高二英语（选修七）unit 2 Listening and Reading task

1、reading taskReading task Three decades of war in Cambodia have left scars in many forms throughout the country. Unfortunately, one of the most lasting legacies of the conflicts continues to claim new victims daily. Read this piece of news about landmines. In most cases, even the soldiers who planted

2、 the mines did not record where they were placed. Now, Cambodia has the one of the highest rates of physical disability of any country in the world. At the current rate of progress, it may take as many as 100 years to clear all the mines in Cambodia, and the UN estimates that with current technology

3、, it will take nearly 1,100 years to clear all the mines in the world. This is the situation in Cambodia.Here and there are the mine signs. In spite of so many warning signs, there are still many victims.Robots in the fight against landmines.Fast reading 1. Which part of the text tells you what the

4、main topic of the article is? What is the main topic? 2. Who wrote the article? 3. What do the three pictures show you? 4. Where is research being done on robots that can find landmines? 5. In which two countries might the robots be used?Careful reading 1. What are the three reasons why landmines ar

5、e particularly terrible? Landmines kill or badly injure a lot of people. What is worse they keep injuring people for decades after war have ended. They injure innocent people. 2. How are most landmines removed today?They are removed by hand and by using a metal detector. 3. Why is this method so dan

6、gerous? Because the mental detectors do not find the new kind of landmines covered in plastic. There is a great danger that the person will set the mine off while digging it out. It is much faster and much safer than finding mines by hand. The lives of the people who try to find mines are not in dan

7、ger. 4. What are some of the advantages of using the insect-like robot to remove landmines?5. What is the robot able to do?The robot can mark the spots where it detects mines with paint, and send data to a computer so a map of the mines can be drawn. 6. Why is Chiba University trying to develop a ro

8、bot that can use radar? Because radar can be used to detect plastic mines. 7. What was the result of many countries fighting against the use of landmines?An agreement to stop the manufacture and use of landmines (signed In 1997, in Ottawa, Canada). 8. Which sentence does the writer use to emphasize

9、the need to find solutions quickly to removing landmines? “Perhaps robotics will provide a solution, but as every 20 minutes goes by, one more person is killed or badly injured.”Discussion Write a letter of suggestion to Bush-the president of the US, for the US hasnt yet committed to the Mine Ban Tr

10、eaty.Material Producing one landmine costs $3, yet once in the ground it can cost more than $1,000 to find and destroy, according to the ICBL. Over 80 per cent of the 15,000 to 20,000 landmine victims each year are civilians, and at least one in five are children, according to the International Camp

11、aign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). The deadly legacy of landmines far outlasts the conflicts that that gave rise to them. Among the most contaminated countries are Iraq, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Angola.Homework Finish writing the letter to President Bush.A sample: Sun Cheng China 28 MarchDear

12、 Mr. President, I read in the newspaper that the US hasnt yet committed to the Mine Ban Treaty. Im writing to suggest your country sign on the agreement. 1. Landmines kill or badly injure around 26,000 people every year. There are about 100 million landmines buried just beneath the surface of the gr

13、ound in 60 countries. Among the most contaminated countries are Iraq, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Angola.think this is one reason why people in these countries hate the US so much. 2. Producing one landmine costs $3, yet once in the ground it can cost more than $1,000 to find and destroy, a

14、ccording to the ICBL. So stop manufacturing landmines and spend more money on finding solutions to clearing the landmines. As you know, your country has designed the most advanced robots. Why not use your advanced technology and spend more money on designing some robots to clear the landmines. If so

15、, it will benefit the whole world. People all over the world will think highly of you and your country. You and your country will become more influential. Japan has set a good example. They have developed robots that can be used to clear landmines. I hope your government will follow Japans example. Thank you for reading the letter. I hop