阅读理解练习 Earthship Home Being Built in Johnson 课件+练习 -2023届高考英语复习

Earthship Home Being Built in Johnson Pre-reading Task I Have you thought of building an eco-friendly home by yourself? What are the characteristics of an eco-friendly home? Task II Watch the video and describe the house to your partner. While-reading Exploring the text I. Background information. Earthship：Earthship（地球之船/大地之舟）是美国建筑师Michael Reynolds的创意，试图解决“垃圾和缺乏经济适用房”的问题。在这种愿望的驱使下，他结合了太阳能、自然通风、自然建筑以及回收和再生材料，提出了现代的Earthship概念。此后，他还创建了Earthship Biotecture公司，将Earthship推广到很多国家。 3 II. Sentence analysis. They aren’t sure exactly how much this one will cost, but the recycled materials keep some costs down. (the last para.) ①本句是并列复合句。 ②but前的分句是主从复合句，how much引导从句；but后的分句是简单句。 4 Testing yourself I. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words in the brackets. 1. This is an approach that is described as the (sustain) growth of global agriculture. 2. There is a heavy (concentrate) of soldiers in the area. 3. Gas and oil (consume) always increases in cold weather. 4. The minimum (invest) for this fund is $1,000. 5. Many people are now having trouble making their (month) house payments. 6. (ultimate), the decision rests with the child’s parents. 7. We need to find a way to (low) our expenses and save more money. sustainable concentration consumption investment monthly Ultimately lower 5 II. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the phrases in the box. take on, bring in, account for, figure out 1. With all this free time at home, I had finally __________ how I was going to help my little brother. 2. Experts were ___________ to advise the government on its communication policies. 3. His voice _____________ a more serious tone when he was discussing this question. 4. It had been known for a long time that Yellowstone was volcanic in nature — that’s what _____________ a