Unit 3 Sea Exploration Reading and Thinking 课文学案-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

I. Translate the sense groups in the text into Chinese. 1. talk of 2. mean 3. cause many problems 4. spill 5. plastic pollution 6. 200 milion gallons of oil 7. tap water 8. mine for resources 9. in the Arctic 10. because of 11. climate change 12. look for 13. fossil fuels 14. this negative circle 15. warn 16. overfish 17. hunt 18. so-called research 19. ban 20. intelligent creatures 21. without mercy 22. be home to 23. concerned 24. sea exploration 25. help address important issues such as climate change 26. happen to 27. take action 28. manage resources 29. log new species 30. improve our understanding of 31. access the deep ocean 32. predict events such as earthquakes 33. vast amounts of resources 34. valuable minerals 35. environmental risks 36. be balanced with economic needs 37. have more options for 38. manage this balance II. Fill in the blanks. 1. When people talk of exploring the sea more, they usually mean _______(exploit) it. 2. Sea ________(explore) has caused many problems and will continue to cause more. 3. More exploration means more ________(pollute) 4. The Deepwater Horizon ______(spill) over 200 million gallons of oil _______ the sea in 2010. 5. Plastic pollution is also bad, _______(kill) many birds and fish, and has even been found _____ our tap water. 6. _______ for resources is very _________(damage), _______(especial) in the Arctic. 7. Because of climate change, there is less ice now, _____ means we can look for more fossil fuels _______(far) north. 8. But if we burn these, the ice _______ (melt) more and this negative circle _________（continue）. 9. Climate change is warning us _____ something is very wrong. 10. ______(overfish) is another problem. 11. Whales and dolphins are also hunted _____ their meat or _____ so-called research. 12. Although this _______(ban) in 1982, some countries are still “murdering” these intelligent creatures _____ mercy. 13. The sea is home ____ life, not human beings