江蘇徐州七中 彭向梅

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海詞積累

1. weird /w??d/ adj. 奇怪的；怪異的

2. concrete /?k??kri?t/ adj. 具體的

3. linger /?l??ɡ?（r）/ v. 繼續(xù)存留；緩慢消失

4. flip /fl?p/ n. 捻擲；輕拋

When the holiday first took place on April 22， 1970， pollution was a visible threat.McCarthy—the former administrator of the EPA in 2016—argued that even though our air and water may be much cleaner than it was more than 40 years ago， Earth Day is more important than ever.

With carbon emissions climbing， temperatures rising， and weather gettingweirderall over， it feels like the existential threat of our changing climate is impossible to stop.

Make less garbage

There's a lot of plasticlingeringout in the world. But the 9.1 billion tons of plastic our species has created wouldn't exist if we didn't use and throw away so much stuff. We've got a bunch of tips for reducing plastic waste， but the biggest pieces of advice are easy： just replace plastic.

Most of us don't think too much about our old electronics because you might run through two or three laptops in a decade. That probably doesn't seem like a huge deal. But so-called e-waste is dangerous.

Turn out the lights

When possible, stay at home

Studies suggest that the best thing you can do to fight climate change is to do less traveling.Going car-free has a serious impact. One recent study suggested that an increase in remote employment and online entertainment was actually helping to cut down on energy usage by keeping us all at home.

Help scientists study the environment

If you’re looking for a cheerier way to kick off Earth Day， consider joining some citizen scientist projects. Researchers in all sorts of fields are desperate for as much data as possible， and regular folks can help them out.Your kids can join in， too.

Vote for science-based policy

Yes， you can and should make changes in your life to help protect the planet. Finally， the best thing you can do for the planet is to support politicians who make decisions based on scientific evidence.

Reading Check

Fill in each blank with a proper sentence with the following sentences.

A. Mind your old electronics

B. Light makes our life bright

C. Not all pollution is physical

D. But don't let the scope of the problem get you down

Language Study

Sentence for writing

最后，你能為這個(gè)星球做的最好的事情就是去支持那些基于科學(xué)證據(jù)作出相關(guān)決策的政治家們。

Finally， the best thing you can do for the planet is to support politicians make decisions based on scientific evidence.

Cultural Background

世界地球日

世界地球日即每年的4月22日，是一項(xiàng)世界性的環(huán)境保護(hù)活動(dòng)。 最早的地球日活動(dòng)是20世紀(jì)七十年代于美國(guó)校園興起的環(huán)保運(yùn)動(dòng)，在九十年代這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)從美國(guó)走向世界，成為全世界環(huán)保主義者的節(jié)日和環(huán)境保護(hù)宣傳日。 在這一天，不同國(guó)籍的人們以不同的方式宣傳和踐行環(huán)境保護(hù)的理念。

地球之旗的主要圖案是阿波羅17號(hào)太空船船員拍攝的“藍(lán)色彈珠”照片，它是由約翰·麥克尼爾于1969年為首屆地球日活動(dòng)設(shè)計(jì)的。 現(xiàn)在這面旗幟是環(huán)境保護(hù)運(yùn)動(dòng)的象征。

主題應(yīng)用·語(yǔ)庫(kù)構(gòu)建

I. 短語(yǔ)積累

（一）環(huán)境污染

1. acid rain 酸雨

2. white pollution 白色污染

3. carbon dioxide 二氧化碳

4. greenhouse effect 溫室效應(yīng)

5. global warming 全球變暖

6. abnormal climate 氣候異常

7. send out smoke and poisonous gases into the air 把煙霧和有毒氣體排放到空氣中

8. pour waste water into rivers without being treated 往河里排放未經(jīng)處理的廢水

9. cause the global temperature to rise 使得全球溫度上升

10. at the price/cost of resource exhausting 以消耗資源為代價(jià)

（二）生態(tài)保護(hù)

1. rare breed 稀有品種

2. endangered species 瀕危物種

3. natural reserve 自然保護(hù)區(qū)

4. protect wildlife 保護(hù)野生生物

5. keep the balance of nature 保持自然界的平衡

6. raise the awareness of 提高對(duì)……的認(rèn)識(shí)

7. live in harmony with 與……和諧相處

8. limited natural resources 有限的自然資源

9. alternative energy 替代能源

10. solar energy/power 太陽(yáng)能

11. nuclear energy/power 核能

12. environmental protection 環(huán)境保護(hù)

13. live a low carbon life 過(guò)低碳生活

14. prevent...from 阻止……

15. care for trees and plants 愛(ài)護(hù)樹(shù)木花草

16. ride bicycles to work 騎自行車上班

17. recycle textbooks/trash 回收課本/垃圾

18. take public transport 乘坐公交車輛

19. deal with rubbish properly 正確處理垃圾

20. save energy/water 節(jié)約能源/水

21. environment-friendly products 環(huán)保產(chǎn)品

22. sustainable development 可持續(xù)發(fā)展

23. protect the ecology 保護(hù)生態(tài)

24. develop renewable resources 發(fā)展可再生資源

25. shut down 關(guān)閉

26. ban the abuse of plastic bags 禁止濫用塑料袋

27. advocate green life 倡導(dǎo)綠色生活

28. advocate a low-carbon lifestyle 提倡低碳生活

29. eco-friendly products 環(huán)保型產(chǎn)品

30. control the population growth 控制人口增長(zhǎng)

