Section Ⅰ “Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.理清文脉结构
Ⅱ.把握主旨大意
1．The text mainly tells us ________.
A．the Qinghai Xizang Railway is the impossible railway
B．workers met many difficulties in the construction process of the Qinghai Xizang Railway
C．the building of the Qinghai Xizang Railway and the challenges the workers met
D．the Qinghai Xizang Railway is what we should be proud of
2．Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A．Qingshuihe Bridge and the animals' protection.
Para.2 B．The beginning of the travel along
the “Sky Railway”．
Para.3 C．The protection to Cuona Lake.
Para.4 D．The achievement after overcoming many challenges when building the Qinghai Xizang Railway.
Para.5 E．Tanggula Station and its oxygen making stations.
Para.6 F．The benefits of the “Sky Railway”．
Para.7 G．The ecosystem protection between Golmud and Lhasa.
文意深度理解
(一)阅读理解
1. Why was the “Sky Railway” considered to be impossible
A．It was built in a place with too much radiation.
B．It was not easy to protect the workers.
C．Too many bridges had to be built along the railway.
D．The natural conditions there are tough for building a railway.
2．What can we infer from the second paragraph
A．It took the workers less than a year to complete the railway.
B．The author was among the construction workers of the Qinghai Xizang Railway.
C．The construction workers paid no attention to the ecosystem.
D．The construction workers didn't encounter the challenges foreign experts had expected.
3．What did the railway workers concern most
A．How to protect the ecosystem along the railway.
B．Their own safety while building the railway.
C．The great number of bridges along the railway.
D．Grasslands and wetlands along the railway.
4．What's the purpose of building Qingshuihe Bridge
A．To prevent trains from falling into the river.
B．To protect wetlands and grasslands.
C．To allow the animals to move safely and freely.
D．To protect permafrost and grasslands.
5．Which of the following is not true according to the passage
A．The railway starts from Xining, the capital of Qinghai.
B．Located at over 5,000 meters above sea level, Lhasa Station is the highest station in the world.
C．The Qinghai Tibet Plateau is referred to as the “roof of the world”．
D．Thousands and thousands of sandbags were used to protect Cuona Lake.
(二)阅读表达
1．What was the most important thing when building the Qinghai Xizang Railway
2．Why is the railway particularly special to the author
3．What benefits do you think the Qinghai Xizang Railway has brought to the people living along the railway
内化读文技法
明晰所至，把握所感
本文是一篇游记。游记一般以游览路线为线索，随着时间的推移、空间的转移依次记述游览过程中所见到的景物，并抒发自己的感受和体验。读文时，应按照作者的游览过程，明晰作者所到之处，也就是作者的游踪。同时，把握作者在游览过程中所获得的感受——可以通过直接表现心理、感受、思想、情感方面的关键词，也可以借助反映作者内心情感的语言、行动、表情之类的描写把握作者的所思所感。如本文作者描写了自己乘坐火车进藏的“天路”之旅，在描写青藏铁路沿线风景的同时，回顾了建设者们在青藏铁路修建过程中，始终以生态保护为前提，克服重重困难，最终建成这条“不可能建成的”铁路的历程，同时表达了自己作为其中一名建设者的自豪之情。
(一)赏用词之妙
1．Sitting back in my seat, I can't quite believe that I'm about to travel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was “impossible”．
赏析：本句中的can't quite believe写出了作者内心的激动：即使人已在火车上，仍不敢相信这一事实。后半句中的impossible一词加了引号，说明尽管修建青藏铁路的难度很大，但对于勇敢无畏的铁路工人来说没有什么是不可战胜的。
2．The train has been racing along steadily since it left Xining.
赏析：此处的race一词为名词动用，写出了火车速度之快；steadily则描写了行驶之稳。简单的两个词描绘了火车在青藏线上平稳快速向前行驶的景象。
3．A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass at their leisure.
赏析：句中动词move, stop, eat的使用，化静态为动态，让描绘的画面更加生动鲜活，增加了语言的灵动性。
4．The journey has been flying by, and before I know it, we have reached Tanggula Station.
赏析：句中的 flying by和before I know it形象地描述了火车的速度之快，旅程之便捷、舒适，也从侧面印证了铁路工程质量之高。
5．Using thousands and thousands of sandbags, we built a twenty kilometre wall along the lake to protect it from construction waste.
赏析：句中的thousands and thousands of及 twenty kilometre从侧面描写了工人们为保护措那湖所做的努力。
①Standing on the podium, ____________________________________.
站在领奖台上，我仍然不敢相信，我做到了。
②They __________________________ towards the finishing line.他们正争先恐后地向终点冲去。
③Miss Wang's class was so wonderful that forty five minutes ____________________________.
王老师的课是如此精彩，以至于不知不觉间四十五分钟的时间飞逝而过。
(二)赏句式之高
1．Taking years to complete, the Qinghai Xizang Railway is a record of all of our efforts to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges.
