Unit+3+Environmental+Protection+Reading+and+Thinking高中英語(yǔ)人教版（2019）選擇性必修第三冊(cè)

新人教版高中英語(yǔ)選擇性必修三Unit3EnvironmentalProtection

ReadingandThinkingLead-in1.Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?2.Whatisthecauseofthisphenomenon?Alargepieceoficebreakingoffalargeglacieroricesheet.GlobalwarmingWhatotherconsequencesmayglobalwarmingbringabout?heatwavedroughtThinkandtalkmeltingicefloodWhatotherconsequencesmayglobalwarmingbringabout?ThinkandtalkThinkandtalkWhatotherconsequencesmayglobalwarmingbringabout?While-readingPre-readingQ1.

Whatdoyouthinkmighthavecausedthepolarbear’sdeath?Q2.

Whatisthegraphabout?Whatinformationcanyougetfromit?globaltemperaturechangeWhatisthegraphabout?Whatinformationcanyougetfromit?thechangeintheGlobalSurfaceTemperaturebetween1920and2016.TemperatureAnomalyshowshowmuchthetemperaturehasrisenabovewhatitwouldusuallybeatabaselevel.Q1.What'sthetypeofthistext?

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ofhighgreenhousegasemissions?A:Highgreenhousegasemissionsleadtomoreheatenergybeingtrappedintheatmosphereandrisingtemperatures.Readparagraph3andcreateadiagramdescribinghowthegreenhouseeffectworks.HeatreleasedbackintospaceHeatreflectedbacktoEarth’ssurfaceReflectedsunlightAtmosphereSunlightDrawadiagram

Diagramsareveryusefultoolsthatcanbeusedtobrainstormideas,mapoutprocesses,showcauseandeffectrelationships,explainanewideaorconcept,andsoon.Whenyoureadanessayaboutscientificissues,youcantrydrawingadiagram,whichwillnotonlyallowyoutovisualisetheproblemsmoreclearlybutalsocanhelpdemonstrateyourcreativethinkingandproblem-solving.Part

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warmingPost-readingActivity4:GroupdiscussionAsastudent,whatcanwedotodealwithclimatechangeinourdailylife?TurnoffthelightsandfanswhenleavingPlantmoretreesTakethestairsinsteadofelevatorGotoschoolbybikeinsteadofbycar/busLesstissue,regainhandkerchiefforestprotectionTurnofflight,switch,pulltheplugifnotuse.planttreeswalkorcycletoworkHowdowelivealow-carbonlifestyle?

Onlybychangingthewaywetreattheenvironmentcanwegetalongwellwithit.Onlybysavingtheenvironmentcanwesaveourselves.Lucidwatersandlushmountainsarevaluableas"mountainsofgoldandsilver".青山就是金山銀山。Ifwedon'tsavewater,thelastdropofwaterwillbeourtear.如果我們不節(jié)約用水，那么最后一滴水將會(huì)是我們的眼淚。Whentheskybecomesblueagainandtheriversbecomeclean,we'llliveahealthierandhappierlife.

當(dāng)天空再次變得湛藍(lán)，河水變得清潔，我們會(huì)過(guò)上更健康、更快樂(lè)的生活。Let’skeepthewordsinmind:ecologicalstarvedcomprehensivebroadcastsseizereleasedfuelstrendpoliciesrestrictsustainableLanguagePointsWehaveknownaboutclimatechangefordecades.ThereislittledoubtthatEarthisgettingwarmerandwarmer(seethegraph).Awarmingoceanandatmospherealongwithmeltingiceandrisingsealevelsprovideevidenceofadramaticchangeintheglobalclimate.我們了解氣候變化已有數(shù)十年之久了。毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，地球正變得越來(lái)越溫暖（如圖）。海洋和大氣變暖，以及冰層融化、海平面上升，都為全球氣候急劇變化提供了依據(jù).LanguagePointsThereislittle/nodoubtthat...毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)...本句是復(fù)合句。Thereislittle/nodoubtthat...“毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)...”，that引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句，解釋說(shuō)明doubt的具體內(nèi)容。Thereislittledoubtabout/whether...對(duì)/對(duì)是否...有些疑問(wèn)。Idoubtwhether/if...我懷疑是否...Idon’tdoubtthat...我確信...alongwith與...一起In2013,alotofpeoplewereshockedbyanewsphotoofadeadpolarbearthatwasfoundonNorway'sArcticislandofSvalbard.Accordingtothescientistswhofounditsdeadbody,allthatremainedofthepolarbearwas"skinandbones".Anexpertwhohasstudiedpolarbearsformanyyearssaidthatfromthepositionofitsdeadbody,thebearappearedtohavestarvedanddied.2013年，在挪威的北極圈斯瓦爾巴群島的一個(gè)島上，（人們）發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只死亡的北極熊，這張新聞圖片令許多人感到震驚。據(jù)發(fā)現(xiàn)北極熊尸體的科學(xué)家說(shuō)，這只北極熊僅剩"皮包骨"。一位長(zhǎng)期研究北極熊的專(zhuān)家說(shuō)，從尸體的姿勢(shì)看，這只北極熊像是餓死的。Expertsclaimed

