Unit 4 Period One.docx

Asweallknowanimalsarehumans’bestfriends.Animalsarevaluableresources(资源)thatarehelpfultousallthroughourhistory.Howevermanykindsofanimalsareindangernow!Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathersforfoodforsportsandsimplybecausetheyareintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheearthforeversofar.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Itishightimethatweshouldpaymoreattentiontohowtoprotecttheseanimalsontheearth.Whyshouldwecareabouttheanimalsindanger？Becauseanimalshelpusalotandweneedanimals.Oncetheyaregonetherewillneverbeanymore.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulorinteresting.Theyaremorethanjustasource(来源)offood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Luckilysomepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbid(禁止)thekillingofanyanimal.Slowlythenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.Everyoneshouldtrytoprotectanimalsandtreatthemwell.根据短文判断正(T)误(F)1．Whetherwecareabouttheanimalsindangerisveryimportant.(T)2．Onlyseveralkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheearth.(F)PeriodOneWarmingUpPre-reading&ReadingⅠ.重点单词1．protectionn．保护protectv．保护2．decreasevi.&vt.减少；(使)变小或变少3．lossn．损失；遗失；丧失losev．损失；失去4．respondvi.回答；响应；做出反应5．reliefn．(痛苦或忧虑的)减轻或解除；减轻痛苦的事物6．mercyn．仁慈；宽恕；怜悯7．certainadj.确定的；某一；一定8．containvt.包含；容纳；容忍9．powerfuladj.强大的；有力的powern．能力；力量；权力10．affectvt.影响；感动；侵袭11．appreciatevt.鉴赏；感激；意识到12．succeedvi.成功；vt.接替；继任successn．成功successfuladj.成功的13．employvt.雇用；利用(时间、精力等)14．harmn．&vt.损害；危害Ⅱ.重点短语1．dieout灭亡；逐渐消失2．inpeace和平地；和睦地；安详地3．indanger(of)在危险中；垂危4．inrelief如释重负；松了口气5．burstint