赏析：本句中运用了分词作状语以及不定式作后置定语，言简义丰地讲述了青藏铁路历时数年建成，凝聚着铁路工人攻克种种工程难题的全部心血。
2．Water birds playing in the lake, and cattle and sheep wandering the grasslands bring the scenery to life.
赏析：本句中采用了动名词的复合结构作主语，栩栩如生地刻画了水鸟在湖面嬉戏，牛羊在草原游荡的生动画面。
①________________________， she gazed at her surroundings with large, innocent eyes.(分词短语作状语)
她快乐地唱着歌，用一双天真的大眼睛注视着周围的环境。
②________________________ is not smooth, and it is full of challenges and difficulties, which we should be brave to face.(不定式作后置定语)
去实现成功的道路不会平坦，充满了挑战和困难，我们应该勇敢地面对它们。
(三)赏描摹之韵
1．(场景描写)The first landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge, the world's longest bridge built over permafrost.Look! A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass at their leisure.
赏析：此处的catch my eye及Look, is moving采用了动态的手法来描写清水河大桥的景色，生动地呈现出作者乘坐火车浏览着窗外美丽的高原风光的画面。第二句中的with复合结构丰富了画面的细节，让读者犹如亲见，at their leisure则暗示了在修建铁路时也给予了当地环境充分的保护。
2．(写作手法)To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands, 675 bridges with a total length of about 160 kilometres were built between Golmud and Lhasa.We even moved 140,000 square metres of wetland to a new area in order to protect its distinct ecosystem.
赏析：本段运用了列数字的写作手法，客观严谨地呈现了为避免破坏湿地和草原，人们在青藏铁路的修建过程中所作出的种种努力。体现了语言的准确性，让文章内容更具说服力。
(四)赏修辞之功
The words “railways like massive dragons are winding among the mountains” seem particularly vivid as I travel across the “roof of the world”．
赏析：此处使用了借代修辞，借roof of the world代指青藏高原，突出了青藏高原的鲜明特征，语言精练别致，增添了文章的美感。
①The book was translated by several hands.
②The kettle's boiling.Let me make us some tea.
地球是我们赖以生存的家园。营造一个安全、健康、温馨的家园，是我们每一个人共同的心愿，更是我们每一个人应尽的责任，面对日益恶化的环境和日趋枯竭的资源，每个人都应行动起来， 共同保护不可替代的地球家园，共同医治生态环境的累累伤痕，共同营造和谐宜居的人类文明氛围。
In 2018, I wanted to do something to bring change for people in my community. research to understand the problems affecting them and found that climate change was the greatest threat. When I realised many people in the rural areas faced fatal impacts such as landslides, floods and droughts, I decided to stand up. Seeing climate change threaten the availability of food and water in my country was a wake up call.
We are focused and very clear with our demands.We are not afraid of holding governments and corporations accountable for the climate crisis because the science is clear.We will not give up because our future is at stake.We need to demand for climate action as our lives depend on it too, because we do.Farmers in Ontario stood up against a proposed mega quarry (采石场) in their land.They held festivals to draw attention, they spoke up against corporate mining which threatened their groundwater and soil, they mobilised (动员) many people to stop it and in 2012, the mining company withdrew their plans.
I hope to see the end of the fossil fuel industry, and we need renewable energy.We need sustainability in every sector through green building and clean transportation. ecosystems through planting more trees, having urban forests and protecting wildlife.Our existence depends on that of our ecosystems.I hope to see more recovery projects built in the most affected communities.
There are many climate movements all over the world and most have social media accounts.Find a local group that you can work with to demand climate action.When people are united, they cannot be defeated.Earth is our home to protect.Everyone is needed.
滴水穿石
1．由文积词汇
threat n． 威胁
landslide n. 山体滑坡
stand up 勇敢地面对
availability n. 可利用性
wake up call 让人警醒的事
accountable adj. 负有责任的
at stake 濒临险境
the fossil fuel industry 化石燃料工业
renewable adj. 可再生的
2．据文悟句式
句① to understand为动词不定式在句中作目的状语； affecting them为现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰problems; that climate change was the greatest threat为that引导的宾语从句。
句② 三个动名词短语planting more trees, having urban forests, protecting wildlife在句中作介词through的并列宾语。
Section Ⅰ
NO.1 精阅读
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.①the “roof of the world” ②delicate ③safely and freely ④wetlands and grasslands ⑤oxygenmaking stations
⑥a long wall ⑦magical landscapes
Ⅱ.1.C 2.Paras. 1～7 BDAGECF
文意深度理解
(一)1～5 DBACB
(二)1.The most important thing was to keep the ecological balance along the railway.
2．The author once worked on the QinghaiXizang Railway, and as the highest railway in the world having been claimed to be “impossible”， the railway is a record of all the efforts made by the author and other people who worked on it to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges.All of these make the railway special to the author.
3．It provides them with more job opportunities, makes it more convenient to travel all over the country and brings them a happier life.
