Unit 5 Understanding ideas 导学案-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

选择性必修二 Unit 5 MACQUARIE ISLAND: from Chaos to Conservation ACTIVITY 1 Match the information with the year when the event happened. 1. In 1810 A. Parakeets died out because of cats’ attack. 2. In 1891 B. Humans arrived on Macquarie Island with rats and mice. 3. In the 1970s C. The last Macquarie Island cat was caught. 4. In the 1980s D. Traps and dogs were used to catch the cats. 5. In 2000 E. Macquarie Island became an official nature reserve. 6. In 2006 F. Macquarie Island was pest-free and its ecology is on the road to recovery. 7. In 2014 G. Due to the rabbits’ behaviour, some land collapsed and a large number of penguins were killed. 1-5 ______________________ 6-7 ______________________ ACTIVITY 2 Choose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the text. 1. What do we know about Macquarie Island? A. It has a long and wide shape. B. It is in the North-west Pacific Ocean. C. Its ecosystem experienced a tragic story. D. Its bad conditions resulted in no visitors coming. 2. Which of the following can replace the phrase “developed an appetite for the birds” in paragraph 2? A. began to eat the birds B. lost interest in eating the birds C. existed in harmony with the birds D. got into the habit of attacking the birds 3. Why did people choose to release a virus onto the island? A. To prevent soil erosion. B. To control the rats and mice. C. To decrease the population of cats. D. To kill all the rabbits on the island. 4. What does the word “that” in paragraph 6 refer to? A. Removing invading species. B. Dropping poison from helicopters. C. Making the island an official nature reserve. D. Training more dogs to find invading species. 5. What message does the author most want to give us? A. Human activities should be banned. B. New equipment should be introduced. C. Great efforts should be made to kill rats and mice. D. We should give the island’s wildlife a bright future. ACTIVITY 3 Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper