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英语　选择性必修 第一册 WY
Section Ⅰ　Starting out & Understanding ideas
A Journey of Discovery
探索之旅
The captain of the ship, the Beagle, wanted someone who would “profit by the opportunity of visiting distant countries yet little known”．
“贝格尔号”的船长想要找一个人，这个人将“受益于探访遥远而未知的国家的机会”。
The person who answered the call was not the captain's first choice.
响应号召的人不是船长的首选。
It was a young man who had left medical school without completing his degree.
这是一个没有完成他的学位就离开了医学院的年轻人。
What's more, he had recently received a letter from his father predicting that he would be “a disgrace to yourself and all your family”.
更重要的是，他最近收到了一封来自他父亲的信，预言他将是“自己和全家的耻辱”。
Despite all this, his adventures on this ship would lead to one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time.
尽管如此，他在这艘船上的冒险之旅将促使有史以来最重要的科学发现之一。
词句自测 ①distant adj. 遥远的 ②answer__the__call 响应号召 ③disgrace n. 丢脸，耻辱 ④be__a__disgrace 是耻辱，是丢脸的事 ⑤本句中的It指代上文中的The__person；who引导定语从句，在从句中作主语。
The young man in question, Charles Darwin, was a geologist and naturalist, fascinated by rocks, plants and animals.
我们提到的这个年轻人就是地质学家和博物学家查尔斯·达尔文，他对岩石和动植物有着浓厚的兴趣。
He left England on the ship, the Beagle, in 1831.
1831年，他乘坐“贝格尔号”离开英格兰。
The journey gave him the chance to study various living things in their natural environments.
这次旅行使他有机会研究自然环境中的各种生物。
After Darwin had spent some time in South America, his room on the ship was crowded with samples of the plants and animals he had collected.
达尔文在南美洲待了一段时间后，他在船上的房间里堆满了他收集的动植物标本。
As he studied these, he asked himself the question: how did different species come to exist
当他研究这些标本时，他问了自己一个问题：不同的物种是如何形成的？
词句自测 ⑥geologist n. 地质学家 ⑦sample n. 样本 ⑧“时间状语从句(After Darwin ... America)＋主句(his room ... collected)”。从句结构是“主(Darwin)谓(had spent)宾(some time)”；主句结构是“主(his room)系(was)表(crowded)”，on the ship是后置定语修饰his room，he had collected是定语从句修饰samples。
At that time, people believed that all species had appeared on Earth at the same time, and had not changed since.
那时，人们相信所有的物种都是在同一时间出现在地球上的，并且从那以后就没有改变过。
But Darwin began to think differently.
但是达尔文开始有了不同的想法。
He noticed that some species of animals were very similar to each other.
他注意到有些动物的种类彼此非常相似。
Maybe animals evolved as they adapted to their changing environments
也许动物在适应不断变化的环境时进化了？
It was just an idea, but enough to inspire Darwin to look for more evidence.
这只是一个想法，但足以激励达尔文去寻找更多的证据。
词句自测 ⑨evolve v. 进化
When the Beagle reached the Galápagos Islands in 1835, Darwin saw a variety of new species, but it was the birds that interested him the most.
1835年，当“贝格尔号”抵达加拉帕戈斯群岛(厄瓜多尔)时，达尔文看到了各种各样的新物种，但他最感兴趣的是鸟类。
Darwin noticed that there was a difference between the finches on each of the islands.
达尔文注意到每个岛屿上的雀科鸣禽类都有所不同。
It seemed their beaks had evolved according to what food was available on that particular island.
它们的喙似乎是根据所在岛屿上可觅得的食物进化而来的。
Darwin suspected that the finches had evolved from a common ancestor, which had arrived on the islands a long time before.
达尔文怀疑这些雀科鸣禽类是由一个共同的祖先进化而来，它们的祖先很久之前就来到了这个岛上。
Over time, it had slowly evolved into many new species.
随着时间的推移，它们慢慢进化成许多新物种。
And that was the answer to how new species of plants and animals came to exist: they evolved from earlier ancestors.
而这就是动植物等新物种是怎样形成的答案：它们是由早期祖先进化而来的。
词句自测 ⑩finch n. 雀科鸣禽 beak n. 鸟嘴，喙 suspect v. 猜想，怀疑，觉得 ancestor n. (动物的)原种，祖先 “主(It)系(seemed)表(their beaks ... island)”。从句结构是“主(their beaks)谓(had evolved)＋方式状语(according ... island)”；according to意为“按照”，介词to后跟宾语从句what food was available; on that particular island是地点状语。
It was a completely new idea—a theory of evolution.
这是一个全新的概念——进化论。
Darwin explained this theory in his book, On the Origin of Species.
达尔文在他的《物种起源》一书中解释了这一理论。
It was not published until 1859 and immediately caused a storm.
这本书直到1859年才出版，出版后立即引起轰动。
Many people refused to believe that living things, including humans, had evolved from lower forms of life. They were shocked.
许多人不相信包括人类在内的生物是从低等生物进化而来的。他们感到震惊。
But Darwin's scientific studies were so convincing that more and more people started to believe his theory.
但是达尔文的科学研究是如此有说服力，以至于越来越多的人开始相信他的理论。
Today, On the Origin of Species is regarded as one of the most important works ever written.
今天，《物种起源》被认为是有史以来最重要的著作之一。
It has changed ideas about life on Earth forever.
它永远地改变了人们对地球上生物的看法。
And it all began with the journey on the Beagle.
而这一切都始于“贝格尔号”的旅程。
词句自测 evolution n. 进化(论)
1 distant adj. 遥远的(教材P66)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①He wanted to get away from everything, so he moved to a distant land.
他想摆脱眼前的一切，于是他搬到了一个遥远的地方。
②The only way I can cope with my mother is at a distance.
我应付我妈妈的唯一方法就是与她保持距离。
③She no longer kept her neighbours at a distance.
