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Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading
Ⅰ.重点单词
基础单词
1. continent n. 大陆,陆地,洲
2. million num. 一百万,许多,大量
3. wildlife n. 野生动植物,野生生物
4. beneath prep. 在……下面,在……下方;配不上
5. mass n. 大量;团块,堆;一大群 adj. 大批的,广泛的
6. living n. 生计,谋生;生活方式 adj. 活着的,活的
7. nutrient n. 营养素,营养物
8. impact n. 影响,作用v. 有影响;冲击
9. damage vt.&n. 损害,伤害
10. climate n. 气候;倾向,风气
拓展单词
11. harm n.&vt. 伤害,损害→ harmful adj. 有害的
12. length n.长度,长→ long adj. 长的
13. variety n. 不同种类;变化,多样性→ various adj. 多种多样的→ vary v. 变化
14. survive v. 生存,生活,幸存,幸免于难→ survival n. 生存,幸免
15. disappear v. 消失;失踪;消亡,灭绝→ disappearance n. 消失,灭亡,失踪
16. agriculture n. 农业,农学 → agricultural adj. 农业的,农学的
Ⅱ.重点短语
1.do harm to 给……带来/造成危害
2.cut down 砍倒
3.one in ten十个中有一,十分之一
4.a variety of 各种各样的,大量的
5.feed on 以……为主食
6.break down 使分解为,使变化成
7.due to 由于,因为
8.build up 扩大,逐渐增加
9.breathe life into 给……带来起色
10. in turn相应地,转而
11.be home to 是……的栖息地
12.more than 多于,超过,不止,非常,很
13.provide... for 为……提供……
Ⅲ.重点句型
1.The Amazon River, from which the rainforest gets its name, is close to 6,400 kilometers in length...
亚马孙雨林得名自亚马孙河,河流全长接近6 400千米……
2. Above that is the mass of leaf litter on the dark forest floor.
在此之上,大量树叶覆盖在漆黑的森林地面上。
Ⅰ.Scan the text and answer the question.
1.What is the main idea of the text?
A.The Amazon rainforest is the “lung of the planet”.
B.The Amazon rainforest is a world of varieties of wildlife.
C.The Amazon rainforest keeps great balance of ecosystem.
D.The Amazon rainforest has the richest biodiversity.
答案 C
2.Match the main idea with each paragraph.
A.The rainforest has a variety of wildlife.
B.Many kinds of animals live in the rainforest.
C.The rainforest provides us with oxygen.
D.The rainforest has a great impact on the earth.
E.The rainforest is large with the river running.
①Para.1 D ②Para.2 E
③Para.3 A ④Para.4 B ⑤Para.5 C
Ⅱ.Read the text again and choose the best answer.
1.Which of the following statements about the Amazon rainforest is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Amazon rainforest p