Unit 9,Hothouse Earth
1,Pre-Reading Activities
2,Intensive Study
3,Quiz
4,Keys
Pre-reading Activities:
Warming-up Activities
1,Looking at the title,what do you guess
the passage is about? Make predictions,
and then read the first paragraph to find
out what the,greenhouse effect” is.
2,In the discussion of the,green-
house effect”,what do scientists
disagree about? And,what points
do they agree on? Skim paragraphs
3 and 4 to look for your answers.
3,How serious of a threat do you
consider the,greenhouse effect” to
be? Give reasons for your answer.
Intensive Study
1,Difficult sentences
2,Key words,phrases & usages
3,Comprehension exercises
1,warn of / against — give a warning about
e.g,计算机专家让用户们提防黑客的来访。
The computer expert warned the users
against the visits from hackers.
2,result from — be the result of,happen because of
e.g,两国之间的争论最终导致为一场血腥的战争。
The quarrel between the two nations resulted
in a bloody war.
3,rise vi,— (rose,risen,rising) to go,come up or
higher; reach a higher level or position; to get up
from a lying,sitting,or kneeling position.
e.g,The horse rose on its hind legs.
The smoke from our fire rose straight up in the
still air.
4,raise v,— (raised,raised,raising) to lift up; to
cause to rise; to bring up for discussion or atten-
tion; to breed or bring up.
e.g,The police raised a sunken ship to the surface
of the sea.
Tom’s mother has raised five children by
herself
5,arise vi,— (arose,arisen,arising) come into
existence; come to notice; present itself.
e.g,Could you work on Saturday,should the
need arise?
Many problems arose when computers were
firstly used in banking,
6,dry up — make or become completely dry
e.g,The river was dried up by the unusually
strong sunlight.
More phrases with,up”
beat up 毒打 break up 结束，终止
bring up 养育,提出 brush up 温习
call up 打电话 choke up 说不出话
clear up 清理，澄清 draw up 草拟
dress up 盛装 wash up 洗餐具
eat up 吃完 hang up 挂断电话
heat up 变暖，变热 hold up 阻止，防碍
show up 出现 take up 从事
7,the more … the more … — used to show that the
increase in one amount or degree of something
continues at the same rate as another
e.g,Advice is like snow; the softer it falls,the longer it
dwells up (驻留 ) the mind and the deeper it sinks into
the mind.
Key,忠告像雪花一样：来得越和缓，留在心里越长久，
沁人心睥也越深。
8,shut in — to keep,enclose
e.g,我们处在群山环抱之中。
Key,We are shut in by the hills here.
9,argue — give reasons to prove or try to prove
e.g,You can argue either way,for or against.
He was arguing that poverty may be a blessing.
10,due to — because of,caused by
e.g,该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。
Key,The team’s success was largely due to her
efforts.
11,ups and downs — alternations of good and bad
fortune,good and bad periods
12,up and down — higher and lower; backwards
and forwards,to and for
e.g,The kids began to jump up and down excitedly
when an elephant came onto the stage.
A girl walked up and down the station platform.
13,maintain — 1) continue to have,do,etc,as
before
e.g,她的健康状况仍在继续好转。
Key,The improvement of her health is being
maintained.
— 2) support with money
e.g,With a new-born baby,he’s under pressure
to find a good job to maintain his family.
She maintained two sons at university.
— 3) state as true,argue for (an opinion)
e.g,坚持自己无辜
Key,maintain one’s innocence
14,explain away — to account,or give an excuse,
for (something wrong)
e.g,年轻人试图为丢钱一事作出辩解，但没有人相信他的话。
Key,The young man tried to explain away the
missing money,but no one believed his story.
15,account for — serve as an explanation of
e.g,请对你的可耻行为作个解释。
Key,Please account for your disgraceful conduct.
16,keep an eye on — (fig.) keep a watch on
e.g,能给我照管一会儿手提箱吗？
Key,Could you keep an eye on my suitcase for a
moment?
Quiz—Vocabulary & Structure
1,The scientist’s great discovery will have a _____ influence on
mankind.
A,profitable B,profound C,prolong D,proficient
2,I can’t follow your advice,_____,thank you for giving it.
A,Thus B,So C,Anyhow D,Nevertheless
3,This how I did it,So I hope you’ll do _____.
A,likely B,the like C,likeness D,likewise
4,Don’t ____ across the busy street without first looking to the
right and the left.
A,propose B,profess C,process D,proceed
5,An accident has _____ railway service into and out of the city.
A,disrupted B,limited C,despoiled D,cut
6,The bride and groom promised to _____ each other through
sickness and health.
A,guarantee B,assure C,cherish D,maintain
7,The passage warns us of rising temperatures and melting _____
ice caps.
A,solar B,polar C,lunar D,ruler
8,I saw his twisted ankle had _____ to twice its usual size.
A,broken up B,swollen up C,gone up D,fattened up
9,The naughty boy has made _____ improvement in his study.
A,severe B,gradual C,annual D,substantial
10,The convict was _____ from prison after serving his sentence.
A,released B,relived C,escaped D,freed
Answers to the Quiz
1 ~ 5,BCDDA
6 ~ 10,DBBDA
Have A Nice Day!
1,Pre-Reading Activities
2,Intensive Study
3,Quiz
4,Keys
Pre-reading Activities:
Warming-up Activities
1,Looking at the title,what do you guess
the passage is about? Make predictions,
and then read the first paragraph to find
out what the,greenhouse effect” is.
2,In the discussion of the,green-
house effect”,what do scientists
disagree about? And,what points
do they agree on? Skim paragraphs
3 and 4 to look for your answers.
3,How serious of a threat do you
consider the,greenhouse effect” to
be? Give reasons for your answer.
Intensive Study
1,Difficult sentences
2,Key words,phrases & usages
3,Comprehension exercises
1,warn of / against — give a warning about
e.g,计算机专家让用户们提防黑客的来访。
The computer expert warned the users
against the visits from hackers.
2,result from — be the result of,happen because of
e.g,两国之间的争论最终导致为一场血腥的战争。
The quarrel between the two nations resulted
in a bloody war.
3,rise vi,— (rose,risen,rising) to go,come up or
higher; reach a higher level or position; to get up
from a lying,sitting,or kneeling position.
e.g,The horse rose on its hind legs.
The smoke from our fire rose straight up in the
still air.
4,raise v,— (raised,raised,raising) to lift up; to
cause to rise; to bring up for discussion or atten-
tion; to breed or bring up.
e.g,The police raised a sunken ship to the surface
of the sea.
Tom’s mother has raised five children by
herself
5,arise vi,— (arose,arisen,arising) come into
existence; come to notice; present itself.
e.g,Could you work on Saturday,should the
need arise?
Many problems arose when computers were
firstly used in banking,
6,dry up — make or become completely dry
e.g,The river was dried up by the unusually
strong sunlight.
More phrases with,up”
beat up 毒打 break up 结束，终止
bring up 养育,提出 brush up 温习
call up 打电话 choke up 说不出话
clear up 清理，澄清 draw up 草拟
dress up 盛装 wash up 洗餐具
eat up 吃完 hang up 挂断电话
heat up 变暖，变热 hold up 阻止，防碍
show up 出现 take up 从事
7,the more … the more … — used to show that the
increase in one amount or degree of something
continues at the same rate as another
e.g,Advice is like snow; the softer it falls,the longer it
dwells up (驻留 ) the mind and the deeper it sinks into
the mind.
Key,忠告像雪花一样：来得越和缓，留在心里越长久，
沁人心睥也越深。
8,shut in — to keep,enclose
e.g,我们处在群山环抱之中。
Key,We are shut in by the hills here.
9,argue — give reasons to prove or try to prove
e.g,You can argue either way,for or against.
He was arguing that poverty may be a blessing.
10,due to — because of,caused by
e.g,该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。
Key,The team’s success was largely due to her
efforts.
11,ups and downs — alternations of good and bad
fortune,good and bad periods
12,up and down — higher and lower; backwards
and forwards,to and for
e.g,The kids began to jump up and down excitedly
when an elephant came onto the stage.
A girl walked up and down the station platform.
13,maintain — 1) continue to have,do,etc,as
before
e.g,她的健康状况仍在继续好转。
Key,The improvement of her health is being
maintained.
— 2) support with money
e.g,With a new-born baby,he’s under pressure
to find a good job to maintain his family.
She maintained two sons at university.
— 3) state as true,argue for (an opinion)
e.g,坚持自己无辜
Key,maintain one’s innocence
14,explain away — to account,or give an excuse,
for (something wrong)
e.g,年轻人试图为丢钱一事作出辩解，但没有人相信他的话。
Key,The young man tried to explain away the
missing money,but no one believed his story.
15,account for — serve as an explanation of
e.g,请对你的可耻行为作个解释。
Key,Please account for your disgraceful conduct.
16,keep an eye on — (fig.) keep a watch on
e.g,能给我照管一会儿手提箱吗？
Key,Could you keep an eye on my suitcase for a
moment?
Quiz—Vocabulary & Structure
1,The scientist’s great discovery will have a _____ influence on
mankind.
A,profitable B,profound C,prolong D,proficient
2,I can’t follow your advice,_____,thank you for giving it.
A,Thus B,So C,Anyhow D,Nevertheless
3,This how I did it,So I hope you’ll do _____.
A,likely B,the like C,likeness D,likewise
4,Don’t ____ across the busy street without first looking to the
right and the left.
A,propose B,profess C,process D,proceed
5,An accident has _____ railway service into and out of the city.
A,disrupted B,limited C,despoiled D,cut
6,The bride and groom promised to _____ each other through
sickness and health.
A,guarantee B,assure C,cherish D,maintain
7,The passage warns us of rising temperatures and melting _____
ice caps.
A,solar B,polar C,lunar D,ruler
8,I saw his twisted ankle had _____ to twice its usual size.
A,broken up B,swollen up C,gone up D,fattened up
9,The naughty boy has made _____ improvement in his study.
A,severe B,gradual C,annual D,substantial
10,The convict was _____ from prison after serving his sentence.
A,released B,relived C,escaped D,freed
Answers to the Quiz
1 ~ 5,BCDDA
6 ~ 10,DBBDA
Have A Nice Day!
