新时代跨学科英语阅读2 课件 U8 Science,Technology,and Humanity

Science,Technology,andHumanity

Warm-upPartAReadingStrategiesPartBContentsWhataresomepositivewaysthatscienceandtechnologyhaveimprovedyourdailylife?Canyouthinkofanyexamplesshowingthenegativeconsequencesofscienceandtechnology?Howcanweensurethatmoralandethicalprinciplesaresafeguardedwhilepromotingtechnologicaladvancement?Shouldtherebeclearlimitstoscientificexploration?12Warm-up3

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PartAReadingGuideforThisPassage1.StartbypicturingEarthasthe"PaleBlueDot"inVoyager1’sphoto,andgraspthehumblecosmicperspectiveitshowsus.2.Findthecause-and-effectrelationshipsinthetext:Howadvancesinspaceexplorationchangedhumanity’sunderstandingofourplaceintheuniverse.3.Askandreflectoncriticalquestions:WhatdoesthisnewperspectivemeanforhowwetreatEarthandeachother?Thinkaboutourdutiestothisfragileplanet.4.Makepersonalconnections:Linkpastscientificachievementstotoday’stechnologicalchallenges,throughgroupdiscussionorreflectivewriting.

PartAPartI:Paras.1—6Presentstheideaandoriginalpurposeoftakingadistantdeep-spacephotooftheEarth

PartII:Paras.7—11Describethesceneofthedeep-spacephotoandthecausesoftheEarth'sappearanceStructureof

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PartAPartIII:Paras.12—15ReflectonhumancivilizationandourownsituationthroughthetinypointoflightPartIV:Para.16Sublimatethetheme:AstronomyhumbleshumanbeingsandcallsforcherishingtheEarthStructureof

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PartA1.WhydidtheauthorwantVoyagertotakealastglancehomewardafterpassingSaturn?2.WhatmadepeopletrulyunderstandthattheEarthisasphereinspace?3.WhatdidancientscientistsandphilosophersalreadyknowabouttheEarth?QuestionsforParas.1—6

PartA1.HewantedtohelphumansseetheirrealpositionintheuniverseandunderstandhowsmallandobscuretheEarthis.2.Thefamousfull-EarthphotographtakenbytheApollo17astronautsonthelasthumanMoonmission.3.TheyknewtheEarthwasjustatinypointinthevastcosmos,butnoonehadeverseenitassuch.QuestionsforParas.1—6

PartA1.WhatdoestheEarthlooklikeinthedeep-spacephototakenbyVoyager?2.WhydoestheEarthlookblueandwhitefromadistant?3.CanalienscientistseasilytellwhetherthereislifeandcivilizationonEarthfromsuchadistantphoto?QuestionsforParas.7—11

PartA1.Itappearsonlyasatinypalebluedotamongthestarsandplanets.2.Thebluecomesfromoceansandatmosphericlightscattering,andthewhitecomesfromwatercloudscoveringtheEarth.3.No,theycannot.Fromthisdistantvantagepoint,theEarthseemsordinaryandshowsnoobvioussignsoflifeorcivilization.QuestionsforParas.7—11

PartA1.

Whatdoesthe"palebluedot"representforhumanbeings?2.Howdohumanwarsandstruggleslookfromacosmicperspective?3.Whatdoesthepalebluedotchallengeinhumanbeings?QuestionsforParas.12—15

PartA1.Itisourhome,whereeveryhumanbeing,allhistory,joyandsufferinghaveexisted.2.Theyseemextremelysmall,ridiculousandmeaninglesscomparedwiththevastuniverse.3.Itchallengeshumanself-importanceandthedelusionthatwehaveaspecialpositionintheuniverse.QuestionsforParas.12—15

PartAWhatisthemainmessagetheauthorwantstoconveyinthelastparagraph?TheauthoremphasizesthatastronomymakeshumanshumbleandremindspeopletoliveinharmonywitheachotherandcherishtheEarth,ouronlyhome.QuestionsforPara.16ReadingStrategiesAusefulstrategyforunderstandingatextisnoticingrepetition,whichhelpsreadersidentifykeythemesorideastheauthorwantstoemphasize.Whencertainwords,phrasesorconceptsarerepeated,theyusuallyhighlightthecentralmessageofthetext.NoticingRepetitionInthistext,theauthorfrequentlyrepeatsideasrelatedtotheEarth'ssmallnessandinsignificance.Phraseslike"palebluedot,""tiny,”and"small"arerepeatedtoremindreadersofhowinsignificanttheEarthappearsfromthevastdistanceofspace.Bynoticingthisrepetition,readerscanbettergrasptheauthor'smaintheme—thattechnologicaladvancements,suchastheVoyager1mission,havechangedhowpeopleseethemselvesinthecosmos.ReadingStrategiesAsyouread,payattentiontorecurringwordsorthemes,suchas"small"orreferencestotheEarth'spositionintheuniverse.Thiswillhelpyoufocusonthekeypointstheauthorwantstoconveyabouthumanity'srelationshipwiththelargeruniverse,makingthetexteasiertounderstandandanalyze.ReadingStrategies

PartB

PartB1.Trackthecreature’semotionaljourney:Noticeitshope,fear,anddespairwhilereachingouttotheDeLaceyfamily,andseehowthisrejectionshapesitslateractions.2.Practiceempathy:Putyourselfinthecreature’sandtheDeLaceys’positionstobetterunderstandloneliness,prejudice,andhumanity.3.Identifyconflicts:Explorethecreature’sinternalstruggleforacceptanceandtheexternalconflictbroughtbyrejection,whichdrivesthenarrative.4.Connecttothemes:Linkthestorytothemeslikeprejudice,theneedforconnection,andfearofdifference,andrelatethemtomodernlife.ReadingGuideforThisPassage

PartBPartI:Paras.1—6Thecreatureplanstowinthetrustoftheblindoldmanfirstandknocksonthecottagedoorwhiletherestofthefamilyareaway.PartII:Paras.7—14Hetalkswiththeoldman,tellinghimheiskindbutmisunderstoodandhatedforhishorribleappearance.Structureof

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PartBPartIII:Paras.15—23Theoldmanshowssympathyandoffershelp,makingthecreaturefeelhopefulandgratefulforhiskindness.PartIV:Paras.24—26Thefamilyreturnsanddrivesthecreatureawayviolently.Heartbroken,hehastoescapebacktohishut.Structureof

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PartB1.Whydidthecreaturebelievethattheblindoldmanwasmorelikelytoaccepthimcomparedwithotherfamilymembers?2.Whatpreventedthecreaturefromcarryingouthisplanimmediatelywhenhefirstdecidedtoenterthecottage?3.Whydidthecreaturethinkitwascrucialtogaintheoldman’sgoodwillandsupport?QuestionsforParas.1—6

PartB1.Becausethecreaturefoundthathishideousappearancewasthemainreasonwhypeoplefearedhim,whiletheblindoldmancouldnotseehisappearanceandwouldonlyjudgehimbyhisvoiceandwords.2.Hislimbsbecameweakandhefelltothegroundduetoextremetensionandfear,sohefailedtoactatonce.3.Hehopedthatwiththeoldman’shelp,hecouldbetoleratedandacceptedbytheothermembersofthefamily,whowerehorrifiedbyhisappearance.QuestionsforParas.1—6

PartB1.Whatimpressiondidtheoldmanformofthecreaturebasedonthewayhespoke?2.Whatcomfortdidtheoldmangivetothecreature?3.WhatmadethecreaturefeelsadandwrongedinParagraph14?QuestionsforParas.7—14

PartB1.HeguessedthecreaturemightbehiscountrymanandaskedwhetherhewasFrench.2.Hetoldthecreaturenottodespair,formen’sheartswerefullofloveandcharitywhenunprejudiced.3.Peoplewereprejudicedagainsthimonlybecauseofhisappearance,ignoringhiskindandharmlessnature.QuestionsforParas.7—14

PartB1.Whatdidtheoldmanadvisethecreaturetodoifhewasblameless?2.Whatmadetheoldmanbelievethecreaturewassincere?3.Whydidtheoldmansayhecoulddeeplyunderstandthecreature’smisfortunes?Questions