1、Unit 5 Humans and Nature Topic Talk 5.1 (P= Presenter S = Sarah Hughes) P: And you are now on Radio Richmond. Weve got Sarah Hughes from West London Wildlife. Sarah, do you teach people about nature in this part of London? S: Yes, were lucky. Actually, 1._ （整个城市） is quite green. About 66 percent of
2、the city 2. _（被所覆盖） water or green space. Amazing, isnt it? And there are three million 3. _（私人花园）. P： Three million? Wow! S: Yes. 4. _（这对野生动物很好）. You can see different kinds of birds there are over 350.And there are other interesting animals too, like deer. My favourite animals are deer. Weve got t
3、hem here in Richmond Park. P: Talking about nature, what about the Thames River? S: Well, theres less water pollution now than fifty years ago. In fact, there are about1 20 different kinds of fish in the river. P： And climate change? S: I think our climate is 5. _（确实是在变化）. And the 6. _ （温室效应） is 7.
4、_ （很明显） . For example, the winters arent as cold these days and we dont get snow very often. P: And other environmental problems? S: The biggest environmental problems are air pollution and noise pollution from cars and airplanes. Nearly forty days a year in London 8. _ （遭受） dangerous levels of poll
5、ution. Thats very worrying. P: OK, thanks a lot, Sarah, for sharing with us. 5.2 （B= Boy G=Girl） B: Wow. The lecture was so shocking. I didnt know we 9. _（正 如此严重地破坏着自然）. G: 10. _（我也不知道）. We tried to 11. _（利用 自然） as much as we could, but we 12. _ （做得太过分了） . Nature got hurt, felt pain, and 13. _. (最终背
6、弃了我们) B: Yes. Nature is our home. Humans, animals, plants and all other living things live in it. We should 14. _（爱护）our “home”. G: Just like 15. _（讲座的标题） Living with Nature we should protect nature. B： I agree. In the future, we should Unit 5 Lesson 1 A Sea Story （Part 1） About three years ago, som
7、ething terrible happened to me. That was the day when it took only six hours to 1. _ (击碎我的身体和灵魂). You think I am a very old man but I am not. It took 2. _ (不到一天的时间) to change my hair from black to white. One day, my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands where we often 3. _ (冒险去) and g
8、ot more fish than others. 4. _ (突然), the sky 5._ (被乌云笼罩) and 6. _ （刹那间） we were in a terrible storm. 7. _ （一个巨浪） covered our boat and my younger brother 8. _（掉进了海里）. My elder brother 9._ (把嘴凑到我耳边) and 10. _（大喊） “Moskoe-strom!” 11._ （一听到这个词） I 12. _ （恐惧至极） . I knew what he meant by that one word 13.
9、_ （很， 相当） . 14. _ （随着风浪） , we were going 15. _ （朝 着漩涡的方向）. We were 16. _ （无助的）. Nothing could save us. I 17. _（感到恶心的）, 17. _ （好像；仿佛）I was falling from a mountain top in a dream. We 18. _（一直旋转）, nearer and nearer to 19. _ （可怕的漩涡边缘） . It may appear strange, but 20. _（在那时）,when we were _(在的边缘) the whir
10、lpool, I felt 21. _ (更平静) than when we were 22. _ （朝它移动）. I began to think 23. _（这是多么令人惊奇的事） to die in such a way, and how wonderful it was to see 24. _ （自然 的力量）. Suddenly, we went over the edge. I thought my life was over. But 25. _（时间一分一秒的过去）, and I was still safe. Unit 5 Lesson 1 A Sea Story （Par
11、t 2） The boat was 1. _ （在的里面） the huge whirlpool and we were 2. _ （以极快的速度绕着圈子） . I saw clearly that there were other objects in the whirlpool trees and barrels. After a while, I 3. _ （产生了好奇） the whirlpool itself. I then made 4. _（三个重要 的观察结果） . The first, the larger the bodies were, 5. _ （更快） they fe
12、ll; the second, between two objects 6. _（同等面积的）, round objects fell down 7. _（没那么快）; and the third, between two objects of the same size, objects 8. _ （形如管状的） fell down more slowly. So I 9. _ （把自己绑到一个桶上） to 10. _ (帮 助我漂浮). I tried to make my brother understand, but he was too frightened and stayed i
13、n the heavy boat. 11. _ （没有等待） , l jumped into the sea to try and escape. 12. _（如你所见）, the reason why Im here to tell the story is that I 13. _（做了正确的决定）. Some time after I left the boat, with my brother in it, it 14. _ （被拉进了） 15. _ （的底部）the whirlpool. 16. _（没多久）, the whirlpool 17. _ （变得没那么疯狂了） . The
14、n the sky was clear, the wind calmer, and the moon was shining. I was still tied to the barrel and the waves 18. _ （很快把我带到） an area where the other fishermen were. In the end, a boat 19. _ （救起我） . I was very tired. The fishermen were my old friends, but they were unable to recognize me. When I told
15、them my story, they did not believe it. Now I have told you, and I 20. _ （不 指望你相信我）any more than the fishermen did. Unit 5 Lesson 2 Professional Rescue Team (Part 1) 5.3 (P= Presenter W=Mr. Wang) P: As you know, natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and landslides can cause death and other loss
16、 and damage that is 1._(难以估量). So what do 2. _ (专业救援队) do when a natural disaster happens? Today, Mr. Wang from China International Search and Rescue Team is here to tell us all about this. W: Hello, everyone! P: Mr. Wang, I know you have been part of many 3. _ (海外救 援行动), as well as in China, for ex
