（新课标）2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 4 Wildlife protection Se

-1-SectionⅣUsingLanguageANIMALEXTINCTIONManyanimalshavedisappearedduringthelonghistoryoftheearth.Themostfamousoftheseanimalsaredinosaurs(恐龙)．Theylivedontheearthtensofmillionsofyearsago，longbeforehumanscameintobeingandtheirfutureseemedsecure(安全的)atthattime.ThereweremanydifferentkindsofdinosaurandanumberofthemusedtoliveinChina.Theeggsoftwenty-fivespecieshavebeenfoundinXixiaCounty，Nanyang，HenanProvince.Notlongagoararenewspeciesofbird-likedinosaurwasdiscoveredinChaoyangCounty，LiaoningProvince.Whenscientistsinspected(检查)thebones，theyweresurprisedtofindthatthesedinosaurscouldnotonlyrunliketheothersbutalsoclimbtrees①.Theylearnedthisfromthewaytheboneswerejoinedtogether②.动物灭绝从地球有史以来的这段漫长时期，许多动物都消失了。这些动物中最有名的是恐龙。千百万年前，恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多，当时它们的前景好像也很安全。当时有许多不同种类的恐龙，其中有很多种类曾经生活在中国。25个种类的恐龙蛋是在河南省南阳西峡县发现的。不久前，在辽宁省的朝阳县新发现了一种罕见的、形状像鸟一样的恐龙。科学家们观察它们的骨头时，惊奇地发现它们不仅跟其他恐龙一样可以跑，而且还可以爬树。科学家们是根据恐龙骨骼的连接方式得知的这些。[助读讲解]①besurprisedtodosth.吃惊地做某事(todosth.是surprised的原因)；that引导宾语从句，从句中run与climb为并列谓语。②thebones...是省略that的定语从句，修饰theway。Dinosaursdiedoutsuddenlyabout65millionyearsago.Somescientiststhinkitcameafteranunexpectedincidentwhenahugerockfromspacehittheearthandputtoomuchdust(尘土)intotheair.Othersthinktheearthgottoohotforthedinosaurstoliveonanymore③.Nobodyknowsforsure④whyandhowdinosaursdisappearedfromtheearthinsuchashorttime⑤.恐龙大约在6500万年前突然灭绝了。有些科学家认为恐龙灭绝是发生在一件意外事故之后，当时宇宙间一块巨石击中地球因而在空气中扬起太多的尘土。另外一些科学家则认为，地球变得太热，因此恐龙无法在地球上生活了。没有人确切地知道恐龙是由于什么原因，又-2-是怎样在这么短的时间里从地球上消失的。[助读讲解]③此处为“too＋adj.＋forsb./sth.todosth.”结构，意为“对……来说，太……而不能……”。④forsure(＝forcertain)“无疑地，确定地”。⑤whyandhow共同引导宾语从句，作knows的宾语。Weknowmanyotherwildplants，animals，insects(昆虫)andbirdshavediedoutmorerecently.AccordingtoaUNreport，some⑥844animalsandplantshavedisappearedinthelast500years.Thedodoisoneofthem.ItlivedontheIslandofMauritiusandwasaveryfriendly⑦animal.Pleaselistentoastoryofthedodoandhowitdisappearedfromtheearth.我们知道，近来许多其他的野生动植物、昆虫和鸟类也灭绝了。根据联合国的一份报告，在过去500年里，有大约844种动植物消失。渡渡鸟就是其中的一种。它生活在毛里求斯岛上，是一种非常友好的动物。请听一个关于渡渡鸟的故事，看看它是如何从地球上消失的。[助读讲解]⑥someadv.大约，常用在数字前，相当于about。⑦friendlyadj.友好的。第一步速读——了解文章主题和段落大意速读P30教材课文，选择最佳答案Themainideaofthepassageis．A．howdinosaurswerediscoveredB．aboutdinosaurs'extinctionC．aboutthehistoryofdinosaursD．aboutanimals'dyingout[答案]B第二步细读——把控文章关键信息细读P30教材课文，选择最佳答案1．Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat．A．dinosaurshaverecentlydisappearedB．anumberofdinosaursusedtoliveinCanadaC．dinosaurs'existenceislongbeforehumanscameintobeingD．dinosaurscan'tclimbtreesasotheranimalsdo2．