Somecallmenature.Otherscallme“MotherNature”.I'vebeenhereforover4.5billionyears.22,500timeslongerthanyou.Idon'treallyneedpeople.Butpeopleneedme.Yes,yourfuturedependson①me.WhenIthrive,youthrive.WhenIfalter②,youfalter.Orworse.①dependon依赖;依靠②falterv.衰败;衰落ButI'vebeenhereforeons.Ihavefedspecies③greaterthanyou.AndIhavestarvedspeciesgreaterthanyou.Myoceans.Mysoil.Myflowing④streams.Myforests.Theyallcantakeyouorleaveyou.Howyouchoosetoliveeachday,whetheryouregardordisregard⑤me,doesn'treallymattertome.③speciesn.物种④flowingadj.流淌的⑤disregardv.无视Onewayortheother.Youractionswilldetermine⑥yourfate⑦.Notmine.Iamnature.Iwillgoon.Iampreparedtoevolve⑧.Areyou?⑥determinev.决定⑦faten.命运⑧evolvev.进化有人称我为大自然。也有人叫我“大自然母亲”。我在这里已经超过45亿年了。是你们人类存在时间的22500倍。我真的不需要人类。但人类需要我。是的,你们的未来取决于我。如果我繁盛,你们也将繁盛。如果我衰败,你们也会衰败或者更糟。但我已经永世存在于此。我养育过比你们强大得多的物种。我也曾让比你们强大得多的物种因饥饿而灭亡。我的海洋。我的土壤。我的河流。我的森林。它们都可以左右人类的存在。你们如何选择每天的生活,是否在意我还是无视我,我都不在乎。不管怎样,你们的行为决定了你们的命运,不是我的。我是自然。我会继续下去。我随时准备进化。而你们呢?SectionⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasTherealhappinessdoesn'tlieinmoneyorsuccessorfame.Realhappinessliesingratitude.Sobegrateful.Bealive.Andliveeverymoment.—MunibaMazari,MotivationalSpeaker真正的快乐不在金钱、成功或名声里,真正的快乐在感恩里,所以要感恩、有活力、认真活在每一刻。——慕尼巴·马扎里(励志演说家)Ⅰ.单词认读关(先填后背)1.n.梯田2.v.包,裹3.n.(冰或水等的)一大片4.n.霜5.n.朝代6.n.地区,区域7.adv.因此,由此terracewrapsheetfrostdynastyregiontherefore8.adj.浅的9.n.土壤10.n.融洽,和谐11.v.设计12.n.庄稼,作物13.n.完成,结束→completev.完成adj.完全的→completelyadv.完全地14.adj.陡的,陡峭的→steeplyadv.陡峭地shallowsoilharmonydesigncropcompletionsteep15.v.阻挡,防止→preventionn.阻挡,预防16.adj.重要的,影响深远的→significancen.意义,重要性17.v.&n.伤害,损害→harmfuladj.伤害的,损害的18.n.农业→agriculturaladj.农业的19.v.吸引,引起……的兴趣→attractionn.吸引→attractiveadj.有吸引力的preventsignificantharmagricultureattractⅡ.词块识记关(先填后背)1.缠绕在2.覆盖在3.大片4.在清朝早期5.远至……6.从底到顶端7.费力8.大量的bewrappedinbecoveredinsheetsofintheearlyQingDynastyasfarasfromthebottomtotheverytopgotothetroubleplentyof9.阻止……10.冲走11.与自然和谐相处12.相互连接13.把……变成14.再一次15.为……提供16.为……保持价值17.相传,传递18.当地人的生活prevent...from...washawayinharmonywithnatureconnectwitheachotherturn...into...onceagainprovide...for...holdmuchvalueforpassdownthelivesofthelocalpeople19.民族团体20.与自然相处21.银色的水带22.鲜绿色,亮绿23.平坦地区24.雨季25.一个完美环境26.种植水稻者27.古代农业方式28.欣赏奇观ethnicgroupsworkwithnaturesilverwaterbrightgreenflatareasoflandtherainyseasonaperfectenvironmentthericegrowerancientmethodsofagricultureadmirethegreatwonderⅢ.句式理解关1.Hewroteanarticleinvolvedinpollution,warningustoprotecttheenvironment.他写了一篇有关污染的文章,警告我们要保护环境。佳句背诵过去分词wrapped作后置定语,修饰mountains;shining是现在分词作伴随状语。句式解构Imaginemountainswrappedinsilverwater,shininginthespringsun.想象一下,群山披着银色的水带,在春日阳光下闪闪发光。教材原句2.Thetwentycenturysawmanychanges.二十世纪发生了很多变化。佳句背诵see是拟人用法,表示“见证”,这一用法使句式更加生动。