必修二Unit 4 Wildlife Protection 野生保护
II. Reading HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELP WILDLIFE
黛西学习怎样保护野生动植物
Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.译文：黛西总是渴望帮助频域灭绝的野生动植物物种。【注释：①long vi.渴望; 极想eg. We are longing to see you.我们极想见到你。②endangered species濒于灭绝的物种】One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed.译文：一天，她醒来发现一个飞毯在她的床边。【注释：a flying carpet“一个飞毯”，其中flying是动名词作定语，表示所修饰名词的作用或用途;而a sleeping boy中的sleeping则是现在分词作定语，表示所修饰的名词的状态，即“a boy is sleeping一个小孩正处于睡觉中”.】“Where do you want to go?” it asked.译文：毯子问道：“你想到哪里去？”Daisy responded immediately.译文：黛西立刻应答。【注释：⑴vt. & vi.回答; 回报; 响应eg. 1) I offered him a drink but he did not respond.我请他喝酒, 但他未作回答。2) They responded my joke by laughing.他们对我的笑话报以大笑。⑵vi.有反应; 有效果; 有影响eg. Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。】“I’d like to see some endangered wildlife,” she said.译文：她说：“我极想看看某种频域灭绝的野生动植物物种。”【注释：I’d like (to do) sth.句中的like是动词，后可跟名词、代词、动词不定式作宾语；而I feel like sth.句中的like为介词，后可跟名词、代词、动名词作宾语。如：I’d like to help you if you feel like asking me to do so.】“Please take me to a distant land where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.”译文：请把我带到一个遥远的地方，在那里能找到给我们提供做毛衣皮毛的动物。【注释：where I can …sweater是定语从句，修饰限制先行词land；that gave …sweater又是一个定语从句，修饰限制先行词animal; to make this sweater是不定式短语作定语，修饰限制名词fur.】At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet.译文：那毯子飞走了，把她带到了。【注释：take sb./sth. to sp.把某人或某物带到某处eg. Tom, take these apples to Kate, please!汤姆，请把这些苹果带给凯特去。】There Daisy saw an antelope looking sad.译文：在那里，黛西看见了一直藏羚羊面色忧伤。【注释：looking sad是现在分词
作定语，修饰名词antelope，当分词作定语时，是用现在分词还是用过去分词主要取决于分词与所修饰的名词之间的关系：即如若是主动关系，就用现在分词（如: 1.(09赣-34) The government plans to bring in new laws ____ parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children.
A. forced
B. forcing
C. to be forced
D. having forced
2. (09浙-7) There is a great deal of evidence _____ that music activities engage different parts of the brain.
A. indicate
B. indicating
C. to indicate
D. to be indicating
3. (06津-10) Don’t respond to any s _____ personal information, no matter how official they look.
A. searching
B. asking
C. requesting
D. questioning ）；如若是被动关系，就用过去分词（如：1. (09申-33) With the government’s aid, those ____ by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements. A. affect B. affecting C. affected D. were affected
2. (09全I-35) Now that we’ve discussed our problem, are people happy with the decisions ___?
A. take
B. taking
C. taken
D. to take
3. (09京-24) For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit ____ on his own farm.
A. grown
B. being grown
C. to be grown
D. to grow 】It said, “We’re being killed （正被杀）for the wool beneath our stomachs. Our fur is being used to（正被用来）make sweaters for people like you. As a result, we are now an endangered species.”译文：她说：“为了要我们腹部下面的毛，我们正面临杀戮，我们的皮毛被用去给你们这样的人做毛衣。结果，我们成为濒危灭绝的物种。”【注
释：as a result结果eg. 结果, 因此eg. 1) As a result, he had to leave.结果他只得离开。2) There was a substantial(重大的；重要的；大量的；实质的) growth of industry and foreign trade increased as a result.由于工业的大发展, 对外贸易也发展了。】At that Daisy cried, 译文：听到这，黛西哭了：【注释：at在本句中是表示原因“因为, 由于; 由于有, 由于应…”，可以译为“听到…”. eg. 1) We were frightened at the terrible
sight.看到这可怕的景象, 我们被吓呆了。2) I’m very glad at the news that my father will come back in three days.听到爸爸三天后要回来，我非常高兴。另外，at that也可表示“因此，而且”eg. 1)The food was excellent, and cheap at that.饭菜很好而且很便宜。2) So we can let it go at that.因此我们可以就这样了。】
“I’m sorry I didn’t know that.译文：对不起，我不知道这些。I wonder what is being done to help you. 译为：我想知道该做些什么能帮你呢.Flying carpet, please show me a place where there’s some
wildlife protection.”译文：飞毯，请让我看一个有野生动植物保护的地方。
The flying carpet travelled so fast tha t next minute they were in Zimbabwe.译文：飞毯快速飞行，转眼间他们就到了津巴布韦。【注释：①so…that…:如此…以致于…eg. They ran so fast that I couldn’t
follow them. ②next minute 副词短语，译为“转眼间”。】Daisy turned around and found that she was being watched by an elephant.译文：黛西转过身的来，发现一头大象正注视着她。【注释：turn around⑴(使)转身, (使)转换方向eg. The bus had to back up and turn around.那辆公共汽车不得不先往后退, 然后再掉头。⑵(使)好转eg. Do you think our housing sales will turn around during this year?你认为今年我们的住宅销路会好转吗?】“Have you come to take my photo?” it asked.译文：它问道：“你是来给我拍照的吗？”【注释：take one’s photo(= take a photo of sb.)给某人拍照eg. Tom, would you please take my photo?汤姆，请你给我拍照片好吗？】In relief Daisy burst into laughter.译文：显然，黛西突然大笑起来。【注释：①in relief浮雕一般；鲜明地；显著地eg. Tom stood still there, in relief.汤姆静静地站在那里，一动不动，浮雕一般。②burst into laughter突然大笑；burst into flame着火；burst into tears突然大哭】“Don’t laugh,” said the elephant,译文：大象说道：“别笑！”“We used to be an endangered species. 译文：“我们过去曾是濒危灭绝的物种，【注释：used to…指“过去一向,过去时常;过去曾(而现在不再)做”eg. The Greeks used to worship several gods.过去,希腊人崇奉好几种神。eg. 】Farmers hunted us without mercy.译文：农民们无情地捕猎我们。【注释：without mercy无情地eg. He was treated without mercy.他受到无情地对待。】They said we destroyed their farms, and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies.译文：他们说我们破坏了庄稼，而旅游业所得的钱都给了大旅游公司。So the
government decided to help.译文：所以政府决定帮助。They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers.译文：如果对农民有利，政府允许游客捕猎一定量的动物。【注释：①pay有利可图; (对…)有利, (对…)值得eg. 1) Crime doesn't pay.犯罪得不偿失。2) It pays to advertise.登广告很有用。②a certain number of…一定量的】Now the farmers are happy and our numbers are increasing.译文：现在农民们高兴，我们的数量也在增加。So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.”译文：所以这里对保护野生动植物竟做了如此好事。
Daisy smiled.译文：黛西微笑了。“That’s good news.译文：那是好消息。It shows the importance of wildlife protection, but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests.”译文：这表明野生动植物保护的重要性，不过正如野生动植物基金会所建议的那样，我想帮助做点事。【注释：as conj. ⑴*used to indicate that something happens during the time when something else is taking place[用于表示在一件事情发生的同时另一件事情发生了] 当eg. 1) Frank watched him as he ambled through the crowd.当他在人群中漫步时，弗兰克注视着他。2) as she grew older, she kept more to herself.随着年龄的增长，她变得更沉默了。⑵*used to indicate by comparison the way that something happens or is done[用于通过比较来表示某事发生或完成的方式]以…的方式，如同…那样eg. 1) dress as you would if you were having guests.你该穿得像是家里有客那样。
3) they can do as they wish.他们能随心所欲。4) she kissed him goodbye, as usual.她同平常一样和他吻别。
⑶* used to add or interject a comment relating to the statement of a fact[用于在述中增加或插入评论] 正如…eg. as you can see, I didn't go after all.你看，我毕竟没有去。⑷*because; since因为；既然eg. I must stop now as I have to go out.我得就此打住了，因为我得出去。
⑸*even though尽管，虽然eg. 1) sweet as he is, he doesn't pay his bills.他虽然和蔼可亲，却不买账。2) try as he might, he failed to pull it off.虽然他一试再试，却没有成功。考题：
1. (06津-12) The Beatles, ____ many of you are old enough to remember, came from Liverpool.
