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UNIT 8 GREEN LIVING
1.recycle used plastic bags 回收用过的塑料袋
2.live a low-carbon life 过低碳生活
3.a small county 一个小县城
4.a pair of comfortable footwear 一双舒适的鞋
5.the current situation in the world 当前的世界形势
6.overcome financial difficulties 克服资金困难
7.arrive at your destination 到达你的目的地
8.put up posters 张贴海报
9.ordinary people 普通人
10.local residents 当地居民
11.a good idea occurred to her 她突然想到一个好主意
1.tap n. 龙头;阀门
2.tissue n. 纸巾
3.ocean n. 海洋,大海
4.smog n. 雾霾
5.desert n. 沙漠
6.landfill n. 废弃物填埋场
7.rate n. 比率,率
8.path n. 小径,小道
9.diagram n. 图解,示意图
10.honey n. 蜂蜜
11.butter n. 黄油
12.brick n. 砖,砖块
13.root n. 树根
14.battery n. 电池
1.global adj. 全球的,全世界的→globe n. 球,球状物,地球仪
2.industrial adj. 工业的→industry n. 工业,产业,行业 勤奋
3.extinction n. 灭绝→extinct adj. 灭绝的,绝迹的
4.solution n. 解决,解决办法→solve v. 解决,解答
5.electricity n. 电→electric adj. 电的,电动的,通电的→electrical adj. 电气科学的,与(用)电有关的→electronic adj. 电子的,电子器件的
6.transport n. 交通运输系统,运输方式 v. 运输,运送→transportation n. 运输,客运,货运,运输工具
7.recycle vi. & vt. 再利用,回收利用→recycling n. 回收利用,再利用
8.balance n. 平衡→balanced adj. 均衡的→balances n. (pl.)天平,余额
9.firm adj. 坚实的,稳固的→firmly adv. 坚定地,牢牢地
10.foundation n. 基础,地基→found v. 创办,创建→founder n. 创建者,创始人
11.involve vt. 参与,包含→involved adj. 参与的,投入的
12.organiser n. 组织者,安排者→organise v. 组织,安排→organised adj. 有组织的,有安排的→organisation n. 组织,团体,机构
13.contented adj. 满意的,满足的→content n. (容器等)容纳的东西,(书刊等的)目录
14.occur vi. 发生→occurrence n. 发生的事情
15.agriculture n. 农业→agricultural adj. 农业的
16.proposal n. 建议,提议→propose v. 建议,提议
17.survival n. 继续生存,幸存→survive v. 幸存→survivor n. 幸存者,生还者
18.determination n. 决心,毅力→determine v. 下决心→determined adj. 坚定的;有决心的
19.disappear vi. 消失,不见→disappearance n. 消失,灭绝→appear vi. 出现,亮相→appearance n. 外观,外貌,外表
20.official n. 官员,高级职员 adj. 公务的,官方的→officially adv. 正式地,官方地→office n. 办公室→officer n. 军官,官员,警官
21.packaging n. 包装盒(瓶、袋),包装材料→package n. 包裹 v. 包装,装箱
22.majority n. 大多数→major adj. 主要的,重要的
23.sum v. 概括,总结→summary n. 总结,摘要→summarise v. 做总结,概括
24.indicate vt. 表明,显示→indication n. 表示,标示
25.annually adv. 每年,一年一度地→annual adj. 每年的,一年一度的
26.pollutant n. 污染物→pollute v. 污染→pollution n. 污染,污染物→polluted adj. 被污染的
27.flooding n. 水灾,洪水泛滥→flood n. 水灾,洪水 v. 使大受感动;(使)淹没;泛滥→flooded adj. 洪水泛滥的
动词短语
1.take part in 参加
2.cut back on 削减,缩减
3.take action 采取行动
4.as a result 结果,因此
5.take care of 照顾,照料
6.pay attention to 注意
7.lead to 导致
8.deal with 处理,应对
9.do one’s part for sth 尽自己所能做某事
10.be close to nature 接近大自然
11.set an example for sb 给某人树立榜样
12.make a difference 有影响,有关系
13.come up with 想出,想到
14.warm up 加热
15.not be bothered to do sth 懒得做某事
16.suffer from 遭受
17.pick up 捡起,拾起
18.think of 想起,认为
介词短语和其他
19.apart from 除了
20.in addition to 另外
21.for instance 例如
22.in harmony with 与……和谐,与……一致
23.in the 1960s 在20世纪60年代
24.plenty of 相当多的,充足的
25.a matter of 关乎……的事
26.a huge amount of 大量的……
27.to sum up 总之
28.due to 由于,因为
1.Of course, it wouldn’t matter if there were just a few people in the world. (if 引导虚拟条件句)
