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大学英语IV补充阅读材料大全英文版doc81页正式版

1.CareforOurMotherEarth

（Dr.McKinleyofAwarenessMagazineinterviewsagroupofexpertsonenvironmentalissues.）

Dr.McKinley:

Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggest1._________totheenvironmenttoday?

AmanMotwane:

Thebiggestthreattoourenvironmenttodayisthewaywe,ashumanbeings,seeourenvironment.Howweseeourenvironment2.________ourwholeworld.　

Mostofusseeeverythingasindependentfromoneanother.Butthe3.________isthateverythingispartofoneinterconnected,interrelatedwhole.Forexample,atreemayappear4.________,butinfactitaffectsandisaffectedbyeverythinginitsenvironment—sunshine,rain,wind,birds,minerals,otherplantsandtrees,you,me.Thetreeshapesthewindthatblowsaroundit;itisalsoshapedbythatwind.Lookatthe5.__________betweenthetreeanditsenvironmentandyouwillseethefutureofthetree.　

Mostofusareblindtothisinterconnectednessofeverything.Thisiswhywedon'tseethe6.__________ofouractions.Itistimeforeachofustoopenoureyesandseetheworldasit7.________is—onecompletewholewhereeverycausehasan8.________.　Dr.McKinley:

HelloDr.Semkiw.Inyourresearch,whatenvironmentalissuesdoyoufindmostpressing?

WalterSemkiw:

9___________________________________________________________

_________.Mankindhasnowcutdownhalfofthetreesthatexisted10,000yearsago.Thelossoftreesupsetstheecosystemastreesarenecessarytobuildtopsoil,maintainrainfallindryclimates,purifyundergroundwaterandtoconvertcarbondioxidetooxygen.10._________________

__________________________________________________________.Theevaporatedwaterthenreturnsasrain,whichisvitaltoareasthatarenaturallydry.Areasdownwindofdeforestedlandslosethissourceofrainfallandtransformintodeserts.

11.__________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________.Carbondioxideandothergreenhousegassesthenresultinginthetrapheat,resultinginwarmingofouratmosphere.　

Dr.McKinley:

Mr.Nacson,thanksforparticipatingallthewayfromAustralia!

WhatdoyousuggestthereadersofAwarenessMagazinecandotohelptheenvironmentalproblem?

LeonNacson:

Thesimplestwaytohelptheenvironmentisnottoimpactonit.Treadaslightlyasyoucan,takingaslittleaspossible,andputtingbackasmuchasyoucan.

Dr.McKinley:

Whatisyourspecificareaofconcernregardingthecurrentandfuturestateoftheenvironment?

LeonNacson:

AirandwaterpollutionareourNumberOnepriorities.Itishardtounderstandthatwearepollutingtheairwebreatheandthewaterwedrink.Thesearetwoelementsthatarenotinexhaustible,andwemustrealizethatoncewereachthepointofnoreturn,therewillbenothingleftforfuturegenerations.　

Dr.McKinley:

Mr.Desai,whatanhonoritistohavethisopportunitytointerviewyou.Canyoupleaseshareyourwisdomwithourreadersandtelluswhereyouseetheenvironmentalcrisisheading?

AmritDesai:

Wearenotseparatefromtheproblem.Wearetheproblem.Welivedividedlives.Ononehand,weaskindustriestosupportourgreedformoreandmoreconveniences,comfortandpossessions.Wehavebecomeaddictedconsumers,whichcausesindustrialwaste.Atthesametime,weignoreourconnectionbetweenourdemandsandtheexploitationofMotherEarth.Whenwearegreedyformorethanwhatweneedforourwellbeing,wealwaysabusetheresourcesofourbodyandtheearth.　

WearenurturedbythehealthyconditionofMotherEarth.Inhumans,ifthemotherisailing,thechildsuffers.Wearethecauseoftheailingplanetandwearethevictims.　

Dr.McKinley:

Inclosing,Ithankalloftheparticipants.IhavelearnedagreatdealaboutwhatIcandoasanindividualtohelptheenvironment.　

IhopetheseinterviewsencouragethereadersofAwarenessMagazinetotakeactionanddevelopyourownstrategy.Toomanyofusjustsitbackandsay"I'lllettheexpertsdealwithit."Meanwhile,wearekillingtheplanet.Myaimofthisinterviewistoshowhowonepersoncanmakeadifference.Thankstoallforofferingyourwisdom.（731words）

I.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthepassage.

1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.

A）fossilsfuelaretheonlycauseofglobalwarming

B）treesplayanimportantroleinavoidingglobalwarming

C）theinterviewisheldinAustralia

D）expertsdonothaveasolutiontotheenvironmentalcrisis

2.Bysayingthat"thebiggestthreattoourenvironmenttodayisthewayweseeourenvironment"（line2-3）,AmanMotwaneimpliesthat______.

A）everythingintheecosystemispartofonecompletewhole

B）mostpeopleholdawrongviewontheenvironment

C）everythingaffectsandisaffectedbyitsenvironment

D）peopleareindifferenttotheenvironmentprotection

3.InLeonNacson'sview,airandwaterpollutionareourNumberOneprioritiesbecause______.

