Unit+8 Man and Nature

高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（下）INTEGRATEDCOURSE2Unit3LeisureActivityContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1WatchthefollowingvideocarefullytolearnhowglobalwarmingisthreateningthetraditionalwayoflifeontheChesapeakeBay'sSmithIslandasitswaterlevelrisesanditsbluecrabstocksdwindleandcompletetheblank-fillingexercise.StartingoutClickthepictureforvideoSmithIslandSmithIslandisalonelyoutpost,12milesoutinthelowerChesapeakeBay.Theshallowgrassywatersaroundtheclusterofislandsthat_________SmithIslandaresomeofthebestbluecrabhabitatintheBay.Formorethan300yearsthepeopleherehave________nature’shardships.But,increasingly,theysensethatamore___________futureliesahead.Thewatermenarebringinginsmallercatches,andprofits______________.compriseenduredprecariousfallingdownThepopulationhasdroppedfrommorethan800toabout300overthelast100years,andSmithIslandis______________.MostoftheIslandisonly1footabovesealevel.Thehigherareaswherethepeoplelivearejust2-4feetabovethewater.CoastalecologistssaytheChesapeakeBayhasrisenbymorethanahalffootoverthepastcenturyand___________________________.losingitslandcontinuestoswallowthelandCrumblingwoodencrabshacksandbatteredbulwarksaretestimonytotheIsland’s____________tothesea.TohelptheIslanders’beatbackthebay,thearmycallofengineerslaunchedaplanto_______newbulkheadsandstonebreakwatersaroundTanleten,partofamulti-million-dollarplanto_________________________________________________.vulnerabilityinstallpersuadepeopletostayslowerosionand___________________________________________________“Ifahurricanecategory4comesupandactuallyhitsthisIsland,Ithinkitcouldbeflattened.Itprobablyisthecasethatoverthenextcenturyif_______________________________________,weprobablywillhaveafewhigherspots,butnotmuchmore.”Mostpeoplehopethattheneweffortstostemerosioncanatleastdelaytheinevitablesothatoneortwomoregenerationscan____________hereattheedgeofthesea.Despitethisproject,SmithIslandmayberunningoutoftime.wecan'tgetcontrolofthegreenhousegasesmakealivingDiscussingroupsthefollowingquestions:1.What’stherelationshipbetweenmanandnature?2.Manyspeciesofwildlifearereportedtohavebecomeextinctortobeonthevergeofextinction.Whatdoyouthinkcausesthisproblem?3.Inyouropinion,whatmeasuresshouldbetakentopreservethebiodiversityofwildlife?Startingout—Task2Usefulwordsandexpressions:interrelated/inseparable/interdependent/interactiveprotect/benefit/hamonydestruct/disaster/takerevengeonglobalwarming/greenhouseeffectearthquake/flood/sandstormStartingout—Task21.What’stherelationshipbetweenmanandnature?2.Manyspeciesofwildlifearereportedtohavebecomeextinctortobeonthevergeofextinction.Whatdoyouthinkcausesthisproblem?Sample:—PhysicalAlterationofHabitat—CommercialHuntingandHarvesting—TheIntroductionofForeignSpecies—PestandPredatorControl—TheCollectionofAnimalsandPlantsforHumanEnjoyment,Research,andOtherpurposes—Pollution—BiologicalFactorsthatContributetoExtinction—TheLossofKeystoneSpecies—AMultiplicityofFactorsManyfactorsactingtogethercontributetothelossofbiodiversity.Thesefactorsmaysynergizetoproducealevelofdevastationfargreaterthananticipated.Open-ended.Startingout—Task23.Inyouropinion,whatmeasuresshouldbetakentopreservethebiodiversityofwildlife?ThinkingLikeaMountainReadingFocusGlobalUnderstanding2DetailedInformation3CriticalThinking4LanguagePoints5ReadingFocusVocabularyinAction6BackgroundInformation1Abouttheauthor:•AldoLeopold(1887–1948)iswidelyacknowledgedastheinitiatorofmodernwildlifeconservationintheUnitedStates.BackgroundInformationHewasaprofessorattheUniversityofWisconsinandisbestknownforhisbookASandCountyAlmanac《沙郡年记》,fromwhichthistextisextracted,andsoldoveramillioncopies.TheessaysarestoriesofLeopold’sobservationsofnaturearoundhim,thepassingofseasons,andofwildlife,basedonthebeliefthateverylivingthinghasanicheintheecosystem.ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstanding(Paras.1-4)•PartI(Paras1-3)Everylivingthingpaysheedtothewolf’sbawl.•PartII(Paras4-6)Theauthor'sexperienceofkillingawolf.•PartIII(Paras7-9)Thechainconsequenceofkillingwolfsandcows.•PartIV(Para10)Thelong-termrelationshipbetweennatureandhumans.PartIEverylivingthingpaysheedtothewolf’sbawlA.Differentinterpretationsofthemeaningofthewolfcall.ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandinga.Tothedeer,itisareminderofthewayofallflesh.b.Tothepine,aforecastofmidnightscufflesandofblooduponthesnow.c.Tothecoyote,apromiseofgleaningstocome.d.Tothecowman,athreatofredinkatthebank.e.Tothehunter,achallengeoffangagainstbullet.f.Tothemountain,itisasignofpossibledanger.Supportingevidence:a.Thesoundofwolvesbynight.b.Thesightofwolftracksbyday.c.Themidnightwhinnyofapackhorse.d.Therattleofrollingrocks.e.Theboundofafleeingdeer.f.Thewayshadowslieunderthespruces.B.Tracesofwolves’existence.Supportingevidence:PartIITheauthor’sexperienceofkillingawolfReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandingA.Whendidtheauthorseethewolves?B.Howdidtheauthorkillthewolves?C.Whydidtheauthorkillthewolves?Whenheandhisfellowswereeatinglunchonahighrimrock.Theyshotatthewolveswiththeirrifles.Theyshotatthewolvesfortworeasons:Firstly,sincetheauthorwasy