新世纪大学英语第二版综合教程4Lecture NotesU1.docx

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新世纪大学英语第二版综合教程4LectureNotesU1

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BookFour

UnitOne:

ManandNature

PartIGetStarted

SectionADiscussion

▇Sitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.Doyouthinkmanlivesinharmonywithnaturenow?

2.Doyouthinkthatmanhasbeendestroyingnature?

Couldyougivesomeexamples?

3.Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddotopreservenature?

▇Answersforreference:

1.Apossibleanswer:

No.Thepresentrelationshipbetweenmanandnatureisnotasharmoniousasbefore.Withthepopulationexplosionandthedevelopmentoftheeconomy,seriousdamagehasbeendonetonature.Allthishasresultedinsuchproblemsasglobalwarming,soilerosion,shortageoffreshwater,droughtsandsandstorms.Humanbeingsnolongerliveinharmonywithnature.

2.Apossibleanswer:

Yes.Forexample,manhascutdownhalfofthetreesthatexisted10,000yearsago.Thelossoftreeshasupsettheecosystemandresultedintheextinctionofmanyspecies.Consequently,naturehaslostitsbalance.Anotherexampleisthatmanhasbeenburningtoomuchfossilfuelfordailyuseandindustrialproduction,whichhascausedheavypollutiontoourenvironment.

3.Apossibleanswer:

Firstly,weshouldn’tdevelopoureconomyattheexpenseofnature.Secondly,weshouldtakeaslittleaspossiblefromnatureandputbackintoitasmuchaswecan.Thirdly,weshouldformthehabitofsavingnaturalresources.Weshouldbeawarethatnaturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Whenwereachthepointofnoreturn,therewillbenothingleftforfuturegenerations.

SectionBQuotes

▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutmanandnatureanddiscussinpairswhatyoucanlearnfromthem.

▇

FrankLloydWright

⊙Studynature,lovenature,stayclosetonature.Itwillneverfailyou.

—FrankLloydWright

Interpretation:

Asanarchitect,Wrightemphasizestheimportanceoflovingandstudyingnature.Weshouldobservenature,takecareofitandliveinharmonywithit.Andthenwewillneverfeeldisappointedwithit.

AboutFrankLloydWright（1867-1959）:

anAmericanarchitectandwriter.HewasthemostcreativegeniusofAmericanarchitecture.

AlbertEinstein

⊙Lookdeepintonature,andthenyouwillunderstandeverythingbetter.

—AlbertEinstein

Interpretation:

Asascientist,Einsteinbelievesthataclosestudyofnaturewillhelpusbetterunderstandthings.

AboutAlbertEinstein（1879-1955）:

USphysicistandmathematician,borninGermany,whodevelopedtheTheoryofRelativity,whichcompletelychangedthewaythatscientistsunderstandspaceandtime.

WilliamHazlitt

⊙Lookdeepintonature,andthenyouwillunderstandeverythingbetter.

—WilliamHazlitt

Interpretation:

Asawriter,Hazlitturgesustoloveandappreciatenatureheartandsoul.

AboutWilliamHazlitt（1778-1830）:

aBritishwriterandcritic,knownforhisessaysonmanysubjects,especiallyliterature.Hisbest-knowncollectionofessaysisentitledTableTalk（席间闲谈）.

JohnCage

⊙Thehighestpurposeistohavenopurposeatall.Thisputsoneinaccordwithnature,inhermannerofoperation.

—JohnCage

Interpretation:

Man’sideallifeistobeintegratedintonature,soweshouldrespectnatureandfollowitslaws.

AboutJohnCage（1912-1992）:

aUScomposerandpianist.In1951,heorganizedagroupofmusiciansandengineerstomakethefirstmusiconmagnetictape.

SectionCWatchingandDiscussion

Watchthefollowingvideoclip“Iftheworldwarmsby6degrees”anddothetasksthatfollow:

插入视频片段：

“Iftheworldwarmsby6degrees.wmv”

1.Fillinthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.

Iftheworldwarmsby6degrees,fromadistancetheoceansmayappearbrightblue,buttheyaremarinewastelands.Desertsmarchacrosscontinentslikeconqueringarmies.Naturaldisastersbecomecommonevents.Someoftheworld’sgreatcitiesarefloodedandabandoned.Iftemperaturessoarby6degreeswithinlessthanacentury,we’regoingtofacenothinglessthanaglobalwipeout.

2.Whatdoyouthinkareotherpossibleconsequencesofawarmerclimate?

（Open.）

Script：

Iftheworldwarmsby6degrees,fromadistancetheoceansmayappearbrightblue,buttheyaremarinewastelands.Desertsmarchacrosscontinentslikeconqueringarmies.Naturaldisastersbecomecommonevents.Someoftheworld’sgreatcitiesarefloodedandabandoned.

Thiscouldbeourworldplus6degrees.

“Warmingsof6degreesoverlongertimeperiodshavebeenassociatedwithsomeofthemostdevastatingmassextinctionswhichhaveevertakenplace,soit’scertainlyfairtoassumethatiftemperaturessoarby6degreeswithinlessthanacentury,thenwe’regoingtofacenothinglessthanaglobalwipeout.”

