晨读小练15：Unit 2 Wildlife Protection Reading and Thinking课文翻译及语法填空-2026-2027学年高中英语人教版必修第二册

该高中英语学习任务单聚焦必修二Unit 2 Reading and Thinking课文《云中的一天》，以藏羚羊保护为主题，整合课文翻译、重点词汇（如snow-covered, plain, herd等）及核心句型（This is why..., Only when...部分倒装）解析，构建“课文理解-词汇积累-句型应用-语法巩固”的学习支架，帮助学生系统掌握单元核心知识。 资料特色在于融合语言能力培养与文化意识渗透，通过课文翻译助学生理解文本，重点词汇拓展与句型解析提升语言运用能力，藏羚羊保护主题渗透环保与人类命运共同体意识。分层设计的语法填空练习紧扣课文内容，从基础到应用，有效训练思维品质，助力学生形成自主学习策略，提升英语综合素养。

高中英语晨读小练素材 Every minute counts. 晨读小练15：必修二 Unit 2 Reading and Thinking课文翻译及语法填空 A DAY IN THE CLOUDS云中的一天 Paragraph 1 The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of graceful animals. This is why we're here — to observe Tibetan antelopes. 空气很稀薄，我们不得不在从营地出发的短途徒步旅行中休息几次。在我们的左边，白雪皑皑的山脉消失在云层中，看上去几乎触手可及。在我们面前的平原上，我们隐约看到一群体形优美的动物。这就是为什么我们在这里观察藏羚羊。 【重点必背】 snow-covered白雪覆盖的 plain  n. 平原 adj. 简单明了的；直率的 herd n. 牧群；兽群 graceful adj. 优美的；优雅的 observe vt. 观察(到)；注视；遵守→ observation n. 观察 antelope n. 羚；羚类动物 【课文佳句】This is why we're here — to observe Tibetan antelopes.（This is why...） 这就是我们来这里的原因——观察藏羚羊。 Paragraph 2 Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I'm struck by their beauty. I'm also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, illegally, for their valuable fur.藏羚羊生活在西藏、新疆和青海的平原上。看着它们在绿色的草地上缓慢移动，我被它们的美丽打动了。我还想起了它们所处的危险。因其珍贵的羊毛，它们正遭受非法猎杀。 【重点必背】 beauty n. 美；美人；美好的东西→ beautiful adj. 美丽的；美好的 → beautify vt. 美化 remind of使某人想起(类似的人或物) hunt vt.&vi. 打猎；搜寻；追捕→ hunter n. 猎人；搜寻者 → hunting n. 打猎；狩猎 Paragraph 3 My guide is Zhaxi, a villager from Changtang. He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. The reserve is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. "We're not trying to save the animals," he says. "Actually, we're trying to save ourselves." 我的导游是羌塘的一位村民扎西。他在羌塘国家级自然保护区工作。该保护区是西藏西北地区动植物的庇护所。对于扎西来说，这片土地是神圣的，保护野生动植物是一种生活方式。他说："我们不是在拯救动物。其实我们是在拯救自己。" 【重点必背】 reserve n.（动植物）保护区；储藏(量) vt. 预订；预留；保留 shelter n. 避难处；居所；庇护 vt. 保护；掩蔽 vi. 躲避(风雨或危险) sacred adj. 神圣的；受尊敬的 Paragraph 4 The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The population dropped by more than 50 percent. Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built.上个世纪80年代和90年代对于藏羚羊来说是一个糟糕的时期。藏羚羊的数量下降了50％以上。猎人为了赚钱而射杀羚羊。随着新公路和铁路的修建，它们的栖息地变得越来越小。 【重点必背】 shoot vt.&vi.（shot，shot）射杀；射伤；发射 profit n. 利润；利益 habitat n.（动植物的）生活环境；栖息地 Paragraph 5 In order to save this species from extinction, the Chinese government placed it under national protection. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks. Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains. 为了使这个物种免于灭绝，中国政府将其置于国家保护之下。扎西和其他志愿者昼夜守卫着羚羊，保护它们免受袭击。桥梁和大门的增设，让藏羚羊可以轻松移动，并使它们免受汽车和火车的伤害。 【重点必背】 extinction n. 灭绝→ extinct adj. 已灭绝的 watch over保护；照管；监督 day and night—— 日日夜夜；夜以继日 attack n., vi.&vt. 攻击；抨击 Paragraph 6 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 to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared. 这些措施是有效的。藏羚羊的数量已经恢复，2015年6月，藏羚羊从濒危物种名单中被剔除。但是，由于对藏羚羊的威胁尚未消失，政府并没有打算停止这些保护项目。 【重点必背】 effective adj. 有效的；生效的→ effect n. 效果；影响 → affect vt. 影响 recover vi. 恢复；康复 vt. 找回；寻回→ recovery n. 恢复 remove vt. 去除；移开；脱去→ removal n. 移走；消除 intend vi.&vt. 打算；计划；想要→ intention n. 用意；目的；意图 threat n. 威胁→ threaten vt. 威胁；危及 Paragraph 7 In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me. Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. 晚上，我喝着茶，看着星星。我想起了藏羚羊和扎西告诉我的。为了保护野生动物，我们已经做了很多工作，但是如果我们真的想拯救地球，就必须改变生活方式。只有学会与大自然和谐相处，我们才不会成为野生动植物和地球的威胁。 【重点必背】 exist vi. 存在；生存→ existence n. 存在；生存 harmony n. 和谐；融洽→ harmonious adj. 和谐的 【课文佳句】Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.（"only＋状语"位于句首的部分倒装） 只有学会和大自然和谐共处，我们才不会成为野生生物和地球的威胁。 【单元重点词汇】 1.illegal adj.不合法的；非法的→illegally adv.不合法地；非法地→legal adj.合法的；法律的 2.hunt vt.& vi.打猎；搜寻；追捕→hunter n.猎人；搜寻者→hunting n.打猎；狩猎 3.alarming adj.惊人的；使人惊恐的→alarm vt.使惊恐；使害怕；使担心 n.恐慌；警报；警报器→alarmed adj.惊恐的；受惊的 4.rate n.速度；(比)率 vt.划分等级→rating n.等级；级别 5.extinct adj.已灭绝的→extinction n.灭绝 6.aware adj.知道；发觉；有……意识的→awareness n.意识→unaware adj.