1、Unit 8 Green LivingSectionLesson2GreeningtheDesert&Lesson3“WhiteBikes”ontheRoad一、复习本部分的词汇,写出画线部分的汉语意思1.How are you getting on with your work?Not bad.As an ordinary worker,I am contented with my present work.2.Will your brother carry out the plan?Yes,he will.He has the determination to overcome the d
2、ifficulty.3.Look at the sign reading “No Parking!”Therefore,you mustnt park your car here.Im sorry.I wont do it again.4.Do you know the founder of the organisation?Very well.He is a nice organiser and has made a profit of his members.5.What is the young mans proposal?He proposed that a new hospital
3、should be set up in this region.二、用适当的介词填空1.The boy is so naughty that it is hard for him to focus his lessons.2.She is kind and often helps some people work their sadness.3.We will pay a visit to the person who is known a writer.4.It is said that the new film is very popular some young people.5.Tha
4、nks his timely help,we finished the work on time that day.6.The old man is trying to find different ways solving the problem.三、用所给单词的适当形式填空1.I heard that his son was 18 at the time of (disappear).2.It (occur) to me that I should go to see my old friend.3.To be honest,I cant imagine a more (content)
5、family anywhere.4.To thank you,the (found) will hold a party next week.5.It was his (determine) and patience that helped him succeed.6.The young (organise) was experienced and got every guests satisfied.7.(current),a lot of students are fond of playing computer games.8.There are a lot of difficultie
6、s (overcome) while reaching your goal.9.Their sons (survive) made the old couple grateful for the firefighters.10.To her disappointment,most members were against her (propose).四、完成句子1.众所周知,一直保持苗条是一件很难的事情。,it is hard to keep slim all the time.2.为了使自己梦想成真,她一直努力学习。She has been working hard .3.她突然想到或许大多
7、数人已经忘记了那件事。maybe most people had forgotten that matter.4.他的建议是我尽快和儿子谈一谈。His proposal is that I as soon as possible.5.整个早上我妈妈一直在花园里干活。My mother the whole morning.6.那个朋友突然就从我的生活中消失了,让我很难过。That friend suddenly ,which made me very sad.五、阅读理解AAbout 97% of the worlds water is salty and is found in our oce
8、ans and seas.But,as we cant drink sea water,how can it be important?Every part of our seas and oceans contains an amazing number of animals and fish that live at different ocean depths.Most of the different species of animals and fish depend on simple plants for their food.These simple plants called
9、 algae(海藻)drift near the surface of the ocean and use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into food and oxygen.In fact,the algae produce over half of the oxygen people breathe.How important sea water is!Each plant or animal in our seas and oceans is an important link in a food chain.The algae
10、are eaten in large amounts by microscopic animals,which are in turn consumed by larger animals.These food chains are delicately balanced.The bad news about the food chains in the oceans is that they are under threat because of man.People once thought that the oceans were so big that it didnt matter
11、if we dumped rubbish into them or caught huge quantities of fish and whales for food.But we now know this is not true and fish stocks in the oceans have started to drop.Thankfully,the world is taking steps to protect the future of our oceans by introducing international agreements to protect marine
12、habitats.Most countries have introduced fishing restrictions to protect fish stocks in the oceans and new techniques are being pioneered to cope with pollution.Finally,the importance of protecting oceans is being made known to more people.This is just the beginning of a long process to protect the o
13、ceans for our future.We depend on the oceans for fish which are an important part of the human diet.How important sea water is!1.Which of the following is the proper order of the food chain?A.small animalsalgaemicroscopic animalslarge animalsmanB.algaemicroscopic animalslarge animalslarger animalsma
14、nC.small animalsalgaelarge animalsmicroscopic animalsmanD.microscopic animalsalgaelarge animalslarger animalsman2.People used to think that the rubbish thrown into the sea .A.wouldnt harm the fish in the seaB.would change the balance of the food chainC.would be broken down in the seaD.wouldnt do muc
15、h harm to the sea3.From the passage,we learn that .A.most fish and sea animals live at the surface of the seasB.it is very difficult to break the balance of a food chainC.excessive fishing has caused the decrease in fish stocksD.it wont be long before the problems concerning oceans will be solved4.W
16、hich of the following is NOT a way being used to protect oceans?A.The use of international agreements.B.Forbidding fishing to protect fish stocks.C.The use of new techniques.D.Raising peoples awareness of the need to protect oceans.BImagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state
17、 of Texas.Texas has a land area of more than 678,000 square kilometres.So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.All together,this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.It weighs about 3,500,000 tons.The waste includes bags
18、,bottles and containersplastic products of all kinds.The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about 1,600 kilometres west of California.The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan.The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert,with light winds and
19、slow moving water currents.The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world collects there.In recent years,there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health.Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste,re