NO.2 美表达
(一)①I can't quite believe that I did it ②are racing each other ③had flown by before we knew it
(二)①Singing happily ②The journey to achieve success
(四)①这本书由几个人翻译完成。 ②水开了，我来给咱们泡茶。(共79张PPT)
把握单元 素养目标
主题 意识 本单元的主题是保护自然环境和自然文化遗产。通过了解中外著名的自然文化遗产，感受自然的美丽与神奇，产生保护自然文化遗产的意愿，加深对人与自然和谐共处这一理念的认识。培养热爱自然、保护环境、与自然和谐共处的意识。
语法 项目 归纳现在完成进行时的概念及用法，理解其功能，并能灵活运用。
续表
语言 输入 听 能够听懂与生态旅游相关的话题并谈论环境保护问题。
读 能够读懂与保护自然文化遗产相关的文章内容；能够运用阅读策略，从文本中提取信息并解读文本。
看 通过观看世界自然文化遗产的视频，了解相关知识，同时培养理解视频主旨大意，从视频中提取关键信息的能力。
续表
语言 输出 写 能够分析招聘广告的基本要素，并根据所给文段内容，仿写招聘广告。
说 能够恰当使用所学词汇与表达说服他人，并学会表示折中、妥协的表达方式；就与生态旅游相关的话题进行讨论。
Section Ⅰ
“Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节
NO 1
精阅读/提升阅读“理解力”
NO 2
美表达/强化写作“基本功”
NO 3
慧人生/以文化人“增才情”
NO 4
课时跟踪检测
目 录
No.1 精阅读/提升阅读“理解力”
Ⅰ.理清文脉结构
文意整体把握
Ⅱ.把握主旨大意
1．The text mainly tells us .
A．the Qinghai-Xizang Railway is the impossible railway
B．workers met many difficulties in the construction process of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway
C．the building of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway and the challenges the workers met
D．the Qinghai-Xizang Railway is what we should be proud of
√
2．Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A．Qingshuihe Bridge and the animals' protection.
Para.2 B．The beginning of the travel along the “Sky Railway”．
Para.3 C．The protection to Cuona Lake.
Para.4 D．The achievement after overcoming many challenges when building the Qinghai-Xizang Railway.
Para.5 E．Tanggula Station and its oxygen-making stations.
Para.6 F．The benefits of the “Sky Railway”．
Para.7 G．The ecosystem protection between Golmud and Lhasa.
答案：Paras. 1～7 BDAGECF
(一)阅读理解
1. Why was the “Sky Railway” considered to be impossible
A．It was built in a place with too much radiation.
B．It was not easy to protect the workers.
C．Too many bridges had to be built along the railway.
D．The natural conditions there are tough for building a railway.
文意深度理解
√
2．What can we infer from the second paragraph
A．It took the workers less than a year to complete the railway.
B．The author was among the construction workers of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway.
C．The construction workers paid no attention to the ecosystem.
D．The construction workers didn't encounter the challenges foreign experts had expected.
√
3．What did the railway workers concern most
A．How to protect the ecosystem along the railway.
B．Their own safety while building the railway.
C．The great number of bridges along the railway.
D．Grasslands and wetlands along the railway.
√
4．What's the purpose of building Qingshuihe Bridge
A．To prevent trains from falling into the river.
B．To protect wetlands and grasslands.
C．To allow the animals to move safely and freely.
D．To protect permafrost and grasslands.
√
5．Which of the following is not true according to the passage
A．The railway starts from Xining, the capital of Qinghai.
B．Located at over 5,000 meters above sea level，Lhasa Station is the highest station in the world.
C．The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is referred to as the “roof of the world”．
D．Thousands and thousands of sandbags were used to protect Cuona Lake.
√
(二)阅读表达
1．What was the most important thing when building the Qinghai-Xizang Railway
The most important thing was to keep the ecological balance along the railway.
2．Why is the railway particularly special to the author
The author once worked on the Qinghai-Xizang Railway, and as the highest railway in the world having been claimed to be “impossible”，the railway is a record of all the efforts made by the author and other people who worked on it to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges.All of these make the railway special to the author.
3．What benefits do you think the Qinghai-Xizang Railway has brought to the people living along the railway
It provides them with more job opportunities, makes it more convenient to travel all over the country and brings them a happier life.
明晰所至，把握所感
本文是一篇游记。游记一般以游览路线为线索，随着时间的推移、空间的转移依次记述游览过程中所见到的景物，并抒发自己的感受和体验。读文时，应按照作者的游览过程，明晰作者所到之处，也就是作者的游踪。同时，把握作者在游览过程中所获得的感受——可以通过直接表现心理、感受、思想、情感方面的关键词，也可以借助反映作者内心情感的语言、行动、表情之类的描写把握作者的所思所感。
内化读文技法
如本文作者描写了自己乘坐火车进藏的“天路”之旅，在描写青藏铁路沿线风景的同时，回顾了建设者们在青藏铁路修建过程中，始终以生态保护为前提，克服重重困难，最终建成这条“不可能建成的”铁路的历程，同时表达了自己作为其中一名建设者的自豪之情。
No.2 美表达/强化写作“基本功”
(一)赏用词之妙
1．Sitting back in my seat, I can't quite believe that I'm about to travel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was “impossible”．
赏析：本句中的can't quite believe写出了作者内心的激动：即使人已在火车上，仍不敢相信这一事实。后半句中的impossible一词加了引号，说明尽管修建青藏铁路的难度很大，但对于勇敢无畏的铁路工人来说没有什么是不可战胜的。
2．The train has been racing along steadily since it left Xining.
