Unit5WildlifeLearningTasksYouAreAbleto:Talkaboutwildlife,especiallywildanimalsGetknowledgeabouttheprotectionofrareanimalsBefamiliarwithcrestedibises,giantwhalesandyellow-footedrock-wallabiesGetmoreknowledgeabouttranslationWriteanessayaccordingtothegivenoutlineYouAreSuggestedto:ListentosomeconversationsandpassagesKnowmoreaboutthisworldandlearntoprotectitPartIListeningandSpeakingWarm-upTask1Directions:Trytotalkaboutthewildanimalsinthepicturesbelow.Whatarethey?Wheredotheyusuallylive?Whatdotheyofteneat?Ifyouhavedifficultyinidentifyingthem,youcanturntotheInternetoryourclassmatesforhelp.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)PartIListeningandSpeakingWarm-upTask1Directions:

Doyouknowthefollowinganimals?WorkwithyourpartnerandmatcheachoftheChinesenameswiththeequivalentEnglishexpression.白鰭豚1☆丹頂鶴2☆金絲猴3☆華南虎4☆袋鼠5☆藏羚羊6☆揚子鱷7☆黑曼巴蛇8☆非洲獅9☆★A.goldenmonkey★B.southChinatiger★C.Tibetanantelope★D.Africanlion★E.red-crowedcrane★F.YangtzeRiverdolphin★G.blackmamba★H.Chinesealligator★I.kangarooPartIListeningandSpeakingOralPracticeDirections:

Readthefollowingdialogueswithyourpartner,withparticularattentiontothetoneandstressofyourreading.Dialogue1A:I’mthinkingaboutgettingapet,butI’mreallynotsurewhichanimalwouldbesuitable.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?B:Certainly.Thefirstthingishowmuchtimeyoucandevotetoyourpet.Dogsareverydemanding.Youneedtotakethemforwalksandtheylovetoplay.Cats,ontheotherhand,aremoreindependent.A:I’mfairlybusy,soIreallyneedananimalthatIdon’tneedtocareforverymuch.Actually,I’dlikeapetthat’salittleunusual.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?B:Unusualpetsareoftenmoreexpensivetokeep.Isthataproblem?PartIListeningandSpeakingOralPracticeDirections:

Readthefollowingdialogueswithyourpartner,withparticularattentiontothetoneandstressofyourreading.A:Notreally.Bytheway,Idon’twantapetthatcouldbedangerous.B:Wehavethose,butIonlysellthemtopeopleIknowwell,forobviousreasons.Howaboutalizard?Ihavesomethatareverybrightlycolored.Theyareeasytofeedandlookafter.A:Thatsoundsideal.Couldyoushowmesome?B:Sure.Comeoverhere.PartIListeningandSpeakingDialogue2A:Nowyou’vebeenananimaldoctorforthirtyyears.Whatwasitthatmadeyouchoosethisjob?B:Well,Istudiedasanordinarydoctorinthebeginning,butIslowlyrealizedthatIlikedanimalsverymuch.Ialmostpreferanimalstopeople.SoItookanextracourseinanimalmedicine.A:Andyoustillenjoyworkingwithanimals?B:Oh,yes,verymuchso.Infact,morethanevernow.I’vegottoknowanimalsmuchbetter,andIgetonbetterwiththem.Theirownerssometimesgetonmynerves,though.A:Oh,whyisthat?PartIListeningandSpeakingB:Somepeopleknowverylittleaboutanimalsandkeeptheminthewrongconditions.A:Whatsortofconditions?B:Well,youknow,somepeoplebuyalargedogandtrytokeepitinasmallflat;theydon’ttakeitoutenoughortogiveitproperexercise.Alotofpeopledon’tfeedtheiranimalsproperly.Theygivepetstoomuchfoodornottofeedthemregularly,whichareequallybadforthem,especiallyifthey’renotgettingenoughexercise.Keepingananimalisaresponsibilitywhichissomethingmanypeopledon’tseemtorealize.A:Youmeanpeoplekeeppetsforthewrongreasons?B:Yes,somepeoplewantapetbecausethey’relonely,orevensimplytoshowhowrichtheyare.A:Andjusthowdoyoudealwiththesepeople?B:Well,Itrytotellthemwhattheanimalneeds,whatistherightsortoffood,theproperexercise.Itrytoteachthemthatanimalsarenottoysandifthey’retobehealthy,theyhavetobehappy.A:Yes,Isupposeyou’reright.PartIListeningandSpeakingListeningPracticeSectionADirections:

