Unit 4 Wildlife protection知识点详解

Unit 4 Wildlife protection知识点详解

Ⅰ. 常考单词必背

1．decrease  vi.&vt. 减少；(使)变小或变少

They are making every effort to decrease the production cost.他们正尽力降低生产成本。

(1)decrease to...  减少到…… decrease by...  减少了……

(2)on the decrease  在减少中

2．loss  n. 损失；遗失；丧失

He was at a loss for words.他不知该说些什么。

lose v. 失去；输掉，失败

3. hunt vt.&vi.打猎；猎取；搜寻

We've been hunting for the car keys for the last half hour.我们一直在找汽车钥匙。

hunt for sb/sth 寻找某人/物

hunt down 追捕，缉拿

4．respond  vi. 回答；响应；做出反应

He always responds to my questions without any patience.

(1)respond to... 回应……；对……做出反应

respond by doing sth 以某种方式回应

(2)response n. 响应；回答

5．relief  n. (痛苦或忧虑的)减轻或解除；减轻痛苦的事物

It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.能和别人谈谈这件事，感到舒心多了。

(1)in relief  如释重负；松了口气

to one's relief  令人感到欣慰的是

(2)relieve  vt.减轻；缓解；消除 relieved  adj.宽慰的；不再忧虑的

6．mercy  n. 仁慈；宽恕；怜悯

It's a mercy she wasn't seriously hurt.很幸运她伤得不重。

(1)show mercy to  怜悯某人

have mercy on  对……表示怜悯

at the mercy of  任凭……的摆布；在……的支配中

without mercy  残忍地，毫无同情心地

(2)merciful  adj.仁慈的；宽大的

7. certain  adj.确定的；某一；一定

I was certain that he had seen me.我肯定他已经看见我了。

(1)be certain of/about...  对……有把握，确信……

be certain to do sth  确定做某事 for certain＝for sure  肯定地，无疑地

Even to this day we don't know what happened for sure.

即使到现在我们也不确定究竟发生了什么。

(2)certainly  adv.当然，确定

certainty  n. 确定，必然的事

I have told them with certainty。我已经很肯定告诉过你

8. appreciate  vt. 鉴赏；感激；意识到

He said he would appreciate it if you could give him a hand.

他说要是你能帮他的忙，他会非常感激。

(1)appreciate (one's) doing...  感激(某人)做某事

would appreciate it if...  要是……将不胜感激

(2)appreciation  n. 欣赏；鉴别；感激

9. succeed  vi.成功　vt.接替；继任

I'm sure you'll succeed if you work hard.

(1)succeed in (doing) sth  成功完成某事

succeed to sth  继承……

(2)success n. 成功　

successful adj. 成功的

successfully adv. 圆满地；顺利地；成功地

10. harm  n.&vt. 损害；危害

Modern farming method does great harm to the countryside.

现代的耕作方式对乡村造成了很大的损害。

(1)do harm to  伤害

it does no harm to do 做某事并无害处

(2)harmful  adj. 有害的

harmless  adj. 无害的

Ⅱ. 高频短语必会

1．die out  灭亡；逐渐消失

This kind of bird is dying out. 这种鸟行将灭绝。

(1)die of  因……而死(一般指死于内因，如疾病、饥饿、情感原因等)

die from  因……而死(一般指死于外因，如外伤、车祸、污染等)

die away  (声音、风、光等)慢慢变弱

die down  (兴奋、火等)渐弱，渐息，平息

(2)be dying for  渴望

be dying to do sth  很想做某事；渴望做某事

2．in peace  和平地；和睦地；安祥地

It is our hope that we will live in peace forever.

永久地和睦相处是我们的愿望。

3．in danger (of)  在危险中；垂危

He is in danger of losing his job if he goes on like this.他再这样下去会丢掉工作的。

out of danger脱离危险

4．burst into laughter  突然笑起来；大声笑了出来

burst out laughing  突然大笑起来

burst out crying＝burst into tears  突然哭起来

5．pay attention to  注意

Our teachers always pay attention to connecting theory with practice.

attract/draw/catch one's attention  引起某人的注意

fix one's attention/eyes on/upon...  把某人的注意力/眼光集中到……上

6．come into being  形成；产生

We don't know when this world came into being.

