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2023-02-28 06:08:52重慶賀艷瓊

瘋狂英語·新悅讀 2023年1期

重慶賀艷瓊

主題語境：人與自然篇幅：325詞建議用時：6分鐘

1Without doubt, Africa includes some of the most diverse and powerful wildlife in the world. It's what keeps tourists coming back and environmentalists impassioned (充滿激情的).Unfortunately,much of the wildlife that Africa is famous for has come under threat in recent years,as more and more African animals are at the risk of dying out.

2Rhinos, the large yet gentle animals are currently considered greatly endangered in Africa. This is mostly due to poaching on a large scale and habitat destruction, although there are many contributing factors. Shockingly, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) states that there were 500,000 rhinos in Africa at the start of the 20th century. However, only 29,000 remain in the wild today.

3The African mountain gorilla (大猩猩) has faced wars, civil unrest (動亂) and habitat destruction over the years. Today, there may be as few as 700 mountain gorillas left in the wild.In fact,according to WWF,the future for mountain gorillas was once thought to be so hopeless that many people thought the species would be entirely extinct by the end of the 20th century. Luckily, things have been looking up in recent years thanks to conservation efforts,as the population has shown a slow but steady increase.

4Leopards(豹)are powerful creatures.They have seen a major population decrease in recent years, and can be found in many continents across the globe, including Africa, Asia and Russia. Despite this, the leopard is currently considered rather endangered. According to the International Society for Endangered Cats (ISEC) Canada, nearly 37 percent of leopards have been wiped out of their African range.

5Unfortunately,the list of endangered wildlife in Africa goes on.It seems that there is no animal free from the threat of extinction in Africa. There is so much we can do to help.For a full list of tips and tricks on how we can help endangered wildlife in our area and the world,head towww.worldwildlife.org.

Reading Check

1.What do the mentioned animals have in common?

A.All of them are at the risk of extinction.

B.All of them are well protected by WWF.

C.All of them have suffered from wars and killing.

D.All of them have enough food to eat.

2.What can be learned about leopards according to the text?

A.They are widely spread over the world.

B.Half of them have been killed so far.

C.They are now driven out of Africa.

D.More than half of the animals live in Russia.

3.What is the author's attitude to the protection of wildlife?

A.Curious. B.Indifferent. C.Hopeful. D.Concerned.

4.Where is this text probably taken from?

A.A magazine. B.A newspaper. C.A report. D.A website.

Language Study

Useful expressions

diverse wildlife 多樣的野生動物

be famous for 因……而聞名

under threat 遭受威脅

at risk of dying out 面臨滅絕的危險

due to 由于

poach on a large scale 大量偷獵

habitat destruction 棲息地的破壞

It seems that...似乎……

主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ.主題詞匯

hunt 打獵；搜尋；追捕

hunter 獵人

poach 偷獵

species 物種

extinction 滅絕

habitat（動植物的）生活環境；棲息地

aware 知道；發覺；有……意識的

endanger 使遭受危險；危害

adapt 適應；使適應；使適合

measure 措施；方法

reserve（動植物）保護區

plain 平原

herd 牧群；獸群

shoot 射殺；射傷；發射

profit 利潤；利益

attack 攻擊；襲擊

recover 恢復；康復；找回；尋回

remove 去除；移開；脫去

intend 打算；計劃；想要

threaten 威脅；危及

exist 存在；生存

harmony 和諧；融洽

creature 生物；動物

Ⅱ.主題短語

on earth (放在疑問詞之后表示強調)究竟；到底

die out 滅絕；消失

be aware of 意識到；察覺到

on average 平均

make progress 取得進步

be concerned about 對……關切的；為……擔憂的

adapt to 適應

under pressure 在壓力下；承受壓力

make out 看清；聽清；分清

remind sb of 使某人想起

watch over 保護；照管；監督

day and night 日日夜夜；夜以繼日

due to 由于；因為

search for 搜索；查找

stir up 激起

at an alarm rate 以驚人的速度

in harmony with 與……和睦相處

in danger 處于危險中

under protection 受到保護

take measures 采取措施

be covered with 被……覆蓋

be used for 被用來

crash into 撞到……上

endangered animals 瀕危動物

in danger of extinction 瀕臨滅絕

be a threat to 對……是威脅

above sea level 海拔

herds of elephants成群的大象

live in peace 和平相處

bring about changes 帶來變化

leave...behind 超過；永久離開

keep...safe 使……安全

recover from 從……中恢復

different kinds of 不同種類的

even worse 更糟的是

be worried about 為……擔憂

carry...to safety 把……帶到安全的地方

pay special attention to 特別注意

cut down 砍倒

carry out the plan 執行計劃

do harm to 傷害……

take care of 照料

Ⅲ.主題美句

1. When the buying stops, the killing can too.沒有買賣，就沒有殺害。

2. The government set up a national park to protect wildlife. 政府建立了一個國家公園來保護野生動物。

3.It's everyone's duty to love and protect wildlife. 愛護和保護野生動物是每個人的責任。

4. Protect birds, protect wildlife and maintain ecological balance.保護鳥類，保護野生動物，維護生態平衡。

5. The authorities are under pressure to build elephant parks to tell people not to buy elephant products. 政府人員正面臨著建立大象公園，以告訴人們不要購買大象產品的巨大壓力。

6. What measures are being taken to help them? 目前正在采取什么措施來幫助它們？

7. Protect wildlife and realize harmonious coexistence between man and nature.保護野生動物，實現人與自然和諧共處。

8. Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits.獵人通過捕獵羚羊來賺錢。

9. In order to save Tibetan antelopes from extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection.為了避免藏羚羊的滅絕，中國政府將其置于國家保護之下。

10. It is glorious to love animals and shameful to abuse them. 以愛護動物為榮，以虐待動物為恥。

11. Protecting wildlife means caring for human beings themselves.保護野生動物，就是關愛人類自己。

12.All kiwi species are endangered.

所有種類的幾維鳥都瀕臨滅絕。

13.You can help by donating money to protect wildlife. 你可以通過捐款來幫助保護野生動物。

14.It is beneficial to raise people's awareness of protecting wildlife.增強人們保護野生動物的意識是有益的。

15. We should find corresponding measures to protect wild animals.我們應該找到相應的對策，對野生動物進行保護。

16. The earth is not complete without wild animals. 沒有野生動物的地球是不完整的。

17.Are we doing enough to protect wildlife? 我們在保護野生動物方面做得足夠嗎？

Ⅳ.主題寫作

你校將以“野生動物保護”為主題，舉辦英語征文比賽，請你寫一篇短文投稿。內容包括：

1.分析野生動物的生存現狀；

2.保護野生動物的重要性；

3.提出保護野生動物的倡議。

注意：

1.詞數80左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

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Ⅴ.主題測評

見P64～P74 自測園地“野生動物的保護”內容。