赏析：此处的race一词为名词动用，写出了火车速度之快；steadily则描写了行驶之稳。简单的两个词描绘了火车在青藏线上平稳快速向前行驶的景象。
3．A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass at their leisure.
赏析：句中动词move, stop, eat的使用，化静态为动态，让描绘的画面更加生动鲜活，增加了语言的灵动性。
4．The journey has been flying by, and before I know it, we have reached Tanggula Station.
赏析：句中的 flying by和before I know it形象地描述了火车的速度之快，旅程之便捷、舒适，也从侧面印证了铁路工程质量之高。
5．Using thousands and thousands of sandbags, we built a twenty-kilometre wall along the lake to protect it from construction waste.
赏析：句中的thousands and thousands of及 twenty-kilometre从侧面描写了工人们为保护措那湖所做的努力。
①Standing on the podium, ____________________________.
站在领奖台上，我仍然不敢相信，我做到了。
②They ___________________ towards the finishing line.
他们正争先恐后地向终点冲去。
仿写训练/完成句子
I can't quite believe that I did it
are racing each other
③Miss Wang's class was so wonderful that forty five minutes ______________________________.
王老师的课是如此精彩，以至于不知不觉间四十五分钟的时间飞逝而过。
had flown by before we knew it
(二)赏句式之高
1．Taking years to complete, the Qinghai-Xizang Railway is a record of all of our efforts to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges.
赏析：本句中运用了分词作状语以及不定式作后置定语，言简义丰地讲述了青藏铁路历时数年建成，凝聚着铁路工人攻克种种工程难题的全部心血。
2．Water birds playing in the lake, and cattle and sheep wandering the grasslands bring the scenery to life.
赏析：本句中采用了动名词的复合结构作主语，栩栩如生地刻画了水鸟在湖面嬉戏，牛羊在草原游荡的生动画面。
①_______________, she gazed at her surroundings with large, innocent eyes.(分词短语作状语)
她快乐地唱着歌，用一双天真的大眼睛注视着周围的环境。
仿写训练/完成句子
Singing happily
②____________________________ is not smooth, and it is full of challenges and difficulties, which we should be brave to face.(不定式作后置定语)
去实现成功的道路不会平坦，充满了挑战和困难，我们应该勇敢地面对它们。
The journey to achieve success
(三)赏描摹之韵
1．(场景描写)The first landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge, the world's longest bridge built over permafrost.Look! A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass at their leisure.
赏析：此处的catch my eye及Look, is moving采用了动态的手法来描写清水河大桥的景色，生动地呈现出作者乘坐火车浏览着窗外美丽的高原风光的画面。第二句中的with复合结构丰富了画面的细节，让读者犹如亲见，at their leisure则暗示了在修建铁路时也给予了当地环境充分的保护。
2．(写作手法)To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands, 675 bridges with a total length of about 160 kilometres were built between Golmud and Lhasa.We even moved 140,000 square metres of wetland to a new area in order to protect its distinct ecosystem.
赏析：本段运用了列数字的写作手法，客观严谨地呈现了为避免破坏湿地和草原，人们在青藏铁路的修建过程中所作出的种种努力。体现了语言的准确性，让文章内容更具说服力。
(四)赏修辞之功
The words “railways like massive dragons are winding among the mountains” seem particularly vivid as I travel across the “roof of the world”．
赏析：此处使用了借代修辞，借roof of the world代指青藏高原，突出了青藏高原的鲜明特征，语言精练别致，增添了文章的美感。
①The book was translated by several hands.
这本书由几个人翻译完成。
②The kettle's boiling.Let me make us some tea.
水开了，我来给咱们泡茶。
仿写训练/翻译句子，注意借代修辞的使用
No.3 慧人生/以文化人“增才情”
地球是我们赖以生存的家园。营造一个安全、健康、温馨的家园，是我们每一个人共同的心愿，更是我们每一个人应尽的责任，面对日益恶化的环境和日趋枯竭的资源，每个人都应行动起来， 共同保护不可替代的地球家园，共同医治生态环境的累累伤痕，共同营造和谐宜居的人类文明氛围。
We are focused and very clear with our demands.We are not afraid of holding governments and corporations accountable for the climate crisis because the science is clear.We will not give up because our future is at stake.We need to demand for climate action as our lives depend on it too, because we do.Farmers in Ontario stood up against a proposed mega quarry (采石场) in their land.They held festivals to draw attention, they spoke up against corporate mining which threatened their groundwater and soil, they mobilised (动员) many people to stop it and in 2012, the mining company withdrew their plans.
There are many climate movements all over the world and most have social media accounts.Find a local group that you can work with to demand climate action.When people are united, they cannot be defeated.Earth is our home to protect.Everyone is needed.
