1、Unit 4Wildlife protection话题:意外事件【场景背诵】体会黑体表达并背诵全文When twelveyearold John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no way of knowing that his life was to change completely. The class experiment that day was to show how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling
2、 (冒泡) to the surface. Somehow, the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat mistakenly held something more volatile (易挥发的) than water. When Wilson heated it, the container exploded, leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes. (2020高考江苏卷完形填空 )【话题运用】根据提示进行写作1As Elli and I cooked dinner, a young male polar b
3、ear who was playing in a nearby lake (一头正在附近湖中玩耍的青年雄性北极熊) sniffed, and smelled our garlic bread. 2The hungry bear followed his nose to our camp (饥饿的熊循着气味向我们的帐篷走来), which was surrounded by a high wire fence. He pulled and bit the wire (他拉扯并撕咬着金属线). He stood on his back legs and pushed at the wooden f
4、ence posts. 3Terrified, Elli and I tried all the bear defense actions we knew(恐慌中,Elli和我用尽了我们知晓的所有防熊措施). We yelled at the bear, hit pots hard, and fired blank shotgun shells into the air. Sometimes loud noises like these will scare bears off (有些时候类似这样的巨大噪声可以把熊吓跑). Not this polar bear thoughhe just k
5、ept trying to tear down the fence with his massive paws (爪子).在认识的单词前打“”wildlife nhabitat n.threaten vt.& vi. endanger vt.reserve n. zone n.species n. carpet n.fur n. rub vt.mosquito n. insect n.income n. county n.incident n. fierce adj.extinction n.1certain adj.确定的;某一;一定2importance n重要(性)3contain vt
6、.包含;容纳;容忍4attention n注意;关注;注意力5bite vt.& vi.咬;叮;刺痛6loss n损失;遗失;丧失7relief n(痛苦或忧虑的)减轻或解除;减轻痛苦的事物8wild adj.野生的;野的;未开发的;荒凉的9decrease vi.& vt.减少;(使)变小;或变少10hunt vt.& vi.打猎;猎取;搜寻11laughter n笑;笑声12ending n结局;结尾13affect vt.影响;感动;侵袭1protection n保护protect vt.保护2respond vi.回答;响应;做出反应response n回答;反应3distant ad
7、j.远的;远处的distance n距离;远方4powerful adj.强大的;有力的power v给提供动力n力量;能力5secure adj.安全的;可靠的security n安全;可靠6inspect vt.检查;视察inspection n检查inspector n检查员7appreciate vt.鉴赏;感激;意识到appreciation n欣赏;感谢;鉴别8harm n& vt.损害;危害harmful adj.有害的harmless adj.无害的9mercy n仁慈;宽恕;怜悯merciful adj.宽恕的;仁慈的merciless adj.残忍的;无情的10faith
8、n信念;信仰faithful adj.忠诚的;忠实的faithfully adv.忠诚地;忠实地11employ vt.雇用;利用employment n雇用;利用employer n雇主;老板employee n雇员12succeed vi.成功vt.接替;继任success n成功successful adj.成功的successfully adv.成功地13endanger v危害;使受到危险danger n危险;风险dangerous adj.危险的 强化训练一、根据所给提示,用适当形式填空1The story has attracted worldwide attention (注意
9、力)2Im certain (确定的) that you will like it once you visit the papercutting exhibition. (2017高考全国卷)3Due to the strict traffic regulations on drunken driving,the number of accidents from it has greatly decreased (decrease)4My father is very anxious because he lost a file which contains (contain) a lot
10、of important documents.5With several jokes told by the lecturer,the hall was full of laughter (laugh)6Mary is a very stubborn girl and she is seldom affected (affect) by others opinions.7He was determined to try his best to make up for the loss (lose)8With all the programs,teamwork is key as trainee
11、s learn the importance (important) of leadership and being part of a bigger task. (2018高考北京卷)9The local government doesnt have to sacrifice environmental protection (protect) to promote economic growth. (2020高考天津卷5月)10In the letter,he thanked me for my appreciating his work and my appreciation made
12、him confident again.(appreciate)11None of the students responded to her question; in other words,her question failed to get a response from any of the students.(respond)12The man is always distant towards his neighbors,so his neighbors often keep him at a distance(distant)13Eating too much every day