她不再疏远邻居们了。
名师点津 提问距离多远时，如果用distance，则要用疑问词what，例如： What is the distance between Philadelphia and Chicago 从费城到芝加哥有多远？
(1)单句语法填空
①The painting looks better at ________ distance.
②The station is two miles distant ________ the school.
答案：①a　②from
(2)单句表达
①去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
Last summer's drought has become ______________________.
②远处是连绵一片的草原。
There is a reach of grassland ________________．
③海滩离我家很近，走几步路就到了。
The beach is __________________ of my house.
答案：①a distant memory　②in the distance　
③within walking distance
2 suspect v. 猜想，怀疑，觉得(教材P68)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①Suspecting nothing, he walked right into the trap.
他毫无觉察，径直走入陷阱。
②The police suspected him of having a part in the jewel robbery.
警察怀疑他参与了珠宝盗窃案。
名师点津 与suspect相关的单词有： ①criminal 罪犯②murderer 杀人犯 ③robber 劫匪；强盗 ④kidnapper 绑匪 ⑤thief 小偷
(1)单句语法填空
①Two ________ (suspect) in connection with the case are now being investigated.
②We all suspect her ________ (be) an actress, but no one knows her.
答案：①suspects　②to be
(2)一句多译
警察怀疑是比尔做的。
The police ________________ Bill did it.
＝The police ____________________ doing it.
答案：suspected that; suspected Bill of
answer the call 响应号召(教材P66)
归纳拓展
①You are expected to answer the call with immediate actions.
希望大家立即采取行动，响应号召。
②When your father scolds you, you shouldn't answer back.
你爸爸训斥你的时候，你不该顶嘴。
(1)单句语法填空
①This course will answer________ the needs of students.
②If you can't answer ________ her safety, you shouldn't take her there.
③The crowd answered ________ prolonged applause.
答案：①to　②for　③with
(2)单句表达
①我最小的孩子8岁，她也已经开始顶嘴了。
My youngest child is eight and she has started ______________ too.
②一人做事一人当。
One should ________________ what he does.
答案：①answering back　②answer for
1 The young man in question, Charles Darwin, was a geologist and naturalist, fascinated by rocks, plants and animals.(教材P67) 我们提到的这个年轻人就是地质学家和博物学家查尔斯·达尔文，他对岩石和动植物有着浓厚的兴趣。
剖析 过去分词fascinated作a geologist and naturalist的后置定语。
归纳拓展
①Tsinghua University, founded in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures.
建于1911年的清华大学是无数杰出人物的摇篮。
②The matter related to your fate can't be taken for granted; you have to think it over seriously.
关乎你命运的问题不能想当然，你要认真考虑。
名师点津 表示心理状态的动词－ing形式，是由现在分词转化而来，意为“令人……的”；表示心理状态的动词－ed形式，是由过去分词转化而来，意为“(人)感到……的”，也可修饰体现内心感受的look, expression, tear, smile, voice等名词。
单句语法填空
①Life is like a bus ________ (load) with passengers, each man to his destination.
②The graduates ________ (admit) into the company usually receive strict training before they start to work.
③My demand is that the information ________ (refer) to in my report be emailed to Mr Brown without delay.
答案：①loaded　②admitted　③referred
2 It seemed their beaks had evolved according to what food was available on that particular island.(教材P67) 它们的喙似乎是根据所在岛屿上可觅得的食物进化而来的。
剖析 what引导宾语从句，在从句中与food一起作主语。
归纳拓展
①All of us have already known what she will choose is the opportunity to go abroad.
我们都已经知道她将选择的是出国的机会。
②What was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.
过去认为不可能的事现在已经变成了现实。
(1)单句语法填空
①You must have forgotten ________ I had told you.
②Is that ________ you want to say about yourself
③________ precisely triggered off yesterday's riot is still unclear.
答案：①what　②what　③What
(2)单句表达
①我不知道下一步我们该干什么。
I don't know ________________________．
②这就是我想告诉你的事情。
This is ________________________．
③让她担心的是她的儿子沉迷于电脑游戏。
________________ was that her son was addicted to computer games.
答案：①what we should do next　②what I want to tell you　③What worried her
3 It was not published until 1859 and immediately caused a storm.(教材P68) 这本书直到1859年才出版，出版后立即引起轰动。
剖析 not ... until ... “直到……才……”。
归纳拓展
①I did not go home until my mother called me.
直到我妈妈打电话我才回家。
②Not until I got to the station did I find my wallet lost.
直到来到车站我才发现钱包丢了。
③I waited until he came back home last night.
昨晚我一直等到他回家。
名师点津 把含有否定或半否定意义的词或短语not, little, hardly, never, at no time, by no means, under no condition, in no case, nowhere, seldom, few等置于句首时，句子常用部分倒装，需将助动词、系动词或情态动词提到主语前。
单句表达
①我从未听说过那样的事。(倒装句)
Never ________________ such a thing.
②直到他告诉我，我才意识到这件事有多么严重。(not until的强调句)
________________ he told me about it that I realized this matter was serious.
③直到他生了重病，他才知道健康的重要性。(not until的倒装句)
________________________________ know the importance of health.
答案：①have I heard of　②It was not until　③Not until he got seriously ill did he
4 But Darwin's scientific studies were so convincing that more and more people started to believe his theory.(教材P68) 但是达尔文的科学研究是如此有说服力，以至于越来越多的人开始相信他的理论。
剖析 so ... that ... “如此……以至于……”。so是副词，修饰形容词或副词；that引导结果状语从句。
归纳拓展
①This teacher is so kind that we all like him.
这个老师非常和蔼，我们都喜欢他。
②This is so interesting a book that we all enjoy reading it.
这本书非常有趣，我们都喜欢看。
③He had so many falls that he was black and blue all over.
他摔了很多跤，以至于全身上下青一块、紫一块的。
(1)单句语法填空
①He is ________ a little boy that he can't lift the box.
②The work was ________ difficult that he could not finish it on time.
答案：①such　②so
(2)单句表达
①天气这么冷，我们最好不要把花搬出去。
We are having ____________ weather that we had better not move out the flowers.