1．由文积词汇
threat n． 威胁
landslide n. 山体滑坡
stand up 勇敢地面对
availability n. 可利用性
wake-up call 让人警醒的事
滴水穿石
accountable adj. 负有责任的
at stake 濒临险境
the fossil fuel industry 化石燃料工业
renewable adj. 可再生的
2．据文悟句式
句① to understand为动词不定式在句中作目的状语； affecting them为现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰problems; that climate change was the greatest threat为that引导的宾语从句。
句② 三个动名词短语planting more trees, having urban forests, protecting wildlife在句中作介词through的并列宾语。
No.4 课时跟踪检测
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
I first realized that plastic was a serious matter for our planet during my travel in Western Australia.One day about 12 years ago.I stopped at a supermarket along the Coral Bay coast to buy some groceries.
But the lady at the counter told me that the supermarket didn't sell any shopping bags to prevent plastic in the ocean and help preserve the endangered turtles (海龟) living in that area.After a first reaction of surprise, I gathered all purchases in my arms and left, reflecting on what I had been told.
The experience in that trip made me more conscious about my impact and pushed me to adopt various habits to travel and live more sustainably. For example, I always carried a cotton bag when I went shopping.
My travel to Indonesia was another life-changing experience that strengthened my determination to turn to a zero-waste lifestyle.In Indonesia, finding safe drinkable water was always a challenge, so I traveled with my water bottle, managing to avoid almost entirely the use of plastic during my trip.
However, I was seriously struck by my stay on the Libaran Island, where a sustainable and turtle conservation project was launched 10 years ago.Despite the big efforts by the project staff and the community in cleaning up the beaches and creatively reusing plastic, the shore was washed daily with tons of plastic coming from the tides.Walking on a carpet of plastic that almost prevented me from seeing the beach underneath was quite shocking.
Facing this global issue in person, I felt a sense of sadness and anger that soon turned into determination: to do as much as possible to reduce plastic in my life.Sometimes we might feel helpless in front of big problems, but we should be aware that small changes could actually make a difference step by step!
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在旅行中意识到塑料污染的严重性，随后决定通过采取可持续的生活方式来减少塑料的使用。
1．How does the author lead in the topic of the text
A．By reflecting on the present life.
B．By looking into the future environment.
C．By introducing the previous achievements.
D．By recalling the past shopping experience.
√
解析：写作手法题。根据第一段首句可知，文章一开始作者回忆起12年前在澳大利亚的旅行中的一次购物经历，这次经历让作者意识到塑料对地球的影响。由此推知，作者通过回忆过去的购物经历引入了文章的主题。
2．What did the author decide to do after the trip about 12 years ago
A．Cut back on travel. B．Shop less frequently.
C．Lead a green life. D．Purify drinking water.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The experience in that trip ...and live more sustainably.”可知，通过这次旅行，作者决定过一种绿色生活。
√
3．What do we know about the project in paragraph 4
A．It had no clear goal.
B．It didn't work out very well.
C．It met the islanders' needs.
D．It was intended to prevent turtle attacks.
√
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中“Despite the big efforts by the project staff ...daily with tons of plastic coming from the tides.”可知，尽管活动的工作人员和社区在清理海滩，可是每天还是会有成吨塑料。由此推知，该活动收效甚微。
4．What does the author think of the plastic problem
A．It is permanent.
B．It is manageable.
C．It is easy to solve.
D．It is lacking in attention.
√
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“ we should be aware that small changes could actually make a difference step by step！”可知，作者相信小的改变一定可以产生大的影响。由此可知，作者认为塑料问题一定是可以解决的。
B
When Anika Puri visited India with her family four years ago, she was surprised to come across a market in Bombay filled with rows of ivory jewelry and statues.Globally, ivory trade has been illegal for more than 30 years, and elephant hunting has been prohibited in India since the 1970s.
“I was quite shocked，” the 17-year-old from New York, recalls, “Because poaching (偷猎) is illegal, how come it is still such a big issue？”
Curious, Puri did some research and discovered a shocking statistic：Africa's forest elephant population had declined by about 62 percent between 2002 and 2011.Years later, the numbers continued to drop.Puri, a wildlife lover, wanted to do something to help protect the species and others still threatened by poaching.
Over the course of two years, Puri created a low-cost machine learning-driven software that analyzes movement patterns in thermal infrared (热红外) videos of humans and elephants.Puri says the software is four times more accurate than existing state-of-the-art detection methods.It also eliminates the need for expensive high-definition thermal cameras, which can cost thousands, she says.The software uses a $250 thermal camera with 206 * 156 resolution that plugs into an off-the-shelf phone.The camera and the phone are then attached to a drone (无人机), and the system produces real-time inferences as it flies over parks as to whether objects below are humans or elephants.
Its potential impact on society earned her the Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication.“Research isn't a straight line，” Puri says.“It makes me resourceful.It helps me develop into a more creative thinker.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。主人公Anika Puri 在与家人外出旅行中偶然间发现盗猎大象的现象，于是她通过观察和研究，发明了一种软件来帮助保护大象。
5．What inspired Anika Puri to make the invention
A．One study trip to Bombay.
