必修二Unit2WildlifeProtectionReadingandThinkingAINTHECLOUDSTheairisthinandhavetorestseveral(time)ontheshorthikefromcamp.ourleft,snow-coveredmountainsdisappearintocloudsthatseemalmostcloseenough(touch).theplaininfrontus,canjustmakeaherdofgracefulanimals.Thisiswe’rehere—observeantelopes.antelopesliveontheplainsofXinjiang,andQinghai.(watch)themmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass,I(strike)theiralsoremindedthedangertheyarein.Theyarebeinghunted,(illegal),fortheirvaluableMyguideisZhaxi,villagerfromChangtang.worksattheChangtangNationalNatureReserve.ThereserveisashelterfortheanimalsandplantsofnorthwesternZhaxi,thelandissacredand(protect)thewildlifeisawayoflife.nottryingtosavetheanimals,”says.we’retryingtosave(we).”The1980sand1990swerebadtimesfortheantelope.Thepopulationdroppedmorethan50percent.Hunterswereshootingantelopestomakeprofits.Theirhabitatswerebecoming(small)asnewroadsandrailwayswerebuilt.Inordertosavethisspeciesfrom(extinct),theChinesegovernmentplacedundernationalprotection.Zhaxiandothervolunteerswatchedtheantelopesdayandnighttokeepthemsafeattacks.Bridges1andgateswereadded(let)theantelopesmoveeasilyandkeepthemsafefromcarsandtrains.Themeasureswere(effect).TheantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theantelope(remove)fromtheendangeredspecieslist.Thegovernment,however,doesnotintendtostoptheprotectionprogrammes,thethreatstotheantelopehavenotdisappeared.Intheevening,Idrinkacupteaandwatchthestars.IthinkabouttheantelopesandZhaxitoldMuchisbeingdonetoprotectwildlife,butreallywanttosavetheplanet,mustchangeourwayoflife.Onlywhenlearntoexistinharmonywithnaturecanstopbeingthreatwildlifeandourplanet.2必修二Unit2WildlifeProtectionReadingforWritingGiveUglyaChance!Whencomestowildlifeprotection,allspecies—thegood,thebad,andtheugly—shouldbetreated(equal).Pandas,dolphins,andothercutewildlifeareimportant,mustpayattentiontolesscuteanimals,too.Theworldneedsallkinds—without(vary),ourplanetcannotsurvive.Sowantthefuturetobebeautiful,youhavegiveuglyachance.Don’tMakePaperwithMyHome!Billionsoftrees(cut)downeveryyeartomakepaperforhumans.Everytreeiscutdownisapartofthehabitatofanimalssuchasthesekoalas.thiswayalotofanimalhomesarebeingdestroyed!Isitright(make)animalshomelesssothathumanscanhavemorepaper?3必修二Unit2WildlifeProtectionWorkbook1THESTRANGETALEOFTHEMILUDEERThemiluoneofmostbelovedanimals,isalsooneofits(strange).Howelsecouldyoudescribeacreaturehasthefaceahorse,thehoofsatheantlersofareddeer,thetailofadonkey?ThehistoryofthespeciesisnearlyasstrangeasitsThemiludeerusedtocommoninChinalongago.othertheylivedtogetherandategrassaswellasthesoftpartsoftrees,suchassmall(branch).However,miludeerwereoftenhuntedfoodorsportinthepast.TheMingandQingdynastiesdidnotprotectthemandmany(kill).In1900,themiludeerdisappearedfromChina.However,allthedeerwerekilledinChina,someweretakentoEurope.TheDukeofBedfordfromBritaincollectedallthemiludeerfromEuropeandput(they)inhisdeerpark.Thedeerlikedthecool,wetweatherinEngland,theirnumbersincreasedyearbyIn1985,miludeerwerereintroducedfromBritainChinaandplacedintheBeijingNanhaiziMiluParksouthernBeiing.Thenextherdof39arrivedfromthetheDafengMiluNatureReserveinJiangsuProvince.ThemiludeercertainlyseemedhappytobebackinChinabecausetheirnumbersstartedtogrow(steady).Thereweresoonmanyofthemthatmiludeerweresenttoanewly(open)reserveinShishou,HubeiProvinceBeijinginthe1990s.Theycanmovefreelyinthereserve,feedentirelywildplants,andcontinueto(safe)thrive.4themoment,themiludeerarestilllivinginreservestheyareprotectedandcared.aresult,theirpopulationisnowrecoveringfast.Soonanewchapterwillbeaddedthestrangetaleofthesespecialanimals.Thedeer(train)tosurviveoutsidetheparksothattheycanonedayallreturntothewild.TherescueofthemiludeerisalreadyasuccessNowisup(make)surethatthedeerlivehappilyever5必修二Unit2WildlifeProtectionWorkbook2URBANWILDLIFECitiesarediverseecosystems.Inadditionvisitorsfromthewild,suchascoyotes(叢林狼)inLosAngeles,orboars(野豬)inBerlin,numberofotherspeciesshareoururbanareas.ourcitiesspread,needtothinkaboutitislikeforotherspeciestohavehumanneighbors.Becausecitiesarebuiltforhumans,theynotalwaysprovide(suit)habitatsforwildlife.Forexample,mostcityparks(keep)neatandtidysothathumanswillfind(they)beautiful.Butwhencutgrassorplantflowers,destroy(nature)habitats.Ouractionssometimeshelpotherspecies.WhenabridgeinAustin,wasrepaired,engineersaddedsmallgaps(run)alongthelengthofitsbottom.Thismadegoodhomeforbats,andsoonthebridgewasthehomeofthousandsofbats.first,peoplewereafraidofthebatsandtriedtogetridtheyhave(value)theirwingedneighbors.Thebatsarea(tour)attraction,andtheyeatlotsofbugseverynight.TherearealsostructuresbuilttheobjectivebringingwildlifeintotheTheBeijingOlympicForestParkisagoodexample.Theparkusednativeplantsandcreatedopen,naturalspaces