13、 is harmful to our health; that is to say,eating too much every day does harm to our health.(harm)14He succeeded his father as manager of the company.Soon their business became very successfulLots of people wanted to know the secret of his success(succeed)15The employer decided to employ Tom as her
14、secretary and she hoped to have a talk with her employee before he came to work.(employ)二、熟词生义(写出加黑词的词性及词义)1(2019高考北京卷)If they run out of certain daily necessities,Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase whats needed.adj.某些 2I am employed in my lessons now,for the College Entrance Examin
15、ation,which is very important to me,is near.adj.忙于 3In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldnt get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own.adj.疯狂的 【联想记忆】“派生名词(v.ing)”集锦ending 结局;结尾training 训练;培养feeling 感觉;感情 painting 绘画;油画meeting 会议 beginning 开始;开端1die out
16、 灭亡;逐渐消失2protect.from 保护不受(危害)3pay attention to 注意4according to 按照;根据所说5in peace 和平地;和睦地;安详地6in danger (of) 在危险中;垂危7in relief 如释重负;松了口气8burst into laughter 突然笑起来;大声笑了出来9come into being 形成;产生10so that 以致;结果;为了11without mercy 毫不怜悯地;残忍地12do harm to 对有害活用一:According to our biology teacher,some people lo
17、ng to earn money by hunting wild animals,for their fur can be used to make clothes. As a result,many wild animals are dying out, so we should protect wildlife from being harmed and live in peace with them. Fortunately,our government has paid attention to the situation and a series of laws has come i
18、nto effect.活用二:With the development of modern science and technology,the computer has come into being, the price of which has been going down so that many families are able to buy one. Some students are addicted to playing computer games,which not only does harm to their eyes but also affects their
19、study and life.原句展示仿写运用1It shows the importance of wildlife protection,but Id like to help as the WWF suggests.解读as引导方式状语从句,意为“按照;如同”。2After a while she saw some zebra with black and white lines going beneath their stomachs.解读with复合结构。3They learned this from the way the bones were joined together.解读
20、the way作先行词,后跟省略了that/in which的定语从句。4This is the only home of the red Colobus monkey but there are very few left.解读There be (no).left“(没有)剩下”。1我们应该按照该组织的建议来保护这一地区的珍稀动物。We should protect the rare animals in this area as the organization suggests2在学生志愿者及教师的喝彩声中,我们在30分钟内完成了比赛。(2020高考全国卷)With student vo
21、lunteers and teachers cheering on, we completed the race within 30 minutes. 3在你的日常生活中发生的事情会改变你看待世界和世人的方式。Something that happens in your daily life will change the way you look at the world and the people in it.4我们已经没有时间来仔细考虑它了。There has been no time left for us to think it over.词汇精研1contain vt.包含(in
22、volve, have sth. as a component);容纳(hold, seat,admit);容忍contain oneself 克制自己;自制container n容器经典例句After the meal,a lucky charm and a red pocket which contains lucky money will be given to everyone and some lucky words are said to each other.饭后,每个人都会收到一个吉祥饰物和一个红包,并互相说一些祝福的话语。(1)contain指作为组成部分而被包含或容纳在内。
23、(2)include指把某事物作为其中的一部分包含在内,在句中常构成分词短语sth. included或including sth.。【基础检测】单句语法填空/写出加黑词的含义He looked at me for a moment,and then wrote a sentence containing (contain) the best advice Ive ever had.The newlybuilt stadium is big enough to contain twenty thousand students and teachers.容纳 【能力提升】一句多译我们班有60名学
24、生,包含35名男生和25名女生。There are 60 students in our class, containing 35 boys and 25 girls. (contain)There are 60 students in our class, including 35 boys and 25 girls. (including)There are 60 students in our class, 35 boys and 25 girls included(included)2affect vt.影响(influence);侵袭;使感动,打动(make sb. have a s
