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-1-UNIT2WILDLIFEPROTECTION晨读晚诵动物是人类亲密的朋友,人类是动物信赖的伙伴。人类的生存不能没有动物,而动物完全可以不需要人类!保护野生动物,就是关爱人类自己。Manyanimalandplantspecieshavebecomeextinctandmanymoreareincriticaldanger.DodoThedodoisaclassicexampleofhowhumanscauseddamagetotheearth’sbiology.TheflightlessdodowasnativetotheIslandofMauritiusintheIndianOcean.Theeasilycontrolledbirdbecameasourceoffoodforsailorsandwasattackedbyanimalsintroducedtotheislandbyhumanssuchaspigs,monkeysandrats.Thepopulationofdodosrapidlydecreasedandthelastonewaskilledin1681.晨读晚诵RhinosTherhinohornisahighlyprizeditemforAsianmedicine.Thishasledtotheanimalbeinghuntedinitsnaturalhabitat.OncewidespreadinAfricaandEurasia,mostrhinosnowliveinprotectednaturalparksandreserves.Theirnumbershaverapidlydecreased①inthelast50years,andtheanimalsremainunderconstantthreatfrompoachers(偷猎者).晨读晚诵WhalesTheInternationalWhalingCommissionisfightingtoensure②thesurvivalofthewhalespecies.Despitethefactthatone-thirdoftheworld’soceanshavebeendeclaredwhalesanctuaries(保护区),7outof13whalespeciesremainendangered.Collisions(碰撞)withships,poisonouspollution③andbeingcaughtinfishingnetsaresomemajorcausesofwhaledeaths.晨读晚诵TigersThelast100yearshasseena95%reductioninthenumbersofremainingtigerstobetween5,000and7,000andtheBali,Javan,andCaspiantigersarealreadyextinct.TheSouthChinatigerisprecariously(危险地)closetodisappearing④,withonly20to30stillalive.Liketherhinohorn,tigers’bonesandorgansaresoughtafterformedicines.Theseitemsaretradedillegallyalongwithtigerskins.晨读晚诵词海拾贝①decreasev.减少②ensurevt.保证③pollutionn.污染④disappearvi.消失典句欣赏Theeasilycontrolledbirdbecameasourceoffoodforsailorsandwasattackedbyanimalsintroducedtotheislandbyhumanssuchaspigs,monkeysandrats.翻译:这种容易被控制的鸟成了水手的食物来源,同时受到人们带来的动物,诸如猪、猴子和老鼠的攻击。分析:本句是一个简单句。句子的主语是Theeasilycontrolledbird,became和wasattacked是并列谓语,introducedtotheisland...是动词-ed形式构成的短语作定语。晨读晚诵理解诱思1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?答案:Someextinctandendangeredanimals.2.Whatshouldwedotopreventtheseanimalsfromextinction?答案:Open.-8-SectionAListeningandSpeaking课前篇自主预习ⅠⅡⅢⅠ.知识体系图解语音重读:多音节词e̍conomy,oppor̍tunity,de̍mocracy,cal̍ligraphy,curi̍osity,ex̍perience,suf̍ficient,i̍dentify,trans̍lation,emplo̍yee重点词汇1.n.海报2.adj.不合法的;非法的3.vt.&vi.打猎;搜寻;追捕4.adv.立刻5.n.物种6.vt.使惊恐;使害怕;使担心n.恐慌;警报;警报器7.n.速度;(比)率vt.划分等级8.n.灭绝9.adj.大量的;广泛的n.大量;堆;群posterillegalhuntimmediatelyspeciesalarmrateextinctionmass课前篇自主预习ⅠⅡⅢ重点词汇10.n.(动植物的)生活环境;栖息地11.adj.知道的;发觉的;有……意识的12.n.平均数;平均水平adj.平均的;正常的;普通的13.vt.涉及;让……担忧14.adj.居住的;活的;在用的n.生活;生计15.vi.适应vt.使适应;使适合16.n.措施;方法vt.测量;度量;估量17.n.