高中英语外研版必修第二册Unit 6 Period 4　Developing ideas-Reading comprehension

Period4Developingideas—ReadingcomprehensionⅠ.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线)1．devoteA．tohaveaninfluenceonsomeoneorsomething2．highlightB．toreturnsomethingorsomeonetoanearliergoodconditionorposition3．establishC．toharmorspoilsomething4．damageD．tobecomeortomakesomethingbecomesmallerinsize，amount，degree，importance，etc.5．affectE．togiveyourtimeoreffortcompletelytosomethingyoubelieveinortoaperson6．restoreF．togivefreedomorfreemovementtosomeoneorsomething7．adoptG．toattractattentiontooremphasizesomethingimportant8．reduceH．tostartacompanyororganizationthatwillcontinueforalongtime9．releaseI．tolegallytakeanotherperson'schildintoyourownfamilyandtakecareofhimorherasyourownchild10．remove

J．totakesomethingorsomeoneawayfromsomewhere，oroffsomething答案1.E2.G3.H4.C5.A6.B7.I8.D9.F10.JⅡ.选词填空eq\x(breakdown，takesteps，oaccount，contributeto，mistake...for...)1．Wildkoalasareindangerofdyingout，soweshouldtakestepstoprotectthemfromextinction.2．Awomanmistookhimforawell-knownactor，andaskedhimforhisautograph(亲笔签名)．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细节把握1．Accordingtocommontruth，whenshopping，weshouldtake.A．aplasticbag B．apaperbagC．areusablebag D．acheapbag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深层理解1．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroducesomenewwaystosaveenergy.B．Tocorrectthefalsegreentruthsandshowreallygreenones.C．Tocallonmorepeopletoprotecttheenvironment.D．Toexplaintheimportanceofenergysaving.答案B2．Thepassageismostlikelyapartof.A．sciencefictionB．childrenliteratureC．anadvertisementD．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思维品质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课文语法填空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长难句理解1．Mostofusareawarethatwemusttakecareoftheenvironment，andthemajorityofustakestepstosaveenergyandreducewasteandpollution.[句式分析]此句是并列句，and是表示并列关系的并列词，第一个并列连词and之前的句子含有that引导的宾语从句，and之后是简单句。[自主翻译]我们大部分人都意识到要保护环境，也采取了各种行动节约能源，减少浪费和污染。2．However，makingapaperbagusesfourtimesasmuchenergyasmakingaplasticbaganduptothreetimestheamountofwater.[句式分析]此句是简单句，是主谓宾结构。主语是动名词短语makingapaperbag，谓语是uses，宾语是fourtimesasmuchenergy，fourtimesasmuchenergyasmakingaplasticbag以及uptothreetimestheamountofwater是表达倍数的句型。[自主翻译]然而，生产纸袋的耗能为塑料袋的四倍，耗水则多达三倍。3．Itistheproductionoffood，notitstransport，thatusesmostoftheenergyandproducesmostofthegreenhousegases.[句式分析]本句是强调句型，结构是“Itis/was＋被强调部分＋that/who...”。本句强调的是主语theproductionoffood。uses和produces是句子的并列谓语。[自主翻译]相比于运输，食物的生产过程才是消耗大部分能源及产生大部分温室气体的原因。Ⅰ.阅读理解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(语篇解读这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个在过去五年里发生了巨大变化的城市。)1．InwhichwayhasBudapestchangedgreatlyoverthepastseveralyears?A．Itspopulationhasbeenincreasingrapidly.B．Itstourismindustryhasbeendevelopinggreatly.C．Itstransporthasbecomeeasierandmoreconvenient.D．IthasbecomeamysterytomanypeopleoutsideEurope.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Now，Budapesthasaboomingtourismindustry，andithasbeencalledoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinEurope.”可知，在过去的几年里，布达佩斯的旅游业得到了极大的发展。故选B。2．Whichofthefollowingcitiesisthebestchoiceforawintersportslover?A．