1、Module 6Animals in Danger一头16岁的雄性北极熊活活饿死在北极，像一张“毛毯”。你知道为什么吗？A Polar Bear Starved to DeathA dead polar bear found on the Arctic island has shocked experts who say climate change may be to blame for the animals death.The starved polar bear in Norway was said to be in good health in April when the Norw
2、egian Polar Institute examined and tagged it.However，the animal was reduced to skin and bones by the time a group of explorers happened to find his body in July.“From his lying position in death the bear appears to simply have starved and died where he dropped，”polar bear expert Dr.Ian Stirling told
3、 The Guardian.“He had no any remaining fat，having been reduced to little more than skin and bones.”Stirling believes the bear starved to death as a result of a lack of sea ice，which the animals use as a platform for hunting seals.That may also explain why the 16yearold male bear was found about 155
4、miles north of where it was seen in April.Arctic sea ice reached a record low in 2012，according to a report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration，which pointed to continued signs of climate change.The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently has pu
5、t polar bears into its Red List of Threatened Species.The Endangered Species Act states that the government must act immediately to help save the polar bear from extinction.According to the World Wildlife Fund，only 20，000 to 25，000 polar bears remain on the planet.1be to blame应受责备2tag vt.加标签于 n.标签3r
6、elease v&n.释放，公布4currently adv.现在，目前1What may be to blame for the polar bears death？(No more than 3 words) 2Why did the bear starve to death？(No more than 10 words) 【答案】1.Climate change.2As a result of a lack of sea ice.Section Introduction & Reading Preparing根据提示写出下列单词1 n保护区；保护圈2 n.栖息地3 n.挣扎；斗争4 n.
7、野生生物5 adj.理想的6 vt.剥皮；去皮7 n.现场；(某事发生的)准确地点8 vt.没收9 adv.同时10 n.(尤指买卖贵重商品的)商人11 vt.使处于险境；危及12 adj.灭绝的；绝种的13 vt.保护14 adj.值钱15 n.(s)环境；情况【答案】1.reserve2.habitat3.struggle4wildlife5.ideal6.skin7.spot8.confiscate9meanwhile10.dealer11.endanger12.extinct13protect14.worth15.condition看单词学构词：en为动词前缀，表示“使处于的之中”，常
8、见的有：endanger危害，危及；enlarge扩大，增大。根据提示补全下列短语1in danger在危险中2thanks to幸亏；多亏3put down放下；写下4have an advantage有优势5give ones life献出生命6at a time一次7on the spot在现场8come into fashion成为时尚；开始流行起来9take an active part in积极参加10get tough with对采取强硬措施根据提示补全下列教材原句1Although surprised，the poachers had an advantagethere wer
9、e more of them.尽管偷猎者很吃惊，但他们占有优势他们人多。2Often working at night，the poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time，leaving only the babies，whose wool is not worth so much.那些偷猎者常常是夜里出动，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。3But today the government seems to be winning the battle.如今，政府似乎正在赢得这场战争。阅读P52P53的教材原文，选择
10、最佳答案1Why was Jiesang looking for the poachers?ATo fight with them.BTo join them in hunting.CTo stop them from killing the antelopes.DTo ask them to put down their guns.2The poachers were surprised at AJiesangs order to ask them to put down their gunsBJiesangs quick movementCJiesangs bravery of perch
11、ing aloneDbeing found by Jiesang3The quick decrease of the antelopes is due to Athe freezing and bad living conditionsBtheir expensive woolCthe illegal export of the shawlsDthe killing from the poachers4What Chinese government has done to protect the antelopes in the past years?ATo pass laws to ban
12、the trade of the wool from the antelopes.BTo set up natural reserves.CTo catch the poachers and confiscate their vehicles.DAll of the above.5Which of the following statements is NOT the reason of the increase of the antelopes?AChinese government has won the battle against the poachers.BChinese gover
13、nment has taken an active part in protecting the antelopes.CMany volunteers come from around the world to help.DThe cooperation between the countries.【答案】1.C2.C3.D4.D5.A阅读P52P53教材原文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式On a 1. (freeze)cold day in January 1994，Jiesang Suonandajie gave his life to save the Tib
14、etan antelope.By the 1990s，the number of the Tibetan antelopes 2. (fall)from millions of them to about 50，000.The reason is 3. the wool of the Tibetan antelope is the 4. (expensive)in the world can brings huge profit to the poachers.Often at night，whole herds of antelopes are shot and skinned 5. the
15、 spot，6. (leave)only the babies.Then the wool is taken to India to make shawls，which 7. (export)to rich countries in North America and Europe.In the 1990s，the Chinese government began to protect the antelopes 8. (active)Over the next ten years about 3，000 poachers were caught and 300 vehicles confiscated.Meanwhile，in those countries，9. the shawls are sold，police are getting tough with the dealers，making the antelope population increase 10. (slow)since 1997.【答案】1.freezing2.had fallen3.that4.most expensive5.on6.leaving7.are exported 8actively9.where10.slowly版权所有：高考资源网()