官方;当权;权威18.n.压力;要求habitatawareaverageconcernlivingadaptmeasureauthoritypressure课前篇自主预习ⅠⅡⅢ重点短语1.onearth2.endup3.dieout4.atanalarmingrate5.awareof6.onaverage7.makeprogress8.concernedabout9.adaptto10.underpressure究竟;到底结束灭亡;逐渐消失以惊人的速度意识到;知道平均取得进步对……关切的;为……担忧的适应在压力下;承受压力课前篇自主预习ⅠⅡⅢⅡ.释义匹配1.habitatA.tochangesomethingtosuitdifferentconditionsoruses2.adaptB.bethebusinessofsb;trouble;bother3.concernC.theforceyouproducewhenyoupresssomething4.measureD.tofindthesize,length,oramountofsomething,usingstandardunitssuchasinches,metres,etc.5.pressureE.thenaturalsurroundingsinwhichananimaloraplantusuallylives答案:1.E2.A3.B4.D5.C课前篇自主预习ⅠⅡⅢⅢ.介词填空1.Someofthewildanimalsaredyingoutanalarmingrate.2.Childrenmustattendschooltheagesof5and16.3.I’malwaysveryawarehowmuchworkthereisstilltobedone.4.average,apowerfulearthquakeoccurslessthanonceeverytwoyears.5.Whenyouarepressure,youshoulddosomeexercisetogetrelaxed.atbetweenofOnunder课堂篇学习理解重点词汇随堂练习1.dieout灭亡;逐渐消失【课文原句】Ourplanet’s...isdyingoutatanalarmingrate.我们星球上的……正以惊人的速度灭绝。【词汇精讲】dieout意为“灭亡;逐渐消失”,是固定短语。Perhapstoomuchfightingcausedthedinosaurstodieout.或许是太多的争斗导致恐龙灭绝。Infact,halfofthe6,000—7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury.事实上,今天世界上使用的6000到7000种语言中,有一半很可能在下个世纪消失。课堂篇学习理解重点词汇随堂练习【词汇拓展】Inacoldwinter,manywildanimalscandieofhunger.在寒冷的冬天,许多野生动物可能会饿死。Iamdyingtoknowwhathappenedbecauseitwassostrange.我很想知道发生了什么事,因为这件事太奇怪了。dieof/from...死于……(of指死因主要为疾病、衰老等自身的原因;from指死因主要为事故等方面的外部原因)diedown(风或噪声等)减弱;平息bedyingfor/todo渴望得到/做……课堂篇学习理解重点词汇随堂练习课堂篇学习理解重点词汇随堂练习2.awareadj.知道的;发觉的;有……意识的【课文原句】Wemustmakepeopleawareoftheproblem...我们必须让人们意识到这个问题……【词汇精讲】aware是形容词,意为“知道的;发觉的;有……意识的”,常和介词of连用。Theywerenotawareofthehistoricsignificanceofthisflight.他们没有意识到这次飞行的历史意义。Ithinkhehasbeenawareofhowgreatthisclubis,andhowmuchloyalthefansare.我觉得他已经意识到了这是一家多么伟大的俱乐部,这里的球迷是多么忠诚。课堂篇学习理解重点词汇随堂练习【词汇拓展】Thenhebecameawarethattheywereregardinghimwithinterest.这时,他意识到他们都很感兴趣地看着他。Inmyopinion,it’sveryimportanttodevelopanawarenessofhealthnow.在我看来,现在提高健康意识很重要。be/becomeawarethat...意识到/体会到……awareness𝑛.意识;认识developanawarenessof逐渐懂得;培养……的意识asfarasI’maware据我所知raiseone’sawarenessof...提高某人的……意识课堂篇学习理解重点词汇随堂练习课堂篇学习理解重点词汇随堂练习3.averagen.平均数;平均水平adj.平均的;正常的;普通的【课文原句】Howmanyelephantsarekilledonaverageeveryday?每天平均有多少头大象被杀死?【词汇精讲】average作名词,意为“平均数;平均水平”,作形容词,意为“平均的;正常的;普通的”。TheaveragetimetheChinesepeoplespendonlineis17hoursperweek.中国人每周上网的平均时间为17个小时。Theaverageageoftheboysinthisclassisfifteen.班里面男孩子的平均年龄是15岁。课堂篇学习理解重点词汇随堂练习【词汇拓展】Lastyearwasthewarmestyearonrecord,withglobaltemperature0.68℃abovetheaverage.去年是有史以来最暖和的一