高三春季合刊Listen to Earth (P24)
发布时间:2020-05-09
Listen to Earth (P24)
宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学
贺晓云
Task 1 Title-based predictions
1. Who do you think will listen to the earth?
2. Does our Earth talk or speak?
No. But maybe it is a personification. The earth suffers a lot, and now it is trying to attract our attention.
3. If not, what sounds does the Earth make, which we could hear?
4. Predict the content of the passage: It is about ____?____.
A. environmental problems B. the NCP epidemic
C. technological advancement D. seismic noise reduction
Task 2 True or False
1. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the earth has become silent.
2. Seismologists are scientists who study the noise humans make, such as construction work and traffic.
3. Thomas Lecocq, a scientist in Belgium, found seismic noise has been reduced by around 30 percent to 50 percent since mid-March.
4. The reduction in background noise poses a challenge to seismologists' research.
(KEY: FFTF)
Task 3 Scanning and skimming
1. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the earth has become silent.
2. Seismologists are scientists who study the noise humans make, such as construction work and traffic. 张冠李戴
3. Thomas Lecocq, a scientist in Belgium, found seismic noise has been reduced by around 30 percent to 50 percent since mid-March.
Task 4 Filling the blanks Para5-8
Summarize the main idea:
Similar findings of four different teams of scientists' point to one conclusion: _______________. (KEY: less seismic noise)
4. The reduction in background noise poses challenges to seismologists' research.
Summarize the main idea:
The writer quotes different people's findings to __________the current phenomenon.
(KEY: confirm)
The writer ends this passage in a/an _____ way.
A. ironic B. metaphoric
C. humorous D. comparative
(KEY: C)
1. Who do you think will listen to the earth?
2. Does our Earth talk or speak?
No. But maybe it is a personification. The earth suffers a lot, and now it is trying to attract our attention.
3. If not, what sounds does the Earth make, which we could hear?
4. Predict the content of the passage: It is about ________.
A. environmental problems B. the NCP epidemic
C. technological advancement D. seismic noise reduction
(KEY: D)