外研版高中英语选修8课件Module1Readingpractice课件

Module1
DeepSouth
ReadingPractice
ReadingPractice1--Lookatthetitleofthepassage.Writedownaquestionwhichyouhopethewriterwillanswer.
Open
Forexample:HowmanySouthPolesare
there?
Whatarethey?
What’stheweatherlikethere?
Arethereanyplantsandanimals?...
1.Whatdoyouthinkthedangersoflife
attheSouthPole?
Inmyview,theglareofthesunlightisvery
dangerous.Ifyougooutwithoutwearing
sunglassorusingsuncream,therewouldbe
avereriskthatyou’lldamageyoureyesight
orgetbadlysunburnt.What’smore,there’s
heavyfrostevenonthewarmestsummerdays,
sothecoldweatheristhemostdangerous.
ReadingPractice2–Answerthequestions
2.Whatdoyouthinktheclimateislike
there?
It’scoldanddry.Assaidinthepassage,
thetemperatureisbetweenminus21ºC
insummerandminus78ºCinwinter,
anditdoesn’tsnowmuch-onlyabout4
millimetersayear.
3.Whatadvicedoyouthinkthewriter
willgiveyou?
Thewriteradvidusnottotake
camerasthere,becauphotographyis
tricky,asfilmisfragileandthecamera
batterydoesn’tworkinthecoldweather.
Anotherthingisthatweshouldnotleave
anyrubbishtherebecautheecologyof
Antarcticaisverydelicateandnotto
takeanysouvenirshome,andbecareful
toleavenothingbutfootprints.
ReadingPractice4---Fillineachparagraphthemainideaanditssupportingideas.
Paragraph
Mainidea/thementence
Supportingideas
Southpoles?Howmanyarethere?
Isitsafe?
Therearethreesouthpoles.
aceremonialpole
ageographicalpole
amagneticpole
There’savereriskthatyouwilldamageyoureyesightorgetbadlysunburnt.
highaltitude
intensunlight
It’salsoreflected
bythesnow.
Isthereanythinggoodabouttheweather?
What’sitliketolivehere?
It’spossiblythecalmestplaceonEarth.
Lifeisquiteabnormal.
1.Sunriandsunt
comeonceeverysix
months,total
abnceofdaylightin
thewinter.
2.totallyisolated.
1.Theairisverypure.
2.Itdoesn’tsnowvery
much.
3.There’sverylittle
windandtheskyis
usuallyclear.
Wheredowelive?
Anyotheradvice?
Thesouthpolescientificissituatedonaplatformofice
aminof28peopleliving
hereinthewinterandamax
of125peopleinthesummer
2.Thelivingquartersare
modest,withfewluxuries,
butcozy.
Therearesomeimportantthingtorememberinthesouthpole.
1.Conventionalequipment
doesn’talwaysworkasit
shoulddo.
2.Don’tleaveanyrubbish.
3.Rememberit’sa
privilegetobehere.
Thestorymaybetakenfrom____.
(a)anencyclopedia
(b)ascientificreport
(c)aninformationleafletforvisitors
(d)ahandbookforexperiencedpolarexplorers
ReadingPractice4–Readthepassageand
decidewhereyoumightfindit.
ReadingPractice5–Readcarefullyand
choothebestanswers.
TheSouthPoleissafe____.
(a)aslongasyoutakeprecautionsto
protectyourlf 
(b)becauit’sat3,000-4,000meters
high  
(c)becauit’sthecalmestplaceonEarth 
(d)becauvisitorsarecarefultoprotect
itcology