1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Is our environment being destroyed by greed?人类的贪婪是环境恶化的主要原因。然而，除此之外还有其他因素吗？The environment has been suffering from all forms of damage，especially in recent years global warming seems to be the main problem.Many times，the worsening of the environment，in the forms of running out of nat
2、ural resources, and air，water and land pollution，is caused by the irresponsible behaviour of man.However，it will be unfair to state that the worsening of the environment is brought about only by greed.Other factors，such as the inability of some developing countries to find other choices of survival，
3、also play a part in contributing to environmental problems.The state of the environment has been the concern of scientists in recent years.As for global warming，greed，in order to get economic benefits, actually contributes to the ruin of the environment.This is seen when the United States refused to
4、 carry out its agreement to the Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书), which helps deal with the increasing emission of greenhouse gases.If the USA had agreed to it, it would have meant that it had to cut back on its Gross Domestic Product(GDP) growth.Another reason for the worsening of the environment is that som
5、e developing countries have no choice but to survive at the cost of the environment.For example, slashandburn agriculture is the cheapest way for poor farmers even though it creates a serious environmental problem.If they dont do that，they may not be able to clear the land in time for agricultural a
6、ctivities to support themselves and their family members.For them, compared to their survival, environment concerns are secondary. 阅读障碍词1irresponsible adj.不负责任的2inability n. 无能3survival n. 生存，幸存4the Kyoto Protocol 京都议定书5slashandburn adj. 刀耕火种的6definitely adv. 肯定地诱思导读阅读短文，回答下列问题。1What are the forms o
7、f the worsening of the environment according to the passage? 答案global warmingrunning out of natural resourcesair，water and land pollution2Why did America refuse the Kyoto Protocol? 答案Because it can damage its economic development.3What are the causes of the worsening of the environment? 答案Human bein
8、gs greed and some developing countries inability to find other choices of survival.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.consultantAvt.& vi.回收利用()2.productionBn.赞扬；信誉；学分()3.recycle Cn.顾问()4.greedyDn.产量；生产()5.responsibility Eadj.贪婪的，贪心的()6.environmental Fn.数量()7.credit Gadj.环境的()8.quantity Hn.责任，职责答案14CDAE58HGBF.选择下列句中词
9、组的汉语意思A自由发言B削减，缩减，减少C用尽D用完，耗尽 E引起，导致 F对关心()1.Fifty percent of road accidents result in head injuries.()2.Does burning candles use up some air inside the glass?()3.When dad lost his job，we had to cut back on entertainment expenses.()4.We had lots of grain before but now weve run out of it.()5.People
10、are concerned about social inequality.()6.Once the speech is delivered，we can open the floor.答案16ECBDFAThe economy(经济) or the environmentmust we choose?TV host：James LongSpeakers：Lin Shuiqing，a spokeswoman(女发言人) from the Green SocietyQian Liwei，a business development consultant (顾问)James Long：Good m
11、orning.Todays debate (辩论) question is，The economy or the environmentmust we choose？With me are Ms Lin Shuiqing，from the Green Society，and Mr Qian Liwei，a business development consultant.We are following our usual schedule for debates.Ms Lin Shuiqing will speak first for three minutes.Mr Qian Liwei w
12、ill follow，also for three minutes.Then we will open the floor(自由发言) for discussion.If you have any questions or comments，you can use this time to express them.经济还是环境我们必须做出选择吗？电视节目主持人：詹姆斯郎发言人：林水清，来自绿色协会的女发言人钱利伟，企业发展顾问詹姆斯郎：早上好。今天辩论的话题是“经济还是环境我们必须做出选择吗？”和我在一起的嘉宾是来自绿色协会的林水清女士和企业发展顾问钱利伟先生。我们还是按照我们一贯的辩论程序
13、进行。林水清女士首先陈述，时间为三分钟。钱利伟先生接着陈述，时间也是三分钟。之后我们将展开自由讨论。如果大家有任何问题或评论，可以利用这段时间来发表见解。助读讲解表语be主语，构成完全倒装句。If you have.为if引导的条件状语从句。Lin Shuiqing：Good morning，everyone.First I am talking to you today about the way vast areas of the world are damaged by chemical waste.Many places have been destroyed and many pla
14、nts and animals have died.This is awful.Factories produce large numbers of harmful chemicals.The waste they create goes into the atmosphere and makes us sick.Other types of waste flow (流) into our water，killing river and sea life.林水清：大家早上好。我今天首先要谈的是化学废物如何破坏世界上的大片区域。很多地方受到破坏，大量的动植物都死亡了。这样的情形实在很糟糕。很多工
15、厂都在排放大量的有害的化学物质。由工厂产生的废物进入大气中，导致我们生病。其他种类的废物则流入水域，导致河流和海洋中的生命死亡。助读讲解the way作先行词，且关系词在定语从句中作状语时，关系词可用that/in which或省略。现在分词短语killing river and sea life作结果状语，表示自然而然的结果。Much sea life is being destroyed by fishing boats as well.These boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs.
