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Unit8ProtectingOurEnvironment
Unit8ProtectingOurEnvironment
BeforeReading
AnEnglishSong—EarthSong2
AbouttheAuthor---RachelCarson2
AbouttheBook—SilentSpring………………………………………………….3
BackgroundInformation………………………………………………………….3
Brainstorming…………………………………………...………………..………4
GlobalReading
PartDivisionoftheText5
FurtherUnderstanding5
DetailedReading…………………………………………………………………….………….6
AfterReading
TextAnalysis—fable14
UsefulExpressions………………………………………………………………14
WordCompletion………………………………………………………….…….15
Dictation………………………………………………..……………………….15
WritingPractice……………………………………………………………………………….15
SentenceTranslation…………………………………………………..………………………..16
TalkaboutthePictures…………………………………………………………..17
ProverbsandQuotations17
SupplementaryReading
CultureNotes18
LanguageStudy18
ComprehensionTask22
BeforeReading
Ⅰ.AnEnglishSong—EarthSong
（Directions:
）Listentothesongandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.
EarthSong
—MichaelJackson
Whataboutsunrise
Whataboutrain
Whataboutallthe____（=things）
Thatyousaidweweretogain...
Whataboutkilling______（=fields）
Isthereatime
Whataboutallthethings
Thatyousaidwasyoursandmine...
Didyoueverstoptonotice
Allthe____we'veshedbefore（=blood）
Didyoueverstoptonotice
The____earththeweepingshores?
（=crying）
Whathavewedonetotheworld
Lookwhatwe'vedone
Whataboutallthe____（=peace）
Thatyoupledgeyouronlyson...
Whatabout____fields（=flowering）
Isthereatime
Whataboutallthe_____（=dreams）
Thatyousaidwasyoursandmine...
Didyoueverstoptonotice
Allthechildren_____fromwar（=dead）
Didyoueverstoptonotice
Thecryingearththeweepingshores
Ⅱ.AbouttheAuthor---RachelCarson
ⅰ.AbriefintroductiontoRachelCarson
★Born:
May27,1907（1907-05-27）
★Birthplace:
Springdale,Pennsylvania
★Occupation:
marinebiologist,writer
★Nationality:
American
★WritingPeriod:
1937–1964
★Genres:
naturewriting
★Subjects:
marinebiology,ecology,pesticides
★Notablework（s）:
SilentSpring
★Died:
April14,1964（aged 56）
SilverSpring,Maryland
ⅱ.Learnandthink---HerQuotes
"ThosewhodwellamongthebeautiesandmysteriesoftheEarthareneveraloneorwearyoflife."
"Nowitchcraft,noenemyactionhadsilencedtherebirthofnewlifeinthisstrickenworld.Thepeoplehaddoneitthemselves."
"Westandnowwheretworoadsdiverge.ButunliketheroadsinRobertFrost'sfamiliarpoem,theyarenotequallyfair.Theroadwehavelongbeentravelingisdeceptivelyeasy,asmoothsuperhighwayonwhichweprogresswithgreatspeed,butatitsendliesdisaster.Theotherforkoftheroad--theonelesstraveledby—offersourlast,ouronlychancetoreachadestinationthatassuresthepreservationoftheearth."
Ⅲ.AbouttheBook—SilentSpring
SilentSpringisabookwrittenbyRachelCarsonandpublishedbyHoughtonMifflininSeptember1962.Thebookiswidely1）_____（=credited）withhelpinglaunchtheenvironmentalmovement.
WhenSilentSpringwaspublished,RachelCarsonwasalreadyawell-knownwriteron2）______（=naturalhistory）,buthadnotpreviouslybeenasocialcritic.Thebookwaswidelyread,and3）______（=inspired）widespreadpublicconcernswith4）______（=pesticides）andpollutionoftheenvironment.SilentSpringfacilitatedthe5）_____（=ban）ofthepesticideDDTin1972intheUnitedStates.
Thebookdocumenteddetrimentaleffectsofpesticidesontheenvironment,6）______（=particularly）onbirds.CarsonsaidthatDDThadbeenfoundtocausethinnereggshellsandresultin7）_______（=productive）problemsanddeath.Shealsoaccusedthechemicalindustryofspreadingdisinformation,andpublic8）______（=officials）ofacceptingindustryclaimsuncritically.
Ⅳ.BackgroundInformation
ⅰ.EnvironmentalProtectionOrganizations
1.TheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme（UNEP）
2.GreenPeace
3.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
1.TheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme（UNEP）coordinatesUnitedNationsenvironmentalactivities,assistingdevelopingcountriesinimplementingenvironmentallysoundpoliciesandpractices.ItwasfoundedasaresultoftheUnitedNationsConferenceontheHumanEnvironmentinJune1972andhasitsheadquartersinNairobi,Kenya.UNEPalsohassixregionalofficesandvariouscountryoffices.
2.GreenPeace:
alargeinternationalpressuregroupthataimstoprotecttheenvironment.Itsmembersarewellknownforprotectingtheenvironment.Theyoftengooutinsmallboatstostoppeoplefromkillingwhalesorthrowingpoisonousmaterialintothesea.
3.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency:
aUSgovernmentorganizationthatestablishedrulesandstandardsforprotectingtheenvironment,e.g.againstpollution.
ⅱ.EarthDay
EarthDayisadaydesignedtoinspireawarenessandappreciationfortheEarth'senvironment.Itison22April.ItwasfoundedbyU.S.SenatorGaylordNelson（D-Wisconsin）asanenvironmentalteach-inin1970andiscelebratedinmanycountrieseveryyear.ThefirstEarthDaywasin1970.EarthDayissimilartoWorldEnvironmentDay.
