河北省临漳县第一中学高中英语选修六学案：Unit 4 Period 1

Unit 4 Global warmingPeriod One Warming Up & ReadingⅠ.用适当的介、副词填空1．That probably does not seem much ________ you or me，but it is a rapid increasewhen compared ________ other natural changes.2．So how has this come ________ and does it matter?3．All scientists subscribe ________ the view that the increase ________ the earth’stemperature is due ________ the burning ________ fossil fuels ________ coal，naturalgas and oil to produce energy.4．The problem begins when we add huge quantities ________ extra carbon dioxideinto the atmosphere.5．We know that the levels ________ carbon dioxide have increased greatly over thelast 100 ________ 150 years.6．He found that between these years the carbon dioxide ________ the atmospherewent ________ from around 315 parts ________ around 370 parts per million.7．They also agree that it is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that hasresulted ________ this increase in carbon dioxide.8．However，the attitudes of scientists _______ this rise are completely different.9．________ the one hand，Dr.Foster thinks that the trend which increases thetemperature by 5 degrees would be catastrophe.10．________ the other hand，there are those，like George Hambley，who are opposed________ this view and believe that we should not worry ________ high levels of carbondioxide ________ the air.Ⅱ.佳句翻译与仿写1．There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer and that it is human activity that has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon.翻译 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________仿写：(1)毫无疑问，小麦的价格将会上涨。

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2)我在他口袋里发现的是一枚钥匙。

________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________2．All scientists subscribe to the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature is due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal，natural gas and oil to produce energy. 翻译：____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________仿写：(1)我们不同意我们已经失败的观点。

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2)他获得了奖学金的消息让我们都很吃惊。

The news ____________________________ surprised all of us.3．Without the ‘greenhouse effect’，the earth would be about thirty­three degrees Celsius cooler than it is.翻译：___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________仿写：(1)如果没有电，今天的生活就会完全不同。

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2)没有你的帮助，我无论如何也不会成功。

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4．Even if we start reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases，the climate is going to keep on warming for decades or centuries.翻译：____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________仿写：(1)即使受到邀请我也不去参加他的生日聚会。

______________________，I will not go to his birthday party.(2)即使天气不好，我们也要作一次旅行。

We’ll make a trip ________________________________.Ⅲ.单项填空1．The air inside is warm because the glass traps the heat from the sun and keeps it________.A．escaping B．not to escape C．to escape D．from escaping 2．That probably does not seem much to you or me，but it is a rapid increase when________ to other natural changes.A．compared B．comparing C．to compare D．compare3．It is human activity that has caused this global warming________ a random but natural phenomenon.A．more than B．other than C．rather than D．except for4．It was a scientist called Charles Keeling，________ made accurate measurements of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from 1957 to 1997.A．which B．what C．if D．who5．All scientists________ the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature is due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal，natural gas and oil________ energy. A．apply to；produceB．correspond to；to produceC．cater to；produceD．subscribe to；to produce6．Some byproducts of this process are called “greenhouse” gases，the most important one of________ is carbon dioxide.A．that B．whom C．which D．these7．It means that more heat energy tends to be trapped in the atmosphere causing the global temperature to________.A．grow up B．go up C．build up D．bring up8．It is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that has________ this increase in carbon dioxide.A．resulted in B．led in C．resulted from D．as a result9．On the other hand，there are those，like George Hambley，who are________ to this view and believe that we should not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in theair.A．objected B．opposed C．supposed D．determined10．________ we start reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases，the climate is going to keep on warming for decades or centuries.A．Even if B．As if C．Now that D．As long asⅣ.阅读理解Bangkok，Thailand’s capital turned the lights out on Wedne sday in an effort to raise awareness of global warming，with six Bangkok neighborhoods joining into partial darkness for 15 minutes.Officials ranged two million of the city’s residents to join in switching off non­essential lights at 7∶00 p．m.(12∶00 GMT) to alert Thais to the ill­effects of climate change.At downtown shopping mall Central World Plaza，Thais put away their credit cards for a moment to consider their energy consumption，as lights dimmed.“I waste a lot of energy at home，for example，I turn my television on while spending two hours on the Internet，” said an 18­year­old student.“From now on，I will turn off the TV.”There was only partial darkness in Bangkok’s central shopping district，with some malls and hotels ignoring the request，but it was enough to make business owner Somas Thanyatote think about his energy habits.“I will turn off the air conditioner and use the electric fan or open the windows instead，” the 58­year­old told AFP.“Street lights and other security­related lighting remained on and there will also be more police on duty in case that crimes increased.” Governor Apirak Kosayedhin said.Bangkok，a city with a population of 12 million，spews more than 26 million tons of carbon dioxide into the air each year，or nearly 20 percent of Thailan d’s total CO2 emissions.Bangkok’s lights­out campaign included a public screening in a downtown shopping district of the Oscar­winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” by former US vice­president Al Gore.Australian city Sydney held a similar exercise in April，with a one­hour blackout observed by 65,000 homes and 2,000 businesses，which organisers estimated cut normal energy use by 10 percent.1．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A．A Power Failure in BangkokB．Bangkok’s Campaig n to Remind Its Residents of Global WarmingC．People’s Attitudes toward Global WarmingD．Carbon Dioxide—the Major Factor of Global Warming2．How many tons are the total CO2 emissions of Thailand?A．12 million tons. B．26 million tons.C．60 million tons. D．130 million tons.3．From the passage we can infer that________.A．all the people in Bangkok would use the electric fan or open the windows instead of air conditioners to save energyB．the campaign in Bangkok also raised awareness of Sydney’s resid ents C．not all the residents were in favor of the campaignD．there were 6 cities taking part in the campaign that took place in Thailand 4．Which action of the following was not taken by Bangkok government?A．People would be fined if they didn’t switch off their lights.B．Extra police were on duty for fear that more crimes increased.C．2,000,000 of the city’s residents were requested to join in switching off non­essential lights.D．A public screening was set up in public to make people enjoy a film by a form er US vice­president.。