16、This will result in a smaller number of fish left for us to eat in the future.现在的捕捞船也在危害着许多海洋生命。这些捕捞船捕捞大量的鱼而不给它们产卵的时间。这就导致以后供我们食用的鱼的数量会更少。While we damage our environment，we keep producing more and more people who need more land to live on and more food to eat！The worlds population has grown by six t
17、imes what it was in 1800.The figure is now about 7 billion (十亿) people！在我们毁坏环境的同时，我们还生育越来越多的人口，他们需要更多的土地来居住，需要更多的食物来食用！与1800年相比，世界人口数量已经增长了六倍。这个数字现在大约为70亿！助读讲解who引导定语从句修饰people。“倍数what从句”是倍数的一种表达形式。It is our duty (责任) to try to cut back on (削减) production and reduce the number of things we make and
18、buy.The amount of rubbish we produce is turning into a big problem；we need to think more about recycling (回收利用) our waste.It would be good to increase the amount of waste we recycle，and teach people ways of living that do not harm the environment.We may even create more jobs and help our country bec
19、ome more developed at the same time.Thank you.努力削减生产，减少制造和购买物品的数量是我们的责任。我们所制造的大量垃圾正在变成一个大问题；我们需要更多地思考循环利用的问题。增加我们回收东西的数量，并且教给人们不危害环境的生活方式是大有好处的。与此同时，我们甚至可以创造更多的就业机会并帮助我们国家变得更加发达。谢谢大家！助读讲解we make and buy为定语从句，修饰先行词things。we produce为定语从句，修饰先行词rubbish。we recycle为定语从句，修饰先行词waste；it作形式主语，不定式作真正的主语。that.t
20、he environment为定语从句，修饰先行词ways of living。Qian Liwei：Good morning，ladies and gentlemen.Thank you，Ms Lin.That was an interesting speech.It is clear that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment.As a business development consultant，Im often seen as being against the environm
21、ent.When people think of factories，they think of clouds of dirty smoke or of pipes(管道) pouring chemical waste into rivers.They think of greedy (贪婪的) businessmen (商人) hiding from their responsibilities (责任) and only worrying about money.People often have this belief (看法) that development is bad for t
22、he environment，but this does not have to be true.钱利伟：女士们、先生们，早上好。谢谢你，林女士。刚才的陈述很有趣。很显然你对我们的环境现状很担忧。作为一名企业发展顾问，我常常被人视为环保反对派。一想到工厂，人们就会想到污浊的滚滚浓烟或者向河流倾泻化学废物的管道。他们就会联想到贪婪的商人逃避自己的责任，只关心金钱。人们常常认为经济发展对环境有害，但这不一定是正确的。助读讲解It is clear that.意为“是显然的”。that引导主语从句，it作形式主语，替代后面 that引导的从句。现在分词短语pouring.rivers作后置定语，修饰
23、pipes。that引导同位语从句，解释说明belief。What Im here to say is that having worked with many environmental (环境的) consultants，I know that a healthy environment and development should be possible at the same time.There are many factories and industries which control the amount of pollution they produce，and are ve
24、ry careful to spend money repairing any damage they cause.The people operating (经营) these factories are deeply concerned about the environment.We need to stop thinking of companies and businessmen as the enemy，and give them more credit (赞扬)！在这里我想说的是，我一直和很多环保顾问合作，所以我知道，健康的环境和发展是可以并存的。现在有很多工厂和企业，它们控制污
25、染物的排放量，很用心地投入资金，修复由自己造成的破坏。这些工厂的经营者非常关心环境。我们应该停止将这些公司和商人视为敌人，而应给他们更多的赞誉！助读讲解该句中What引导主语从句，第一个that引导表语从句，在表语从句中又含有一个that引导的宾语从句。现在分词短语having worked.在表语从句中作状语。which control.produce为定语从句，修饰factories and industries，其中又包含另一个定语从句they produce，修饰pollution。Ms Lin suggested we should cut back on the quantity
26、(数量) of things we produce in order to save the environment.I dont agree with her because then jobs will be lost.I believe that people are more important than fish and trees.林女士建议削减生产来保护环境。我不同意她的观点，因为那样人们会失去很多的工作机会。我相信，人比鱼类和树木更重要。助读讲解in order to do为了做，不定式作目的状语。However，I do agree that we should produc
27、e more things from materials that have been recycled，and less from raw (未经加工的) materials，the supply of which is growing smaller and smaller.What we need are better laws to preserve the environment and still allow our country to grow.This includes controls on how many trees are cut down and how many
