Unit 6 Nurturing nature

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

單詞拼寫 根據首字母或漢語提示，用本部分所學單詞的正確形式填空。

1.Relax as much as possible and keep breathing s_____________.

2.Her hair started falling out as a result of r___________ treatment.

3.Today， I want to serve as a w___________ manager because I care about the eco-system.

4.You can relax yourself in your l___________ time.

5.China has ___________ （壯麗的） culture with a long history.

6.The eye is one of the most ___________ （脆弱的） parts of the body.

7.When he got bored， Bob ___________（徘徊） around the woods.

8.Moonlight shines on the dark ___________ （如鏡面般的） surface of a mysterious lake.

選擇填空 用方框中所給短語的適當形式填空。

catch one’s eye among the top concerns overcome the challenges of

bring… to life at one’s leisure

1.These old men and women usually go to dance ___________.

2.If we keep that spirit alive， then I know that we will ___________ our time.

3.The moment a tourist enters the forest， one amazing view after another will ___________ .

4.His aim， in which he succeeds proudly， is to ___________ the culture of the time?___________.

5.As we know， these issues are now ___________ in every region of the world.

課文語法填空

It took years to complete the Qinghai-Xizang Railway. The construction workers 1 ? （overcome） the most difficult engineering challenges， one of which was how to protect the delicate ecosystem. To allow the wild animals 2 （move） safely and freely in their 3 （nature） habitat， they built thirty-three passages under the railway. To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands， 675 bridges with a total length of about 160 kilometres 4 （build） between Golmud and Lhasa. They even moved 140，000 square metres of wetland to 5 new area in order to protect its distinct ecosystem. Located at over 5，000 metres above sea level， Tanggula Station 6 （be） the highest railway station in the world. In 7 （locate） such as this， the thin air， changeable weather 8 high levels of UV radiation presented perhaps the greatest challenge for railway workers. To make sure they stayed healthy， several oxygen-making stations were constructed. To

protect Cuona Lake 9 construction waste， the railway workers used thousands and thousands of sandbags to build a twenty-kilometre wall along the lake. In a word， the railway workers built our “impossible” railway with the care that the environment deserves. It is 10 （true） an extraordinary “Sky Railway”.

1.___________? 2. ___________? 3. ___________? 4. ___________ 5. ___________

6. ___________? 7. ___________? 8. ___________? 9. ___________? 10.___________

閱讀理解

A huge section of the Milne Ice Shelf， located on Ellesmere Island in the northern Canada， collapsed （坍塌） into the Arctic Ocean， according to the Canadian Ice Service. This created an “ice island” which is about 30 square miles in size. As a comparison， Manhattan Island is about 23 square miles.

“Entire cities are that size. These are big pieces of ice，” Luke Copland， a glaciologist at the University of Ottawa who was part of the research team studying the ice shelf， told Reuters. “This was the largest remaining undamaged ice shelf， and it’s collapsed， basically. ”

The Canadian Ice Service said that “above-normal air temperatures， offshore winds and open water in front of the ice shelf are all part of the recipe for the ice shelf to break up.” A huge section of the Milne Ice Shelf has collapsed into the Arctic Ocean， producing a 30-square-mile ice island.

The ice shelf has now been reduced in area by about 43%. An ice shelf is a thick slab of ice， attached to a coastline and extending out over the ocean， according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. “Some shelves have existed for thousands of years，” the center said.

So， what’s going on up there？ Though the planet is warming worldwide due to climate change， the Arctic has been warming at a rate twice that of the rest of the world. This summer has been particularly warm： Arctic sea ice melted to its lowest July level on record and in June， a town in Siberia soared （急升） to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit， believed to be a record high for the Arctic.

“When I first visited those ice caps， they seemed like such a permanent fixture （固定設施） of the landscape，” Mark Serreze， director of the NSIDC and geographer at the University of Colorado， Boulder， said in a statement. “To watch them die in less than 40 years just blows me away.”