②他们买了这么多牛肉，有些都变质了。
They bought ________________ some went bad.
③他有很多书，我数也数不清。
He has ________________ I can't count them.
答案：①such cold　②so much beef that　③so many books that
Ⅰ.根据语境及汉语提示和首字母提示完成句子
1．A ________ (种子) can't decide whether to become a tall tree or to become food for birds.
答案：seed
2．Renewable energy is ________ (产生) from natural resources—such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and so on.
答案：generated
3．Difficulties and hardships have brought out the best character of the young ________ (地质学家)．
答案：geologist
4．This bird employs its ________ (喙) as a weapon.
答案：beak
5．The police ________ (怀疑) that Bill had robbed the bank of the money.
答案：suspected
6．The time we spent together is now a d________ memory.
答案：distant
7．I call someone my cousin if she and I have a common a________．
答案：ancestor
8．There is no d________ in being poor.
答案：disgrace
9．The survey covers a representative s________ of schools.
答案：sample
10．We human beings e________ from a particular branch of the primate family.
答案：evolve
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．Does everybody know ________ they want
答案：what
2．It has passed through an interesting procedure of ________ (evolve)．
答案：evolution
3．My deskmate suspected him ________ having taken the pen.
答案：of
4．The Three Gorges project (三峡工程) ________ (have) met all design requirements, and had a good overall performance.
答案：had
5．He told me that there ________ (be) an argument between them the day before.
答案：had been
6．It was not ________ I spoke to him that he noticed me.
答案：until
7．That is so interesting a magazine ________ I can't wait to read it.
答案：that
8．The patient passed away, though great efforts ________ (make) to save his life.
答案：had been made
9．________ you need is a good rest.
答案：What
10．Paul was unconcerned about what he ________ (do)．
答案：had done
Ⅲ.选词填空
of all time; be crowded with; a storm of; come to exist; adapt to
1．The huge stone sculpture ____________ in the Tang Dynasty.
答案：came to exist
2．They ____________ their living conditions gradually.
答案：adapted to
3．My father warned me against going to the West Coast because it ____________ tourists.
答案：was crowded with
4．His humorous quote caused ____________laughter.
答案：a storm of
5．Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ____________．
答案：of all time
Ⅳ.单句表达
1．它是一个耻辱，你应该为此而感到羞愧。
________________ that you should be ashamed of.
答案：It's a disgrace
2．再一次响应政府的号召。
________________ of the government one more time.
答案：Answer the call
3．剩下的水很少，我们每次只能喝一点。
There was ________________________ we had to drink a little each time.
答案：so little water left that
4．直到鱼消失了村民们才认识到保护环境的重要性。(not until 的强调句)
________________________________ the villagers realized the importance of protecting the environment.
答案：It was not until fish died out that
5．我怀疑他是个扒手。
________________________ he is a pickpocket.
答案：I suspect that
较易题(占比75%)　中档题(占比25%)　拔高题(占比0%)
题号 Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ
A B
难度 ★★ ★ ★ ★
Ⅰ　完形填空
A king once went to a master. He wanted to become more powerful than other neighboring kings.
The master told the king to go to the __1__ where a rose plant and a cypress (柏树) plant were growing side by side. He told the king, “They are your__2__. They can teach you what you want to __3__．”
The king did it but could not __4__ what he could learn from them. He asked, “What do you __5__， master I can't understand it.”
The master took the king to the garden and __6__， “This cypress plant has been next to the rose plant for many years. Never once has it wanted to become a rose plant. __7__， the rose plant has never wanted to become a cypress plant. If man had been the cypress plant, he would have __8__ himself with the rose and felt jealous at the __9__ that the beautiful rose plant was getting from all the people. __10__， if man were the rose plant, he would have __11__ the cypress plant enviously thinking how __12__ the plant was without the __13__ of being disturbed by people all day! Both of the plants grew very well because they __14__ all their energy for their own __15__ instead of using it to compete with the other.”
篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了一位国王向大师请教如何比邻国国王更强大，大师通过解释玫瑰与柏树和平相处的故事回答了这个问题。
1．A.valley B．bank
C．garden D．forest
答案：C
解析：根据第四段中的“The master took the king to the garden”可知，他让国王到花园(garden)去看看。故选C。
2．A.enemies B．families
C．friends D．teachers
答案：D
解析：根据下句中的teach可知，“它们就是你的老师(teacher)。”故选D。
3．A.design B．learn
C．measure D．notice
答案：B
解析：根据第一段可知，国王来此是想学习(learn)如何比邻国国王更强大。故选B。
4．A.provide B．show
C．understand D．remember
答案：C
解析：根据下文中的“understand”可知，他不明白能从中学到什么。故选C。
5．A.hear B．find
C．say D．mean
答案：D
解析：根据语境可知，国王不知道大师是什么意思。mean “表示……的意思”。故选D。
6．A.ordered B．explained
C．asked D．requested
答案：B
解析：根据上文可知，国王在问话，所以大师将国王带到花园，要进行解释(explain)。故选B。
7．A.Similarly B．Frequently
C．Finally D．Luckily
答案：A
解析：根据设空前后两句可知，玫瑰与柏树都没想过要变成对方，所以它们的想法是相似的。similarly “相似地；类似地”。故选A。
8．A.covered B．compared
C．marked D．dressed
答案：B
解析：上文提到玫瑰与柏树和平共处，这里提出假设：如果人是柏树的话，他就会与玫瑰作比较(compare)。故选B。
9．A.position B．pay
C．attention D．expectancy
答案：C
解析：根据设空前的jealous和设空后的beautiful推断，漂亮的玫瑰得到了众人的关注(attention)。故选C。
10．A.Besides B．However
C．Therefore D．Or
答案：D
解析：根据设空前后两句的句式及句意可判断，这两句是选择关系。故选D。
11．A.looked at B．waited for
C．figured out D．listened to
答案：A
解析：根据语境可知，如果人是玫瑰的话，他就会羡慕地看着(look at)柏树。故选A。
12．A.homeless B．useful
C．peaceful D．poor
答案：C
解析：根据设空后很多人打扰玫瑰的事实判断，柏树是多么安宁(peaceful)。故选C。
13．A.duty B．mistake
C．interest D．trouble
答案：D
解析：此处指没有被人整天打扰的烦恼(trouble)是多么安宁。故选D。
14．A.lost B．used
C．lent D．received
答案：B
解析：use ... for ... “把……用于……”，符合语境。故选B。
15．A.growth B．opinion
C．fun D．victory
答案：A
解析：根据语境可知，它们都生长得很好是因为它们把所有的精力都用在了自己的生长(growth)上。故选A。
Ⅱ　阅读
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Imagine looking for your lost dog. You step into a cave. But instead of the dog, you find beautiful cave paintings. You see paintings of horses, deer, and bison that were drawn in black, brown, red and yellow. Your first question would probably be “Who did this？”
This is what happened to four French boys in 1940. They found the Lascaux caves. The paintings the boys discovered in those caves are about 17，000 years old. They were drawn by the ancient people called Cro-Magnons.
