Unit2 SectionⅢ Using Language-【精讲精练】2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第四册人教版（教师用书）

Section Ⅲ　Using Language

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THE AMAZING ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA

Our topic today is “Creatures Unique① to Australia”， with questions answered by wildlife expert, Dr Jim Smith.

Australia has lots of unique animals, but which animal is a symbol② of the country?

It has to be the kangaroo, as it has a wide distribution③ throughout the country. It's a tough④ animal that has to survive in a difficult environment. Also, it cannot walk backwards⑤， so it is always moving forwards. This expresses the strength and resolve⑥ of the Australians as individuals and as a nation. Baby  kangaroos weigh only two grammes at birth⑦.❶They then find their way into their mother's pouch⑧—a kind of pocket—to stay safe and warm. They sleep and drink milk in that temporary⑨， protected environment until they are about seven or eight months old. After this phase⑩， they go out to try their legs. After they learn to jump, they gradually spend less time with their mother and learn to be independent. Kangaroos may look cute, but encounters⑪ with them don't always end so well. ❷Kangaroos can hit and kick very hard, so please folks, if you see some kangaroos, remember they're not for petting!

❶为简单句。句中a kind of pocket作pouch的同位语；to stay safe and warm作目的状语。

❷是由连词so连接的两个并列句，第二个分句中if引导条件状语从句，remember后跟省略了that的宾语从句。

Koalas are cute, and we see so many pictures of people holding them.  But in many places in Australia, it is against the law to even touch them. Can you clarify that?

They are really quite cute, but the truth is, koalas are very sensitive⑫ creatures who can easily panic⑬  because of even small changes in their environment. They spend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, and hanging onto tree trunks⑭， so interaction⑮ with humans can cause them a lot of stress. 

Because of this, the government began to make laws against touching koalas, in the interest of⑯ animal protection, as well as public safety. So, if you see one in the wild, you shouldn't approach it to pick it up⑰ or even touch it. ❸If you want to hold a koala, you have to go to certain licensed⑱ zoos where animal experts make sure that the koalas selected for each session⑲ are in a good state⑳ for human contact and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a limited

frequency of occasions.

❸为复合句。句子的主句是you have to go to certain licensed zoos；句中If引导条件状语从句；where引导定语从句修饰先行词zoos；句中由and连接的两个that引导的宾语从句作make sure的宾语。

So, we've talked about some cute animals. What about animals which aren't so cute?

My favourite is a little creature called the Tasmanian devil.  If you are out camping in Tasmania and come across one, the experience might scare you! ❹Tasmanian devils hunt at night, so you won't usually see them, but you may hear their loud cries when they are fighting or eating. The noise they make could wake the dead. Frightening! They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats. They also have a terrible smell! Their diet is mostly dead animals. Fortunately, despite their name, they are generally not violent towards people.

❹为复合句。but后的分句与you won't usually see them并列，句中when引导时间状语从句。

Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of, for example, the duck­billed platypus. Is that some kind of bird?

Not at all. ❺While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird, it's really a primitive mammal， with a unique biology. Its eggs hatch after about ten days, and then the baby platypus nurses from its mother like all other mammals. Its nose looks like a duck's bill，and it has feet like a duck's so it can dive under the water, but it's covered in hair.  Do you know what's really strange about a platypus? The platypus doesn't use its senses of sight or smell to find food. It has a capacity to find food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill. There are only a small handful of animals in the world that can do that!

❺为复合句。句中While引导让步状语从句。

语料积累

①unique adj.独一无二的；独特的

be unique to对……来说是特殊的，独特的

②symbol n．象征，标志

③distribution n．分布；分配；分发

④tough adj.顽强的；坚强的

⑤backwards/forwards adv.向后/向前

⑥resolve v．解决(问题或困难)；决定，下定决心n.决心

⑦at birth在出生时

⑧pouch n．育儿袋；小袋子；荷包

⑨temporary adj.暂时的；短暂的

⑩phase n．阶段；时期

⑪encounter v．遭遇；偶遇，邂逅

n．偶遇，邂逅；经历

⑫sensitive adj.敏感的，易受影响的；灵敏的

⑬panic n．恐慌，惊慌，惶恐不安；

adj.恐慌的v.(使)恐慌，(使)惊慌失措

⑭trunk n．树干

⑮interaction n．互动，交流

⑯in the interest of为了；为了……的利益

⑰pick up捡起；发现

⑱licensed adj.得到正式许可的

license vt.批准；许可n.(＝licence)许可证；执照

⑲session n．一场；一段时间；会议

⑳in a good state状态良好

frequency n．发生率；重复率；(声波或电磁波振动的)频率

Tasmanian devil袋獾(塔斯马尼亚恶魔)，是一种有袋类的食肉动物，现今只分布于澳大利亚的塔斯马尼亚州。袋獾是袋獾属中唯一未灭绝的成员，其肌肉发达，十分壮硕。其特征包括：黑色的皮毛、遭遇攻击时发出的臭味、刺耳的叫声以及进食时的神态。

come across  偶遇

scare vt.使惊恐，吓唬

violent  adj.暴力的；猛烈的

violence n．暴力；暴行

duck­billed platypus鸭嘴兽，是最原始的哺乳动物之一，它是未完全进化的哺乳动物，种类极少，是最低等的哺乳动物之一；鸭嘴兽的嘴和脚像鸭子，而身体和尾部像海狸。鸭嘴兽在2 500万年前就已出现，至今仍生活在澳大利亚。

nest n．巢穴；鸟窝；秘密窝点

mammal n．哺乳动物

biology n．生理；生物学

hatch vi.孵出；破壳