初升高英语每日打卡阅读学案Day9-10

每日阅读打卡DAY9・10（环境类）

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Day9

InOneCubicFoot（在一立方英尺内）

Inanyenvironment-forest,mountain,water

—youalwaysseethebiganimalsfirst:birds,

mammals,fish.Butunderyourfeet,onlandorin

thewater,therearemanysmallerorganisms:

insects,tinyplants,miniatureseacreatures.They

seemunimpoilant,but,infact,thesesea

creaturesandgrounddwellersare"theheartof

lifeonEarth,HsaysnaturalistE.O.Wilson.

Withoutthem,ourworldwouldchange

dramatically.

TheCycleofLife

MostorganismsonEarthliveontheground

orjustbelowit.Here,theyarepartofan

importantcycle.Plantsandanimalsfalltothegroundwhentheydie.Later,tinyinsectsand

otherorganismsbreakdownthedeadplantandanimalmaterial.Thisprocesseventually

returnsnutrientstothesoilandgivesplantsenergy.Plantscanthenhelptomaintaina

healthyenvironmentforhumansandotheranimals.

DiscoveriesinaCube

Despitetheirimportance,scientistsknowverylittleaboutmostgroundorganisms.To

learnmore,photographerDavidLiittschwagcrwenttodifferentplacesaroundtheworld,

includingaforest,ariver,amountain,andacoralreef.Ineachplace,heputagreen12-inch

(30cm)cubeonthegroundorinthewater.Thenheandhisteamcountedandphotographed

theorganismsthatlivedinormovedthroughthecube.Oftentheydiscoveredhundreds,some

onlyamillimeterinsize."Itwaslikefindinglittlegems(宝石),"5hesays.

【词义推测】

Matchthetwowordswiththesamemeaning.

insectA.亳米

dwellerB.居民

dramaticallyC.摄影师

cycleD.戏剧性地，夸张地

breakdownE.昆虫

materialF.分解

processG.原材料，原料

nutrientsH.循环

photographerI.进程

millimeterJ.营养物质

【阅读探索】

1.Anothertitleforthisreadingcouldbe.

A.DangerstoGroundCreatures

B.TheImportanceofTinyOrganisms

C.SavingSmallAnimalsinCubes

D.TheLifeofNutrients

2.Inline5,miniaturemeans.

A.verysmall

B.verylarge

C.verybeautiful

D.veryimportant

3.WheredomostorganismsonEarthlive?

A.inthesea

B.onorjustbelowtheground

C.deepunderground

D.intheair

4.Liittschwagerandhisteamusedthecubeto.

A.collectdifferentspeciesforresearch

B.countandphotographanimalspecies

C.testthequalityofthesoilandwater

D.protectanimalsfromhumanactivities

DaylO

AWorldWithinUs

LifeinMiniature

Bacteria:They'reinvisible.Thcy'reeverywhere.Andweneedthemtolive.inourbodies,

bacteriaoutnumberhumancellsbytentoone.Allthisbacteriaweighsasmuchasyourbrain

—nearlythreepounds(1.3kilograms).Mostbacteriainourbodiesarenotharmful;infact,

manybenefitusinimportantways.Theyhelpusdigestfdod.Theymakeimportant

vitamins,andtheyhelpfightinfections.

Butsomebacteriacanbedangerous.Take,forexample,Staphylococcusaureus.Itlivesin

ournoses.Usually,it'sharmless;otherbacteriainthenosecontrolit.Butif.aureustravelsto

anotherenvironment,thingschange.Intheskin,forexample,itcancausedeadlyinfections.

Wecuremostbacterialinfectionswithantibiotics,butthereareproblemswiththis

medicine.Antibioticskillbad,infection-causingbacteria.Butthismedicinekillsgoodbacteria

inourbodies,too.Whenwekillthegoodkind,thiscancauseotherhealthproblems.Alackof

certainbacteriainthebodycanmakeussick.

Sowhatcanwedo?Weshouldnotuseantibioticsveryoften,sayscientists.Wccanfight

infections,butwealsoneedtomaintainhelpfulbacteriainthebody.Tohelpusdothis,

doctorsarenowdeveloping"probioticremedies."Thesenewmedicineswillreturncertain

bacteriatothebodyandrestorethebalanceourbodyneeds.

Foryears,wethoughtallbacteriaweredangerous.Ofcourse,someare.Butweare

learningthatmanybacteriakeepushealthy.

Theyliveonandwithinus,andourwell-beingdependsonthem.

【词义推测】

A

Bacteriaareorganismsmadejpofjustonecell.Theylivebetweenothercells.Viruses,on

theotherhand,liveinsidecells.Andwhilesomebacteriacanmakeussick,mostareharmless.

Allviruses,however,areharmful.Virusesare10to100timessmallerthanbacteria,but

bothareinvisibletohumans.Unlikebacteria,virusesdependonlivingplantsoranimalsto

multiplyandsurvive.Bacteriacanlivenearlyanywhere,evenonnon-livingsurfaces.

Antibioticscannotcureyouofaviralinfectionsuchastheflu.Theyonlykillbacteria.

Manypeoplehavechickensoup,hotteawithlemon,orchilipepperstohelpthemgetbetter.

1.causingdamage

2.helpinhealing

3.notcausingdamage

4toneedinordertosurvive.

5.impossibletosee

6.adiseaseoranillness

B

1.Youhavebalancewhenbothsidesofsomethingare

A.heavy

B.equal

2.Ifyouhavealackofsupport,youhave

A.alotofsupport

B.nosupport

3.Tbrestoresomethingmeansto

A.makeitlikeitwas

B.hideitfromothers

4.Somethingthatisdeadlycanyou.

A.kill

B.cure

【阅读探索】

1.Whatisthepurposeofthisreading?

A.todescribehowbacteriaareimportanttoourbodies

B.toexaminethedangersofbacterialinfections

C.tocomparethebacteriathatliveinsideandoutsideourbody

D.toexplainwhyweshouldavoidantibiotics

2.Whichstatetementaboutbacteriaistrue?

A.Thebacteriainourbrainweighthreepounds.

B.Mostbacteriainourbodiesaredangerous.

C.Wccannotlivewithoutbacteria.

D.Therearemorebacte