一、摘要导写Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whendidtheplantexplorationbeginonalargescale?2.Whoplayedanimportantroleinplantexploration?1.Itwasnotuntiltheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesthattheplantexplorationbeganonalargescale.2.Somemissionariesandplantcollectors.3.Whatwastheresultofplantexploration?4.Whatwasinventedinordertotransporttheplantssafely?3.Manyexoticplantsareintroducedintodifferentcountries.4.TheWardiancase.Pleasewriteasummaryaccordingtotheabovequestions,usingabout30words.Summary:Theplantexplorationbeganonalargescalebetweentheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies.SomemissionariesandplantcollectorsintroducedmanyexoticplantsintodifferentcountrieswiththehelpoftheWardiancase.二、任务写作Afteryouhavereadthetext,pleasesurfontheinternetandwriteabriefintroductionofRafflesiaarnoldii.Rafflesiaarnoldiiistheworld’slargestsingleflower.ItgrowslargelyinSoutheastAsia,ontheMalayPeninsula,Borneo,Sumatra,Kalimantan,andthePhilippines.Theseflowershavenoleavesandhardlyanystem,justahugespeckledfivepetaledflowerwithadiameteruptoonemetre,andweighingupto10kg.Eventhesmallestonehas20cmdiameterflowers.Theflowerssmelllikerottingmeat,henceitslocalnamesaretranslatedto“corpseflower”or“meatflower”.Itisparasiticonavine,spreadingitsrootsinsidethevine.1.conflictn.冲突,争论;战斗(争)vi.冲突,抵触运用:完成下列句子。(1)如果这样的话,你的观点一定会和他的冲突。Ifso,yourpointsofviewareboundto________________________.conflictwithhis(2)你的陈述同其余证据有矛盾。Yourstatementis_____________therestoftheevidence.inconflictwith2.onalargescale大规模地运用:完成下列句子。(1)电子工业在大规模地发展着。Theelectronicindustryis_______________________________.(2)科学家们正试图大规模地直接利用太阳能。Scientistsaretryingto________________solarEnergy_______________.onalargescaledevelopingonalargescalemakedirectuseof3.appealtov.对……产生吸引力运用:完成下列句子。(1)这些画对你产生了吸引力吗?Dothesepaintings_______________________?(2)相信我们这种新产品将会引起你方市场的兴趣。Webelievethatthisnewproductofours____________________________________.willappealtoyourmarketappealtoyou1.attachv.把……固定;重视(1)___________adj.依恋的;依附的(2)______________n.依恋;附件attachmentattached2.growvi.生长;成长(1)____________n.种植者;饲养者(2)____________adj.生长的;成长中的(3)____________adj.长成的,成熟的(4)____________n.成长;生长;种植growergrowinggrowngrowth3.failvi.失败,不成功(1)__________n.失败者;失败的事(2)__________adj.已失败的(3)__________adj.失败的,衰退中的failingfailurefailed4.developv.发展;开发;发育(1)______________n.发展;发育(2)____________adj.发达的(3)____________adj.发展中的developingdevelopmentdeveloped5.excitevt.使兴奋(1)__________adj.兴奋的(2)________adj.令人振奋的;使人激动的(3)__________n.兴奋,激动excitementexcitedexciting6.discovervt.发现(1)___________n.发现者(2)___________n.发现discoverydiscoverer1.Chinaisa____________countryinAsia.(develop)2.Lackofdemandwillslowdownoureconomic_________.(grow)3.Newscientific___________arebeingmadeeveryday.(discover)developinggrowthdiscoveries4.Thishospitalis_________toourmedicaldepartment.(attach)5.Doyouknowaboutthe________(evolve)ofaseedintoaplant?attachedevolution6.Productioninthefactoriesstoppedbecauseoffrequentpower_________.(fail)7.Theboyswererunningin__________.(excite)excitementfailures1.追溯到……年代;始于……______________2.把……送往别处;解雇;打发走______________3.各种各样的______________4.呼吁,对……有吸引力______________5.用完;耗尽;分发;发出;放出(光、热等)_______________datebacktosendawayavarietyofappealtogiveout6.take(an)interestinsb./sth.______________7.beknownas______________8.bringback______________9.resultin_____________10.largequantitiesof_____________对某人/某物感兴趣作为……而出名;被称作;被认为拿回来,使回忆起来,使恢复导致许多,大量的本文介绍的是EdwardWilson所写的一本关于生物物种多样性的书,在书中,介绍了EdwardWilson对物种多样性的重要性的看法,并号召我们保护环境,保护物种多样性。1.B。推断题。本文都是围绕EdwardWilson书中的地球物种的多样性的相关内容展开的,依据第一段最后一句及第三段第一句Biodiversity,Wilsonargues,isthekeytosettlingmanyproblemstheearthfacestoday可知,他最关注地球的物种多样性,即B项正确。2.A。细节题。依据文章第三段中的Amerehundredspecies(物种)arethebasisofourfoodsupply,ofwhichbuttwentycarrytheload.可知,为我们提供食物的只有20种物种是最重要的。3.D。细节题。依据Wilsonsuggestschangingthissituationbylookingintotenthousandspeciesthatcouldbemadeuseof,whichwillbeawaytoreducetheclearingofthenaturalhomesofplantsandanimalstoenlargefarmingareas.这句话可知,EdwardWilson在书中给我们建议的解决保持物种多样性的方法是开发食物的种类。4.C。推断题。依据文章最后一段中的Attheendofthebook可知,本文介绍一本书,故C项正确。5.D。推断题。HenryDavidThoreau是早期保护环境的倡导者,所以D项正确。