SectionB3a～SelfCheckUnit13We’retryingtosavetheearth！英語(yǔ)回答問(wèn)題請(qǐng)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所提供的信息，回答5個(gè)問(wèn)題，要求所寫(xiě)答案語(yǔ)法正確、語(yǔ)義完整切題。WhatisEarthHour？

EarthHourisaneventheldbyWorldWildlifeFund（WWF）anditisonthelastSaturdayofMarcheveryyear.DuringEarthHour，peopleturnoffthelightsforonehour.ThepurposeofcelebratingEarthHouristoaskmorepeopletopayattentiontotheclimate（氣候）changeandtakeactiontosavetheearth.

In2007，thefirstEarthHourwasheldinSydney.Sofar，morethan7，000citieshavetakenpartinit.

Everyonecanjoininit，includingyou！

HowtoCelebrateEarthHour：

◆Markitonyourcalendar.

Thisyearit’sat8：30p.m.，onMarch27.

◆At8：30p.m.，turnoffthelightsandotherelectronicproducts.

YouneedtoturnoffunnecessarylightsaswellasanyTVs，computers，laptops，andsoon.

◆TellyourfriendsaboutEarthHour.

Themorepeopletakepartinit，themoreenergywillbesaved.

◆ConsiderturningyourEarthHourexperienceintoalifestyle.

EvenwhenitisnotEarthHour，youshouldalwaysturnofflightswhenyouarenotusingthem.

Now，let’sgetreadytocelebrateEarthHour！Saveenergy—loveourEarth！1.WhatdopeopledoduringEarthHour？

Theyturnoffthelightsforonehour.

?2.WhydopeoplecelebrateEarthHour？

Toaskmorepeopletopayattentiontotheclimatechangeandtakeactiontosavetheearth.

?3.WherewasthefirstEarthHourheld？

InSydney.

?4.WhenisEarthHourthisyear？

At8：30p.m.，onMarch27.

?5.Dopeopleonlyneedtoturnoffunnecessarylights？

No，theydon’t.

?Theyturnoffthelightsforonehour.

Toaskmorepeopletopayattentiontotheclimatechangeandtakeactiontosavetheearth.

?InSydney.At8：30p.m.，onMarch27.No，theydon’t.【書(shū)面表達(dá)】請(qǐng)根據(jù)要求完成短文寫(xiě)作。保護(hù)地球，人人有責(zé)。除了積極參與地球一小時(shí)活動(dòng)之外，我們還能做些什么去保護(hù)環(huán)境呢？正在征集環(huán)保主題的文章。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下思維導(dǎo)圖內(nèi)容提示用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇題為“SavetheEarth”作文，向該網(wǎng)站投稿。作文要求：（1）

可在思維導(dǎo)圖內(nèi)容提示的基礎(chǔ)上適當(dāng)拓展信息。（2）

不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出現(xiàn)真實(shí)校名、地名和學(xué)生的真實(shí)姓名。（3）

語(yǔ)句連貫，詞數(shù)70左右。作文的標(biāo)題和開(kāi)頭已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)?！揪湫陀?xùn)練】1.此外，自然災(zāi)害比以前發(fā)生更加頻繁了。（naturaldisaster，besides）

Besides，naturaldisastershappenmoreoftenthanbefore.

?2.對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)阻止人浪費(fèi)食物很重要。（prevent…from）

It’simportantforustopreventpeoplefromwastinganyfood.

?Besides，naturaldisastershappenmoreoftenthanbefore.

It’simportantforustopreventpeoplefromwastinganyfood.

?4.讓我們一起行動(dòng)起來(lái)，保護(hù)環(huán)境，拯救地球。（takeaction）

Together，let’stakeactiontoprotecttheenvironmentandsavetheearth.

?Together，let’stakeactiontoprotecttheenvironmentandsavetheearth.

?3.再者，我們應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)周?chē)娜藗冞@樣做。（encourage）

What’smore，weshouldencouragepeoplearoundustodoustodoto

What’smore，weshouldencouragepeoplearoundustodoso.

