2017-2018学年高中英语Module6AnimalsinDangerSection

1、Module 6 An imals in Dan ger Sectio nReadi ng-Pre-readi ngModule 6Animals in DangerMany animals are being endangered or at the edge of disappearing. The following four species are themost endan gered ani mals in the world.Today white elephants are very rare. The white elephant is a native of Southea

2、st Asia Laos, Cambodia,Vietnam and Thailand. The last white elephant in Burma was seen in 1961.Elepha nts represe nt power and peace. To America ns, a white elepha nt is a metaphor （隐喻）for aworthless object. To the people of Thailand, a white elephant is regarded as sacred （ 神圣的）.The Tibetan antelop

3、e is prized for the fur around its throat. Experts guess that there are 75,000 to 100,000Tibetan antelopes left and that as many as 20,000 a year are killed in China alone.There are five species of rhinos, two African species and three Asian species. The African species are thewhite and black rhinos

4、. Both species have two horns.Asia n rhinos each have one horn. Rhinos rank among the most endan gered species onEarth. Valued for their horns, they face a serious threat from poach ing.Chinese scientists find it hard to explain how the population of Davids deer, known as Milu deer amongChinese, bou

5、nced back after dying out in China. The Dafeng Nature Reserve in Jiangsu Provinee introduced 64Davids deer in 1993 and 1994, andI Introduction &2the populati on has grow n to 450 today.Sectio n_In troduct ion _&_Reading_Pre-reading点点释疑把课文读懂原文呈现Saving the An telopesOn a freez ingcold day

6、inJanuary 1994, Jiesang Suonandajie foundwhat he was looking for a group ofpoacherswho werekilli ng theendan gered Tibeta nan telope. Jiesa ng knew he had to movequickly. He shouted to thepoachers to put dow ntheir guns.Although surprised , the poachers had anadvantage there were moreof them .In the

7、 battle whichfollowed Jiesang was shot andkilled. When his froze nbody wasfound hours later, he was stillholdi ng his gun. He had give n his life tosavethe Tibeta n读文清障1antelope /?ntl l ?p/n.（藏）羚羊2freezingadj.极冷的；冰冻的，freezingcold（ = extremely cold）极度寒冷，具体的某一天前要 用介词 on。3poacher /p ?t ?n.盗猎者；偷猎者4endan

8、 ger / In de Ind ?vt.使.处于险境； 危及endangeredadj.（生命等）有（灭绝）危险的5put down 放下；写下；镇压6Although surprised 为省略的让步状语从句，补 全应为 Although they were surprised。7battle /b?tl/n.战斗8which followed为定语从句，修饰先行词thebattle。9frozenadj.冻僵的，冰冷的10give on es life to do sth.为做某事献出生命拯救藏羚羊第 1 段译文1994 年 1 月一个滴水成冰的寒冷日子,正在猎杀濒临灭绝的藏羚羊的一群偷

9、猎者。杰桑索南达杰发现了他一直在寻找的目标杰桑知道，他必须迅速行动。他大声喊叫着让偷猎者放下他们的枪。 偷猎者虽然感到惊慌，但他们占着人多的优势。在接下来的枪战中，杰3第 2 段译文一扣世纪初期，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：藏羚羊的毛是世界上最昂贵的毛。 它又软 又轻又暖和，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 5 000 美元。这对偷猎者来说利润是丰厚的。skinned 4 on the spot 5 and thewool tak

10、en to India, where it is madebus in ess is completely illegal桑被击中身亡。 几个小时后， 当人们发现他冻僵的尸体时， 他仍然握着枪。献出了生命。他为拯救藏羚羊At the begi nning of the twen tieth cen tury therewere milli ons of an telopes on?the Qinghai-TibetanPlateau?. By the 1990s? ?the number had fallento about 50,000. Thereason is simple: the w

11、ool of the Tibetan? at the beginning of 在.的开始? plateau /pl?t ?n.高原the Qi nghai-Tibeta n Plateau青藏高原? by the 1990s“至 20 世纪 90 年代”，常与过去完成时态连用。antelope is the most expensive in the world.?It is soft, light, and warm the ideal coat for an animal which has to survive at highaltitudes. A shawl?made from t

12、he wool?(known as“shahtoosh ”，or “ king of wools ” in Persia n) cansell for five thousa nd dollars. For poachers the profitscan behuge.? fall to 下降到. ,fall by 下降了? ideal /aldl ?l/adj.理想的? shawl / ?/n.披肩?过去分词短语 made from the wool 作定语, 修饰 a shawl，相当于 which is made from the wool。? profitn.利润；益处，作利润”讲时，

13、 用huge/large 或 small 修饰。Often work ing at ni ght, thepoachers shoot whole herds of antelopes ata time 21, leaving only the babies, whosewool is not worth 22 so much . Theanimals are?现在分词短语 working at night 作伴随状语。? herd /h /n.牧群；兽群a herd of 一群；herds of 一群群 at a time 一次，at one time 从前，曾22worth /w?into

14、 the shawls.From there,it isbe (well) worth doing .（很）值得做exportedto richcountriesin23 现在分词短语 leaving only the babies 作结North America and Europe.The果状语；whose 引导非限制性定语从句，修饰the babies。4there has bee n a ban on 28 the trade since 1975.But in the 1990s the shawls came intofashion29 amongrich people. A po

15、lice raid(S3 on ashop in London found 138 shawls.About 1,000 an telopesor 2 per cent of theworlds populationS had been killed to makethem.第 3 段译文 那些偷猎者常常在夜里出动，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。 那些被猎杀的藏羚羊被就地剥皮， 羊毛被运送到印度，在那里被制 成披肩。然后出口到北美和欧洲的富裕国家。这种贸易是完全违法的一一自1975 年以来一直被禁止。但是到了 20 世纪 90 年代，这种藏羚羊毛披肩在有钱人中间流行开

16、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了138 条披肩。 这就意味着 大约 12Sskin/skin/vt.剥皮；去皮（skinned , skinned）25spot /sp ?t/n. （某事发生的）准确地点； 现场 on thespot 当场26where .为非限制性定语从句，修饰india。27exportv.出口，（反义）importv.进口28a ban on表示 方面的禁令”。Scome into fashi on成为时尚；开始流行起来S0raid /reid/n.&vt.（警方的）突击搜查Spopulati onn.这里指“藏羚羊的总数目”。in

17、 the 1990s the Chin ese gover nmentbegan to take an active part in 32 protecting theantelopes in the Hoh XilNature Reservethe huge n atio nal park on theQin ghai-Tibeta n Plateau, which is the mainhabitatS3 of the an telopes 34. Over the next tenyears about 3,000 poachers were caught and 300vehicles

18、 confiscatedS5 . Sometimes there were32take an active part in积极参力口 / 参与33the main habitat主要的栖息地修饰 the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau。35confiscate /k ?nfl skeit/vt.没收gun fights, like the one in which Jiesa ngSuonan dajie was killed 36.But today the gover nment seems to bewinning the battle 37The number of 3

19、8poachers has falle n. The small group ofofficialswhc319 work in the reserve 40 are疋语从句，修饰先仃词the one。37seem to be doing似乎正在做38the nu mber of的数量/数目S9who work in the reserve为定语从句，修饰 officials。40in the reserve在保护区Scondition /k ?ndl ?i/n.(-s)环境；情况表示“环境”多用复数形式。S2who come from . .和 who ; are ready for .he

20、lped by volun teers who come from allSin which 为介词+关系代词”结构，引导为并列的定语从句，修饰volu nteers5000 只藏羚羊一一或者全球总数的 2%被猎杀来做这些披肩。6police are getting tough with4 the 人dealers5 . Internationalco-operationseems to be working. Since 1997 thean telope populati on has slowly begu n togrow aga in.第 45 段译文_在 20 世纪 90 年代，中

21、国政府开始积极参与保护在可可西里自然保 护区的藏羚羊一一这是青藏高原上的大型国家公园，是藏羚羊的主要栖息地。在接下来的 10 年中，大约有 3 000 名偷猎者被抓获并有 300 辆汽车被没收。有时，还会发生枪战。像 杰桑索南达杰就是在其中的一次枪战中牺牲的。但如今， 政府似乎正在赢得这场战争，偷猎者的人数下降了。在保护区工作的一小组政府官员得到了来自全国各地的并且愿意忍受 海拔 5 000 米的恶劣生活环境的志愿者们的支援。同时，在那些出售藏羚羊毛披肩的国家， 警方开始严厉打击藏羚羊毛披肩的贩卖者。国际合作似乎也取得成效。自1997 年以来，藏羚羊的数目已开始慢慢回升。小题精做把课文读通Pl

22、ease match the words with their propermeanings.2. battleB. to put sb./sth. in a situati on in whichthey couldbe harmed3. idealC.to try very hard to do sth.when it isdifficult4. protectD.havi ng a value in money5. struggleEperfect6. endangerF.a fight betwee n armies7. reserveGwhile sth. else is happe

23、 ning8. meanwhileH a piece of land that is a protected areaover the country,and who are ready for thedifficultconditions 的 of life at 5,000metres .Meanwhile 43 , in thosecoun trieswhere the shawls are sold,43meanwhile /mi ?i wall/adv.同时in the mea nwhile与此同时，在此期间44get tough with 对.采取强硬、严厉措施45dealer /

24、di ? ?/n.（尤指买卖贵重商品的）商tep 1Pre-readingA to make sure that sb./sth. is not harmed71. worth815_ 68_答案：15 DFEAC 68 BHGdLead-inLook at the followi ng pictures of endan gered an imals and match them.答案：1.B2.C3.D4.AWhile-readi ngFast-readi ng1.Look at the picture and the title, and then guess what the pass

25、age is mainlyabout.The passage is mainly about how to save the endang_antelope.2.Whats the purpose of the passage?To introduce something about antelopes and call on us to protect_0Careful-readi ng(I)Read the passage carefully, and then judge which of the following is true(T) or false (F).1.A large n

26、umber of antelopes have been killed for their meat.(F)2.The bus in ess of the an telope wool is illegal but it is not easy to bestopped.(T)3.The Chinese government began to take an active part in protecting thean telopes.(T)4.Little progress has been made in protecting the antelopes.(F)5.Intern ati

27、onalco-operati on on protect ingan telopes is also progress in g.(T)forani mals and pla nts,etc.A. Tibetan antelopeC. Gia nt PandaB.D.Milu deerSouth Chi na TigerStep 21._9(n)Choose the best answers according to the text.1.Which of the following is NOT true?A. The poachers shoot lots of antelopes bec

28、ause their wool can bring them huge profits.B.The an telopes are in dan ger of ext in cti on at prese nt.C.The Chinese government began to protect the antelopes in the 1990s and thean telope populati on is on the in crease.D.Jiesang Suonandajie died when protecting antelopes.2.From the text we can c

29、onclude that_ .A. the trade for the antelope wool is illegal but it is easy to be stoppedB. the wool of the Tibetan antelope is the most expensive in the worldC. shawls made from the antelope wool came into fashion in the 1980sD. poachers can get huge profits by hunting antelopes and making shawls3.

30、Which step has been taken to protect the antelopes?A.The Chinese government is protecting the antelopes in the Hoh Xil NatureReserve.B.Volunteersin China coming from all over the country help the officials whowork in the reserve.C.Police abroad are gettingtough with shawl dealers and inChina about 3

31、,000 poachers were caught and 300 vehicles con fiscated.D. All of the above.4.According to the last paragraph, what will happen to the Tibetan antelope?A. It may disappear.B. It will soon become extinct.C. Only a few will survive.D. Its nu mber will continue to in crease.答案：14 BBDDGStudy-readi ngAn

32、alyze the followi ng difficult sentences in the text.1. Often working at night, the poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time, leav ing onlythe babies, whose wool is not worth so much.句式分析10working泌n膳hL： _现在分词作伴蹟我语ihe ptiarhiTH shoot whole herds nf aneltipes at a tinus L-主甸w-h门餐計导非限制性定语从旬(l;

33、n/ingnly Ihvhabit嚼*&h“s4： wmd i*n亦wcrlhH门miirli.尝试翻译 那些偷猎者常常在夜里出动， 一次就捕杀掉整群的藏羚羊, 不那么值钱的幼崽。只留下那些毛2. In the 1990s the Chinese government began to take an active part in protectingthe an telopes in the Hoh Xil Nature Reservethe huge n ati onal park on theQinghai-Tibetan Plateau, which is the main h

34、abitat of the antelopes.句式分析n the 1.990弓J thejChinese gornfnpnT 时间我语L一主句的主语和诵语f.to lake an acliv? part in prolecling the arilelopes动词不定瓦作宾谱in Ihp Hoh Xil N鍋tuc Rt?$p? 一地点我语|the Hoh Xil NadJreRPSRP的同住语1 1the huge nalional park on l ho Qinghai -TibHaji Flair an厂非限制性定谱从句_which is th? main habitat of th