1. Why does the author mention Manhattan Island in Paragraph 1？

A. To introduce Manhattan Island. B. To compare two different places.

C. To say Manhattan undamaged is great. D. To show the great collapse is terrible.

2. What is one reason that made the ice shelf collapse？

A. Its location. B. Its huge body.

C. Special undamaged form. D. Higher air temperatures.

3. What can we know from Paragraph 5？

A. Arctic sea ice melted to its lowest in June.

B. Climate change brings about great changes.

C. The earth is warming because of the loss of ice shelf.

D. The Arctic warms more slowly than the rest of the world.

4. What does Mark Serreze think about the collapse？

A. Unimportant. B. Interesting. C. Shocking. D. Avoidable.

閱讀七選五

Each summer， Craig Stihler and Jack Wallace， scientists for the state of West Virginia hike to the Peacock Cave to count Virginia big-eared bats （蝙蝠）. Why do they do so？ 1

I was there to learn about the bats for my book. After we arrived at the small entrance to the Peacock Cave， Craig and Jack unpacked their equipment. Craig said， “ 2 Hibernating （冬眠） bats may be awakened and fly around and burn up the fat they’ve stored in their bodies. Without that food supply， they might not live until spring when they can eat insects again. And bat mothers may drop their babies.”

As night fell， they set up a night-vision scope （觀察儀器）. 3 They also set up a radio-like bat detector outside the cave. It picks up bat sounds that our ears can’t hear. For the next two hours， Craig counted the bats by speaking into a handheld voice recorder each time five bats flew out of the cave. By the time the last bat left the cave at about 10：30 pm， Craig and Jack had counted 1，242 bats！ 4 Craig explained that when the first count was taken at the Peacock Cave in 1983， there were only 160 Virginia big-eared bats. Projects to help protect bats have helped the bats make a remarkable comeback. Today the total number of Virginia big-eared bats there is more than 25，000.

5 They will continue to need humans’ help if they are going to survive into the future.

A. Big-eared bats are medium-sized.

B. It allows them to see the bats in darkness.

C. Bats are important because they eat insects.

D. They want to catch some bats for their research.

E. Bats can suffer from problems if influenced by people.

F. That was the most Craig and Jack had ever counted there.

G. They want to see if the number of bats is going up or down.

1.___________? 2.?___________? 3.?___________? 4.?___________?5.?___________

Section Ⅱ Using language

單句語法填空 在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

1.A good manager should be _________ （economy） in the use of his funds.

2. _________ （conservation） are fighting to save our local animals.

3.However， I soon discover that much has changed since the days of _________ （disturb） reports of camps among tons of rubbish.

4.She managed to pull _________ this small blue dress.

5.Here he is！ We _________ （wait） anxiously for him since last night.

6.You know， I _________（look） for a job for three months， and this is my first formal interview.

7.The CCTV _________ （broadcast） English programmes ever since 1977.

8.He makes a motion with his hand as though to bat_________ this strange idea.

9.Tom_________ （phone） Alice every night for several months.

10.You should tell your parents that you’re fine. Otherwise， they would be concerned _________ you.

單元語法填空 閱讀下面短文，根據上下文語境，結合單元所學語法知識完成短文。

Since the sex of a sea turtle （海龜） 1 （determine） by the heat of sand hatching the eggs， scientists suspect they might see slightly more females. Climate change， after all， 2 （drive） sea temperatures higher， which， in these creatures， 3 （favor） female children.

Biologist Michael Jensen wanted to know if climate change 4 （change） turtles’ sexes. By using genetic （基因的） tests， he 5 （figure） out that he could follow turtles of all ages. Still， his research data would lack an important detail： sex. Only after a turtle matures is it possible 6 （tell） its sex from the outside—mature males have slightly longer tails. By then turtles can be decades old， so scientists often use laparoscopy （腹腔鏡檢查）， 7 （send） a thin tube into each animal， but that’s not so practical if you’re hoping to examine hundreds of creatures.

They compared their results with temperature data for nesting beaches. What worries them is that Raine Island 8 （produce） almost female turtles for at least 20 years. More than 200，000 turtles come to nest there. During high season， 18，000 turtles may settle in at once. “But what 9 （happen） in 20 years when there are no more males coming up as adults？” says Allen. All the findings point to the fact that climate change 10 （change） many aspects of wildlife biology.