Boise，Idaho.B．Budapest，Hungary.C．Hobart，Tasmania.D．Medellin，Colombia.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段第四句“Butnotonlythat，itisalsobecomingamajorskidestination.”可知，Boise是冬季运动爱好者的最佳选择。故选A。3．WhatmakesHobartapopulartouristdestination?A．Itslowandaffordableprices.B．Itsimportantandvitallocation.C．Itsbreathtakingnaturalscenery.D．Itssurprisinglydeliciousfinediningscene.答案C解析细节理解题。根据最后一段后两句“Thescenerythereistrulybeautiful，withwildlifeunlikeanywhereelse.Travelersshouldmaketheirwayover！”可知，美丽的自然风光让霍巴特成为一个受欢迎的旅游目的地。故选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.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了新西兰岛上的一种特殊昆虫，并建议人们应该采取措施去保护这种古老的昆虫。4．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Wetasareunpleasanttotheeye.B．TheMaorisnicknamedthemselves“wetas”．C．TheEuropeansbroughtwetastoNewZealand.D．Thewetaisanewlydiscoveredinsectspecies.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知，这种昆虫很难看，故选A。5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutwetas?A．Theyarequickinmovement.B．Theyaredecreasinginnumber.C．Theyareveryactiveinthedaytime.D．Theyhaveashortlifespanforinsects.答案B解析细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，这种昆虫数量在减少，故选B。6．Theunderlinedword“its”inthelastparagraphrefersto“”．A．thedinosaur's B．theweta'sC．theisland's D．therat's答案D解析词义猜测题。根据前句内容可知，老鼠的存在威胁了岛上其他的物种，故选D。7．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthepassage?A．Asportssection.B．Abusinesssection.C．Abiologysection.D．Anentertainmentsection.答案C解析文章出处题。文章介绍的是新西兰岛上的一种昆虫，由此判断这篇文章最可能出现在生物学版块上，故选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?语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章通过对科学实验结果和人们饮食习惯的分析，介绍了日常饮食中蓝色食物很少见的原因。8．GeorgeCarlin'swordsareplacedatthebeginningofthepassageto.A．showtheauthor'sopinionB．tellafamouspersonC．leadinthetopicD．introduceaTVshow答案C解析推理判断题。根据文章整体内容可知，文章首段引用GeorgeCarlin所说的话“Whyistherenobluefood?Ican'tfindbluefood—Ican'tfindtheflavorofblue!Imeanyellowislemon；orangeisorangeandredischerry.Whereisthebluefood？”是为了引入文章主题，即：为什么生活中蓝色食物很少见？故选C。9．WhichofthefollowingstatementsofblueisTRUE?A．Theblueinblueberriesisfoundunnatural.B．Blueberriesarealwaysblue，whetherfreshornot.C．Blueisnotaverypopularcolorforfoods.D．Peopleoftenfeelcoldwhentheyeatblueberries.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，选项B错误；根据第二段第三句可知，选项A错误；选项D的内容文中并未提及；根据第一段中的“Whyistherenobluefood？”及文章内容可知，生活中蓝色食物很少。故选C。10．Eatingsometimesbeginswithoureyesbecause.A．ourtasteexperiencecanbeinfluencedbycolorB．red-coloredfoodsare20%sweeterthangreenfoodsC．peoplepreferred-coloredfoodstogreenfoodsD．beforeeating，peoplewatchfoodforalongtime答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“colorcanchangeourtasteexperience”可知，A选项正确。故选A。11．Theunderlinedwords“isdyed”inPara.4areclosestinmeaningto“”．A．iseatenupB．hasgrownupC．isharmfultoD．ischangedincolor答案D解析词义猜测题。根据画线部分所在句和下文中的“artificialcolor”可知，“isdyed”意为“被染色”。故选D。Ⅱ.七选五Youneedtodresswarmlywhenyouplayinthesnow.Andtogetaroundindeepsnow，youmightneedsnowshoes.Animalsneedwintercoatsandsnowshoestoo.Amuskox(麝牛)wearstwocoatsinwinter.1Itkeepstheinnercoatofsoftfurwarmanddry.Thefurryundercoatfallsoffeachspringandtheoxgrowsanewoneeveryw