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A Day in the Clouds
Unit 2
Reading & Thinking
Warming up
What animal can you see in the video
antelope
Lead in
Height: ________
Weight: ________
Main Habitat:
74-83 cm
45-60 kg
What do you know about antelope
Tibet,Western Qinghai,
the Changtang National Nature Reserve.
Pre-reading: lead in
Brief introduction of Changtang National Nature Reserve
中国面积最大，平均海拔最高的自然保护区; 世界第二大陆域类自然保护区;“世界屋脊”的屋脊。
Pre-reading: lead in
Brief introduction of Changtang National Nature Reserve
Land type 内陆湿地 Acreage（面积）298000平方公里（接近3个江苏省）
Administrative region（行政区域）
（西藏自治区西北部）安多、尼玛、改则、双湖、革吉、日土、噶尔等县。
Protection objects（保护对象）
藏羚羊等大型有蹄类动物及高寒生态系统。
据现有资料，保护区有哺乳动物26种，鸟类83种，有鱼类、爬行类和昆虫等种类。该保护区内藏羚羊、西藏野驴和藏原羚羊的数量都超过万只，其中藏羚羊的数量在10万只以上。
Date of establishment（成立日期）
1993年经西藏自治区人民政府批准成立，2000年4月4日经国务院批准晋升为国家级自然保护区。
Supplement（补充）
“羌塘”为藏语，意为“北方旷野”，在地理上没有严格的界限，泛指藏北高原内流水系的连片地域，面积约为70万平方公里。这里地处“世界屋脊”的青藏高原腹地，平均海拔5000米，植被稀少，交通不便，人迹罕至，北羌塘历来有“无人区”之称。
Before reading
1.Look at the pictures on the textbook.
What do you think the text is about
It is about Tibetan antelopes.
Read for main idea
Whose day is it
Why do they go there
Where did they go
The author's
Zhaxi's
snow-covered mountains
on the plain
Tibet
To observe Tibetan antelopes
Read for main idea
What type of passage is it
A. Magazine
B. Argumentation (议论文)
C. Description (说明文)
D. Journal (旅行日志)
What I reflect
What I see
What I hear
G.Protecting wildlife is saving ourselves .
A. The situation of the Tibetan antelopes.
F. My guide, Zhaxi, works for protecting the wildlife.
B. The purpose of our camping.
E. The measure taken to protect the antelopes.
C. The good effects the measures have had.
D. The hard times for Tibetan antelope.
Read for main idea of each para
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 5
Para 4
Para 6
Para 7
Para ____: What I see
Para ____: What I hear
Para ____: What I reflect
1-2
3-6
7
Passage structure analysis
Get more details of the Tibetan antelope protection.
Read for details
Read para 1&2 and find out the answers.
②They are animals.
what？
① Tibetan antelope live on the
, moving slowly across the green grass.
Tibetan antelopes
③They have fur.
But
The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for Tibetan antelopes.
why
Part 1. What I see
plains
graceful
valuable
mountains
Snow-covered
Part 2. What I hear
Read para 3&4 and find out the reasons.
Hunters
antelopes to make .
Built and .
were shooting
profits
roads
railways
population:
habitats:
Reasons
dropped by
became
50%
smaller
Part 2. What I hear
endangered species
In the 1980s and 1990s
How
Listen to para 5&6 and find out the answers.
something is protected across the whole country, and it is illegal to harm it
how
① government
② Zhaxi and other volunteers
③ bridges and gates
place antelopes under national protection.
watch over antelopes day and night.
added to let them move easily and keep them safe.
measures
population: recovered
antelope was removed from the endangered species list
results
results
national protection
Did the measures work
Part 2. What I hear
That’s enough
NO!
More to do!
In the evening, how does the writer reflect on the day’s observation
We must change our way of life to exist in harmony with nature.
VS
Zhaxi’s way of life
Protecting wildlife
Going against nature
Part 3. What I reflect
Read para 7 and find out the answers.
.
Tibetan antelopes are __________ animals.
They live on_______________________________________.
They have________________.
Protection of the Tibetan Antelope
What
Hunters _______________________________ .
Their habitats were__________________________ .
Why
The Chinese government_______________________________.
_______________ were added to let them move easily and safely.
Volunteers ____________ them day and night.
How
The antelope population has _____________ .
They were ______________ the endangered species list in 2015.
Results
More
to do
graceful
the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai
valuable fur
were shooting them to make profits
getting smaller
placed it under national protection
Bridges and gates
watched over
recovered
removed from
our way of life
in harmony with nature
The structure of the text
Summary
Change_________________ .