25、trong feeling of sadness, pity, etc.)(1)be deeply affected/moved/touched by 被深深打动be affected with 感染疾病(2)effect n作用;影响have an effect/influence on 对产生影响高考例句(2018高考江苏卷)Apparently,blindly following others advice will affect our own judgment.显而易见,盲目地接受他人的意见将影响我们的判断。被深深地感动【基础检测】单句语法填空/单句改错With the govern
26、ments aid,those people affected (affect) by the earthquake have moved to new settlements.The Silence Machine is a device specially designed to stop unwanted sound from affecting (affect) you. No one can deny the effect parents have with their children.withon 【能力提升】句式升级Many young people were affected
27、 by his story. They began to do volunteer work for the disabled.Affected by his story,many young people began to do volunteer work for the disabled.(分词短语作状语)3appreciate vt.鉴赏;感激(be grateful for sth.);意识到(realize);欣赏(understand and enjoy)(1)appreciaten./pron./v.ing 重视/感激I would appreciate it if. 假如,我
28、将不胜感激(2)appreciation n欣赏;感激express ones appreciation/thanks to sb. for sth. 就某事表达对某人的感激之情经典例句Id appreciate it if you could let me get on with my job.如果你能让我继续工作,我会非常感激。It helps children to develop an appreciation of poetry and literature.这有助于培养孩子们对诗歌和文学作品的欣赏力。【基础检测】单句语法填空I appreciated being given (gi
29、ve) the opportunity to work in your company two years ago.I would appreciate it if you could spare some time to give us some advice. (2020高考全国卷)【能力提升】一句多译如果你能给我们一些有关如何改进我们机器人的建议我将感激不尽。(2018高考天津卷)I would appreciate it if you could give us some advice on how to improve our robots.Id be grateful if you
30、 could give us some advice on how to improve our robots.4succeed vi.成功vt.接替;继任;继承(inherit)(1)succeed in doing sth.manage to do sth.成功做某事succeed sb. as 接替某人成为(2)successful adj.成功的be successful in doing sth. 成功做某事(3)success nU成功;成就C成功的人或事物高考例句(2018高考浙江卷6月)He said that if he quit the job,he would lose
31、his drive to work and succeed.他说如果辞去这份工作,他会失去工作和想要成功的干劲。【基础检测】单句语法填空It never occurred to me that you could succeed in persuading (persuade) him to change his mind.Finally,I wish this years English speech competition a great success.【能力提升】一句多译毫无疑问,健康的身体对于那些想在事业上有所成就的人来说非常重要。Undoubtedly,good health is
32、 very important for any person who wants to succeed in his career(定语从句)There is no doubt that good health is very important for whoever wants to be successful in his career(同位语从句,successful)5employ vt.雇用(hire);利用(时间、精力等)(make use of time, energy)(1)employ sb. as. 雇用某人任employ sb.to do sth. 雇用某人做某事emp
33、loy oneself in doing sth. 忙于做某事be employed in doing sth. 从事于某事(2)employer n雇主employee n雇员;受雇者employment n职业;工作;使用经典例句If I am lucky enough to be employed,I will spare no effort to repay you for your trust.一旦有幸被雇用,我将用最大的努力回报您的信任。【基础检测】单句语法填空Modern methods of tracking polar bear populations have been e
34、mployed (employ) only since the mid1980s,and are expensive to perform consistently over a large area.(2019高考全国卷)The government has taken effective measures to create more employment (employ) opportunities.【能力提升】一句多译她忙着把要做的所有工作列一个清单。She was employed in making a list of all the jobs to be done.She emp
35、loyed herself in making a list of all the jobs to be done.6harm n伤害,损害(damage or wrong)vt.损害;危害(1)do/cause harm to 对造成伤害out of harms way在安全的地方;被隔离There is no harm in doing sth. 做某事无害处(2)harmful adj.有害的,造成伤害的be harmful to. 对有害(3)harmless adj. 无害的;不会导致损伤的经典例句These days,breaking traffic rules and litte
36、ring are common, doing serious harm to life and the environment.最近这段日子,违反交通规则和乱扔垃圾的现象很常见,对生活和环境造成了极大的危害。He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm.他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。【基础检测】单句语法填空/写出加黑词的含义There is no harm in giving gifts to children,but we should encourage them more.(2019高考全国卷)While the suns ra
37、ys can age and harm our skin,they also give us beneficial Vitamin Dvt. 损害;危害【能力提升】一句多译众所周知,观看暴力的电视节目真的对孩子们有害。As we know,watching violent TV shows really harms children(harm vt.)As we know,watching violent TV shows really does harm to children/does children harm(harm n)As we know,watching violent TV
38、shows is really harmful to children. (harmful adj.)7die out 灭亡(become extinct);逐渐消失(1)die away (声音、光线等)逐渐消失die off 相继死去die of/from 因而死die down 减弱;平息(2)be dying for 很想要;渴望be dying to do sth. 极想干某事经典例句Some rare birds in the area are in danger of dying out because of human activities.这一地区的一些稀有鸟类由于人类活动正
39、面临灭绝的危险。【基础检测】单句语法填空As a consequence,many species are quickly dying outWhen the applause had died down,she began her speech.You mentioned that you would like to teach English in return,which is exactly what I am dying (die) for.【能力提升】句式/词汇升级As the living environment becomes worse and worse, many spe
40、cies are gradually disappearing.With the living environment becoming worse and worse, many species are gradually 8protect. from.保护不受(危害)protect.against 保护以防阻止做经典例句In summer,many people usually wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from the sun.在夏天,很多人常戴墨镜以保护眼睛不受阳光的刺激。【基础检测】单句语法填空As is known to us al
41、l,shoes play an important role in our life,for they can protect our feet from being hurt (hurt)【能力提升】一句多译我们应该立即采取措施保护环境免受污染。We should take measures immediately to protect the environment from being polluted(protect)We should take measures immediately to prevent/keep/stop the environment from being p
42、olluted9 pay attention to 注意,留意draw/attract/catch ones attention 引起某人的注意fix/focus/concentrate ones attention on 把注意力集中在devote ones attention to 把注意力放在经典例句I was aware that I just paid much attention to making plans but did nothing.我意识到我只是专注于制定计划,却什么也没做。【基础检测】单句语法填空The teacher suggested to us that spe
43、cial attention (should) be paid (pay) to details in particular in exams.He stood there,with his attention fixed (fix) on the notice on the wall.【能力提升】单句写作在中国,如果你参加晚宴,你应该特别注意你的餐桌礼仪。(2018高考全国卷)If you attend a dinner party in China, you should pay special attention to your table manners.句式剖析1It shows t
44、he importance of wildlife protection,but Id like to help as the WWF suggests.这体现了野生动植物保护的重要性,不过,我还是想按照世界野生生物基金会的建议来帮助你们。 教材原句as作为连词的用法(1)“如同;按照”,引导方式状语从句。(2)“当时候;一面一面;随着”,引导时间状语从句。(3)“因为;既然”,引导原因状语从句。(4)“尽管”,引导让步状语从句,常用倒装语序,可与though互换。【基础检测】单句语法填空As/Because I was busy preparing for my final exam,I d
45、idnt reply to your email as soon as I received it.【能力提升】补全句子/句式升级Exhausted as they were (尽管精疲力竭),they stayed up preparing for the exams.Although we were tired,we are proud of ourselves and believe we can do more for a better world.Tired as/though we were,we are proud of ourselves and believe we can
46、do more for a better world.(倒装)2They learned this from the way the bones were joined together.他们是根据(恐龙)骨骼的连接方式了解到这一点的。 教材原句the way作先行词,后跟省略了that/in which的定语从句。(1)way表示“方式;方法”时,其后常接in which或that引导的定语从句,也可以将关系词in which或that省略掉,此时关系词在从句中作状语。(2)way后接定语从句时,如果关系词在从句中作主语或宾语,则用关系代词that或which,作宾语时可以省略。(3)way
47、 表示“方式;方法”时,其后还可接不定式或of doing sth.的形式。【基础检测】单句语法填空The way that/which came up at the meeting was unpractical.I will tell the way (that/in which) you can learn English well,because I know the way (that/which) you have accepted is not the best. 【能力提升】补全句子你应该牢记:经常与同班同学交流是提高学习的有效方法。You should keep in min
48、d that communicating with your classmates frequently is a good way to improve your study.单句语法填空1When he was criticized by the boss,he was so angry that he couldnt contain himself (he)2Here I sincerely express my appreciation (appreciate) if you could help find the lost suitcase.3The key to successfu
49、l (success) small talk is learning how to connect with others,not just communicate with them.(2018高考全国卷)4And when your employees (employ) begin adding smiling emojis to their business communication, youll know you have succeeded in improving your work culture.(2020高考全国卷)5Her popular book raised awar
