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UNIT 34 NATURE (I) ANIMAL WORLD Lesson 67 Part I

UNIT 34  NATURE (I) ANIMAL WORLD

 

Lesson 67

Part I  Warming-up Exercises

Spot Dictation: Animals

Unlike¹ most plants, animals are living ____ that have the ability to move ____ in search of food.

Scientists divide ____ into two groups. The animals in ____ first group are those with backbones² ____ the second group includes those without ____.

Birds, fish and mammals³ belong to ____ first group. Among them, mammals are ____ the most complex⁴ animals. Mammals have ____ or fur. They nurse their young. ____ people use the word “animal” when ____ are talking about mammals such as ____ dog, cat, cow, horse, rabbit or ____.

Most animals of the second group ____ in water because the pull of ____ makes it difficult for them to _____about on land.

The largest animal ____ earth is the blue whale. A ____ often grows more than 30 meters ____and weighs more than 100 tons. ____ elephant is the largest land animal ____ the ostrich⁵ is the largest bird. Score: ____.

Lesson 67 Part Ⅱ ShortDialogues (forpractice in drawing inferences)

Lesson 67

Part Ⅱ                        Short Dialogues

(for practice in drawing inferences)

 

Exercises:

Ⅰ. (Verse-reading)

______ excitement                  ______ disbelief

______joy                              _____ sadness

Ⅱ. (Dialogue 1)

1. Speaker B thinks the air fare to Tokyo is …

a. cheap.                  b. expensive.       c. reasonable.

2. When Speaker B learns about the air fare he is …

a. frightened.            b. pleased.          c. surprised.

3. Speaker B's tone⁶ of voice at the end of the dialogue shows that he is …

a. a bit annoyed⁷.       b. frustrated⁸.       c. sad.

Ⅲ. (Dialogue 2)

1. The woman's tone of voice is …

a. threatening.        b. joking.                c. comforting.

2. The man … her.

a. challenges⁹          b. disagrees with     c. obeys

Lesson 67 Part Ⅲ MansBest Friend

Lesson 67

Part Ⅲ                    Man's Best Friend

 

Exercises:

Ⅰ.1. _________________________________

2. ____________________________________

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4. ____________________________________

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6. ____________________________________

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8. ____________________________________

9. ____________________________________

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11. ___________________________________

Ⅱ. Retell the stories by using your own words.

 

 

 

1 unlike   

adj.不同的，不相似的；prep.不像，和...不同

参考例句：

• She's very unlike her mother.她一点也不像她母亲。
• It's unlike him to be late;he's usually on time.他不是会迟到的那种人，他通常很准时。

2 backbones   

n.骨干( backbone的名词复数 )；脊骨；骨气；脊骨状物

参考例句：

• Why do hummingbirds and gorillas both have backbones? 为什么蜂鸟和大猩猩都有脊骨？ 来自辞典例句
• Simply adding bandwidth to the Internet backbones is not an answer. 只是简单的在互联网骨架上增加带宽是应付不了的。 来自互联网

3 mammals   

n.哺乳动物( mammal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Whales belong among the mammals. 鲸鱼属于哺乳动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Most mammals live on land. 大多数哺乳动物生活在陆地上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 complex   

adj.复杂的，合成的，综合的；n.联合体

参考例句：

• What he said was too complex for me to understand.他说的太复杂了，我无法了解。
• Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.正义是复杂的法律机器的一部分。

5 ostrich   

n.鸵鸟

参考例句：

• Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
• The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。

6 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。

7 annoyed   

adj.烦恼的，恼怒的，生气的，恼火的

参考例句：

• I imagine she was pretty annoyed when she found out.我想她发现此事后一定很生气。
• He was annoyed with complaints made from outside.他因外界的种种怨言而感到烦恼。

8 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 challenges   

n.挑战( challenge的名词复数 )；要求；（警卫等）查问口令；怀疑

参考例句：

• Many challenges, abroad and at home, have arrived in a single season. 国内和国外的众多挑战出现在同一个时刻。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• The new democracies face tough challenges. 这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。 来自辞典例句