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Unit8ProtectingOurEnvironment

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

1.InthemidstofprosperousfarmsandbeautifulfieldsinthecentralpartofAmerica.

2.Foxes,deer,wildflowersandtrees,migrantbirds,troutandotherfishes,etc.

3.Theroadsideswerebeautifuleveninwinter.Berriesandseedheadsofdriedweedsroseabovethesnow,andbirdscametofeedonthem.

4.Themigrantbirds,andfishinthestreamsandpools.

5.Itwasclearandcold.

6.Theybuilttheirhouses,sanktheirwells,builttheirbarns,andlivedinperfectharmonywiththewildlife.Thetownremainedbeautifulandfulloflifeformanyyears.

7.Shereferstotheshadowofdeath.Chickens,cattleandsheepbegantodieofmysteriousmaladies,peoplewerestrickenwithstrangesicknessandsomeofthemdied.

8.Springshouldbethrobbingwithlife,fullofbirdsong.“Asilentspring”isalifelessspring.

9.Theroadsidesarenowlinedwithwitheredvegetationasthoughsweptbyfire.

10.Probablyitistheremainsofpesticidesorotherdeadlychemicals.

11.Man.Allthesechangesaretheresultofman’sownwork.

12.No.Theauthorispointingtoarealdanger.Thedisastersbefallingthisimaginedtownhaveactuallyhappenedhereandthere,thoughnosingletownhasexperiencedallofthem.Ifnothingisdonetoprotecttheenvironment,allAmericantownswillsufferthesamefatesoonerorlater.

TextOrganization

WorkingOnYourOwn

1.

PartTwo:

Thedescriptionofthesametownwhichwasno

wstrickenwithall

1）hatched

2）migrant

3）tragedies

4）counterpart

5）arecomplaining/co-mplain

6）grim

7）flocks;fedon

8）vegetation

9）patches

10）Scoresof

1.

1）waslinedwithpeoplewhocametowelcomethedistinguishedforeignguests.

2）thebosssilencedalllivelyconversationintheoffice.

3）wearingapairofsunglasses,thefamousmoviestarpassedthecrowedunnoticed.

4）lookeddeserted.

5）werestrickenbyit.

2.

1）patches;cameintofullbloom;werepuzzled;mysterious

2）throbbedwith;sickened;migrant;achorus

3）hadcreptinto;flickered;thestark

II.WordFormation

1.

Compoundwords

age-old

airforce

daughter-in-law

first-rate

greenhouse

halfbrother

ice-cream

lifelike

lightyear

salesperson

self-centered

threefold

overuse

stone-still

worldwide

Chinesemeaning

古老的

空军

儿媳妇

一流的

温室

同母异父兄弟；同父异母兄弟

冰淇淋

逼真的

光年

售货员；推销员

以自己为中心的，自私的

三倍

过度使用

石头似的一动不动

全世界范围的；在世界范围内

2.

1）poverty-strickenpeople

2）heart-breakingnews

3）newly-builtdatabase

4）well-fedkids

5）successfulspacewalk

6）peace-lovingpeople

7）need-basedscholarships

8）color-blindpeople

III.ConfusableWords

1.lying

2.laid

3.lay

4.lain

5.lie

6.lay

7.lie

8.lay

9.lay

10.lies

ComprehensiveExercises

I.cloze

1.

（1）spell

（2）stricken

（3）misfortunes

（4）surroundings

（5）blossom/bloom

（6）migrant

（7）deserted

（8）silence

（9）sickened

（10）hatch

（11）puzzled

（12）inharmonywith

2.

（1）rate

（2）publication

（3）dangerous

（4）banned

（5）export

（6）profit

（7）accept

（8）comprehend

（9）boundaries

（10）ultimately

II.Translation

1.

1）Thisisaprosperoustown,butthereisstillpovertyinthemidstofwealthandabundance.

2）TheBrownfamilywasstrickenwithonemisfortuneafteranother,buttheirchildrennevercomplained.

3）Themuseumisdesignedinsuchawaythatitstandsinperfectharmonywithitssurroundings.

4）Itwasamiraclethattheseflowersdidnotwitheratallintheblazingsun.

5）Flocksofsheepfeedonthepatchesofvegetationthatriseabovethewintersnow.

2.

Thisvillagewasoncefamousforitsbeautifulnaturalsurroundings.Alltheyearround,thetreesweregreenandtheflowersinbloom.Clearstreamsflowedoutofthehillsthroughacheckerboardofricefields.Birdssangallday,anddeercameandwentinaleisurelymanner.However,withthecomingofDDTandotherpesticides,anevilspellseemedtohavesettledoverthevillage.Misfortunescameoneafteranother.Chickendiedsuddenly,cattleandsheepwerestrickenbymysteriousmaladies,andfarmerscomplainedaboutasickeningfeelingthatpuzzledthevillagedoctor.Thevillagesquare,oncethrobbingwithlife,wasnowdeserted.