thatlowsea-icelevelscausedbyclimatechangemeantthebearcouldnothuntsealsasbefore,soithadtotravelgreaterdistancesinordertofindfood.ThisalarmingcaseshowedhowtheincreaseintemperaturehadanimpactonEarth'secology.專(zhuān)家稱(chēng)，氣候變化導(dǎo)致的海冰面降低意味著北極熊無(wú)法像以前那樣捕食海豹，于是它只能長(zhǎng)途跋涉去尋找食物。這一令人驚恐的案例反映了氣溫上升對(duì)地球生態(tài)造成的影響。LanguagePointsappearto似乎，好像關(guān)系代詞who引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾thescientists；關(guān)系代詞that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾all；allthat...=what...,that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾all。allthat若改為what，what引導(dǎo)的是名詞性從句。haveanimpacton...對(duì)...有影響influenceeffect

Thereisstrongandcomprehensiveevidencethattheriseintemperaturehasledtoanincreaseinextremeweatherandnaturaldisastersworldwide,notonlycausingseriousdamage,butalsocostinghumanlives.Climatescientistshavewarnedthatifwedonottakeappropriateactions,thiswarmingtrendwillprobablycontinueandtherewillbeahigherpricetopay.Infact,newsreportsarefrequentlybroadcastaboutextremerainstormsandheatwavescausingdeathsandeconomiclosses.確鑿、全面的證據(jù)表明，溫度上升導(dǎo)致全球極端天氣和自然災(zāi)害增多，不僅造成嚴(yán)重破壞，而且使人喪命。氣候?qū)W家已發(fā)出警告：如果我們不采取適當(dāng)?shù)男袆?dòng)，這種變暖的趨勢(shì)可能會(huì)持續(xù)下去，而我們將為此付出更大的代價(jià)。事實(shí)上，有關(guān)極端暴風(fēng)雨和熱浪造成死亡和經(jīng)濟(jì)損失的新聞報(bào)道已屢見(jiàn)不鮮。LanguagePoints本句是復(fù)合句。Thereisevidencethat...“有證據(jù)表明...”,that引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句，解釋說(shuō)明evidence的具體內(nèi)容。notonly...butalso...“不僅...而且...”，連接兩個(gè)并列的成分，此處連接了兩個(gè)作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)的現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)。

Thenwhatiscausingtheincreaseintheglobalaveragesurfacetemperature?Climatescientistsoftenmentionakeyclimateprocesscalledthe"greenhouseeffect",whichhastwocommonmeanings:the"natural"greenhouseeffectandthe"man-made"greenhouseeffect.The"natural"greenhouseeffectreferstothefactthatheatfromthesunenterstheatmosphereandwarmsEarth'ssurfaceasshort-waveradiation.那么，到底是什么導(dǎo)致全球平均地表溫度上升呢？氣候科學(xué)家常常會(huì)提到一個(gè)關(guān)鍵的氣候過(guò)程﹣-"溫室效應(yīng)"；它有兩個(gè)常見(jiàn)的含義："天然"溫室效應(yīng)和"人造"溫室效應(yīng)。"天然"溫室效應(yīng)指的是來(lái)自太陽(yáng)的熱量以短波輻射的形式進(jìn)人大氣層，使地表變暖。However,the"man-made"greenhouseeffecthasnowbecomeabigproblem.Whenpeopleproducehugeamountsofextragreenhousegasesbyburningfossilfuels,moreheatenergyistrappedintheatmosphereandcausesEarth'ssurfacetemperaturetorisequickly.然而，"人造"溫室效應(yīng)現(xiàn)在卻成為一個(gè)大問(wèn)題。當(dāng)人類(lèi)由于燃燒化石燃料產(chǎn)生了大量額外的溫室氣體，更多的熱能被困在大氣層中，導(dǎo)致地表溫度迅速上升。LanguagePointsreferto參考，涉及，指的是...betrappedin...被困在...

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