Unit 9 The Warmer It Gets, the Worse Things Become
II. 片語與句型造句
1. leaving; alone
2. The little girl ran to her mother, yelling/crying “Mommy!”
3. at; risk; of
4. The manager is at risk of losing his job because of several wrong decisions.
5. Not; only; but; also
6. Michelle not only goes to bed early but (also) gets up early.
7. lives; on
8. Tracy lives on water and vegetables when she is/goes on a diet.
9. if/whether
10. The teacher asked the students if/whether anyone knew the answer to the question.
11. warm; up
12. The weather will warm up next week. Spring is coming!
13. at; a; time
14. Roger can only memorize ten new words at a time.
15. took; the; lives; of
16. The fire took the lives of a family of four.
17. Due; to
18. Due to laziness, Daniel was fired/laid off.
III. 綜合測驗
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C
IV. 課文問答
1. She hoped that her film could help focus public attention on environmental protection.
2. It shows that polar bears are at risk of becoming extinct.
3. It absorbs the sun's heat and keeps it from escaping back into space.
4. It may cause the deaths of hundreds of people at a time.
5. Both the people and the governments of the world should take immediate action to deal with global warming before it is too late.
V. 閱讀測驗
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
VI. 翻譯
1. at; risk; of; getting
2. not; only; but
3. live; on
4. if/whether
5. The old lady crossed the road, carrying two heavy bags in her hands.
6. As the weather warms up, more and more people eat ice cream.
7. The small company will only hire two people at a time.
8. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy took the lives of more than 200 people.
9. When polar bears are starving due to a lack of food, they may/are likely to kill one another.
VII. 寫作練習
I protect the earth in my own ways; in order to avoid using disposable chopsticks; they could be powerful enough to save the environment; we are running out of time to save it