2017-2018学年高中英语Unit4WildlifeProtectionSection

1、Unit 4 Wildlife Protection SectionPre-readi ngElephantsmove into new community centerThe old Elepha nt House at the Nati onal Zoo in-WashingtonD. C. has been、亠reno vated （ 翻新）to in clude a lot more space for theCjgia nt ani mals to play, rest and eve n take a shower.It has been renamed the Elephant

2、Community Center, andit also offers a lot more for huma n guests.“”严X）Its a great place for elephants to socialize , ”said Marie Galloway, who is the elepha nt man ager atthe zoo.The com mun ity cen ter is desig ned to hold as manyas 10 elepha nts. Although the zoo pla ns to in creasethe herd （ 象群）,

3、there are now just three elepha nts:/Ambika, Shan thi and Kan dula.Galloway said each animal reacted （作 出反应 ）differentlyto the new space. Shanthi, 38 years old,I 1 J*walked right in and explored everywhere. Ambika, 65,was very cautious （谨慎的）the first day, not sure if the new space was safe. And Kand

4、ula, Shanthis11-year-old son, had a funny way ofdeali ng with theunknown. “ He backed his way in，” Galloway said with a laugh.“ The elephants are already enjoyingthrowingsand on one another , ” said Galloway.People also have a lot more to do tha n in the oldbuildi ng, where they had few cha nces to

5、lear n aboutendan gered species from Asia.I Warming amp; Reading2Theres a display featuri ng one of Kan dulas old3toys: a 750-pound ti re. Visitors can watch a video of him play ing.There are several otherhan ds-on activities,including a machine that compares elephant sounds and human voices. You al

6、so can make a promiseto save theelepha nts.Lastly,“ protection ”is themessagezooofficialshope visitorswill takeaway fromtheexhibiti on.“ Were hopingpeople willcome to .andbecome educated，“ Galloway said. “And take action to protect elephants. ”沪 2Warmi ng Up & Readi ng Pre-readi ngSectio nI点点释疑把课文读懂

7、原文呈现 读文清障 -JHOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELPlongvt.&vi.渴望；极想WILDLIFElong to do sth.渴望做某事Daisy had always Ionged to help一一endan gered species此句中 had Ionged to do sth.是过去完成of时形式，意为“早就渴望做某事”，发生在以下所讲故事之前，所以用过去完成时。species /spi 勿?n.种类；物种（单复数“ Where do you want to go ? it同形）asked.Daisyresp onded carpet /kaplt/n.地

8、毯immediately. “Id like to see some respond /rIsp?nd/vi.回答；响应；做endangered wildlife , ” she said.出反应Please take me to a distantlandresp ond to sth.对某事做出反应where Ican distant /dlst?nt/adj.远的；远处的6fur /f37 n.毛皮；毛；软毛the carpet flew away and took her towhere 和 that 都引导的是定语从句；分别4修饰 land 和 animal。7saw an an t

9、elope .为“感官动词+宾语+宾补”结构。8beneathprep.在下面，在底下（相当于 un der）9此处介词 at 表示“针对做出反应”。10where 引导定语从句，修饰先行词aplace。you. Flying carpet, please show mea place where theres some wildlife”戴茜是如何学会帮助野生动植物的第 1 段译文:戴茜一直都渴望帮助那些濒临灭绝的野生动植物。一天她醒来，发现床边有一块飞毯。飞毯问：“你想去哪儿？” 戴茜立刻回答。“我想去看一些濒临灭绝的野生动植物。请带我到 一个遥远的地方，在那里我可以找到为制作这件毛衣而提

10、供皮毛的动物。”她说。飞毯立刻起飞了，带她到了西藏。在那里，戴茜看到一只藏羚羊面带忧郁的神色。它说：“为了取得我们肚皮底下的羊毛，我们正在被屠杀。我们的毛皮被用来为像你一样的人们制作毛衣。因此，我们现在濒临灭绝了。 ”听了这话，戴茜哭了： “我很抱歉，我过去不知道还有这回事儿。我想知道为了帮助你们正在采取什么措施。飞毯啊，请把我带到一个有野生动植物保护的地方去吧。”? so . that 如此.以至于，that 引导结so fast that next minute theyTibet. There Daisy saw an an telopelooking sad . It said , “

11、 Were beingkilled for the wool ben eath our stomachs.Our fur is being used to make sweaters forpeople like you.As a result, we are nowan endan geredspecies. ” Atthat Daisy cried ,Im sorry I did nt know that. Iwon der what is being done to helpThe flying carpet travelled果状语从句。were in Zimbabwe . Daisy

12、 tur ned? turn around 转身；环顾；翻身around and found that she was? take ones photo = take a photo of sb.being watched by an elephant.给某人拍照“ Have you come to take my photo? in relief 如释重负；松了口气（一般情况下?” itasked.作状语）burst into laughter“ Dontrelief /rIli ?/n.（痛苦或忧虑的）减轻或解5? certain /s3?n/adj.确定的；某一；一定a certain

13、number of一定（数）量的? So good things are being done .是现在进行时的被动语态，表示现阶段正在发生的被动 动作。Xf、广J第 2 段译文飞毯飞行得如此快，以至于一转眼他们就来到了津巴布韦。戴茜转过身去，看到一头大象正望着她。大象问道：“你是来给我拍照的吗？”戴茜如释重负，突然笑了起来。“不要笑了,大象说道，“我们过去是濒危动物，农民们残忍地捕杀我们。他们说，我们破坏了他们 的农田，而旅游者的钱过去都流进了大型旅游公司。于是政府决定出面提供帮助。如果游客.J付给农民钱的话，他们允许游客猎取一定数量的动物。如今农民高兴了，我们的数量也在增*/K/laugh

14、 , ” said the elephant.We 除；减轻痛苦的事物used to be an endan gered? burst into laughter 突然笑起来；大声笑species. Farmershun tedus 了出来without mercy . They said we destroyedtheir farms, and money from touristsonly went to the large tour companies.So theburstinto +n.相当mercy/m31/n.仁慈；宽恕；怜悯without mercy毫无怜悯地；无情地gover

15、nment decided to help. Theyallowed tourists to hunt only a?certa innu mber of ani mals ifthey paid the farmers. Now the farmersare happy and our nu mbers are increas ing. So good things are beingdone here to save local wildlife?. ”6加。为了拯救当地的野生动植物，他们也在做一些好事。”Daisy smiled,“ Thatsgoodn ews. It shows th

16、eimporta nce?-ofwildlifeprotecti on,but rd like to? ”help as the WWFsuggests .Thecarpet rose againand almost atonce? importance /Imp ?tns/n.重要（性）（be） of great importa nce非常重要的? WWFWorld Wildlife Fund）世界野生生物基金会as the WWF suggests 是 as 引导的方式状语they were in a thick rai nforest. Amon key watched them as

17、it rubbedQ从句。Qrub /r ?b/vt.擦；摩擦7历！ ”是感叹句，是 what an experienee it isher new drug. But what an experienee4! She had learned so much! And there was always WWF .第 34 段译文戴茜笑道：“那可是个好消息。这体现了野生动植物保护的重要性，不过，我想按照世界野生生物基金会的建议来帮助你们。”飞毯再次升起，几乎一转眼他们就到了茂密的热带雨林。一只猴子一边擦着身体，一边望着他们。戴茜问：“你在做什么呢？ ”它回答说：“我这样做可以防止蚊子叮咬。 当我

18、发现一种千足虫时，便把它擦在身上。它含有一种强效 的药物，可以防止蚊子叮咬。你们应该多关注我生活的热带雨林， 并且懂得热带雨林中的动itself.“ What are you doing ?”protect . from保护不受asked Daisy. Im protectingmyself害）frommosquitoes 23，” it replied.3mosquito /m?ski? ?/n.(pl.mosquitoes)“ When I find a millipede4蚊子in sect 25, I rub it over my body. It4 millipede/mIlIpi?

19、d/ n.( = millepede)contains 26 a powerful7 drug which千足虫affects 28mosquitoes.You should5insect /Insekt/n.昆虫pay moreatte ntionto9the6contain /k ?nteIn/vt.包含；容纳；容忍rainforestwhere Iliveand7powerful /pa ?fl/adj.强大的；有力的appreciate0 how the ani mals liveaffect / ?fekt/vt.影响；感动；侵袭（相together.No rai nforest,n

20、o当于 have an effect on)ani mals, no drugs.9pay attention to 注意(to 为介词)Daisy was amazed.“ Flyinattention / ?ten ?i/n.注意；关注；注意力carpet, please take me home so I can0appreciate / ?pri ?elt/vt.鉴赏；感激;tell WWF and we canbegin意识到produci ng2 this new drug. Mon key,amazedadj.吃惊的；惊愕的please come and help. ” The

21、mon keybe amazed at 对 感至 U 吃惊amazingagreed. The carpet flew home. Asadj.令人吃惊的they Ianded3 , thingsbegan to2begi n doi ng sth.开始做某事disappear. Twominu teslater3landvi.&vt.(使)着陆；降落everyth ing had gone the mon key,4what an experienee !多么奇妙的一次经too. So Daisy was not able to make的省略表达。8物是如何在一起生活的。没有雨林，就没有动

22、物，也就没有药物了。”，戴茜很惊讶。请带我回家去，我可以告诉世界野生生物基金会， 我们可以开始生产这种新药。猴子， :我回去帮忙吧。”猴子同意了，毯子飞回了家。当他们着地时，一切就开始消失了。两分钟 后，什么都没了一一猴子也没了。这样，戴茜就不能制造新药了。但是，这是一次多么奇妙 的经历呀！她学到了那么多东西！而且，还一直有世界野生生物基金会小題精做把课文读通Step 1M Please match the words with their proper meanings.C. 雇佣；利用D. 减少；变小E 包含；容纳；容忍F .保护区G 成功；接替；继任H 回答；响应；做出反应*1 .损害；

23、危害10 .in comeJ 收入11. employK 打猎；猎取；搜寻12 . harm L .影响；感动；侵袭-j/l .I16_ 712_答案：16 DFKHEL 712 AGBJCI/d Lead-inDo you know the n ame of these endan gered ani mals? Why are these ani mals dyingout? Please match the n ames with these endan gered ani mals.B. red-crow ned craneC. golde n monkey参考答案： 14CBDA T

24、he an swer maybe: too much hun ti ng;not eno ugh food;“飞毯,Pre-reading1. decrease2.reserveA 鉴赏；感激；意识到B.安全的；可靠的3.hu nt4.resp ond5.con tai n6.affect7.appreciate&succeed9.secureA. polar bearD. Tibeta n an telope9en viro nmen tal polluti on; not eno ugh liv ing space; weather cha nge .10Step 2While-readi

25、ngH Fast-read ingSkim the text and complete the followi ng questi ons.1.Whats the main idea of the text?A. It is about some protect ion of wildlife.B. It is about a journey of a flying chair.C. It is about Daisys wonderful experienee with some animals.D. It is about a flying carpets story.答案：C2.Matc

26、h the main idea of each part.Para.1A. What we can get from wildlife protect ionPara.2 B . Why we need wildlife protectionParas.3、4 C . A good example of wildlife protectionPara.1 _B_Para.2 _C_Paras.3、4 Ad Careful-readi ng(I) True (T) or False ( F).1.Daisy saw an antelope looking sad in Tibet. T_2 .

27、Antelopeswere killed for the skin that istaken from understomachs._F_3.The elephants in Zimbabwe used to be protected well by the farmers in thepast._F_4.Mosquitoesprotect the mon key from a millipede insect._F_(n) Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.1.Antelopes in Tibet become endan

28、gered because_.A. they are killed by other animals for foodB. the environment is badly pollutedC. people kill them to use their furD. their food chain ( 食物链)is cut off2._It can be learned from thepassage that_ .A.the government of Zimbabwe did a good job in saving the elephantsB. the rain forest pro

29、duces drugs that are good for millipede in sectsC. the elepha nts are in dan ger in Zimbabwetheir11D. mosquitoes help protect mon keys from millipede in sects123.What do the words“ No rain forest, no ani mals, nodrugs” mean?A. Rain forests have disappeared. So have ani mals and drugs.B. Rain forests

30、 are importa nt for the existe nee of an imals anddrugs.C. Ani mals should live in peace in the rain forest, or they wont get drugs.D. Huma n beings have done much damage to the rai nforests.4. It can be inferred from the text that next Daisy wouldA. produce the new drug with WWFB. work with WWF to

31、help wildlifeC. fly to other places to save the endan gered ani malsD. call on people to protect the rain forests答案：14 CABBHOstudy-readi ngAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1. Please take me to a distant land where I can find the animal that gave furto make this sweater.句式分析至干勺：P

32、lease take me to a distant landwhprr导定话从句*静饰landIwhere 1 can find lhe animalchat gave fur to make this sweater.that弓1导定祷从句，務怖the aninuL尝试翻译+请带我到一个遥远的地方，在那里我可以找到为制作这件毛衣而提供皮毛的动物。2. They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number r / Ithe farmers.句式分析of ani mals if they paidThey allowed tourists to

33、 hunt number of animals至语 谓祷阿接宾语不定式作宜接宾蒔if they卩曲日thpME存轧一盖件狀语夙旬尝试翻译 如果游客付给农民钱的话，他们允许游客猎取一定数量的动物。3. You should pay more atte nti onto the rain forestwhere I live and appreciatehow the ani mals live together.句式分析1314第一个诵语部分先行词一1II1You AhinilH psiy Timre n11 ptltinn Io 1 hfT疝怡1-whcTnb?|导的定语駅句務饰1 ht? r

34、ainf（insl第二丰謂语萍分i-1where 1 live and appreciate how I he animals liw logellier. how引导的宾语从旬-1尝试翻译你应该多关注我生活的热带雨林，并且懂得热带雨林的动物是如何在一起 生活的。课时跟踪检测I阅读理解AI lay in the hospital bed with my six-year-old daughter, Elizabeth,holding herin my arms. “ Mommy, will you stay with me the whole time?” she asked, look in

35、gup. “ You know I cant be in the operati ng room, ” I said carefully, not wantingto frighten her. “But Daddy and I will be waiting right outside. ” Elizabeth nodded, but her eyes lookedtroubled.Elizabeth had broke n her right leg in July. Seven mon ths later, it stillhad nt healed （康复）.In fact, it h

36、ad gotte nworse. She was here in the hospital for surgery （手术）.I wan ted to tell her that everyth ing would be okay and promise that thiswould be the last time shed have to go through this. But what if something went wrong again?Howcould I comfort my daughter whe n I n eeded comfort myself?There was

37、 a knock at the door. A nurse? I thought. Time to say goodbye already? But the womanwho came in was nt a nu rse. “ Hi，” the woma nsaid. “ rm a volun teer here, and ve got somethingfor Elizabeth.” She handed a bright-blue box to mydaughter.Elizabeth sat up and took the box. She opened it and started

38、pulling out goodies one by one can dies, stickers, a lovely toy in the shape of a star. She hugged the star, perking up for the first timesince she entered the hospital. “ Thank you， she said. “I love them. ” There was a big smile onher face. It had been so long since I saw that big smile.The gift w

39、as a great comfort not only to my daughter, but also to me.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者的女儿在进手术室前有些紧张， 这时一位陌生人送来一 盒礼物，使女儿高兴起来。151.Why did the authors daughter feel upset?A. She would have surgery on her arm.B. The author had no time to play with her.C. She had to stay in the hospital for a long time.D. The author

40、could nt stay in the operati ng room.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第一段的You know I cant be in the operatingroom, I said carefully, not wanting to frighte n her.”可知，作者不能进入手术室，这使得女儿有些紧张。-12.The author did nt make any promise because_ ._- jx A. there was no time for her to do soB. she was nt sure of the result herself

41、C. she believed everything would be okayD. she thought there was no need for her to do so解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第三段的But what if something went wrong again ?”可知，作者没法给女儿许诺，因为她自己也不确定手术结果。3.Why did the woman come in?A. To offer a gift.B. To say goodbye.C. To comfort the author./ D. To get all the things ready.解

42、析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第四段的rm a volu nteer . to my daughter.”可知，这位妇女进来是为了送礼物。4.The underlined part“perking up ” means “ ”.A. having a restB. thinking carefullyC. doing her bestD. becoming cheerful解析：选 D 词义猜测题。根据下文There was a big smile on her face. ”可知，女儿很高兴。所以perk up 意为：愉快、活跃起来。BFour ani mals a wildcat, a mo

43、n goose, a mouse and an owl had made their homein a huge tree.The mouse and the mon goose lived at the foot of the tree in two differe nt holes.The cat lived in a large hole halfway up the tree and the owl lived in the branches.The cat feared none of its n eighbours and moved about, afraid of nothin

44、g. Theowl and the mon goose were afraid of the cat and kept a safe dista nce from it. The16mouse was extremely afraid of all three n eighbours.One day the cat was caught in a trap laid by a hunter. Its three neighbours watched with joy as ittried extremely hard to get out of the net in which it had

45、been trapped. They knew it was a hopeless task.Soon the hun ter would come and they would n ever see their enemy forever.The mouses joy,however, was short-lived because even asit watched the cat, it found that the mon goose was moving towards it. Look ing up, it saw that the owltoo was getting ready

46、 to move down. The mouse understood that it was in great dan ger and that theonly one who could save it was its en emy, the cat.It jumped onto the net in which the cat was caught and bega n bit ing at it. With in a short time ithad made a hole big eno ugh for the cat to come out. Seeing the cat come

47、 out, the owl and the mongoose escaped.The mouse ran away too. It knew it could not expect any thanks from the cat, but in savi ng it, ithad saved its own life.语篇解读：野猫吃猫头鹰和猫鼬，三者都吃老鼠。野猫是猫头鹰和猫鼬的敌人，反而成了老鼠的“朋友”，救了老鼠的命。5.The mouse lived in extreme fear every day because_ .A. it lived at the foot of the t

