新课标学年高中英语module6animalsindangerperiodon.docx

1、新课标学年高中英语module6animalsindangerperiodonModule 6 Animals in dangerHerearesomeofthefastestanimalsintheanimalworld.Asyoureadaboutthem，rememberthatthetopspeedofhumanrunnersis20to25milesanhour.Andthefastesthumanrunnerscanonlyrunatthisspeedforafewhundredyards(码)Heavypeopledonotrunveryfast.Butsomeheavyanim

2、alscanrunatamazingspeed.Blackrhinoscanrunataspeedofalmost30milesanhour，eventhoughtheymayweighover3,500pounds.Cheetahsarethefastestlandmammals(哺乳动物) overshortdistances(距离)Theycanrunataspeedofover70milesanhour.Buttheygettiredquicklyandusuallystopafterafewhundredyards.Pronghornantelopesarethefastestlan

3、dmammalsoverlongdistances.Theycanrunataspeedof35milesanhourformanymiles.Theirtopspeedisprobablymorethan50milesanhour.Hummingbirdsarethesmallestbirds.Buttheymovetheirwings(翅膀) fasterthanotherbirds.Someofthembeattheirwings4,500timesaminute.Ostrichescantfly，buttheycanrunfasterthanotherbirdsandmostother

4、animalsaswell.Theycanrunatatopspeedof43milesanhourforashortdistance，butcankeepupaspeedofmorethan30milesanhouroverlongdistances.Theyarealsothelargestofallbirds，andtheylaythelargesteggs.阅读短文，选择正确答案1Whatarethefastestlandmammalsovershortdistances?ACheetahs. BPronghornantelopes.CHorses. DElephants.答案A2Th

5、etopspeedofpronghornantelopesmaybeovermilesanhour.A20B30C35D50答案D3Ostrichescanrunmorethanmilesanhouroverlongdistances.A50B43C35D30答案DPeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingPrereading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思第一组1endanger An.栖息地2reserve Bn.挣扎；斗争3habitat Cadj.灭绝的；绝种的4extinct Dvt.危及；使处于险境5struggle En.保护区；保护圈答案1.D2.E3.A4.C5

6、.B第二组6wildlife An.(藏)羚羊7protect Bn.野生生物8poacher Cn.战斗9antelope Dn.盗猎者；偷猎者10battle Evt.保护答案6.B7.E8.D9.A10.C第三组11plateau Aadj.值钱12ideal Bn.牧群；兽群13shawl Cn.高原14herd Dn.披肩15worth Eadj.理想的答案11.C12.E13.D14.B15.A第四组16skin An.&vt.(警方的)突击搜查17spot Bn.环境；情况18raid Cvt.没收19confiscate Dvt.剥皮；去皮20condition En.(某事发

7、生的)准确地点；现场21meanwhile Fn.(尤指买卖贵重商品的)商人22dealer Gadv.同时答案16.D17.E18.A19.C20.B21.G22.FTrue(T)orFalse(F)1Onacoldday，JiesangSuonandajiewaslookingforagroupoflosttourists.(F)2Alargenumberofantelopeshavebeenkilledfortheirmeat.(F)3Shawlsmadefromtheantelopewoolcameintofashioninthe1980s.(F)4Littleprogresshasb

8、eenmadeinprotectingtheantelopes.(F)5Internationalcooperationonprotectingantelopesisalsoprogressing.(T)Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.1WhywasJiesanglookingforthepoachers?ATofightwiththem.BTojointheminhunting.CTostopthemfromkillingtheantelopes.DToaskthemtohunt.答案C2Thepoachersweresurprisedat.

9、AJiesangsordertoaskthemtoputdowntheirgunsBJiesangsquickmovementCJiesangsbraveryDbeingfoundbyJiesang答案C3Thequickdecreaseoftheantelopesisdueto.AthefreezingandbadlivingconditionsBtheirexpensivewoolCtheillegalexportoftheshawlsDthekillingfromthepoachers答案D4WhathastheChinesegovernmentdonetoprotecttheantel

10、opesinthepastyears?AThegovernmenthaspassedlawstobanthetradeofthewoolfromtheantelopes.BThegovernmenthassetupnaturereserves.CThegovernmenthascaughtthepoachersandconfiscatedtheirvehicles.DAlloftheabove.答案D5WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthereasonfortheincreaseoftheantelopes?ATheChinesegovernmenthasw

