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Unit4Globalwarming TheArcticwillsoonbefreefromice,expertssay.Thechangeissuretotakeplace,butglobalwarmingandclimatechangearechangingtheearth’slandscape(地形)rapidly,causinganxietyworldwide. ExpertssaythattheArcticseaiceismeltingquitefasterthanexpectedanditcanaffectnotjusttheregion,butEarthingeneral.Ascientistevensaysthatnextyear,ormaybetheyearafterthat,theArcticwillbefreeofice. PeterWadhams,directoroftheScottPolarInstituteinCambridge,said,“MostpeopleexpectthisyearwillseearecordlowintheArctic’ssummerseaicecover.Nextyearortheyearafterthat,IthinkitwillbefreeoficeinsummerandbythatImeanthecentralArcticwillbeice­free.”“YouwillbeabletocrossovertheNorthPolebyship,”headded. Wadhams’studysaysthatmeltingseaicewillhaveagreatinfluenceontheplanetsincetheseaiceismorecapableofreflecting(反射)sunlightcomparedtowaterthatcanonlyreflect10%ofthesunlight.Oncetheseaicemelts,thewatercanonlyreflectasmallamountofsunlight.ThismeansthattheEarthwillreceiveandabsorbmoresunlight,makingtheplanetevenhotter. Theyear2016hadalreadybrokenrecordsofthehottesttemperatureeverrecordedandthetrenddoesn’tseemtoshowanydecreaseinglobalwarming.“Itdoesn’tlookliketheiceishealingandgrowingback,”TomWagner,NASA’smanagersaidinareport. LikeWadhams,scientistsandresearchersallovertheworldarelecturingaroundtoeducatepeopletohelplightenglobalwarmingthathasalreadychangedtheplanet’slandscape. 判断正(T)误(F) 1.ThespeedoftheArcticseaicebeingmeltingisbeyondexpectation.(T) 2.TheArcticwon’tbefreefromicesoonbecauseofglobalwarmingandclimatechange.(F) PeriodOneWarmingUp&Reading—Pre­reading 匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思 [第一组] 1.consume A.n.燃料 2.random B.vi.同意;捐赠;订阅 3.phenomenon C.vt.消费;消耗;耗尽 4.subscribe D.adj.胡乱的;任意的 5.fuel E.n.现象 答案1.C2.D3.E4.B5.A [第二组] 6.quantity A.vt.反对;反抗 7.oppose B.n.量;数量 8.state C.n.大灾难;浩劫 9.trend D.n.趋势;趋向;走向 10.catastrophe E.vt.陈述;说明 答案6.B7.A8.E9.D10.C [第三组] 11.range A.n.洪水;水灾 12.consequence B.n.旱灾;干旱 13.mild C.n.结果;后果;影响 14.flood D.adj.温和的;温柔的;淡的 15.drought E.n.种类;范围 答案11.E12.C13.D14.A15.B [第四组] 16.famine A.vi.趋向;易于;vt.照顾;护理 17.