2017-2018学年高中英语 Module 1 Deep South Section Ⅰ Introduction amp; Reading-Pre-reading教学案 外研版选修8.docVIP

Module 1 Deep South Section Ⅰ Introduction amp; Reading-Pre-reading Ship tourism to Antarctica is on the rise:More than 35,000 tourists are expected to visit Antarctica this summer. In 1992－1993, 6,750 tourists visited Antarctica,according to the Antarctica Treaty. All of this tourism, however, is putting both tourists and the environment ingreat danger. Among the tourist ships that visit the continent, the Explorer, a Canadian ship, was one of the first.Put to use in 1969, it was built to carry tourists to Antarctica. Last week, however, it became the first commercial (商业) passenger ship to sink beneath the waters. Fortunately, all of the passengers and crew members were rescued from the ship. However, the sunken ship endangered the Antarctics fragile (脆弱的) environment. The ship was estimated to be holding 48,000 gallons of fuel. As a natural frontier, Antarctica is in a messy legal situation. There are no obvious answers as towho is responsible for dealing with the threat that tourist may cause to human life and the environment. There is no coast guard for Antarctica. Do we want it to become Disneyland, or do we need some controls? Section_ⅠIntroduction__Reading_—_Pre-reading [原文呈现] Antarctica①：the Last Continent Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. Its also the driest. With annual②rainfall③ close to④ zero⑤， Antarctica is technically a desert. Covering about 14 million square kilometres around the South Pole⑥， it is the fifth largest⑦ continent in the world. A high mountain range, the Trans-Antarctic range⑧， runs from east to west, cutting the continent in two⑨. There are volcanoes too, but they are not very active. Antarctica holds⑩ 90% of the worlds ice, and most of its fresh water (70%) is in a frozen state?， of course. 98% of the surface is covered permanently? in the ice cap. On average? it is two kilometres thick, but in some places it reaches adepth? of five kilometres. Strong winds?driven by gravity? blow from the pole to the coastline, while other w