11、onthebattleagainstthepoachers.BTheChinesegovernmenthastakenanactivepartinprotectingtheantelopes.CManyvolunteerscomefromalloverthecountrytohelp.DThecooperationbetweenthecountries.答案AAfterreadingthepassage，pleasefillinthefollowingblanks.1OnafreezingcolddayinJanuary1994，JiesangSuonandajiefound2.whathew

12、aslookingforagroupofpoacherswhowerekillingtheendangeredTibetanantelope.Inthefollowingbattle，he3.wasshot(shoot) andkilled.Hehadgiven4.his(he) lifetosavetheTibetanantelope.Bythe1990sthenumberoftheTibetanantelopes5.hadfallen(fall) toabout50,000.Thereasonis6.thatthewooloftheTibetanantelopeisthemostexpen

13、siveintheworld.Oftenworkingatnight，thepoachersshootwholeherdsofantelopesatatime,7.leaving(leave) onlythebabies，whosewoolisnotworthsomuch.TheanimalsareskinnedonthespotandthewoolistakentoIndia8.tomake(make) shawls.TheshawlsareexportedtorichcountriesinNorthAmericaandEurope.Inthe1990stheChinesegovernmen

14、tbegantotake9.anactivepartinprotectingtheantelopes.Since1997theantelopepopulationhas10.slowly(slow) beguntogrowagain.1Oftenworkingatnight，thepoachersshootwholeherdsofantelopesatatime，leavingonlythebabies，whosewoolisnotworthsomuch.句式分析本句是一个复合句。Oftenworkingatnight是现在分词短语作伴随状语；leavingonlythebabies是现在分词

15、短语作结果状语；whose引导非限制性定语从句，修饰thebabies。自主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，只留下那些毛不怎么值钱的幼崽。2Thesmallgroupofofficialswhoworkinthereservearehelpedbyvolunteerswhocomefromalloverthecountry，andwhoarereadyforthedifficultconditionsoflifeat5,000metres.句式分析本句中含有三个who引导的定语从句，第一个从句修饰officials，第二个和第三个从句由并列连词and连接，修饰volun

16、teers，who在从句中都作主语。自主翻译工作在保护区的一小群政府官员们得到了来自全国各地的、愿意忍受海拔5000米恶劣生活环境的志愿者们的支持。.阅读理解AAbout97%oftheworldswaterissaltyandisfoundinouroceansandseas.But，aswecantdrinkseawater，howcanitbeimportant?Everypartofourseasandoceanscontainsanamazingnumberofanimalsandfishthatliveatdifferentoceandepths.Mostofthedifferen

17、tspeciesofanimalsandfishdependonsimpleplantsfortheirfood.Thesesimpleplantscalledalgae(海藻)driftnearthesurfaceoftheoceanandusesunlighttoturncarbondioxideandwaterintofoodandoxygen.Infact，thealgaeproduceoverhalfoftheoxygenpeoplebreathe.Howimportantseawateris!Eachplantoranimalinourseasandoceansisanimport

18、antlinkinafoodchain.Thealgaeareeateninlargeamountsbymicroscopicanimals，whichareinturnconsumedbylargeranimals.Thesefoodchainsaredelicatelybalanced.Thebadnewsaboutthefoodchainsintheoceansisthattheyareunderthreatbecauseofman.Peopleoncethoughtthattheoceansweresobigthatitdidntmatterifwedumpedrubbishintot

19、hemorcaughthugequantitiesoffishandwhalesforfood.Butwenowknowthisisnottrueandfishstocksintheoceanshavestartedtodrop.Thankfully，theworldistakingstepstoprotectthefutureofouroceansbyintroducinginternationalagreementstoprotectmarinehabitats.Mostcountrieshaveintroducedfishingrestrictionstoprotectfishstock

20、sintheoceansandnewtechniquesarebeingpioneeredtocopewithpollution.Finally，theimportanceofprotectingoceansisbeingmadeknowntomorepeople.Thisisjustthebeginningofalongprocesstoprotecttheoceansforourfuture.Wedependontheoceansforfishwhichareanimportantpartofthehumandiet.Howimportantseawateris!语篇解读海洋对人类的生存起

21、到至关重要的作用，但是人类在很长一段时间内对海洋造成了污染和破坏，现在各国都在努力采取措施保护海洋。1Peopleusedtothinkthattherubbishthrownintothesea.AwouldntharmthefishintheseaBwouldchangethebalanceofthefoodchainCwouldbebrokendownintheseaDwouldntdomuchharmtothesea答案D解析细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知，过去人类认为将垃圾倒入大海不会对大海造成破坏。2Fromthepassage，welearnthat.Amostfishands

