Unit24 Warm-up & Lesson 1 Consumer Society—Pre-reading学案（含答案）

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1、 Over 500 dogs being delivered to a butcher house were saved by a Chinese animal protection organization.The incident then set off a debate among Chinese netizens about the necessity of pouring so much money and efforts into saving dogs. On Friday，a truck loaded with over 500 dogs were stopped by vo

2、lunteers from animal protection organization on Jingha Expressway Beijing section.Beijing Times reported these dogs were being delivered and would be eventually served on dinner tables.After negotiations with the truck driver，a pet service provider purchased these dogs.Dogs were then delivered to th

3、e headquarter of China Small Animal Protection Association(CSAPA)，being taken care of and waiting for adoption. After the “dog saving mission(使命)” was reported，Chinese net users debate over whether saving dogs is worth so much effort and money while there are still many poor and needy people in Chin

4、a lacking assistance.Some net users argue that the “dog saving mission” is placing too much attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended.A microblogger said， “Dogs are saved，adopted and they attracted media spotlight(公众注意的中心)Wed better spend such money and take such effo

5、rts in helping the needy people.” Another microblogger said， “We poured such huge sum of money into saving dogs.I would rather the money was spent on disaster relief.” Some applaud volunteers actions and show eagerness of offering their helping hands to those saved dogs.Still many disapprove those “

6、saving dogs” critics，but they argue that such act nonetheless(尽管如此) promotes social progress.A microblogger named “broken bridge” said， “Saving dogs does not go against taking care of people.Such enthusiasm in public affairs will help raise social awareness in helping the needy.” 阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F) 1Th

7、ese dogs were finally saved and adopted.(F) 2Some people think it better to spend the money in helping the needy people.(T) Warm- up & Lesson 1 Consumer SocietyPre- reading 匹配左边的单词和右边的汉语意思 第一组 1homelessness A大量的 2inequality B自愿的 3voluntary C存储，储蓄 4abundant D不平等 5deposit E无家可归 答案 1.E 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C

8、第二组 6currency A积累 7signature B货币 8govern C所有权 9accumulate D签名 10ownership E统治，管理 答案 6.B 7.D 8.E 9.A 10.C 第三组 11burden A赤裸的 12vacant B各种各样的 13adjustment C未住人的，空置的 14diverse D重担，负担 15bare E调整，调节 答案 11.D 12.C 13.E 14.B 15.A 第四组 16pension A(使)收缩，缩小 17resign B删除 18choke C退休金，养老金 19delete D窒息，噎住 20shrink

9、E辞职 答案 16.C 17.E 18.D 19.B 20.A Step 1 Fast- reading Tell whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) 1The more money you earn，the more you can save.(F) 2If we have larger and better houses and cars，we will enjoy more of life.(F) 3Trade unions suggest shortening the working time and inc

10、reasing employment.(T) 4The more money you have，the happier you will be.(F) 5The author thinks “having” is much more important than “doing”(F) Step 2 Careful- reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1Why do people change their money into different countries currencies? AThey h

11、ope to make even more money. BThey hope to buy goods in lower prices. CThey hope to live easily and happily. DThey hope to go abroad in a simple way. 答案 A 2Which of the following is NOT true? AIn order to earn more money，we work hard. BThe more money we have，the less we spend. CWhen we spend more，we

12、 have to work even harder. DThe more money we earn，the more tax we have to pay. 答案 B 3Why do they consider the bigger and better cars as a burden? AThey must pay more money for them. BThe cars use too much water. CThere is no place to park them. DThey had no time to drive them. 答案 A 4What do the pro

13、test groups insist? ASome of our money should be given to the children. BSome of our money should be given to the students. CSome of our money should be given to the third world. DSome of our money should be given to the consumers. 答案 C 5Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph

14、? ATo visit the shops more and more often. BTo support people to spend more money. CTo encourage people to earn less money. DTo control advertisements，especially the ones aimed at children. 答案 D Step 3 Post- reading After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. Many of us in develop

15、ed societies 1.are trapped (trap) in a spending circle.The more money we earn， 2.the more we spend.So we have to work even 3.harder (hard) We even use the money we dont have through credit cards.And we have to pay more tax when we earn more money.In this 4.spending(spend) circle，we accumulate posses

16、sions but never feel like we have enough.And the bigger and better houses and cars turn into a burden 5.to us.So in the end，not increased happiness， 6.but stress and less free time to be ourselves and enjoy being with our friends and families. There is a growing resistance to this 7.consumer (consum

17、e) society which is 8.especially(especial) affecting the youth of today.Some protest groups think we should give part of our money to the third world.And the government should 9.shorten(short) the working week.People should share work and thus reduce unemployment.Its high time that we 10.should take

18、/took(take) these issues more seriously.We should remember that “being” and “doing” are much more important than “having” Step 4 Sentence- learning 1Sometimes we try to deposit a little or change our money into different countries currencies in the hope that we can make even more money. 句式分析 本句是一个主从

19、复合句，try 和 change 是主句中并列的谓语动词，in the hope 后 的 that 引导的是同位语从句，解释说明 the hope 的内容。 自主翻译 有时，我们努力存点钱或者把钱兑换成不同国家的货币，希望能赚更多的钱。 2Surely were still better off than those who wear rags and sleep on the streets or in vacant buildings，but there is a growing resistance to this consumer society which is especially affecting the youth of today with their computers，i-pods，designer clothes and mobile phones. 句式分析 该句是由 but 连接的并列句。第一个分句中含有一个 who 引导的定语从句，修 饰 those；第二个分句中含有一个 which 引导的定语从句，修饰 society。 自主翻译 当然我们仍然比那些穿着破衣烂衫，睡在街道上或者空置的大楼里的人的生活 要好得多。但是现在的年轻人特别容易受到电脑、i-pod 随身听、名牌服饰和手机的影响，所 以越来越多的人开始抵制这种消费社会。