Unit6NurturingnatureUnderstandingideas

Workinpairsandcompletethequiz.Trytoguessifyouarenotsureoftheanswers.(P82)ReadP82-84tosharetheexperiencewiththeauthor!AreyoucuriousaboutwhatwouldajourneyontheQinghai-TibetRailwaybelike?1.MarktheplacesmentionedinthepassageontheQinghai-TibetRailway.XiNingQingshuiheBridgeGolmudTanggulaCuonaLakeLhasaPara.1

A.Howtopreventdamagetowetlandsandgrasslands.Para.2

B.HowtoprotectCuonaLake.Para.3

C.ThetrainleavesXining.Para.4D.Howtoprotectwildanimals.Para.5E.Weconsiderprotectingthedelicateeco-systemfirst.Para.6F.Howtomakesuretheworkersstayedhealthy.Para.7G.I'mproudwebuiltour"SkyRailway".

2.Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Part1Part2Part3

TheauthorhasworkedontheQinghai-TibetRailway.Oncebelieved“impossible”,thehighestrailwayintheworldisarecordoftheeffortsoftheworkerstoovercomethemostdifficultengineeringchallenges.Theseeffortsandtheirendresultsmeanthattherailwayisspecialtotheauthor.3.Whyistherailwayparticularlyspecialtotheauthor?A.Toprovethathumanscanconquernature.B.Tohighlighttheamountofworkrequiredtobuildthe

Qinghai-TibetRailway.C.Topraisetheworker’seffortsinbuildingtheQinghai-TibetRailway.4.Choosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageandgiveyourreasons.Para6:...Ifeelasenseofprideandachievement.

Para7:...Iamproudthatwebuiltour“impossible”railway,...

Manyexamplesofhowtoovercomethedifficultiesduringtheconstructioninthetextalsogivecluestotheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.ReasonsCarefulreadingPara.1Sittingbackinmyseat,Ican’tquitebelievethatI’mabouttotravelalongtherailwaythatmanyforeignexpertsclaimedwas“impossible”.ThetrainhasbeenracingalongsteadilysinceitleftXining.Allthistime,thesong“SkyRailway”hasbeenplayinginsidemyhead.Thewords“railwayslikemassivedragonsarewindingamongthemountains”seemparticularlyvividasItravelacrossthe“roofoftheworld”.1.Finddetailsthatshowtheauthor’sfeelings.2.What’sthefunction

ofPara.1inpicturingtheauthor’sjourney?excited,curiousproud,senseofachievementItsetsboththebackgroundofthejourneyandtheemotionalatmosphereoftherestofthepassage.Para.2IwasoneofthepeoplewhocamefromallpartsofChinatoworkonthisrailway.Takingyearstocomplete,theQinghai-TibetRailwayisarecordofallofoureffortstoovercomethemostdifficultengineeringchallenges.Howtoprotectthedelicateecosystemwasamongthetopconcerns.WhatfunctiondoesPara.2playindevelopingthewholepassage?Itmakesclearthethesisstatementofthispassage.Itservesnaturallyasatransitiontothefollowingparas.Para.3ThefirstlandmarktocatchmyeyeisthesplendidQingshuiheBridge,theworld’slongestbridgebuiltoverpermafrost.Look!AgroupofTibetanantelopesismovingunderthebridge,withsomestoppingtoeatgrassattheirleisure.Thirty-threepassageshavebeenbuiltundertherailwaytoallowtheanimalstomovesafelyandfreelyintheirnaturalhabitat.WildanimalssuchastheseTibetanantelopeshavenowbeenusingthesepassagesforyears.Theyseemtotallyunawarethatwearespeedingpastatover100kilometresanhour.1.What’sthefigureofspeechusedin“catchmyeye”?

What’sthefunction?PersonificationComparedwith“Inoticedthebridge”,“thebridgecatchesmyeye”seemstoletthebridgeinteractwithpeople.Theobjectbecomeslifelikeandvivid,increasinglanguageexpressiveness(表現(xiàn)力).Para.3ThefirstlandmarktocatchmyeyeisthesplendidQingshuiheBridge,theworld’slongestbridgebuiltoverpermafrost.Look!AgroupofTibetanantelopesismovingunderthebridge,withsomestoppingtoeatgrassattheirleisure.Thirty-threepassageshavebeenbuiltundertherailwaytoallowtheanimalstomovesafelyandfreelyintheirnaturalhabitat.WildanimalssuchastheseTibetanantelopeshavenowbeenusingthesepassagesforyears.Theyseemtotallyunawarethatwearespeedingpastatover100kilometresanhour.2.a.UnderlinedescriptionsofwildanimalsasthetrainpassesQingshuiheBridge.b.What’sthepointinstressingthestateofwildanimalsunderthebridge?Thewildanimalsliveasusual,safe,free,notbeingdisturbed.Thisprovestheeffectivenessofthe33passagesbuilttoprotectthewildanimals.Topreventdamagetowetlandsandgrasslands,675bridgeswithatotallengthofabout160kilometreswerebuiltbetweenGolmudandLhasa.Weevenmoved140,000squaremetresofwetlandtoanewareainordertoprotectitsdistinctecosystem.Para.4Whatistheauthor’sintentioninlistingthesenumbers?Thesenumbersprovidedirectandconcrete(具體的)evidenceofthemassiveprotectiveeffortsmade,whichshowsournation’senvironmentaldeterminationwhileconstructingtheQinghai-TibetRailway.Para.5Thejourneyhasbeenflyingby,andbeforeIknowit,wehavereachedTanggulaStation.Locatedatover5,000metresabovesealevel,thisisthehighestrailwaystationintheworld.Inlocationssuchasthis,thethinair,changeableweatherandhighlevelsofUVradiationpresentedperhapsthegreatestchallengeforrailwayworkers.Tomakesurewestayedhealthy,severaloxygen-makingstationswereconstructed.Wewerealsoabletoenjoyregularbreaksinlowerareas.1.Whatdoes“it”represent?2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthissentence?“wehavereachedTanggulaStation”thetrainisrunningatahighspeedtheauthorhasacomfortablejourneyinsteadoffeelingbored,ignorantof(未意識(shí)到的)thepassingtimeThejourneyhasbeenflyingby,andbeforeIknowit,wehavereachedTanggulaStation.Locatedatover5,000metresabovesealevel,thisisthehighestrailwaystationintheworld.Inlocationssuchasthis,thethinair,changeableweatherandhighlevelsofUVradiationpresentedperhapsthegreatestchallengeforrailwayworkers.Tomakesurewestayedhealthy,severaloxygen-makingstationswereconstructed.Wewerealsoabletoenjoyregularbreaksinlowerareas.Para.5Filloutthechartaboutaltitude(海拔)uniquefeaturechallengesforrailwayworkershealthfacilitybuiltaccordingly(相應(yīng)地)5,000metresseveraloxygen-makingstationsthinair,changeableweather,highlevelsofUVradiationthehighestrailwaystationintheworldTanggulaStationPara.6AswepassCuonaLake,Ifeelasenseofprideandachievement.Usingthousandsandthousandsofsandbags,webuiltatwenty-kilometrewallalongthelaketoprotectitfromconstructionwaste.CuonaLakeissoclosetotherailwaythatIwanttoreachoutandtouchitspalebluemirror-likesurface.Waterbirdsplayinginthelake,andcattleandsheepwanderingthegrasslandsbringthescenerytolife.1.What’sthefigureofspeechusedin“palebluemirror-likesurface”?What’sthefunction?Bycomparingthelakesurfacewithmirror,theauthormakesiteasyforreaderstoimagehowclearandpeacefulthelakesurfaceis.SimileAswepassCuonaLake,Ifeelasenseofprideandachievement.Usingthousandsandthousandsofsandbags,webuiltatwenty-kilometrewallalongthelaketoprotectitfromconstructionwaste.CuonaLakeissoclosetotherailwaythatIwanttoreachoutandtouchitspalebluemirror-likesurface.Waterbirdsplayinginthelake,andcattleandsheepwanderingthegrasslandsbringthescenerytolife.Para.62.HowdidtheauthordescribetheviewofCuonaLake?Sights

Feelings1.palebluemirror-likesurface2.waterbirdsplayinginthelake3.cattleandsheepwanderingthegrasslandswantstotouch(tofeel)itthefeelingoflifePara.6AswepassCuonaLake,Ifeelasenseofprideandachievement.Usingthousandsandthousandsofsandbags,webuiltatwenty-kilometrewallalongthelaketoprotectitfromconstructionwaste.CuonaLakeissoclosetotherailwaythatIwanttoreachoutandtouchitspalebluemirror-likesurface.Waterbirdsplayinginthelake,andcattleandsheepwanderingthegrasslandsbringthescenerytolife.Readtoanswerthequestions:3.Whydoestheauthorfeel“asenseofprideandachievement”when

passingCuonaLake?WhilebuildingtheQinghai-TibetRailway,theymadegreateffortstoprotectthelakefromconstructionwaste,whichhasmadeitpossibleforthelaketodemonstrateamazingbeautytoday.Thus,theauthorfeelsasenseofprideandachievement.Para.7TheQinghai-TibetPlateauhasbeenattractingpeople’sadmirationforcenturies.Now,thankstoourefforts,passengersfromalloverthecountryhavebeenenjoyingthesemagicallandscapes.Iamproudthatwebuiltour“impossible”railway,anddidsowiththecarethattheenvironmentdeserves.Ittrulyisanextraordinary“SkyRailway”.Readtoanswerthequestions:1.Findthreeaspectsfortheauthortobeproudofwithinthispara.2.Basedonthewholetext,trytoexplainwhyQinghai-TibetRailwayistrulyanextraordinary“SkyRailway”.Para.7TheQinghai-TibetPlateauhasbeenattractingpeople’sadmirationforcenturies.Now,thankstoourefforts,passengersfromalloverthecountryhavebeenenjoyingthesemagicallandscapes.Iamproudthatwebuiltour“impossible”railway,anddidsowiththecarethattheenvironmentdeserves.Ittrulyisanextraordinary“SkyRailway”.Readtoanswerthequestions:1.Findthreeaspectsfortheauthortobeproudofwithinthispara.Thankstoeffortsofheandhisco-workers,magicalviewsoftheQinghai-TibetPlateauhavebecomeaccessibletopassengers.Theyovercamechallengesothersconsideredimpossibletoconquer.Theyalsotookpropercareofenvironmentduringconstruction.Para.7TheQinghai-TibetPlateauhasbeenattractingpeople’sadmirationforcenturies.Now,thankstoourefforts,passengersfromalloverthecountryhavebeenenjoyingthesemagicallandscapes.Iamproudthatwebuiltour“impossible”railway,anddidsowiththecarethattheenvironmentdeserves.Ittrulyisanextraordinary“SkyRailway”.Readtoanswerthequestions:2.Basedonthewholetext,trytoexplainwhyQinghai-TibetRailwayistrulyanextraordinary“SkyRailway”.Becauseitisan“impossible”railwayintheworldwiththecaretheenvironmentdeservesandarecordtoovercomethemostdifficultengineeringchallenges.Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethetable.P85ChallengesSolutionsToprotectwildanimals.1.

___________________

havebeenbuiltunder

therailwaytoallowtheanimalsto2._________________________________

_______.Thirty-threepassages

movesafelyandfreelyintheirnatural

habitatChecktheanswersChallengesSolutionsTo3.________________________________________.675bridgeswith4.________________________________werebuiltbetweenGolmudandLhasa.140,000squaremetresofwetlandwere5._________________inordertoprotectitsdistrictecosystem.

atotallengthofabout160kilometresmovedtoanewareapreventdamagetowetlandsandgrasslandsChecktheanswersChallengesSolutionsTomakesuretheworkersstayedhealthy.6.____________________________

wereconstructed.Theworkersalsoenjoyed7.____________inlowerareas.Severaloxygen-makingstationsregularbreaksChecktheanswers

ChallengesSolutionsTo8.__________________.Thousandsand

thousandsofsandbagswereusedto9._________________________alongthelaketo10.______________________________.

protectCuonaLake

buildatwenty-kilometerwall

protectitfromconstructionwasteChecktheanswers

1.

Whichofthesolutionsareyoumostimpressedby?Why？2.WhichwordsinthepassageareusedtodescribetheQinghai-TibetRailway?SkyRailway,impossible,highest,extraordinary.Shareyourthinkingaboutthefollowingquestions.Whatotherwordscouldyouthinkoftodescribeit?Wecanalsosayitisamiracle,greatachievement,etc.TheQinghai-TibetRailwayisarecordofalleffortstoovercomethemostdifficultengineeringchallenges.ThefirstlandmarkistheQingshuiheBridge,theworld’slongestbridgebuilt1.____________permafrost.Thirty-threepassages2._____________(build)undertherailwaytoallowtheanimals3._______(move)

safelyandfreelyintheirnaturalhabitat.Topreventdamagetowetlandsandgrasslands,675bridgeswithatotallengthofabout160kilometreswerebuiltbetweenGolmud4.____

Lhasa.Even14,000squaremetresofwetland5.__________(move)toanewareatoprotectitsdistinctecosystem.over

havebeenbuiltweremovedandFillintheblanksandtrytoretellthepassage.

tomove6._______(locate)atover5,000metresabovesealevel,theTanggulaStationisthe7._______(high)railwaystationintheworld.AtCuonaLake,thousandsandthousandsofsandbagswereusedtobuildatwenty-kilometrewallalongthelaketoprotectitfromconstructionwaste.Thankstothegreatefforts,the“impossible”railwaywasbuilt.And8.___thesametime,theenvironmentwasprotected.Itistrulyanextraordinary“SkyRailway”.highestLocatedatFillintheblanksandtrytoretellthepassage.1.WhatchangesdoyouthinktheQinghai-TibetRailwayhasbroughttothepeoplelivingalongtherailway?2.Whatmethoddidyouusetocollectinformation?How

didtheinformationhelpyoutobetterunderstandthe

passage?ThinkShare1.WhatchangesdoyouthinktheQinghai-TibetRailwayhasbroughttothepeoplelivingalongtherailway?ThinkShareIthashelpedtopromotethelocaleconomy.

TheopeningoftheQinghai-TibetRailwaythoroughlybrokethelong-termtransportbottleneck(瓶頸)restrictingTibet.MoreandmorespecialtiesofTibethavebeentransportedtothehinterlandbytherailwayandsenttotheworld.TheaverageannualgrowthrateofTibet’sGDPfrom2006to2014exceeded10percent.1.WhatchangesdoyouthinktheQinghai-TibetRailwayhasbroughttothepeoplelivingalongtherailway?ThinkShareIthasimprovedpeople’slivingstandard.

Thefarmersandherdsmen(牧民)alongtheQinghai-TibetRailwayhavetakenthe“railwaybusinessopportunity“toincreasetheirincome.LargenumbersofqualityandcheapgoodshavebeentransportedtoTibetviatheQinghai-TibetRailway,improvingTibetPeople’sproductionandlivingstandards.1.WhatchangesdoyouthinktheQinghai-TibetRailwayhasbroughttothepeoplelivingalongtherailway?ThinkShareIthasmadeitmoreconvenientforpeopletotravel.

TheQinghai-TibetRailwaypassesmanyfamousscenicareassuchastheQinghaiLake,KunlunMountains,HohXilandNorthernTibetGrassland,formingaworld-classtouristroutefullofmysteriousflavor.Overthepastnineyears,Tibet’stourismhasseen“blowout-type”(井噴式)developmentandbecomeapillarindustry（支柱產(chǎn)業(yè)）.Tibethasreceivedalltogether74milliondomesticandforeigntourists.Languagepoints①宣稱；聲稱1.claim

v②索要；索?、蹔Z走；奪去（生命）ImportantwordsScientistsareclaimingamajorbreakthroughinthefightagainstcancer.

