逍遥右脑 2013-01-22 09:28
odule 4 Sandstorms in Asia
Learning Paper 3 Extensive Reading
Learning aims: to practice learning skills and revise words and expressions in this module.
Activity1 Read the passage on page 39.
1.T or F
(1)Germans put their garbage into different bags. ( )
(2)People can burn too much coal. ( )
(3)In the 1970s, the “Green” movement began. ( )
(4)The “Green ” movement tries to be against the government. ( )
2.Answer the questions:
(1)How do countries in Europe try to improve the environment?
(2)When and why did the “Green ”movement begin ?
(3)What does the “Green” movement try to do?
Activity2 Read the passage on page 87
1.The Dust Bowl lasted nearly ten years in America. ( ).
2.People were forced to leave the southern plains. ( )
3.The lack of rainfall caused the Dust Bowl disaster. ( )
4.The Chinese government is fighting desertification by moving people to the cities. ( )
5.The most serious situation is Africa. ( )
6.The climate is largely responsible for desertification in Africa.
7.It is important to save the forests to stop the desert advancing. ( )
2.Answer the questions:
(1)What was the worst agricultural disaster in the history of the United States?
(2)What caused the disaster ?`
(3)What is the Chinese government doing to fight desertification?
(4)In which continent are dust and sandstorms worse than anywhere else?
捡垃圾的老外
路乞，英名．L．Rothey，今年65岁，现在武汉新东方学校任教。这位美国老头给自己起的中名叫“路乞”，意思就是“路边的乞丐”。路乞和志愿者所到之处，烟头、废纸等各种垃圾立刻被“请进”垃圾桶，少了它们的“点缀”，道路转眼间变得整洁起。行走中，一些行人也被他们感染。市区办事的郭婕，毫不犹豫地加入了捡垃圾的行列……她说：“我真后悔没把女儿带受受教育。”
路乞说：“我认为捡垃圾的乞丐做的是爱护环境的工作，是很高尚、很重要的工作。”当然，乞丐并不是路乞的职业。退休前，他是一位法律工作者，现在的名片上印着“法学博士”。1984年他第一次因公到中国，从此对中国化产生浓厚兴趣，先后华50余次。去年9月他到湖北省黄石市，与该市女书法家孟顺波共结连理，定居中国。
居住黄石期间，他走在路上看到垃圾就捡，让夫人十分不解。路乞说：“我重视我的‘环境’。黄石是我的生活环境，我只是希望它更干净、更美好。”路乞也许不懂“身体力行”、“潜移默化”等中国成语，却用实际行动感动着他身边的人。在黄石，已有数百名志愿者跟他一起，不定期地做着捡拾垃圾、宣传环保的工作。路乞把它称作“五意工程”（义务、意识、意志、意气、毅力）。
当然，路乞认为环境问题不能仅靠捡垃圾解决，他更爱与市民交流，传播爱护环境的意识。“太多人觉得环保根本‘没关系’了！前几天在黄石，一个人一边说‘知道你的事情，见到你很高兴’，一边就随手扔掉香烟盒和我握手———他根本不理解我的行动的意义。我马上把他的香烟盒捡了起。另外，一些中国人的家里都是非常干净的，可是一出家门几步远，就很脏了。这就不是卫生习惯的问题，而是心态的问题。我要捡的不只是路面的垃圾，更是人心里的垃圾。”
希望同学们从一点一滴做起，爱护环境，爱护我们赖以生存的家园！