A. what
B. that
C. how
D. as
2. (09赣-24) According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer ____ a woman.
A. than
B. such
C. so
D. as
3. (09津-14) I travel to the Binhai New Area by light railway every day, ____ do many businessmen who live in downtown Tianjin.
A. as
B. which
C. when
D. though
4. (06粤-26) Jenny was very sad over the loss of the photos she had shot at Canada, ___ this was a memory she especially treasured.
A. as
B. if
C. when
D. where 】
The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest. 译文：飞毯又起飞了，几乎立刻他们就到了一片浓密的雨林。【注释：at once立刻eg. 1) I'm leaving for Rome at once.我马上就去罗马。2）He offered to go at once.他主立刻就去。】A monkey watched them as it rubbed itself. 译文：当一只猴子在挠痒的时候看见了他们，“What are you doing?” asked Daisy.译文：“你在干什么？”黛西问道。“I’m protecting myself from mosquitoes,”it replied.译文：“我在防蚊子”它答道。【注释：protect … from…/protect…against…保护…免受（攻击）eg. he tried to protect Kelly from the attack.他尽力保护凯丽不受袭击。*prevent/stop…(from)…; keep …from…阻止, 防止eg. 1) My only idea was to prevent the woman from speaking.我唯一的想法就是不让那女人讲话。2) Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.棉的连指手套使婴儿不会抓伤自己的脸。3) The guard stopped him from going through the gate.警卫不让他通过大门。4) Urgent business kept me from attending the meeting.因有急事我不能去参加会议。】“When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body.译文：当找到千足虫，我就把它在我身上擦擦。It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.译文：它含有一种能驱蚊子的药物。【注释：①contain含有，包含; 容纳eg. 1) Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.威士忌的
酒精含量极高。2) Rice contains protein and fat.大米含蛋白质和脂肪。3) The hall can contain two hundred people.大厅可以容纳200人。4) What is contained in this drawer?这抽屉里装的是什么? ②affect vt.影响；感动；（疾病）侵袭be greatly affected很受感动；be affected by heat中暑；be affected with high fever 发高烧eg. 1) The amount of rain affects the growth of crops.雨量影响农作物的生长。2）She was deeply affected by the news of her father’s death.他父亲去世的消息使她深受震动。辨析：affect，effect, influence ⑴affect是动词，意思是“使发生变化”或“使产生影响”，且多表示不太好的影响或作用。如：Her kidneys had become affected.她的肾脏受到了感染。⑵effect是名词，意思是“作用，后果，效用”，常用于短语have an effect on. 如：To affect a policy is to have an effect on it.影响一项政策就是对该政策具有一种影响。⑶influence有动词和名词词性，指通过说服、举例等对行动、思想、性格等产生不易觉察到的、潜移默化的影响。如：Probably we influenced each other.很可能我们相互影响了对方。】You should pay more attention to the raimnnforest where I live and appreciate how the animals live together.译文：你应当多注意我们所居住的雨林，并体会动物是怎样生活在一起的。【注释：appreciate⑴意识到, 体会eg. I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。⑵感激, 感eg. I appreciate your help very much.我非常感你的帮助。⑶欣赏, 赏识, 重视eg. You can't appreciate English poetry unless you understand its rhythm.你若不懂英文诗韵律, 就无法欣赏英文诗。⑷为…表示感eg. I'd appreciate any information you could give me.(= I’d appreciate it if you could give me any information.)如果你能向我提供信息，我会感激不尽。】No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.”译文：没有雨林，就没有动物；没有动物，就没有药物。
