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选择性必修一Unit3 Topic talk
1.conservation n.保护 →conserve vt.保护;节省,节约
2.destroy vt.破坏;毁掉→ destruction n.摧毁;毁灭;破坏→ destructive adj.毁灭性的
3.mining n.采矿业→ mine v.开矿,采矿 n.矿井,矿
4.recycle vt.& vi.再利用,回收利用→recycling n.[U]回收利用→recyclable adj.可回收利用的→recyclable adj.可回收利用的→unrecyclable adj.不可回收的
5.informative adj.有教育意义的;知识性强的→inform v.通知;通告→information n.信息
6.threat n.威胁;(灾难等坏事)发生的可能→threaten vt.威胁到,危及;威胁,恐吓→threatened adj.受到威胁的→threatening adj.带有威胁的
7.illegally adv.非法地,违法地→ legal adj.合法的→legally adv.合法地→illegal adj.非法的
8.hunt vi. & vt. 猎取,猎杀→ hunting n.打猎→hunter n.猎人
9.extinct adj.灭绝的,绝种的→extinction n.灭绝
10. incredibly adv.非常地,极端地→incredible adj.难以置信的
11.urgent adj.紧急的,急迫的→urgently adv.紧急地→urgency n.紧急情况
重点单词与短语精析
★课标词 ▲高频词
★1.threat n.[C,usually sing.]构成威胁的人,形成威胁的事物;(灾难等坏事)发生的可能;[C,U]威胁,恐吓
【用法归纳】
pose a threat to... 对……构成威胁
under threat 受到威胁
▶Drunken drivers pose a serious threat to other passersby.醉驾者对其他路人构成了严重的威胁。
▶These ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments.新道路开发可能对这些古老的林地造成破坏。
▶Her parents made threats to take away her mobile phone if her grades couldn’t be improved.
她父母威胁说,如果她不能提高成绩,就要拿走她的手机。
【拓展】相关词语积累:
threaten vt.威胁到,危及;威胁,恐吓
threatened adj.受到威胁的
threatening adj.带有威胁的
【练习】语法填空
①(2019·江苏完形填空改编)Wildlife has been greatly threatened (threat) in the modern age.
②Floating ice around Iceland was becoming a threat to navigation.
③Some cultures see direct eye contact as impolite or threatening (threaten) behavior, while Americans see it as a sign of honesty.
④Bats are under threat in many areas of the world. The number of them has gone down to such a level that the remaining members may not be enough to keep the species.
▲★2.switch
【用法归纳】
(1)vt.& vi. (使)改变;vt.交换,转换,对调
switch (from A) to B (由A)转变成B
switch off/on 关/开(电灯、机器等)
switch