当然,如果世界上只有几个人这样,那就无所谓了。
2.To inspire young people to take action for the environment, animals and their community, Roots & Shoots was established. (不定式短语作目的状语)
为了激励年轻人采取行动保护环境、动物和他们的社区,“根与芽”诞生了。
3.People would leave the bike in the place where they finished their journey, so that someone else could then take it and use it from there. (so that引导目的状语从句)
人们在行程结束时就地停放自行车,以便其他人能继续使用。
4.In 1999, the “white bikes” returned to Amsterdam—this time with a computer tracking system to record their every move!(with 复合结构)
1999年,“白色自行车”回到了阿姆斯特丹——这次安装了电子跟踪系统以记录它们的一举一动!
5.The new “white bikes” were not actually white but painted in bright colours. (not ... but ...)
新的“白色自行车”实际上不是白色的,而是被涂上了鲜艳的颜色。
6.Thanks to the ideas and efforts of many people, like the cycling fans of the 1960s and those who enabled the return of “white bikes”, you can now enjoy clean air and easy transport in central Amsterdam. (those作先行词的定语从句)
由于这个创意以及众多人的努力,例如20世纪60年代的骑行爱好者和那些让“白色自行车”回归的人,现在人们可以在阿姆斯特丹的市中心享受清新的空气和便利的交通。
Christy, a 34-year-old ocean protection scientist, never knew that an eight minute video would make a difference to the entire world. In August 2015, she 1 a sea turtle with a plastic straw blocking its nose. Feeling 2 and shocked at the great discomfort to the turtle, Christy 3 her research team taking away the straw. Blood came out slowly from the turtle’s 4 .
The 5 video has attached more than 32 million hits on the Internet. “I can really show how 6 a plastic straw can be,” she says. Americans 7 as many as 390 million plastic straws a day. Just a small part of them ending in the sea but they may 8 sea animals. Though Christy’s 9 is three years old, today it 10 to attract people and win more 11 .In July this year, many famous companies promise to 12 using plastic straws step by step. “We should come up with solutions to end the use of plastic,” Christy says.
Apart from doing research on 13 the sea, Christy spends her time visiting schools to 14 young people. “I want to tell them that they can be 15 like me and fix the plastic problem in a scientific way,” Christy says.
1.A. hurt B. found C. brought D. shot
2.A. angry B. encouraged C. hopeless D. contented
3.A. permitted B. involved C. remembered D. filmed
4.A. mouth B. ear C. nose D. eye
5.A. interesting B. heartbreaking C. relaxing D. boring
6.A. helpful B. expensive C. harmful D. disposable
7.A. use B. receive C. store D. buy
8.A. feed B. save C. attract D. kill
9.A. photo B. video C. battery D. show
10.A. continues B. begins C. decides D. leads
11.A. attitude B. support C. games D. chances
12.A. stop B. allow C. risk D. practise
13.A. crossing B. describing C. protecting D. destroying
14.A. compare B. overcome C. follow D. educate
15.A. scientists B. customers C. teachers D. workers
答案与解析
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了克里斯蒂通过发布一只鼻子被塑料吸管堵住的海龟的视频,来呼吁人们想办法解决塑料问题。