Cro-Magnons looked much like people of today. They used tools, such as fishing nets. But their art was really good. The main cave at Lascaux is called Great Hall of Bulls, which has a picture of horses in many colours. The largest animal is 18 feet long. There are smaller animals, such as bison, stags and a bear. There is also a strange spotted two－horned (两只角的) animal.
To the left of the main cave are the most famous paintings that are the drawings of animals in many different colours. One painting is called Little Horses. On the ceiling are horses and cows. The most unusual sight may be in the Shaft of the Dead Man where there is a rhinoceros (犀牛), a carefully drawn dead man, an injured bison and a bird.
Why did Cro-Magnon artists do these beautiful drawings on cave walls Did the drawings call upon some magic power Did the Cro-Magnon people hope that the drawings would bring good luck There is one thing the paintings seem to tell us. The Cro-Magnons were interested in the world. They looked at beauty and they understood it.
篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了法国Lascaux (拉斯科)岩洞内的壁画。
1．The author uses the word “you” in Paragraph 1 to ________．
A．attract readers' attention
B．make it clear that this is a true story
C．give readers good directions to find the caves
D．compare modern people with Cro-Magnon people
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。第一段主要虚构了一个以读者为主人公的场景，目的是引起读者的注意。故选A。
2．Most of the drawings in the caves are about ________．
A．boys B．tools
C．humans D．animals
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第三、四段对壁画的描述可知，洞内的绝大多数壁画是关于动物的。故选D。
3．What does the passage mainly tell us
A．The cave paintings are beautiful.
B．Who found the beautiful cave paintings.
C．The Lascaux caves hold colourful ancient paintings.
D．Drawings of horses are on the walls of the Lascaux caves.
答案：C
解析：主旨大意题。文章开头介绍了发现壁画的过程，接下来描述了这些壁画。所以文章主要告诉我们的是：Lascaux岩洞里有丰富多彩的古画。故选C。
4．The passage is most probably taken from ________．
A．a research paper
B．a cultural magazine
C．a science newspaper
D．a travel guide
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。本文主要介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞内的壁画，这些古老的壁画本身就是宝贵的文化遗产。由此可推知，本文最有可能摘选自文化杂志。故选B。
B
When a leafy plant is under attack, it doesn't sit quietly. Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, VOCs for short.
Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked. It's a plant's way of crying out. But is anyone listening Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbors react.
Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the__tables__are__turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.
In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors. The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.
Does this mean that plants talk to each other Scientists don't know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn't a true, intentional back and forth.
Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate (亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There's a whole lot going on.
篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。科学家通过研究发现，植物受到袭击时会释放出某种特殊的化学物质来保护自己并“告知”附近的植物。
5．What does a plant do when it is under attack
A．It makes noises.
B．It gets help from other plants.
C．It stands quietly.
D．It sends out certain chemicals.
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“reported that young maple trees ... seem to be an alarm”可知，植物受到伤害时会散发出一种特殊的气味，而这种特殊的气味就是某些化学物质。故选D。
6．What does the author mean by “the tables are turned” in Paragraph 3
A．The attackers get attacked.
B．The insects gather under the table.
C．The plants get ready to fight back.
D．The perfumes attract natural enemies.
答案：A
解析：句意理解题。根据第三段中的“They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.(它们散发出气味意在吸引不同的昆虫，这些昆虫是袭击者的天敌。)”，以及画线部分后的“The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.(正在吃午餐的袭击者现在就变成了午餐。)”可知，画线部分的意思是袭击者受到了它的天敌的袭击。故选A。
7．Scientists find from their studies that plants can ________．
A．predict natural disasters
B．protect themselves against insects
C．talk to one another intentionally
D．help their neighbors when necessary
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.”和“They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.”可知，植物能保护自己免受昆虫的伤害。故选B。
8．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．The world is changing faster than ever.
B．People have stronger senses than before.
C．The world is more complex than it seems.
D．People in Darwin's time were more imaginative.
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，达尔文设想了一个远比现实世界更繁忙、更喧嚣和更亲密的世界，而我们的感官却非常弱，我们还有很长的路要走。由此可推知，世界似乎比它看上去的样子更复杂。故选C。
Ⅲ　应用文写作
假定你是李华，为迎接世界野生动植物日(World Wildlife Day)的到来，你校英语报举办了主题为“Protecting the Wildlife”的征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1．描述野生动植物保护的现状；
2．简述你的看法。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Protecting the Wildlife
It has been universally accepted that we human beings should live in harmony with wildlife, especially wild animals. However, the fact is that some species are threatened to disappear due to human activity.
Therefore, measures must be taken before things get worse. In the first place, we are supposed to raise the awareness of protecting the wildlife. Furthermore, laws should be made to prevent illegal hunting of wild animals, especially the rare species. Last but not least, it is necessary to set up nature reserves to rescue and protect the endangered wildlife.