Daisy was amazed.译文：黛西感到有点吃惊。“Flying carpet, please take me home so I can tell WWF and we can begin producing this new drug.译文：“飞毯，请把我带回家，以便我能告诉世界野生动物基金会，以及我们能够生产这种新药。Monkey, please come and help.”译文：猴子，来帮忙！”The monkey agreed.译文：猴子同意了。The carpet flew home.译文：飞毯飞回了家。As they landed, things began to disappear.译文：他们一着陆，情况开始变化。Two minutes later everything had (been）gone —the monkey, too.译文：两分钟之后，一切都消失了——猴子也没有了。So Daisy was not able to make her new drug.译文：所以黛西不能生产她的新药。But what an experience!译文：多么（有趣的）一次经历呀！She had learned so much!译文：她学到了那么多！And there was always WWF…译文：总还有世界野生动物基金会……
【重点句型】
1．That’s good news.It shows the importance of wildlife protection，but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests.【精提取】suggest vt.建议。【巧应用】有人建议推迟会议。
It was suggested that the meeting ______ _____ ______ ______.
答案：should be put off
2．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.【精提取】before作连词连接时间状语从句。
【巧应用】得过很久他才能恢复。
It will be long _______ ____ ____ _______ _______. 答案：before he gets well again 3．Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.【精提取】long to do sth.渴望做某事。【巧应用】她渴望放假回家，再次见到她的家人。
She ________ _____ ______ ____ __________ to go home and see her family again.
答案：longed to have a holiday
4．Flying carpet，please show me a place where there’s some wildlife protection.
【精提取】some后接单数可数名词表示未知的或未确定的某个人或事物。【巧应用】由于某种原因他未参加晚会。He didn’t _______ _____ ________ _____ _________ _________.
答案：attend the party for some reason
【辩词】 1. include ，contain
(1) include 包括，侧重被包含者只是整体中的一部分。Eg.
Our six -city tour included a visit to London.我们的六城市旅行包括到伦敦的访问。
(2) contain 包括，侧重“整体有”，指在某一围或容器能容纳某物。不用于进行时态。 Eg.
① This bottle contains two glasses of beer.这个瓶子可容纳两杯啤酒。
② This book contains all the information you need.这本书包含了你所需要的所有容。
1．(2008年高考全国卷Ⅱ)Little Johnny felt the bag ，curious to know what it________.
A ．collected
B ．contained
C ．loaded
D ．saved
解析：选B 。句意：小约翰尼摸了一下袋子，非常好奇地想知道里面装着什么东西。collect “收集，搜集”；
contain “含有，装有”；load “装载”；save “节省”。
【句型考点】
1.【教材原句】 That ’s good news.It shows the importance of wildlife protection ，but I ’d like to
help as the WWF suggests.
这是个好消息，它表明了野生动物保护的重要性，不过我想按照世界野生生物基金会的建议帮助你们。
【句法分析】 (1) as 在句中引导方式状语从句，意为“按照；如同”。Eg.
①You must do everything as I do.你必须照着我来做每一件事。
②When in Rome ，do as Romans do.入乡随俗。(在罗马时就要像罗马人那样做)。
③I will do as you advise.我会照你的忠告去做。
(2) suggest vt .建议；暗示；推荐
（sb./ sb.'s) doing sth. Eg. He suggested going out for a walk.
1) suggest (建议） (to sb.) that sb. (should) do sth. Eg. I suggested to him that he should join in the club activities.
sth. (to sb.) eg. I suggest a visit to the Great Wall next month (to him).
It is suggested/ advised that sb. (should) do sth.
