2019年秋季高中英语Unit4WildlifeprotectionPeriod1WarmingUp

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Unit 4 Wildlife protection Period 1 Warming Up & Reading
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Life is good for penguins in Antarctica(南极洲)at the end of the movie
Happy Feet. Real-life penguins, though, have little to celebrate.
Twelve of the world's nineteen penguin species(种类)face serious danger,
according to wildlife experts.
They are in danger of disappearing from the earth, including emperor penguins.
“Many of the world's penguin species are in big trouble, ”penguin expert Kassel Si egel told WR News.
Her wildlife group is asking the US government to protect the twelve species of penguins in danger. Several countries are making efforts to make sure the rapidly increasing tourists in Antarctica do not cause environmental problems.
Overfishing is one reason for the problem. Penguins eat small fish and tiny animals called krill. Fishing boats are catching lots of krill. That leaves less food for penguins to eat.
Another reason for the decline(减少)in the number of penguins is global warming. Global warming is the slow increase in average temperature around the world. It is causing sea ice to melt. Penguins need the sea ice as a place to rest while they search for krill.
Scientists say global warming is caused when we drive cars or use electricity. That burns coal, and natural gas. The burning of coal, oil, and natural gas gives off gases that add to the overheating of the earth. “We can and must reduce gas emission(排放物)to keep penguins safe in the future, ”says Siegel.
【语篇概述】本文主要讲述了企鹅面临灭绝的危险以及造成这种状况的原因。

Ⅰ. Skim the passage and find the main idea quickly.
This passage mainly tells us from the earth and
it.
答案：penguins are in danger of disappearing；the reason of
Ⅱ. Read the passage again and choose the best ans wers.
1. The movie Happy Feet is mentioned in Paragraph 1 to_________.
A. show the author's anger
B. celebrate the success of the movie
C. encourage people to watch it
D. introduce the topic of the passage
【解析】选D。

推理判断题。

从第一段第二句Real-life penguins, though, have little to celebrate. 便可以看出作者提到这部电影是为了引出主题。

2. What would probably happen if people reduced their use of coal, oil, and natural gas?
A. Penguins would have to move to other places to live.
B. Penguins would be less likely to disappear from the earth.
C. There would be more krill for penguins to eat.
D. It would save people a lot of money.
【解析】选B。

推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段中的末句We can and must reduce gas emission to keep penguins safe in the future. 可以得出答案。

3. Which of the following are the reasons for the decline in the number of penguins?
A. The development of tourism and overheating.
B. Overfishing and attacks from other animals.
C. Overfishing and overheating.
D. The development of tourism and attacks from other animals.
【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

文章倒数第二、三段分别提到overheating和overfishing这两个原因。

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Penguins mainly live on small fish and tiny animals which live in water.
B. Penguins need the sea ice as a place to feed their children.
C. Nineteen of the world's penguin species face serious dangers.
D. The US government has taken measures to protect the penguins in danger.
【解析】选A。

细节理解题。

由第六段第二句Penguins eat small fish and tiny animals called krill. 可知。

5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Emperor penguins do not have enough food to eat.
B. Many penguin species are in danger.
C. Happy Feet is a popular movie about penguins.
D. Scientists are paying a lot of attention to global warming.
【解析】选B。

主旨大意题。

文章主要讲的是企鹅面临灭绝的危险。

文章第二、三段点出了主题。