新概念英语综合版第二册NCE2 Lesson38（共8个样品课件）.ppt

Which foreign country would you like to live in? Why? Have you ever looked forward to doing something and then been disappointed? What effect can weather have on the character of a people and their customs? 人的情绪与天气有着密切的关系。当天气晴朗，风和日丽，人就精神抖擞，而当天气阴云密布，就会忧郁烦闷。气温对人的影响也很大，酷热使人心情烦躁，潮湿的雨天易使人的心情忧郁和情绪低落。情绪又和人的健康、长寿息息相关，如果一个人终日闷闷不乐，垂头丧气会引起上腹不适，泛酸、食欲减退，体重下降。医学研究证明，人的大脑中有一种“褪黑激素”，可使人消沉抑郁。连续几天下雨，光照减少，褪黑激素相对增多，情绪容易低沉消极。这种气候状况下，抑郁情绪就会乘虚而入。同时对人的内分泌产生影响，容易造成情感障碍，产生抑郁症、焦虑症。　　医学界人士指出，尽管天气无常，人们应该学会合理控制情绪，合理宣泄情绪。不要过度压抑自己，或把恶劣的心境传递给别人。应该用一种理智的方式来解决问题，如找亲朋谈心，跑步、健身、逛街等疏解情绪，找专业心理工作人员进行情绪疏导等。 生活在热带地区的人，为了躲避酷暑，在室外活动的时间比较多。气温高，使生活在那里的人性情易暴躁和发怒。 居住在寒冷地带的人，因为室外活动不多，大部分时间在一个不太大的空间里与别人朝夕相处，养了能控制自己的情绪，具有较强的耐心和忍耐力的性格。比如生活在北极圈内的因纽特人，被人们称为世界上“永不发怒的人”。 居住在温暖宜人水乡的人们，因为气候湿润，风景秀丽，人们对周围事物敏感，且多情善感，机智敏捷。 山区居民，因为山高地广，人烟稀少，开门见山，长久生活在这种环境中，便养成了说话声音宏亮，性格诚实直爽。 住在广阔的草原上的牧民，因为草原茫茫，交通不便，气候恶劣，风沙很大，所以，他们常常骑马奔驰，尽情地舒展自己，性格变得豪放直爽，热情好客。 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. d 8. d 9. b 10. a 11. d 12. d Lesson 38 My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean [medit?reini?n] for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather. 地中海式气候 　　位于副热带纬度的大陆西岸，约在纬度30°～40°之间，包括地中海沿岸、美国加里福尼亚州沿海、南美智利中部沿海、南非的南端和澳大利亚的南端。它是处在热带半干旱气候与温带海洋性气候之间的过渡地带。这些地区受气压带季节位移影响显著，夏季受副热带高气压控制，气流下沉，因而除大陆西部沿海受寒流影响外，夏温十分炎热，下沉气流不利兴云致雨，所以气候干燥；冬季受西风影响，温和湿润。全年雨量适中，年降水量在300