unit-5-Save-the-endangered-animals--Reading[1]

SavetheendangeredanimalsWhatisyourfavouriteanimal?Whatdoyouknowaboutgiantpanda?ReadingHowmuchdoyouknowaboutpandas?Trytheshortquizbelow.Circlethecorrectanswers.1.Howmanypandasstillliveinthewild?a.About1,600b.About160,0002.Canpandasclimbtrees?a.Yes,theycan.b.No,theycan’t.3.Whatdopandasusuallyeat?a.Bananasb.Bamboo4.Howlongcanpandasliveinthewild?a.About20years.b.About50years.5.Wheredopandaslive?(Thereismorethanoneanswer.)a.InSichuanb.InGansuc.InShaanxid.InJiangsu__________________________Pandasliveforabout(2)________inthewild,butinzoostheycanlivefor(3)_________inzoos.Adultweight:LifeAbout110-160kilograms20yearsCompletethefactsaboutpandas.PandaFacts35yearsFood:Home:Apandaeatsabout(4)______________ofbambooaday.Pandaslivehighupinthemountainof(5)_______________________________30kilogramsCentralandWesternChinaThereareabout(6)___________pandasinthewild.Pandasspendmorethan(9)___________adayeating.Population:Behaviour:1,00012hours1.Agiantpandacaneatasmuchas30kilogramsofbambooaday.asmanyas…+可数名词asmuchas…+不可数名词(概念上的）多达…Therewere_____________onehundredforeignstudentsvisitingourschooltoday.(2)我们学校今年来了许多外国学生大约有一百来人.asmanyas(1)他一个月可以赚多达5000英镑。Hecanearn(赚）_____________5000dollarsamonth.asmuchas2.spend•spend-spent-spent•spend+sometime+onsth.•Hespentanhouronthebook.•spend+sometime+(in)doingsth.•Hespentanhour(in)readingthebook.=Ittakessb.+time+todosth.•Ittakeshimanhourtoreadthebook.Itisnotdifficult____themtoclimbtrees.Itiscruel_____themtodoso.Itisimportant____ustoprotectthem.3.Itis+adj.+(for/of)sb.todosth.对于他们来说爬树不是太难。对于我们来说保护他们是很重要的。他们这样做是很残忍的。forforof4.Theyarestrongenoughtoprotectthemselves.adj./adv+enoughenough+n.Wehave_________________foreveryone.Thebookis____________________foreverybodytoread.(1)这本书足够有趣让每个人都可以读。interestingenough(2)我们有足够的椅子让大家坐。enoughchairs1.Heranandran,buthecouldn’trun_____tocatchthebus.A.fastenoughB.enoughquickC.enoughfastD.enoughquickly2.Mikeisnot____togetadriver’slicense.A.oldenoughB.enougholdC.youngenoughD.enoughyoung3.Heis______school.A.oldenoughgoingtoB.enougholdtogotoC.oldenoughtogotoD.enougholdgoingto1.Thegiantpandahasasmallpopulation.athetotalweightofanimalsinanareabthetotalnumberofanimalsinanarea2.Notmanypandasliveinthewildbecausethereisnotenoughfoodforthem.a.anaturalenvironmentnotcontrolledbypeopleb.adangerousplace3.Agiantpandaistinyatbirth.a.whenitdiesb.whenitisborn4.Agiantpandaisabouttwotothreefeettallattheshoulder.a.thepartofbodybetweenthearmsandtheneckb.thetopofthehead5.ShaanxiisinCentralChina.Youcanseepandasthere.a.themiddleofb.theareaaroundCompletethepassagewiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.adultinthewildpopulationatbirthkilogramRabbitfactlifeArabbitweighsbetween0.4and2(1)__________andcanliveforupto12years.However,arabbit(2)___________canseldomliveformorethanayear.inthewildkilograms(3)_____________,ababyrabbitcannotsee.An(4)_____________rabbitcannotseeveryfar,butitcanseebehinditselfwithoutturningitshead.Adultrabbitscangivebirthtomanybabyrabbits,andtheir(5)___________cangrowveryquickly.Thiscancauseproblemstofarmers,becauserabbitsliketoeatthefarmers’vegetables.adultpopulationAtbirthPleasehelpus!Hello.Iamapanda.MyhomeisinCentralandsouthernChina.Iliveclosetothemountains.Ihaveablackfacewithwhitepatchesaroundmyeyes.Ialsohaveblackears,shouldersandlegs.IloveeatingbambooandIspendmorethan18Westernwhiteblack12hoursadayeating.Thereareabout3,000ofusinthewild.However,somepeoplearestillkillingusforourteeth.Pleasehelpus!fur1,000Youarewritingaboutthefutureofthegiantpanda.Readthearticleagainandcompletethenotesbelow.Youmayalsoaddsomeotherfacts.Whyaregiantpandasendangered?Theyarelosingtheirhomesbecause________________________________________________________________________________________________Somepeoplearekillingthemfortheirfur.