未发觉的；不知道的 7.endanger vt.使遭受危险；危害→endangered adj.濒危的→danger n.危险→dangerous adj.危险的 8.concern vt.涉及；让……担忧 n.担心，忧虑→concerned adj.担心的；关切的→concerning prep.关于；涉及 9.adapt vi.适应 vt.使适应；使适合→adaptation n.适应；改编本→adaptable adj.适应性强的；能适应的 10.observe vt.观察(到)；注视；遵守→observation n.观察 11.beauty n.美；美人；美好的东西→beautiful adj.美丽的；美好的→beautify vt.美化 12.remind vt.提醒；使想起→reminder n.提醒者；提醒物 13.effective adj.有效的；生效的→effect n.效果；影响→affect vt.影响；(疾病)侵袭 14.recover vi.恢复；康复 vt.找回；寻回→recovery n.恢复 15.remove vt.去除；移开；脱去→removal n.移走；消除 16.intend vi.& vt.打算；计划；想要→intention n.用意；目的；意图 17.threat n.威胁→threaten vt.威胁；危及 18.exist vi.存在；生存→existence n.存在；生存→existing adj.现存的；现有的 19.harmony n.和谐；融洽→harmonious adj.和谐的 20.reduce vt.减少→reduction n.缩减；减少 21.emotion n.感情；情感；情绪→emotional adj.情感的；情绪的 22.unusual adj.特别的；不寻常的→usual adj.常见的，寻常的 【单元重点句式】 1.句式：This is why ...这是……的原因 原句：This is why we're here—to observe Tibetan antelopes.这就是我们来这里的原因——观察藏羚羊。 2.句式：“only＋状语”位于句首的部分倒装 原句：Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.只有学会和大自然和谐共处，我们才不会成为野生生物和地球的威胁。 3.句式：when it comes to (doing) sth.当谈及…… 原句：When it comes to wildlife protection，all species—the good，the bad，and the ugly—should be treated equally. 谈到野生动植物保护，所有的物种——好的、坏的、丑的——都应该被平等地对待。 4.句式：强调句型 原句：It is for this reason that the WWF constantly put up information to stir up public interest in the welfare of the planet. 正是因为这个原因，世界自然基金会不断发布信息，以激发公众对地球福祉的兴趣。 5.句式：what引导的表语从句 原句：That is what the animals really need most. 那才是动物们真正最需要的。 6.句式：比喻修辞法 原句：To our left，snow­covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch. 在我们的左边，积雪覆盖的山脉消失在云层中，似乎近在咫尺，触手可及。 【小练1】课文语法填空 （根据课文内容，用所给词的正确形式填空） 1. The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough ____________ (touch). 2. On the plain in front of us, we can just make out a herd of ____________ (grace) animals. 3. Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I'm struck by their ____________ (beautiful). 4. I'm also reminded of the danger they are in. They are being hunted, ____________ (illegal), for their valuable fur. 5. The reserve is a ____________ (shelter) for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. 6. Hunters were shooting antelopes to make ____________ (profit). 7. In order to save this species from ____________ (extinct), the Chinese government placed it under national protection. 8. The measures were ____________ (effect). The antelope population has recovered. 9. The Tibetan antelope was ____________ (remove) from the endangered species list. 10. Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature ____________ we stop being a threat to wildlife. 【小练2】词汇或语法填空 1. The hunter was ____________ (shoot) at the antelope when the police arrived. 2. The government has taken ____________ (effect) measures to protect wildlife. 3. The antelope population has ____________ (recover) in recent years. 4. We should learn to ____________ (existence) in harmony with nature. 5. The ____________ (threaten) to Tibetan antelopes have not yet disappeared. 6. The volunteers ____________ (watch) over the antelopes day and night. 7. Many species are in danger of ____________ (extinct) due to habitat loss. 8. Only when we take action ____________ we save the planet. 【小练3】选词填空：observe | recover | remove | threaten | in harmony with | Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet. When we (1) __________ them, we are struck by their beauty. However, they were once (2) __________ by hunters. The government took action to (3) __________ the threat. The population has (4) __________. We must learn to live (5) __________ nature to protect all wildlife. 【参考答案】 【小练1】课文语法填空 to touch graceful beauty illegally shelter profits extinction effective removed can 【小练2】词汇或语法填空 shooting effective recovered exist threats watched extinction can 【小练3】选词填空 observe threatened remove recovered in harmony with 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $