外研版選修八模塊一Readingandvocabulary(1)FiveinternationalagreementsAgreedMeasuresfortheConservationofAntarcticFaunaandFlora(1964)ConventionfortheConservationofAntarcticSeals(1972)ConventionontheConservationofAntarcticMarineLivingResources(1980)ConventionontheRegulationofAntarcticMineralResourceActivities(1988)ProtocolonEnvironmentalProtectiontotheAntarcticTreaty(1991)FastReadingReadthepassageandchooseaheadingforeachparagraph.AgreatplaceforresearchersPlantsandanimalsTheAntarcticTreatyThediscoveryofAntarcticaThelandPara1Para2Para3Para4Para52.Checkthetruestatements.TherearemountainsandvolcanoesinAntarctica.Notmanyanimalslivethere.Therearen’tmanyplants.4.TherearelotsofwhiterocksinAntarctica.TFTFFastReading2.Checkthetruestatements.5.PeopleguessedthatAntarcticaexistedbeforeitwasdiscovered.6.ThefirstpersontolandonAntarcticawasBritish.7.FrancewasoneofthefirstcountriestosigntheAntarcticTreaty.8.Thetreatyhasthreemainaims.TFTTFastReadingLearnthenewwords1,surface2,explore3,adapt4,mineral5,treaty6,rainfall7,gravity8,trap9,nuclear10,depth11,radioactiveCarefulReadingPartsDetailedinformation123withannualrainfallclosetozero,istechnicallyadesert,mountainsandnotveryactivevolcanoes,coveredwithice,2kmthick,adepthof5kmdifferenttypesofpenguins,flyingbirds,seals,andwhales,andonlytwotypesoffloweringplantsfound,notreesonthecontinent,therestoftheplantsmostoficethere,thousandsofyears,becomewindowonthepast,gasesandminerals,volcanicdusttrappedintheice,soice,gasesandminerals,valuableobjectsforinvestigationDetailedReadingPartsDetailedinformation45theaimofthetreaty,topreventthecommercialandmilitaryuseofthecontinent,inparticular,tokeepAntarcticafreefromuncleartestsandradioactivewaste,topromoteinternationalscientificprojects,toendargumentsaboutwhoownstheland,countriesrepresenting80%oftheworld’spopulation,signthetreatyDetailedReadingIn1895,aNorwegian,becamethefirstmantosetfootontheAntarcticamainlandSummaryofthetextMainideaWritingtechniquesWritingpurposeWhatwelearnfromitThenaturestateofAntarcticaandprocessofdiscovery,aswellasthespiritofinternationalfriendshipunderAntarcticTreaty.1)Talkaboutsomeinterestingthingstoarrestviewofreaders.2)Puttheemphasisonhuman’sburdenofholdingpeaceanddevelopment1)LetusreceivemuchinformationaboutAntarctic.2)FocusontheprotectionandresearchofAntarctic1)It’samysteriousplaceontheearth.2)HumanbeingsdidmuchfordiscoveringandprotectingAntarctic.3)Weshouldgoonresearchingandprotectingthelastcontinent3.Completethesentenceswithwordsinthebox.1.The________ofsomethingisthetoporoutsidepartofit.2.Ifyou________aplace,youhopetodiscoversomethingthere.3.Ifyou______toanewsituation,youchange.4.A_______isasubstancethatisformednaturallyintheearth.adaptdepthexploregravitymineralnuclearradioactiverainfallsurfacetrap(v.)treatysurfaceexploreadaptmineralPostReading---5.A_______aspecialwrittenagreementbetweendifferentcountries.6._________isaforcewhichmakesthingsfalltoearth.7.________isaforcewhichmakesthingsfalltoearth.8.Ifyou______somethingorsomeone,theycan’tmove.Rainfallgravitytraptreaty9.________energycomesfromthecentreofanatom.10._______meanshowdeepsomethingis.11._____________referstoadangerousformofnuclearenergy.NuclearDepthRadioactive1.continentA.AlargeareaoflandB.Asmallareaofland2.permanentlyA.MostofthetimeB.Allofthetime3.icecapA.TheicecoveringtheNorthorSouthPoleB.Athinareaofice4.Chooseawordwiththemeanings.4.inhospitableA.excitingB.Unpleasantordifficulttostay5.sealsandwhalesA.fishB.Seamammals6.massA.AhighareaB.Anareawithoutaclearshape7.reserveA.AnareaofprotectedlandB.Landforbuilding8.rivalryA.WorkingtogetherB.BeingincompetitionSpeakingandwritingWorkinpairsandanswerthequestions.WhyisAntarcticaanimportantplace?DoyouthinktheAntarcticTreatyisagoodidea?Why/Whynot?WhatmighthappentoAntarcticaiftherewasn'taninternationaltreatytoprotectit?Whatotherinternationaltreatiesdoyouknowabout?Whatotherinternationaltreatiesdoyouthinktheworldneeds?1.AlthoughAntarcticaiscoveredwithiceandtherearevolcanoes,too,thereisalsofullofwildlife,whichhasadaptedtoitsextremeconditions.Soitisimportantforustoresearchit.Andthenaturestateofitsowncanhelpscientiststoresearchwhattheworld’sclimatewaslikeinpastages.What’smore,itisalargelandmassinthesouththatbalancedthelandinthenorth.2.Ithinkit’snotagoodideabecausetheTreatywillrestrictandaffectthedevelopmentofscienceandeconomy./Ithinkit’sgood.TheAntarcticaTreatynotonlyreplacedtherivalrythatexistedbetweenmanyoftheearlierexplorers,butalsopreventedthecommercialandmilitaryuseofthecontinent;promotedinternationalscientificprojects;endedargumentsaboutwhoownstheland.3.Asweknow,ifthereweren’taninternationaltreaty,therivalrywouldstillexistbetweenmanyofthecountries.Maybetherehavebeenfiringaboutwhoownstheland.Inthatcase,thecontinentwouldbeafightinggroundandtheSouthPolewouldbeindamageandthatwouldbethegreatestcalamityofhumanbeings.4.In1964,atreatyof“ThemeasureforprotectingplantsandanimalsofSouthPole”wassignedbymanycountriestoprotecttheresourceandenvironment.In1972,atreatyforprotectingseadogwassignedandin1