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课件网) 上外版高中英语必修二 Reading B (Comprehension Plus) Unit 1 NATURE Period 7 Review I Man Asks Too Much From Nature. What causes excessive cutting of trees Why are we exhausting forests Because we human beings use wood to build houses and bridges; we use wood to make paper; we use wood to make furniture and guns, and chopsticks. Wood is a necessity in our life. It will be terrible if we use them up one day. review Man as a species thrives in the world, and we need space for further development. In some countries with long coast lines but short of flat ground, the government build long dikes to make land out of sea. We tear up seas and get more land, but the after-effects are away beyond our control. I Man Asks Too Much From Nature. review I What If We Stop Damages to Nature What if we stop excessive cutting of trees and using up woods What if we decrease our need for wood furniture We will preserve the beauty of green mountains and grassland. Rare animals will be protected with their habitats being conserved so that people of the future generations may see them alive in the wild. Let’s do it. II Identify beauty in nature. The sun sets the sky aflame with its last strive at dusk. The water is painted with burning red. What a magnificent good-bye! Let’s do it. Snow covers the Mountains far away. Snow presses the branches nearby low. Out there the castle in wonderland seems to grow. II Identify beauty in nature. Let’s do it. Rainbow crosses the sky high above, Like a bridge of colors inviting you; What mysteries it carries , who knows II Identify beauty in nature. Let’s do it. The footsteps of fall are approaching, Trees welcome it with colorful leaves. Nature is a master of phantasy, isn’t it II Identify beauty in nature. Let’s do it. Daffodils quietly bloom in the grassland, A glow of sunlight softly touch its head. Spring slips into the forest with its seasonal hello. II Identify beauty in nature. Comprehensin Plus When it’s sunny and Bright outside, we are cheerful inside. When it’s cloudy and raining outside, we often feel gloomy. II Identify beauty in nature. Let’s do it. The starry night and the moonlight make us feel romantic. II Identify beauty in nature. Let’s do it. When we see leaves budding trees, II Identify beauty in nature. When a timid flower pushes through the frozen ground, We smell new hope is coming with spring. Question Time 1. Why does the author say “we are damaging things so fast and they will soon be away beyond repair.” People are destroying nature and using up natural resources at such a fast speed that in the near future, natural balance would be collapsed and hard to restore. III Answer the following questions. Question Time 2. What might be the reasons why future generations “will be paupers when it comes to the offerings of natural world” If people do not stop destroying the natural beauty, if people keep on using up natural resources, the ba ... ...
