外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册Unit 5 A delicate world Understanding ideas 导学案（无答案）
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选择性必修二 Unit 5
MACQUARIE ISLAND: from Chaos to Conservation
ACTIVITY 1
Match the information with the year when the event happened.
1. In 1810 A. Parakeets died out because of cats’ attack.
2. In 1891 B. Humans arrived on Macquarie Island with rats and mice.
3. In the 1970s C. The last Macquarie Island cat was caught.
4. In the 1980s D. Traps and dogs were used to catch the cats.
5. In 2000 E. Macquarie Island became an official nature reserve.
6. In 2006 F. Macquarie Island was pest-free and its ecology is on the road to recovery.
7. In 2014 G. Due to the rabbits’ behaviour, some land collapsed and a large number of penguins were killed.
1-5 ______________________ 6-7 ______________________
ACTIVITY 2
Choose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the text.
1. What do we know about Macquarie Island
A. It has a long and wide shape.
B. It is in the North-west Pacific Ocean.
C. Its ecosystem experienced a tragic story.
D. Its bad conditions resulted in no visitors coming.
2. Which of the following can replace the phrase “developed an appetite for the birds” in
paragraph 2
A. began to eat the birds
B. lost interest in eating the birds
C. existed in harmony with the birds
D. got into the habit of attacking the birds
3. Why did people choose to release a virus onto the island
A. To prevent soil erosion.
B. To control the rats and mice.
C. To decrease the population of cats.
D. To kill all the rabbits on the island.
4. What does the word “that” in paragraph 6 refer to
A. Removing invading species.
B. Dropping poison from helicopters.
C. Making the island an official nature reserve.
D. Training more dogs to find invading species.
5. What message does the author most want to give us
A. Human activities should be banned.
B. New equipment should be introduced.
C. Great efforts should be made to kill rats and mice.
D. We should give the island’s wildlife a bright future.
ACTIVITY 3
Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word.
Macquarie Island is situated in the South-west Pacific Ocean, halfway between Australia and
Antarctica. Its native inhabitants existed 1. __________ perfect harmony for thousands of years.
However, a tragic story 2. __________ (happen) when humans arrived on the island in 1810,
bringing rats and mice which fed on the birds on the island. To control them, cats were introduced
but they also ate the birds. In the meantime, rabbits were brought in as 3. __________ kind of
food for humans, but their digging caused soil erosion and increased the cat population because
the cats also ate the rabbits. This in turn led to more cats hunting the birds, and the end result was
parakeets’ 4. __________ (extinct). In the 1980s, traps and dogs 5. __________ (use) to catch the
cats, and the last cat was 6. __________ (final) removed in 2000. But, the population of rabbits
exploded again. The rabbits’ digging caused some land 7. __________ (collapse), killing many
penguins. This incident made 8. __________ clear that the rat, mouse and rabbit problem needed
solving once and for all.
Helicopters were used to drop poison and dogs were trained to find every last remaining
invading species without 9. __________ (harm) the native animals. In the end, Macquarie Island
was free from pests with 10. __________ (it) ecology on the way to recovery.
答案
Activity 1
1-7 BAEDC GF
Activity 1
1-5 CADAD
Activity 3
1. in
2. happened
3. a
4. extinction
5. were used
6. finally
7. to collapse
8. it
9. harming
10. its
MACQUARIE ISLAND: from Chaos to Conservation
ACTIVITY 1
Match the information with the year when the event happened.
1. In 1810 A. Parakeets died out because of cats’ attack.
2. In 1891 B. Humans arrived on Macquarie Island with rats and mice.
3. In the 1970s C. The last Macquarie Island cat was caught.
4. In the 1980s D. Traps and dogs were used to catch the cats.
5. In 2000 E. Macquarie Island became an official nature reserve.
6. In 2006 F. Macquarie Island was pest-free and its ecology is on the road to recovery.
7. In 2014 G. Due to the rabbits’ behaviour, some land collapsed and a large number of penguins were killed.
1-5 ______________________ 6-7 ______________________
ACTIVITY 2
Choose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the text.
1. What do we know about Macquarie Island
A. It has a long and wide shape.
B. It is in the North-west Pacific Ocean.
C. Its ecosystem experienced a tragic story.
D. Its bad conditions resulted in no visitors coming.
2. Which of the following can replace the phrase “developed an appetite for the birds” in
paragraph 2
A. began to eat the birds
B. lost interest in eating the birds
C. existed in harmony with the birds
D. got into the habit of attacking the birds
3. Why did people choose to release a virus onto the island
A. To prevent soil erosion.
B. To control the rats and mice.
C. To decrease the population of cats.
D. To kill all the rabbits on the island.
4. What does the word “that” in paragraph 6 refer to
A. Removing invading species.
B. Dropping poison from helicopters.
C. Making the island an official nature reserve.
D. Training more dogs to find invading species.
5. What message does the author most want to give us
A. Human activities should be banned.
B. New equipment should be introduced.
C. Great efforts should be made to kill rats and mice.
D. We should give the island’s wildlife a bright future.
ACTIVITY 3
Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word.
Macquarie Island is situated in the South-west Pacific Ocean, halfway between Australia and
Antarctica. Its native inhabitants existed 1. __________ perfect harmony for thousands of years.
However, a tragic story 2. __________ (happen) when humans arrived on the island in 1810,
bringing rats and mice which fed on the birds on the island. To control them, cats were introduced
but they also ate the birds. In the meantime, rabbits were brought in as 3. __________ kind of
food for humans, but their digging caused soil erosion and increased the cat population because
the cats also ate the rabbits. This in turn led to more cats hunting the birds, and the end result was
parakeets’ 4. __________ (extinct). In the 1980s, traps and dogs 5. __________ (use) to catch the
cats, and the last cat was 6. __________ (final) removed in 2000. But, the population of rabbits
exploded again. The rabbits’ digging caused some land 7. __________ (collapse), killing many
penguins. This incident made 8. __________ clear that the rat, mouse and rabbit problem needed
solving once and for all.
Helicopters were used to drop poison and dogs were trained to find every last remaining
invading species without 9. __________ (harm) the native animals. In the end, Macquarie Island
was free from pests with 10. __________ (it) ecology on the way to recovery.
答案
Activity 1
1-7 BAEDC GF
Activity 1
1-5 CADAD
Activity 3
1. in
2. happened
3. a
4. extinction
5. were used
6. finally
7. to collapse
8. it
9. harming
10. its