我们不知道这个世界是何时开始存在的。

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come into effect  生效

come into power  开始执政，当权

come into use/service  开始使用

come into sight/view  看得见

Ⅲ. 写作句式必学

1．Please take me to a distant land where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.

请把我带到遥远的地方，在那里我能找到提供毛绒来做这件毛衣的那种动物。

2．It shows the importance of wildlife protection，but I'd like to help as the WWF suggests.

这表明保护野生动植物的重要性，但我想按照世界野生生物基金会的建议来帮助(你们)。

3．What must be done if wildlife protection is to succeed?

如果野生生物保护得以成功，必须做些什么？

4．After a while she saw some zebra with black and white lines going beneath their stomachs.

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。

5．They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago，long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.

千百万年前恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多，他们的未来在那时看来很安全。

Ⅳ. 短文语法填空，然后背诵短文，熟记本单元的重点词汇。

Wildlife Protection

Dinosaurs died out because of an unexpected incident.But wildlife today __1__(disappear) or is in danger just because humans do harm to it.For example，tigers arehunted for fur to make carpets so that they can only live in secure reserves；grassland __2__(destroy) without mercy so that dust storms come into being __3__(affect) distant cities.

Last year，scientists saw some __4__(monkey) rubbing themselves with a certain kind ofinsects to protect __5__(them) from fierce mosquitoes biting.According to the result of the inspection，they found that the insect contains a __6__(power) drug，so local farmers wereemployed to catch the insects.The ending was __7__ the insects disappeared from the wholezone.When told that it was a __8__(lose) to humans，the farmers burst into laughter and responded，“Our real loss is our decreasing income.”

We should appreciate the natural balance and pay __9__ (much) attention to the importance of wildlife protection than before.Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live __10__ peace，can we smile in relief.

1.disappears  2.is destroyed  3.affecting  4.monkeys 5.themselves  6.powerful  7.that  8.loss  9.more  10.in

Unit4 Wildlife protection单元练习

Ⅰ. 单句语法填空

1．He was worried, because he lost his bag ________(contain) his passport，ID card and a lot of money.

2．His explanation that he is at _______ loss what to do next doesn't hold water.

3．It was mainly for the environmental protection _______ the government decided to have a new city built 600 miles northwest of the original one.

4．________ he could call the police, the thieves had run away with the suitcase，leaving him shocked and helpless.

5．I'd appreciate _______ if you could come and help me once more and I always appreciate _________(help) me with my English in the past.

6．With his attention _________(fix) on his mobile phone, he didn't notice his headteacher's appearance.

7．Hot ________ the night air was, we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey.

8．There are several ways _______ we can cross the river without the help of local villagers.

9．It's standard practice for a company like this one_________(employ) a security officer.

10．Cathy had quit her job when her son was born _________ that she could stay home and raise her family.

11．I'd appreciate _______ if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will come.

12．They might just have a place _________(leave) on the writing course—why don't you give it a try?

13．After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it was ___________________(decorate)．

14．—Don't worry, Mum.The doctor said it was only the flu.

—What ______ relief! I'll tell Dad there's nothing serious.

15．Special attention should be paid to _________(improve) your spoken English.

1.containing2.a3.that4.Before5.it..helping6.fixed7.as/though8.that9.to employ10.so11.it12.left13.being decorated14.a15.improving

Ⅱ. 完成句子

1．On hearing the humorous joke, all the kids couldn't help ____________________ (哈哈大笑) and the whole classroom was filled with laughter.

2．With the help of his friends, he ______________ (成功地) overcoming all the difficulties and challenges one after another and he really appreciated their help.

3．________________(让我们欣慰的是), we eventually finished the tough task after working at it for a whole week.

4．He was so lazy in the past that he fell behind his classmates.Now, he has been aware of the importance of study and always ______________________ (专心/留意) the teachers in class, believing that he will catch up with them.

5．Nobody is certain about when the ancient customs _________________(形成/产生)．

6．根据他浓重的口音，他肯定来自中国的北方。

_________________ his strong accent, he must come from the north of China.

7．中国有五十六个民族；各族人民和睦相处。

China contains 56 peoples, and all the Chinese people live ________________ and get along well with each other.

8．大熊猫是濒危动物。除非我们保护它不受到伤害，否则它就有灭绝的危险。

The giant panda is an endangered animal.It will be in the danger of ________________ unless we ______________________________.

9．政府已大大地提高了市民的安全意识，结果交通事故在一定的程度上减少了。

The government has greatly raised the citizens' awareness of safety ________________ traffic accidents have decreased in a way.

10．“我终于通过驾驶考试了”。她如释重负地叹了一口气。

“I have succeeded in passing the driving test.” She sighed _______________.

1. bursting into laughter/out laughing 2.  succeeded_in 3. To_our_relief 4. pays_attention_to 5. came_into_being 6. According_to 7. in_peace/in_harmony 8. dying_out .. protect_it_from_being_harmed 9. so_that 10. _in_relief

Ⅲ. 单句改错

1．She was badly wounded and in the danger of losing her life at any time.

2．Much too often, something that happens in your daily life will change the way which you look at the world and the people in it.

3．You can't use the machine today because some parts are replaced.

4．Traditionally, Chinese parents have supported their children to success in life.

5．The scientist explained in his book how the universe was came into being.

6．It's a pity that there is little water being left for them to drink.

7．It makes our school dirty and unpleasant, and do harm to the image of our school.

8．After graduation from college, he began to wander from city to city，hunted for a suitable job.

1. 去掉the 2. which前加in或将which→that或去掉which 3. are后加being 4. success→succeed 5. 去掉was 6. 去掉being 7. do→does 8. hunted→hunting

Ⅳ. 语篇填空

Dinosaurs died ①_________ suddenly about 65 million years ago.Some scientists think ②________ came after ③_________ unexpected incident when a huge rock ④_________ space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.⑤__________ think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs ⑥_________(disappear) from the earth in such a short time.

We know many other wild plants, animals, insects and birds ⑦__________(die) out more recently.According ⑧__________ a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.The dodo is one of them.It lived ⑨________ the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animal.Please listen to a story of the dodo and ⑩__________ it disappeared from the earth.

1.out2.it3.an4.from5.Others6.disappered7.have died8.to9.on10.how

Ⅴ. 教材原句

1．Please take me to a distant land _________ I can find the animal __________ gave fur to make this sweater.

2．The flying carpet travelled so fast _________ next minute they were in Zimbabwe.

3．It contains a ___________ (power) drug which __________ (affect) mosquitoes.

4．In Tibet Daisy saw an antelope __________ (look) sad.

5．Daisy turned around and found that she __________________(watch) by an elephant.

6．Tourists were allowed _________ (hunt) only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers.

7．Flying carpet, please show me a place __________ there's some wildlife protection.

8．They were surprised __________ (find) that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others __________climb trees.

1.where.which/that2.that3.powerful..affects4.looking5.was being watched6.to hunt7.where8.to find..but

Ⅵ. 话题写作

用本单元所学知识完成下列句子，并按照逻辑连成短文。

1．过度捕杀极大地影响了野生动物的数量。

Hunting too much______________________________greatly.

2．一些动物已经绝迹，也有一些动物处境危险。

Some animals_________________；others are_________________.

3．政府已经关注这个状况，并采取了一系列措施。

Our government___________________________________________________.

4．一系列的法律已经付诸实施。

A series of laws_______________________.

5．我们会成功地阻止状况的恶化。

We'll___________________________________________________.

1. has_affected_the_number_of_wild_animals 2. have_died_out .. in_danger 3. has_paid_attention_to_the_situation__and__has_taken_a_series_of_measures 4. has_come_into_effect 5. succeed_in_preventing_the_situation_from_getting_worse_

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