17、ample the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. So what happens 4. _ (在你们的救援尝试中)? W: Well, our first and most important goal is to 5. _ (拯救生命), for example at an earthquake site. So we use 6. _ (搜救车辆) and trained dogs to look for anyone who is 7. _ (仍然活着) and try our best to save them. P: Sounds like 8. _ (一
18、个非常具有挑战性的过程). How long does a rescue attempt usually take? W: To give you an example, one of my recent attempts was the Nepal earthquake. Over sixty members and six dogs took part, and we were there for twelve days. We rescued two people and 9. _ (提供医疗帮助) to over 2,000 people. P: Twelve days! You re
19、scued two people and helped 2,000! 10. _ (难以想象). 11. _(那一定很艰难). W: Yes. It was 12. _ (一场与时间的斗争). P: Wow, 13. _ (我难以想象你们的压力有 多大). W: lts 14. _ (确实辛苦). But 15. _ _ (尽力减少痛苦和生命的损失是我们的责任). Were trained to do so. Unit 5 Lesson 2 Professional Rescue Team (Part 2) 5.4 (W = Mr. Wang P = Presenter) W: So, we
20、feel proud of what we do P: Excuse me, Mr. Wang, but can I 1. _ (打断你) there? Youve told us a lot about how you 2. _ (进行救援的尝试), but could you please tell us more about 3. _ （保护） ? For example, what should we do in an earthquake? W: Right. If youre 4. _ （ 在 户 外 ） , stay there and 5. _ （ 离 开 ） any buil
21、dings or streetlights. If youre 6. _ （在室内） , 7. _ （远离） anything that can break or fall, like windows or lamps. P: But 8. _（如果我被困了怎么办）? Should I try to 9. _（尽可能大声叫喊）, or W: Sorry, but 10. _ (我的建议是撞击墙壁) to help people find you and only shout when someone is nearby. P: 11. _ (抱歉再次打断您). 12. _ (但 是为什么会如此
22、)? W: This is because shouting can cause you to 13. _. (吸入 大量危险的灰尘) P: I didnt know that great advice! Weve all learnt a lot today. Well, Id love to know more, but, unfortunately, weve 14. _ (没有时间了). So, Im very sorry, but well have to finish there. Thank you again, Mr Wang. W：15. _ (别客气;我很荣幸). Unit
23、 5 Lesson 3 Race to the Pole （Part 1） On l June, 1910, Captain Robert Falcon Scott left London to begin his journey to Antarctica. While he was 1. _（在去往的途中）Antarctica, he 2. _ (收到了来自的消息) the Norwegian 3. _ （探险家） Roald Amundsen which said he was going south, too. Then 4. _ （奔 向南极的赛跑）began! 5. _ （在极地的
24、夏季期间） of 1910 1911, both teams organized food bases 6. _（为做准备）their journeys the next year. Then came the total darkness of the polar winter. Scott and Amundsen 7. _ （焦急地等待）spring. Amundsen was the first to leave on 8 September, 1911. He had teams of dogs 8. _（拉雪橇）and all his men were 9. _（在滑板上 行进）.
25、 Because of this, he 10. _ (进展很快). Scott left on l November and soon had problems. First, his two sledges 11. _ （出故障） and then the horses began to 12. _（应对有严重的问题）the snow and the cold. 13. _（过了一阵子）, Scott and his men had to 14. _（自己推雪橇）. Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December, 1911 and 15. _ Norwe
26、gian _（插一面旗子）there. Then he 16. _（为归程做准备）. Amundsen and his team arrived safely back to their starting base on 25 January, 1912, 17. _（比 提前十天） their 18. _（计划日程）. Scott finally arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January, 1912. They were shocked when they saw the Norwegian flag. Scott wr
27、ote in his diary: “Well, we have now 19. _（失去了我们奋斗的目标）and must 20. _（面对 800 英里的艰苦行进） and goodbye to most of our dreams.” Unit 5 Lesson 3 Race to the Pole （Part 2） The return journey was one of the worst 1. _ (在探险史上). The men were soon very tired and were 2. _（吃光了食物）. The weather conditions were terr
28、ible. Scott started to 3. _（意识到他们 令人绝望的处境）: “We are very cheerful, but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess. 4. _（穿上鞋）in the morning is getting slower and slower: However, 5. _（在他们返回的路上）they found time to look for rocks. They carried twenty kilos of rocks 6. _（一路上）with them. Later, thes
29、e rocks 7. _（证实）8. _（在遥 远的过去曾经）, the continent of Antarctica was covered by plants. Then disaster came. Edgar Evans 9. _ (得了一种可怕的病) and died after a bad fall. The next to go was Captain Oates, who was 10. _（走路非常困难）. Scott recorded his death: “He said, I am just going outside and may be some time. We
30、 knew that poor Oates was 11. _ (走向死亡),but though we tried to stop him, we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman. We all hope to 12. _（以同样的精神挺到最后）, and certainly the end is not far.” Scott and two of his team members 13. _（继续行进）and got 14. _（不足 11 英里的）one of their food bas
31、es. But then a terrible storm started and they could not leave their tent. Scott spent some of his last hours writing. He wrote a letter 15. _（充满悲伤）to his wife Kathleen: “I could tell you lots and lots about this journey. What stories you would have for the boy but 16. _（付出了多大的代价啊）.” Scotts diary al
32、so told the story of their end: “We are getting weaker and weaker and the end cant be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more.” The news of Scotts death 17. _（震惊了世界）. Even Amundsen was moved by Scotts death saying “Captain Scott left a record, for 18. _ , for_ （诚实， 真诚， 勇敢） , for everything that makes a man”. Scott had 19. _ （没有赢得比赛） to the Pole, but the great courage shown by Scott and his men 20. _（使他们成为英雄）.
