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Module6AnimalsinDangerTheTibetanAntelope藏羚羊，被称为“可可西里的骄傲”。但是你了解藏羚羊的其他情况吗？就让我们通过下文去了解吧！TheTibetanantelope－Latinscientificname：Pantholopshodgsoni;Englishname：theTibetanantelopeorChiru;Chinesealternativename：theTibetanantelopeandthelonganglesheep;transliterationfromtheTibetanlanguage：Zu.ItissimilartotheMongoliangazelleinappearance，butitismuchbigger.AgrownmaleTibetanantelopeusuallyweighs35～40kgandfemale24～28kg.TheparticularityoftheTibetanantelopeisthatthereisalittlebagineverynostril.Itsroleistohelpbreatheonair-thinhighland.Adultmales'hornsareusually50～60centimetresinlength，butfemaleshaven'tanyhorns.Antelopes'lifespanisnotverylong.Normally，theycanonlysurviveforeightyears.Theylikelivinginlargegroupsonplateauswiththealtitudesof4,300～5,100metresandaregoodatrunning.Butaccordingtotherecentresearchandreport，theTibetanantelopeisbecomingextinctandluckilybecausemanybravepeoplefullofresponsibility(责任感)havetakenactiontojoinintheprotectionofit.Wealsohopetoseethegrandscene－alargenumberofantelopesrunningontheplateauagain.[阅读障碍词]1．transliterationn．音译2．gazellen．瞪羚3．nostriln．鼻孔4．lifespann．寿命5．plateaun．高原6．Responsibilityn．责任感[诱思导读]1．HowmanynamesdoestheTibetanantelopehaveaccordingtothepassage?2．Whatistheroleofthelittlebagineverynostril？(nomorethan6words)Four.Tohelpbreatheonair-thinhighland.SectionⅠWarmingUp，Prereading&Reading新生词汇初识Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.endangerA．n.挣扎；斗争()2.reserveB．n.保护区；保护圈()3.struggleC．n.(s)环境；情况()4.protectD．n.(某事发生的)准确地点；现场()5.worthE．vt.使……处于险境；危及()6.spotF．vt.保护()7.conditionG．adj.值……钱()8.meanwhileH．adv.同时[答案]1－4EBAF5－8GDCHⅡ.选择下列句中相应词组的汉语意思A．处于危险中B．幸亏，由于C．放下D．一次E．当场F．开始流行起来，成为时尚G．积极参加H．对……采取强硬措施1．Letyourlistenersansweronequestionatatime.2．Themandevotedhimselftosavinganimalsindanger.3．Thankstoyourhelp，weweresuccessfulinwinningthecompetition.4．You，asastudent，shouldtakeanactivepartinallkindsofsocialactivities.5．Thegovernmentwillgettoughwithpeoplewhoavoidpayingtaxes.6．Thepolicearrestedthethiefonthespot，sohehadtoadmithiswrongdoings.7．Putdownthebookandhelpyourmotherwiththedishes.8．Streetdancehascomeintofashion：moreandmoreteenagersareenthusiasticaboutit.[答案]1－4DABG5－8HECF教材语篇细研SavingtheAntelopesOnafreezingcolddayinJanuary1994，JiesangSuonandajiefoundwhathewaslookingfor①－agroupofpoachers(偷猎者)whowerekillingtheendangeredTibetanantelope(藏羚羊)．Jiesangknewhehadtomovequickly.Heshoutedtothepoacherstoputdowntheirguns.Althoughsurprised②，thepoachershadanadvantage－thereweremoreofthem.Inthebattle(战斗)whichfollowed③Jiesangwasshotandkilled.Whenhisfrozenbodywasfoundhourslater④，hewasstillholdinghisgun.HehadgivenhislifetosavetheTibetanantelope.拯救藏羚羊1994年1月一个滴水成冰的寒冷日子，杰桑·索南达杰发现了他一直在寻找的目标——正在猎杀濒临灭绝的藏羚羊的一群偷猎者。杰桑知道，他必须迅速行动。他大声地喊叫着，要偷猎者放下枪。偷猎者虽然感到很惊慌，但他们占着人多的优势。在接下来的战斗中，杰桑中枪身亡。几个小时后，当人们发现他冻僵了的尸体时，他手中仍然紧握着枪。他为拯救藏羚羊献出了生命。[助读讲解]①what引导found的宾语从句，并且在宾语从句中作for的宾语。②Althoughsurprised为让步状语从句的省略，其完整形式是Althoughtheyweresurprised。③which引导定语从句，修饰先行词battle。④when引导时间状语从句。AtthebeginningofthetwentiethcenturythereweremillionsofantelopesontheQinghai-TibetanPlateau(高原)．Bythe1990sthenumberhadfallentoabout50,000.Thereasonissimple：thewooloftheTibetanantelopeisthemostexpensiveintheworld.Itissoft，light，andwarm－theideal(理想的)coatforananimalwhichhastosurviveathighaltitudes.Ashawl(披肩)madefromthewool⑤(knownas“shahtoosh”，or“kingofwools”inPersian)cansellforfivethousanddollars.Forpoacherstheprofitscanbehuge.20世纪初，青藏高原上有数百万只藏羚羊。截止到20世纪90年代，藏羚羊的数目下降到了大约5万只。原因很简单：藏羚羊毛是世界上最昂贵的毛。它又软又轻还暖和，是高海拔地区动物赖以生存的理想皮毛。一条藏羚羊毛织成的披肩(名为“沙图什”，即波斯语中的“众毛之王”)能卖到5000美元。这对偷猎者来说利润很丰厚。[助读讲解]⑤过去分词短语作定语，修饰shawl，相当于定语从句which/thatismadefromthewool。Oftenworkingatnight⑥，thepoachersshootwholeherds(兽群)ofantelopesatatime，leavingonlythebabies，whosewoolisnotworthsomuch⑦.Theanimalsareskinned(剥皮)onthespotandthewooltakentoIndia，whereitismadeintotheshawls⑧.Fromthere，itisexportedtorichcountriesinNorthAmericaandEurope.Thebusinessiscompletelyillegal—therehasbeenabanonthetradesince1975.Butinthe1990stheshawlscameintofashionamongrichpeople.Apoliceraid(突击搜查)onashopinLondonfound138shawls.About1,000antelopes－or2percentoftheworld'spopulation—hadbeenkilledtomakethem.那些偷猎者常常在夜间出动，一次就捕杀掉整群的藏羚羊，只留下那些毛不那么值钱的幼崽。这些被猎杀的藏羚羊被就地剥皮，羊毛被运送到印度，在那里被织成披肩，然后出口到北美和欧洲的富裕国家。这种贸易完全是违法的，自1975年以来就一直被禁止。但在20世纪90年代，这种藏羚羊毛披肩在有钱人中间流行开来，成为时尚。在伦敦，警察在对一家商店的一次突击搜查中竟发现138条披肩。这就意味着为了织这些披肩大约有1000只藏羚羊——占全球总数的2%——被杀死。[助读讲解]⑥现在分词短语working...作伴随状语。⑦现在分词短语leaving...作结果状语；whose引导非限制性定语从句，并指代thebabies'。⑧where引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词India。Inthe1990stheChinesegovernmentbegantotakeanactivepartinprotectingtheantelopesintheHohXilNatureReserve－thehugenationalparkontheQinghai-TibetanPlateau，whichisthemainhabitatoftheantelopes⑨.Overthenexttenyearsabout3,000poacherswerecaughtand300vehiclesconfiscated(没收)．Sometimesthereweregunfights，liketheoneinwhichJiesangSuonandajiewaskilled⑩.20世纪90年代，中国政府开始在可可西里自然保护区积极开展藏羚羊保护工作。可可西里自然保护区是青藏高原上的一个大型国家公园，是藏羚羊的主要栖息地。在接下来的十年中，大约有3000名偷猎者被抓获，300辆车被没收。有时，还会发生枪战，像杰桑·索南达杰牺牲的那类枪战中。[助读讲解]⑨which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词theHohXilNatureReserve。⑩theone代指一次gunfight；inwhich为“介词＋关系代词”引导定语从句，修饰先行词theone。Buttodaythegovernmentseemstobewinningthebattle.Thenumberofpoachershasfallen.The