2012安徽省泗县三中高二英语学案：《Unit 1 Living well》 1（新人教版选修七）.docVIP

选修七 Unit One 学案一 Translate the following with the words given: 他过了好一阵子才适应那儿寒冷的天气。（ adapt） 她热烈祝贺我考试取得好成绩。（conguatulate） 他对老板很生气，辞职离开了公司。（annoy; resign） 每位学生都可以自由利用图书馆。（have free access to sth.） 他的妻子和孩子也被邀请来参加晚会。（as well as） 对不起，让你等了那么久。（keep sb. Doing sth.） 每当有人取笑他的字迹难看时，他就十分恼火。（annoy; make fun of ） 我希望我写的东西对英语初学者会有所帮助。（be beneficial to/ be of benefit to） 你可以在家呆着不需要再来公司了。也就是说，你被解雇了。（in other words） 为了照顾生病的母亲，Mary 决定辞去公司的职务。（resign from） Ⅱ.阅读理解 A 词数 306 难度系数 ★★ 建议用时 6′ Businesses are witnessing a difficult time，which has in turn produced influence on consumers desire to go green.However，shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago，while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy. This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves.And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly.Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies，with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a companys environmental reputation was not good enough. Harry Morrison，chief executive(主管) of the Carbon Trust，sympathizes：“I understand this situation where survival is very important now.But from environmental considerations，the clock is ticking—we dont have much time.In addition，cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.” Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint，as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions(排放)．Those that have taken early action will have a head start.More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible.This suggests that