晨读小练66：Unit 2 Iconic Attractions Using Language 课文翻译及语法填空-2025-2026学年人教版高中英语选择性必修第四册

该高中英语学习任务单聚焦选择性必修四Unit 2 Using Language中“澳大利亚的神奇动物”语篇，通过中英文对照搭建阅读支架，串联核心词汇（如symbol, distribution）、语法（词性转换、句子合并）及写作（邀请邮件），形成从语篇输入到语言输出的完整学习脉络。 资料特色在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养，通过重点词汇（含词性转换）、短语及词块总结提升语言理解与表达能力，介绍澳大利亚特有动物渗透跨文化认知。习题设计注重思维品质，语法填空与词汇练习结合语篇语境，单元话题作文强化实际应用，助力学生高效掌握语言知识与学习策略。

高中英语晨读小练素材 Every minute counts. 晨读小练66：选择性必修四 Unit 2 Using Language 课文翻译及语法填空 THE AMAZING ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA 澳大利亚的神奇动物 Paragraph 1 Our topic today is "Creatures Unique to Australia", with questions answered by wildlife expert, Dr Jim Smith. Australia has lots of unique animals, but which animal is a symbol of the country? It has to be the kangaroo, as it has a wide distribution throughout the country. It's a tough animal that has to survive in a difficult environment. Also, it cannot walk backwards, so it is always moving forwards. This expresses the strength and resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation. Baby kangaroos weigh only two grammes at birth. They then find their way into their mother's pouch---a kind of pocket---to stay safe and warm. They sleep and drink milk in that temporary, protected environment until they are about seven or eight months old. After this phase, 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 encounters with them don't always end so well. Kangaroos can hit and kick very hard, so please folks, if you see some kangaroos, remember they're not for petting! 我们今天的主题是"澳大利亚特有的生物"，野生动物专家吉姆·史密斯博士回答了我们的问题。澳大利亚有许多独特的动物，但哪种动物是这个国家的象征？它一定是袋鼠，因为它在全国分布很广。它是一种坚韧的动物，必须在艰苦的环境中生存。而且，它不能向后走，所以它总是向前走。这表达了澳大利亚人作为个人和国家的力量和决心。小袋鼠出生时只有两克重。然后，它们会进入母亲的口袋——一种安全保暖的口袋。他们在这种临时的、受保护的环境中睡觉和喝牛奶，直到七八个月大。在这个阶段之后，他们会出去试一下自己的腿。在他们学会了跳跃之后，他们逐渐减少了和母亲在一起的时间，学会了独立。袋鼠看起来很可爱，但与它们的相遇并不总是那么顺利。袋鼠能很用力地打和踢，所以请各位，如果你们看到一些袋鼠，记住它们不是用来抚摸的！ 【重点必背】 symbol象征 distribution n. 分布；分配；分发→ distribute vt. 分发；分配；分布 tough adj. 艰难的；严厉的 resolve n. 决心；坚定的信念 pouch n.育儿袋 phase n. 阶段；时期 encounter vt. 偶然碰到；遇到 n. 邂逅；遭遇 Paragraph 2 They are really quite cute, but the truth is, koalas are very sensitive creatures who can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment. They spend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, and hanging onto tree trunks, so interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress. Because of this, the government began to make laws against touching koalas, in the interest of animal protection, as well as public safety. So, if you see one in the wild, you shouldn't approach it to pick it up or even touch it. If you want to hold a koala, you have to go to certain licensed zoos where animal experts make sure that the koalas selected for each session are in a good state for human contact and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a limited frequency of occasions. 它们真的很可爱，但事实是，考拉是非常敏感的动物，它们很容易因为环境的微小变化而惊慌失措。它们花了大量的时间吃东西、睡觉、挂在树干上，因此与人类的互动会给它们带来很大的压力。正因为如此，为了保护动物和公共安全，政府开始制定法律禁止接触考拉。所以，如果你在野外看到一只，你不应该接近它去捡起它，甚至触摸它。如果你想养一只考拉，你必须去一些有执照的动物园，那里的动物专家要确保每节课选出来的考拉都处于良好的状态，便于人类接触，而且只在有限的时间和有限的场合处理。 【重点必背】 sensitive adj. 敏感的；善解人意的；灵敏的 interaction n. 交流；相互影响→ interact vi. 相互交流；相互影响 in the interest of为了……的利益 licensed adj. 得到正式许可的→ license vt. 批准；许可 n. 许可证；执照 frequency n. 发生率；重复率；(声波或电磁波振动的)频率→ frequent adj. 频繁的 → frequently adv. 频繁地 Paragraph 3 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! Tasmanian 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. 