里約大冒險十句經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)句子,里約大冒險里的短語(yǔ)英文

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Bye-Bye Blu

——高中進(jìn)階 (2018-201年第10期) 1版

Blu is gone. Jewel is no more. And so are all the other(小藍金剛鸚鵡) that once flew happily among the tree tops of Brazil's rainforests. The members of this brightly colored bird species have now been declared extinct in the wild by the conservation group BirdLife International.

You may remember Blu from the animated movie (《里約大冒險》). He was the lonely Spix's macaw who flew from America to Brazil to find a mate. He found Jewel, and they fell in love. It was a funny movie, but with a serious message about protecting endangered species. In the movie, Blu and Jewel have babies and their species is saved. Unfortunately, movies are not real life.

According to BirdLife International, more and more bird species are dying out each year, not just on small islands, where 90 percent of extinctions happen, but increasingly on the large land areas of the earth's (大陸). Stuart Butchart of BirdLife International says, "There is a growing wave of extinction sweeping across continents, driven mainly by habitat loss and (惡化) from unsustainable agriculture and (伐木作業(yè))."

Bird extinctions are not something new. The dodo (渡渡鳥(niǎo)), an ostrich-like bird native to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius (毛里求斯), became extinct in the 17 century when sailors hunted it for food. And the passenger pigeon of North America, which once numbered in the tens of millions, was killed off in just a few decades by hunters in the late 19 century. Today's extinctions, though, are different.

As the earth's population increases, more land is needed to grow food. Forests are cut down and wetlands are (減少), which take away the nesting and feeding areas that birds rely on. This is why we have to learn how to take the benefits of nature without destroying it.

In China, this idea of learning to live in harmony with nature is having some success. The (朱鹮) was once seen in many parts of the country, but intensive agriculture, which destroyed the bird's wetlands habitat, almost caused its extinction — in the 1960s, it was considered extinct! Surprisingly in the 1980s, seven of these large, long-legged, (長(cháng)喙的) birds were found in Shaanxi province. And through the Chinese government's conservation efforts, the population of crested ibises has now grown to more than 1,400.

We need more of these happy endings. Better conservation programs will help, and so will a greater awareness of the problem by young people. With your help, we won't have to say bye-bye to our beautiful birds.

教案

PRE-READING

1. Name the cartoon characters in the picture. What happened to them in the movie?

2. Read the title and guess what the article is about.

WHILE READING

1. According to BirdLife International, more and more bird species are dying out each year, not just on small islands, where 90 percent of extinctions happen, but increasingly ...

① die out: (of a family, species, etc.) to become less common and finally stop existing completely （指家族、物種等）逐漸消失，滅絕

Dinosaurs millions of years ago.

② 本句中where引導非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，相當于on which。

2. Stuart Butchart of BirdLife International says, "There is a growing wave of extinction sweeping across continents, driven mainly by habitat loss and ..."

① a wave of: a sudden increase in a particular type of behavior, activity or feeling （行為、活動(dòng)或感情的）一陣

anger/attacks/tiredness

② "sweeping across continents"和"driven mainly by ..."均為分詞作定語(yǔ)的結構。前者與邏輯主語(yǔ)為主動(dòng)關(guān)系，用現在分詞；后者與邏輯主語(yǔ)為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，用過(guò)去分詞。

3. The dodo, an ostrich-like bird native to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, became extinct in the 17 century when sailors hunted it for food.

① 該名詞短語(yǔ)是the dodo的同位語(yǔ)。英語(yǔ)中，我們常用一個(gè)名詞性成分（詞、詞組、從句等）對另一個(gè)名詞或代詞進(jìn)行補充說(shuō)明，這樣既保證了句子的整體性，又對作者提到的人或物加以解釋。"native ... Mauritius" 是形容詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)的用法。

Complete each sentence using one word from the box in its correct form. Note that there is one word more than you need and you can use each word only once.

declare extinct conservation unsustainable harmony awareness

1. I was __________ of the mistake until my teacher pointed it out.

2. A new law to __________ wildlife will come into effect next month.

3. All the countries were in favor of a ceasefire (?；? __________.

4. We might live to see the __________ of the elephant unless we take effective measures immediately.

5. It is believed that cycling is a(n) __________ form of transport.

1. 和我們一起工作了很多年的拉里已經(jīng)回到了他的出生地加拿大。(where)

2. 那幢正在建造的教學(xué)樓將于下學(xué)期開(kāi)始啟用。(分詞作定語(yǔ))

3. 湯姆平時(shí)是個(gè)膽小的男生，但一看到溺水的嬰兒他就跳進(jìn)了泳池。(同位語(yǔ))

4. 如果我們無(wú)法確保生態(tài)旅游與環(huán)境和諧發(fā)展，那就應該重新考慮它是否有意義。(harmony)

Choose the best answer.

1. According to the article, which of the following statements about Spix's macaws is NOT true?

A. They are native to Brazil.

B. They are different from other parrots in color.

C. They were endangered birds before the release of .

D. They are no longer found anywhere on Earth.

2. According to the author, today's extinctions result from ______.

① population explosion ② urbanization

③ habitat destruction ④ intensive agriculture

A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④

3. The crested ibis was cited as an example to show that ______.

A. endangered animals could be saved if we raise awareness

B. we should not jump to conclusions

C. unsustainable agriculture should be banned

D. the Chinese government has made a great effort to save the endangered bird

AFTER READING

Apart from the crested ibis, are there any other endangered animals that have been successfully saved thanks to our joint efforts? Do some research in a group of four to six and make a presentation about your findings in class.

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