Unit6AtonewithnatureLookingbackalongtheriverofhistory，wemayfindthatharmonyusedtoexistbetweenpeopleandnature.Atthattimenaturewaspurefieldtobeploughed，sownandharvested.Manrespectednatureandwasonepartofnature.Itseemsthatpeopletodayaremastersofnature.Natureistornintopieces.Whilewearedisruptingtheorderofthenaturalworld，wearetheultimatevictims，fornatureisseekingitsrevenge.Disappearingforests，dryingrivers，pollutedsoilandworseningclimatehavepunishedgreedyhumanbeings.Wehavetakentoomuchfromnature，butgivenbacktoolittle.Lookingforwardtothefuture，whenwegainreasoning，whenwerememberthedeepinterdependentrelationshipbetweenpeopleandnature，whencitizensoftheworldworkpersistentlytoprotectnature，thennaturewillbeourfriendinsteadofourslaveorservant.Sure，peoplecanliveinharmonywithnature，withcommitment，hardworkandnewtechnology.詞匯積累1.exist/?ɡ'z?st/v.存在2.pure/pj??(r)/adj.純的；完全的3.disrupt/d?s'r?pt/v.擾亂，打亂4.greedy/'ɡri?di/adj.貪婪的，貪心的5.commitment/k?'m?tm?nt/n.奉獻，獻身6.seekone’srevenge尋求報復7.giveback回饋8.inharmonywith與……融洽；與……和諧相處佳句背誦1.Lookingbackalongtheriverofhistory，wemayfindthatharmonyusedtoexistbetweenpeopleandnature.(現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語)回顧歷史長河，我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)人與自然之間曾經(jīng)是和諧的。2.Itseemsthatpeopletodayaremastersofnature.(it作形式主語，環(huán)境保護)當今人似乎是自然的主人。

PeriodⅠStartingout&Understandingideas——通文本StepⅠReadforthemainideaMatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1A.ThereasonsforbuildingtheterracesPara.2B.Theworkingprinciple(原理)oftheterracesPara.3C.ThevividseasonaldescriptionoftheterracesPara.4D.ThemeaningoftheterracestolocalpeoplePara.5E.ThehistoryoftheterracesStepⅡReadthelinesReadthetextquicklyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Whatrhetoricaldevice(修辭手法)doestheauthoruseinthesentence“Summerseesthemountainsturnbrightgreenwithgrowingrice.”？A.Metaphor(比喻). B.Repetition(重復).C.Parallelism(排比). D.Personification(擬人).2.WhichisNOTthereasonwhypeoplebuilttheseterraces?A.Thelandintheregionistooflat.B.Theycanincreasethelandtogrowrice.C.Theterracescancatchtherainwater.D.Theterracescanpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.3.What’stherightorderoftheworkingprincipleoftheLongjiRiceTerraces?①Rainfallsdownontothemountainterracesonceagain.②Thewateristurnedintovapour.③Alongthesewaterwaysrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.④Thesunheatsthewater.⑤Cloudsform.A.③①②⑤④ B.③④②⑤①C.③⑤②①④ D.③②④①⑤4.Whichwordcanbestdescribetherelationshipbetweentheterracesandthelocalpeople?A.Complicated. B.Simple.C.Dependent. D.Harmonious.StepⅢReadbetweenthelines(Ⅰ)Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.HowdoestheauthordevelopParagraph1?A.Bylistingthefacts.B.Bycomparingthefacts.C.Byvividlydescribingthescene.D.Bypaintingthebeautifulcolours.2.Whatarethewaterwaysusedfor?A.Tocatchandstorerainwater.B.Toconnecttheterracestogether.C.Toprovidefoodforbirdsandfish.D.Topreventthewaterturningintovapour.3.Whydothelocalpeoplecontinuetouseancientmethodsofagriculturetomaintaintheterraces?A.Theycancreateagreaterwonder.B.Theywanttoattractthousandsofvisitors.C.Theythinkthetraditionsaremorevaluable.D.Theycanlearnmoreknowledgeaboutterraces.4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toshowhowtogrowrice.B.TointroduceZhuangandYaoethnicgroupsinGuangxi.C.Toencouragepeopletobuildterraces.D.Toshowpeoplecanworkinharmonywithnature.(Ⅱ)Readthetextcarefullyagainandfillintheblanks.LongjiRiceTerracesColours1.____________inspring;brightgreeninsummer；2.____________inautumn;whiteinwinterBuildinghistorybuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeoplestartinginthe3.____________Dynasty，endingintheearlyQingDynastyBuildingreasonsincreasetherice-growingareas，catchthe4.____________andpreventthelossofthe5.____________Significancepeoplelivingin6.____________withnaturePresentsituationattractmany7.____________StepⅣReadbeyondthelines1.Whydidn’tgenerationsoflocalpeopleleavetheirhometowntofindanicerplaceorseektheirfortune？(Criticalthinking)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Inwhatotherwaysdopeopleliveinharmonywithnature?Giveexamples.(Creativethinking)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________StepⅤSentence-learningTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.Buildingtheterracesthereforemeantthattheycouldincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice.[句式分析]此句是主從復合句。Buildingtheterraces是動名詞短語作主語；meant是謂語；that引導賓語從句，在從句中inwhich相當于where，引導定語從句，修飾前面的名詞theareas。嘗試翻譯：___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworkedinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice.[句式分析]此句是主從復合句。whatismostsignificant是what引導的主語從句，what在從句中作主語；is是系動詞；theway作表語，后面是inwhich引導的定語從句，inwhich在此相當于that，還可以省略。嘗試翻譯：___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.Duringtherainyseason，itisalongthesewaterwaysthatrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.[句式分析]此句是強調(diào)句型，強調(diào)的是介詞短語alongthesewaterways，在句中作方式狀語。嘗試翻譯：___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4.Althoughmoderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecrops，theseterracesstillmeanalottothelocalpeopleforwhomtraditionsholdmuchvalue.[句式分析]此句是主從復合句。Although引導讓步狀語從句，相當于though/while；主句中forwhomtraditionsholdmuchvalue是“介詞＋關(guān)系代詞”引導的定語從句；holdmuchvalue的意思是“很重要，有價值”。嘗試翻譯：___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.Today，theLongjiRiceTerracesattractthousandsofvisitorswhocometoadmirethisgreatwondercreatedbypeopleandnatureworkingtogether.[句式分析]此句是主從復合句。who引導定語從句，修飾前面的名詞visitors；createdbypeopleandnatureworkingtogether是過去分詞短語作后置定語，修飾前面的名詞wonder；workingtogether是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作后置定語，修飾peopleandnature。嘗試翻譯：___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________StepⅥPost-readingFillinthefollowingblanksaccordingtothetext.TheLongjiRiceTerraces1.____________(build)bythelocalZhuangandYaopeople，towhomGuangxiis