Unit 6 At one with nature

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

基础训练

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1. I love the very quiet night， turn off the light and let silence w __________ me.

2. It is found that people are more creative after the c __________ of a difficult task.

3. Our teacher asked me to d __________ a poster for the activity organized by our school.

4. As we all know， it is water and sunlight that develop the c __________.

5. The car came to a stop just in time to p __________ an accident.

6. During the Tang and Song __________ （朝代）， Chinese literature developed quickly.

7. Smoking does great harm to one’s health， and __________ （因此） should be given up.

8. Don’t __________ （损害） your eyes by reading in the bright sun.

9. You’d better practice swimming in a __________ （浅的） pool.

10. The number of people employed in __________ （农业） has fallen in the last ten years.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

be home to in harmony with pass down prevent… from provide… for

1. Humans should try their best to live __________ nature.

2. What is known to us all is that Australia __________ to kangaroos.

3. People in that village __________ the tradition of eating candy on that day.

4. Treating wastewater is a good way to __________ fresh water __________ us.

5. The heavy snow __________ us __________ going out for sports.

课文语法填空

The Longji Rice Terraces， 1 （build） by the local ethnic groups between Yuan Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty， have different colours in different seasons. Thousands of visitors 2 （attract） to come here every year 3 （admire） this great wonder created by people and nature working together. The terraces could not only increase the areas 4 they could grow rice but also catch the rainwater and prevent the soil 5 being washed away. What is most significant is that people have worked in harmony 6 nature. The terraces are 7 （clever） designed with hundreds of waterways 8 （connect） with each other. Rainwater， along with these waterways，

9 （move） down the mountains and into the terraces. The sun heats the water and turns it into gas， 10 forms clouds from which rain falls down onto the mountain terraces once again， providing a perfect environment for birds and fish， some of which feed on insects that can harm the rice crops.

1. __________   2. __________   3. __________   4. __________   5. __________

6. __________   7. __________   8. __________   9. __________   10. __________

阅读理解

Tropical rainforests （热带雨林） are home to native peoples who rely on their surroundings for food， shelter， and medicines. Today very few forest people in many areas like the Philippines， Papua New Guinea live in traditional ways; most have been displaced by outside settlers or have been forced to give up their lifestyles by governments.

Of the remaining forest people， the Amazon supports the largest native or native populations， although these people， too， have been affected by the modern world. While they still depend on the forest for traditional hunting and gathering， most Amerindians， as American native people are called， grow crops， use western goods， and make regular trips to towns and cities to bring foods and products to market. In Africa there are native forest people sometimes known as pygmies. The tallest of these people， also called the Mbuti， are not more than 5 feet in height. Their small size enables them to move about the forest more quickly than taller people.

Tropical rainforests have supported humans since ancient times. Although forest life cannot be described as easy， these peoples have built their lives around the surrounding forest and its systems. Still， these forest people can teach us a lot about the rainforest. Their knowledge of medicinal plants used for treating illness is valuable， and they have a great understanding of the ecology （生态学） of the Amazon rainforest. As a result， they are a great storehouse （宝库） of the knowledge about the forest. They know the medicinal functions of plants and understand the value of the forest as an undamaged ecosystem. As forests fall， these native peoples lose their homes and culture， resulting in the drop of the native population.

1. Where do the greatest number of native rainforest peoples live today？

A. In the Philippines. B. In Africa. C. In the Amazon. D. In Papua New Guinea.

2. What do we know about most Amerindians？

A. They know little about growing some crops.

B. They make trips to towns and cities for trade.

C. They would like to use eastern goods in daily life.

D. They seldom know traditional hunting and gathering.

3. What can we learn about forest people from Paragraph 3？