Inthissectionyouwillhear2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,3questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillberead2times.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswer.Conversation11.A.Becauseherparentsloveherverymuch.B.Becauseherparentsneverforcehertodoanythingshedoesn’twanttodo.C.Becausesheisallowedtohavehercareer.D.Becauseshehastoomuchfreedom.2.A.TheyallowedhimtocometoEnglandimmediately.B.Theythoughtheshouldgoabroadasachild.C.Theywerereluctantuntiltheirsonpersuadedthem.D.TheytriedtocontrolhisEnglishstudy.BCPartIListeningandSpeaking3.A.Thetwospeakersarefromdifferentcountries.B.Themangetsalongverywellwithhisparents.C.Britishparentsneverinterferewiththeirchildren.D.Themandoesn’tlikehisparentsatall.Conversation24.A.Buyatractor.B.Fixahouse.C.Seeapieceofproperty.D.Singabusinesscontract.5.A.Itisonlyfortymilesfromwheretheylive.B.Itisasmallonewithatwo-bedroomhouse.C.Itwasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.D.Ithasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.6.A.Growingpotatoeswillinvolvelesslabor.B.Itssoilmaynotbeverysuitableforcorns.C.Itmaynotbebigenoughforraisingcorns.D.Raisingpotatoeswillbemoreprofitable.ACBCPartIListeningandSpeakingSectionBDirections:

Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillberead2times.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustreadthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswer.Passage17.A.Itisentertaining. B.Ittakeslotsoftime.C.Itisacostlyhobby. D.Itrequirestraining.8.A.Theycanharmnearbyplants. B.Theyfighteachotherforfood.C.Theymaycatchsomedisease. D.Theymaypollutetheenvironment.9.A.Placethefoodonwarmerspots. B.Avoidusinganycontaminatedfood.C.Usepreparedfeedmixturesonly. D.Continuethefeedingtillitgetswarm.ACDPartIListeningandSpeakingPassage210.A.Itcovers179squaremiles. B.ItisasbigasNewYorkCity.C.Itcovers97squarekilometers. D.ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.11.A.Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.B.Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.C.Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.D.Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.12.A.Theyworkontheirfarms. B.Theyworkinthetouristindustry.C.Theyraisedomesticanimals. D.Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.ADBPartIListeningandSpeakingSectionCDirections:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassage3times.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Scientistsunderstandhowtwinsareborn.Theynowwanttoknowwhymanyidenticaltwinsmake(13)__________evenwhentheydon’tliveneareachother.Forexample,JimSpringerandJimLouisareidenticaltwins.Theywere(14)_________whentheywereonlyfourmonthsold.ThetwoJimsgrewupindifferentfamiliesanddidnotmeetfor39years.Whentheyfinallymet,they(15)___________somesurprisingsimilaritiesbetweenthem.Bothmenwere(16)___________.TheirfirstwiveswerenamedLinda,andtheirsecondwiveswerebothnamedBetty.Scientistswanttoknowwhat(17)___________ourpersonality.Theystudypairsofidenticaltwinswhogrewupindifferentsurroundings,likeJimSpringerandJimLouis.similarchoicesseparateddiscoveredmarriedtwiceinfluencesPartIListeningandSpeakingThesetwinshelpscientistsunderstandthe(18)___________betweenenvironmentandbiology.(19)___________attheUniversityofMinnesotastudied350setsofidenticaltwinswhodidnotgrowuptogether.Theydiscoveredmanysimilaritiesintheirpersonalities.Scientistsbelievethatpersonalitycharacteristicssuchas(20)___________,shynessandfearsarenotaresultofenvironment.Thesecharacteristicsareprobablyinherited.Scientistscontinuetostudyidenticaltwinsbecausetheyare(21)___________aboutthemandhavemanyquestions.Forexample,theywanttoknow“Cantwinsreallycommunicate(22)___________?Canonetwinreallyfeelanothertwin’spain?”Perhapswithmoreresearchscientistswillfindtheanswers.connectionResearchersfriendlinessuncertainwithoutspeakingPartⅡReadingComprehensionQuestionsfordiscussion:1.?Doyoulikepets?Whyorwhynot?2.?Whichoneofthewildanimalsisthemostdangerous?Tiger?Snake?Scorpion?Lion?Leopard?Bear?Shark?Orwolf?3.?Whatcausedanimals’extinction?4.?Howcanweprotecttherareanimals?PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1Crestedibis’headispartiallybare,showingitsredskin,andithasalongdown-curvedbeakandwhiteplumagemixedwithpink.Thelengthofthebirdisabout80cm.Theybuildtheirnestsonthetalltreesandinhabitthere.Whileforaging,theyflytoricefields,riverbanks,marshesandstreamsinthevalleyandmainlyfeedongrasshoppers,frogs,smallfishes,andriversnails.CrestedIbisPartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1DistributionAreasThecrestedibisisarareandpreciousspeciesintheworld.Inhistory,crestedibiswaswidelydistributedinEastAsia,includingEastChina,Japan,Russia(FormerSovietUnion)andNorthKorea.Sincethemiddleof20thcentury,thepopulationofthecrestedibiseshasreducedrapidlyduetothechangeoftheenvironment,suchasthedecreaseofthericefields,thewideapplicationsofpesticidesandthereductioninforestarea.Thecrestedibiswasdesignateda“SpecialNaturalMonument”bytheJapanesegovernmentin1952,andin1968,itwasnamedthe“NO.198NaturalMonument”bySouthKoreanGovernment.Attheendofthe1960s,thecrestedibisgotextinctinFormerSovietUnionandfromthe1970stothe1980s,itdisappearedintheKoreanPeninsula.Duringthisperiod,theJapanesegovernmentmadegreateffortsinpreservingthisspecies,butfailed.Unfortunately,thelastoneinJapandiedinOctober2003.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1InChina,thecrestedibisusedtobewidelydistributedinHeilongjiang,Jilin,Liaoning,Hebei,Beijing,Shanxi,Shaanxi,Gansu,InnerMongolia,Henan,Shandong,Anhui,Jiangsu,Jiangxi,FujianandTaiwan.Inthebeginningofthe20thcentury,thepopulationofthecrestedibisesdeclineddramaticallyanditwasonthevergeofextinctionin1978.Fortunately,inMayof1981,asmallgroupofsevenwildcrestedibiseswerediscoveredinHanzhongCityofShaanxiProvince,beingtheonlypopulationofwildcrestedibisintheworld.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1Sincethen,greateffortshavebeenmadeontheprotectionandscientificresearchofcrestedibisesandnoticeableachievementshavebeenmadeinthesefields,especiallyincaptivebreeding.In1989,theworld’sfirstcaptivebredbirdwasborn.By1995,therewereabout35crestedibisesinthewildand25onesincaptivity,makingitpossibletosavethisrarespeciesfromextinction.HabitatandDietThecrestedibisinhabitstemperateforestsandhills,neighboringwithwetlandssuchasricefields,riverbanks,streams,pondsandmarshes.Beingsolitary,quietandshy,theyusuallyflyandforageinpairsorinsmallgroups.Thecrestedibisesarequitesensitivetotheenvironmentandtheyonlyrestornestontalltreeswheretherearericefieldsandmarshesnearby.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1PresentStatusInthepast20years,Chinahastakenaseriesofefficientmeasuresinprotectingandsavingthecrestedibis.Bytheendof2000,thepopulationofthewildRestedIbishadbuilt119nestsinthewild.Atpresent,thankstothecarryingoutofaconservationplan,thetotalpopulationofcrestedibisisabout2000,andanexpeditionteamevenwitnessedtheminQinlingMountainarea.(521words)PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsibis/?a?b?s/

n.鹮(涉禽，長頸長腿，喙長而向下彎曲)beak/bi:k/

n.(猛禽等的)嘴，喙；鷹鉤鼻plumage/?plu:m?d?/

n.鳥類羽毛；漂亮衣服；羽衣centimeter/'sent??mi:t?/

n.厘米inhabit/?n?h?b?t/

v.居住在；棲居于forage/?f?r?d?/

v.搜尋(食物)，尤指動物覓(食)marsh/mɑ:?/

n.沼澤，濕地grasshopper/?grɑ:sh?p?(r)/

n.蚱蜢，蝗蟲，螞蚱distribution/?d?str??bju:?n/

n.分配，分布species/?spi:?i:z/

n.物種；種類；類型reduce/r??dju:s/

v.減少，縮小(尺寸、數(shù)量、價格等)PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordspesticide/?pest?sa?d/

n.殺蟲劑，農(nóng)藥reduction/r??d?k?n/

n.減少；降低designate/?dez?gne?t/

v.指出；指派；命名，把……定名為extinct/?k?st??kt/

adj.滅絕的；絕種的；消逝的peninsula/p??n?nsj?l?/

n.半島verge/v?:d?/

n.邊，邊緣；界限；范圍extinction/?k?st??k?n/

n.熄滅；消滅，滅絕captive/?k?pt?v/

adj.被俘的；被監(jiān)禁的；被關(guān)押的breed/bri:d/

v.產(chǎn)(后代)，生；養(yǎng)育captivity/k?p?t?v?ti/

n.被俘；囚禁；束縛habitat/?h?b?t?t/

n.(動物的)棲息地，住處；產(chǎn)地PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordstemperate/?temp?r?t/

adj.(氣候)溫和的；適度的neighboring/ne?b?r??/

adj.鄰近的solitary/?s?l?tri/

adj.獨自的；喜歡(或慣于)獨處的sensitive/?sens?t?v/

adj.敏感的；易受影響的status/?ste?t?s/

n.地位；情形，狀態(tài)；身份conservation/?k?ns??ve??n/

n.保存；(對自然環(huán)境的)保護expedition/?eksp??d??n/

n.考察；考察隊；(短途的)旅行PartⅡReadingComprehensionPhrasesandExpressionsmixwith混合feedon(動物)以……為食attheendof在……結(jié)尾，在……末端onthevergeof接近于，瀕臨于；行將besensitiveto對……過敏，對……敏感thanksto幸虧，多虧，由于carryout履行；實施；執(zhí)行；落實PartⅡReadingComprehensionProperNamesEastAsia東亞EastChina華東Russia/'r???/俄國；俄羅斯FormerSovietUnion前蘇聯(lián)NorthKorea/k?'r??/北韓；北朝鮮SpecialNaturalMonument特殊自然紀念物NO.198NaturalMonument198號自然紀念物KoreanPeninsula朝鮮半島HanzhongCity漢中市QinlingMountain秦嶺山脈PartⅡReadingComprehensionExercisesⅠ.ReadingComprehensionDirections:

Thereare5questionsorunfinishedstatementsinthissection.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceaccordingtopassage1andmarkthecorrespondingletter.1.Whatdoesacrestedibislooklike?A.Itisquitetallasabird,withaheadpartiallybare,alongbeakandwhiteplumagemixedwithpink.B.Itisabout80cmtall,withabarehead,adown-curvedbeakandpinkfeathers.C.Itisnotbig,witharedhead,alongbeakandpurewhiteplumage.D.Itisquitetall,witharedhead,anditswingsarewhite.APartⅡReadingComprehension2.Howdoesacrestedibislive?A.Itinhabitsnearwater,suchasriverbanks,marshesandseashores.B.Itinhabitsforestsandhills,butforagesmainlyinshallowwater.C.Itlivesinricefieldsandmarshes,feedingoninsects.D.Itlivesinmountainsandforests,eatingnutsandfruits.3.Whereiscrestedibisdistributednow?A.ItisnowwidelydistributedacrossEastAsia.B.ItisnowdistributedonlyinChinaandVietnam.C.ItisnowdistributedmainlyinSouthChina.D.ItisnowdistributedonlyincertainpartsofChina.BDPartⅡReadingComprehension4.WhatdidChinesescientistsdoinordertosavecrestedibis?A.Theymadescientificstudyofcrestedibis.B.Theysucceededinbreedingcrestedibisincaptivityandreturningitbackintonature.C.Theyestablishedmanyprotectionareas.D.Theysucceededincloningmanyacrestedibis.5.Whatdoescrestedibisforage?A.Fish,rice,frogs,grassandgrasshoppers.B.Frogs,smallfish,grasshoppers,fruitsandworms.C.Grasshoppers,smallfish,riversnailsandsoon.D.Snails,fish,grasshoppersandrice.BCPartⅡReadingComprehensionⅡ.IdentifyingPicturesDirections:

Matchtheanimalsinthepictureswiththeareastheyusuallyinhabit.IfyouhavedifficultyinunderstandingtheEnglishwordsgiven,youcanconsultyourclassmatesoryourdictionary.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)A.Africa,SouthandSoutheastAsi B.AustraliaC.EastAsia D.Qing-TibetplateauinChinaE.NorthAmerica F.ArcticOceanG.SouthAsia,SoutheastAsiaandChina H.AsiaI.Peru,ChileandAustrliaJ.AfricaIAJFDBGECHPartⅡReadingComprehensionⅢ.BlankFillingDirections:FillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromtheWordBank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.A.resources B.solutions C.significant D.role E.majorF.marvelous G.needs H.growth I.exactly J.impactK.different L.competitions M.combined N.demand O.certainlyWiththeworld’spopulationestimatedtogrowfromsixtoninebillionby2050,researchers,businessesandgovernmentsarealreadydealingwiththe(1)______thisincreasewillhaveoneverythingfromfoodandwatertojobs.Underlyingallthechallengeswillbethe(2)______forenergy,whichisexpectedtodoubleoverthenext40years.JNPartⅡReadingComprehensionFindingthe(3)______tomeetthisdemandinastable,sustainablewayisthecornerstoneofournation’senergysecurity,andwillbeoneofthe(4)______majorprogressofthe21stcentury.Alternativeformsofenergy—bio-fuels,windandsolar,tonameafew—are(5)______beingfundedanddeveloped,andwillplayagrowing(6)______intheworld’senergysupply.Butexpertssaythat,evenwhen(7)______,alternativeenergysourceswilllikelymeetonlyabout30%oftheworld’senergy(8)______by2050.Forexample,evenwith(9)______investments,suchasthe$93millionforwindenergydevelopmentincludedintheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct,importantalternativeenergysourcessuchaswindandbio-fuelscompriseonlyabout1%ofthemarkettoday.Energyandsustainabilityexpertssaytheanswertoourfutureenergyneedswilllikelycomefromalotof(10)______—bothtraditionalandalternative.AEODMGCBPartⅡReadingComprehensionⅣ.TranslationTask1Directions:PutthefollowingEnglishsentencesintoChinese.1.?Theybuildtheirnestsonthetalltreesandinhabitthere.2.?Theymainlyfeedongrasshoppers,frogs,smallfishes,andriversnails.3.?Theyhavemadeeffortsontheprotectionandscientificresearchofcrestedibises.4.?Thepopulationofthecrestedibiseshasreducedrapidlyduetothechangeoftheenvironment.5.?SevenwildcrestedibiseswerediscoveredinShaanxiProvince,beingtheonlypopulationofwildcrestedibisintheworld.1.他們在大樹上筑巢，生息。2.它們主要吃蝗蟲、青蛙、小魚和河里的蝸牛。3.他們在對赤鷺的保護和科研方面作出了努力。4.由于環(huán)境的變化，赤鷺的數(shù)量迅速減少。5.陜西發(fā)現(xiàn)了7只野生朱鷺，它們是世界上唯一的野生朱鷺種群。PartⅡReadingComprehensionTask2Directions:

UsethewordsorphrasesintheboxtotranslatetheChinesegiveninthebrackets.Changetheformofthewordorphrasewherenecessary.Specialattentionshouldbepaidtothestructureofthesentencewhenyoutranslate.efficientonthevergeofapplicationextinctfeedonsensitivereduceeffortdramaticallyconserve1.?Peopleshouldeatlessfatto_____________________________.(減少患心臟病的危險)2.?Hereyelidsdrooped_____________________________.(好像即將入睡)3.?Youngpeopleare_____________________________.(對自己的外表很敏感)4.?Hewasmakingavisible_____________________________.(努力控制自己)5.?Allanimalsincludingmen____________________________________.(以植物或其他動物為食)1.reducetheriskofheartdisease2.asifshewereonthevergeofsleep3.verysensitiveabouttheirappearance4.efforttocontrolhimself5.feedonplantsorotheranimalsPartⅡReadingComprehension6.?__________________________________overthelasttenyears.(我們的生活已經(jīng)發(fā)生了巨大的變化)7.?Itis250yearssince__________________________________.(狼在英國絕跡)8.?Theimprovedfarmtoolsare__________________________________.(高效而且易于使用)9.?Weshould_________________________________________________________.(通過充分利用其他能源節(jié)約石油和天然氣)10.?Thedistrictcouncilagreedwiththeobjectorsand________________________.?(拒絕了申請)6.Ourwayoflifehaschangeddramatically7.thewolfbecameextinctinBritain8.efficientaswellaseasytohandle9.conserveoilandgasbymakingfulluseofotherenergysources10.turneddowntheapplicationPartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2Theircallscanbehaunting.Theirsizecantakeyourbreathaway.Andtheirworldsaredarkandquiet.Therearemanydifferentspeciesofthesehuge,warm-blooded,airbreathingmammalsthatliveinthesea.Thereisthebluewhaleandthekillerwhale,humpbackandorca,justtonameafew.Accordingtoseveralsciencewebsites,whaleslivealongtime.Therearemanydifferentspeciesofwhalesandeachhasadifferentlifespan.Theaveragelifespan,however,isabout50years.Whales

NeverDieontheOceanFloorPartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2Inthewildwhalesliveforalongtime.BowheadwhalesspendtheirlivesinthecoldArcticwaters.Theymaybetheworld’soldestmammals,livingpossiblymorethan200years!Thesegiantsoftheseadiebig.Beforegasesdevelopinthebodyofadeadwhaleitsinkstotheoceanfloor.Thisiscalleda“whalefall”anditsuppliesfoodandsheltertothousandsofoceancreaturesformanydecades.Scientistshaveonlyrecentlydiscoveredjusthowmanyspeciesliveinawhalefall.Thisismostlybecausewhalefallsaredifficulttofindintheocean.Itisliketryingtofindaneedleinahaystack,asweliketosay.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2ThefirststageThesmellofthedeadwhalebringsthefirststageoffeeders—thetraveling,ormobile,scavengers.Awidevarietyoffishandsharkscomefrommilesandmilestoscavengethedeadwhale’ssoftfleshortissue.Thisphasecanlastasshortasacoupleofmonthstoaslongastwoyears.Asyoucanimagine,thesefirststagescavengersaremessyeaters.Theirfeedingfrenziesleaveathicklayerofpiecesofthewhale,whatscientistscallbiomaterial,ontheseafloor.Thisiswhenthedinnerbellringsforthesecondstagescavengers.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2ThesecondstageDuringthesecondstageofdecompositionstrangecreaturesappear.Shrimp-likecreaturesandcrabseatthesmallpiecesofwhaletissuethathavedroppedtotheoceanfloor.Hairywormsarealsopartofthisstage.Theyfeedonthewhalebones,makingthewhalebodylooklikeacarpet—amoving,livingcarpet.Thisphasecanlastuptotwoyears.ThethirdstageThethirdandfinalstageisthelongest.Itcanlastfordecades.Thefleshofthewhalehaslongbeeneaten.Buteventhebonessupportlife.Asthewhalebonesdecay,theyproducesulfide,atypeofgas.Thisgassupportsarichvarietyoflife.Wormsandseveraltypesofclamsliveoffthegasthatthewhalebonesgiveoff.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2Researchersfoundmorethan30,000animalstotalingmorethan200speciesonone,singlewhaleskeleton.Scientistswhohavestudiedthelifeofawhalefallfoundthatthecommunityoflifeandrarespeciesofthisfinalstageislargerthananyknowncommunityonthedeepseafloor.(490words)PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordshaunt/h?:nt/

v.縈繞；(鬼魂)出沒killer/?k?l?/

n.

兇手，殺人者；止痛藥humpback/?h?mpb?k/

n.座頭鯨；駝背orca/??:k?/

n.逆戟鯨lifespan/?la?fsp?n/

n.(人或動物的)壽命；存在期；使用期bowhead/'b??hed/

n.一種頭口特大的鯨魚giant/?d?a??nt/

n.

adj.巨人，大漢；巨獸，巨物特大的，巨大的creature/?kri:t??(r)/

n.生物，動物；人；創(chuàng)造物haystack/?he?st?k/

n.干草堆stage/ste?d?/

n.(發(fā)展或進展的)時期，階段；舞臺feeder/?fi:d?/

n.(動物)進某種食物者；飼養(yǎng)員；供給裝置PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsscavenger/?sk?v?nd??/

n.撿破爛的人；食腐動物scavenge/?sk?v?nd?/

v.清除污物；(在廢物中)尋覓；(動物)食腐肉flesh/fle?/

n.肉；肉體；果肉phase/fe?z/

n.階段；時期messy/?mesi/

adj.凌亂的，散亂的；骯臟的，污穢的frenzy/?frenzi/

n.狂亂，狂暴；極度的激動；狂怒layer/?le??/

n.層，層次biomaterial/'ba??m??t??r??l/

n.生物材料decomposition/?di:k?mp?'z??n/

n.分解；腐爛shrimp/?r?mp/

n.蝦，小蝦worm/w?:m/

n.蟲，蠕蟲；幼蟲；寄生蟲；懦夫PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordscarpet/?kɑ:p?t/

n.地毯，桌毯；毛毯，絨毯decay/d??ke?/

v.(使)腐爛，腐朽sulfide/'s?lfa?d/

n.[化]硫化物clam/kl?m/

n.蚌，蛤；〈美口〉沉默寡言的人total/?t??tl/

adj.

v.總計的(金額等)；全部的總數(shù)達；共計skeleton/?skel?tn/

n.骨架；骨骼seafloor/'si:fl??/

n.海底PartⅡReadingComprehensionPhrasesandExpressionsavarietyof多種的；種種feedon以……為食，以……為能源upto多達liveoff以……為食，以……為生giveoff發(fā)出；放出；散發(fā)出；放射出PhrasesandExpressionsArctic/'ɑ:kt?k/

n.北極圈，北極地帶(常復(fù)數(shù))PartⅡReadingComprehensionExercisesⅠ.ReadingComprehensionDirections:

Tellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothe