1、Module 1 Deep South被称为“最后的大陆”的南极洲还是世界上最后的净土吗？读读下面的文章你会有所感触的！ Once completely inaccessible，Antarctica has more recently been playing host to adventurers seeking excitement，scientists interested in experimenting，and companies looking to exploit this wild terrain for profit: gold，uranium，and oil are ju
2、st some of the valuable resources which lie beneath the continents icy covering.Though no human population is native to Antarctica， about 1，000 people work there in the summer months，and another 12， 000 tourists visit there every year.They come to enjoy the unspoiled environment，the bright blue skie
3、s，and the fresh white snow fields.If a tourist is lucky enough，he or she can join an expedition to see some of the continents other residents.Animals along the coast of the Southern Ocean dont mind the cold weather，and thrive in Antarcticas seas.Penguins and seals breed on the icy shores and fish fo
4、r krill in the cool water.Yet，Antarcticas fragile and complicated ecosystem is threatened by its human visitors.Damage to the environment occurs as people come looking for resources beneath the ice，or carelessly leave their garbage behind.Currently, countries are working to ensure that the damage to
5、 Antarcticas environment is minimized，and that the last wilderness on Earth will remain an unspoiled place.1terrain n. 地理地形，地势；领域；地带2beneath prep. 在之下adv. 在下面；在底下3unspoiled adj. 未损坏的；未宠坏的4thrive v. 兴盛；茁壮成长5fragile adj . 脆的；易碎的1How many tourists visit Antarctica every year?【答案】 12，000.2What measures
6、do the countries take to protect Antarctica?【答案】 Countries are working to ensure that the damage to Antarcticas environment is minimized, and that the last wilderness on Earth will remain an unspoiled place.Section Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary(1) Preparing根据提示写出下列单词1 n. 探险者2 n. 降水量；降雨量3 n.
7、状态；状况4 n. 深度5 adj. 荒凉的，不适宜居住的6 adj. 每年的7 adj. 极端的，极度的8 v. 适应9 v. 储存，留存；使陷入困境10 v. 使平衡11 n. (不断的)竞争12 n. (国家或政府间的 )条约，公约13 adj. 商业的14 v. 促进，增进15 vt. 想象；设想【答案】 1.explorer 2.rainfall 3.state 4.depth 5inhospitable 6.annual 7.extreme 8.adapt 9.trap 10.balance 11.rivalry 12.treaty 13commercial 14.promote
8、15.imagine看单词 学构词 ial 为常见的表示 “有特征的”等含义的后缀。常加在名词的后面，常见的有：industrial adj.工业的；financial adj.金融的；beneficial adj.有益的；official adj.官方的等根据提示补全下列短语1close 靠近；接近；几乎2 average 平均3adapt (使)适应4be made up 由组成5 the form of 以的形式6stand 引人注目；突出；显眼7set foot 进入，到达；踏上8 particular 尤其9 a(n).state 处于状态10keep.free 使免受【答案】 1.
9、to 2.on 3.to 4.of 5.in 6.out 7.on 8.in 9.in 10.from根据提示补全下列教材原句1 ，Antarctica is technically a desert.南极洲年降雨量几乎为零，严格来说该区域就是一片荒漠。2 ，it is the fifth largest continent in the world.南极洲覆盖了南极周围大约 1 400 万平方千米的面积，是世界上第五大洲。3 James Cook cross the Antarctic Circle，but he never saw land.直到 18 世纪末，英国探险家詹姆斯库克才穿越了
10、南极圈，但他却从未发现任何陆地。4Then in 1895，a Norwegian called Carstens Borchgrevink became the Antarctic mainland.后来到了 1895 年，一个叫卡斯腾博克格雷温克的挪威人成为第一个踏上南极大陆的人。【答案】 1.With annual rainfall close to zero 2Covering about 14 million square kilometres around the South Pole 3.Not until the late 18th century did the Britis
11、h explorer 4.the first man to set foot on阅读 P2P 3 教材课文并从四个选项中选择最佳答案1How much of the surface is covered permanently in the ice cap?A90%. B70%. C98%. D80%.【答案】 C2How long does the long Antarctic winter night last?A12 centuries. B15 days.C11 centuries. D182 days.【答案】 D3Why are the Antarctic rocks easy
12、to see?ABecause they are white while the background is black.BBecause they are black while the background is white.CBecause they are useful while the background is useless.DBecause they are useless while the background is useful.【答案】 B4Who was the first to land on the Antarctic mainland?AJames Cook.
13、BRoald Amundsen.CGreek geographers.DCarstens Borchgrevink.【答案】 D5What is the aim of the treaty signed in 1961?ATo prevent the commercial and military use of the continent.BTo prevent the research in the Antarctic.CTo keep the hunters from killing the penguins.DTo avoid the war between the advanced c
14、ountries.【答案】 A阅读 P2P 3 教材课文；在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth, is the fifth 1. (large) continent in the world. The 2. (condition) there are quite extreme with 3. (near) no rainfall. 98% of the surface is covered permanently by ice and strong winds 4. (drive) by gra
15、vity blow from the pole to the coastline. However, it is full of wildlife like the famous penguins, 5. can adapt to its hard conditions. The ice there 6. (become) a window on the past with gases and minerals 7. (trap) in it. It was not until 1895 8. the Norwegian explorer called Carstens Borchgrevin
16、k set foot 9. the Antarctic mainland. In 1961, 12 countries signed a treaty to make it the worlds biggest nature reserve. Today scientists from all over the world go there to study its resources 10. to work together for progress and peace.【答案】 1.largest 2.conditions 3.nearly 4.driven 5.which 6.has become 7.trapped 8.that 9.on 10.and
