Unit 2 Period 2 Reading and Thinking（配套教参Word）-【步步高】2025-2026学年高一英语必修第二册学习笔记（人教版·新教材）

Period 2　Reading and Thinking

1．Why did the author visit Xizang?

A．To mount the mountains.

B．To watch Tibetan antelopes.

C．To enjoy the beautiful scenery.

D．To catch the men who hunted antelopes.

答案　B

2．What is talked about in paragraph 2?

A．The beautiful scenery in Xizang.

B．The situation of the Tibetan antelope.

C．Learning to live in harmony with nature.

D．The measures taken to protect the antelopes.

答案　B

3．Why should we protect wildlife?

A．Saving wildlife means saving ourselves.

B．Some wildlife are being hunted illegally.

C．Some wildlife are in danger of dying out.

D．The number of some wildlife is decreasing.

答案　A

4．According to the author，how can we really save the earth?

A．By changing our way of life.

B．By removing all threats to wildlife.

C．By protecting wildlife with great efforts.

D．By doing more in environmental protection.

答案　A

5．What is the author’s attitude towards the wildlife protection?

A．Unclear.   B．Doubtful.

C．Negative.   D．Supportive.

答案　D

6．What’s the text mainly about?

A．Some effective measures.

B．Snow-covered mountains.

C．The protection of Tibetan antelopes.

D．The Changtang National Nature Reserve.

答案　C

A DAY IN THE CLOUDS

The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp.To our left1，snow-covered mountains2 disappear into3 clouds [1]that seem almost close enough to touch.On the plain in front of us，we can just make out4 a herd of graceful animals5.This is [2]why we’re here—[3]to observe Tibetan antelopes.

[1]that引导定语从句，修饰clouds，that在从句中作主语。

[2]why引导表语从句。

[3]不定式短语to observe Tibetan antelopes作目的状语，具体解释来这里的原因。

词块翻译：

1．在我们的左边

2．白雪覆盖的山脉

3．消失在……中

4．看清；听清；分清

5．一群优雅的动物

Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Xizang，Xinjiang，and Qinghai.[4]Watching them move slowly across the green grass，I’m struck by6 their beauty.I’m also reminded of7 the danger [5]they were in.They were hunted，illegally，for their valuable fur.

[4]现在分词短语Watching them move...在句中作时间状语。

[5]they are in是定语从句，关系词(that/which)因在从句中作宾语而被省略了。

6.被……打动；迷恋……

7.使某人想起(类似的人或物)

My guide is Zhaxi，[6]a villager from Changtang.He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve.The reserve is a shelter for8 the animals and plants of northwestern Xizang.To Zhaxi，the land is sacred and [7]protecting the wildlife is a way of life9.“We’re not trying to save the

animals，” he says.“Actually，we’re trying to save ourselves.”

[6]a villager from Changtang作Zhaxi的同位语。

[7]动词-ing形式短语protecting the wildlife作主语，谓语动词用单数。

8.……的庇护所

9.一种生活方式

The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for10 the Tibetan antelope.The population dropped by11 more than 50 percent.Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits12.Their habitats were becoming smaller [8]as new roads and railways were built.

[8]as引导时间状语从句，表示“随着”。

10.……的悲惨时代

11．下降了……(表示幅度)

12．赚取利润

[9]In order to save this species from13 extinction，the Chinese government placed it under national protection14.Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over15 the antelopes day and night16 to keep them safe from17 attacks.Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains.

[9]in order to...“为了……”，在句中作目的状语。,

13．拯救……免于……

14．将……置于国家保护之下

15．保护；照管；监督

16．日日夜夜；夜以继日

17．保护……免于……

The measures were effective.The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015，the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list.The government，however，does not intend to18 stop the protection programmes，[10]since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.

[10]since引导原因状语从句，表示“因为”。

18.打算做某事

In the evening，I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars19.I think about20 the antelopes and [11]what Zhaxi told me.Much [12]is being done to protect wildlife，but if we really want to save the planet，we must change our way of life.[13]Only when we learn to exist in harmony with21 nature can we stop being  a threat to22 wildlife and to our planet.

[11]what引导宾语从句，和the antelopes一起作think about的宾语；what在从句中作宾