Unit+2+Iconic+Attractions+Using+Language+(II) 高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Usinglanguage(2)新人教版选择性必修四Unit2DescribeaniconicanimalContentsLead-inReadforinformationWritingtask010203Lead-inONEAustraliaisacountryfullofmarvellousanimals,seehowmanyyoucanrecognize.echidna(针鼹)blackswan(黑天鹅)platypus(鸭嘴兽)emu(鸸鹋)black-shoulderedkite(黑肩鸢)kangaroo(袋鼠)koala(考拉熊)Tasmaniandevil(袋獾)VideoTime:TheamazinganimalsofAustraliaReadforinformationTwo1.Readthepassagequicklyandchoosethebestanswer.1)What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.

ThekangaroosofAustralia.

B.

ThekoalasofAustralia.

C.

Theduck-billedplatypusofAustralia.

D.

ThecreaturesuniquetoAustralia.2)WhatdoweknowabouttheTasmaniandevils?

A.

Theylookverycute.

B.

Itisagainstthelawtotouchthem.

C.

Theymakeloudnoiseswhenfightingoreating.

D.

Theyoftenattackpeoplenearthem.3)Whichoftheanimalscanseldombeseeninthedaytime?

A.

TheKoala.

B.

Thekangaroo.

C.

TheTasmaniandevil.

D.

Theduck-billedplatypus.4)WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?

A.

InmanyplacesinAustralia,itisagainstthelawtoholdthe

koalas.

B.

Koalasarenotonlyquitecutebutalsoverysensitivecreatures.

C.

Koalasliketointeractwithhumans.

D.

Peoplecanholdakoalaforonlyalimitedtimeandona

limitedfrequencyofoccasions.2.Answerthequestions.1.Whendobabykangaroosbegintospendlesstimewiththeirmothers?2.Whyshouldn'tyoutrytopetawildkangaroo?3.Whatdokoalasspendmostoftheirtimedoing?Aftertheyareaboutsevenoreightmonthsoldandwhentheybegintojump.Becausekangarooscanhitandkickveryhard.Theyspendmostoftheirtimeeating,sleeping,andhangingontotreetrunks.4.Whyhasthegovernmentmadeitagainstthelawtohandlekoalas?5.WhattwothingsaboutTasmaniandevilscanbotherpeoplemost?6.WhatdoTasmaniandevilsliketoeat?Becauseinteractionwithhumanscancausethemalotofstress.Thefrighteningnoisetheymakeandtheirterriblesmell.Theyliketoeatdeadanimals.7.Whatmakesthewayduck-billedplatypusesgivebirthsodifferentfromtheothermammals?8.Whatistheuniquewayusedbyduck-billedplatypusestofindfood?Theylayeggslikeabird,hatchtheeggs,andthennursethebabyplatypuslikeothermammals.Theyfindfoodinthewaterbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.3.Readthetextagain.Findatleastthreerhetoricaldevicesthewriterusestoarousethereaders'interest.Thenoisetheymakecouldwakethedead.Theyareaboutthesizeofsmalldogsandlooklikeratherlargeblackrats.Whileitmaylayeggsinanestlikeabird,it'sreallyaprimitivemammal,withauniquebiology.Itsnoselookslikeaduck'sbill,andithasfeetlikeaduck's

soitcandiveunderthewater...Doyouknow

what'sreallystrangeaboutaplatypus?hyperbole夸张simile明喻rhetoricalquestion反问simile明喻simile明喻4.Keywordsandphrases.

n.育儿袋;小袋子

n.树干

n.一场;一段时间

n.巢穴;鸟窝

n.哺乳动物

n.栅栏;围栏

adj.暂时的;短暂的

n.阶段;时期

adj.得到正式许可的

n.发生率;重复率;频率

adj.暴力的;猛烈的

n.生理;生物学

vi.孵出;破壳vt.使孵出

n.能力;容量

n.监狱;监禁

adj.大;宏大的

pouchtrunksessionnestmammalfencetemporaryphaselicensedfrequencyviolentbiologyhatchcapacityprisongrand

在出生时

设法到达

保证安全

制定法律

为了……的利益

捡起;拾起

偶然遇到

产卵

视觉

少数人(或物);一把(的量)

atbirthfindone'swaytostaysafemakelawsintheinterestofpickupcomeacrosslayeggsthesenseofsightahandfulof WritingtaskThreeBrainstormalistoficonicanimalsinChina.Dosomeresearchandmakenotes.Giantpanda大熊猫Lipotidae白暨豚Chinesesturgeon中华鲟Red-crownedcrane丹顶鹤goldenmonkey金丝猴Tibetanantelope藏羚羊Miludeer麋鹿wheretheylivewhattheyeatwhattheylooklikehowtheyaredifferentfromotheranimalshowtheyinteractwithpeopleanyotherunusualorinterestingfactsaboutthemwheretheylive：whattheyeat：whattheylooklike：howtheyaredifferentfromotheranimals：howtheyinteractwithpeople：anyotherunusualorinterestingfactsaboutthem：Giantpanda大熊猫averylowbirthrate…inSichuanprovincebambooblackandwhitekeptinzoosuniqueappearance;endangeredSamplewriting：

Myfavouriteanimalisthegiantpanda,

whichisbeautifulandcute,

withblackandwhitefurlikebigcats.Giantpandas,

mainlyfeedingonbambooshootsandleaves,

liveinthemountainsinSichuanProvince.

Clumsyastheymaylook,

theycanclimbhightreestoescapetheirenemies.

Giantpandasusedtobeendangered.

Inrecentyears,

severalnaturalpreserveshavebeensetuptoprotectthemandthenumberofthemis

increasing.

GiantpandasarelovedbytheChinesepeopleandknownasthena