Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurorfeathers①,forfood,forsport,orsimplybecausetheywereintheway②.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappeared③fromtheearthforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.①feathern.羽毛②intheway妨碍;挡道③disappearv.消失Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals,andbecauseoncetheyaregone,therewillneverbeanymore.Animalsaremorethan④justbeautifulorinteresting.Theyaremorethanjustasource⑤offood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexample,whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks⑥,thefarmers'storesofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmice.Why?Becausehawkseatratsandmice,withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,theratsandmicemultiplied⑦quickly.④morethan不仅仅⑤sourcen.来源⑥hawkn.鹰⑦multiplyv.繁殖Luckily,somepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbid⑧thekillingofanyanimalonthedangerlist.Slowly,thenumberof⑨someanimalsindangerisgrowing.⑧forbidv.禁止⑨thenumberof...……的数量动物是自然资源,在整个历史进程中,人类一直在糟蹋着这种资源。人们杀死动物,获得它们的皮毛或羽毛,把它们当作食物或运动方式,或者只是因为它们碍事。成千上万种动物已经从这个地球上永远地消失了。现今另外上百种动物也被列入濒危动物名单中。为什么人们应该关注这一点?因为我们需要动物,因为它们一旦消失,就永远不会再出现。动物不仅仅是漂亮或有趣,它们也不仅仅是人类的食物来源,在维持生态平衡中,每种动物都有其作用。毁灭其中一种动物会导致许多问题。比如,农民们如果杀死大量的老鹰,他们存放谷物和粮食的仓库就会受到老鼠和田鼠的破坏。为什么?因为鹰吃鼠类,没有鹰控制它们的数量,鼠类就会迅速繁殖。幸运的是,有些人正在努力帮助拯救这些动物。有些组织筹钱以便让人们了解这一问题,他们也努力使政府通过保护濒危动物的法律。很多国家已经通过了法律,这些法律禁止杀害濒危名单上的动物。渐渐地,某些濒危动物的数目正在不断上升。SectionⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasThepeoplewhogetoninthisworldarethepeoplewhogetupandlookforcircumstancestheywant,andiftheycannotfindthem,theymakethem.—BernardShaw在这个世界上,取得成功的人是那些努力寻找他们想要的机会的人,如果找不到机会,他们就去创造机会。——萧伯纳Ⅰ.单词认读关(先填后背)1.n.教授2.v.量,测量3.n.位置4.n.难以理解的事物,谜5.v.坠毁;暴跌professormeasurepositionmysterycrash6.n.化学品7.n.生物,动物chemicalcreature8.v.移栖,迁徙→migrationn.迁徙9.v.测定,确定→determinationn.决心10.adv.终于,最终→eventualadj.最终的11.n.解决,解决方法→solvev.解决12.adj.惊人的,了不起的→amazinglyadv.惊人地,了不起地migratedetermineeventuallysolutionamazing13.v.破坏,毁掉→destructionn.破坏,毁坏14.v.活下来,幸存→survivaln.幸存destroysurviveⅡ.词块识记关(先填后背)1.与……互动2.寻找3.数百万的InteractwithSearchofMillionsof4.找到……的出路5.一队6.……的解决方案7.砍伐8.导致9.以……为食10.占据一席之地findone'swayateamofthesolutiontocutdownleadtofeedonkeepone'splace14.测量太阳的位置15.两条信息16.最近几年17.人类活动18.自然环境19.更好的理解20.更好的认识和欣赏21.人类的想象measurethepositionofthesuntwopiecesofinformationinthelastfewyearshumanactivitynaturalenvironmentabetterunderstandingofagreaterawarenessandappreciationthehumanimagination11.最不寻常的宠物12.动物迁徙13.