern.apersonwhobuysandusesgoodsandservices消费者
7.conveniencen.fitness;
suitableness;
thequalityofbeingconvenient方便anapparatus,service,etc.,whichgivescomfortoradvantage便利设施或用具
8.deforestv.tocutdowntheforests砍伐(森林)
9.dioxiden.二氧化物
10.downwinda.inthedirectionthatthewindismoving顺风处
11.ecosystemn.生态系统
12.elementn.anecessarypartofawhole成份;
要素
13.environmentn.thesurroundingphysicaland/orsocialconditions环境
14.evaporatev.changeintosteamanddisappear蒸发
15.expertn.apersonwithspecialknowledgeortraining专家
16.exploitationn.theactofemployingtothegreatestpossibleadvantage开采
17.fossiln.化石
18.globala.oforconcerningthewholeearth全球的
19.greedn.strongdesiretoobtainalotormorethanwhatisfair贪心,贪婪
20.greenhousen.aglassbuildingusedforgrowingplants花房,温室
21.inexhaustiblea.whichisinsuchlargeamountsthatitcanneverbefinished取之不竭的,用不完的
22.isolatev.separatefromothers使…孤立,使…隔离
23.nurturev.togivecareandfoodto养育
24.oxygenn.氧
25.petroleumn.amineraloilobtainedfrombelowthesurfaceoftheEarth石油
26.planetn.alargebodyinspacethatmovesroundastar,esp.roundthesun行星
27.pollutev.tomake(air,water,soil,etc.)dangerouslyimpureor
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