1.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意:2015年8月,她发现一只海龟的鼻子被塑料吸管堵住。hurt “伤害”; find “发现”; bring “带来”; shoot “射中”。根据上下文可以判断出,克里斯蒂发现了一只被塑料吸管塞住鼻孔的海龟。故选B。
2.A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:对海龟的巨大不适感到愤怒和震惊,克里斯蒂允许她的研究团队拿走吸管。angry “愤怒的”; encouraged “受到鼓励的”; hopeless “绝望的”; contented “满意的”。根据“shocked”可知,Christy也是非常愤怒的。故选A。
3.A 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。permit “允许”; involve “参与”; remember “记住”; film “拍摄”。根据“Blood came out slowly from the turtle’s 4 . (鲜血缓缓地从乌龟的……流出。)”可知,克里斯蒂允许她的研究团队把吸管取出来,取出来后,才会流血。故选A。
4.C 考查名词词义辨析。句意:鲜血从乌龟的鼻子里缓缓流了出来。mouth “嘴”; ear “耳朵”; nose “鼻子”; eye “眼睛”。根据“In August 2015, she 1 a sea turtle with a plastic straw blocking it’s nose. (2015年8月,她发现一只海龟的鼻子被塑料吸管堵住。)”可知,血是从鼻子里流出来的。故选C。
5.B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这段令人心碎的视频在互联网上的点击量已超过3200万次。interesting “有趣的”; heartbreaking “令人心碎的”; relaxing “令人放松的”; boring “无聊的”。根据“The 5 video has attached more than 32 million hits on the Internet. (这段令人心碎的视频在互联网上的点击量已超过3200万次。)”可知,这段视频是令人心碎的。故选B。
6.C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我真的可以证明塑料吸管有多么有害。helpful “有帮助的”; expensive “昂贵的”; harmful “有害的”; disposable “一次性的”。根据海龟的例子可知,塑料吸管是有害的。故选C。
7.A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:美国人每天使用塑料吸管多达3.9亿根。use “使用”; receive “收到”; store “储存”; buy “买”。根据句意可知,此处应用use“使用”。故选A。
8.D 考查动词词义辨析。句意:只有一小部分最终会进入大海,但它们可能会杀死海洋动物。feed “喂养”; save “节约”; attract “吸引”; kill “杀害”。根据“but”可知,前后句表转折,前句是只有一小部分进入大海,后句形成转折,表示也可能会杀死海洋动物。故选D。
9.B 考查名词词义辨析。句意:尽管克里斯蒂的视频已经发布了三年,但时至今日它仍然吸引着人们的关注并赢得了更多的支持。photo “照片”; video “录像”; battery “电池”; show “展示”。根据“The 5 video has attached more than 32 million hits on the Internet. (这段令人心碎的视频在互联网上的点击量已超过3200万次。)”可知,此处应是video。故选B。
10.A 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。continue “继续”; begin “开始”; decide “决定”; lead “带领”。根据“but”可知,前后句表转折,前句是视频已经三年了,后句表转折,说明其影响在持续。故选A。
11.B 考查名词词义辨析。句意同第9题。attitude “态度”; support “支持”; game “比赛”; chance “机会”。根据句意可知,此处应是赢得了更多的支持。故选B。
12.A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:今年7月,许多知名公司承诺将逐步停止使用塑料吸管。stop “停止”; allow “允许”; risk “冒险”; practise “练习”。根据“We should come up with solutions to end the use of plastic (我们应该想出一些办法来结束塑料的使用)”可知,此处应是停止使用塑料吸管。故选A。
13.C 考查动词词义辨析。句意:除了进行保护海洋的研究外,克里斯蒂还花时间去学校教育年轻人。cross “穿过”; describe “描述”; protect “保护”; destroy “毁坏”。根据上下文可知,克里斯蒂在做保护环境的研究。故选C。
14.D 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。compare “比较”; overcome “克服”; follow “跟随”; educate “教育”。根据“Christy spends her time visiting schools to 14 young people. (克里斯蒂还花时间去学校教育年轻人。)”可知,去学校肯定是教育年轻人。故选D。
15.A 考查名词词义辨析。句意:“我想告诉他们,他们可以成为像我一样的科学家,并以科学的方式解决塑料问题,”克里斯蒂说。scientist “科学家”; customer “顾客”; teacher “老师”; worker “工人”。根据“I want to tell them that they can be 15 like me and fix the plastic problem in a scientific way (我想告诉他们,他们可以成为像我一样的科学家,并以科学的方式解决塑料问题)”可知,她告诉年轻人要成为像她一样的科学家。故选A。
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