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C A U S E A N D EFFECT 1 A man is a In spring, animals search f o r Spiders and birds b u i l d _ A roadrunner’s head straight in front when it runs T he Simplon goes under the Alps between Italy and Switzerland Being afraid to fly is an i ll o g ic a l We heard a l o u d and knew that there had been an accident Som e people think baseball i s _ because it is so slow W ould you b e to meet Frankenstein? 10 M ost people only fly D T rue/F alse/N o Information _ Some Eskimos are left-handed _ Most right-handers calculus with the left hemisphere of the brain _ When people look at a beautiful sunset, most o f them use the right hemisphere o f the brain _ The right hem isphere controls the right side o f the body _ Most people in the world use the left hem isphere for language _ Left handedness can cause children to see letters backward _ It is easier to write from left to right _ Left-handed people are more intelligent than right-handers straight (adj) [strcit] : thang c alculus (n) ['kit-'lkjules] : pliep tinli brain (n) [brcin] : nao 146 A M I S H M A S H (A HO DG E PO D GE ) E Comprehension Questions What does the right hemisphere o f the brain control? Which hemisphere is stronger in left-handed people? Why lefties prefer to kick with the left foot? What problems lefties have using machines? When some left-handers start to stutter? Why anthropologists think the earliest people were equally divided between left-and right-handedness? Why did the Greeks start writing from left to right? What does "you are in good company" mean? How can you tell if a two-year-old child is left-handed? 10 Are you left-handed? F Main Idea What sentence is the main idea for paragraph (lines 23-28)? Paragraph (lines 32-36)? Write a sentence for the main idea in paragraph (lines 53-62) Write the main idea o f the last paragraph anthropologist (n) [tlcn0ro'polod3ist] : nlid nlidn cluing hoc 147 C A U S E A N D EFFECT WORD STUDY A W ord Form s V erb communicate exist prefer divide force respond permit Noun communications^) existence preference division force response permission permit reality Adjective Adverb (un)communicative (nonexistent (un)preferential (indivisible forceful forcefully (un)common (un)commonly (un)responsive (im)permissible (im)pcrmissibly permissive (un)real really la There have been m any wonderful developm ents in the field o f in the last 20 years 1b I tried to get the information from the president’s secretary, but she was very Frank told everyone he worked for a large company, but the company is 3a 3b 5a 5b 8a 8b 8c Professors should not give treatment to the students they like Short jackets, not long coats, a r e _ _ by skiers Ten is not e v e n ly _ by three Ms Bush has a very _ personality John w a s to leave the university because his grades were so bad It i s _ believed that sons are better than daughters The injured p e r s o n _to the doctor's treatment She is well now Some psychologists say that adults should not b e _ with their children You cannot build a house in this city without a b u ild in g S m o k in g _ n o t in this building It s e e m e d _ to Abdullah that he had finally finished his doctorate degree and was going home e x iste n c e (n ) [ig 'z is te n s ] : s t f to n t a i re a lity (n ) trea tm en t (n ) g rade (n ) [ ri :'aeliti ] [ ’tri'tm o n t] : s i ( tlitfc d o cto rate (n ) 148 [g re id ] [ d o k to n t] : su i su : d ie m : h o c vi H en s i A M I S H M A S H (A HO DG EPO DGE ) B Finding the Reason Write the reason for each statement Statement Many left-handers have to use their right hand For some people, the center o f language is in the right hemisphere Both sides o f the body receive the same information Lefties prefer kicking with the left foot King George VI stuttered Anthropologists think more than 50 percent o f people were right-handed by 3500 B.c Paul McCartney plays the guitar differently Reason C Connecting W ords Put after, before, when, since, or until in the blanks I'll give you the b o o k I see you tomorrow People who are afraid o f flying can control their f e a r they take a class Greenpeace has been in e x i s te n c e _1971 Greenpeace was o rg a n iz e d _the U.S started nuclear testing in Alaska S o m e tim e s _ the roadrunner gets a piece o f meat, it takes it back to its nest There were no s k y s c r a p e rs _ 1884 Burke started across Australia, he organized an expedition Some left-handed European children were forced to write with their right h a n d s _ the 1950s D M issing W ords Fill in the missing words If you are, you are one _ millions in world _ p r e f e r use their left hand understand left-handedness, it is necessary _ look the brain 149 C A U S E A N D EFFECT The b r a i n _d i v id e d _ two hemispheres Both sides o f _ body receive the same information the brain because both h e m is p h e re s connected There is increasing amount _ research _handedness But 3500 B.c, the tools, which _ better designed, were for u s e _only one hand the centuries passed and education spread _ more levels _ society, more a n d _people b e c a m e _ But _ _ worry _ you are left-handed You are _good company E C o n te x t C lues A com puter is a very c o m p le x machinc a beautiful b