Unit+1+Nature+in+the+balance+Reading高一下学期英语译林版（2020）必修第三册

B3U1NatureinthebalanceReadingTheAmazonrainforest:anaturaltreasureharmn.伤害，损害(to)→_______v.伤害，损害→_______adj.有害的→__________adj.无害的doharmto=beharmfulto对...有害2.soiln.土地；土壤；国土；领土3.ecosystemn.生态系统4.overseasadj.海外的，国外的→________adv.→<近>________→<反>_______

harmharmfuloverseasabroaddomesticharmless5.regionn.地区，区域，行政区→________adj.地区的，区域的6.continentn.大陆，陆地，州7.millionnum.一百万，许多，大量

8.lengthn.长，度→_______adj.长的→______n.宽→______n.高

(美洲）____________亚洲___________

大洋洲____________非洲__________(欧洲)___________

AfricaAmericaAsiaEuropeOceania百:___________千:___________万:_______________十万:___________________百万:___________千万:______________regionalhundredthousandtenthousandhundredthousandmilliontenmillionlongwidthheight9.biodiversityn.生物多样性10.species（pl.species）种，物种11.nut

n.

坚果→______________巴西坚果12.lilyn.百合（花）waterlily睡莲

biobiologicaladj.生物的

；生命的biologyn.生物biologistn.生物学家brazilnut13.variety

n.→

adj.各种各样的→

.v.变化variousvary各种各样的...avarietyof=varietiesof+可数/不可数varyfromAtoA在…方面变化varywith...随着...而变化14.wildlifen.野生动植物，野生生物15.beneathprep.在…下方；配不上16.massn.大量→___________adj.大而重的amassof=massesof+可数/不可数许多….themassof…大多数…massive17.toweringadj.高大的；高耸的；出色的→_______n.塔；高楼18.hardwoodn.阔叶树；硬材19.livingadj.活着的；活的；在使用的→_______v.居住，生活→_______n.生计，收入；生活方式→_______adj.活泼的；→_______adj.活着的，充满的，情绪饱满20.mammaln.哺乳动物21.jaguarn.美洲豹，美洲虎hardhardwaren.____________________；

hardshipn.____________________hardworkingadj.

____________________livein:住在…里面towerlivelivinglivelyalivebealivewith充满；到处都是硬件；装备；

困苦；艰难努力工作的22.survivevi.生存；存活；vt.幸存；幸免遇难→_______n.幸存→；→_________幸存者；26.microorganismn.微生物；28.nutrientn.营养物；营养素→_________n.营养；营养学；30.carbonn.碳→_______________n.低碳31.oxygenn.氧；氧气32.thusadv.因此，从而；这样33.disappearv.消失，灭绝→_____________n.消失microMicrosoftn._____________；

microphonen._________survivalsurvivornutritionlowcarbondisappearance微软公司；

麦克风35.agriculturen.农业；农学→___________adj.农业的36.cattlen.牛(单复同形)→__________________一（二十）头牛

37.impactn.影响；作用；撞击（of,on）；v.有影响；冲击38.extinctionn.灭绝；绝种→_____________adj.灭绝的39.damagev.&n.损害；伤害agriculturala(twenty)headofcattleinfluenceeffectextinct<近>harm/injury/hurtAmazonrainforestPart1:Para:1&2Part2:Para:3&4Part3:Para:5Anoverviewofthe_____________________________.Thespeciesof_____,_____and__________intherainforest.The__________andthe_______situationoftherainforest.AmazonrainforestplantsbirdsmammalssignificancepresentReadthepassageandfinishthefollowingblanks

Part1:AnoverviewoftheAmazonrainforest

Para.1:______________totheAmazonrainforestPara.2:Basic______________abouttherainforestIntroductionItcrossesinto_____countries.Ithasanareaofaround__millionsquarekilometers.Itismorethan_____sizeofChina.TheAmazonriversupportsmanydifferent______________.information86halfecosystemsGuidance&ExplorationPart2:

Thespeciesofplants,birdsandmammalsintherainforest.Para.3:_______intheAmazonrainforestReadpara.3trytounderstandtherainforest’sdifferentlevels.asystemofrootsthetopsofthetallesttreesthemassofleaflittershorterplantswithlargeleavestoweringancienthardwoodsPlantsJaguarsInsectsAtleast87species,includingfrogsLeavesandfruitMicroorganismsfeedon

breakdownfeedon

feedon

Part2:Thespeciesofplants,birdsandmammalsintherainforest.Para.4:__________intheAmazonrainforestReadandcompletethechartaboutthefoodchainintherainforest.MammalsPart3:

