Unit 3 Environmental Protection Reading and Thinking 课后练习（含答案）-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit3 Climate chang
e requires the world’s attention
一．语法填空
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues 1.________ (face) our planet today. It 2.________ (result) from the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, 3.________ (main) carbon dioxide, which trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
Scientists have been warning 4.________ the dangers of climate change for decades. Rising global temperatures are causing sea levels to rise, 5.________ (threaten) coastal communities around the world. Extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, droughts, 6.________ storms, are becoming more frequent and severe. These changes not only affect the environment 7.________ also have a significant impact on human lives, 8.________ (disrupt) food production, increasing the spread of diseases, and causing economic losses.
The Paris Agreement, 9.________ (adopt) in 2015, is an international effort to combat climate change. It aims to limit the global temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre - industrial levels and 10.________ (pursue) efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. To achieve these goals, countries around the world need to take 11.________ (ambition) actions to reduce their carbon emissions. This includes transitioning to renewable energy sources like solar, wind, 12.________ hydro power, improving energy efficiency in buildings and transportation, and protecting and restoring forests, 13.________ act as carbon sinks.
Individuals also have a role to play in the fight 14.________ climate change. Simple actions like reducing energy consumption at home, using public transportation, 15.________ (recycle) waste, and eating a plant - based diet can make a difference.
________ (urgent) is needed now is global cooperation and a collective commitment to take action. We must act quickly to prevent the situation from 17.________ (get) worse. If we fail to do so, future generations will 18.________ (bear) the consequences of our inaction. The time to act is now, and every effort 19.________ (count). Only by working together can we hope to protect our planet and 20.________ (ensure) a sustainable future for all.
二．重点短语
1. ______________________紧迫的问题
2. ______________________面对我们的星球
3. ______________________由……引起
4. ______________________温室气体排放
5. ______________________二氧化碳
6. ______________________捕获热量
7. ______________________警告
8. _____________________全球气温上升
9. ______________________海平面
10. ______________________沿海社区
11. ______________________极端天气事件
12. ______________________热浪、干旱和风暴
13. ______________________对……有重大影响
14. ______________________粮食生产
15. ______________________疾病的传播
16. ______________________经济损失
17. ______________________《巴黎协定》
18. ______________________应对气候变化
19. ______________________把……限制到
20. ______________________工业化前水平
21. ______________________可再生能源
22. ______________________太阳能、风能和水力发电
23. ______________________能源效率
24. ______________________碳汇
25. ______________________与……作斗争
26. ______________________减少能源消耗
27. ______________________公共交通
28. ______________________回收废物
29. ______________________以植物为基础的饮食
30. ______________________集体承诺
三 翻译句子
气候变化是当今我们星球面临的最紧迫问题之一。
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2. 它是由温室气体排放增加引起的，主要是二氧化碳，它在地球大气中捕获热量。
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3. 全球气温上升正在导致海平面上升，威胁着世界各地的沿海社区。
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4.这些变化不仅影响环境，还对人类生活产生重大影响，扰乱粮食生产，增加疾病传播，并造成经济损失。
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5. 2015年通过的《巴黎协定》是应对气候变化的一项国际努力。
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6.只有共同努力，我们才有希望保护我们的星球，并确保所有人都拥有一个可持续的未来。
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答案：
一．1. facing 2. results 3. mainly 4. of 5. threatening
and 7. but 8. disrupting 9. adopted 10. pursue
11. ambitious 12. and 13. which 14. against
15. recycling 16. What 17. getting 18. bear
19. counts 20. ensure
二．重点短语
1. pressing issues：紧迫的问题
2. face our planet：面对我们的星球
3. result from：由……引起
4. greenhouse gas emissions：温室气体排放
5. carbon dioxide：二氧化碳
6. trap heat：捕获热量
7. warn of：警告
8. rising global temperatures：全球气温上升
9. sea levels：海平面
10. coastal communities：沿海社区
11. extreme weather events：极端天气事件
12. heatwaves, droughts and storms：热浪、干旱和风暴
13. have a significant impact on：对……有重大影响
14. food production：粮食生产
15. the spread of diseases：疾病的传播
16. economic losses：经济损失
17. the Paris Agreement：《巴黎协定》
bat climate change：应对气候变化
19. limit... to：把……限制到
20. pre - industrial levels：工业化前水平
21. renewable energy sources：可再生能源
22. solar, wind and hydro power：太阳能、风能和水力发电
23. energy efficiency：能源效率
24. carbon sinks：碳汇
25. the fight against：与……作斗争
26. reduce energy consumption：减少能源消耗
27. public transportation：公共交通
28. recycle waste：回收废物
29. plant - based diet：以植物为基础的饮食
30. collective commitment：集体承诺
三 翻译句子
1. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our planet today.
气候变化是当今我们星球面临的最紧迫问题之一。
2. It results from the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, mainly carbon dioxide, which trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
它是由温室气体排放增加引起的，主要是二氧化碳，它在地球大气中捕获热量。
3. Rising global temperatures are causing sea levels to rise, threatening coastal communities around the world.
全球气温上升正在导致海平面上升，威胁着世界各地的沿海社区。
4. These changes not only affect the environment but also have a significant impact on human lives, disrupting food production, increasing the spread of diseases, and causing economic losses.
这些变化不仅影响环境，还对人类生活产生重大影响，扰乱粮食生产，增加疾病传播，并造成经济损失。
5. The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, is an international effort to combat climate change.
2015年通过的《巴黎协定》是应对气候变化的一项国际努力。6. Only by working together can we hope to protect our planet and ensure a sustainable future for all.
只有共同努力，我们才有希望保护我们的星球，并确保所有人都拥有一个可持续的未来。