Module6AnimalsindangerHerearesomeofthefastestanimalsintheanimalworld.Asyoureadaboutthem，rememberthatthetopspeedofhumanrunnersis20to25milesanhour.Andthefastesthumanrunnerscanonlyrunatthisspeedforafewhundredyards(码)．Heavypeopledonotrunveryfast.Butsomeheavyanimalscanrunatamazingspeed.Blackrhinoscanrunataspeedofalmost30milesanhour，eventhoughtheymayweighover3,500pounds.Cheetahsarethefastestlandmammals(哺乳动物)overshortdistances(距离)．Theycanrunataspeedofover70milesanhour.Buttheygettiredquicklyandusuallystopafterafewhundredyards.Pronghornantelopesarethefastestlandmammalsoverlongdistances.Theycanrunataspeedof35milesanhourformanymiles.Theirtopspeedisprobablymorethan50milesanhour.Hummingbirdsarethesmallestbirds.Buttheymovetheirwings(翅膀)fasterthanotherbirds.Someofthembeattheirwings4,500timesaminute.Ostrichescan’tfly，buttheycanrunfasterthanotherbirdsandmostotheranimalsaswell.Theycanrunatatopspeedof43milesanhourforashortdistance，butcankeepupaspeedofmorethan30milesanhouroverlongdistances.Theyarealsothelargestofallbirds，andtheylaythelargesteggs.阅读短文，选择正确答案1．Whatarethefastestlandmammalsovershortdistances?A．Cheetahs.B．Pronghornantelopes.C．Horses.D．Elephants.答案A2．Thetopspeedofpronghornantelopesmaybeovermilesanhour.A．20B．30C．35D．50答案D3．Ostrichescanrunmorethanmilesanhouroverlongdistances.A．50B．43C．35D．30答案DPeriodOneIntroduction&Reading—Prereading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思[第一组]1．endangerA．n.栖息地2．reserveB．n.挣扎；斗争3．habitatC．adj.灭绝的；绝种的4．extinctD．vt.危及；使……处于险境5．struggleE．n.保护区；保护圈答案1.D2.E3.A4.C5.B[第二组]6．wildlifeA．n.(藏)羚羊7．protectB．n.野生生物8．poacherC．n.战斗9．antelopeD．n.盗猎者；偷猎者10．battleE．vt.保护答案6.B7.E8.D9.A10.C[第三组]11．plateauA．adj.值……钱12．idealB．n.牧群；兽群13．shawlC．n.高原14．herdD．n.披肩15．worthE．adj.理想的答案11.C12.E13.D14.B15.A[第四组]16．skinA．n.&vt.(警方的)突击搜查17．spotB．n.环境；情况18．raidC．vt.没收19．confiscateD．vt.剥皮；去皮20．conditionE．n.(某事发生的)准确地点；现场21．meanwhileF．n.(尤指买卖贵重商品的)商人22．dealerG．adv.同时答案16.D17.E18.A19.C20.B21.G22.FTrue(T)orFalse(F)．1．Onacoldday，JiesangSuonandajiewaslookingforagroupoflosttourists.(F)2．Alargenumberofantelopeshavebeenkilledfortheirmeat.(F)3．Shawlsmadefromtheantelopewoolcameintofashioninthe1980s.(F)4．Littleprogresshasbeenmadeinprotectingtheantelopes.(F)5．Internationalcooperationonprotectingantelopesisalsoprogressing.(T)Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.1．WhywasJiesanglookingforthepoachers?A．Tofightwiththem.B．Tojointheminhunting.C．Tostopthemfromkillingtheantelopes.D．Toaskthemtohunt.答案C2．Thepoachersweresurprisedat.A．Jiesang’sordertoaskthemtoputdowntheirgunsB．Jiesang’squickmovementC．Jiesang’sbraveryD．beingfoundbyJiesang答案C3．Thequickdecreaseoftheantelopesisdueto.A．thefreezingandbadlivingconditionsB．theirexpensivewoolC．theillegalexportoftheshawlsD．thekillingfromthepoachers答案D4．WhathastheChinesegovernmentdonetoprotecttheantelopesinthepastyears?A．Thegovernmenthaspassedlawstobanthetradeofthewoolfromtheantelopes.B．Thegovernmenthassetupnaturereserves.C．Thegovernmenthascaughtthepoachersandconfiscatedtheirvehicles.D．Alloftheabove.答案D5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthereasonfortheincreaseoftheantelopes?A．TheChinesegovernmenthaswonthebattleaga...