48、reeB. hunters set traps everywhereC. all its three neighbours might eat it at any timeD. its food might be taken away by its neighbours解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句、第四段中猫鼬和猫头鹰对老鼠的虎视 眈眈以及最后一段中老鼠将野猫放出来后自己也逃离了可知，这三个邻居都对老鼠有生命威胁，因此它每天都生活在极度恐慌之中。6.Which of the four neighbours had the most power over the other th

49、ree?A. The wildcat.B. The mouse.C. The mon goose.D. The owl.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，野猫无所畏惧，四处乱逛；猫头鹰和猫鼬 害怕野猫；老鼠害怕前三者。由此可知，在这四个邻居中，野猫最强势。7.The mouse bit at the net to save the cat because_ .A. they were good friendsB. they both hated the huntersC. the mouse was too kind to see the cat dieD. the other two

50、 neighbours were to attack it17解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第四段最后三句可知，野猫被困住之后，猫鼬和猫头鹰没有了天敌的威胁，于是准备攻击老鼠。老鼠意识到如果没有了野猫，自己面临的威胁更大,所以才救了野猫。8.From the passage we can learn that the mouse is_B. braveD. stupid解析：选 C 推理判断题。老鼠救了猫来保全自己，但也不寄希望于猫会感谢自己，也逃跑了。由此可推知，老鼠是聪明的。Seal Isla nd is a 200- meter long isla nd in South Africa,

51、 which issurr oun ded by 55 to57 degrees Fahrenheit waters and covered with over 60,000 seals and some birds.This isla nd has bee n home to many birds and seals. You may think this isla nd is a paradise. In fact,the isla nd is not famous for the seals or birds. However, the real stars are thegreat w

52、hite sharks that leap out of the water to catch the seals theyare hunting.You may think that there is no way for a 15-foot long.3,000-pound shark to hurl its body out of the water and catch aseal in midair. Actually, these sharks are calledOver the years, the seals have gotte n smarter. Now, they go

53、 out in groups of seven and eight tofeed. They swim down on the sea floor, which gives them extraz NT1camouflage （ 掩饰）.When they have to swim near the water surface, they swim in a zigzag （ 之字形的）pattern. But with all these tricks, they can still be outwittedii（以智取胜）by the sharks. Usually, the sharks

54、 will take one seal away from its group izX ）and force it to swim on the surface, where it is easy to hunt. Sometimes, the sealaway, but most of them die in the process of tryi ng to survive.Every year, tourists go to see these amazing animals leap out of the water, sometimes flinging（抛）their whole

55、bodies into the air when they want to catch the seals. Some people even want to gointo shark cages to see the action from below!This isthe reas on why this isla nd attracts thousa nds of tourists around the world every year.语篇解读：本文是说明文。作者向我们介绍了位于南非的Seal Island。在这个岛周边的水域大白鲨常常跳出水面猎食海豹，这一景象吸引了许多游客前去观看。

56、9.What probably makes Seal Island famous?A. The large number of seals in the water.B.The way the great white sharks hunt.C. The beautiful scenery of the island.D. The special position of the island.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句However, the real stars are the great whiteA. kindC. cleverAir Jawsis lucky an

57、d18sharks that leap out of the water to catch the seals they are hunting. ” 可知，大白鲨跳出水面捕食海豹是Seal Isla nd闻名于世的主要原因。10. Why do the seals swim in a zigzag pattern?A. To save energy.B. To warm themselves.C. To look for food.D. To avoid the white sharks.解析：选 D 推理判断题。文章第三段列举了海豹躲避大白鲨的方法，其中一种方法就 是在水里“之”字形游动。

58、11. We can infer from the third paragraph that_ .A.white sharks are dangerous animalsB.the seals are cleverer than the white sharksC. the sharks are successful in hunting the sealsD. it is easier for the sharks to hunt the seals on the sea floor解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据文章第三段可知，几年来海豹虽然变聪明了，但它们还 是难逃被大白鲨捕食的厄运，这说

59、明大白鲨的捕食很成功。12. What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To explain why Seal Island is famous.B.To show how white sharks hunt seals.C. To advise us to visit Seal Island.D. To ask us to protect animals.解析：选 A 写作意图题。通过文章第一段以及最后一段可知，这篇文章主要向我们介绍了 Seal Island世界闻名的原因。n.阅读七选五rm 30 years old, and there are several thing