第二学时　Learning about Language
Wildlife protection
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1．Wild plants and animals have to look after themselves. (P25)
野生动植物得自我照顾。
wild adj. 野生的；荒芜的；野蛮的；狂野的
wildly adv. 发狂地，狂热地
wildlife n. 野生生物；野生动物(不可数名词)
wilds n. 荒无人烟的地带；偏僻的地区；荒野
be wild with ……得发狂
drive sb. wild 把……逼疯；把……逼得不顾一切
Warming up
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完成下列句子。
(1)Rhinos(犀牛) and elephants are__________(野生动物)．
(2)Sounds of__________(狂笑) came from the next room.
(3)“Help! Help！” she__________(狂呼)．
(1)wild animals　(2)wild laughter
(3)cried wildly
(4)We used to live__________(在野外) but we live in the town now.
(5)He________(激动得发狂) at the good news.
(6)The island is full of________(有趣的野生动物)．
(7)焦虑逼得他们几乎疯了。
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(4)in the wilds
(5)is wild with excitement
(6)interesting wildlife
(7)The anxiety drove them almost wild.
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2.If their habitat is threatened or they cannot find enough food, their numbers may decrease.(P25)
如果他们的栖息地受到威胁，或者找不到足够的食物，他们的数量很可能就会减少。
decrease vi./vt. & n. 减少；降低；减轻
decrease from...to... 由……减少到……
decrease to ＋ 数字 减少到……
decrease by ＋ 百分数/分数 减少了(减少幅度)
温馨提示：increase v. & n. 增加；增大；增加量(decrease的反义词), 其用法与decrease相同，但意思相反。
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完成下列句子。
(1)今年鲸的数量急剧下降。
The number of whales_______ sharply this year.
(2)我不得不降低你的工资。
I shall have to__________.
(3)人口下降了。
There has been a __________ in population.
(1)has decreased　(2)decrease your wages
(3)decrease
(4)人口从十年前的120万增加到现在的180万。
The population has increased__________1.2 million 10 years ago__________1.8 million now.
(5)今年的粮食产量增加了百分之十五。
The rice output of this year has increased______.
(4)from, to　(5)by 15 percent
3．As a result these endangered animals may even die out. (P25)
结果，这些濒危的动物甚至可能会消亡。
endangered adj. 受到危害的
endangered animals 濒危动物(动词的过去分词做形容词)。
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die out 灭亡；逐渐消失
die away (声音、光线、风等)逐渐平息，渐弱
die down (火、兴奋)渐弱，渐熄
die off (家庭、种族等)相继死亡；(草木)先后枯死
die of 死于(疾病， 饥饿， 情感等)
die from 死于(受伤，意外事故等)
die hard 难断气的
die for 为……而死； 渴望
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选用上述词语完下列句子。
(1)This species has nearly_______ because its habitat is being destroyed.
(2)The sound of the car_______ in the distance.
(3) He waited until the excitement__________.
(4)The deer in the forest are____ from a strange disease.
(5) Every year there are many people_______ hunger.
(6) People there are______ peace and freedom.
(1)died out　 (2)died away　(3)had died down
(4)dying off　 (5)dying of　 (6)dying for
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4．about 30－40 remain in the wild after being left in peace with no hunting(P25)
免遭猎杀后，生活在野外的(华南虎)大约还剩30～40只。
peace n. 和平；安宁
in peace 和平地；和睦地；安详地
at peace 和平的/地；平静的/地
at peace with 与……处于和平状态
make peace with 与……讲和
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完成下列句子。
(1)A UN force has been sent__________(维护和平)．
(2)She lay back and enjoyed____(夏日夜晚的宁静)．
(3)Let me do my work__________(安静地).
(1)to keep the peace
(2)the peace of the summer evening
(3)in peace
(4)The countries have__________(和平共处) for more than a century.
(5)She felt__________(与世无争)．
(6)I've decided__________(与弟弟讲和)．
(4)been at peace
(5)at peace with the world
(6)to make peace with my brother
5.Why are they in danger of disappearing? (P25)
为什么他们会处于消亡的危险中呢？
in danger 在危险之中；垂危
in danger of 在……危险之中；有……的危险
out of danger 脱离危险
寓词于境
观察下列划线词语的用法和意思。
He is in great danger of losing his job.