28、fish are caught.This might make wood and seafood (海鲜) more expensive，but paying a higher price for some things is not always bad.Asking around，I find many people willing (愿意的) to pay a little higher price for things that are friendly to the environment.但是，我非常赞同我们应该更多地利用回收材料制造产品，减少原材料的使用，因为原材料的供应正变得越
29、来越紧张。我们所需要的就是用更好的法律来保护环境，更要允许我们的国家发展。这包括控制砍伐树木和捕鱼的数量。这可能使木材和海产品更昂贵，但是付更高的价钱购买某些东西不总是不利的。我问过周围的人，发现许多人都愿意支付稍高一些的价钱来购买环保产品。助读讲解do为助动词，强调谓语动词，意为“的确”。that have been recycled为定语从句，修饰materials。the supply.smaller为非限制性定语从句，修饰raw materials。what we need为what引导的主语从句。how many引导的宾语从句作介词on的宾语。动名词短语paying a higher
30、 price for some things作主语。that引导定语从句，修饰things。Finally，those factories which pollute the environment should have to pay higher taxes(税).If you harm (损害) the environment，you should have to pay (付费) for it to be repaired.最后，所有那些污染环境的工厂应该缴纳更多的税。如果你危害环境，你就得为它的修复付费。助读讲解which引导定语从句，修饰those factories。Thank
31、you for listening.James Long：Now we will open the floor for discussion.谢谢大家垂听。詹姆斯郎：下面我们将展开自由讨论第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P2223教材课文，匹配段落大意。1Para.1AThe problem of population2Para.2BThe statements of Qian Liwei3Para.3 CThe debate question and speakers4Para.4DThe damage of chemical waste5Para.5 ESave the raw mat
32、erials to protect the environment6Para.6 FThe differences of Ms Lin and me7Para.7 GFishing boats threats to sea life8Para.8 HIncreasing taxes for factories polluting the environment9Para.9 IThe relationship of a healthy environment and development10Para.10 JThe problem caused by much rubbish答案15CDGA
33、J610BIFEH第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P2223教材课文，选择最佳答案。1What is the focus of the debate according to the text?A. Developing economy is the most important.BPreserving the environment is the most important.CThe relationship between the environment and the economy.DThe factories which cause much pollution to the env
34、ironment should pay higher taxes.2We can infer that both sides agree on the point that Apeople should cut back on production and reduce the amount of things we make and buyBrecycling will help in both the fields of economy and the environmentCit is very important to reduce the number of jobsDwe need
35、 more effective laws to preserve the environment3According to the passage, most of the following statements are true EXCEPT that AQian Liwei is for the idea of cutting back on quantities of things we produce in order to save the environmentBLin Shuiqing has different ideas about protecting the envir
36、onment with Qian LiweiCQian Liwei thinks that people are more important than fish and treesDmany people are willing to pay a little higher price for things that are friendly to the environment4We can predict that the debating show would probably be part of a(n) programme.AeconomicBentertainmentCfilm
37、 and playDmilitary答案14CBAA第三步研读能力升华接轨高考根据P2223教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。People are having a debate about 1.whether to develop the economy or protect the environment.2.In Lin Shuiqings opinion，it is our duty 3.to cut(cut) back on 4.production(produce) and reduce the quantities of things we make a
38、nd buy. While Qian Liwei 5.thinks(think) that businessmen are not greedy and they dont hide their 6.responsibilities(responsibility)，either.As far as he is concerned，the people 7.operating(operate)these factories are 8.deeply(deep) concerned about the environment，and 9.should be given more credit.In fact，many people are willing to pay a little 10.higher(high) price for things that are friendly to the environment.- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网