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Lesson17SavetheTigerscenturyfursymbolcouragebravechainn.世纪n.（兽类的）毛n.标志，象征n.勇气，胆量adj.勇敢的，无畏的n.链子；链条Wordsandexpressionsbalancereasondisappearkillcutdecreasen.平衡，平稳n.原因，动机，理由v.消失，失踪v.杀死v.砍，切，剪，割v.使……变小；减少WordsandexpressionstigerWhatdotheylooklike?Theyusuallyhaveorangefuranddarkstripes.lightTigerslive_____________________.intheforestsofAsiaWhyaretigersimportant?Tigersaresymbolsofstrengthandcourage.Inmanystories,theyarebrave.strongThetigerisatthetopofthefoodchain.Ithelpskeepthenumberofotherwildanimalsinbalance.Forthisreason,tigersareimportanttotheenvironment.1.Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury,thenuberoftigersinthewildwasaround100000.2.Buttodaythatnumberhasdroppedtoafewthousand.about3.Inrecentyears,tigershavebeenindangerofdisappearing.Why?1.Somepeoplehuntandkilltigersformoney.2.Peoplehavecutdownalotoftreesaswell.Asforestsdisappear,tigerslosetheirhomes.too,either•Thenumberoftigersinthewildisquickly•decreasingandwemustdoaomething•aboutit.Savethetigesisagroupofvolunteers.Thesevolunteershopetosavethetigersofthewarld.Readthelessonandanswerthequestions.1.Howmanytigerswerethereatthebeginningofthe20thcentury?Around100000.2.Howmanytigersarethereinthewildtoday?Thenumberhasdroppedtoafewthousand.3.Wheredotigerslive?TheyliveintheforestsofAsia.4.Whatdotigerslooklike?Theyusuallyhaveorangefuranddarkstripes.5.Whataretigerssymbolof?Theyaresymbolsofstrengthandcourage.6.Howaretigersdescribed(表述)inmanystories?Theyarebrave.7.Whatdoes“atthetopofthefoodchain”mean?Tigersarethekingofallthewildanimals.8.Whatisthereasontigersareimportanttotheenvironment?Becausetigershelpkeepthenumberofotherwildanimalsinbalance.9.Whydopeoplehuntandkilltigers?Theyareformoney.10.Whatisanotherreasontigersaredisappearing?Peoplehavecutdownalotoftreesaswell.Asforestsdisappear,tigerslosethehomes.1.Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury,thenumberoftigersinthewildwasaround100000.在二十世纪初期，野生老虎的数量大约是十万只。thenumberof意为“……的数量”，跟复数名词连用作主语时，中心词是number，谓语动词要用单数。anumberof表示“许多”，相当于many，修饰可数名词复数。作主语时，谓语动词用复数。number前可用large，small等修饰，表示程度。例如：Thenumberofstudentsinourclassis50.Thenumberofpagesinthisbookis60.Anumberofstudentsareplantingtreesonthehill.2.Buttodaythatnumberhasdroppedtoafewthousand.但是现在，数量已经下降到几千只。afewthousand表示“几千”。当hundred,thousand前面是基数词one,two,three…afew,many时，其后不加s。当hundred和thousand后面加s时，需要跟of修饰可数名词复数。例如：Therearethreethousandstudentsinourschool.Thousandsofstudentsareonthesquare.3.Forthisreason,tigersareimportanttotheenvironment.因为这个原因，老虎对环境很重要。beimportanttosb./sth.……对……来说是重要的。beimportantforsb./sth.todo对于……来说做……是重要的。例如:Timeisimportanttome.Itisimportantforyoutogetthereearly.4.Inrecentyears,tigershavebeenindangerofdisappearing.在近几年，老虎处于濒临灭绝的危险中。indanger(of)意为“处于（……）危险之中”。例如You’reindangerofcatchingacold.Thesickmanisindangerofdeath.Thepassengersareindanger!Let’sgoandhelp!5.Asforestsdisappear,tigerslosetheirhomes.随着森林的消失，老虎失去了它们的家园。as在句中作连词，引导状语从句，意为“随着，当……的时候”。Asthesunrose,thefogdisappeared.Asshelefttheroom,sherememberedthatbook.Fillintheblanks.1._____________studentsisabouttwenty.(……的数量)2.It’s____________yourhealth.(对……是重要的)3.Theriverispollutedand___________goingdry.(处于……危险中)Thenumberofimportanttoindangerof4.____timewentby,shebecamemoreandmorebeautiful.(随着)5._________________theparty,hegavemeagift.(在……之初)6.Thetemperaturehas__________belowzero.(下降到)7.Itisatthebottomofthe_________.(食物链)8.Youknow,computersbringtroubles_______.(也)AsAtthebeginningofdroppedtofoodchainaswell在……之初下降到；跌至食物链保持平衡处于危险状态把……砍到，减少（除某事或某人外）还，也atthebeginningof…,dropto,foodchain,inbalance,indanger,cutdown,aswell