Eg. It was suggested that the meeting (should)be put off.有人建议推迟会议。
2) suggest 作“暗示；表明”之意时，可接名词或从句，但从句中的谓语动词要根据主句的谓语动词决定
其形式。Eg. The pale look on his face suggested that he was ill.他脸色苍白，表明他病了。
3) suggestion n ．[C] 建议；迹象
at/on sb.’s suggestion 根据某人的建议; make/offer a suggestion 提出建议
Eg. They made a suggestion that we(should)go there by train.他建议我们应该坐火车去那儿。
【考题】
(2009)Bill suggested __ a meeting on what to do for the Shanghai Expo during the vacation.
A ．having held
B ．to hold
C ．holding
D ．hold
The parents suggested __ in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip.
A ．sleep
B ．to sleep
C ．sleeping
D ．having slept
2.【教材原句】 They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago ，long before humans came into
being.千百万年前恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多。
【句法分析】 (1)long before 相当于long long ago ，意为“很久以前”，常用于过去时或过去完成时的句子
中作时间状语，before 后边可以跟从句。
(2)b efore long 相当于soon 或a little later ，意为“不久；不久以后”，常与将来时、过去时态连用，在句中
作状语，不可以直接加从句。
container contain fruits including apples 容器 装有 水果 包括 苹果 高效记忆
(3) It is/was not long before＋从句不久就……
It will not be long before＋从句过不了多久就……(主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时)
(4)It will be long before＋从句要过很久才……
①It won’t be long before he goes abroad.不久之后他就要出国。
②I had heard of him long before I came here.早在我来这儿很久以前我就听说过他的情况。
③It didn’t take long before the fire was put out.
不久火就被扑灭了。
—Why didn’t you ask the teacher the question?
—She had left the office ________ I had time to do it.
A．as B．till
C．after D．before
解析：选D。该句意为：我还没来得及问她问题，她就离开了办公室。
(2009年第一次诊断)The president made a mistake，but then he corrected the situation________it got worse.
A．until B．while
C．before D．because
解析：选C。考查连词的用法。句意为：董事长犯了一个错误，但是后来他在情况恶化之前进行了纠正。before表示“在……之前”。
人教版高中英语必修四课文翻译 第一单元：非洲野生动物研究者 清晨5点45分，太阳刚从东非的贡贝国家公园的上空升起，我们一行人准备按照简研究黑猩猩的方法去森林里拜访它们。简研究这些黑猩猩家族已经很多年了，她帮助人们了解黑猩猩跟人类的行为是多么的相似。我们当天的首项任务就是观察黑猩猩一家是如何醒来的。这意味着我们要返回前一天晚上我们离开黑猩猩一家睡觉的大树旁。大家坐在树荫下等待着，这时候猩猩们睡醒了，准备离开。然后这群黑猩猩向森林深处漫步而去，我们尾随其后。在大部分时间里，黑猩猩或相互喂食，或彼此擦身，这在它们的家庭里是表示爱的方式。简预先提醒我们，到下午的时候我们就会又脏又累。她说对了。不过到傍晚时分我们觉得这一切都是值得的。我们看到黑猩猩妈妈跟她的幼子们在树上玩耍，后来看见它们晚上一切回窝里睡觉了。我明白了猩猩家庭成员之间的联系像人类家庭一样紧密。 在简之前没有人完全了解黑猩猩的行为。她花了多年的时间来观察并记录黑猩猩的日常生活。从孩提时代起，简就想在动物生活的环境中研究它们。但是，这不是一件简单的事。当她1960年最初来到贡贝时，对女性来说，住进大森林还是很稀罕的事情。她母亲头几个月来帮过她的忙，这才使她得以开始自己的计划。她的工作改变了人们对黑猩猩的看法。比方说，她的一个重要发现是黑猩猩猎食动物。而在此之前，人们一直认为黑猩猩只吃水果和坚果。她曾经亲眼看到过一群黑猩猩捕杀一只猴子，然后把它吃掉。她还发现了黑猩猩之间是如何交流的，而她对黑猩猩肢体语言的研究帮助她勾勒出黑猩猩的社会体系。 40年来，简古道尔一直在呼吁世人了解并尊重这些动物的生活。她主张应该让野生动物留在野外生活，而不能用于娱乐或广告。她还为黑猩猩建起了可以安全生活的保护区。她的生活是忙忙碌碌的，然而，正如她所说的：“我一旦停下来，所有的一切都会涌上心头。我就会想起实验室的黑猩猩，太可怕了。每当我看着野生黑猩猩时，这个念头总是萦绕着我。我会对自己说：‘难道它们不幸运吗？’然后我就想起那些没有任何过错却被关在笼子里的小黑猩猩。一旦你看到这些，你就永远不会忘记……” 简已经得到了她想要得到的一切：在动物的栖息地工作；获得博士学位；还向世人证明女人和男人一样也能在森林里生活。她激励着人们为妇女们的成就而欢呼喝彩。
Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history . This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey . The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days . It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make . In fact , the room was not made to be a gift . It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ. However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William Ⅰ,to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room because part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors . Later,Catherine Ⅱhad the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time when the two countries were at war . Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room . However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself . In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven woooden boxs . There is no doubt that the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery . Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace . By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one .In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city . A FACT OR AN OPINION? What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact. Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right. In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewit nesses to believe and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence. Unit 2 AN INTERVIEW Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Module 1 Reading The City of the Future What will the city of the future look like No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain— they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth's natural resources run out. We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain. To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025. Here are some of the ideas they had: Garbage ships To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems. Batman Nets Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.