他有很大的失去工作的危险。
The patient is in danger.
病人情况危险(处在危险中)。
Doctor said she is now out of danger.
医生说她目前已脱离危险。
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“in ＋ 名词”表示某人或某物的状态或状况。如：
in peace 和平地；宁静地
in tears 满面泪水
in anger 愤怒地
in sorrow 悲伤地
in surprise 惊奇地
in silence 沉默地
in debt 负债
in trouble 处于困境
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选用上述词语完成下列句子。
(1)You must keep calm when__________.
(2)He couldn't understand me and looked at me __________.
(3)I was________ and had to work hard day and night to pay it off earlier.
(1)in trouble　(2)in surprise　(3) in debt
用in danger, dangerous填空。
(1)With the water in the river rising fast, villages around are__________.
(2)The river is________ for swimmers.
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(1)in danger　(2)dangerous
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6．Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife. (P26)
戴茜一直以来都渴望帮助那些濒临灭绝的野生动植物。
long v. 渴望
long for sb. / sth. 渴望有/得到……
long to do sth. 渴望做某事
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完成下列句子。
(1)Lucy had always__________(渴望有个弟弟).
(2)I'm__________(渴望再次见到你)．
(1)longed for a brother
(2)longing to see you again
7．In relief Daisy burst into laughter. (P26)
戴茜如释重负，突然笑了起来。
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burst out ＋ doing sth. 突然开始(做某事)
burst out laughing ＝ burst into laughter
突然笑起来
burst into ＋ n. 突然迸发
burst into laughter 突然笑起来
burst into tears 突然哭起来
burst into song 突然唱起来
burst into flames突然燃烧起来
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完成下列句子。
(1)Much to my surprise, Ben suddenly________(突然唱起歌来)．
(2)Smoke started pouring out and then the truck__________(突然燃起熊熊大火)．
(3)The girl__________(突然哭起来) when she saw her boy friend seeing a film with another girl.
(1)burst into song　(2)burst into flames
(3)burst into tears/burst out crying
8．Farmers hunted us without mercy. (P26)
农民们总是惨无人道地捕杀我们。
词语链接
mercy n. 仁慈；宽恕；怜悯
merciful adj.仁慈的；宽大的
mercifully adv.仁慈地；幸运地
merciless adj.毫不怜悯的；无情的
have mercy on... 对……怜悯；宽恕……
without mercy 残忍地
at the mercy of... 处于……的控制下
完成下列句子。
(1)He__________(对敌人仁慈) but was killed__________(无情地)．
(2)She___(怜悯那个老乞丐) and gave him some food.
(3)They were treated__________(残酷地).
(4)I'm not going to put myself_______(由银行摆布)．
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(1)showed mercy to the enemy , without mercy/mercilessly
(2)had mercy on the old beggar
(3)without mercy/mercilessly (4)at the mercy of the bank.
9.I'm protecting myself from mosquitoes.(P26)
我是在防止蚊虫叮咬。
protect v．保护
protection n．保护
protective adj.保护的；防护的
wildlife protection 野生动植物保护
protective clothing 防护服
protect... from... 保护……不受……(伤害)；挡住
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完成下列句子。
(1)They are fighting__________(保卫祖国).
(2)He was wearing dark glasses__________(保护眼睛不受阳光的伤害).
(3)He determined to__________(保护妻子不受伤害)．
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(1)to protect their country
(2)to protect his eyes from the sun
(3)protect his wife from being harmed
10．It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes. (P26)
它含有一种强效的药物可以防止蚊虫叮咬。
contain vt. 包含；容纳；容忍；抑制
寓词于境
观察下列划线词的意思。
This drink doesn't contain any alcohol.
这种饮料不含任何酒精。
She was unable to contain her excitement.
她无法抑制内心的激动。
用contain, include的适当形式填空。
(1)This book_______ eight units，__________two revisions.
(2)The money I gave you________ your sister's.
(3)Everyone had something to say, me________.
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(1)contains, including　(2)included
(3)included
affect vt. 影响；感动；侵袭
effectn.影响；效果
have an effect on sb./sth. 对……有影响
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完成下列句子。
(1)这部影片对她影响很大。
The film_______ her.