ThepossiblereasonsforthedisappearanceofdinosaursarethefollowingEXCEPTthat.A．theylivedontheearthtensofmillionsofyearsagoB．itcameafteranunexpectedincidentC．theearthgottoohotforthedinosaurstoliveon-3-D．nobodyknowsforsurethereason3．AccordingtoaUNreport，weknowthat.A．some844animalsandplantshavedisappearedinthelast500yearsB．thedodo，averyfriendlyanimalcanlivelongerontheearthC．dinosaurscannotonlyrunbutalsoclimbtreesD．toomuchdustintheairkilleddinosaurs4．Fromthewholepassagewecanlearnthat．A．ifweprotecttheearthwell，dinosaurscan'tdieoutquicklyB．theeggsoftwenty­fivespecieswillbefoundinChinaC．scientistsfoundasurprisingresultofthebrainofthedinosaursD．thenextpartofthepassagewillbeaboutdodo'sdisappearance[答案]1－4CAAD第三步研读——能力提升接轨高考根据P30教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单调的正确形式。Manyanimalshavedisappearedduringthelonghistoryoftheearth.The1.most(much)famousoftheseanimalsare2.dinosaurs(dinosaur)．Theylived3.ontheearthtensofmillionsofyearsago，longbeforehumanscame4.intobeing.Theirfutureseemedsecureatthattime.There5.were(be)manydifferent6.kinds(kind)ofdinosaurs.7.Anumberofthemusedto8.live(live)inChina.Nobodyknowsforsurewhyandhowdinosaursdisappearedfromtheearthin9.suchashorttime.AccordingtoaUNreport，some844animalsandplants10.havedisappeared(disappear)inthelast500years.Ⅰ.单词拼写根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词1．Themoviehadahappyending(结局)．2．Astrangeincident(事件)happenedyesterday.3．Itisunusualforadogtobite(咬)atitsowner'shand.4．Acloudofdustroseasthetruckdroveoff.5．Youshouldinspectthecarwellbeforeyoubuyit.6．Thefiercedogbitthethiefontheleg.Ⅱ.拓展词汇根据词性和汉语提示，写出下列单词-4-1．endn．&v．结束→endingn．结局；结尾2.dustn．灰尘；尘土；尘埃→dustyadj.布满灰尘的3．appearv．出现；到场→disappearvt.消失→disappearancen．消失Ⅲ.补全短语根据提示补全下列短语1．comeintobeing形成；产生2．accordingto按照；根据……所说3．usedto过去常常4．forsure确定无疑5．anumberof许多Ⅳ.选词填空选用上述短语的适当形式填空1．IthinkhelivestherebutIcan'tsayforsure．2．We'reeatingoutmoreoftenthanweusedto．3．Accordingtotheoldstory，hewasthefounderofRome.4．Anewruleaboutsmokinginpublicwillcomeintobeingnextmonth.1．Afterawhileshesawsomezebrawithblackandwhitelinesgoingbeneaththeirstomachs.过了一会儿她看到了一些斑马，它们身上有一直延伸到腹部的黑白相间的条纹。[记句式结构]“with＋n．＋doing”复合结构[仿写促落实]Withtheboyleadingtheway，wehadnodifficultyinfindingthevillage.由小男孩带路，我们毫不费力地找到了这个村庄。2．Theylivedontheearthtensofmillionsofyearsago，longbeforehumanscameintobeingandtheirfutureseemedsecureatthattime.千百万年前，恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多，当时它们的前景好像也很安全。[记句式结构]longbefore意为“很久以前”，引导时间状语从句[仿写促落实]Thisallhappenedlongbeforeyoucamehere，soithadnothingtodowithyou.这一切都发生在你来这儿之前很久，因此它和你无关。3．ThisistheonlyhomeoftheredColobusmonkeybutthereareveryfewleft.这里是红髯猴唯一的家园，但是现在所剩无几了。-5-[记句式结构]therebe(no)...left意为