Unit 1 Women of achievement Reading A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National Park in East Africa. Following Jane's way of studying chimps, our group are all going to visit them in the forest. Jane has studied these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day. This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before. Everybody sits and waits in the shade of the trees while the family beings to wake up and move off. Then we follow as they wander into the forest. Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their family. Jane warns us that our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon and she is right. However, the evening makes it all worthwhile. We watch the mother chimp and her babies play in the tree. Them we see them go to sleep together in their nest for the night. We realize that the bond between members of a chimp family is as long as in a human family. Nobody before Jane fully understood chimp behaviour. She spent years observing and recording their daily activities. Since her childhood she had wanted to work with animals in their own environment. However, this was not easy. When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman to live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months was she allowed to begin her project. Her work changed the way people think about chimps. For example, one important thing she discovered was that chimps hunt and eat meat. Until then everyone had thought chimps ate only fruit and nuts. She actually observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and her study of their body language helped her work out their social system. Four forty years Jane Goodall has been outspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for entertainment or advertisements. She has helped to set up special places where they can live safely. She is leading a busy life but she says: “Once I stop, it all comes crowding in and I remember the chimps in laboratories. It's terrible. It affects me when I watch the wild chimps. I say to myself, ‘Aren't they luck?' And then I think about small chimps in cages though they have done nothing wrong. Once you have seen that you can never forget…” She has achieved everything she wanted to do: working with animals in their own environment, gaining a doctor's degree and showing that women can live in the forest as men can. She inspires those who want to cheer the achievement of women. Using language WHY NOT CARRY ON HER GOOD WORD? I enjoyed English, biology, and chemistry at school, but which one should I choose to study at university? I did not know the answer until one evening when I sat down at the
Book 4 Unit 5 Theme Parks . There are v arious kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything: food, culture, science, c artoons, movies or history. . Some parks are famous for having the biggest or longest r oller coasters, others for showing the famous sights and sounds of a culture. . Whichever and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you! . It will bring you into a magical world and make your dreams come true, whether traveling through space, visiting a pirate ship or meeting your favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon character. 8. As you wander around the fantasy amusement park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street. 9. Of course Disneyland also has many exciting rides, from giant swinging ships to terrifying free-fall drops. 10. With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing w herever there is a Disneyland. 12. Dollywood, in the beautiful Smoky Mountains in the southeastern USA, is one of the most unique theme parks in the world. Dollywood shows and celebrates America's traditional southeastern culture. Although Dollywood has rides, the park's main a ttraction is its culture. People come from all over America to see carpenters and other craftsmen make wood, glass and iron objects in the old-fashioned way. Visit the candy shop to try the same kind of candy that American southerners made 150 years ago, or take a ride on the only steam- engine train still working in the southeast USA. preserve. You can even see beautiful bald eagles in the world's largest bald eagle And for those who like rides, Dollywood has one of the best old wooden roller coasters, Thunderhead. It is world-famous for having the most length in the smallest space. Come to Dollywood to have fun learning all about America's historical southeastern culture! If you want to experience the ancient days and great deeds o f English knights and ladies, princes and queens, then England's Camelot Park is the place for you.