B．The deep passion for law.
C．One visit to India.
D．Her love for ivory.
√
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段以及第三段中的“Puri, a wildlife lover, wanted to do something to help protect the species and others still threatened by poaching.”可知，当Anika Puri和家人一起访问印度时，发现了市场里摆满了成排的象牙珠宝和雕像，由此激发了她想要保护大象的决心。
6．How does the author explain the situation of Africa's forest elephant
A．By listing figures.
B．By making comparison.
C．By showing an example.
D．By referring to some former studies.
解析：写作手法题。根据第三段第一句可知，作者通过列举数字的方式介绍了非洲森林大象的情况。
√
7．What's the research like in Anika Puri's eyes
A．It's tough and can't reach the goal.
B．It's beneficial to one's development.
C．It really requires a variety of resources.
D．It should be further developed because of the need.
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中Puri 说的话可知，在Puri看来，研究让她变得足智多谋，让她成长为一个更有创造力的思考者，即科学研究对一个人的发展是有益的。
√
8．What may be the best title of the text
A．Poaching Is a Shocking Problem
B．Drones Were Applied to the Ban on Poaching
C．A Fantastic Discovery Was Eventually Made by a Brilliant Teenager
D．A Teenager Invented a Low-cost Tool to Spot Elephant Poachers in Real Time
√
解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了主人公Anika Puri 在与家人外出旅行中偶然间发现盗猎大象的现象，于是她通过观察和研究，发明了一种软件来帮助保护大象的故事。故D选项适合作文章标题。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
In the face of wildlife loss and habitat destruction, it's easy to feel powerless to improve.But any action you take, no matter how small, will help restore the world to its natural balance.Here are 4 things you can do to help wildlife.
Think twice before landscaping.
9 But unless you're confronting a genuine safety issue, remember that what's unpleasant to you is sweet home to squirrels, birds, worms and other animals that you might not even know are there.If you must landscape your yard, do so in a way that won't drive away native wildlife.
Keep your cats indoors.
It's ironic that many people who claim to love wildlife have no problem allowing their cats to roam (闲逛) freely outside.Cats are animals, too. 10 Outdoor cats, however, don't think twice about killing wild birds.In case you're thinking about “warning” the birds by attaching a bell to your cat's collar, don't bother: Birds have an inborn tendency to flee loud, startling noises, not jingling pieces of metal.
Don't feed any animals but birds.
That deer that wanders into your backyard might look hungry and helpless. 11 Giving food to animals accustoms them to human contact, but not all human beings are as warm-hearted as you are.Feeding wild birds, on the other hand, is OK as long as you don't have outdoor cats and you provide a meal in keeping with the bird's natural diet. 12
Clean up litter (not only your own)．
If you're concerned about protecting wildlife, you know better than to litter.But it's not enough to keep your own yard or picnic area clean.You should go the extra mile and pick up cans and bottles left by other people. 13
A．Choose nuts and seeds rather than processed bread.
B．It seems cruel to keep them shut up inside the house.
C．However, if you feed it, you won't be doing it any favors.
D．Most people don't want wild animals to destroy their roses.
E．Small animals can easily get trapped in or injured by this litter.
F．If you have the space, establishing a “mini meadow (草地)” as a border or boundary area is another effective way to attract birds, as well as beneficial insects.
G．If you have just purchased a house or a piece of land, you might be tempted to chop (砍) down unsightly trees.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了为了帮助野生动物，你可以做到的四件事。
9．选G 结合小标题“Think twice before landscaping.”与本段最后一句可知，本段建议大家在改造住所时，要考虑到对周围野生动植物的影响。由下文中的But可知，上下文是转折关系。G项“如果你刚买了房子或者一块地，你可能会忍不住去砍倒那些难看的树木。”符合语境，其中的“chop (砍) down unsightly trees”就是landscaping的具体做法。
10．选B 下文“Outdoor cats, however, don't think twice about killing wild birds.”指出，把猫放出去，它们会吃野生动物。由however可知，前后句子是转折关系，故选项B“把它们关在屋子里似乎很残忍。”符合语境，且选项B中的keep them shut up inside the house呼应本段标题“Keep your cats indoors.”。
11．选C 根据本段小标题“Don't feed any animals but birds.”可知，要保护动物，我们就要克制住给野生动物喂食的想法。结合空前一句可知，跑到你家后院来的野生鹿看起来很饿、很无助，但是也不应该喂它们。C项“然而，如果你喂它，不会给它带来任何好处。”呼应本段主题，符合语境。
12．选A 此处前一句提到，给野生鸟类喂养与它们食谱中一致的食物是可以的，那就意味着尽量给它们喂食纯天然未经加工的东西，A项“选择坚果和种子，而不是加工过的面包。”符合语境。
13．选E 此段的小标题“Clean up litter (not only your own)．”告诉我们，要保护野生动植物，我们要做的不仅是随时清理自己产生的垃圾。上文“You should go the extra mile and pick up cans and bottles left by other people.”指出，我们要捡起别人留下的易拉罐和瓶子。空处承接上文，指出这么做的原因，即能保护野生动物，E项“小动物很容易被这些垃圾困住或因此受伤。”符合语境。UNIT 6 课时检测(一) “Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
I first realized that plastic was a serious matter for our planet during my travel in Western Australia.One day about 12 years ago.I stopped at a supermarket along the Coral Bay coast to buy some groceries.But the lady at the counter told me that the supermarket didn't sell any shopping bags to prevent plastic in the ocean and help preserve the endangered turtles (海龟) living in that area.After a first reaction of surprise, I gathered all purchases in my arms and left, reflecting on what I had been told.