(2)突变的天气可能影响你的健康。
A sudden change in the weather may__________.
(3)癌细胞已侵及他的肺部。
Cancer_______ his lungs.
(4)房间里所有人都感动得流泪了。
All the people in the room__________.
(1)had quite an effect on (2)affect your health
(3)has affected　 (4)were affected to tears
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11.You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and appreciate how the animals live together. (P26)
你们应该多加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。
pay attention to 注意；留意
attract /draw one's attention 吸引某人的注意
catch one's attention / eye 吸引某人的注意
call one's attention to sth. 叫/引起某人注意某事
turn one's attention to sth. 注意力转向
concentrate one's attention on sth.
把注意力集中在
fix one's attention on sth. 把注意力集中在
词语链接A
完成下列句子。
(1)Please________(注意你的行为) in public places.
(2)A newspaper headline______(引起了他的注意).
(3)He__________(提醒他们注意) the fact that many files(档案) were missing.
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(1)pay attention to your behaviour
(2)attracted / caught his attention
(3)called their attention to
(4)She__________(把注意力转移到一个新问题)．
(5)You'll certainly succeed once you__________(一心一意做一件事情) at a time.
(4)turned her attention to a new problem
(5)concentrate / fix your attention on one thing
appreciate 理解并欣赏， 高度评价
appreciate sb. 理解某人， 欣赏某人， 感激某人
appreciate doing sth. 感激做某事
I would appreciate it if... 要是……我将感激不尽
词语链接B
完成下列句子。
(1)她的能力没有完全得到老板的欣赏。
Her abilities_______ fully_______ by her boss.
(2)我们感谢你们的帮助。
We appreciate________ us.
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(1)are not, appreciated
(2)your helping
(3)要是你能给我这个机会的话，我将不胜感激。
I_______ you give me this chance.
(4)我们理解照看孩子是一项重要的工作。
We_______ that caring for children is_______ job.
(3)would appreciate it if
(4)appreciate, an important
12．What must be done if wildlife protection is to succeed？(P27)
如果野生动植物保护要成功，什么是必须要做的呢？
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succeed v. 达到目的；成功；继任
success n．成功， 成功者
be successful in sth./doing sth.
在(做)某事上成功
succeed in doing sth. 成功地做了某事
完成下列句子。
(1)He__________(经商成功).
(2)You will have to work hard if you_____(想成功)．
(3)Who__________(接替布什任总统)?
(4)He__________in almost everything. What's more, he__________ in making his daughter an excellent girl who could______ her father to take charge of the company. So everybody said he was a__________.
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(1)succeeded in business (2)are to succeed
(3)succeeded Bush as President
(4)succeeded, succeeded, succeed, success
13．What should be done to punish people who do harm to the animals? (P27)
对那些损害动物的人怎样惩罚呢？
harm n. & vt. 损害；危害
harmful adj.有害的；导致损害的
harmless adj.无害的
harm sb./sth.伤害某人/某物
mean no harm 并无恶意
do harm to sb./sth. 对……有害
be harmful to sb./sth. 对……有害
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完成下列句子。
(1)He may look fierce, but he_______(并无恶意)．
(2)Pollution can_________(危及野生动植物).
(3)Fruit juices can________(损坏儿童的牙齿).
(4)The bacteria__________(对人无害)．
(5)I've got up early all my life, and it________(对我没有一点伤害)．
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(1)means no harm　(2)harm wildlife
(3)be harmful to children's teeth
(4)are harmless to humans
(5)hasn't done me any harm
翻译下列句子， 并分析句子结构。
(1) 如果你要获得成功。 你必须从现在起努力工作。
________________________________________________________________________.
(2) 他们想在一个特殊的地方举行婚礼，在那里他们可以欣赏最能吸引年轻人的美丽风景。
________________________________________________________________________.
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一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1．This rare bird has become _______ (danger) species.
2．What's the _______(distant) between BeiJing and Shanghai?
3．He suffered a gradual ________(lose) of memory.
4．It's important to ________(protection) your skin from the harmful effects of the sun.
1．endangered　2.distance　3.loss　4.protect
5．Health is of great ________(important) in our life.
6．I haven't had much ________(succeed) in my applications for jobs.
7．He looked shocked，then burst into ________(laugh)．
8．Thank you for your ________