1. ? 2. ? 3. ? 4. ? 5.

6. ? 7. ? 8. ? 9. ? 10.

完形填空

Rabbit Island is a tiny and remote island off northern Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Its

1 nature is the perfect destination for artists to come and 2 their creativity. New Yorker Rob Gorski 3 the island in 2010， who wanted to protect its natural state. He also saw a（n）

4 to create a setting where artists could get close to 5 and create their great works.

Gorski set up the Rabbit Island Foundation. His main goal is to host artistic 6 during the summer. At the same time， he also aims at teaching and 7 conservation.

Artists all have the 8 that the island should 9 remain untouched. And they are 10 to a two-week period of reflective engagement in a wilderness unlike anywhere else in the world. They 11 a “leave no trace” policy. Small solar panels （電池板） are 12 to generate electricity. And 13 are simple with nothing 14 left in place. “Rabbit Island exists to

15 the community to focus on the most 16 part of our age—the environment and the human relationship to it. We challenge artists to take 17 and create bold works challenging the assumptions of the landscape created by previous 18 ，” said Gorski.

Most 19 say they have a better understanding and 20 of nature after the experience， which， in turn， gives them many creative inspirations.

1. A. undesired? B. undeveloped C. unnamed? D. unknown

2. A. display? B. judge C. sharpen  D. inspire

3. A. bought? B. destroyed C. ignored? D. captured

4. A. sign? B. possibility C. chance D. invitation

5. A. soil? B. people C. life? D. nature

6. A. parties? B. programs C. games? D. shows

7. A. doubting? B. supporting C. recording? D. raising

8. A. hobby? B. topic C. belief? D. plan

9. A. easily? B. quickly C. hardly? D. largely

10. A. invited? B. revealed C. addicted? D. related

11. A. organize? B. make C. follow? D. imagine

12. A. heated B. turned C. put D. used

13. A. pools? B. plants C. buildings? D. trees

14. A. permanent? B. popular C. available? D. heavy

15. A. disturb B. encourage C. surprise? D. train

16. A. different B. basic C. harmful D. boring

17. A. risks? B. chances C. measures? D. notes

18. A. groups? B. races C. fans? D. generations

19. A. experts? B. artists C. children D. workers

20. A. description? B. communication C. appreciation D. recreation

語法填空

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development published 1 most comprehensive analysis （分析） up to now of how climate change will affect the glaciers （冰川） of the world three years ago， 2 （warn） that many glaciers will disappear by 2100.

This is a bad 3 （predict） for some 1.9 billion South Asians， 4 use water from the glaciers not only for drinking but also for agriculture and tourism. But the survey also looked at an immediate question： As the glaciers 5 （rapid） melt （融化）， where will all the water， almost the amount 6 （contain） in Lake Huron—go？

The answer is that the Himalaya， for example， long defined by 7 （it） glaciers， is becoming a mountain range defined by lake. In fact， another study found that from 1990 to 2010， more than 900 new glaciers-fed lakes 8 （form） across Asia’s high mountain ranges. Because of those distant locations scientists must rely 9 satellites to count them， and new 10 （lake） appear to be growing so quickly that it’s difficult for scientific teams to agree on the exact number. It’s all happening much faster than we expected it to even five or ten years ago.

1. _________? 2. _________ 3. _________? 4. _________? 5. _________

6. _________? 7. _________8. _________? 9. _________? 10. _________

短文改錯

I want to attend a course about gardening so I have taken an interest planting flowers since I was a little child. I especially liked playing in the garden when I can enjoy the beauty of nature. First， I want to gain more knowledges of gardening so that they can help me to major in gardening at college. Second， I can actually realize the bitterness of gardeners and treasured plants. After the graduation， I plan to devote my life to plant flowers. I’ll turn my country into a more beautiful state， attracting most foreigners to come to visit it.

