洪恩环境英语第八册练习 Review Four

　　Review Four.For this lesson,you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper.
Listen to the radio announcer¹
as he tells us about something interesting to do this weekend.
Are you looking for something fun to do with the whole family?
Why not make a visit to the Stamford Museum and Nature Center?
It's a great place for children and adults.
Here are some of the things you can do.
You can see the farm animals,visit the duck pond,
walk on the hiking trails,shop in the gift shop,and see an art exhibit².
There's a convenient parking lot to park in,
or if you come by bus,just get off at the bus stop near the front gate.
And there are picnic tables you can use if you want to bring your lunch.
Yes.There's something for everyone at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center.
Now take your pencil and a piece of paper
and write down these things that you can do at the Nature Center.
See the farm animals.Visit the duck pond.
Walk on the hiking trailsl.
Shop in the gift shop. See an art exhibit.
Park in the parking lot.Get off at the bus stop.
Use the picnic tables.Now,use the information on your paper
to tell us what you can do at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center.
For example,You hear....
Art.And you say...
You can see an art exhibit.You hear...Shop.
And you say...
You can shop in the gift shop.All right,let's begin.
Art.You can see an art exhibit.
Shop.You can shop in the gift shop.
Bus.You can get off at the bus stop.
Parking.You can park in the parking lot.
Picnic.You can us the picnic tables.
Hiking.You can walk on the hiking trails.
Duck.You can visit the duck pond.
Farm.You can see the farm animals.
Now listen to the following talk.
Don't write anything yet.Just listen.
The passenger pigeon³ is one of more than 130 species⁴ of wild animals
which have become extinct⁵.
Once there were millions of these birds in North America,
but the last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.
Hunters killed most of these birds.
Now you will hear the same talk again.
Take your pencil and write down what you hear.
Ready?Let's begin.
The passenger pigenon 130 species of wild animals which have become extinct.
Once there were millions of these birds in North America,
but the last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.
Hunters killed most of these birds.
Now listen as the talk is given one last time.
Check your paper for mistakes and correct them.OK,listen.
The passenger pigenon is one of more than 130 species of wild animals
which have become extinct.
Once there were millions of these birds in Norh America,
but the last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.
Hunters killed most of these birds.
Now use your paper to ask questions that go with the answers you hear.
For example,You hear...
It is one of more than 130 species of wild animals which have become extinct.
And you say...
What is the passenger pigeon?You hear...
There were millions of these birds in North America.
And you say...
How many of these birds were there in North America?
OK?Let's begin.
It is one of more than 130 species of wild animals which have become extinct.
What is the passenger pigeon?
There were millions of these birds in North America.
How many of these birds were there in North America?
In the Cincinnati Zoo.
Where did the last one die?In 1914.
When did the last one die?Hunters.
Who killed most of these birds?This is the end of Review Four.

1 announcer   

n.宣布者；电(视)台播音员，报幕员

参考例句：

• The radio announcer said it was nine o'clock.电台播音员报时9点整。
• The announcer tells the listeners what programme comes next.广播员告诉听众下一个是什么节目。

2 exhibit   

vt.展览，展出，陈列；n.展览品；陈列品

参考例句：

• Next week those goods will exhibit in that shop. 下个星期，这些货物将在那家商店展出。
• The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September.9月份，经济继续呈现出衰退的迹象。

3 pigeon   

n.鸽子

参考例句：

• The pigeon homed from a distance of 100 miles.鸽子从百英里之外返回窝巢。
• How many pigeon eggs do you need?你要几个鸽子蛋？

4 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。

5 extinct   

adj.灭绝的，不再活跃的，熄灭了的，已废弃的

参考例句：

• All hopes were extinct.所有希望都破灭了。
• Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。