在一年中的某些时候themostunusualpetanimalmigrationatcertaintimesoftheyearⅢ.句式理解关1.Whatdoyouthinkthefuturewillbelike?你认为未来会是什么样子?佳句背诵doyouthink作插入语。句式解构Whatdoyouthinkisthemostunusualpetinthevideo?在这段视频中,你认为最不寻常的宠物是什么?教材原句2.Iwillwaituntilthelastminute.我会等到最后一刻。佳句背诵until“直到……为止”,句中用延续性谓语动词。句式解构However,untilrecentlynooneknewhowtheydothis.然而,直到最近仍没有人知道它们是怎么做到的。教材原句3.That'sthereasonwhyhewaslateforschool.那就是他上学迟到的原因。佳句背诵thereasonwhy“……的原因”,why引导定语从句,修饰先行词thereason。句式解构Unfortunately,humanactivityisthemainreasonwhythemonarchnumbersarefalling.不幸的是,人类活动是帝王斑蝶数目下降的主要原因。教材原句4.Thereareenoughlifejacketsforallthepassengerstowearintheboat.船上有足够的救生衣以供所有的乘客穿着。佳句背诵therebeenough...forsb.todo...“对某人来说有足够的……可以做……”。句式解构Volunteershavebeenworkingtogethertorecordtheirmigrationandmakesurethatthereareenoughplantsforthemtofeedon.志愿者们一直协同工作记录帝王斑蝶的迁徙以保证它们有足够的植物可以食用。教材原句5.Hecameatatimewhenweneededhimmost.在我们最需要他的时候,他来了。佳句背诵when引导定语从句,修饰先行词atime。句式解构Ifthisworkissuccessful,theremaycomeatimewhenmonarchnumbersincreaseonceagain.如果这项工作成功,帝王斑蝶数量再次回升的时期就可能到来。教材原句6.Theharderheworked,themorehegot.他工作越努力,得到的就越多。佳句背诵“the+比较级(+主语+谓语),the+比较级(+主语+谓语)”句型表示后者随着前者的变化而变化,意为“越……就越……”。句式解构Themoreweknowaboutthesedelicatecreatures,thegreaterthechancetheywillsurvive.对于这些精致的生物,我们了解得越多,它们生存的机会就越大。教材原句Ⅳ.长句分析关1.Somehowtheymanagetotravelaround4,000kilometressouthandfindtheirwaytoplaceswheretheywillspendthewinter.[句式分析]Somehowtheymanagetotravelaround4,000kilometres主语谓语状语southandfindtheirwaytoplaceswheretheywillspend连词并列谓语宾语定语从句thewinter.[尝试翻译]它们设法向南飞越大约4000公里,找到了它们要过冬的地方。2.Thesetwopiecesofinformation—thetimeofdayandthepointwherethesunisinthesky—allowthebutterflytodeterminewhichwayitneedstogoandchangeitsdirectionwhennecessary.[句式分析]Thesetwopiecesofinformation—thetimeofdayand主语同位语thepointwherethesunisinthesky—allowthebutterfly定语从句谓语宾语todeterminewhichwayitneedstogoandchangeitsdirection宾补定语从句并列宾补whennecessary.状语从句的省略[尝试翻译]一天中的时间以及太阳在空中所处的位置,这两条信息可以帮助帝王斑蝶决定它需要走哪条路以及必要时改变前进的方向。3.Inmanyoftheplaceswheremonarchscanbefound,peoplearedestroyingthenaturalenvironmentbycuttingdowntreesandusingchemicalsthatkilltheplantsthatmonarchcaterpillarseat.[句式分析][尝试翻译]在许多帝王斑蝶生活的地方,人们正在毁坏着当地的自然环境,许多树木被砍伐,由于化学物质的使用,帝王斑蝶幼虫食用的许多植物被杀死。一、语篇理解——三遍细读文PrereadingA.Alargenumberofthemarekilledbypoachers(偷猎者)becauseitswoolisthemostexpensiveintheworld.Inthe1990stheChinesegovernmentbegantotakeanactivepartinprotectingthemintheHohXilNatureReserve—thehugenationalparkontheQinghaiTibetanPlateau.B.It'sakindofanimalwithlargeho