Section Ⅲ Developing ideas

單詞填空 用所給詞的適當形式填空。

1.People _________to develop a particular style of learning at an early age and these?________ affect learning. （prefer）

2.Teaching experience is a necessary _________ for this job. So he’s been informed that he doesn’t_________for the job because of lack of teaching experience. （qualify）

3.There has been a sharp slowdown in _________ growth. And the _________is the number one problem by far. （economy）

4.People regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that _________ their careers， because lots of changes can be _________. （disturb）

5.Chances will be given to those _________ who _________ early. （apply）

6.A _________ is a person who _________ around the streets or takes a wander round.? ?（wander）

7.As far as I am _________， there are three main _________ about the research project. （concern）

8.It turns out that the guy _________ the machine at an amazing speed. So we think he is a good . （operate）

單句表達 根據括號內提示翻譯句子。

1. 他就要離開的時候，經理要見他。（be about to）

2. 一頭年幼的、失去尾鰭的海豚吸引了她的注意。（catch one’s eye）

3. 據報道，科學家們最近復蘇了一顆兩千多年前的種子。（bring… to life）

4. 盡管這座房子是30年前建造的，但它看起來很漂亮。（過去分詞作狀語）

5. 他是最有資格成為醫生的人。（the + 形容詞最高級 + n. + 不定式）

提示寫作

選用所給詞匯或句型造句，并組成一段連貫的短文（80詞左右）。

advertise contribute apply to at the first place the ability to

spare no effort No sooner… than… I’m looking forward to…

閱讀理解

A

The two rescuers knew they were in trouble when they found that they had to stay at the airport on the night before Thanksgiving with a grounded plane and 30 turtles （海龜）. Regnante and her husband， Tingley， were part of a volunteer effort to save hundreds of sea turtles that were washed up close to death on the beaches of Massachusetts.

The couple urgently needed to find temperature-controlled accommodation for the endangered sea turtles. They were in the rescuer race to save the smallest sea turtles in the world， at a little over 2 feet long， and they had been found with very low temperatures. Every year， hundreds of turtles follow warm ocean currents north from their hatching sites in the Gulf of Mexico， become trapped in the cold Atlantic and are then rescued from Cape Cod by volunteers， who take them to wildlife centers along warmer coastlines.

Regnante is a volunteer in Turtles Fly Too， a charity that provides air transport for the stricken turtles. On Wednesday， she took off with the turtles from near Boston in a plane piloted by her husband. They were bound for （飛往） New Orleans but storms forced them to change course and refuel twice. Then， at Chattanooga， Tennessee， a stone damaged the propeller. “It was just one thing after another，” Regnante said. “I just kind of wanted to say， ‘Guys， it’s going to be OK’. ”

For turtles， being out of the water and in transit （在運送中） for a long period was stressful. Luckily， a happy ending was delivered. Two heated trucks were sent nearby， where the turtles spent the night. On Thanksgiving morning， Regnante and Tingley drove them to a handover point in Alabama from where the turtles were taken to their new home.

“Turtles Fly Too does whatever it takes to make the mission happen，” Leslie， president of the charity， said. “When challenges arise， we’ll be quick to make adjustments.”

1. What can be inferred about the sea turtles？

A. They were hatching babies. B. They were dying from hunger.

C. They were to be brought to cold areas. D. They were in danger of poor condition.

2. What made Tingley change course during the flight to New Orleans？

A. The fund issue. B. The bad weather.

C. The lack of fuel of the plane. D. The physical condition of his wife.

3. What did Leslie mean in the last paragraph？

A. Everything has its two sides.

B. They will try their best to help themselves.

C. Saving turtles sometimes depends on luck.

D. The charity will spare no effort to save the turtles.

4. What can be the best title for the text？

A. A Race to Save Turtles B. Endangered Sea Turtles

C. New Shelters for Sea Turtles D. An Introduction to Turtles Fly Too

B

When she first started learning about the climate change from one of her elders， Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the Olympic Mountains to survey the Mount Anderson glacier （冰川）. But the glacier was gone， melted by the warming climate. Sharp had a deep sense of loss when she discovered the glacier wasn’t there anymore.

Loss is a growing issue for people working and living on the front lines of climate change. And that gave Jennifer Wren Atkinson， a full-time lecturer at the University of Washington Bothell， US， an idea for a class.