Unit 1 Lifestyles Warm-up Tapescript 1 Football player: Being famous isn’t easy, you know. I travel a lot – I have matches in different countries. But my job is exciting, very exciting! I love the matches, the people cheering, know what I mean? 2 Student: My dad says these are the best days of my life –but I’m not so sure! You know, I’ve got lots of work to do and there’s not much time really. I also play football for the school team and we have to do training three nights a week. 3 Shepherd: I love th e animals and I love nature. It’s peaceful, and there’s no one to tell me what to do. But it’s not so good when the weather’s bad! 4 Business manager: I’m very busy, and I don’t have time to see my husband and children. Mmmm and my life is very stressful, I suppose. I mean, I have to deal with lots of money. But I find it really exciting. 1 A Perfect Day? A Couch Potato Forty-three-year-old Brian Blakey from Birmingham is sitting on his sofa and telling me about his perfect day. When I wake up I don't get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the children's programmes and old movies until about half-past ten. Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I watch the news. In the afternoon, I often watch another old film – they're showing some good ones at the moment. In the evenings, I often watch TV series or sport and the news again. I like the main news at six o'clock. At nine thirty, if there is a good play on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it. Then at night, I watch more films and I usually switch off the TV at about two o'clock. I never watch TV all night. I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day. I also do some exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog, for a walk every afternoon. I don't go far, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle. Of course, I couldn't live this lifestyle without a good wife. She's not here now because she's working, but she always makes my meals. We haven't got much money, you know, but we're happy. Sit down and watch TV. Here's the remote control. You've got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Great! A Workaholic Thirty-six-year-old Bob Black is sitting at his desk and working his way through his paperwork. I normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off. As soon as I hear my alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus. I am always the first person to get to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier! Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day. Every minute
必修4 Unit 1 A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National Park in East Africa. Following Jane's way of studying chimps, our group are all going to visit them in the forest. Jane has studied these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day. This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before. Everybody sits and waits in the shade of the trees while the family begins to wake up and move off. Then we follow as they wander into the forest. Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their family. Jane warns us that our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon and she is right. However, the evening makes it all worthwhile. We watch the mother chimp and her babies play in the tree. Then we see them go to sleep together in their nest for the night. We realize that the bond between members of a chimp family is as strong as in a human family. Nobody before Jane fully understood chimp behaviour. She spent years observing and recording their daily activities. Since her childhood she had wanted to work with animals in their own environment. However, this was not easy. When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman to live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months was she allowed to begin her project. Her work changed the way people think about chimps. For example, one important thing she discovered was that chimps hunt and eat meat. Until then everyone had thought chimps ate only fruit and nuts. She actually observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and her study of their body language helped her work out their social system. For forty years Jane Goodall has been outspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for entertainment or advertisements. She has helped to set up special places where they can live safely. She is leading a busy life but she says: "Once I stop, it all comes crowding in and I remember the chimps in laboratories. It's terrible. It affects me when I watch the wild chimps. I say to myself, 'Aren't they lucky?" And then I think about small chimps in cages
Unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country's best artists about ten years to make. In fact, the room was not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors. Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing. In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg. This was a time when the two countries were at war. Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. However, some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself. In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery. Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace. By studying old photos of the former Amber Room, they have made the new one look like the old one. In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.