Exist _________________________.
It is suggested but not directly expressed, i. e. you guess the meaning based on what you know.
隐含意思是暗示的，不是直接表达的，即你根据你所知道的来猜测意思。
Implied meaning
It is the usual, basic meaning of the words, i. e. exactly what the words say.字面意思是单词通常的、基本的意思，即单词所确切表达的意思。
Identify 识别字面意义和隐含意义
Literal meaning
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L) of the text or only implied (I) by the text.
Example:
____ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level.
(this is implied by “The air is thin”.)
____ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
____ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
____ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
____ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
I
(Implied by “we can just make out a herd of graceful animals”.)
(Implied by “they are being hunted, illegally, for valuable fur” & “Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits”.)
I
(The same meaning as “in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list” & “The measures were effective”.)
I
L
(Implied by “The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants” & “the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared”.)
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L) of the text or only implied (I) by the text.
Example:
____ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level.
(this is implied by “The air is thin”.)
____ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
____ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
____ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
____ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
(Implied by “we can just make out a herd of graceful animals”.)
I
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L) of the text or only implied (I) by the text.
Example:
____ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level.
(this is implied by “The air is thin”.)
____ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
____ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
____ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
____ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
I
(Implied by “they are being hunted, illegally, for valuable fur” & “Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits”.)
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L) of the text or only implied (I) by the text.
Example:
____ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level.
(this is implied by “The air is thin”.)
____ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
____ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
____ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
____ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
I
(Implied by “The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants” & “the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared”.)
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L) of the text or only implied (I) by the text.
Example:
____ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level.
(this is implied by “The air is thin”.)
____ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
____ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
____ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
____ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
(The same meaning as “in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list” & “The measures were effective”.)
L
Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L) of the text or only implied (I) by the text.
Example:
____ The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level.
(this is implied by “The air is thin”.)
____ When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away.
____ We should not buy goods made from endangered animals.
____ Human activities are threatening animals and plants.
____ The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.
I
I
I
L
Reading and Thinking
hunter illegally reserve attack
exist plain harmony threat
Learn about elephants by reading and completing the passage with the correct forms of the words.
Herds of elephants used to live on the _________ of Africa and in the forests of Asia. But today, they face a serious_________ from _________. These large animals are being killed __________for their body parts that are considered valuable. In order to save them, some countries have created _________where they can live in peace and safety. However, the__________ on them will continue as long as interest in buying elephant products _________. To achieve __________ between humans and animals, the world must protect these beautiful creatures.
plains
threat
hunters
illegally
reserves
attacks
exists
harmony
Fill in the blanks.
which
illegally
dropped
the
dying
national
measures
was removed
protection
in
Reading and Thinking
1. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch.
snow-covered 被雪覆盖的
n-past participle=形容词
使用这种构词法的例子如：
2. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals.
This is why we’re here—to observe Tibetan antelopes.
定语从句， 先行词为clouds，关系词为that, 在定语从句中作主语， 不可以省略，定语从句的谓语动词单复数由先行词的单复数来决定，故为seem
表语从句，说明主语是什么
computer-aided 计算机辅助的 hand-made 手工制成的
state-owned 国有的 heart-felt 衷心的
heart-broken 伤心的 value-added 有附加值的
make out 看出，辨认出 work out 解决，算出，
break out 爆发 figure out 解决；想出；理解；
put out 熄灭 set out 出发，开始做
carry out 执行 give out 分发
snow-covered 被雪覆盖的
n-past participle=形容词
使用这种构词法的例子如：
① The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch.
〔
〕
定语从句， 先行词为clouds，关系词为that, 在定语从句中作主语， 不可以省略，定语从句的谓语动词单复数由先行词的单复数来决定，故为seem
由于空气稀薄，在离开营地的短途徒步旅行中，我们不得不多次休息。
在我们的左边，白雪皑皑的山脉 消失 在 似乎触手可及的 云层中。
snow-covered 被雪覆盖的
n(名词）-past participle（过去分词）=形容词
使用这种构词法的例子如：
hand-made 手工制成的 heart-broken 伤心的 heart-felt 衷心的
状语
主语
谓语
宾语
2
Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their beauty.
藏羚羊生活在西藏、新疆和青海的平原上。
看着它们缓缓穿过绿色的草地，我被其美丽震撼。
strike-struck-struck 击打；罢工
be struck by… 被…打动/触动
现在分词短语作时间状语
5
现在分词（短语）作状语表示时间、原因、条件、伴随、方式或结果。从时间上看，现在分词的一般式表示的动作与谓语动词表示的动作同时发生或几乎同时发生；从语态上看，现在分词往往表示主动的动作，它的逻辑主语是句子的主语。
He dropped the glass, breaking it into pieces.