?【寫(xiě)作思路】人稱(chēng)：第一人稱(chēng)時(shí)態(tài)：一般過(guò)去時(shí)和一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)

保護(hù)地球【短文寫(xiě)作】SavetheEarthOurearthwashealthyandbeautifulinthepast.However，

theriversarebecomingdirtieranddirtierandthetreesarefewerandfewernow.Thenumberofwildanimalsisgettingsmallerandsmaller.Besides，naturaldisastershappenmoreoftenthanbefore.

theriversarebecomingdirtieranddirtierandthetreesarefewerandfewernow.Thenumberofwildanimalsisgettingsmallerandsmaller.Besides，naturaldisastershappenmoreoftenthanbefore.

Whatcanwedothen？Ithinkeverybodycandosomethingtohelpsavetheearth.Forexample，weshouldn’tthrowrubbisheverywhere.It’simportantforustopreventpeoplefromwastinganyfood.Wecanalsousebothsidesofthepaperandplantmoretrees.What’smore，weshouldencouragepeoplearoundustodoso.

Together，let’stakeactiontoprotecttheenvironmentandsavetheearth.

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Whatcanwedothen？Ithinkeverybodycandosomethingtohelpsavetheearth.Forexample，weshouldn’tthrowrubbisheverywhere.It’simportantforustopreventpeoplefromwastinganyfood.Wecanalsousebothsidesofthepaperandplantmoretrees.What’smore，weshouldencouragepeoplearoundustodoso.

Together，let’stakeactiontoprotecttheenvironmentandsavetheearth.

?————基礎(chǔ)夯實(shí)————一、

根據(jù)句意及首字母提示補(bǔ)全單詞。1.Theladyisnotbeautifulatall.Infact，sheisveryugly

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語(yǔ)法選擇。

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?plantisintheworld？ItisWood’sCycad.Someonefounditinaforestin1895.Itistheonlyoneofitskind.”

Sowhatcausescycadstobeindanger？Surprisingly，thedangerisfromthepeople

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?lovethemmost.Theseslow-growingadultcycadsevensellfortensofthousandsofdollarseach.Astimegoesby，theyhavebecomeasymbol

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?wealthandposition（地位）insociety.Thismakescycadlovers

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?toownmore.Cycadloversbuyandplantthemintheirprivategardens.Asaresult，nearlyallthesecycadsdie

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?homemoreandmorebeautiful.actiondifferencewhateverour現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)1.現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)表示現(xiàn)在（說(shuō)話(huà)瞬間）正在進(jìn)行或發(fā)生的動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)。

Look，thestudentsarelisteningtotheteachercarefully.看，學(xué)生正在認(rèn)真聽(tīng)老師講課。

2.現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)常見(jiàn)的提示詞有now，atpresent，atthemoment，thesedays，fromthreetofive，look，listen等。（1）一般在詞尾加-ing。如：look→looking

play→playing（2）以不發(fā)音的字母e結(jié)尾，去e再加-ing。如：write→writing

take→taking（3）以輔音字母結(jié)尾的重讀閉音節(jié)詞，先雙寫(xiě)該輔音字母再加-ing。如：stop→stopping

begin→beginning（4）以字母ie結(jié)尾的詞，變ie為y，再加-ing。如：die→dying

lie→lying3.動(dòng)詞-ing形式的構(gòu)成方式：現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)1.含義：表示過(guò)去發(fā)生的動(dòng)作對(duì)現(xiàn)在還有影響。2.基本結(jié)構(gòu)：主語(yǔ)

＋have/has＋

過(guò)去分詞3.基本用法：（1）表示過(guò)去發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，但強(qiáng)調(diào)對(duì)現(xiàn)在產(chǎn)生了影響。特征：不能與表示具體時(shí)間的狀語(yǔ)連用。（2）表示過(guò)去發(fā)生的動(dòng)作或存在的狀態(tài)一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，還可能繼續(xù)下去。常與since，for，“inthepast/last＋時(shí)