31. fight against pollution 與污染做斗爭(zhēng)

32. don’t litter/spit everywhere 不隨地扔垃圾/吐痰

33. sort the garbage 把垃圾分類

34. ban smoking in public places 禁止在公共場(chǎng)合吸煙

35. give sb a voice 為某人發(fā)聲

36. keep ecological balance 保持生態(tài)平衡

37. renewable resource recycling 可再生資源回收

38. the Scientific Outlook on Development科學(xué)發(fā)展觀

39. make proper use of water resources 合理利用水資源

40. save and treasure our resources 節(jié)約并珍惜我們的資源

41. take action/steps/measures to do sth 采取行動(dòng)/步驟/措施做某事

42. reduce greenhouse gas emissions 減少溫室氣體排放

43. bring the pollution under control 治理環(huán)境污染

44. recycle paper and books 再利用紙張和書(shū)本

45. make contributions to protecting the environment 為環(huán)保做貢獻(xiàn)

46. turn off the lights/taps 關(guān)燈/關(guān)掉水龍頭

47. plant more trees and flowers 多種植花草樹(shù)木

48. protect drinking water 保護(hù)飲用水

49. pick up some rubbish 撿起垃圾

50. reduce pollution and waste 減少污染和浪費(fèi)

51. keep clean and tidy 保持整潔

52. make full use of 好好利用……

53. the shared-bikes 共享單車54. car-free day 無(wú)車日

55. World Environment Day 世界環(huán)境日

Ⅱ. 美句背誦

1. With carbon emissions climbing，temperatures rising， and weather getting weirder all over， it feels like the existential threat of our changing climate is impossible to stop.

隨著碳排放量的上升， 氣溫的上升，以及天氣變得越來(lái)越奇怪， 人們可能會(huì)覺(jué)得，我們不斷變化的氣候所帶來(lái)的生存威脅是不可能停止的。

2. Light pollution is messing with wildlife—and probably hurting our own sleep cycles， too.

光污染正在干擾野生動(dòng)物，可能也會(huì)損害我們自己的睡眠周期。

3. It's the single biggest thing you can do to reduce your carbon emissions.

這是你能做到的來(lái)減少你的碳排放的最大的一件事。

4. For a long time， our environment has been damaged because humans have been careless.

很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間以來(lái)，我們的環(huán)境一直因?yàn)槿祟惖拇中亩黄茐摹?/p>

5. Nowadays most elderly customers have got used to bringing plastic bags with them， but very few young customers do this.

如今，大多數(shù)老年顧客習(xí)慣隨身攜帶塑料袋，但很少有年輕顧客這樣做。

6. One reason why plastic bags dominate is that customers have few alternatives available.

塑料袋占主導(dǎo)地位的一個(gè)原因是，客戶幾乎沒(méi)有其他選擇。

7. It's more important to improve public awareness rather than just stop supplying plastic.

提高公眾意識(shí)比停止供應(yīng)塑料更重要。

8. The bill wouldn't ban plastic straws but intended to limit their use.

該法案不禁止塑料吸管的使用，但打算限制其使用。

9. With so many options available，there's no reason to add to the plastic straw waste problem.

有了這么多的選擇，沒(méi)有理由再增加塑料吸管浪費(fèi)的問(wèn)題。

10. The government also made it easy for people to deal with their waste.

政府也讓人們更容易處理垃圾。

11. The recycling companies were far behind when they started， and had to figure things out slowly.

回收公司起步時(shí)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)落后，必須慢慢解決問(wèn)題。

12. Dedicate yourself to it， and hope it's something that makes the world a better place.

把自己奉獻(xiàn)給它，希望它能讓世界變得更好。

13. The nongovernmental group raises awareness of the dangers the contaminants pose and pressures local officials to take action.

這個(gè)非政府組織提高了人們對(duì)污染物造成的危險(xiǎn)的認(rèn)識(shí)， 并迫使當(dāng)?shù)毓賳T采取行動(dòng)。

14. If we add up all these small changes made by everyone worldwide， they won’t be such small changes. They could be the changes that save our future. After all， there’s no substitute for our Earth.

如果我們把全世界每個(gè)人做出的這些小小的改變加起來(lái)，它們就不會(huì)是如此微小的變化。 它們可能是拯救我們未來(lái)的改變。畢竟，我們的地球沒(méi)有替代品。

15. Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals， organizations and governments.Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and，where possible， to repair damage and reverse trends.

環(huán)境保護(hù)是個(gè)人、組織和政府保護(hù)自然環(huán)境的做法，其目標(biāo)是保護(hù)自然資源和現(xiàn)有的自然環(huán)境，并在可能的情況下修復(fù)損害和扭轉(zhuǎn)趨勢(shì)。

16． The trash on Bali's beaches is so bad that the government has had to declare a“garbage emergency”.

巴厘島海灘上的垃圾堆積問(wèn)題非常嚴(yán)重，政府不得不宣布“緊急垃圾事件”。

Ⅲ. 讀后創(chuàng)寫(xiě)

假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)朋友Peter向你咨詢你所在城市的垃圾處理情況。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)給他回一封郵件。 要點(diǎn)如下：

1. 垃圾處理情況；

2. 你的感受；

3. 詢問(wèn)對(duì)方城市垃圾處理情況。注意：

1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Peter,

Yours,

Li hua