科學(xué)家們宣稱攻克癌癥已有重大的突破。Sheclaimeddamagesfromthecompanyfortheinjuryshehadsuffered.

她因受傷向公司要求獲得損害賠償金。Thecarcrashclaimedthreelives.

那次撞車事故導(dǎo)致三人死亡。

2.steadilyadv

穩(wěn)定地；穩(wěn)固地Thecompany’sexportshavebeenincreasingsteadily.

公司的出口量一直穩(wěn)步增長(zhǎng)。Thesituationgotsteadilyworse.

局勢(shì)逐漸惡化。Helookedathersteadily.

他凝視著她。Therainfellsteadily.

雨不緊不慢地下著。Importantwords

3.delicate

adj

易損的；易碎的；脆弱的delicatechinateacups

易碎的瓷茶杯近義詞：____________Theeyeisoneofthemostdelicateorgansofthebody.

眼睛是人體最嬌貴的器官之一。thedelicateecologicalbalanceoftherainforest

熱帶雨林脆弱的生態(tài)平衡Importantwordsfragileatone’sleisureallowsbtodosthmakesurestayhealthyenjoyregularbreaksasenseofprideand

achievement

protectsb/sthfromsthreachoutbring…tolifethanksto允許某人做某事Importantphrases在某人有空時(shí)確保保持健康享有定期休整保護(hù)某人/某事免受……伸出（手……）使……蘇醒/煥發(fā)生機(jī)一種自豪感和成就感多虧了Important

sentencesParaphrase:

WhenItravelacrosstheQinghai-TibetPlateau,thewordsof

thesongbecomeclearinmymind.Icometounderstandthelyricswhichsaythatrailwaysrunovermountains,turningandtwistinglikehugedragons.1.Thewords“railwayslikemassivedragonsarewindingamongthemountains”seemparticularlyvividasItravelacrossthe“roofoftheworld”.

wind

在此作動(dòng)詞，意為“（道路、河流等）蜿蜒，曲折前進(jìn)”；

wind

作動(dòng)詞時(shí)還有“纏繞，卷繞”的意思。常見(jiàn)搭配：windstharound/roundsth：把某物纏繞在……上the“roofoftheworld”：世界屋脊。用來(lái)指代theQinghai-TibetPlateau（青藏高原）。Important

sentencesParaphrase:

TheconstructionoftheQinghai-TibetRailwaytookusseveralyearsanditshowsthatwemadeeveryefforttogetoverthegreatestdifficultiesinengineering.2.Takingyearstocomplete,theQinghai-TibetRailwayisarecordofallofoureffortstoovercomethemostdifficultengineeringchallenges.Takingyearstocomplete是非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞作狀語(yǔ)，和主句主語(yǔ)

theQinghai-TibetRailway是主動(dòng)關(guān)系，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞形式。Paraphrase:BecausetheecosystemoftheQinghai-TibetPlateauiseasilydamaged,whenwebuilttherailway,itwasoneoftheproblemswefirstconsidered.3.Howtoprotectthedelicateecosystemwasamongthetopconcerns.

delicate是形容詞，意為“易損的；易碎的；脆弱的”。

近義詞：fragileImportant

sentencesthedelicateecosystem

脆弱的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)3.Howtoprotectthedelicateecosystemwasamongthetopconcerns.concern還可作動(dòng)詞，意為“使擔(dān)心，使憂慮”。Important

sentencesIssueslikefoodadditivesdoconcernme.食品添加劑這類事情確實(shí)使我很擔(dān)心。concern在這里作名詞，意為“憂慮，擔(dān)心”。ThereisgrowingconcernaboutviolenceonTV.人們對(duì)電視上充斥暴力內(nèi)容的憂慮日益加重。Important

sentencesParaphrase:4.ThefirstlandmarktocatchmyeyeisthesplendidQingshuiheBridge,t