他把玻璃杯弄掉了,结果杯子摔得粉碎。
现在分词否定式: not+现在分词
He turned to the teacher for help, not knowing what to do.
他不知道怎么办，就去请求老师的帮助。
I’m also reminded of the danger they are in.
They were hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur.
我也意识到了它们所处的险境。
因其珍贵的皮毛，它们遭受非法猎杀。
〔
〕
省略that引导的定从，修饰danger
v.使想起；提醒
v.猎杀
非法地
宝贵的
6
介词by 表示增加或减少的幅度，如：increased by 5,000，增加了5,000个
介词to 表示增加或减少到某个程度，to+增加或减少后的数字，如：incresed to 5,000，增加到5,000个
The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The population dropped by more than 50 percent.
对于藏羚羊来说，二十世纪八九十年代是悲惨的时代。
藏羚羊的数量减少了50％以上。
介词 by 表示增加或减少的幅度，
如：increased by 5,000 增加了5,000个
介词 to 表示增加或减少到某个程度，to+增加或减少后的数字，
如：incresed to 5,000 增加到5,000个
7
Only in this way can we help the endangered animals.
Only then did we know the animals were in danger.
Only when we know the threat will we find out ways to help them.
“Only+状语”位于句首，主句部分使用部分倒装。
部分倒装结构使用“助动词/情态动词/be动词+主语+谓语”。
only + 介词短语位于句首，主句进行部分倒装
only + 副词位于句首，主句进行部分倒装
only + 状语从句位于句首，主句进行部分倒装
【语境应用】根据汉语提示完成下列句子。
1) 你能看清山谷另一端的物体是什么吗？
______ ______ ______ ______ what the object is on the other side of the valley
2) 到今天为止，我也没弄明白为什么我会那样做。
To the present day, ____ _____ _____ _____ why I did so.
Can you make out
I can’t make out
3) Kate heard a man’s voice in the background, but she couldn’t ______ ______ (听清) what he was saying.
make out
2. This is why we’re here–to observe Tibetan antelopes.
observe vt. ①to see and notice something 观察(到)；注视；
②to do what you are supposed to do according to a law or agreement 遵守
eg Scientists have observed a drop in ozone levels over the Antarctic.
科学家已经观察到南极洲上方的臭氧浓度下降了。
People must observe the law. Nobody should be an exception.
人们必须遵纪守法，谁都不应该例外。
3. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their beauty.
“Watching them…” 在句中做伴随状语。
现在分词（短语）作状语表示时间、原因、条件、伴随、方式或结果。从时间上看，现在分词的一般式表示的动作与谓语动词表示的动作同时发生或几乎同时发生；从语态上看，现在分词往往表示主动的动作，它的逻辑主语是句子的主语。
3. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m struck by their beauty.
“Watching them…” 在句中做伴随状语。
现在分词（短语）作状语表示时间、原因、条件、伴随、方式或结果。从时间上看，现在分词的一般式表示的动作与谓语动词表示的动作同时发生或几乎同时发生；从语态上看，现在分词往往表示主动的动作，它的逻辑主语是句子的主语。
时间状语（相当于时间状语从句）
eg Having persuaded him to change his mind, I went on a jouney with him.
原因状语（相当于原因状语从句）
eg Being ill, the athlete couldn’t take part in the marathon.
条件状语（相当于条件状语从句）
eg Turning right, you will find the staium where we train.
让步状语（相当于让步状语从句）
eg Knowing all this, they made me pay for the damage.
结果状语
The mother died, leaving a lot of money for her children.
伴随状语
He at the table, reading China Daily.
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1)（2020全国III卷）They’ll come rushing in, ___________ (say) their handbag’s been stolen.
2)（2019江苏卷）A city is the product of the human hand and mind, ___________ (reflect) man’s intelligence and creativity.
saying
reflecting
Reading and Thinking
3. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I'm struck by their beauty. I'm also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur.
4. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. “We're not trying to save the animals,” he says, “Actually, we're trying to save ourselves.”