50、eness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful (harm) effects of chemicals on humans.6She made contributions to the environmental protection (protect),though she was just a child.7In order to protect the balance of nature,the professor suggested that we should pay attention to improving (improve)
51、 peoples environmental awareness.8As the old saying goes, “When in Rome, do as Romans do.”9Phone carriers and consumers need to work together to find ways of determining and communicating what is real. (2019高考北京卷)10More attention should be paid to improving (improve) the safety of school buses,which
52、 has become a big concern of the whole society.单句改错1I suggested he work out a new plan but he didnt respond it.to2I am at loss how to deal with the challenging problem.a3After graduation from college, he began to wander from city to city,hunted huntingfor a suitable job.4My mother was employing in w
53、riting, so she noticed nothing.employed5She is a kindhearted woman and often has a mercy on people who are in trouble.思维训练Step 1:先盲填(不看参考词汇只根据语篇逻辑)I am very concerned about wildlife protection. I would never buy a real fur coat 1because I know that animals have been killed to make it. In the same wa
54、y I am careful about the sweaters I buy. I never wear one 2made with wool taken from beneath the stomach of a Tibetan antelope. They are a(n) 3endangered species and I would feel very sorry if they were to die out.However, it is different with some insects 4such as mosquitoes. There are enough of th
55、em to make their place in the world secure. As they spread illnesses, there is a good reason for killing them. But for those 5harmless insects, I will be happy to leave them in peace.Step 2:再参考提供词汇(注意词形变化,有两个多余词汇)so; because; make; endanger; harm; such as; in reliefStep 3:核对答案并背诵短文.话题书面表达调查研究证明,中国长江
56、江豚(Finless Porpoises)受人类活动影响濒临灭绝,目前仅剩大约1 000只。假设你是李华,请用英文给WWF写一封信,请他们关注这个现象并提供帮助。内容包括:说明写信目的;简述江豚现状;希望WWF如何帮助。(一)根据提示利用本单元所学知识补全短文(无提示处请填写适当的过渡词汇:besides,first of all,most importantly)Dear Sir/Madam,Im a student from Chongqing,China. Im writing to ask you to pay attention to the situation of Finless
57、 Porpoises (请您注意江豚的情况)Finless Porpoises in the Yangtze River are seriously affected by human activities (受到人类活动的严重影响), so they are in danger of dying out (它们面临灭绝的危险)To our disappointment,there are only about 1,000 Finless Porpoises left (大约仅剩下1 000只江豚) at present.We sincerely hope that WWF can play
58、a part in protecting this endangered species (保护这种濒危物种). First of all,a sponsorship will be of great help. But most importantly, we need information from experts in WWF to help us better understand the animals, so that we can take better care of them. Besides,more workers should be employed to help
59、us (应该雇用更多的工人帮助我们;使用被动语态)Though the task is challenging,we are certain that we will succeed (我们会取得成功) in time.I would appreciate it if you could take our request into consideration (如果你考虑我们的请求我将非常感激) and Im looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely,Li Hua(二)按要求升级句式(1)利用分词短语作状语升级句Seriously affect
60、ed by human activities,Finless Porpoises in the Yangtze River are in danger of dying out.(2)利用倒装句和主语从句升级句Challenging as/though the task is,it is certain that we will succeed in time.人与动植物wild animals and plants 野生动植物endangered wildlife 濒危野生生物unique natural ecology 独特的自然生态ecological environmental protection 生态环境保护nohunting areas 禁猎区natural enemy 天敌natural reserve 自然保护区ecological environment 生态环境ecological destruction 生态破坏sustainable development 可持续发展leafy plants 多叶植物pump out 放出cut down 砍倒in harmony with与和谐相处on the decline/decrease 正在下降/减少