22、eaanimalsliveatthesurfaceoftheseasBitisverydifficulttobreakthebalanceofafoodchainCexcessivefishinghascausedthedecreaseinfishstocksDitwontbelongbeforetheproblemsconcerningoceanswillbesolved答案C解析推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句可知，过去人们觉得过度捕捞鱼类无关紧要，现在人类已经认识到原先的做法是不正确的，而且鱼类资源已经开始减少，可知过度的捕捞造成了这一结果。3WhichofthefollowingisNO

23、Tawayusedtoprotectoceans?ATheuseofinternationalagreements.BForbiddingfishingtoprotectfishstocks.CTheuseofnewtechniques.DRaisingpeoplesawarenessoftheneedtoprotectoceans.答案B解析细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句可知，很多国家限制鱼类的捕捞，而不是禁止，故B项不正确。4Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?ATheImportanceofSeawaterBLifeintheOceansCHowtoP

24、rotectFoodChainsDHowtoDealwithSeawaterPollution答案A解析标题归纳题。通读全文尤其是第二段最后一句“Howimportantseawateris！”可知，本文讲述的是海水的重要性。故A项作本文标题最佳。BTheLifecycleofaTshirtWeallprobablyhavealotofTshirts，butdoyoueverstopandthinkabouttheinfluenceofaTshirtontheplanet? Youdprobablybesurprisedtolearnwhatsinvolvedinthelifecycleofj

25、ustoneTshirt.Thereare5majorstages: material，production，shipping，useanddisposal.Thematerialstageinvolvesfarming，irrigating，fertilizing，harvestingandginning.Whilecottonisanaturalfiberandnotasharmfultotheenvironmentasmanmadefibers，itstilltakesatollinthematerialandproductionstages.Commercialcottonfarmin

26、gusesalargeamountofwater，andtheuseofpesticides(杀虫剂) iswidespreadacrosstheglobe，especiallyincottonfarming.Studieshaveshownthatfarmersspendaround$4.1billiononpesticidesannually，ofwhich25%wasspentoncottoncropsintheUS.Oncethecottonisgrownandharvested，sobeginstheproductionstage: spinning，knitting，bleachi

27、ng，dyeing，cutting，sewing，etc.theseprocessesalsouseagreatdealofwaterandenergy.Commercialdyesandbleachesareharmfulpollutantsandcaneventuallypollutegroundwater.AftertheTshirtisproduced，itentersthetransportationstage.Thisofteninvolvesoverseasshipping.Takealookinyourcloset.Chancesarethatmostofyourcottong

28、arments(衣服) aremadeinChinaorIndia.Garmentscanbeshippedviaplane，shiportruck.，allofwhichspillCO2intotheatmosphere.CalculationsshowthatCO2emissionsfromlighttrucksaloneamountto1.15poundspermile.OncetheTshirtreachestheretailmarket，itispurchased.Thisstagemayseemliketheleastenvironmentallydamagingpart.Butc

29、onsiderthenumberoftimesyouvewashedanddriedyourfavoriteTshirt.Washingmachinesarecertainlybecomingmoreefficient.However，theaverageAmericanhouseholddoes400loadsoflaundryperyear，usingabout40gallonsofwaterperload.Suchexcessivewateruseiscombinedwiththelargeamountofenergyusedbydryers.Thefinalstageoflifeisd

30、isposal.Thisreleasesharmfulemissions，orinvolvesalandfillwherecottontakesyearstobreakdown.CurrentUSrecordsshowthatanestimated15%ofclothesandshoesarerecycled，whichmeansthatconsumerssendashocking85%ofthesematerialstolandfills.Weallneednewclotheseveryonceinawhile，butletsalltrytokeepinmindwhatgoesintothe

31、productionofclothing.Ithasarealimpactontheplanet.Therearealotofthingsyoucandotohelpreduceyourimpact.Reuseandrecycleclothes.Iftheyretoowornouttowear，cutthemupandusethemascleaningrags.Donatethemtocharityoranotherorganizationthatrecyclestextiles.Whenpossible，makeanefforttobuyorganiccotton.Turndownthethermostat(恒温器) onyourwasher，andlinedryyourclotheswhentheweatherwillallowit.语篇解读本文讲述了一件T恤的各个阶段对环境造成的影响，并列举了一些和衣服有关的有助于环保的做法。5Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?AThe