文档内容
话题十四 人与动植物
第一部分 话题词汇积累
单词&短语
1.dinosaur n.______________ 2. trunk n.______________
3.troublesome adj.______________ 4.mushroom n.______________
5.twist v.______________ 6.squirrel n.______________
7.ultimate adj.______________ 8.unconditional adj.______________
9.undergo v.______________ 10.uneasy adj.______________
11.unrest n.______________ 12.vacant adj.______________
13.bat n.______________ 14.variation______________
15.habitat n.______________ 16.evolution n.______________
17.trademark n.______________ 18.transform v.______________
19. transparent adj.______________ 20.tragedy n.______________
21.violate v.______________ 22.underwear n.______________
23. victim n.______________ 24.vanish v.______________
25.vehicle in.______________
26.______________adj.传统的；惯例的
27.______________翻译；译文；转化；调任
28.______________n.金银财宝；财富；财产；珍品
______________v.珍视
29.______________adj.典型的；有代表性的；象征性的
30.______________n.雨伞；保护伞；庇护；伞形结构
31.______________adj.未料到的；意外的；想不到的
32.______________adj.不公平的；不公正的
33.______________adj.不幸的令人遗憾的；不成功的
34.______________adv.不情愿地；勉强地
35.______________v.更新；校正；修正；使现代化
36.______________adj.难过的；心烦的；混乱的；弄翻的
37.______________adj.迫切的；紧急的；急迫的
38.______________adj.有价值的；贵重的；可估价的
39.______________adv.毋庸置疑地；确实地
40.______________v.揭开；揭露；发现
41.______________n.家庭教师；导师；助教；(尤指音乐)课本
42._______________n.&v.贸易；交易
43.______________n.暴力；暴行；侵犯；激烈；歪曲
44._______________n.运输；运载工具；运输系统；流放
45.________________n.美德；德行；优点；贞操；功效
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】46._______________adj.难以置信的；不可信的
47.in view of________________________
48._________________________各种各样的
49.vary from hour to hour_________________________
50._________________________徒劳；白辛苦
51.休假________________________
52.充分利用________________________
53.__________________________对……是独有的
54._________________________学生会
55.make oneself understood________________________
56._________________________在建设中
57.没有意识到________________________
58._________________________轮流；依次做某事
59.________________________.到达；出现；发生；使仰卧
60.调低；拒绝；减小，关小________________________
61.migration pattern________________________
62.growth stage________________________
词汇拓展
1.typical adj.典型的；有代表性的；一贯的；平常的；不出所料；特有的
The elderly man may not be____________,but he speaks for a significant body of opinion.
这位老人也许并没有代表性，但他所说的话却代表着相当一部分人的观点。
The weather at the moment is___________ not for July.
现在的天气并不是七月份常有的。
A ___________working day for me begins at 7:30.我的工作日一般在7:30开始。
2.turn up(常指出其不意地或经长久等待后)出现，到来，露面；找出；发现；注意到；出现；
开大，调高(收音机、暖气等)
He___________late.他迟到了。
Investigations have never___________any evidence.调查从没发现任何证据。
I can't hear the radio very well. Could you___________it___________a bit?
收音机我听不太清楚，你把声音开大点行吗?
【联想】turn to翻到；转向；变成；求助于，求教于
turn over翻身，翻转；把……移交；换频道；营业额达
turn out结果是，证明是；到场，出席；出来；制造
turn off关掉；使厌烦
turn into成为；翻译
turn in交上去；告发；上床睡觉
turn back返回；往回走；阻挡；翻回到
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】turn round转身；调头；转向另一面；使好转
turn against转而反对；与……反目
turn about转身，向后转
turn on打开；攻击
活学活用
一、阅读下列句子，在空白处填入1个单词或用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Aron couldn't speak Polish. I made myself_________(understand)with difficulty.
2.1_________(wait)for an hour and he still hasn't turned up.
3. Fast mask-changing is unique_________Sichuan Opera performance.
4.I find _________unbelievable that people can accept this sort of behaviour.
5. All kinds of_________(tradition)craft industries are preserved here.
二、翻译句子
1.I read his article again and again,trying hard to understand what he was driving at but in vain.
_____________________________________________________________
2.在我们班，我们轮流做值日报告。(take turns)
_____________________________________________________________
3.建设中的那幢建筑物是一个公共图书馆。(under construction)
_____________________________________________________________
4.既然你有了这个机会，你可以充分地利用它了。(make use of)
_____________________________________________________________
第二部分 话题阅读训练
（A）阅读理解
Kids everywhere love to play. And they know a ball is a perfect thing to play with. Now
scientists at London’s Queen Mary University report that bumblebees seem to know the same
thing, making bumblebees the first insects known to play.
