FurtherReadingGlobalWarmingAlert.doc

语篇模式阅读之说明文（学案）台师高级中学高二英语备课组 段姣弟 2019.5.28Teaching objectives:1. Students can understand a text as a whole.2. Students can use a mind map（思维导图）to clarify（使清楚）the structure of a text.3. Students can obtain a textual pattern of exposition（说明文的语篇模式）and learn to put it into use while reading exposition.Step 1 Review1. What is the style of the passage?A. Narration 记叙文B. Exposition 说明文C. Argumentation 议论文2. The structure of the passage:Step 2 Read text A and finish the following tasks.Task 1: (1) Find the topic of the text. (2) Find the topic sentence in each paragraph.Task 2: Clarify (使清楚) the structure of the text by making a mind map（思维导图）of it.Task 3: Find the key word(s) in each question and finish the exercise.Step 3 Read text B and finish the following tasks.Task 1: (1) Find the topic of the text. (2) Find the topic sentence in each paragraph.Task 2: Clarify the structure of the text by making a mind map（思维导图）of it.Task 3: Find the key word(s) in each question and finish the exercise.AMore students than ever before are taking a gap year(间隔年) before going to university. It used to be called the “year off” between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated(起源) with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS). That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year.Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year often more mature and responsible,” he said.But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students (NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardshipyoung people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to 15,000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods,” he said. (260 words)1. What do we learn about a gap year from the text?A. It is flexible in length.B. It is a time for relaxation.C. It is increasingly popular. D. It is required by universities.2. According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year_.A. are better prepared for college studiesB. know a lot more about their future jobsC. are more likely to leave university in debtD. have a better chance to enter top universities3. How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?A. Hes puzzled. B. Hes worried. C. Hes surprised. D. Hes annoyed.4. What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?A. Attend additional course. B. Make plans for the new term.C. Earn money for their education. D. Prepare for their graduate studies.BNOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares. Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase(抹去), the effect of painful memories.In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible. “Some memories can ruin peoples lives. They come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions,” said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “This could relieve a lot of that suffering.”But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity(特质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past. “All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. Im not sure we want to wipe those memories out,” said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist. (299 words)5. The passage is mainly about_. A. a new medical invention B. an argument about the research on the pill C. a way of erasing painful memories D. a new research on the pill6. The drug tested on people can _.A. cause the brain to fix memoriesB. stop people remembering bad experiencesC. prevent body producing certain chemicalsD. Wipe out the emotional effects of memories7. We can infer from the passage that _.A. people doubt the effects of the pillsB. the pill will stop peoples bad experiencesC. taking the pill will do harm to peoples healthyD. the pill has p