2021-2022学年度第3期总第753期

Village powers up (P6)

山西省灵石县第一中学 任立琴

 

I. Free-talk

Name and compare the facilities used in villages.

in the past

ancient temples

cave dwellings

firewood

gas stoves

coal-fired heating

oil-fired farm machinery

 

nowadays

electric sprayers

electric mowers

induction cookers

electric heater

rice cookers

What makes these changes a reality?

modern solar power system

photovoltaic (光伏的) panels (面板)

II. Read for general information

Predict: What topics will be talked about in the article?

Read the article and check your prediction.

Main idea of the article______________

 

Zhuangshang village, located on the bank of the Yellow River in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, has received an edgy label: a “zero-carbon” village, due to the modern solar power system.

feature of news: 倒三角结构，将最重要的信息放在文章首段。

feature of news: 新闻通常由the lead, the body and the ending 三部分组成。

III. Read for details

1. How does the modern solar power system work?

     Residents can directly use electricity that is produced from photovoltaic (光伏的) panels (面板) installed (安装) on their roofs without purchasing power from the grid.

该句的主干____________________ ; 红色部分为______，先行词为________，绿色为________， 蓝色部分为________。  

释义：居民可直接使用由安装在屋顶的光伏面板所产生的电流，无需从国家电网购电。

2. What are the advantages of the system?

50.    Convenient, energy-efficient; (para 4)

50.    Safe, reliable; (para 5)

50.    Saves money on charges for electricity and fuel; (para 6)

50.    Environmentally friendly; (para 6)

3. According to Chen Wenbo, what is the future of the modern solar power system?

Positive. It will be widely spread throughout Zhuangshang village. He also hopes the village will be a model for the country’s energy revolution.

IV. Language focus

Find the following expressions in the article.

50. 1. 给……供电；使……启动

50. 2. 装备有，配备有

50. 3. 提供给某人某物

50. 4. ……的关键

50. 5. 独立于……

50. 6. 对……没有影响

50. 7. 使某人能够做

50. 8. 目的是，旨在

 

50. power up

50. be armed with

50. provide sth to sb.

50. the key to doing sth.

50. be independent from

50. have no effect on

50. enable sb to do sth.

50. aim to

即学即练

50.  Complete the following sentences using the phrases in the passage.

50. A birdwatcher, ____ａtelescope, found a bird sitting on a rock. (2015陕西改)

50. Community schools  _____ good quality education for children. (人教7-4)

50. Color is the _____ to making a room feel the way you want it to feel. (2018全国)

50. Global warming is having a great ____ on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world.  (2012 四川)

50. In a word, good listening can really ____ us to get closer to each other.  (2008江苏)

key words

Choose the appropriate meaning for the word in red.

 

1. That solves more than 90 percent of the power consumption, according to Yuncheng Daily. (para 5)

A. The ability to control people or things.

B. The strength or energy contained in sth.

C. The public supply of electricity.

 

2. “I can save at least 3,000 yuan every year on charges for electricity and fuel,” resident Chen Jiuhong told China Daily. (para 6)

A. A position of having control over sth/sb.

B. The amount of money that sb asks for goods and services.

C. The amount of electricity that is put into a battery or carried by a substance.

 

3. In my house, electrical appliances, such as induction cookers (电磁炉), rice cookers and electric heaters, have replaced traditional gas stoves and coal-fired heating,” said Chen. (para 7)

A. To shoot a bullet from a gun.

B. To force sb. to leave their job.

C. To make the fuel burn so that the engine starts to work.

 

4. In tackling climate change, China aims to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and realize carbon neutrality before 2060. (para 8)

A. the top point of mountains.

B. the highest level of sth.

C. to reach the highest point or value

在应对气候变化方面，中国二氧化碳排放力争于2030年前达到峰值，努力争取2060年前实现碳中和。

V. Further information

What is carbon neutrality?

Carbon neutrality means having net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. To achieve this, we have to balance carbon emissions with carbon removal. For every amount of carbon a company or country produces, it should be taking steps to remove the same amount of carbon from the atmosphere if it wants to achieve carbon neutrality.

Why should we care? 

Climate change will eventually affect us all if we don't start taking it seriously. It's entirely possible that drastic effects of climate change could be felt within the next 10-20 years — it's no longer something in the distant future.

 What can we do?

50. drive cars less;

50. plant our own vegetables;

50. use cold water when we wash clothes to reduce energy consumption;

50. reduce, reuse and recycle whenever possible;

50. take a look at how we spend money on tech.