Thesignificanceandthepresentsituationoftherainforest.Readparagraph5andfindtheanswer:Itisoftenknownasthe______________________.Significance:Presentsituation:___percentoftherainforesthasdisappeared______humanactivities.“lungsoftheplanet”17duetoB3U1NatureinbalanceTheAmazonrainforest:anaturaltreasureTheAmazonrainforest：anaturaltreasureWelcometothejungle,ahugeseaofgreenalivewiththesoundsofanimals.ThisistheAmazonrainforest.Asthelargestrainforestintheworld,itplaysasignificantroleinmaintainingthefinebalanceoftheEarth'secosystem.欢迎来到丛林，这是一片绿色的海洋，处处可闻各种动物的声音。这里是亚马孙雨林。作为世界上最大的雨林，它在维系地球生态系统的微妙平衡上扮演着举足轻重的角色。ReadingTheAmazonrainforestcrossesintoeightcountries,includingBrazilandPeru,andoneoverseasregionofFrance,allonSouthAmericancontinent.Withanareaofaround6millionsquarekilometres,theAmazonrainforestismorethanhalfthesizeofChina.TheAmazonRiver,fromwhichtherainforestgetsitsname,iscloseto6,400kilometresinlength—roughly100kilometreslongerthantheYangtzeRiver.亚马孙雨林穿过包括巴西和秘鲁在内的八个国家，以及一块法国的海外领地，都位于南美洲大陆。亚马孙雨林面积约600万平方千米，比中国国土面积的一半还要大。亚马孙雨林得名于亚马孙河，亚马孙河长约6400千米，比长江还长大约100千米。Onitsjourneyfromthemountainstotheocean,theriversupportsmanydifferentecosystems.TheygivethisareatherichestbiodiversityontheEarth:oneintenknownspeciesintheworldcanbefoundhere.这条河从高山流向海洋，沿途维系着多种不同的生态系统。它们赋予这片区域地球上最丰富的生物多样性：全世界十分之一的已知物种都可以在这里找到。Ofthe390,000plantspeciesknowntous,morethan40，000canbefoundintheAmazon.Thistallandancientbrazilnuttreeproducesnutsthatwecaneat;thesewaterliliesarebigenoughtoliedownon.Theforest'sdifferentlevelssupportanunbelievablevarietyofwildlife.Atthebottom,thereisasystemofrootsbeneaththeground.Abovethatisthemassofleaflitteronthedarkforestfloor.Thenextlevelismadeupofshorterplantswithlargeleaves.在人类已知的390000种植物种中，在亚马孙可以找到40000多种。这棵高大、古老的巴西坚果树结出的坚果我们可以食用；这些睡莲(叶片)大到可以躺在上面。雨林的不同层次养活的野生动物种类多到难以置信。最底层是地下的根系。往上是阴暗森林地表厚实的落叶层。再往上一层由低矮的阔叶植物组成。Thentherearethetoweringancienthardwoods,andfinallythetopsoftallesttreesmanymetresabovetheground.Eachleveloftheforestformsitsownlittleworld,hometodifferentkindsoflivingthings.然后是那些离地数米之高的大树的树冠。雨林的每一层都自成一个小世界，成为各种生物的家园。Morethan1,300speciesofbirdsandover400speciesofmammalshideamongthejungle'splantlife.Thisjaguarisoneexample.Ithasayellowish­browncoatwithblackspots.Whileasignificantnumberofjaguarssurvivehere,theyareonlyoneelementofthisforest'sfoodchain.Theyfeedonatleast87species,includingfrogs.Thesefrogs,inturn,feedoninsectswhicheatleavesandfruit.Whenajaguardies,atinyarmyofmicroorganismshelpsbreakdownitsbodyandreturnthenutrientstotheearth.1300多种鸟和400多种哺乳动物藏身于这片丛林的植被中。这只美洲豹就是个例子。它黄棕色的皮毛上遍布着黑点。尽管这里生存着数量可观的美洲豹，但它们仅仅是雨林食物链上的一环。它们捕食的物种至少有87种，其中包括青蛙。相应地，这些青蛙的食物，是以树叶和水果为食的昆虫。美洲豹死亡后，一小群微生物会助力其尸体的分解，让营养素重回土壤之中。TheAmazonrainforestbreatheslifeintotheplanetbyfixingcarbonandproducingover20percentofalltheEarth'sox