The experience in that trip made me more conscious about my impact and pushed me to adopt various habits to travel and live more sustainably.For example, I always carried a cotton bag when I went shopping.
My travel to Indonesia was another life changing experience that strengthened my determination to turn to a zero waste lifestyle.In Indonesia, finding safe drinkable water was always a challenge, so I traveled with my water bottle, managing to avoid almost entirely the use of plastic during my trip.
However, I was seriously struck by my stay on the Libaran Island, where a sustainable and turtle conservation project was launched 10 years ago.Despite the big efforts by the project staff and the community in cleaning up the beaches and creatively reusing plastic, the shore was washed daily with tons of plastic coming from the tides.Walking on a carpet of plastic that almost prevented me from seeing the beach underneath was quite shocking.
Facing this global issue in person, I felt a sense of sadness and anger that soon turned into determination: to do as much as possible to reduce plastic in my life.Sometimes we might feel helpless in front of big problems, but we should be aware that small changes could actually make a difference step by step!
1．How does the author lead in the topic of the text
A．By reflecting on the present life.
B．By looking into the future environment.
C．By introducing the previous achievements.
D．By recalling the past shopping experience.
2．What did the author decide to do after the trip about 12 years ago
A．Cut back on travel.
B．Shop less frequently.
C．Lead a green life.
D．Purify drinking water.
3．What do we know about the project in paragraph 4
A．It had no clear goal.
B．It didn't work out very well.
C．It met the islanders' needs.
D．It was intended to prevent turtle attacks.
4．What does the author think of the plastic problem
A．It is permanent. B．It is manageable.
C．It is easy to solve. D．It is lacking in attention.
B
When Anika Puri visited India with her family four years ago, she was surprised to come across a market in Bombay filled with rows of ivory jewelry and statues.Globally, ivory trade has been illegal for more than 30 years, and elephant hunting has been prohibited in India since the 1970s.
“I was quite shocked，” the 17 year old from New York, recalls, “Because poaching (偷猎) is illegal, how come it is still such a big issue？”
Curious, Puri did some research and discovered a shocking statistic：Africa's forest elephant population had declined by about 62 percent between 2002 and 2011.Years later, the numbers continued to drop.Puri, a wildlife lover, wanted to do something to help protect the species and others still threatened by poaching.
Over the course of two years, Puri created a low cost machine learning driven software that analyzes movement patterns in thermal infrared (热红外) videos of humans and elephants.Puri says the software is four times more accurate than existing state of the art detection methods.It also eliminates the need for expensive high definition thermal cameras, which can cost thousands, she says.The software uses a D|S250 thermal camera with 206 * 156 resolution that plugs into an off the shelf phone.The camera and the phone are then attached to a drone (无人机), and the system produces real time inferences as it flies over parks as to whether objects below are humans or elephants.
Its potential impact on society earned her the Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication.“Research isn't a straight line，” Puri says.“It makes me resourceful.It helps me develop into a more creative thinker.”
5．What inspired Anika Puri to make the invention
A．One study trip to Bombay.
B．The deep passion for law.
C．One visit to India.
D．Her love for ivory.
6．How does the author explain the situation of Africa's forest elephant
A．By listing figures.
B．By making comparison.
C．By showing an example.
D．By referring to some former studies.
7．What's the research like in Anika Puri's eyes
A．It's tough and can't reach the goal.
B．It's beneficial to one's development.
C．It really requires a variety of resources.
D．It should be further developed because of the need.
8．What may be the best title of the text
A．Poaching Is a Shocking Problem
B．Drones Were Applied to the Ban on Poaching
C．A Fantastic Discovery Was Eventually Made by a Brilliant Teenager
D．A Teenager Invented a Low cost Tool to Spot Elephant Poachers in Real Time
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
In the face of wildlife loss and habitat destruction, it's easy to feel powerless to improve.But any action you take, no matter how small, will help restore the world to its natural balance.Here are 4 things you can do to help wildlife.
Think twice before landscaping.
__9__ But unless you're confronting a genuine safety issue, remember that what's unpleasant to you is sweet home to squirrels, birds, worms and other animals that you might not even know are there.If you must landscape your yard, do so in a way that won't drive away native wildlife.
Keep your cats indoors.
