湖北省武汉市高二英语新人教版选修6课件：Unit 4《Global warming》Part 3 Warming up and Pre-reading.pptVIP

阅读下列短文，并用适当的词填空或用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。 What is Global Warming? Global warming refers solely to the fact that the earth’s atmosphere is warming near its surface. Simply put， it’s getting 1_______ (hot). The term does not imply a cause or speak to cause. hotter The scientific community believes climate changes 2_____ global warming have occurred throughout earth’s history 3____ will continue to occur in the future. Some evidences link global warming 4 ___ solar activity; however, there are other theories as well. like and to One popular theory relates to the “greenhouse effect”. Gases that make up our atmosphere are analogous to a greenhouse in which 5 ____ allow sunlight to pass through, then trap much of the heat from escaping. This naturally occurring phenomenon keeps earth’s surface warmer 6____ it would be otherwise. they than However, human-produced compounds 7_________ (regular) released into the atmosphere in recent years have “thickened the greenhouse wall” beyond naturally occurring levels. 8______ this happens, even less heat escapes, 9______ (cause) temperature to rise. This is called greenhouse effect and 10 ______ (result) in global warming. regularly When causing results solely adj. 唯一的；仅有的；单独的 solar adj.太阳的;太阳能的;来自太阳的 analogous adj. 类似的 compound n. 复合物；混合物 ［助读词汇］ * * * * * * * * * * * * * *