When people talk about “play”, they’re describing an animal doing something that doesn’t
really seem to help it. They’re not doing the action to get food or shelter or another similar
“reward”. Play usually happens when a creature is relaxed and is often repeated.
However, scientists think many animals and birds’ playing is a kind of training for things
they’ll have to deal with in later life. But before this, there were no reports of insects playing.
Scientists at Dr. Chittka’s lab, carried out an experiment. First, they tagged (贴标签) 45
young bumblebees, both male and female, between 1 and 23 days old. The tags made the bees
easier to identify and follow.
The scientists set up a clear pathway from the bumblebees’ nest to a feeding area. On either
side of the open pathway, the researchers placed small colored wooden balls. On one side of the
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】path, the balls were attached and couldn’t move. On the other side, the balls could roll around. It
turned out that the bumblebees weren’t interested in the unmovable balls, but they made lots of
visits to the rolling balls.
Grabbing the balls with their legs, the bees would flap (拍打) their wings to pull on the balls,
causing them to roll. The 45 tagged bumblebees rolled balls 910 times during the experiment.
Though some only did it once, others did it a lot. The younger bumblebees spent more time rolling
balls. Males seemed more likely to play than females.
“It’s not clear why the bees roll the balls or whether they enjoy it But the experiment raises
important questions about how the insects’ minds work and whether they have feelings. With
further research, the future will hold surprises and answers in store for us,” said Dr. Chittka.
1．What is the purpose of animals’ play according to scientists?
A．To find ideal shelter.
B．To receive extra rewards.
C．To develop survival skills.
D．To get their fellows’ attention.
2．What did Dr. Chittka’s experiment focus on?
A．Bumblebees’ categories. B．Bumblebees’ habitats.
C．Bumblebees’ intelligence. D．Bumblebees’ behavior.
3．What was the result of the experiment?
A．Younger male bumblebees preferred to roll the balls.
B．Bumblebees possessed different wing beat frequency.
C．Bumblebees could distinguish balls of different colors.
D．A specially-built pathway helped bumblebees find food.
4．What is Dr. Chittka’s attitude to their future research?
A．Uncertain. B．Doubtful. C．Optimistic. D．Critical.
（B）完形填空
People hold general belief that birds will fly south in winter. But not all birds do so to escape
the ___56___ and settle somewhere nice and warm. Many of our feathered friends actually
___57___ and try to live through the hard time.
They will face greater ___58___ when temperatures drop well beyond the freezing point. It
was against this background that a ___59___ about rescuing a little sparrow took place.
The poor bird was caught off-guard by the freezing temperatures and had itself ___60___ on
the metal piping next to a water heater.
___61___,a man by the name of Nelson Wilson ___62___ the frightened bird. When he
hurried to see what was happening, he saw it ___63___ desperately and decided to do something
to help it out.
“When I went over, I ___64___ the bird which was glued down to the pipe and couldn't fly
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】away,”Wilson ____65____ . “The little bird most likely ____66____ to drink some water
because it is not ____67____ for birds to drink from the heated tank in winter. But
unfortunately , its feet got ____68____ from the water and froze into the metal piping. So I
____69____ to warm the feet of the frightened bird by pressing my palm (手掌) against both the
____70____ and the bird's feet.”
But the ____71____ did not give him what he wanted. Then, Wilson started ____72____
blowing warm air on the bird to ____73____ its fragile feet and make them get warm earlier.
After several minutes, his warming the bird's feet with his warm ____74____ brought success.
The bird was finally able to ____75____ its previously frozen feet. It was saved!
56．A．site B．enemy C．disease D．cold
57．A．stay behind B．step forward C．take of D．come out
58．A．failure B．dilemma C．danger D．truth
59．A．rip B．story C．task D．meeting
60．A．1ost B．bathed C．confused D．trapped
61．A．Hopefully B．Thankfully C．Suddenly D．Strangely
62．A．found B．accepted C．seized D．heard
63．A．1yimg B．waiting C．struggling D．hunting
64．A．treated B．noticed C．obtained D．pushed
65．A．explained B．concluded C．predicted D．added
66．A．refused B．hesitated C．stopped D．learnt
67．A．inconvenient B．harmless C．practical D．uncommon
68．A．sticky B．wet C．slippery D．heavy
69．A．attempted B．managed C．agreed D．expected
70．A．pipe B．ice C．water D．feather
71．A．challenge B．approach C．advantage D．attention
72．A．casually B．eventually C．gently D．accidentally
73．A．observe B．pull C．recognize D．protect
74．A．breath B．coat C．arm D．chest
75．A．feel B．see C．move D．drop
资料收集整理【淘宝店铺：向阳百分百】
