U2希望英语(第二版)综合教程2

希望英语（第二版）综合教程1希望英语（第二版）综合教程2外语教学与研究出版社Unit2Environment希望英语（第二版）综合教程1Unit2EnvironmentSpeakingReadingAGrammarListeningWritingPresentationReadingB&ReadingCSpeakingTask1Task2Task3HomeLookatthepicturesonpage18andlistwordsorphrasesaboutthem.Thenshareyourworkwithothers.SpeakingTask1SuggestedWords:harmfieldnatureprotectionpollutionsmokeimproveheavytrafficdamagediseaseseriousmountainUsethefollowingsentencepatternsandthewordsorphrasesfromTask1totalkaboutthepicturesonpage18.A.It’stimefor…todo…B.belikelyto…SpeakingTask2SampleSentences:It’stimeforustodosomethingabouttheseriouspollutionproblemsinourcity.Theenvironmentislikelytogetworseifwedon’ttakeanyaction.BackWorkinpairs.Taketurnsaskingyourpartnerthefollowingquestionsandmakenotes.Organizeyournotesandreporttotheclassusingthegivenparagraphasamodel.Howdoyoufeelabouttheenvironmentwhereyoulive?Haveyounoticedanychangesintheenvironmentovertheyears?Ifyes,whatarethepossiblecauses?Whataretheeffectsofthechangingenvironmentonyourpersonallife?SpeakingTask3BackModelReportSpeakingTask3Markliveswithhisparentsnearasmallriver.Aslongashecanremember,ithasalwaysbeenasourceofmosquitoesandbadsmell.Buthisfathertoldhimitwasnotlikethatuntilfactorieswerebuiltupandmoreandmorepeoplecamearound.ForMark,thecleanwaterinwhichhisfatherusedtoswimandfishinsummeronlyexistsinhisdreams.Maybeit’stimeforhimtodosomethingaboutit!BackReadingATask2Task3Task1TextNewWordsandExpressionsTask4Task6Task7Task8Task5HomeReadingATask1Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.Thenaskyourpartnerabouthis/heranswersandtakenotes.1.Whatarethehotenvironmentaltopicstoday?2.Fromwhichsourcesdidyoulearnabouttheenvironmentpollution?ThetopicsIheardpeopletalkingthemostincludeglobalwarming,waterpollutionandairpollution.Ilearnabouttheenvironmentmostlyfromnewspapers,TV,andInternet.BackReadingATask13.Whatarethepossiblewaystoeducatepeopleaboutourenvironment?Wecangivelecturesinclass,organizediscussionsonthemedia,andopenmoreresearchcenters,suchastheEdenProject,tothepublictomakepeopleunderstandmoreabouttheenvironment.BackReadingATask2TextTheEdenProjectInMarch2001,theEdenProject,anenvironmentalcenterinCornwall,England,openedtothegeneralpublic.Thefinishedstructureisanunprecedentedaccomplishment—agiant,multi-domedgreenhouse,containingplantsfromaroundtheglobe.Thesitehasalreadybecomeapopulartouristdestination,attractingthousandsofvisitorseveryday.BackReadingATask2TextTheEdenProjectisbuiltalongthesideofadeeppit.Thestructureconsistsofthreebiomes,areasdesignedtorepresentthreedistinctclimatesfoundaroundtheworld.BackReadingATask2TextTheHumidTropicsBiome,themostimpressivesection,isamulti-domedgreenhousethatrecreatesthenaturalenvironmentofatropicalrainforest.Thewarm,humidenclosurehouseshundredsoftreesandotherplantsfromrainforestsinSouthAmerica,Africa,AsiaandAustralia.Thedomeis787feet(240m)long,180ft(55m)highandmeasures360ft(110m)acrossatitswidestpoint.BackReadingATask2TextFromtheHumidTropicsBiome,visitorsmoveontotheWarmTemperateBiome.TheWarmTemperateBiome,whichhasthesamemulti-domedstructureastheHumidTropicsBiome,housesplantsfromtemperaterainforestsaroundtheworld.Liketropicalrainforests,temperaterainforestsreceiveahighvolumeofraineveryyear,makingthemanidealenvironmentforvariedplantlife.Butsincetheyarefartherawayfromtheequatorthantropicalrainforests,theydoexperiencedistinctseasons.TheWarmTemperateBiomeattheEdenProjecthasvariedplantlifefromtemperaterainforestsinSouthernAfrica,theMediterraneanandCalifornia.BackReadingATask2TextThefinalstopintheEdenProjectistheRooflessBiome,anopenareawithvariedplantlifefromthetemperateCornwallarea,aswellassimilarclimatesinChile,theHimalayas,AsiaandAustralia.Visitorscanlearnaboutplantsthathaveplayedanimportantroleinhumanhistorybyfollowingnaturetrailsthatwindover30acresofland.BackReadingATask2TextInall,thereareover1,000,000plantsrepresenting5,000species.Thetemperatureandhumiditywithinthebiomesarecontrolledusingnaturalenergy.Thereisalsoanintegratedpestmanagementsystemusingbiologicalcontrolthroughbirds,frogs,lizards,andbeneficialinsects.BackReadingATask2TextThecreatorsoftheEdenProjectseethesiteasfarmorethanacollectionofgreenhouses.Oneofthem,Dr.TonyKendledescribesitas“thestageonwhichweexploreourinterdependencewithplants...Itisnotathemepark.Itisaboutseriousissues.Itisintendedtobeoptimistic,celebratingwhatisgoodandpositiveaboutpossiblefutures,inspiringustoexaminetheworldafresh.”Theirmissionstatementisto“promotetheunderstandingandresponsiblemanagementofthevitalrelationshipbetweenplants,peopleandresources,leadingtowardsasustainablefutureforall.”Tothisend,theyhaveincludedinformationalkiosksandartisticinstallationsthroughoutthebiomes.Theyalsoholdanumberofworkshopsandspecialevents,alldesignedtoinformpeopleaboutenvironmentalissues.BackReadingA伊甸园工程2001年3月，“伊甸园工程”，一座位于英格兰康沃尔郡的环境中心对公众开放。这座完工的建筑是史无前例的杰作,巨大的多穹窿温室里种植有来自全球各地的植物。该中心已经成为颇受欢迎的旅游胜地，每天吸引着成千上万的游客。TextReadingA“伊甸园工程”沿着一个深坑的侧壁而建。该建筑包含三个生物群落区，用于展现全世界三种截然不同的气候。TextReadingA湿热带生物群落区是给人印象最深刻的展区，它是一座再现热带雨林自然环境的多穹隆温室。温暖潮湿的封闭环境中种有数以百计的树木和其他植物，它们来自南美、非洲、亚洲和澳大利亚等地区。该穹隆建筑长787英尺(240米)，高1