It's ironic that many people who claim to love wildlife have no problem allowing their cats to roam (闲逛) freely outside.Cats are animals, too.__10__ Outdoor cats, however, don't think twice about killing wild birds.In case you're thinking about “warning” the birds by attaching a bell to your cat's collar, don't bother: Birds have an inborn tendency to flee loud, startling noises, not jingling pieces of metal.
Don't feed any animals but birds.
That deer that wanders into your backyard might look hungry and helpless.__11__ Giving food to animals accustoms them to human contact, but not all human beings are as warm hearted as you are.Feeding wild birds, on the other hand, is OK as long as you don't have outdoor cats and you provide a meal in keeping with the bird's natural diet.__12__
Clean up litter (not only your own)．
If you're concerned about protecting wildlife, you know better than to litter.But it's not enough to keep your own yard or picnic area clean.You should go the extra mile and pick up cans and bottles left by other people.__13__
A．Choose nuts and seeds rather than processed bread.
B．It seems cruel to keep them shut up inside the house.
C．However, if you feed it, you won't be doing it any favors.
D．Most people don't want wild animals to destroy their roses.
E．Small animals can easily get trapped in or injured by this litter.
F．If you have the space, establishing a “mini meadow (草地)” as a border or boundary area is another effective way to attract birds, as well as beneficial insects.
G．If you have just purchased a house or a piece of land, you might be tempted to chop (砍) down unsightly trees.
UNIT 6 课时检测(一)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在旅行中意识到塑料污染的严重性，随后决定通过采取可持续的生活方式来减少塑料的使用。
1．选D 写作手法题。根据第一段首句可知，文章一开始作者回忆起12年前在澳大利亚的旅行中的一次购物经历，这次经历让作者意识到塑料对地球的影响。由此推知，作者通过回忆过去的购物经历引入了文章的主题。
2．选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The experience in that trip ...and live more sustainably.”可知，通过这次旅行，作者决定过一种绿色生活。
3．选B 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Despite the big efforts by the project staff ...daily with tons of plastic coming from the tides.”可知，尽管活动的工作人员和社区在清理海滩，可是每天还是会有成吨塑料。由此推知，该活动收效甚微。
4．选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“ we should be aware that small changes could actually make a difference step by step！”可知，作者相信小的改变一定可以产生大的影响。由此可知，作者认为塑料问题一定是可以解决的。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。主人公Anika Puri 在与家人外出旅行中偶然间发现盗猎大象的现象，于是她通过观察和研究，发明了一种软件来帮助保护大象。
5．选C 细节理解题。根据第一段以及第三段中的“Puri, a wildlife lover, wanted to do something to help protect the species and others still threatened by poaching.”可知，当Anika Puri和家人一起访问印度时，发现了市场里摆满了成排的象牙珠宝和雕像，由此激发了她想要保护大象的决心。
6．选A 写作手法题。根据第三段第一句可知，作者通过列举数字的方式介绍了非洲森林大象的情况。
7．选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Puri 说的话可知，在Puri看来，研究让她变得足智多谋，让她成长为一个更有创造力的思考者，即科学研究对一个人的发展是有益的。
8．选D 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了主人公Anika Puri 在与家人外出旅行中偶然间发现盗猎大象的现象，于是她通过观察和研究，发明了一种软件来帮助保护大象的故事。故D选项适合作文章标题。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了为了帮助野生动物，你可以做到的四件事。
9．选G 结合小标题“Think twice before landscaping.”与本段最后一句可知，本段建议大家在改造住所时，要考虑到对周围野生动植物的影响。由下文中的But可知，上下文是转折关系。G项“如果你刚买了房子或者一块地，你可能会忍不住去砍倒那些难看的树木。”符合语境，其中的“chop (砍) down unsightly trees”就是landscaping的具体做法。
10．选B 下文“Outdoor cats, however, don't think twice about killing wild birds.”指出，把猫放出去，它们会吃野生动物。由however可知，前后句子是转折关系，故选项B“把它们关在屋子里似乎很残忍。”符合语境，且选项B中的keep them shut up inside the house呼应本段标题“Keep your cats indoors.”。
11．选C 根据本段小标题“Don't feed any animals but birds.”可知，要保护动物，我们就要克制住给野生动物喂食的想法。结合空前一句可知，跑到你家后院来的野生鹿看起来很饿、很无助，但是也不应该喂它们。C项“然而，如果你喂它，不会给它带来任何好处。”呼应本段主题，符合语境。
12．选A 此处前一句提到，给野生鸟类喂养与它们食谱中一致的食物是可以的，那就意味着尽量给它们喂食纯天然未经加工的东西，A项“选择坚果和种子，而不是加工过的面包。”符合语境。
13．选E 此段的小标题“Clean up litter (not only your own)．”告诉我们，要保护野生动植物，我们要做的不仅是随时清理自己产生的垃圾。上文“You should go the extra mile and pick up cans and bottles left by other people.”指出，我们要捡起别人留下的易拉罐和瓶子。空处承接上文，指出这么做的原因，即能保护野生动物，E项“小动物很容易被这些垃圾困住或因此受伤。”符合语境。
