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Module6AnimalsinDangerReading：SavingtheAntelopesSiberianTigerGiantPandaTheTibetanantelopesTheantelopesliveontheQinghai-TibetanPlateau.Theylooklikedeer.Theyaregoodatrunning,sotheywerechosenasoneofthemascotsforthe2008OlympicGames,whosenameisYingying.Theirwoolissoft,lightandwarmandcanbemadeintoshawls.Theirlifespanisatmost8years.antelopeAshesofmillionsofantelopesINDANGER!Poachers藏羚羊绒•据称，藏羚羊绒是世界上质量最好的羚羊绒，用藏羚羊绒制作的披肩和围巾商品名为“沙图什”，意思是“绒中之王”。由于它能很容易通过一枚戒指，也被称作“指环披肩”。用这种绒织成的一条长2米、宽l米的披肩“沙图什”，重量仅有100克，其价格高达5000－30000美元，已成为一些国家贵妇人高贵、富有的标志。克什米尔印度控制区是全球加工“沙图什”最早和最大的地区。这里的“沙图什”原料大部分来自我国西藏，藏羚羊绒全由走私进入克什米尔。在我国西藏、印控克什米尔一带，已形成一条专业化的藏羊绒走私网络。“沙图什”加工业工人约10万人，年产值约1.6亿美元。1992年藏羚羊绒加工量高达2吨左右，相当1.3万只藏羚羊的羊绒量。据估计每年被盗猎分子猎杀的藏羚羊有2万只。加工出来的“沙图什”主要被贩卖到欧美等国，有的直接运送原料到欧美一些国家加工。•目前1千克藏羚羊生绒的价格可达1000—2000美元，而一条用300—400克羊绒织成的“沙图什”价格可高达5000—3万美元。据介绍，一只藏羚羊只能剪取羊绒100—200克。poachersPoachers—wehavegottostopthemSavingtheAntelopesTaskone:Newwords1.plateaun2.shawln3.profitn4.herdn5.skinn6.bann7.raidn&vt8.confiscatevt9.toughadj10.co-operationna.takenawayofficiallyb.groupofanimalswhichliveormovetogetherc.tocuttheskinoffananimald.asurprisevisit(especiallybypolice)e.highgroundf.anordernottodosomethingg.workingtogetherh.moneyyoumakebysellingsomethingi.apieceofclothpeoplewearontheirshouldersj.HardMatchthewordswiththeirmeaningsPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5D.JiesangSuonandajieC.Antelopeswerekilledfortheirwool.A.Theillegalbusinessofantelopes'woolE.TheChinesegovernmentprotectsB.Progressinprotectingtheantelopes.Matchthemainideaswitheachparagraphtheantelopes.Tasktwo:Fastreading1HowdidJiesangSuonandajiedie?aHefrozetodeath.bHewaskilledbycriminals.cHehadanaccidentinhisjeep.2WhyareTibetanantelopesindanger?aTheyhavelosttheirnaturalhabitat.bTheyarekilledfortheirwool.cTheycannotsurviveathighaltitudes.Taskthree:CarefulreadingI.Choosethebestanswers(activity2onp52)3WhathastheChinesegovernmentdonetohelptheantelopes?aItisprotectingtheantelopeinanaturereserve.bIthassentpolicetocountrieswhere“shahtoosh”issold.cIthasclosedtheborderwithIndia.4What’shappenedtothetradein“shahtoosh”?aIthasgrownquickly.bIthasbecomelegal.cIthasbecomehardertosell“shahtooh”.5WhatwillhappentotheTibetanantelope?aItsnumberwillcontinuetoincrease.bItmaysurvive.cItwillsoonbecomeextinct.e.g.JiesangSuonandajiewaskilledin______.2.Thenumberofantelopeshadfallento_______bythe1990s.3.Thepriceofashawlmadefromthewoolis_____.4.Thebanonthetradewasstartedin_______.5.Thenumberof“shatoosh”shawlsfoundinaLondonshopis______.6._______oftheantelopeshadbeenkilledtomake138“shatoosh”shawls.7.Thenumberofpoacherscaughtintenyearsis____.8.TheQinghai-TibetanPlateauis_____________high.9.Theantelopepopulationstartedtogrowagainin_____.2.Fillintheblankswiththenumbersanddates.50,0001994$5,00019751382%30005,000metres1997TaskFourSummaryAtthebeginningofthetwentiethcenturythereweremillionsofantelopesontheQinghai-TibetanPlateau.Bythe1990sthenumber________toabout50,000.Thereasonisthatthe____oftheTibetanantelopeisveryexpensive.Ashawl_________thewoolcansellfor$5,000.Thebusinessiscompletely_____.Therehasbeena____onthetradesince1975.Butinthe1990stheshawls_____________amongrichpeople.Apolice_____onashopfound138shawls.About1,000antelopeshadbeenkilledtomakethem.TheChinesegovernmentbeganto_____________inprotectingtheantelopes.Overthenexttenyearsabout3,000poacherswerecaughtand300vehicles__________.________,inthosecountrieswheretheshawlsaresold,policearegetting______withthedealers.Internationalco-operationseemstobe_______.Since1997theantelopepopulationhasslowlybeguntogrowagain.hadfallenmadefromillegalcameintofashiontakeanactivepartconfiscatedwoolbanraidMeanwhiletoughworking123SavingtheantelopeAnexampleofprotectingantelopesintroductionThereasonsforkillingantelopesThemeasurestakenandresultsofprotectionanalysissolutionTaskSixAnalysisofthetext(Para1)(Para2-3)(Para4-5)推荐电影《可可西里》Whatshouldwedotosavetheendangeredanimals?StepFiveDiscussion:WhatCanWeDotoHelpEndangeredAnimals?•Endangeredspeciesareanimalsatriskofsoonbecomingextinct.Animalscanbecomeendangerednaturally,butthey'reusuallyendangeredasaresultofhumaninterference.Sincehumanscannegativelyimpactanimallife,itmeansthatwecanalsohaveapositiveimpactonanimals'environments.Therearealotofthingsthatpeoplecandoiftheywanttohelpendangeredanimals,fromhabitatconservationtospreadingawarenesstocontributingtoenvironmentalorganizations.•HabitatConservation•Animalscan'tsurvivewithoutfood,shelterandwater.Habitatlossoccursduetotheconstructionofroads,shoppingmallsandhousinginareaswhereanimalsusedtolive.Loggingleavesalotofanimalswithoutahomeorfeedingorhuntinggrounds.Reduce,reuse,recycleshouldberememberedhere:Ifyoureducetheamountofpaperproductsyouuseeachday,you'llreducetheneedfortreestobecutdown.Soinsteadofusingapaperbageverydaytopackyourlunch,useawashable,reusablelunchbox.Alwaysrecyclewheneveryoucan.Reducingyouramountoftrashwillhelpconserveanimalhabitats.Reusethingsthatcouldotherwiseturnintowaste,andyou'llindirectlysavethelivesofanimals.•SpreadAwareness•Tellfriendsandfamilyhowyoufeelabouthelpingendangeredanimals.Themorestoriesyoucanspread,themo