This term， she taught students on the Bothell campus about the emotional burdens of environmental studies. She used the experiences of Native American tribes （部落）， scientists and activists， and asked her 24 students to face the reality that there is no easy fix— “this is such an intractable problem that they’re going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives”.

Student Cody Dillon used to be a climate science skeptic （懷疑論者）. Then he did his own reading and research， and changed his mind.

Dillon wasn’t going into environmental work—he was a computer-science major. Yet， the potential for a worldwide environmental catastrophe （大災難） seemed so real to him five years ago that he quit his job and became a full-time volunteer for an environmental group that worked on restoration projects.

Six months into the work， he decided that Atkinson’s class was just what he was looking for—a place where he could discuss his concerns about a changing climate.

Atkinson said she hoped the class helped her students prepare themselves for the amount of environmental loss that will happen over their lifetimes.

“We are already changing the planet—so many species are going to be lost， displaced or massively impacted，” she said. “The future isn’t going to be what they imagined.”

5. Why does the author mention the case of Fawn Sharp in Paragraph 1？

A. To introduce the beauty of the glacier.

B. To prove Fawn Sharp’s work is important.

C. To show scientists’ concern about the glacier.

D. To lead into the issue caused by climate change.

6. What does the underlined word “intractable” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Simple. B. Difficult. C. Common. D. Interesting.

7. How did Atkinson’s class influence Dillon？

A. It made him doubt climate science.

B. It let him learn computer-science major.

C. It made him work as a part-time volunteer.

D. It encouraged him to pay attention to climate change.

8. What might Atkinson’s students learn from her class？

A. How to conduct environmental research. B. How to explore the differences of species.

C. Preparations for the environmental loss. D. Solutions to the climate change.

完形填空

Today， I saw a video of a teenager giving shoes to one of his classmates. The day before， he had heard the student on the phone with her mother 1 for a new pair of Vans shoes. However， her mother 2 and said she couldn’t afford to buy them. The girl was a bit 3 after hearing that. The boy then 4 to go to Vans that afternoon and buy the girl a new pair of shoes. The next day， in front of the class， 5 that a friend was recording the good act， he 6 the new shoes to the girl.

Let’s start with the 7 part of the situation. The girl got new shoes， and the boy felt like he showed others an act of 8 . But let’s look at some of the results that he may not have 9 ? ?intended. In front of the class， the girl could have been very 10 . What’s worse， it was made clear that her family was 11 ， which might set her apart from her classmates.

Here’s how the situation should have gone. The boy could 12 new shoes for her， but give them to a teacher instead. The teacher could then give them to the girl at the proper time with the

13 that teachers are trained to have. He should not have put the 14 on the Internet， exposing （暴露） the girl to other people. The same goes for donating to 15 people. Keep these things off the Internet. 16 them some dignity （尊嚴）.

Doing a good thing is supposed to be 17 to someone else. But if you’re doing it to get attention on social 18 ， you’re doing it for the wrong 19 . So keep that in mind next time you 20 to do something nice for someone， ask yourself why you’re really doing it.

