新世纪大学英语(第二版)综合教程4Lecture-Notes-U1

1ElectronicTeachingPortfolioBookFourUnitOne:ManandNaturePartIGetStartedSectionADiscussion▇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.2—FrankLloydWrightInterpretation:Asanarchitect,Wrightemphasizestheimportanceoflovingandstudyingnature.Weshouldobservenature,takecareofitandliveinharmonywithit.Andthenwewillneverfeeldisappointedwithit.AboutFrankLloydWright(1867-1959):anAmericanarchitectandwriter.HewasthemostcreativegeniusofAmericanarchitecture.AlbertEinstein⊙Lookdeepintonature,andthenyouwillunderstandeverythingbetter.—AlbertEinsteinInterpretation:Asascientist,Einsteinbelievesthataclosestudyofnaturewillhelpusbetterunderstandthings.AboutAlbertEinstein(1879-1955):USphysicistandmathematician,borninGermany,whodevelopedtheTheoryofRelativity,whichcompletelychangedthewaythatscientistsunderstandspaceandtime.WilliamHazlitt⊙Lookdeepintonature,andthenyouwillunderstandeverythingbetter.—WilliamHazlittInterpretation:Asawriter,Hazlitturgesustoloveandappreciatenatureheartandsoul.AboutWilliamHazlitt(1778-1830):aBritishwriterandcritic,knownforhisessaysonmanysubjects,especiallyliterature.Hisbest-knowncollectionofessaysisentitledTableTalk(席间闲谈).3JohnCage⊙Thehighestpurposeistohavenopurposeatall.Thisputsoneinaccordwithnature,inhermannerofoperation.—JohnCageInterpretation:Man’sideallifeistobeintegratedintonature,soweshouldrespectnatureandfollowitslaws.AboutJohnCage(1912-1992):aUScomposerandpianist.In1951,heorganizedagroupofmusiciansandengineerstomakethefirstmusiconmagnetictape.SectionCWatchingandDiscussionWatchthefollowingvideoclip“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.PartIIListenandRespondSectionAWordBank4marinea.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.Whyarethethreatst