句式解构Summerseesthemountainsturnbrightgreenwithgrowingrice.随着水稻的种植,群山在夏季变成明亮的绿色。教材原句3.Thedesertcontinuedasfarastheeyecouldsee.沙漠一直延伸到视线的尽头。佳句背诵asfaras在此表示“远至……”,后跟状语从句。句式解构Reachingasfarastheeyecansee,theseterracescovertallmountains,oftenfromthebottomtotheverytop.放眼望去,这些梯田从山底到山顶覆盖着高高的山脉。教材原句4.ItwasattherailwaystationthatImetLiMingyesterday.我昨天是在火车站遇到的李明。佳句背诵Itis...that是强调句型,本句强调了地点状语。句式解构Duringtherainyseason,itisalongthesewaterwaysthatrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.在雨季,正是沿着这些水道,雨水从山上流下进入了梯田。教材原句Ⅳ.长句分析关1.TheseterraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeople,towhomGuangxiishome.[句式分析][尝试翻译]这些梯田是由当地的壮族和瑶族人民建造的,对他们来说,广西是他们的家园。2.Buildingtheterracesthereforemeantthattheycouldincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice.[句式分析][尝试翻译]因此,建造这些梯田意味着他们能增加种植水稻的区域。3.Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworkedinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice.[句式分析][尝试翻译]不过最有意义的可能是人类是如何在与大自然和谐共处中建造了这些梯田来种植水稻。4.Althoughmoderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecrops,Theseterracesstillmeanalottothelocalpeopleforwhomtraditionsholdmuchvalue.[句式分析][尝试翻译]尽管现代技术能够提高农作物的产量,但是这些梯田对这些当地人来说仍然意味着很多,传统更重要。一、语篇理解——三遍细读文PrereadingReadaboutthedescriptionsandmatchthemtothephotos.A.TheFlyGeyser,alsoknownasFlyRanchGeyser,isasmallmanmadegeothermalgeyser(地热喷泉),locatedinWashoeCounty,Nevada,andbesidesspittingwaterupto5feetintotheair,itstrikesyouwithbeautifulvibrantcolours,makingthewholelandscapelooklikeapainting.B.ForcenturiestheGiant'sCausewayhasinspiredartists,stirredscientificdebateandcapturedtheimaginationofallwhoseeit.IsitthehandiworkoflegendarygiantFinnMcCoolortheresultofvolcanicfurymillionsofyearsago?C.CanyonlandsNationalParkisawild,lonelyareaofrocks,riversanddesertplants,wherevisitorscanseearches(拱门)andotherbeautifulrockformations.D.ItlookslikeahumaneyestaringupatyouasyouflewoverthePugachevskiymudvolcanolocatedonSakhalinIslandinEastRussia.答案:1~4CDABWhilereadingⅠ.Readingforthemainidea1.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.LongjiRiceTerraces'brightfuture.B.ThehistoryofdevelopmentaboutLongjiRiceTerraces.C.Anaturalwonder—LongjiRiceTerraces.D.ThereasonwhyLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuilt.答案:B2.Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1A.ThepresentsituationoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.Para.2B.ThereasonwhyLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuilt.Para.3C.ThehistoryoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.Para.4D.ThesignificanceoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.Para.5E.ThesceneryofLongjiRiceTerraces.答案:Par