A）hecannotunderstandwhypeoplearepollutingairandwater

B）therewillbenothingleftforfuturegenerations

C）wewouldrunoutofairandwaterifwedidn'tstoppollutingthem

D）airandwaterpollutionarethecurrentandfuturestateoftheenvironment

4.TWhichofthefollowingbestexplainsAmritDesai'swords"welivedividedlives"?

A）WepolluteMotherEarthinpursuingabetterlife,which,consequently,hurtsourselves.

B）Weareneversatisfiedwithwhatwehave,andwedonotmakegooduseofnaturalresources.

C）IfMotherEarthisill,we,asherchildren,onlyenjoypartofourlife.

D）Thoughwehavecreatedtheenvironmentalproblem,wetrytoseparateourselvesfromit.

5.AccordingtoDr.McKinley,whatistherootcauseoftheenvironmentalproblem?

A）Deforestingandglobalwarming.

B）Theabuseofnaturalresources.

C）Airandwaterpollution.

D）Theattitudeofhumanbeings.

II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1.这场给人类带来巨大灾难的战争对这样一个诗人产生了什么影响呢？

（impacton）

2.做母亲的有时候不能察觉她们所宠爱的孩子们的过错，这样做的结果会使孩子们再次犯同样的过错。

（beblindto）

3.作为一个新移民（immigrant），在这个完全陌生的国度里，她总是感觉到孤立无援。

（isolate）

4.做事不先考虑周全常会导致失败，因此我们应该三思而后行。

（resultin,actbeforethinking）

5.奢谈的时候已经过去了，我们必须积极行动起来保护我们的环境。

（take...action）

III.Lookatthepicturesbelowandwriteaboutthecausesandeffectsofthenaturaldisaterswiththehelpofthetips.

1.Sandstorm

2.Drought

3.Flood

Causes?

Effects?

Tips

Effects

·Picture1:

breathingdifficulty,trafficjams,communicationfailure,horribleview,...

·Picture2:

croplosses,food/watershortages,...

·Picture3:

lifeandpropertylosses,homeless,diseases,...　·

Causes:

deforestation,over-cultivation,pollution,globalwarming,imbalanceofecosystem,...　

IV.Listening

Directions:

Listentothefollowingpassageandfillinthemissingwordsintheblanks.

Globalwarmingmaybethemostharmfulenvironmentalproblem1.____________havecreated,andthemostdifficulttosolve.Oursocietyislargely2.__________bythefossilfuelsthatcauseglobalwarming.Itsgrowingconsequences―ecologicaldisruption,floods,drought,disease―areconvincingmoreandmorepeoplethatwemustcutdown3._________pollution.

      Manypeopleviewglobalwarmingasaproblemtoolargeandtoo4.____________foranythingtheycandoto5._________.However,inreality,therearelotsofthingswecandotostop,oratleasttoreduceit.

☆ Plantatree.Trees"6.__________"carbondioxide,butonlyaslongasthey'reliving.

☆ Installlow-flowshowerheadsandfaucets.You'lluselessthanhalfthewaterwithout7.__________.

☆ Buyenergy-efficientelectronicsandappliances.Then,turnthemoffwhenthey'renotinuse.

☆ Reduce!

Reuse!

Recycle!

Recyclingastackofnewspapersonly8.__________willsaveagood-sizedtree.

☆ Mountalocal9._________againstglobalwarming.Educateyourcommunityabouthowtocutgreenhousegaspollution.Supportmeasuresatthenationalandlocallevelsthatincreaseenergyefficiency,andthat10.__________theuseofclean,renewablesolarandwindtechnology.

Words&Expressions

1.addicteda.dependentonsomething,esp.adrug成瘾的

2.ailingv.tobeillandgrowweak生病

3.Atmospheren.themixtureofgasesthatsurroundsanyheavenlybody,esp.theearth大气（层）

4.carbonn.碳

5.consequencen.result结果

6.consumern.apersonwhobuysandusesgoodsandservices消费者

7.conveniencen.fitness;suitableness;thequalityofbeingconvenient方便anapparatus,service,etc.,whichgivescomfortoradvantage便利设施或用具

8.deforestv.tocutdowntheforests砍伐（森林）

9.dioxiden.二氧化物

10.downwinda.inthedirectionthatthewindismoving顺风处

11.ecosystemn.生态系统

12.elementn.anecessarypartofawhole成份；要素

13.environmentn.thesurroundingphysicaland/orsocialconditions环境

14.evaporatev.changeintosteamanddisappear蒸发

15.expertn.apersonwithspecialknowledgeortraining专家

16.exploitationn.theactofemployingtothegreatestpossibleadvantage开采

17.fossiln.化石

18.globala.oforconcerningthewholeearth全球的

19.greedn.strongdesiretoobtainalotormorethanwhatisfair贪心，贪婪

20.greenhousen.aglassbuildingusedforgrowingplants花房，温室

21.inexhaustiblea.whichisinsuchlargeamountsthatitcanneverbefinished取之不竭的，用不完的

22.isolatev.separatefromothers使…孤立，使…隔离

23.nurturev.togivecareandfoodto养育

24.oxygenn.氧

25.petroleumn.amineraloilobtainedfrombelowthesurfaceoftheEarth石油

26.planetn.alargebodyinspacethatmovesroundastar,esp.roundthesun行星

27.pollutev.tomake（air,water,soil,etc.）dangerouslyimpureor