内容正文:
Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 识记本课时的重要语言点;
2. 通过略读和精读,获取课文大意,了解和总结新加坡的ArtScience Museum、津巴布韦的The Eastgate Centre和德国的Algae House三个代表性建筑的特色和艺术灵感来源;
3. 阅读名言并观看视频,了解人类可以从自然界获得启发和灵感的观点,并基于自身经历谈谈自己对人类与自然关系的认识。
词汇互译
1. superb adj. 极好的,出色的
2. architect n. 建筑师
3. convert v. 使转变;使转换
4. frontier n. 知识/物理学等的前沿
5. 二氧化物 n. dioxide
6. 莲花,荷花 n. lotus
7. 白蚁 n. termite
8. 土堆,土丘 n. mound
9. 藻类(植物) n. algae
10. 瓦片 n. tile
11. 滨水地区 n. waterfront
12. 滨海步行道 n. promenade
13. 模仿 v. mimic
14. 管道系统 n. plumbing
15. 仿生学 n. biomimicry
16. take... for granted 认为……理所当然
17. respond to 对……做出回应
18. convert... into... 把……转换为……
19. associate... with... 把……与联系起来
20. be based on 基于……;以……为基础
21. look like 看起来像
22. in fact 事实上;实际上
23. 松果,松球 pine cone
24. 以同样的方式;类似地 in a similar way
25. 坚持(做) stick with
表格填空
Parts
Main ideas
Details
Part 1
(Para. 1 —
Para. 2)
Designs and inspiration given by nature.
·We are so used to the beauty of nature that we may even1. take it for granted . A pine cone 2. looks like a tile, and an open flower 3. resembles an umbrella. But it wasn't the umbrella that inspired the flower or the roof that inspired the pine cone.
·Nature has inspired many of the most 4. fascinating designs around us, including those in 5. architecture .
Part 2
(Para. 3 —
Para. 5)
Three examples of architectural designs.
·ArtScience Museum, Singapore
Shaped to 6. resemble a lotus flower , it appears to float above the waterfront promenade and the water that surrounds it.
·The Eastgate Centre, Harare
Harare's 7. Eastgate Centre is a superb example of 8. biomimicry .
·The Algae House, Hamburg
The world's first algaepowered building uses less energy and reduces damage to the environment by generating its own 9. renewable energy .
Part 3
(Para. 6)
Conclusion.
It may be a challenge to meet the needs of today while 10. protecting the world of tomorrow, but nature can help us.
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. Which building is a superb example of