2022高考英语高频词汇短语句式通关练
Unit 3 Environmental Protection
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Project in Bali
Bali Indonesia volunteer program,where you can care for children in need,and teach English in a classroom.Based in Tabanan,PMGY’s Bali volunteer abroad program is extremely affordable,starting from just $330 for your first two weeks onsite.
Project in Vietnam
Travel to Vietnam and gain experience in marketing and promotion!Put your writing and social media skills to great use while you learn about economic,environmental,and social issues(问题) in the developing world.Program fees start at only $435 for two weeks,and you’re invited to stay up to six months.
Project in Ghana
If you have always dreamed of visiting Africa,PMGY has many different meaningful volunteer projects in Ghana,including supporting disabled children,teaching English,and providing medical care.This program starts from only $375 for your first two weeks in Ghana,and you can stay up to six months.
Project in Sri Lanka
Located in Ambalangoda,the southern province of Sri Lanka,this program invites you on several different volunteer experiences,including childcare,English teaching,medical care,and whale conservation.You can stay from two weeks to over six months,and depending on the project you sign up for,your first two weeks abroad cost only $400.
1.What can Plan My Gap Year do?
A.Teach volunteers to work alone. B.Find volunteers’ different interests.
C.Offer volunteers abroad opportunities. D.Introduce affordable travels to tourists.
2.In which project can participants gain selling skills?
A.Project in Bali. B.Project in Ghana.
C.Project in Vietnam. D.Project in Sri Lanka.
3.How much will one pay at least for a project with animal protection?
A.$435. B.$400. C.$375. D.$330.
B
A research paper recently reported that the Chinese paddlefish (中华鲟)—one of the world’s largest freshwater fish—has been declared extinct.
Scientists say the Chinese paddlefish and its close relatives have been around for at least 200 million years.The species,reaching up to seven meters in length,survived unimaginable changes,such as the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs.But there’s one phenomenon this ancient species,sometimes called the “panda of the Yangtze”,could not survive humans.
Their huge size and plentiful flesh made them a popular target for fishermen and a welcome addition to inner tables in China.In the 1970s,25 tons of paddlefish were harvested per year on average.
But the construction of the Gezhouba Dam on the Yangtze forever changed the Yangtze River habitat of paddlefish,because it was constructed without a fish ladder or sideway and cut off the paddlefish from their only breeding (繁殖) grounds upstream.Populations of the fish continued to decrease after the completion of the dam in 1981,but nobody had yet figured out how terrible the situation was.As is often the case,there can be a significant delay between major disturbances and their consequence.The researchers say the fish had become functionally extinct by 1993,meaning there were not enough fish to meaningfully reproduce.
Ms Pan is an ocean expert with Greenpeace East Asia.She told The Associated Press the extinction of the Chinese paddlefish was “a huge loss” for nature.She said the development confirms that the Yangtze River is experiencing major environmental damage.
“The ecosystem of the Yangtze River is close to its breaking point due to human activity in past decades,” Pan said.“The paddlefish’s extinction should serve as a wake-up call to protect other freshwater species.Moving forward,we need to balance the needs of humans with the needs of life in rivers and seas.Humans should not live alone on this planet.”
1.What can we say about the Chinese paddlefish?
A.It is the largest fish.
B.It appeared earlier than dinosaurs.
C.It is a kind of ancient fish.
D.It was a welcome dish for the fishermen.
2.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A.The design problems of the Gezhouba Dam.
B.The worsening ecosystem in the Yangtze River.
C.The population development of the Chinese paddlefish.
D.The main reason for the dying out of the Chinese paddlefish.
3.How does Ms Pan feel about the extinction of the Chinese paddlefish?
A.Angry. B.Doubtful. C.Worried. D.Unconcerned.
4.In which section of The Associated Press may this text most probably appear?
A.Environment. B.Science. C.Culture. D.Tourism.
1.There is little doubt that...毫无疑问……
There is little doubt that Earth is getting warmer and warmer...
毫无疑问,地球越来越暖和了……
知识运用
(1)There is no doubt ping-pong is regarded as the national ball sport of China.
(2)I still doubt the price of computers in the store will go down,but I will just wait and see.
(3)毫无疑问,剪纸是中国的一种传统文化。
that paper cutting is one of Chinese traditional cultures.
知识延伸
(1)There is no doubt that...“毫无疑问……”,that之后的从句为同位语从句,说明doubt的内容。
(2)There is some doubt whether...不确定……;对……仍有疑问
(3)Don’t doubt that...确信……;不怀疑……
(4)doubt if/whether...怀疑是否……
(1)doubt用作名词时,在肯定句中接whether(不可用if)引导的同位语从句;在否定句中用that引导同位语从句。
(2)当doubt用作动词时,在肯定句中接whether或if引导的宾语从句;在否定句、疑问句中后跟that引导的宾语从句。
2.starve vt.& vi.(使)挨饿;饿死
An expert who has studied polar bears for many years said that from the position of its dead body,the bear appeared to have starved and died
一位研究北极熊多年的专家说,从北极熊尸体的位置来看,它似乎是饿死的。
知识运用
(1)The policemen surrounded the woods in order to starve the murderer coming out.
(2)Pictures of (starve) children on show have raised people’s awareness of saving food.
(3)They have sent some books and magazines to the countryside because children there are starving knowledge.
自毕业以后,他们一直渴望成功。
(4)They have been starving ever since graduation.
(5)They have been starving ever since graduation.
知识延伸
starve
3.release vt.& n.排放;释放;发布
The heat is released back into space at longer wave lengths.(P27)
热量以较长的波长释放回太空。
知识运用
(1)It took the firefighters more than an hour (release) the driver from the wreckage.
(2)The video has sold three million copies in its first three weeks release.
(3)Coal power stations release sulphur dioxide the atmosphere.
(4)He was released prison after serving seven years of a ten-year sentence.
知识延伸
release sb from...把某人从……释放/解救出来
release sth into...把……排放入……
on release发行
press release新闻发布稿
4.broadcast vt.& vi.播送;广播;传播 n.广播节目;电视节目
In fact,news reports are frequently broadcast about extreme rainstorms and heatwaves causing deaths and economic losses.
事实上,新闻报道经常播出造成死亡和经济损失的极端暴雨和热浪。
知识运用
(1)Would you please keep silent?The weather report (broadcast) and I want to listen.
(2)The football match, (broadcast) live across the nation the other day,attracted large numbers of viewers.
(3)At that time there was no model for such bro