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1、Reading Unit 8A green worldLets enjoy some picturesFirstWelcome to SwitzerlandTHIS ? ? ?THIS ? ? ?Or this ? ? ? Now,let us walk into the beautiful country.A Green SwitzerlandKittys online friend Martina is a middle school student in Switzerland, is writing in her blog on 5 June, World Environment Da
2、y. Here is her article.I love Switzerland. It is a country with high mountains and clean blue lakes. It is beautiful, and we should try to keep it that way.In Switzerland, things like glass, plastic and paper are separated into different groups and then recycled. Even old clothes and shoes can be re
3、cycled. I learnt about an organization for recycling clothes. It collects old clothes from all over the country. Some of the clothes are sold incharity shops, some are given to the poor, and others are sent to factories for recycling. My family and I often send our old jeans and T-shirts to this org
4、anization.Our government has many laws to protect the environment. For example, we are not allowed to cut down trees. Otherwise, we will be punished. If we drop litter in a public place, we will be fined by the police. There are also laws to limit air and water pollution.Nature is our greatest treas
5、ure. We depend on its rich resources to live, so it is important for us to protect it wisely. Luckily, we are startingto use energy from the sun, wind and water.These new types of energy cost very little and will never run out. Moreover, they produce little pollution.Today is 5 June, World Environme
6、nt Day. What have you done for the environment? Remember that everyone can do something to make a difference!B1 Kitty is not sure about the meanings of some words in Martinas article. Help her match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.B What
7、do people in Switzerland do?1. separate (L5) _2. recycle (L 6) _3.allow (L13) _4. fine (L15) _5. run out (L 20) _6. produce (L 21) _a. cause a resultb. make sb pay money because he/she has done sth wrongc. be used upd. put things into different groupse. let sb do sthf. treat sth used so that it can
8、be used againdfebcaB2 Kitty mode some notes of Martinas blog on a piece of paper, but her mother tore it up by mistake. Help her match the two halves of the sentences. Write the correct letters in the blanks.1. Switzerland is a beautiful country _2. In Switzerland, glass, plastic and paper _3. An or
9、ganization was set up _4. The government has laws_5. We should protect nature_6. people are starting to use _a. are separated into different groups and recycled.b. energy from the sun, wind and water.c. to protect the environment. d with high mountains and clear blue lakes.e. because we depend on it
10、s rich resources to live.f. to collect old clothes from around the country.1. Switzerland is a beautiful country _2. In Switzerland, glass, plastic and paper _3. An organization was set up _4. The government has laws_5. We should protect nature_6. people are starting to use _dafcebB3 After reading M
11、artinas article, Kitty has written down the main points of the paragraphs. Write the correct numbers of the paragraphs in the boxes.a.Martina asks everyone to do something for the environment. b. People are starting to use new energy.c. People in Switzerland recycle many things to reduce pollution.
12、d. The government has laws to protect the environment. e. Switzerland is a beautiful country.54231B4 Kitty is telling Sandy about Martinas article. Complete their conversation.Kitty: My online friend Martina wrote last week about how they protect the _ in Switzerland.Sandy: Really? What do they do t
13、o keep their country clean?Kitty: In Switzerland, glass, plastic and paper are _ into different groups and then _.Sandy: Do they recycle anything else? What do they do with old clothes?environmentseparatedrecycledKitty: An organization _ old clothes from around the country. Then some are sold in _,
14、some are given to _, and others are sent to _for recycling.Sandy: That sounds like a good idea.Kitty: They have many _ to protect the environment too. For example, people will be _if they cut down trees because its not _.collectscharity shopsthe poorfactorieslawspunishedallowedSandy: Thats great!Kit
15、ty: Yes. And they dont drop_ in a public place. Otherwise, theyll be _ by the police.litterfinedLanguage points1.It is beautiful, and we should try to keep it that way.瑞士很美，而且我们应该尽力让它瑞士很美，而且我们应该尽力让它 一直保持那样。一直保持那样。 句中的句中的way 可以和可以和this, that 等词连用。如：等词连用。如： why does he act this way? 他为何这样做？他为何这样做？ 2.