我最喜欢的是一种叫塔斯马尼亚魔鬼的小动物。如果你在塔斯马尼亚野营时遇到一个，这种经历可能会吓到你！塔斯马尼亚魔鬼在晚上狩猎，所以你通常不会看到他们，但你可能会听到他们大声喊叫时，他们战斗或吃。他们发出的噪音可能会把死人吵醒。可怕的！它们有小狗那么大，看起来像相当大的黑鼠。它们也有难闻的气味！他们的饮食大多是死动物。幸运的是，尽管他们的名字，他们一般不会对人施暴。 【重点必背】 come across偶然遇到 frightening adj. 令人害怕的→ frighten vt. 使害怕；使惊恐 → frightened adj. 害怕的；受惊的 violent adj. 暴力的；猛烈的→ violence n. 暴力；暴行 → violently adv. 粗暴地；强烈地 Paragraph 4 Not at all. While 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! 一点也不。虽然它可能像鸟一样在巢中产卵，但它确实是一种原始哺乳动物，具有独特的生物学特性。大约十天后，鸭嘴兽的卵孵化出来，然后鸭嘴兽宝宝像其他哺乳动物一样从母亲那里哺育。它的鼻子看起来像鸭嘴，它的脚也像鸭子，所以它可以潜到水下，但它全身都是毛。你知道鸭嘴兽有什么奇怪的地方吗？鸭嘴兽不使用视觉或嗅觉来寻找食物。它有能力通过在嘴巴中使用电子传感器在水中寻找食物。世界上只有一小部分动物能做到这一点！ 【重点必背】 primitive adj. 发展水平低的；原始的；远古的 mammal n. 哺乳动物 biology n. 生理；生物学→ biological adj. 生物学的 → biologist n. 生物学家 hatch vi. 孵出；破壳 vt. 使孵出；策划；(尤指)密谋 capacity n. 能力；容量→ capable adj. 有能力的；能干的 【重点短语】 1.a flock of 一群(羊或鸟) 2.a handful of 少数人(或物)；一把(的量) 3.be referred to as ... 被称为是…… 4.can't wait to do sth. 迫不及待做某事 5.be native to 原产于 6.say goodbye to 告别 7.personally speaking 就个人来说 8.feel at home 舒适，自在 9.pick up 捡起；(无意中) 学会；接收；(开车)接某人 10.come across 偶然遇到 【课文词块】 1.do some research on 对……进行一些研究 2.major in social studies 主修社会学科 3.in a good state 处于良好状态 4.in close contact with nature　　与大自然保持密切的联系 5.breathe in/out 吸气/呼气 6.shape the unique Australian culture　　塑造了独特的澳大利亚文化 7.be unique to Australia 澳大利亚特有的 8.encounters with them 与它们的相遇 9.in the interest of animal protection　　为了动物保护 【单元话题作文】 (2024·山东省聊城市齐鲁名校大联盟模拟)假定你是李华，本周六你班将组织一次乡村旅游活动。请你就此事给外教Mr.Smith写一封邮件，内容包括：1.发出邀请；2.活动内容；3.期待回复。 Dear Mr.Smith， I'm writing to invite you to join us in a trip to the countryside this Saturday. We'll gather at the school gate at 8 am.Ten minutes later we'll leave for our destination by bus.It'll be a thirty­minute ride.Upon arrival，we'll first visit a farm，where we can feed chickens and pick strawberries.After that we'll go fishing near the farm.At noon，we'll have a picnic lunch by the river.We'll return at 3 pm. Would you like to go with us.Looking forward to your reply！ Yours sincerely， Li Hua 【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. Australia has lots of unique animals, but which animal is a symbol of the country? It has to be the kangaroo, as it has a wide ____________ (distribute) throughout the country. 2. 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. （合并为一句） → The platypus has a capacity to find food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill, ____________ its senses of sight or smell. 3. There are only a small handful of animals in the world that can do that! （改为同义句） → Only a small handful of animals in the world ____________ ____________ to do that! 【小练2】词汇或语法填空 4. The kangaroo has a wide ____________ (distribute) throughout the country. 5. Kangaroos can hit and kick very hard, so they're not for ____________ (pet). 6. Koalas are very ____________ (sensitivity) creatures. 7. ____________ (interact) with humans can cause koalas a lot of stress. 8. The government made laws against touching koalas ____________ the interest of animal protection. 9. Tasmanian devils are generally not violent ____________ people. 10. The platypus has a ____________ (capable) to find food in the water. 11. There are only a small handful of animals in the world that can do that! （改为同义句） → There are only a ____________ ____________ of animals in the world that can do that! 【小练答案】 1. distribution 2. without using 3. are able 4. distribution 5. petting 6. sensitive 7. 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