话题七 环境保护 [晨背词汇] 1．名词篇 challenge 挑战(性)；consequence 结果，后果；conservation 保存；(自然资源的)保护，管理；effort 努力，艰难的尝试；environment 环境；expectation 预料；期望；permission 允许，许可，同意；pollution 污染；protection 保护；punishment 惩罚；responsibility 责任，负责；species 物种 2．动词篇 decline 减少，下降，衰退，谢绝；decrease 减少，减小，降低；destroy 破坏，毁坏；pollute 污染；preserve 保护，保留，保存；prevent 防止，预防；protect 保护；recycle 回收；再循环 3．形容词篇 natural 自然的；noisy 喧闹的，嘈杂的；proper 恰当的，合适的；unbearable 难耐的，无法接受的；unbelievable 难以置信的；uncomfortable 令人不舒服的 4．短语篇 attach great importance to... 十 分 重 视 ； arouse people's awareness of environmental protection 提高人们的环保意识； be faced with...面临；from bad to worse 每况愈下；in harmony with nature 与自然和谐相处；make a difference 有影响 [晨背佳作] (2013·重庆高考)调查显示，中国长江江豚(finless porpoise)受人类活动影响而濒临灭绝，目前总数不足 1000 只。假设你是李华，现请用英文给 WWF(世界自然保护基金组织)写一封信，请他们关注这一状况并提供帮助。内容应包括： ●说明写信目的 ●简述江豚现状 ●希望 WWF 如何帮助(比如：资助江豚保护项目等) ●表示感谢并期待回复 注意：1.词数 100 左右； 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3．书信格式及开头均已给出(不计入总词数)。 Dear Sir or Madam， I'm a student from Chongqing，China._______________________ Yours sincerely， Li Hua [范文诵读] Dear Sir or Madam， I'm a student from Chongqing，China.Today I am writing to you to ask for your help to improve the situation the finless porpoise is faced with in the Changjiang River. Because of the behavior of our human beings，the finless porpoise in the Changjiang River has been greatly influenced and will be endangered.According to research，its total number is less than 1,000 now.In order to prevent them from dying out，we have founded a project，but we have difficulty in running it for lack of fund. If you would like to help，you can provide it with necessary money.Besides，you can give us relevant training in protecting them.With your help，we believe we can improve the living environment of the finless porpoise soon，thus increasing its number. If we can get your help，we will be very thankful.We're looking forward to your early reply. Yours sincerely， Li Hua
