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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?