Everyone can make a difference. Let's act now!
10(共79张PPT)
WELCOME UNIT
Unit 5　 Revealing nature
Section Ⅰ　Starting out & Understanding ideas
课前预习自检
重点合作探究
目录
CONTENTS
1
2
课堂效果检测
3
课后课时作业
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课前预习自检
A Journey of Discovery
探索之旅
The captain of the ship, the Beagle, wanted someone who would “profit by the opportunity of visiting distant countries yet little known”．
“贝格尔号”的船长想要找一个人，这个人将“受益于探访遥远而未知的国家的机会”。
The person who answered the call was not the captain's first choice.
响应号召的人不是船长的首选。
It was a young man who had left medical school without completing his degree.
这是一个没有完成他的学位就离开了医学院的年轻人。
What's more, he had recently received a letter from his father predicting that he would be “a disgrace to yourself and all your family”.
更重要的是，他最近收到了一封来自他父亲的信，预言他将是“自己和全家的耻辱”。
Despite all this, his adventures on this ship would lead to one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time.
尽管如此，他在这艘船上的冒险之旅将促使有史以来最重要的科学发现之一。
词句自测
①__________ adj. 遥远的
②________________ 响应号召
③__________ n. 丢脸，耻辱
④______________ 是耻辱，是丢脸的事
⑤本句中的It指代上文中的____________；who引导_________从句，在从句中作主语。
distant
answer the call
disgrace
be a disgrace
The person
定语
The young man in question, Charles Darwin, was a geologist and naturalist, fascinated by rocks, plants and animals.
我们提到的这个年轻人就是地质学家和博物学家查尔斯·达尔文，他对岩石和动植物有着浓厚的兴趣。
He left England on the ship, the Beagle, in 1831.
1831年，他乘坐“贝格尔号”离开英格兰。
The journey gave him the chance to study various living things in their natural environments.
这次旅行使他有机会研究自然环境中的各种生物。
After Darwin had spent some time in South America, his room on the ship was crowded with samples of the plants and animals he had collected.
达尔文在南美洲待了一段时间后，他在船上的房间里堆满了他收集的动植物标本。
As he studied these, he asked himself the question: how did different species come to exist
当他研究这些标本时，他问了自己一个问题：不同的物种是如何形成的？
词句自测
⑥____________ n. 地质学家
⑦__________ n. 样本
⑧“时间状语从句(After Darwin ... America)＋主句(his room ... collected)”。从句结构是“主(Darwin)谓(had spent)宾(some time)”；主句结构是“主(his room)系(was)表(crowded)”，on the ship是__________修饰his room，he had collected是________从句修饰samples。
geologist
sample
后置定语
定语
At that time, people believed that all species had appeared on Earth at the same time, and had not changed since.
那时，人们相信所有的物种都是在同一时间出现在地球上的，并且从那以后就没有改变过。
But Darwin began to think differently.
但是达尔文开始有了不同的想法。
He noticed that some species of animals were very similar to each other.
他注意到有些动物的种类彼此非常相似。
Maybe animals evolved as they adapted to their changing environments
也许动物在适应不断变化的环境时进化了？
It was just an idea, but enough to inspire Darwin to look for more evidence.
这只是一个想法，但足以激励达尔文去寻找更多的证据。
词句自测
⑨____________ v. 进化
evolve
When the Beagle reached the Galápagos Islands in 1835, Darwin saw a variety of new species, but it was the birds that interested him the most.
1835年，当“贝格尔号”抵达加拉帕戈斯群岛(厄瓜多尔)时，达尔文看到了各种各样的新物种，但他最感兴趣的是鸟类。
Darwin noticed that there was a difference between the finches on each of the islands.
达尔文注意到每个岛屿上的雀科鸣禽类都有所不同。
It seemed their beaks had evolved according to what food was available on that particular island.
它们的喙似乎是根据所在岛屿上可觅得的食物进化而来的。
Darwin suspected that the finches had evolved from a common ancestor, which had arrived on the islands a long time before.
达尔文怀疑这些雀科鸣禽类是由一个共同的祖先进化而来，它们的祖先很久之前就来到了这个岛上。
Over time, it had slowly evolved into many new species.
随着时间的推移，它们慢慢进化成许多新物种。
And that was the answer to how new species of plants and animals came to exist: they evolved from earlier ancestors.
而这就是动植物等新物种是怎样形成的答案：它们是由早期祖先进化而来的。
词句自测
⑩________ n. 雀科鸣禽
________ n. 鸟嘴，喙
________ v. 猜想，怀疑，觉得
________ n. (动物的)原种，祖先
“主(It)系(seemed)表(their beaks ... island)”。从句结构是“主(their beaks)谓(had evolved)＋方式状语(according ... island)”；according to意为“按照”，介词to后跟________从句what food was available; on that particular island是______________ 。
finch
beak
suspect
ancestor
宾语
地点状语
It was a completely new idea—a theory of evolution.
这是一个全新的概念——进化论。
Darwin explained this theory in his book, On the Origin of Species.
达尔文在他的《物种起源》一书中解释了这一理论。
It was not published until 1859 and immediately caused a storm.
这本书直到1859年才出版，出版后立即引起轰动。
Many people refused to believe that living things, including humans, had evolved from lower forms of life. They were shocked.
许多人不相信包括人类在内的生物是从低等生物进化而来的。他们感到震惊。
But Darwin's scientific studies were so convincing that more and more people started to believe his theory.
但是达尔文的科学研究是如此有说服力，以至于越来越多的人开始相信他的理论。
Today, On the Origin of Species is regarded as one of the most important works ever written.
今天，《物种起源》被认为是有史以来最重要的著作之一。
It has changed ideas about life on Earth forever.
它永远地改变了人们对地球上生物的看法。
词句自测
___________ n. 进化(论)
evolution
And it all began with the journey on the Beagle.
而这一切都始于“贝格尔号”的旅程。
重点合作探究
1 distant adj. 遥远的(教材P66)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①He wanted to get away from everything, so he moved to a distant land.
