2020新译林版高一英语必修三Unit1Reading重点知识点讲解

必修三Unit 1 Reading1.The world ( we live in) is full of natural wonders.(1)natural wonder 自然奇观wonder n.奇迹；奇观；奇妙之处<1> If you wonder about something, you think about it, either because it interests you and you want to know more about it, or because you are worried or suspicious about it.<2>I wondered what that noise was...<3>If you wonder at something, you are very surprised about it or think about it in a very surprised way.<4>He liked to sit and wonder at all that had happened...If you say that it is a wonder that something happened, you mean that it is very surprising and unexpected.<5>It's a wonder that it took almost ten years...(2)be full of 充满.......2.The documentary script below describes the Amazon rainforest, which is home to a wide range of wildlife.(1)documentary script 纪录片脚本(2)describe 描述-description(3)be home to ...的家园/栖息地(4)A wide range of .....各种各样的。

(5)What do you think this script is about judging from the title? 从。

判断The tour was judged a great success.这次巡回演出被认为是大获成功。

She was asked to judge the essay competition.评价；鉴定；（尤指）批评，指责What gives you the right to judge other people?你有什么权利对别人评头论足？to judge a case审理案件3.The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure(大自然的珍宝)4.Welcome to the jungle, a huge sea of green alive with the sounds of animals.欢迎来到亚马逊森林，这是一片绿色的海洋。

（1）a sea of 大片的，成片的see a sea of smiling faces 看到一片笑脸Alive with充满，到处是The pond was full of frogs. 池塘里都是青蛙。

5.As the biggest rainforest in the world, it plays a significant role in maintaining the fine balance of the Earth’s ecosystem.(1)play a role in doing sth(2)maintain the balance of sth 保持....的微妙平衡(3)ecosystem生态系统eco+system 环境的ecologist 生态学家ecotourism 生态旅游业6.The Amazon rainforest crosses into(横跨) eight countries, including Brazil （巴西）and Peru（秘鲁）, on the South American continent（大陆，陆地）.noun1[C]大陆；陆地；洲one of the large land masses of the earth such as Europe, Asia or Africathe continent of Africa非洲大陆the African continent非洲大陆the Continent[sing.](BrE)欧洲大陆（不包括英国和爱尔兰）the main part of the continent of Europe, not including Britain or IrelandWe're going to spend a weekend on the Continent.我们要去欧洲大陆度周末。

7.With an area of around 5.5 million square kilometers, the Amazon rainforest is more than half the size of China.(1)With an area of面积为......(2)倍数表达法：A+be+倍数+the size/height/weight/length/width/depth of +BA+be+倍数+比较级+than BA+be+倍数+as+ 形容词/副词+as倍数+what8.The Amazon River, from which the forest gets its name, is about 6400kilometers in length-------around 100kilometers longer than the Yangtze River.in length 在长度上9.On its journey from the mountains to the ocean, the river supports many different ecosystems.support many different ecosystem 支持很多不同的生态系统10.They give this area the richest biodiversity on the Earth: one in ten known species in the world can be found. biodiversity生物多样性biodiversity n. 生物多样性(维持着生态环境平衡的大量各种生物的共存)11. Of the 390,000 species of plants known to man, more than 40,000 can be found in the Amazon rainforest.12.This tall and ancient brazil nut tree produces nuts that we can eat; these water lilies are big enough to lie to lie down on.13.The forest’s different levels provide food and shelter for an unbelievable variety of wildlife.noun1 [U]居所；住处the fact of having a place to live or stay, considered as a basic human needHuman beings need food, clothing and shelter.人类有衣、食、住的需求。

2 [U]~ (from sth)遮蔽，庇护，避难（避雨、躲避危险或攻击）protection from rain, danger or attackto take shelter from the storm躲避暴风雨The fox was running for the shelter of the trees.狐狸朝树丛跑，想要躲藏起来。

People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire.人们拼命地找地方躲避炮火。

3 [C](often in compounds 常构成复合词)（尤指用以躲避风雨或攻击的）遮蔽物，庇护处，避难处a structure built to give protection, especially from the weather or from attackThey built a rough shelter from old pieces of wood.他们用旧木条搭了一个简陋的窝棚。

an air-raid shelter防空洞see also bus shelter4 [C]（无家可归者或受虐待者的）收容所，庇护所a building, usually owned by a charity, that provides a place to stay for people without a home, or protection for people or animals who have been badly treateda night shelter for the homeless无家可归者夜间收容所an animal shelter动物收容处14.At the bottom, there is a system of roots beneath the ground.15.Above that is the mass of leaf litter on the dark forest floor.16.Then there are the towering ancient hardwoods, and finally the sunny treetops many meters above the ground. towering[only before noun]1 高大的；高耸的；屹立的extremely tall or high and therefore impressivetowering cliffs高耸的悬崖2 卓越的；杰出的；出色的of extremely high qualitya towering performance出色的表演3 (of emotions 情感)强烈的；激烈的extremely stronga towering rage勃然大怒17.Each level of the forest forms its own world, home to all kinds of living things.adj.1活着的；活的all living things所有生物living organisms活的机体the finest living pianist當世的最杰出的钢琴家2[only before noun]在使用的；在实施的used or practised nowliving languages (= those still spoken)现用语言a living faith仍有人信奉的信仰18.More than 1300 species of birds and over 400 species of mammals hide among the Amazon rainforest’s life.19.This jaguar is an example.20.Although close to extinction in other areas, jaguars can still survive here.牛津词典noun [U]（植物、动物、生活方式等的）灭绝，绝种，消亡a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existinga tribe threatened with extinction/in danger of extinction面临消亡威胁/ 有消亡危险的部落The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction .居住在山区的大猩猩已濒临灭绝。