35、e antelopes.尝试翻译在 20 世纪 90 年代，中国政府开始积极参与保护在可可西里自然保护区的 藏羚羊一一这是青藏高原上的大型国家公园，是藏羚羊的主要栖息地。3. The small group of officials who work in the reserve are helped by volunteers who come fromall over the country, and who are ready for the difficult conditions of life at 5,000 metres.句式分析fThc small grtHip of off

36、icialswho workn the rescue定语桃旬，修诈officialsare helped by volunteersZ3L定话从旬定语从句二(who cumc lhe counlry) anti who ant*. al 5000 nilreM尝试翻译在保护区工作的一小组政府官员得到了来自全国各地的并且愿意忍受海 拔5 000 米的恶劣生活环境的志愿者们的支援。课业跟踪检测I阅读理解1112Though much effort and many resources have bee n spe nt in protect ing the endan geredgia nt pa

37、n da, research by an intern ati onal team of scie ntists showsthat much suitable panda habitat is outside the n ature reserves and areas wherethe panda is reported to live.“ This research can help the Chin ese gover nment and intern ati onalnongovernmental organizations develop full strategic （战略上的）

38、plans formore effective conservationof the panda，” said Jianguo“Jack” Liu,MSU University Distinguished Professor of fisheriesand wildlife.pote ntially suitable habitat ouThe gia nt panda is the rarest member of the bear family. Pan das once ran gedthroughout most of China, northernVietnam and northe

39、rn Myanmar. Today, fewer than1,600 gia nt pan das live in the wild in three Chin ese provi nces: Gan su, Shaa nxi and Sichuan.Humanactions including logging （伐木）,residentialdevelopment andthe expansion of farming are considered the main reasons for the dramatic decrease of the gia ntpan das habitat.

40、The research team developed habitat models using geographical and environmental in formatio ngathered by satellites overlaid with informati on on panda occurre nee.After an alyz ing six moun ta in regi ons in the three provi nces where pan das are known to live, thescientistsdeveloped a habitat suit

41、ability index （索弓丨）for the entire48,328 square-mile area. The range-wide habitat analysis model gives the gover nment and other agencies a new tool as they develop con servati on strategies not only for pan das but also for many otherendan gered species.“The Chinese government plans to add about 69,

42、500 square miles of land to the countrys naturereserve system between 2010 and 2020，” said Ouyang Zhiyun,director of the Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. “ Soopport un ities ex ist to create new reserves, to expa nd existi ng reserves and to create pat

43、hways thatin creasethe conn ectivityamon gthe reserves.Overall,about 40 percentof the suitablehabitat forpan das is in side thenature reserves ,said Andres Vina,a specialist.But we have also identifiedtside the reserves.13On the basis of our results, we suggest some new areas be included in Chinas n

44、ature reservesystem. ”语篇解读：中国的大熊猫是一种珍贵的濒临灭绝的动物。那么造成它现状的原因有哪些？我们该采取什么措施来保护大熊猫呢?1.Which of the following is NOT true?A. China has made lots of efforts to protect the gia nt pan da.B. Pan das live better only outside the n ature reserves.C. More pla ns should be created to protect the gia nt pan das.D.

45、 Liu Jianguo is a professor who devotes himself to fisheries and wildlife.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第一段的Though much effort ”可知 A 项正确；根据第二段的develop fullstrategic （ 战略上的 ）plans for more effective conservationof the panda ”可知 C 项正确；根据第二段的Professor of fisheries and wildlife”可知 D 项正确；第一段说自然保护区外还有许多适合大熊猫生存的栖息地，并没说大熊

46、猫在外面生活得更好，故选B。2.The purpose of developing habitat models is_ .A. to know where pan das actually live in ChinaB. to build a larger n ature reserve for the pan dasC. to develop conservation strategies for endangered speciesD. to give governments a warning解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句话.notonly for pandas but

47、alsofor many other endan gered species.”可知答案为C 项。3.The underlined word“overlaid ” in the fifth paragraphprobably meansa”A. coveredB. connectedC. copedD. varied解析：选 A 词义猜测题。此处表达：由卫星收集的信息覆盖着熊猫出现的信息。beoverlaid with 被.覆盖着”。4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Ouyang Zhiyun hopes more areas wil

