内容正文:
Section Ⅳ Using Language — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 了解文章大意。
2. 理解文章的组织和语言特点。
3. 了解澳大利亚的特色。
写出下列词汇的汉语意思
1. distribution n. 分布;分配;分发
2. pouch n. 育儿袋;小袋子;荷包
3. temporary adj. 暂时的;短暂的
4. phase n. 阶段;时期
5. trunk n. 树干
6. licensed adj. 得到正式许可的
7. license vt. 批准;许可 n. 许可证;执照
8. session n. 一场;一段时间;会议
9. frequency n. 发生率;重复率;(声波或电磁波振动的)频率
10. violent adj. 暴力的;猛烈的
11. violence n. 暴力;暴行
12. nest n. 巢穴;鸟窝;秘密窝点
13. mammal n. 哺乳动物
14. biology n. 生理;生物学
15. hatch vi. 孵出;破壳 vt. 使孵出;策划;(尤指)密谋
16. capacity n. 能力;容量
17. fence n. 栅栏;围栏
18. prison n. 监狱;监禁
19. grand adj. 大;宏大的
20. a flock of 一群(羊或鸟)
21. a handful of 少数人(或物);一把(的量)
表格填空
Animals
Characteristics
kangaroo
They look cute and can hit and kick very hard. They have a wide 1. distribution throughout the country. They live in a difficult environment and are always moving 2. forwards. Baby kangaroos stay in their mother's 3. pouch until they are about seven or eight months old.
koala
They are quite cute and can easily 4. panic. Most of the time they eat, sleep and hang onto tree 5. trunks. Usually they are not allowed to be touched except that you go to 6. licensed zoos.
Tasmaniandevil
They are about the size of small 7. dogs and look like rather large black rats. They hunt at night and make loud cries. They are not 8. violent towards people.
duckbilled platypus
They are primitive 9. mammals. Their noses look like a duck's bill and their feet look like a duck's. They use electrical 10. sensors in the bill to find food in the water.
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. Which animal can best stand for Australia? C
A. The koala. B. The Tasmanian devil.
C. The kangaroo. D. The duckbilled platypus.
2. Why can't we have wild kangaroos as pets? D
A. They can jump with their strong legs.
B. They are protected by the government.
C. They are extremely independent.
D. They can hit and kick very hard.
3. What makes a duckbilled platypus strange? B
A. The way it has babies.
B. The way it finds food.
C. The unique biology it has.
D. The