boring c com plicated Ali said he was from Palestine, but he was a c tu a lly bo m in Qatar, a preferably b m aybe c really The m em bers o f G reenpeace discuss a protest to get each other's ideas, a talk about b prepare c publish Pierre has studied English for m onths so fa r He plans to study for more a until now b aw ay from hom e c altogether In rain forests, dead plants c r e a te nutrients for living plants, a take away b make c prevent Most children think video gam es are fasc in atin g They spend hours playing them a very boring b very interesting c unpleasant com plex (adj) actually (adv) ['kom plcks] : plurc tap ['icktjuoli] : cliinli xdc discuss (v) so far (adv) [dis'kAs] : lluio liian [sou fa:] fascinate (v) [’fx sin c it] : den : t/iu hut, to i cuon 150 SCIENCE Unit Minds are like parachutes They only function when they are open - Sir Jam es Dewar 152 A BIOSPHERE IN SPACE Is it possible for people to live on another p lanet such as Mars? The Environmental Research Laboratory at the University o f Arizona is designing a biosphere ( bio means life, and sphere is a circle like a ball) which could be used to colonize other planets The author interviewed Walter Lindley, Program Coordinator at the Laboratory, about this exciting idea P.A: I've been reading science fiction stories about space colonies for years, but o f course they were possible only in the author's imagination Now you are a c tu a lly preparing for a space colony Do you really consider it possible for people to live away from the earth? W.L: We believe it will be possible sometim e in the future, and that's why we're working on it But it's a very com plex project Our biosphere will be a complete, enclosed environment where people can be born, live their whole life, and die without returning to earth But there will have to be a perfect balance between plants, animals (including humans), and the chemical elements, that is, everything in the environment Right now we're talking about a place for ten people to live for a year It's not like one or two men on the moon for a few weeks planet (n) science fiction (n) consider (v) project (n) balance (n) element (n) [’plicnit] ['saions'fik/n] [kon'side] [’pred3ckt] ['bielens ] [’elimont] Sun Mercury Venus Ztrrti Mars Unmus Neptune Pluto really complicated : lianli tilth : khoa hoc vien luting : clio rang : d u an : sir can bang : veil to 153 *3 0 0 0 C A U S E A N D EFFECT P.A: Wliai will it look like? W.L: We don't know yet We call it a biosphere, but it might not be round It could be square or any shape at all There m ight be separate units for food production These w ould be connected to the main unit Architects and engineers are discussing all the possibilities now W e have to figure out what shape it should be, what m aterials to use and how small it could be and still support human life P.A: You m entioned engineers and architects W ho else is w orking on it° W.L: That's one o f the interesting things about the project There are biologists, biochemists, and people from different areas o f agriculture We have specialists on alm ost everything in our environment P.A: It seems so unreal and impossible that it's hard for me to understand it Could you explain a little more? W.L: Well, a greenhouse for growing plants in winter is the first step toward a biosphere This is a closed environm ent except for the sun's heat entering through the glass or plastic O f course, there is a water system from outside, and people bring in nutrients for the plants and take out the waste material The biosphere will have to have its own system to provide w ater that can be used and reused It will need bacteria or som ething eise to take care o f the wa st es And it all must be balanced perfectly, or the whole system will break down bi os p he re (n) engineer(n) m e n t i o n (v) b i o c h e m i s t (n) bac te ri a ( n) 154 ['baiesfieCr)] [.end^i'me] [ ' m e n / n] [ bai ou' kemi st ] [bick'tiene] : suih quyen : Icy su : cle cap : suih hod : i i kliitan lalkm g about SCIENCE Nothing will enter the biosphere except heat from the sun and information from earth O f course the information going in and out won't be necessary for the biosphere to exist, but it will be very necessary for research The earth itself is the best example o f a biosphere Nothing important enters except sunlight, and nothing leaves as waste except some heat Everything in the earth's environment has always been balanced, except that now humans are destroying the balance more and more P.A: Why we want a colony on Mars? It's very exciting, but is it necessary? W.L: I'm sure you know that there will be a petroleum shortage in the future Dr Gerard K O'Neill is a famous physicist from Princeton University He says that in 25 years we will have satellites in space to produce s o la r energy and send it to earth It would be too expensive to continually send people and materials to the satellites, so the biosphere will be necessary He thinks 10,000 people could live in a space colony sometime in the future So f a r all your questions are about a space colony, but for me there’s a much more interesting use o f the biosphere We can use it to all kinds o f research about our own environment and how it works By studying the biosphere, w