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M6 unit 18 Beauty（2） 世界与环境(读写任务) 环境问题影响着人们的工作，学习，生活等，而我们的工作，生活，生产等又使环境污染越来越严重，如何保护我们的环境成为人们最为关注的话题之一。 涉及此话题的读写任务，常常涉及：1.世界范围内环境污染的原因，如水污染越来越严重、砍伐森林严重、大气污染严重、白色垃圾、人口增加等。 考生应该意识到最为本质的原因是人类活动。2. 环境问题给人们带来的危害，其中包括自然灾害问题。3. 如何应对环境问题，政府、个人应该做些什么。以及绿色生活、珍惜水资源、使用再生资源、实现经济可持续发展、创建绿色学校等问题。 实用表达： in the long run 从长远看来 greenhouse effect 温室效应 water shortage 水资源短缺 be unfriendly to the environment 对环境不利 ruin the environment 破坏环境 litter collection and disposal 垃圾的回收和处理 be in short supply 供应不足 make every citizen aware that 使每个人都意识到…… call on the efforts from all sides 号召各个方面做出努力 utilize the natural resources 利用自然资源 sustainable development 可持续发展 Everyone should take the responsibility to protect the environment./ Its everyones duty to protect the environment. 保护环境，人人有责。 raise the awareness of environmental protection 提高环保意识 conserve natural habitats 保护生存环境 take effective measures; effective measures should be taken / adopted 采取有效措施 take active measures to protect rare animals 采取积极措施保护珍稀动物 environment-friendly products 环保产品 Gone forever are not only…， but… 永远失去的不仅是……，还有…… 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 Science Daily (Jan. 31, 2009) — Scientists from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have selected 262 European observatories which analyzed the series of (minimum and maximum) daily temperatures from 1955 to 1998 to estimate trend variations in extreme temperature events. According to the study, in Europe days of extreme cold are decreasing and days of extreme heat increasing, from 0.5℃ to 1℃ in the average minimum temperature, and from 0.5℃ to 2℃ in the average maximum temperature. Continuous rises in annual temperatures in certain areas lead to “changes in the environment and significant increases in the frequency of values considered extreme temperatures”. To reach this conclusion, the scientists worked with 135 stations with a daily series of mi