他想摆脱眼前的一切，于是他搬到了一个遥远的地方。
②The only way I can cope with my mother is at a distance.
我应付我妈妈的唯一方法就是与她保持距离。
③She no longer kept her neighbours at a distance.
她不再疏远邻居们了。
名师点津
提问距离多远时，如果用distance，则要用疑问词what，例如：
What is the distance between Philadelphia and Chicago
从费城到芝加哥有多远？
(1)单句语法填空
①The painting looks better at ________ distance.
②The station is two miles distant ________ the school.
(2)单句表达
①去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
Last summer's drought has become ______________________.
②远处是连绵一片的草原。
There is a reach of grassland ________________．
③海滩离我家很近，走几步路就到了。
The beach is _________________________ of my house.
a
from
a distant memory
in the distance
within walking distance
2 suspect v. 猜想，怀疑，觉得(教材P68)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①Suspecting nothing, he walked right into the trap.
他毫无觉察，径直走入陷阱。
②The police suspected him of having a part in the jewel robbery.
警察怀疑他参与了珠宝盗窃案。
名师点津
与suspect相关的单词有：
①criminal 罪犯②murderer 杀人犯
③robber 劫匪；强盗 ④kidnapper 绑匪
⑤thief 小偷
(1)单句语法填空
①Two ________ (suspect) in connection with the case are now being investigated.
②We all suspect her ________ (be) an actress, but no one knows her.
(2)一句多译
警察怀疑是比尔做的。
The police ________________ Bill did it.
＝The police ____________________ doing it.
suspects
to be
suspected that
suspected Bill of
answer the call 响应号召(教材P66)
归纳 拓展
①You are expected to answer the call with immediate actions.
希望大家立即采取行动，响应号召。
②When your father scolds you, you shouldn't answer back.
你爸爸训斥你的时候，你不该顶嘴。
(1)单句语法填空
①This course will answer________ the needs of students.
②If you can't answer ________ her safety, you shouldn't take her there.
③The crowd answered ________ prolonged applause.
(2)单句表达
①我最小的孩子8岁，她也已经开始顶嘴了。
My youngest child is eight and she has started ________________ too.
②一人做事一人当。
One should ______________ what he does.
to
for
with
answering back
answer for
1 The young man in question, Charles Darwin, was a geologist and naturalist, fascinated by rocks, plants and animals.(教材P67)
我们提到的这个年轻人就是地质学家和博物学家查尔斯·达尔文，他对岩石和动植物有着浓厚的兴趣。
剖析 过去分词fascinated作a geologist and naturalist的后置定语。
归纳 拓展
①Tsinghua University, founded in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures.
建于1911年的清华大学是无数杰出人物的摇篮。
②The matter related to your fate can't be taken for granted; you have to think it over seriously.
关乎你命运的问题不能想当然，你要认真考虑。
名师点津
表示心理状态的动词－ing形式，是由现在分词转化而来，意为“令人……的”；表示心理状态的动词－ed形式，是由过去分词转化而来，意为“(人)感到……的”，也可修饰体现内心感受的look, expression, tear, smile, voice等名词。
单句语法填空
①Life is like a bus ________ (load) with passengers, each man to his destination.
②The graduates _____________ (admit) into the company usually receive strict training before they start to work.
③My demand is that the information ________ (refer) to in my report be emailed to Mr Brown without delay.
loaded
admitted
referred
2 It seemed their beaks had evolved according to what food was available on that particular island.(教材P67)
它们的喙似乎是根据所在岛屿上可觅得的食物进化而来的。
剖析 what引导宾语从句，在从句中与food一起作主语。
归纳 拓展
①All of us have already known what she will choose is the opportunity to go abroad.
我们都已经知道她将选择的是出国的机会。
②What was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.
过去认为不可能的事现在已经变成了现实。
(1)单句语法填空
①You must have forgotten ________ I had told you.
②Is that ________ you want to say about yourself
③________ precisely triggered off yesterday's riot is still unclear.
what
what
what
(2)单句表达
①我不知道下一步我们该干什么。
I don't know ________________________．
②这就是我想告诉你的事情。
This is ________________________．
③让她担心的是她的儿子沉迷于电脑游戏。
________________ was that her son was addicted to computer games.
what we should do next
what I want to tell you
What worried her
3 It was not published until 1859 and immediately caused a storm.(教材P68)
这本书直到1859年才出版，出版后立即引起轰动。
剖析 not ... until ... “直到……才……”。
归纳 拓展
①I did not go home until my mother called me.
直到我妈妈打电话我才回家。
②Not until I got to the station did I find my wallet lost.
直到来到车站我才发现钱包丢了。
③I waited until he came back home last night.
昨晚我一直等到他回家。
名师点津
把含有否定或半否定意义的词或短语not, little, hardly, never, at no time, by no means, under no condition, in no case, nowhere, seldom, few等置于句首时，句子常用部分倒装，需将助动词、系动词或情态动词提到主语前。
单句表达
①我从未听说过那样的事。(倒装句)
Never ________________ such a thing.
②直到他告诉我，我才意识到这件事有多么严重。(not until的强调句)
________________ he told me about it that I realized this matter was serious.
③直到他生了重病，他才知道健康的重要性。(not until的倒装句)
________________________________ know the importance of health.
have I heard of
It was not until
Not until he got seriously ill did he
4 But Darwin's scientific studies were so convincing that more and more people started to believe his theory.(教材P68)
但是达尔文的科学研究是如此有说服力，以至于越来越多的人开始相信他的理论。
剖析 so ... that ... “如此……以至于……”。so是副词，修饰形容词或副词；that引导结果状语从句。
归纳 拓展
①This teacher is so kind that we all like him.
这个老师非常和蔼，我们都喜欢他。
②This is so interesting a book that we all enjoy reading it.
这本书非常有趣，我们都喜欢看。
③He had so many falls that he was black and blue all over.