6degreesofwarminghasbeencalledtheDoomsdayscenario.

Ourliveswouldneverbethesameagain.

PartIIListenandRespond

SectionAWordBank

marinea.of,near,livingin,orobtainedfromthesea（近）海的；海生（产）的

fisheryn.apartoftheseausedforthebusinessofcatchingseafish近海渔场

exhaustvt.useupcompletely用完，用尽

endangervt.causedangerto使遭危害，危及

excessivea.toomuch;toogreat;goingbeyondwhatisreasonableorright过多的，过分的，过度的

starvationn.[U]sufferingordeathfromlackoffood挨饿，饥饿；饿死

SectionBTaskOne:

FocusingontheMainIdeas

▇Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A）Theimportanceofseafoodsupplies.

B）ThefishharvestintheNorthAtlantic.

C）Thedeclineinfishsuppliesinthesea.

D）Theimportanceofprotectingsearesources.

2.WhatdidpeopleinEuropeandAmericainthe19thcenturythinkaboutmarineresources?

A）Theythoughtthatmarineresourceswerealmostexhausted.

B）Theythoughtthatmarineresourceswereseriouslydestroyed.

C）Theythoughtthatmarineresourceswereunlimited.

D）Theythoughtthatmarineresourceswereendangered.

3.Whyarethethreatstofishmorealarmingthanthethreatstoanimalsandbirds?

A）Becausefishisamuchneededfoodresource.

B）Becauseplentyoffishiskilledeveryyear.

C）Becausefishistheonlydietformanypeople.

D）Becausetheseafisheriesaregoingtobeexhausted.

4.HowmuchfishisharvestedintheNorthAtlanticeveryyear?

A）12billionpounds.

B）12millionpounds.

C）20billionpounds.

D）20millionpounds.

5.Whatwarningdoscientistsgiveinthepassage?

A）Naturalresourceswillbeexhaustedwithinthenextfewyears.

B）Fishreserveswillbedestroyedwithinthenextfewyearsbecauseofexcessivefishing.

C）Peopleinsomepartsoftheworldwillfacestarvationbecauseofthedrought.

D）People’sdemandonfishwilldeclineinsomepartsoftheworld.

▇Key:

1D2C3A4C5B

SectionCTaskTwo:

ZoomingInontheDetails

Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

Todaythough,thereisevidenceshowingthatmarineresourcesareasseriously________asthoseofthelandandtheair.Infact,insomewaysthe________tofisharemorealarmingthanthethreatstoanimalsandbirds.Thisisbecausefishisamuchneededfood________,aspeoplethroughouttheworlddependonfishasanimportantpartoftheir________.Itisreportedthatto________fooddemands,20billionpoundsoffishare________everyyearintheNorthAtlanticalone.Searesourcesarealsorapidly________inmanyotherpartsoftheworld.

Scientistsnowbelievethatfood________fromtheseawon’tlastforever.Theywarnthat________fishingwilldestroyfishreserveswithinthenextfewyears.Theyalsowarnthatthedeclineinfishsupplywillcause________insomepartsoftheworld.

▇Answersforreference:

Todaythough,thereisevidenceshowingthatmarineresourcesareasseriouslyendangeredasthoseofthelandandtheair.Infact,insomewaysthethreatstofisharemorealarmingthanthethreatstoanimalsandbirds.Thisisbecausefishisamuchneededfoodresource,aspeoplethroughouttheworlddependonfishasanimportantpartoftheirdiet.Itisreportedthattosatisfyfooddemands,20billionpoundsoffishareharvestedeveryyearintheNorthAtlanticalone.Searesourcesarealsorapidlydeclininginmanyotherpartsoftheworld.

Scientistsnowbelievethatfoodsuppliesfromtheseawon’tlastforever.Theywarnthatexcessivefishingwilldestroyfishreserveswithinthenextfewyears.Theyalsowarnthatthedeclineinfishsupplywillcausestarvationinsomepartsoftheworld.

Script:

TheImportanceofProtectingSeaResources

Duringthe19thcentury,peopleinEuropeandAmericaclaimedthatmarineresourceswereunlimited.Forexample,anotedbiologistatthetimecommentedthatnoneoftheworld’sgreatseafisherieswereevergoingtobeexhausted.

Todaythough,thereisevidenceshowingthatmarineresourcesareasseriouslyendangeredasthoseofthelandandtheair.Infact,insomewaysthethreatstofisharemorealarmingthanthethreatstoanimalsandbirds.Thisisbecausefishisamuchneededfoodresource,aspeoplethroughouttheworlddependonfishasanimportantpartoftheirdiet.Itisreportedthattosatisfyfooddemands,20billionpoundsoffishareharvestedeveryyearintheNorthAtlanticalone.Searesourcesarealsorapidlydeclininginmanyotherpartsoftheworld.

Scientistsnowbelievethatfoodsuppliesfromtheseawon’tlastforever.Theywarnthatexcessivefishingwilldestroyfishreserveswithinthenextfewyears.Theyalsowarnthatthedeclineinfishsupplywillcausestarvationinsomepartsoftheworld.

PartIIIReadandExplore

TextA

SectionADiscoveringtheMainIdeas

Exercise1:

Answerthefollowingquestionswitht