Watching them move...现在分词作状语，在此处表示时间，注意分词作状语时的逻辑主语（即分词动作的发出者）一般要与句中主语保持一致，wtach与逻辑主语I之间是主动关系。
现在进行时态的被动语态，表示正在被...: be being done
...protecting the wildlife...动名词作主语，表示常态，主语和表语可以互换位置。
Reading and Thinking
5. The population dropped by more than 50 percent. Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits.
6. In order to save this species from extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection.
7. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks. Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains.
keep safe from attacks保持安全免受攻击
keep safe from cars and trains保持安全免受汽车火车带来的危险
keep safe from...保持安全免受...的危险/危害
介词by 表示增加或减少的幅度，如：increased by 5,000，增加了5,000个
介词to 表示增加或减少到某个程度，to+增加或减少后的数字，如：incresed to 5,000，增加到5,000个
place...under sb's protection 把...置于...的保护下
5. The government, however, does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.
intend vt./vi. ① to have a plan, result or purpose in your mind when you do sth 打算；计划；想要
② vt. to plan that sth should have a particular meaning 打算；计划；想要
eg She intends to do A levels and go to university.
她计划先参加高级考试，然后去读大学。
This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry. 这笔钱准备用于旅游业的开发。
21. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. 只有学会和大自然和谐共处, 我们才不会成为野生生物和地球的威胁。
【句式解构】
　　当only置于句首时, 如果后面跟副词、介词或从句等状语时, 要用部分倒装。
*Only then did she remember what her aunt told her.
那时, 她才想起阿姨告诉她的话。
*Only in this way can you make great progress in
English. 词汇复现
只有这样你的英语才能取得巨大进步。
*Only when a company pay attention to the quality of
its products can it make great profits. 词汇复现
只有当一个公司注意自身的产品质量, 它才能盈利。
　【即学活用】
(1)_____ ____ ___ he realize that he was wrong.
到那时他才意识到他错了。
(2)_____ __ ____ ____ ____young people learn how to
_______excellent traditions. 世纪金榜导学号
只有这样年轻人才能学会如何遵守优良的传统。
Only
then
did
Only
in
this
way
can
observe
(3)_____ _____he returned home was he ______ __
what had happened.
当他回到家里时, 才知道出了什么事。
Only
when
aware
of
(教材P16)This is why we're here—to observe Tibetan antelopes.
【翻译】这就是我们来这里的原因——观察藏羚羊。
This is why...这就是……的原因。此处why引导表语从句。
(1)That/This is/was why...
这就是为什么……(why从句表示结果)
(2)That/This is/was because...
这是因为……(because从句表示原因)
(3)The reason why...is/was that...
……的原因是……(表语从句常用that引导，而不用because)
Structures
Tom came late for the meeting.That was _________ he was ill.
汤姆开会迟到了。那是因为他病了。
The reason _________ Tom came late for the meeting was _______ he was ill.
汤姆开会迟到的原因是他病了。
同义句改写：
Tom was ill.That was why he came late for the meeting.
汤姆病了。那就是他开会迟到的原因。
because
why
that
(教材P16)Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.
【翻译】只有学会和大自然和谐共处，我们才不会成为野生生物和地球的威胁。
only修饰状语从句放在句首时引起部分倒装句。
本句是一个主从复合句，when we learn to exist in harmony with nature为时间状语从句，因前面有only修饰，故主句要用部分倒装。
③Only if he gets a job _____ he have enough money to continue his studies at college.
他只有找到工作才能有足够的钱继续大学的学业。
only修饰副词、介词短语或状语从句置于句首时，主句要用部分倒装，即把句子谓语中的助动词、情态动词或系动词be放在主语之前。
①Only then did I realize that I was wrong.
只有到那时我才意识到我错了。
②Only in this way can you work out the problem.
只有这样，你才能算出这道题来。
can
(教材P16)The government，however，does not intend to stop the protection programmes，since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.
本句是一个主从复合句，since引导的是一个原因状语从句。
【翻译】　然而，政府并没有打算停止这些保护项目，因为对藏羚羊的威胁依然存在。
Reading and Thinking
强化练习：Only + 状语（从句）置于句首，句子或（主句要部分倒装）
1. Only yesterday ________________(他发现) that his watch was missing.
2. Only after talking to two students ____________(我意识到) that having strong
motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.
3. Only by practising a few hours every day __________________________________
(你能够掌握这门语言).
4. 只有当你亲自来看看时，你才能明白这里的风景有多么美。
____________________________________________________________________
did he find out
did I realize
will you be able to master the language
Only when you come and look in person, can you understand how beautiful the scenery is here.
【语境应用】改为倒装句
His company began to make profits only when his father came to help him.
Only when his father came to help him did his company begin to make profits.

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