16、Some of the clothes are sold in charity shops, some are given to the poor, and others are sent to factories for recycling.一些衣服放在慈善店出售，一些送给穷人，还有一些一些衣服放在慈善店出售，一些送给穷人，还有一些送到工厂循环再生。送到工厂循环再生。句中的句中的some,some, and others表示表示“一些一些., 一些一些., 还有一些还有一些.”。如：如：Some students are reading quickly, some are taking no
17、tes, and others are searching for information on the internet.一些学生在安静的看书，一些在做笔记，还有一些在一些学生在安静的看书，一些在做笔记，还有一些在上网查东西。上网查东西。3. These new types of energy cost very little and will never run out. 这些新型能源不仅成本低廉，而且用之不尽。这些新型能源不仅成本低廉，而且用之不尽。 短语短语run out意思是意思是“用完，耗尽用完，耗尽(供应品供应品).如：如： Our food soon ran out. 我们食物
18、很快吃完了。我们食物很快吃完了。4. Remember that everyone can do something to make a difference! 记住每个人都可以做点对保护环境有益的事！记住每个人都可以做点对保护环境有益的事！ 短语短语make a /no/some/much difference 意思是意思是 “有有/没有没有/有些有些/有很大作用、关系、影响有很大作用、关系、影响”。如：。如： The rain did not make much difference to the game. 这场雨对比赛没多大影响。这场雨对比赛没多大影响。那那年我年我参参加瑞士巴塞爾加瑞
19、士巴塞爾博览会博览会，除了接除了接单单做貿易，做貿易，还零售商还零售商品，品，以以扩扩大出口商品的大出口商品的影响影响。 一天，有位中年一天，有位中年妇妇女女领着领着孩子孩子来参观来参观，那是，那是个个非常招人非常招人喜欢喜欢的小男孩，他趴在我的小男孩，他趴在我们橱窗们橱窗前，不前，不愿愿走走开开。当时当时我我们们出售一款活出售一款活动式闹钟动式闹钟，图案图案是是鸡鸡啄米啄米，随着秒针随着秒针走走动动，鸡鸡群群会会一下一下啄一下一下啄米吃。看得出小男孩非常米吃。看得出小男孩非常喜欢喜欢，两两眼眼满满是希冀的目光，是希冀的目光，他多次拖住他多次拖住妈妈妈妈的腿，好想的腿，好想妈妈妈妈能能掏钱买下
20、这款闹钟掏钱买下这款闹钟。 我看到我看到后后拿出拿出闹钟闹钟，想送，想送给给小男孩，他小男孩，他妈妈妈妈有有礼貌礼貌但但坚坚决地拒绝决地拒绝了，她十分了，她十分真诚的对我说真诚的对我说，虽然闹钟虽然闹钟很漂亮，很漂亮，但瑞士人但瑞士人从不买从不买自己自己并并不需要的不需要的东东西，西，对对孩子不能孩子不能满满足他不合理的欲望。足他不合理的欲望。有朋友问有朋友问我知不知道瑞士人煮我知不知道瑞士人煮鸡鸡蛋的故事，瑞士人蛋的故事，瑞士人习惯习惯在在平底锅里平底锅里放放一粒一粒米深的水，等水沸米深的水，等水沸腾腾了就了就关关掉掉电电源，利用源，利用余热将鸡余热将鸡蛋煮熟，蛋煮熟，这样可以节约这样可以节
21、约一半一半电费电费。他要我他要我别别笑笑话话他他们们的生活的生活态态度。在全球首富度。在全球首富国国家家对一个腰缠万贯对一个腰缠万贯的富商，我怎敢？我的富商，我怎敢？我从从心底心底里钦佩里钦佩他他们们富而不奢始富而不奢始终终守住守住节俭的心态节俭的心态。 有位客商買我有位客商買我们们好多商品，好多商品，开开了一了一辆辆小小货车来提货货车来提货。随车来随车来的那的那个充满稚气个充满稚气的的搬运搬运工，搬捧工，搬捧铁铁皮封帶木箱皮封帶木箱时时，手指被勒了，手指被勒了条条口子，鮮血直流。客商掏出口子，鮮血直流。客商掏出OK OK 绷绷让搬运工简单处理让搬运工简单处理一下再一下再接着干活接着干活，我想
22、，我想这这下算是下算是亲亲眼看到眼看到老板对雇工的厉害老板对雇工的厉害了。了。装完车装完车才知道才知道这这就是他就是他的的儿子儿子，因，因学校学校放假放假时请过来帮个忙时请过来帮个忙，我，我会会付他付他工工钱钱客商客商郑郑重其事地重其事地补充补充。 记记得那天，孩子穿了得那天，孩子穿了条条舶舶来来品牛仔品牛仔裤裤，他很自豪地，他很自豪地对我说对我说，这这不是老爸送的，是去年冬天不是老爸送的，是去年冬天为邻居扫雪为邻居扫雪挣钱买的挣钱买的。听了这些话听了这些话很令人震撼很令人震撼我明白了一我明白了一个个道理，道理，几几乎所有瑞士家庭都靠自己乎所有瑞士家庭都靠自己勤奋创勤奋创造財富，造財富，这样挣
23、来的钱这样挣来的钱花的時候就不花的時候就不会讲排场会讲排场、求、求奢华奢华。当当今瑞士平均年收入今瑞士平均年收入5 5万万美元，居世界第一，可美元，居世界第一，可这样这样丝毫没有改变传统主流道德观丝毫没有改变传统主流道德观。家庭主。家庭主妇还喜欢买妇还喜欢买简装洗涤简装洗涤用品，回家用品，回家后后再再灌进瓶子，还会开车灌进瓶子，还会开车去去邻邻国购买价格较为国购买价格较为便宜的食品；便宜的食品；还还是保持了修砌是保持了修砌蓄蓄水水池，接雨水沖洗池，接雨水沖洗厕所厕所的的习惯习惯。 听听一位行家一位行家说说，瑞士瑞士钟表钟表的的发发明和明和创创制都基制都基于一个发明于一个发明，那就是，那就是发发条技术条技术。发条发条能能够收紧，并储够收紧，并储存能量，又能慢慢存能量，又能慢慢释释放出來，以推放出來，以推动运行装置和指标动运行装置和指标。我。我觉觉得得勤俭勤俭美德美德 就好比就好比这种这种能量，多年能量，多年来积聚于来积聚于瑞士民族之中，瑞士民族之中，穷穷的時候那的時候那样样，富裕了，富裕了还一样还一样，这这是推是推动动瑞士瑞士经济持经济持续发展的动力。续发展的动力。Homework Whats your feeling after reading the life the Swiss live? Write a short passage about it.