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1、Understanding the TextUnit 2 Masdar City: The Worlds Greenest CityStep 1: Focus on Meaning1.1. Skimming: Read the title and the first one or two sentences of paragraphs 1 through 6 quickly. Then supply the missing information.In 2007, Abu Dhabi government announced its plan to build Masdar City, the

2、 worlds first zero-carbon city. The main traffic in the city would be PRTs. However, the plan changed in 2010 and inspired disbelief. Though the author thinks that the idea of Masdar City has disadvantages and in practice some goals of the city are not easy to meet, still its not correct to dismiss

3、the whole project as green folly because at least the design of the city helps encourage energy conservation. Skimming:Read the last two paragraphsand learnmore aboutthe authors opinions toward Masdar City. Organize them below.* difficult: real city* regulations & design; residents; prevent* some te

4、chnology; enormous value* experiments count. Scanning: Read the text in detail and answer the following questions. Use key words only.1. What benefits do PRT cars haveEnvironmental-friendly and freedom of private cars.2. How many stops does a PRT car make Only one.3. Why does the author say “theres

5、something silly” about PRT cars Use legs.4. According to Abu Dhabis 2007 plan, what would Masdar City be like Zero-carbon; renewable energy; zero-waste; no traditional cars; layout(Arband 21st century).5. Which words in paragraph 2 indicate the goal of building Masdar City Zero-carbon; renewable; ze

6、ro-waste; sustainability; reduce energy.6. Why was the original plan changed in 2010 Financial crash.7. What changes happened to the original plan, in terms of date of completion, the aim, and the trafficDate:2015-2025;aim:zero-carbon-low-carbon;traffic:no traditional cars-electric buses and other m

7、ass transit .8. What did the author think of the streets in Masdar City when visiting the Masdar InstituteNarrow; sheltered by walls; feel cooler; energy conservation.9. According to the author, what other designs or constructions inMasdar City are helpful to energy conservation Why Building materia

8、ls; wind tower; LED lights.10. According to paragraph 6, at what temperature are Masdar citizens required to set their AC Why77?F(25?C).11. According to the author, what are necessary if the citizens were to be kept in lineTo obey behavioral regulations.12. In addition to people, what is the other u

9、npredictable factor that may hinder the realization of Masdars goals Find one example from the text.Weather.Step 2: Focus on Language2.1. Sentence Translation* The doors swish shut and with the press of a button, the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) car is off, gliding through the tunnels under Abu Dhab

10、is new Masdar City. (para. 1)按下按鈕，門嗖地一聲關(guān)上了，個人快速公交車（PRT）出發(fā)了，平穩(wěn)地行駛在阿布扎比新建的馬斯達城的地下隧道中。* There would be no traditional cars inside the city and it would use half the energy of a settlement of the same size.城內(nèi)不再使用傳統(tǒng)汽車，能耗是其他同樣大小城市的一半。* Though the first phase of the project the Institute was completed in 2

11、010 and opened to students, its still easy to wonder whether the sustainable city will ever be able to sustain itself.盡管馬斯達項目的第一階段科技學院的建設已于 2010 年完工并向?qū)W生開放，我們?nèi)院芎闷妫哼@座可持續(xù)城市是否能永遠持續(xù)下去。* The streets are narrow and sheltered by walls that block the desert sunlight, while openings in the walls channel a ref

12、reshing wind that makes the city feel as much as 70F cooler than its surroundings.（城里的）街道很狹窄，兩旁的墻壁能擋住沙漠里炙熱的陽光，墻壁上的空洞向城內(nèi)輸送陣陣涼風，使人覺得整座城市的溫度比周圍地區(qū)最多低了 70 華氏度。* Blue means it is within its goal of using 50% less energy than a comparable settlement. Red means its time to turn off the lights.藍燈表示馬斯達城的能耗比相同

13、大小的區(qū)域少 50%，符合想要達到的節(jié)能目標。紅燈則表示未達到目標，應關(guān)燈節(jié)能。* The solar-photovoltaic field just outside Masdar, which supplies much of the citys power, works a lot less well when occasional sandstorms affect the solar cells, reducing their efficiency.馬斯達城外有一片太陽能光電發(fā)電廠，它是城市電力的重要來源。但當偶有沙漠來襲，就會大大影響太陽能電池工作，發(fā)電效率降低。* The beha

14、vioral regulations and controlled design that keep Masdar green might also limit the qualities that mark a living city not to mention potential residents who might not want to follow such strict rules.行為規(guī)范和控制嚴格的設計能確保馬斯達成為環(huán)保城市，但也會阻止它成為一座有生命的城市、限制其應具備的要素就更不用說某些居民可能并不愿遵守如此嚴格的規(guī)定。* No one knows the answe

15、r to the energy and climate challenges the planet faces, which is why experiments matter even the ones in the desert.地球正面臨著能源和氣候危機，沒人知道該怎么辦。這就是多做嘗試的重要性即便是哪些在沙漠中所做的嘗試。2.2. Structural Analysis1. But I cant help thinkingtheres something slightly silly about all this. (para. 1)* The phrase cant help mus

16、t be followed by -ing form.* Translate 看著這些照片，我禁不住想起了我大學時候的同學。Looking at these pictures, I cant help thinking of my schoolmates/classmates back in universities.2. It would be home to the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology.（para. 2）* “would be” in this sentence is a conditional structure in a

17、 grammatical sense.* Find more examples from paragraph 2.* Sentence completion:If you succeeded, you would become the first winner of the contes.t If man were to solve this complicated problem, it would cost thousands of years.3. That design helps encourage energy conservation the cooler the city is

18、, the less need for electricity-consuming air-conditioning. (para. 5)* The structure the more, the less means 越 .，越inChinese.* Create two original sentences as examples.The more you think about it, the less likely you are to take action. More haste, less speed.4. Most Abu Dhabi citizens are used to

19、keeping their air-conditioning as low as 60F, but in Masdar. . .(para. 6)* The phrase “be used to doing” means 習慣于做某事 in Chinese.* The phrase “used to do” means 過去常常做某事 in Chinese.* Practice.Iam used to shopping by myself/alone （習慣獨自購物）.? She is used to getting up early （習慣早起）.I used to walk after supper/dinner（我以前經(jīng)常晚飯后散步）, but now I play basketball.She used to go traveling in/during holidays （她經(jīng)常在假期去旅游