他摔了很多跤，以至于全身上下青一块、紫一块的。
(1)单句语法填空
①He is ________ a little boy that he can't lift the box.
②The work was ________ difficult that he could not finish it on time.
(2)单句表达
①天气这么冷，我们最好不要把花搬出去。
We are having ____________ weather that we had better not move out the flowers.
②他们买了这么多牛肉，有些都变质了。
They bought ___________________ some went bad.
③他有很多书，我数也数不清。
He has ____________________ I can't count them.
such
so
such cold
so much beef that
so many books that
课堂效果检测
Ⅰ.根据语境及汉语提示和首字母提示完成句子
1．A ________ (种子) can't decide whether to become a tall tree or to become food for birds.
2．Renewable energy is ___________ (产生) from natural resources—such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and so on.
3．Difficulties and hardships have brought out the best character of the young ___________ (地质学家)．
4．This bird employs its ________ (喙) as a weapon.
5．The police ___________ (怀疑) that Bill had robbed the bank of the money.
seed
generated
geologist
beak
suspected
6．The time we spent together is now a d________ memory.
7．I call someone my cousin if she and I have a common a________．
8．There is no d________ in being poor.
9．The survey covers a representative s________ of schools.
10．We human beings e________ from a particular branch of the primate family.
istant
ncestor
isgrace
ample
volve
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．Does everybody know ________ they want
2．It has passed through an interesting procedure of ___________ (evolve)．
3．My deskmate suspected him ________ having taken the pen.
4．The Three Gorges project (三峡工程) ________ (have) met all design requirements, and had a good overall performance.
5．He told me that there _________ (be) an argument between them the day before.
what
evolution
of
had
had been
6．It was not ________ I spoke to him that he noticed me.
7．That is so interesting a magazine ________ I can't wait to read it.
8．The patient passed away, though great efforts _______________ (make) to save his life.
9．________ you need is a good rest.
10．Paul was unconcerned about what he __________ (do)．
until
that
had been made
What
had done
Ⅲ.选词填空
1．The huge stone sculpture ____________ in the Tang Dynasty.
2．They ____________ their living conditions gradually.
3．My father warned me against going to the West Coast because it __________________ tourists.
4．His humorous quote caused ____________laughter.
5．Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ____________．
of all time; be crowded with; a storm of; come to exist; adapt to
came to exist
adapted to
was crowded with
a storm of
of all time
Ⅳ.单句表达
1．它是一个耻辱，你应该为此而感到羞愧。
________________ that you should be ashamed of.
2．再一次响应政府的号召。
________________ of the government one more time.
3．剩下的水很少，我们每次只能喝一点。
There was ________________________ we had to drink a little each time.
4．直到鱼消失了村民们才认识到保护环境的重要性。(not until 的强调句)
___________________________ the villagers realized the importance of protecting the environment.
5．我怀疑他是个扒手。
______________ he is a pickpocket.
It's a disgrace
Answer the call
so little water left that
It was not until fish died out that
I suspect that
课后课时作业
较易题(占比75%)　中档题(占比25%)　拔高题(占比0%)
题号 Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ
A B 难度 ★★ ★ ★ ★
Ⅰ　完形填空
A king once went to a master. He wanted to become more powerful than other neighboring kings.
The master told the king to go to the __1__ where a rose plant and a cypress (柏树) plant were growing side by side. He told the king, “They are your__2__. They can teach you what you want to __3__．”
The king did it but could not __4__ what he could learn from them. He asked, “What do you __5__， master I can't understand it.”
The master took the king to the garden and __6__， “This cypress plant has been next to the rose plant for many years. Never once has it wanted to become a rose plant. __7__， the rose plant has never wanted to become a cypress plant. If man had been the cypress plant, he would have __8__ himself with the rose and felt jealous at the __9__ that the beautiful rose plant was getting from all the people. __10__， if man were the rose plant, he would have __11__ the cypress plant enviously thinking how __12__ the plant was without the __13__ of being disturbed by people all day! Both of the plants grew very well because they __14__ all their energy for their own __15__ instead of using it to compete with the other.”
篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了一位国王向大师请教如何比邻国国王更强大，大师通过解释玫瑰与柏树和平相处的故事回答了这个问题。
1．A.valley B．bank
C．garden D．forest
2．A.enemies B．families
C．friends D．teachers
解析：根据第四段中的“The master took the king to the garden”可知，他让国王到花园(garden)去看看。故选C。
解析：根据下句中的teach可知，“它们就是你的老师(teacher)。”故选D。
3．A.design B．learn
C．measure D．notice
4．A.provide B．show
C．understand D．remember
解析：根据第一段可知，国王来此是想学习(learn)如何比邻国国王更强大。故选B。
解析：根据下文中的“understand”可知，他不明白能从中学到什么。故 选C。
5．A.hear B．find
C．say D．mean
6．A.ordered B．explained
C．asked D．requested
解析：根据语境可知，国王不知道大师是什么意思。mean “表示……的意思”。故选D。
解析：根据上文可知，国王在问话，所以大师将国王带到花园，要进行解释(explain)。故选B。
7．A.Similarly B．Frequently
C．Finally D．Luckily
8．A.covered B．compared
C．marked D．dressed
解析：根据设空前后两句可知，玫瑰与柏树都没想过要变成对方，所以它们的想法是相似的。similarly “相似地；类似地”。故选A。
解析：上文提到玫瑰与柏树和平共处，这里提出假设：如果人是柏树的话，他就会与玫瑰作比较(compare)。故选B。
9．A.position B．pay
C．attention D．expectancy
10．A.Besides B．However
C．Therefore D．Or
解析：根据设空前的jealous和设空后的beautiful推断，漂亮的玫瑰得到了众人的关注(attention)。故选C。
解析：根据设空前后两句的句式及句意可判断，这两句是选择关系。故 选D。
11．A.looked at B．waited for
C．figured out D．listened to
12．A.homeless B．useful
C．peaceful D．poor
解析：根据语境可知，如果人是玫瑰的话，他就会羡慕地看着(look at)柏树。故选A。
解析：根据设空后很多人打扰玫瑰的事实判断，柏树是多么安宁(peaceful)。故选C。
13．A.duty B．mistake
C．interest D．trouble
14．A.lost B．used
C．lent D．received
解析：此处指没有被人整天打扰的烦恼(trouble)是多么安宁。故选D。
解析：use ... for ... “把……用于……”，符合语境。故选B。
15．A.growth B．opinion
C．fun D．victory
解析：根据语境可知，它们都生长得很好是因为它们把所有的精力都用在了自己的生长(growth)上。故选A。
Ⅱ　阅读
A
Imagine looking for your lost dog. You step into a cave. But instead of the dog, you find beautiful cave paintings. You see paintings of horses, deer, and bison that were drawn in black, brown, red and yellow. Your first question would probably be “Who did this？”
This is what happened to four French boys in 1940. They found the Lascaux caves. The paintings the boys discovered in those caves are about 17，000 years old. They were drawn by the ancient people called Cro-Magnons.
Cro-Magnons looked much like people of today. They used tools, such as fishing nets. But their art was really good. The main cave at Lascaux is called Great Hall of Bulls, which has a picture of horses in many colours. The largest animal is 18 feet long. There are smaller animals, such as bison, stags and a bear. There is also a strange spotted two－horned (两只角的) animal.
To the left of the main cave are the most famous paintings that are the drawings of animals in many different colours. One painting is called Little Horses. On the ceiling are horses and cows. The most unusual sight may be in the Shaft of the Dead Man where there is a rhinoceros (犀牛), a carefully drawn dead man, an injured bison and a bird.
篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了法国Lascaux (拉斯科)岩洞内的壁画。
Why did Cro-Magnon artists do these beautiful drawings on cave walls Did the drawings call upon some magic power Did the Cro-Magnon people hope that the drawings would bring good luck There is one thing the paintings seem to tell us. The Cro-Magnons were interested in the world. They looked at beauty and they understood it.
1．The author uses the word “you” in Paragraph 1 to ________．
A．attract readers' attention
B．make it clear that this is a true story
C．give readers good directions to find the caves
D．compare modern people with Cro-Magnon people
解析：推理判断题。第一段主要虚构了一个以读者为主人公的场景，目的是引起读者的注意。故选A。
2．Most of the drawings in the caves are about ________．
A．boys B．tools
C．humans D．animals
解析：细节理解题。根据第三、四段对壁画的描述可知，洞内的绝大多数壁画是关于动物的。故选D。
3．What does the passage mainly tell us
A．The cave paintings are beautiful.
B．Who found the beautiful cave paintings.
C．The Lascaux caves hold colourful ancient paintings.
D．Drawings of horses are on the walls of the Lascaux caves.
解析：主旨大意题。文章开头介绍了发现壁画的过程，接下来描述了这些壁画。所以文章主要告诉我们的是：Lascaux岩洞里有丰富多彩的古画。故选C。
4．The passage is most probably taken from ________．
A．a research paper
B．a cultural magazine
C．a science newspaper
D．a travel guide
解析：推理判断题。本文主要介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞内的壁画，这些古老的壁画本身就是宝贵的文化遗产。由此可推知，本文最有可能摘选自文化杂志。故选B。
B
When a leafy plant is under attack, it doesn't sit quietly. Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, VOCs for short.
Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked. It's a plant's way of crying out. But is anyone listening Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbors react.
Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the__tables__are__turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.
In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors. The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.
Does this mean that plants talk to each other Scientists don't know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn't a true, intentional back and forth.
Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate (亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There's a whole lot going on.
篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。科学家通过研究发现，植物受到袭击时会释放出某种特殊的化学物质来保护自己并“告知”附近的植物。
5．What does a plant do when it is under attack
A．It makes noises.
B．It gets help from other plants.
C．It stands quietly.
D．It sends out certain chemicals.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“reported that young maple trees ... seem to be an alarm”可知，植物受到伤害时会散发出一种特殊的气味，而这种特殊的气味就是某些化学物质。故选D。
6．What does the author mean by “the tables are turned” in Paragraph 3
A．The attackers get attacked.
B．The insects gather under the table.
C．The plants get ready to fight back.
D．The perfumes attract natural enemies.
解析：句意理解题。根据第三段中的“They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.(它们散发出气味意在吸引不同的昆虫，这些昆虫是袭击者的天敌。)”，以及画线部分后的“The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.(正在吃午餐的袭击者现在就变成了午餐。)”可知，画线部分的意思是袭击者受到了它的天敌的袭击。故选A。
7．Scientists find from their studies that plants can ________．
A．predict natural disasters
B．protect themselves against insects
C．talk to one another intentionally
D．help their neighbors when necessary
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.”和“They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.”可知，植物能保护自己免受昆虫的伤害。故选B。
8．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．The world is changing faster than ever.
B．People have stronger senses than before.
C．The world is more complex than it seems.
D．People in Darwin's time were more imaginative.
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，达尔文设想了一个远比现实世界更繁忙、更喧嚣和更亲密的世界，而我们的感官却非常弱，我们还有很长的路要走。由此可推知，世界似乎比它看上去的样子更复杂。故选C。
Ⅲ　应用文写作
假定你是李华，为迎接世界野生动植物日(World Wildlife Day)的到来，你校英语报举办了主题为“Protecting the Wildlife”的征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1．描述野生动植物保护的现状；
2．简述你的看法。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Protecting the Wildlife
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Protecting the Wildlife
It has been universally accepted that we human beings should live in harmony with wildlife, especially wild animals. However, the fact is that some species are threatened to disappear due to human activity.
Therefore, measures must be taken before things get worse. In the first place, we are supposed to raise the awareness of protecting the wildlife. Furthermore, laws should be made to prevent illegal hunting of wild animals, especially the rare species. Last but not least, it is necessary to set up nature reserves to rescue and protect the endangered wildlife.
Everyone can make a difference. Let's act now!

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