Ⅴ.Brainstorming
（Directions）:
Workingroupsandwritedownthewordsorphrasesrelatedto“environmentalprotection”,thengroupthembysimilarity.
Statusquo
Problems
Causes
Measures
GlobalReading
Ⅰ.PartDivisionoftheText
Parts
Para（s）
MainIdeas
1
1~2
AtownintheheartofAmerica,wherealllifelivedinharmonywithitssurroundings.
2
3~6
Thedescriptionofthesametownwhichwasnowstrickenwithallkindsofmaladies.
3
7~8
Thecauseofthemaladies.
4
9~10
Thoughimagined,thetragedymaywellbecomearealityandtheauthortellsaboutherpurposeinwritingthebook.
Ⅱ.FurtherUnderstanding
ForPart1
Readthispartandmakesentenceswiththesamemeaningasthetext.Trytousethewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.
inharmonywithprosperousfarmcloudsofbloomfoxesdeerdelightedthetraveler’seyeinwinterfloodofmigrants
ForPart2
QuestionsandAnswers
1.Whatshouldspringbelike?
Whatdoes“asilentspring”mean?
（=Springshouldbethrobbingwithlife,fullofbirdsong.“Asilentspring”meansalifelessspring.）
2.Whatdotheroadsideslooklikenow?
（=Theroadsidesarenowlinedwithwitheredvegetationasthoughsweptbyfire.）
3.Theauthormentionedawhitegranularpowderthatfallslikesnow.Whatdoyouguessitis?
（=Probablyitistheremainsofpesticidesorotherdeadlychemicals.）
ForPart3&4
TrueorFalse
1.Whitegranularpowderhadfallenupontheroofsandthelawns,thefieldsandstreamssomeweeksbefore.（T）
2.Thewhitegranularpowderwasspreadbypeoplethemselves.（F）
（=Theywerenotthepersonswhospreadthepowder,buttheoneswhoshouldberesponsibleforthisconsequence）
3.Actually,themisfortuneshavehappenedsomewhereintheworld.（T）
4.Peopleknowclearlyofwhattheyshoulddonowadays.（F）
（=Manypeoplehaven’trealizedthegreatimpacttheyhadmadeontheirsurroundings.）
DetailedReading
Ⅰ.DifficultSentences
1.（Para.1）Inautumn,oakandmapleandbirchsetupablazeofcolour
thatflamedandflickeredacrossabackdropofpines.
1.Paraphrasethesentence.
（=Inautumn,theleavesofoaks,maplesandbirchesturnedbrightredagainstabackgroundofgreenpines.）
2.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.
（=秋季到来时，橡树、枫树和白桦树五彩缤纷，在大片松林的衬托下如同一片火海，熠熠生辉。
）
2.（Para.2）Thecountrysidewas,infact,famousfortheabundanceand
varietyofitsbirdlife,andwhenthefloodofmigrantswaspouringthroughinspringandautumnpeopletravelledfromgreatdistancestoobservethem.
1.Understandthelongsentence.
（=Thisisacompoundsentenceconnectedwiththetransitionalword“and”.Inthesecondmainclause,asub-clauseoftime“whenthefloodof…”isused.）
2.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.
（=事实上，这里的乡村鸟类品种丰富，数量可观，因此远近闻名。
每当大批候鸟在春秋之际蜂拥而至，许多人远道赶来观看。
）
3.（Para.2）Soithadbeenfromthedaysmanyyearsagowhenthefirst
settlersraisedtheirhouses,sanktheirwellsandbuilttheirbarns.
Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“ithadbeenfromthedaysmanyyearsagowhen…”?
（=Shemeansthatthelandhadbeenknownforabundanceandbio-diversityforalongtime.）
4.（Para.2）Thenastrangeblightcreptovertheareaandeverythingbegantochange.Someevilspellhadsettledonthecommunity:
mysteriousmaladiesswepttheflocksofchickens;thecattleandsheepsickenedanddied.
1.Whatdoestheauthormeanbya“strangeblight”and“evilspell”?
（=Shereferstotheshadowofdeath.Chickens,cattleandsheepbegantodieofmysteriousmaladies.Peoplewerestrickenwithstrangesicknessesandsomeofthemdied.）
2.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.
（=后来，一种奇怪的疫病在这个地区悄悄蔓延开来，一切不再依旧。
这个社区中了一种什么邪，一群群鸡很快都染上了神秘的疾病，牛羊纷纷病死。
）
5.（Para.6）Theroadsides,oncesoattractive,werenowlinedwithbrownedandwitheredvegetationasthoughsweptbyfire.
1.What’sthefunctionof“asthough”?
（=Heretheauthorusedafigureofspeech,similetomakeherexpressionmorevividandclear.）
2.What’sherpurposebysayingso?
（=Shefocusesonthesevereconsequencecausedbythepollution.）
6.（Para.9）Thistowndoesnotactuallyexist,butitmighteasilyhaveathousandcounterpartsinAmericaorelsewhereintheworld.
1.Whydoestheauthorwanttosaybyusing“itmight…?
（=“might”isusedheretoexpressapossibilitythatitmayhappenormaybetrue—suchthingsdidhavehappenedinAmericaorelsewhereintheworld.）
2.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.
（=这座小镇在现实世界中并不存在，但是在美国和世界的其他地方，很可能会轻而易举地有数千个遭遇到与其类似命运的小镇出现。
）
7.（Para.10）WhathasalreadysilencedthevoicesofspringincountlesstownsinAmerica?
1.Whatshouldspringbelike?
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