高二英語牛津版(下）chapter five

[00:00.00] CHAPTER FIVE Reading [00:-1.00]page 78 GREEN ORCHIDS [00:-2.00]Life is a series of choices,and we cannot always foresee the consequences. [00:-3.00]Harry Saleem,an obese man with too much money and power,faced a choice now. [00:-4.00]Outside his office waited his personal doctor, [00:-5.00]bringing him vital news about the only medicine which could save his life. [00:-6.00]On the other side of the world, [00:-7.00]one of his engineers waited for his decision [00:-8.00]on an important matter of business. [00:-9.00]His secretary asked whether she should bring the doctor in. [00:10.00]And then the billionaire businessman made his decision. [00:11.00]'No,let the fool wait,'growled Saleem.'Business comes first.' [00:12.00]Despite the health problems caused by his huge weight, [00:13.00]he was still obsessed with making money. [00:14.00]He raised a fat finger, [00:15.00]and one of his staff hurried to switch on a large television set. [00:16.00]The screen flashed into life,and Saleem's engineer appeared. [00:17.00]The man talked by satellite directly to his master [00:18.00]although they were thousands of miles apart. [00:19.00]'It's all ready to blow,Mr Saleem,'he said. [00:20.00]'Just say the word.''Wait,ordered Saleem, [00:21.00]while he considered the situation. [00:22.00]His engineer was standing above a wide valley in South America. [00:23.00]A few months ago,Rakan Valley had been a rain forest. [00:24.00]Then Saleem's men had come. [00:25.00]They had cut down all the valuable trees [00:26.00]and forced the villagers to move out. [00:27.00]Across the bottom of the valley,a dam had been built. [00:28.00]This would provide hydro electric power [00:29.00]for the many factories which Saleem planned to build in the area. [00:30.00]Saleem finished his mental review of the situation. [00:31.00]It was an operation which would bring vast profits. [00:32.00]He cared nothing for the destruction of the environment. [00:33.00]That was not his problem. [00:34.00]He saw no reason to delay. [00:35.00]He ordered the engineer to press the button. [00:36.00]The camera panned away into the distance,and then a cloud of dust rose up, [00:37.00]followed shortly by a dull explosion. [00:38.00]A mighty river changed its course, [00:39.00]and water flooded into the doomed Rakan Valley. [00:40.00]In the big office,there was a short silence. [00:41.00]But Saleem never wasted time. [00:42.00]'Good, that's that.Turn it off. [00:43.00]Now,get that doctor in here,he commanded, [00:44.00]and his staff fell over themselves to obey their bullying employer. [00:45.00]The doctor,a tall,thin, American with a worried look, [00:46.00]came in and started to examine his wealthy patient nervously. [00:47.00]'You're doing very well, Mr Saleem.'he said finally. [00:48.00]'The new medicine is a great success. [00:49.00]The only problem is getting more of it.' [00:50.00]Saleem asked the doctor if he would be able to get more. [00:51.00]'Money is no problem,you know,'he said.' [00:52.00]Tell me what you need,and we'll get it.' [00:53.00]But the doctor explained that the main ingredient of this new,life saving medicine came from a plant. [00:54.00]'It's a small,green orchid,'he said, [00:55.00]'which has just been discovered. [00:56.00]We'll need many plants to make enough medicine.' [00:57.00]'Well,get them!'ordered Saleem.'What's the problem?' [00:58.00]'Er,there's no problem,sir said the doctor,'except that they are very rare. [00:59.00]There's only one place in the world where they grow.' [-1:00.00]'Where?'demanded the fat businessman,impatiently.The doctor smiled. [-1:-1.00]He was pleased to have good news. [-1:-2.00]'Well,luckily the orchids come from some land which you own,sir, [-1:-3.00]so there won't be any difficulty. [-1:-4.00]They're from a place in South America known as Pakan Valley.' [-1:-5.00]LISTENING SKILLS Page 82 Changing a text [-1:-6.00]SPEAKING page 88 [-1:-7.00]A Saying the sounds and [-1:-8.00]1 ear air hear hair [-1:-9.00]cheers chairs beer bear [-1:10.00]pier pear clear clare [-1:11.00]dear dare tear(n) tear(v.) [-1:12.00]steered stared [-1:13.00]2 here year idea appear [-1:14.00]easier nearly Austria engineer [-1:15.00]3 care square wear where [-1:16.00]there scarce stairs [-1:17.00]4 a dear chair a bearded engineer [-1:18.00]5 He has very scarce hair.She can't bear the taste of beer. [-1:19.00]Clare's here and Lear's over there. [-1:20.00]MORE LANGUAGE INPUT [-1:21.00]A Reading page 92 Helping the Environment [-1:22.00]These days we are all aware of the many threats to the environment [-1:23.00]and the need to act in a responsible manner [-1:24.00]to protect the world which we all share. [-1:25.00]Many people say that they are in favour of the 'green' movement. [-1:26.00]However,it is often difficult to find anything practicalwhich you can do to help. [-1:27.00]If you live in a big city, [-1:28.00]you may feel that you cannot take any action to support the cause. [-1:29.00]But one thing you can do is to try to buy'green' products. [-1:30.00]For example,let us consider the problem of the ozone layer. [-1:31.00]Around the earth,there is a thin layer of ozone. [-1:32.00]This gas protects us from many of the harmful rays of the sun. [-1:33.00]A few years ago,scientists in the Antarctic first became aware of holes in the ozone layer. [-1:34.00]If these holes continue to get bigger, [-1:35.00]more and more harmful rays from the sun will reach us. [-1:36.00]As a result,more people are likely to get skin cancer. [-1:37.00]Further research into the problem showed that the ozone layer is being destroyed by gases called CFCs. [-1:38.00]These gases are released into the atmosphere by the chemicals used in aerosol cans and refrigerators. [-1:39.00]When this became known, [-1:40.00]many manufacturers stopped using CFCs in their aerosol cans. [-1:41.00]They switched to other less harmful chemicals, [-1:42.00]and labelled their cans 'ozone-friendly'or 'no CFCs'. [-1:43.00]So when you next buy any type of spray can [-1:44.00](such as a deodorant or insect spray),look for these labels. [-1:45.00]The problem of refrigerators was more difficult to solve. [-1:46.00]These machines could not be adapted as quickly as aerosol cans. [-1:47.00]However,a German manufacturer,working with Greenpeace, [-1:48.00]has now produced an ozone safe fridge. [-1:49.00]It has been named the'Qreenfreeze' fridge and will soon be available. [-1:50.00]Other manufacturers are rushing to produce similar models. [-1:51.00]So the next time you or your parents go out to buy a fridge, [-1:52.00]choose one of the ozone friendly models. [-1:53.00]Then you will be doing something to help the environment. [-1:54.00]B.Listening page 93

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