Section Ⅵ Reading Club Ⅰ.Read Reading Club 1 on P65 and choose the best answer. 1．What conditions can be met to grant the “World Heritage Site”？ A．Making changes in style and shape. B．Having history in culture and nature. C．Having information in culture and custom. D．Having advantages in science and technology. 答案 B 2．Which site is compared to “Venice in the East”？ A．The Old Town of Lijiang. B．Temple and Cemetery of Confucius. C．The ancient city of Da Li in Yunnan Province. D．Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area. 答案 A 3．What can we learn from the passage A．There are 57 world heritage sites in China up to 2023. B．There are more than 10,000 stone tablets and tombs in Qufu. C．There are many endangered plants and animals in Old Town of Lijiang. D．There are many narrow alleys，small stone bridges and houses in Jiuzhaigou. 答案 A 4．What do the three heritage sites have in common A．They were built to protect the local culture. B．They are visited because of their beautiful scenery. C．They were chosen as the heritage site for the same reason. D．They are popular and attract people from all over the world. 答案 D Ⅱ.Read Reading Club 2 on P66，and complete the chart. Causes of Natural Disasters Examples of Disasters Overpopulation: people move to the cities and build homes from 1.whatever materials they can find which can easily collapse during earthquakes，especially after 2.heavy rain. Global warming caused by the huge amounts of CO2 produced 3.by factories and vehicles. The 4.destruction of the world’s forests. Reduced rainfall: 5.severe droughts in Somalia and Kenya in 2017；6.a huge forest fire in Canada in May 2016. Volcanic eruptions: 3 volcanic eruptions at almost the same time in 7.Indonesia in 2016；Mount Tambora in 8.1815 whose dust rolled across the Earth’s skies. Earthquakes: a massive earthquake in central Italy in 9.August 2016. Landslides: a landslide hitting 10.Mocoa in Colombia in April 2017. Hurricanes: Atlantic hurricanes are 11.40% stronger now than they were 30 years ago. claim vt.声称；断言；主张 n．声称；(根据权利而提出的)要求 claim to be/do声称是/做…… It is claimed that...有人主张……；据说…… make a claim提出索赔 (1)The cheat claimed to be(be) an expert in curing all kinds of cancers. (2)The injured passenger made a claim for $2,000 to the insurance company. [写作佳句] (3)据说，除了努力学习，你还应该参加一些课外活动来放松自己。 It is claimed that apart from studying hard，you should also take part in some after-class activities to relax yourself. result in 产生，导致(＝cause/lead to) result from由于；由……造成 as a result结果，因此 as a result of作为……的结果；因为…… (1)Nowadays，many students get stressed out as a result of too much homework. (2)Obviously，it was his carelessness that resulted in the academic failure. (3)The extinction of the various mammal speciesresulted from too much hunting. [写作佳句] (4)70%的人重视太空探索，认为探索太空产生了很多好处，例如使用卫星 ... ...
