大学英语读写教程1答案(Unit 8)

Key to exercises （Unit 8）

Text A

A.Main Idea

Each year tourists throughout the world travel to Sweden’s Icehote1 which is located in asma11 town 200 ki1ometres north of the Arctic Circle. They sleep on beds carved of ice, have drinks served in glasses made of ice in the bar and end eat dinner on dishes of ice in the hotel built entirely of ice. Visitors can take part in such outdoor activities as skiing or riding on sleds pulled by dogs.

B.Detailed Understanding

I. C C B B D

II.

1.an attraction/located there

2.glasses and plates are made of ice

3.It creates hundreds of

4.guests have to sleep in sleeping bags and wear fur hats

5.working in sleeping bags and wear fur hats

C.Vocabulary practice

I.

below

tiny

create

leave

drop

outdoor

employ

guest

II.

1.attracts

2.tiny

3.cretes

4.all over the world

5.Business

6.located

7.barely

8.outdoor

9.developed 10.employs

III.

1.serves

2.degrees

3.carved

4.customs

5.sleeping bags

6.steam

7.sled

8.temperature

9.industry 10.employed

Text B

A.Main 1dea

Fearing global warming, scientists around the world worry that higher temperatures could turn the large ice sheet in Antarctica into water, causing a rise in sea levels worldwide. However, the American magazine Science published a surprising finding

that challenged the theory. According to the magazine, the ice sheets in west Antarctica are in fact becoming thicker. This is because the warmer temperatures bring more water into the atmosphere and this will result in more snowfalls over the polar ice caps.

B.Detailed Understanding

I. A B C C B

II.

Global Warming and Its consequences

Global warming results from: greenhouse gases or man-made gases, especially carbon dioxide. According to popular theories, global warming results in:

1.Higher temperatures;

2.Rise in sea levels;

3.Change in weather.

The new findings suggest that Antarctic ice becomes thicker because more

snowfalls over the polar ice caps.

The thickening ice may lead to another ice age.

D.Vocabulary practice

I.

1. satellite, radar

2.ice,snow,steam

3.worldwide,global, all over the world

4.carbon dioxide, smoke

5.scuebtust,expert

II.

1. a. sheet an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain

Something about life or the world

b. theory a thin flat piece (of something)

c. scientist a picture or an idea

d. image someone who is trained in science, especially someone

whose job is to do scientific research

2. a. global existing in nature and not produced or caused by

people

b. harmful coming from an area near the North Pole or South

Pole

c. natural causing harm

d. polar including or affecting the whole world

3. a. concern to make information available for everyone to read

b. challenge the continuous movement of a liquid in one direction

c. publish a feeling of worry about something, especially one

that a lot of people have

d. flow something that needs a lot of skill, energy, and

determination to deal with or achieve III.

1. 1) create 2)creative 3)creation

2. 2) belief 2) unbelievable 3)believe 4)believable

3. 3) removal 2)removed 3)removable

4.1)warm 2)warmth 3)warming

5.1)harm 2)harmless 3)harmful

Writing practice

I.c 2.b 3.c 4.c .5.a 6.c 7.b 8.c 9.a 10.c

II

1.The. acting and the costumes were excellent, it was terrible!

2.It must have been raining very hard. All

3.“You’ re late. You weren’t on the train to Shanghai, were you?”“ NO.”

4.Water will be made available.

5.The people in the earthquake zone were encouraged to while there was still time

6.Can you get me the salt? It’ s.

7.The rescuers pulled the dog

8.The tour rime has been reduced

9.The year’s award for excellence in the industry will be collected by the chairman

Foundation

10.Didn’t you recognize her? She was sitting.

III.

1.in

2.beside/next to

3.behind

4.Infront of

5.in

6.Beyond

7.between/beyond

8.above

IV.

1. Text sentence: With temperatures below five degrees, you sleep on a bed carved of ice

You sentence: With anew bag in her hand, the women got off the bus filled with people.

2. Text sentence: There are icy beds for those who choose to get married in the ice church.

You sentence: There are lots of books for those who are interested in oil painting.

3. Text sentence: There sheets are like very slow rivers, with ice flowing down “ice streams”

Y ou sentence: The little boy is like an army officer, with many soldiers marching along.

4. Text sentence: By studying the satellite images, Johns found that the ice streams had slowed

in the last20years.

Y ou sentence: By working hard, he believed that he would succeed one day

5.Text sentence: The warmer they get, the more water goes into the atmosphere.

You sentence: T he earlier you start, the more distance you can cover

V.

1.More and more people from all over the world come lo visit China.

2.Would you like to join in our camping?

3.The beautiful natural view inspired him to go traveling.

4.There are many places for people to visit in that area.

5.We are greatly concerned about the influence of human activities on the environment.

6.The earth would become warmer if we do not take any measures to cope with the global warming.

7.Man-made gases are harmful to the atmosphere

8.Experts suggest that we put forward better ideas to protect Antarctica

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