Unit5

Learningfromnature;1.TolearnaboutthethreerepresentativebuildingsofArtScienceMuseuminSingapore,TheEastgateCentreinHarareandTheAlgaeHouseinHamburgandlearntheinspirationfromnature.

2.Tolearnthestructureofthetext.

3.Toknowsomenewwordsandexpressions.;Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.;2.Howcouldyouassociatethemwitharchitecture?;Haveyoueverseenarchitectureinharmonywithnature?;Readthepassageandchoosethemagazineinwhichyouwouldmostlikelyfindthepassage.Giveyourreasons.;Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethediagram.;Choosethebestanswers.

1.Whydon’twerealizethatnatureinspiresus?

A.We’reusedtoit.

B.That’swhatwedeserve.

C.Pineconescannotreplacetiles.

D.Inspirationcomesfromwithinus.

2.WhatdoweknowabouttheroofofSingapore’sArtScienceMuseum?

A.Itsshapeisalotusflower.

B.Itwasbuiltintoawaterfall.

C.Itcancollectrainwater.

D.Ithas35metersofplumbing.;1.Infact,wearesousedtothemthatwemay

eventakethemforgranted…

事实上，我们已经习惯了它们的（存在），甚至可能把它

们视为理所当然……

take…forgranted:tobelievethat

somethingistruewithoutmakingsure

认为……理所当然

e.g.Youshouldn’ttakeothers’helpforgranted.;【注意】

takeitforgrantedthat…中，it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是that从句。

e.g.Ijusttookitforgrantedthathe’d

alwaysbearound.;2.Thebuildingwasdesignedtoshowtheconnection

betweennatureandthemoderncityenvironmentin

whichitsits.

该建筑旨在展示自然和它所处的现代城市环境之间的联

系。

bedesignedtodosth.:toplanordevelop

somethingforaspecificpurpose为……而设计，目的

是……

e.g.Theprogrammeisdesignedtohelppeople

whohavebeenoutofworkforalongtime.;bedesignedfor…为……而设计

bedesignedas…设计为……

e.g.Thecourseisdesignedforbeginners.

Theroomisdesignedasareceptionhall.;3.Tousebiomimicryistocreatestructuresbasedon

naturalformsa