高中英语 话题导入（Module 1 Deep South）教学素材 外研版选修8

1 ModuleModule 1 1 DeepDeep SouthSouth 话题导入话题导入 从 1772 年库克扬帆南下到 19 世纪末 先后有很多探险家驾帆船去寻找南方大陆 历史 上把这一时期称为帆船时代 20 世纪初到第一次世界大战前 尽管时间短暂 但人类先后征 服了南磁极和南极点 涌现了不少可歌可泣的探险英雄 历史上称这一时期为英雄时代 中 国从 1980 年起派科学家到外国南极考察站同外国科学家一起开展南极科学研究 从 1984 年 起 中国五次派出了考察队 并先后于 1985 年和 1988 年建立起了我们自己的考察站 到底 是什么吸引着世界各国的探险家们前赴后继地前往南极呢 让我们来一起走进人类最后的 大洲 南极洲吧 背景知识背景知识 关于南极洲关于南极洲 南极洲英文名为 Antarctica 源出希腊文 anti 相反 加上 Arctic 北极 意为北极的 对面 即南极 因该大陆处在地球的最南端 南极的周围 因此中文称为 南极洲 是一个 与地理情况相符的地名 南极洲是 1738 年由法国人布维发现的 他航海时发现了南极大陆 附近的一个岛 今布维岛 英国人库克曾于 1772 1775 年到达过南极大陆周围的许多岛屿 但是 现在一般认为南极大陆是 19 世纪被发现的 据说 美国人于 1820 年首次看见南极大 陆 南极洲是世界第五大洲 面积 1400 多万平方千米 是地球上惟一没有国家 没有常住居 民的大陆 南极是世界上最寒冷的大陆 大陆年均气温为零下 25 摄氏度 极端最低气温为零下 89 2 摄氏度 南极是世界上冰雪贮量最多的大陆 大陆冰盖体积逾 2700 万平方千米 贮藏了 世界总冰量的 90 相当于世界总淡水量的 72 引入型阅读引入型阅读 AnimalsAnimals inin AntarcticaAntarctica Antarctica has a rich and diverse spread of animal life the best known of which are the penguins and whales The cold Antarctic waters provide a nutrient rich environment which sustains a long and complex food chain the basis of which is plankton and krill TheThe environmentenvironment ofof AntarcticaAntarctica The Antarctic environment is unique on the planet It is not only the coldest driest windiest highest and most uninhabited continent on Earth but also it is home to some of the most amazing animals It is exactly this fascinating environment that allows these creatures to thrive Without this fragile environment the entire food chain from plankton and krill to whales would be affected Antarctica is the coldest windiest driest continent on the 2 planet The weather strong winds and brutal storms have been synonymous with Marcsica since its discovery and continue to be a major challenge for modern explorers TheThe explorationsexplorations ofof AntarcticaAntarctica Most of the early diaries and tales of exploration of Antarctica are filled with stories of how the weather was man s biggest enemy on the continent Nature s power is seldom seen as ferocious as it is in Antarctica making this one of the most inhospitable places on Earth TrueTrue oror False False 1 There is little animals in Antarctica because of the cold climate here 2 No penguins could be found in Antarctica They live only in the North Pole 3 Antarctica is the coldest driest windiest highest and most uninhabited continent on Earth 4 The major challenges for modern explorers to Antarctica are from the cold weather the storms and the fierce animals 5 Antarctica is a hospitable places on Earth in spite of its cold weather 答案答案 1 False 2 False 3 True 4 False 5 False 课前导引课前导引 一 词汇扫描一 词汇扫描 根据句意及各题括号中所给的汉语意思 从下面的方框中选择合适的单词 用其适当形 式 填空 explorationfragileinhabitantintense reliability depressinginhospitabletir esome extreme commercialvoyageabnormal emergency inspirationprivilegedelica te conventional isolaterivalryabsence 1 This is a small town of 23 000 居民 2 It was very 讨厌的 of John not to come till so late 3 We believe in only the 可靠性 test on the car 4 The people here are really 不好客的 to the visitors 5 Love and hate are 极端 of feelings 6 The answer to this question is now under 探讨 7 We must remember that we have already entered into the 竞争 with them 8 There has been a 商业的 contact between the races 9 The 旅行 航行 from England to India used to take 6 months 10 That is 紧张的 but orderly work 11 Her behavior is 反常 for a girl of three years old 12 In the 缺乏 of firm evidence the prisoner was set free 3 13 An artist often draws his 启发 from natural beauty 14 Our members have the 特权 of using the lending service of the library 15 The wings of a butterfly are very 易受损的 16 He was in a 脆弱的 health after a serious illness 17 We only exchange 常规的 普通的 greetings every day when we meet 18 Please come now doctor this is an 紧急情况 19 Snow has 隔绝 many villages in Scotland 20 The test results were very 令人很失望 答案答案 1 inhabitants 2 tiresome 3 reliability 4 inhospitable 5 extremes 6 exploration 7 rivalry mercial 9 voyage 10 intense 11 abnormal 12 absence 13 inspiration 14 privilege 15 delicate 16 fragile 17 conventional 18 emergency 19 isolated 20 depressing 二 句型聚焦二 句型聚焦 观察下列句子 试着归纳其画线部分所包含的句型结构并将句子翻译成汉语 1 Not until the late 18th century did the British explorer James Cook cross the Antarctic Circle but he never saw land 归纳 译文 答案答案 归纳 not until 置于句首引起部分倒装 译文 直到 18 世纪末 英国探险家库克才穿越了南极圈 但他却从未发现任何陆地 2 Then in 1895 Norwegian called larstens Borchgrevink became the first man to set foot on the Antarctic mainland 归纳 译文 答案答案 归纳 动词不定式作后置定语 译文 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 3 It is inspiring to the infernational community that countries representing 80 of the world s population have signed the treaty 归纳 译文 答案答案 归纳 It is was 形容词 that 从句 译文 共占世界人口 80 的国家签订了那份条约 对国际社区 的人 真是令人兴奋的 事情 三 语法平台三 语法平台 1 观察下列 子 在句子的主语下面画上横线 1 The book is about a hero who fought bravely against the Japanese invaders during the war 2 Anybody knows the answer 3 To study abroad is my long term plan 4 4 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise 5 There is nothing to get excited about 答案答案 1 The book 2