1. A. asking B. applying C. waiting D. looking

2. A. left B. noticed C. refused D. changed

3. A. calm B. unhappy C. stressed D. afraid

4. A. agreed B. happened C. had D. decided

5. A. making out B. figuring out C. making sure D. taking care

6. A. threw B. presented C. lent D. provided

7. A. good B. sad C. strange D. wrong

8. A. pride B. bravery C. curiosity D. kindness

9. A. fortunately B. accidentally C. originally? D. suddenly

10. A. disappointed B. embarrassed C. frightened D. surprised

11. A. important B. big C. strong D. poor

12. A. buy B. bring C. make D. post

13. A. greetings B. feelings C. sensitivity D. voices

14. A. process B. video C. picture D. story

15. A. selfish B. careless C. honest D. homeless

16. A. Find B. Prepare C. Save D. Add

17. A. attractive B. helpful C. relaxing D. funny

18. A. service B. circle C. media D. order

19. A. method B. chance C. place D. purpose

20. A. plan B. afford C. fear D. regret

Writing

話題表達指導

話題介紹

話題：招聘廣告。要求學生以一種簡潔的方式告知讀者某個職位的工作內容、工作地點、招聘要求、職責及權益等。

建議體裁：應用文。

注意事項：寫招聘廣告要清楚地交代招聘職位的工作內容、相關要求、應聘者的權益以及招聘方的聯系方式。

題例導學

題目

假定你是李華，你校學生會需招聘一名留學生做英語學習顧問。請你用英語寫一則招聘啟事，內容包括：

1. 主要職責；

2. 工作要求；

3. 聯系方式。

注意：

1. 詞數100左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：英語學習顧問 English study adviser；口語的 oral

思路引導1·要點分析

1. 職責：解答英語學習問題、協助組織英語活動等；

2. 要求：母語是英語、漢語流利者優先等；

3. 聯系方式：學生會的地址、負責人電話等。

思路引導2·本單元語言知識運用

根據漢語意思及提示翻譯句子。

1. 學生會決定邀請一位留學生來做下學期的英語學習顧問。（動詞不定式作賓語）

2. 職責還包括幫助組織諸如英語歌詠比賽、英語聚會，或者主題講座等活動。（responsibility，include，such as）

3. 漢語流利者優先。（be preferred）

4. 顧問每周要工作4小時。（be expected to）

5. 如果你感興趣，請給李華打電話面試。（if條件句）

思路引導3·連句成篇

范例展示

Wanted

The Students’ Union has decided to invite an international student to work as an English study adviser next term. The main responsibilities of the adviser include helping students to practice their oral English， answering their questions， as well as helping organize activities such as English singing competitions， English parties， or lectures on certain topics.

The applicant must be a native speaker of English. Fluency in Chinese is preferred. What’s more， the adviser is expected to work 4 hours per week.

If you are interested， please call Li Hua at 138XXXXXXXX for an interview. Payment for the service will be discussed during the interview.

話題表達

假定你是英語校報的負責人李華，校報擬開設《中國文化》專欄。該專欄現在需要招聘一名編輯，請你發布一則招聘廣告，內容包括：

1. 工作內容說明；

2. 應聘者能力要求；

3. 報名地點及申請截止日期。

注意：

1. 詞數100左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：專欄 column

Section Ⅳ Presenting ideas

核心短語與句型回顧

短語

1. _________ do sth? 正要做某事

2. _________ the challenge? 攻克挑戰

3.among the top _________ 最受關注的問題之一

4. _________ 吸引某人的注意

5. _________ 某人空閑時

6. _________ sb to do sth 允許某人做某事

7. be _________ in? 位于

8. under _________ 在建造中

9. sb _________ to do sth 某人應該做某事

10. highlight _________ 強調……的重要性

11. _________ 由……組成

12. be _________to 是……的宿主

13. _________ 受到威脅

14. _________ 除了……之外

15. in _________ of 支持，贊同

16. bring… _________ 使復蘇，使有活力

17. _________ understand 逐漸理解

18. become/be _________ 知道，發覺

19. in _________ with 與……協調/一致

20. be _________ with 被……圍住

句型

1. “have/has + been+現在分詞”結構

The train _________ （行駛著） along steadily since it left Xining.

2. who引導定語從句

I was one of the people _________ （從全國各地來修建這條鐵路）.

3. 動詞不定式作目的狀語

_________ （為了避免破壞濕地和草原），675 bridges with a total length of about 160 kilometres were built between Golmud and Lhasa.

4. before引導時間狀語從句

The journey has been flying by， and_________ （不知不覺中我們已經到達了唐古拉站）.

5. 過去分詞短語作原因狀語

_________ （位于五千多米的海拔上），this is the highest railway station in the world.

6. how much引導賓語從句

To get this job， the candidates had to make a short video showing _________ （他們對大堡礁的了解程度）.

請根據提示，運用本單元核心知識，就“招聘廣告”的話題，談談你的看法。

提示：需用以下句型。

1. We are looking for…

2. It’s necessary for him/her to…

3. We provide you with not only…， but also…