20、sulting in death or injury.Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic.The trash can also make animals feel full,diminishing their desire to eat or drink.The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people.There is an increased threat of infection of diseas
21、e from polluted waste,and from eating fish that swallowed waste.Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.Its existence first gained public attention in 1997.That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event.Fi
22、ve years earlier,another oceanographer learnt of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea.Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.5.The first paragraph is written to .A.lead in the topic of the textB.inspire readers imaginationC.develop readers in
23、terest in TexasD.talk about reasons for water pollution6.What does the underlined word “diminishing” in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Increasing.B.Determining.C.Weakening.D.Reserving.7.What can we infer about the floating garbage according to the text?A.It gives rise to various diseases.B.It does great harm to
24、 sea animals.C.Causes of it still remain unknown.D.Efforts to clear it have been made.8.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To warn people about dangers of diving in the ocean.B.To explore the future of the North Pacific Ocean.C.To give advice on how to recycle waste in the ocean.D.To
25、introduce the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.六、七选五阅读理解If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping,I would have laughed heartily.Campers,in my eyes,were people who enjoyed insect bites,ill-cooked meals,and uncomfortable sleeping bags.They had nothing
26、in common with me.1The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer.2 We slept in a tent,cooked over an open fire,and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom.This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work,recovering from a bad
27、case of sunburn and the doctors bill for my sons food poisoning.I was,nevertheless,talked into going on another fun-filled holiday in the wilderness.3 Instead,we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner.My nature-loving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of l
28、ife.4 We have done a lot of it since.Recently,we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a built-in TV set.There is a separate bedroom,a modern kitchen with a refrigerator.The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains.5 It must be true that sooner or later,everyone
29、 finds his or her way back to nature.I recommend that you find your way in style.A.This time there was no tent.B.Things are going to be improved.C.The trip they took me on was a rough one.D.I was to learn a lot about camping since then,however.E.I must say that I have certainly come to enjoy camping
30、.F.After the trip,my family became quite interested in camping.G.There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall.七、语篇填空My aim in life is 1.(protect) the environment for future generations.I want to become 2.environmental consultant after graduation.Many people think that pollution cann
31、ot 3.(stop) if we want the country to develop.But that is not true.We can cut back on 4.(danger) and dirty waste from factories.Although a factory produces a large quantity of goods,it does not mean that it has to pump a lot of pollution into the environment.I also want to teach people to buy produc
32、ts 5.have been recycled.This is much 6.(good) for the environment,because it means we do not need to cut down many trees.Companies and businesses can still operate,7. the Earth will not have to suffer.There is no 8.(debate) that we also have a problem with population.The number of people in the worl
33、d keeps growing,and we 9.(produce) more rubbish and using up more raw materials.What if they run out?I am confident that if we are all willing 10.(work)together,we can overcome these challenges and keep the Earth clean and healthy.答案：一、1.普通的;满足的2.决心;克服3.停放;因此4.创办人;组织者;盈利5.建议;地区二、1.on2.through3.as4.w
34、ith5.to6.of三、1.disappearance2.occurred3.contented4.founder5.determination6.organiser7.Currently8.to overcome9.survival10.proposal四、1.As we all know2.to make her dream come true3.It occurred to her that4.should have a talk with my son5.has been working in the garden6.disappeared from my life五、1.B细节理解
35、题。根据第三段内容可知,微生物吃海藻,然后逐次地大一点的动物吃小一点的动物,最后被人吃掉。故选B项。2.D细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知,过去人类认为将垃圾倒入大海不会对大海造成破坏。3.C推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句可知,现在人类已经认识到原先的做法是不正确的,而且鱼的储存量开始下降,可知过度的捕捞造成了这一结果。4.B细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句可知,很多国家限制鱼类的捕捞,而不是禁止,故B项不正确。5.A推理判断题。根据第一段“ImagineamassoffloatingwasteistwotimesthesizeofthestateofTexas.Texashasalandare
36、aofmorethan678,000squarekilometres.Soitmightbedifficulttoimagineanythingtwiceasbig.”可知,作者拿得克萨斯州与大量的垃圾漂浮物进行比较从而引出本文话题。故选A项。6.C词义猜测题。根据第四段倒数第二句“Evenmorediefromalackoffoodorwaterafterswallowingpiecesofplastic.”和下句中的“also”可知,垃圾也能使动物感到饱足,减少它们吃东西的欲望。画线词的意思是“减弱”。7.B推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“Inrecentyears,therehavebeengrowingconcernsaboutthefloatinggarbageanditseffectonseacreaturesandhumanhealth.”可知,漂浮垃圾会对海洋生物带来很大的危害。故选B项。8.D作者意图题。本文通过介绍太平洋上漂浮的大量的塑料垃圾废物的情况,指出了它们对海洋中的生物以及人类的影响。故选D项。六、1.D2.C3.A4.F5.E七、1.to protect2.an3.be stopped4.dangerous5.that/which6.better7.but8.debating9.are producing10.to work