48、l become nature reserves in China.B. China has about 69,500 square miles of nature reserves now.C. The exist ing reserves will rema in the same.D. The exist ing reserves should nt be expa nded.解析：选 A 推理判断题。从最后一段的to create, to expand, be included”可14以推断出他希望在中国有越来越多的保护区出现，故选A 项。BGeorge was a game ward

49、en （猎物繁殖和保护区的管理员）in Kenya. One day, he found threeti ny lions beside a dead lion ess. They were so little that their eyes had not yet ope ned. Sadly, he tookthe three little lio ns and drove back home.When George got out of the car with the baby lions, his wife Joy Adams onimmediately took over. Joy

50、 had cared for manyyoung animals over the years, but she had n ever tried toraise baby lions! However, she was determ ined to save these babies.The lions grew rapidly. But as the lions grew bigger and stronger, Joy and George realized theycould not keep three large lions. They decided to prese nt tw

51、o of the lio ns to a zoo; they would keep thesmallest lio n, which they n amed Elsa.Joy and George taught Elsa to hunt and to protect herself. Elsa liked to playwith her humanfriends, but as Elsa grew to her adult size, this play became dangerous. More than once,Elsa knocked Joy to the ground, scrat

52、ching （抓伤）her. Joy and George both realized that it was timeto find Elsa a new home. Theyknew she needed a wildhome where she could live the life she was born to lead. Fin ally, Joy and George decide to set Elsa freein Meru Park at the foot of Mt. Kenya.Elsa n ever forgot Joy and George. When ever t

53、hey camped n earby, Elsa would come to visit,rubb ing her head aga inst their legs in greet ing.Joy missed Elsa, but was happy that she had made a successful life as a wildlio n. Joy wrote a book about Elsa,Born Free,which became an intern ati onalbestseller.Joy traveled all over the world, talki ng

54、 about the importa nee of sav ing the wildani mals of the world.Joy lived out her life in Africa,working with wild animals. She wrote more booksabout her experiences. Her heartfeltinterestin animals and her great love for Elsahelped in spire （ 激发）a worldwide moveme nt to protect wildlife. For Joy Ad

55、ams on,there was no greater gift tha n the beauty and spirit of wild ani mals, livi ng free.语篇解读：文章主要讲述了Joy Adams on 和三只被收养的狮子幼崽之一Elsa 的故事，以及她为保护野生动物所作的贡献。5.When George took the three lions home, his wife_ .A. advised him to give them to a zooB. was frightened by their appearaneeC. was unwilling to

56、care for themD. had a great love for them15解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第二段中Joy Adams on immediately took over ” 以及下文描述 Joy 多年来一直照料其他小动物可知，Joy第一眼看到三只狮子幼崽时就对它们 爱不释手。6 Joy and George set Elsa free because_ .A Elsa scratched JoyB there wasnt enough food for ElsaC Elsa was big and strongD Elsa was a danger to their n

57、eighbors解析：选 C 推理判断题。 根据第四段的“ as Elsa grew to her adult size ”以及“ They knew sheneeded . to lead ”可知，随着 Elsa 长大， Joy 和 George 的家已经限制了 Elsa 的成长，而且 Elsa对他们也很危险，不再适合她继续待下去。7 What do we know about the bookBornFreefrom the text?A It became very popular.B It is mainly about Joys experiences in Meru Park.C

58、It focuses on wild animals in Kenya.D It helped change peoples attitude towards wildlife.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“ which became an international bestseller ”可知选 A 项。8 Whats the best title for the text?A Joy Adamson: living with lionsB Elsa: lion raised by a humanCBornFree:a wonderful bookD George: a ga

59、me warden解析：选 A 标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了Joy Adamson 和三只被收养的狮子幼崽之一Elsa 的故事，以及她为保护野生动物所作的贡献，由此可知A 项标题最贴切、全面。CI work at a Care Center where most of the people are elderly. About a year and a half ago a59-year-old lady came to us who had cancer. She had to have her right leg amputated （ 切除 ） andshe didnt have a fa

60、mily to take care of her after the operation.This lady was a quiet lady who mostly stayed alone. But in the afternoons, when she was feelingwell, she would go to visit the other people in the home. She would visit a lady who was blind and readto her. She would go into the room of a young girl with severe cerebral