第33/770期初二教案

作者：汤红梅

Swimming with life (P2)

Pre-reading

Do you know the animal in this picture?

Why do you think it is called the “giant panda of the water”?

 

While reading

“Look! It’s a Yangtze finless porpoise (江豚)!” On March 23, Wang Mingwu, who works at a fishery law enforcement (渔业执法) station in Wuhan, was surprised to see a group of Yangtze finless porpoises in the Yangtze River during his daily patrol (巡查). He shot a video, showing the porpoises as they flip (翻转), jump, hunt and play.

shoot  [ʃuːt] : v.  开枪，射击; 打猎; 拍摄; 射，投; 玩，打;

               变形：过去分词: shot  过去式: shot

翻译：他拍摄了一段视频，展示了海豚翻转、跳跃、狩猎和玩耍的过程。。

练习：部电影是在哪儿拍的？

Where was the movie shot?

 

Wang’s video is not only an important sign of the Yangtze River’s health but also evidence(证明) that the government’s environmental protection efforts are working, noted The Paper.

protection  [prəˈtekʃn] ：n.  保护；护照；[经]保护贸易制，保护政策；

翻译：王的视频不仅是长江健康状况的一个重要标志，而且也证明了政府的环境保护工作是可行的。

练习：狗能防盗。

The dog is our protection against burglars. 

 

The Yangtze finless porpoise has been listed as “critically (极度地) endangered” by the International Union for Conservation since 2013. Because of over-fishing and water pollution, the population of the Yangtze finless porpoise was just 1,012 in 2018. That number is lower than the number of giant pandas, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs.

endanger [ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r)]：v.  使遭危险; 危及;

翻译：自2013年以来，长江江豚被国际自然保护联盟列为“极危物种”。

练习：你如果吸烟,就会危及健康。

Smoking endangers your health.

 

To protect biodiversity (生物多样性) along the Yangtze River, in 2020, the government put a 10-year fishing ban (禁令) in place. It protects 332 natural reserves (保护区) along the waterway.

in place：在对的位置; 适当的; 在工作; 准备就绪;

翻译：为了保护长江沿岸的生物多样性，政府于2020年颁布了一项为期10年的禁渔令。

练习：那个提议并不十分适当。

The proposal is not quite in place. 

 

“Usually, it takes three to five years for fish to produce a new generation (一代). A 10-year fishing ban means two to three generations of fish will be produced, which will [greatly] expand (扩大) the Yangtze finless porpoise’s food supply (供给),” said Zhang Xinqiao, an aquatic (水生的) wildlife researcher from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

take  [teɪk]：v.  拿，取; 携带; 移开; 夺取; 吃，喝; 写下; 接受;

翻译：通常，鱼类需要三到五年才能繁殖出新一代。

练习：由于路况很糟糕，我们路上花了很长时间。

The journey took a long time due to the bad roads.

 

The fishing ban is a key part of restoring (恢复) the ecology (生态) of the river basin (流域). It protects not only the Yangtze finless porpoise but also more than 4,300 aquatic species (物种) in the Yangtze River, reported China Daily.

key  [kiː]  ：n.  钥匙; ; 关键，线索，秘诀; （音乐的）调;

                   adj.  关键的; 主要的;

翻译：禁渔令是恢复流域生态的关键部分。

练习：良好的沟通是我们成功的关键。

Good communication is key to our success.

 

 

 

 

 

native [ˈneɪtɪv] ：adj.  出生地的; 本地的; 本国/地语的; 土著

的; 原产地的; 天赋的;

                n. 出生于某国/地的人; 本国/地人; 土著; 本地动植物;

练习：这是我的祖国,我将用生命保卫她。             

             This is my native land and I'll defend it with my life! 

 

 

 

 

 

link  [link] : v.  使联系在一起; 连接; 声称…有关系; 挽住;

翻译：两个与扬子江相连的湖泊。

练习：这些摄像机是与一台功能强大的计算机相连接的。

The video cameras are linked to a powerful computer.

 

Post-reading

The fishing ban has been successful in protecting the river and its animals.

Do you know of any efforts to fight water pollution? 

 

Practice

Choose the answer:

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To show how people protect the Yangtze River.

B. To introduce Wang Mingwu.

C. To show the improvement of biodiversity along the Yangtze River.

D. To introduce videos about the Yangtze River.

 

2. According to the article, what do we know about the finless porpoise?

A. It is dangerous to the Yangtze River.

B. The government started to protect it in 2018.

C. Human activity has seriously affected its population.

D. It is more popular than the giant panda.

 

3. How can the 10-year ban benefit the environment along the Yangtze River?

A. It increases the number of natural reserves.

B. It improves the water quality of the Yangtze River.

C. It shortens the time for finless porpoises to produce.

D. It gives the fish enough time to produce new generations.

 

4. What is the story mainly about?

A. A video of Yangtze River animals.

B. The ecology of river basins in China.

C. A fishing ban to protect the Yangtze River.

D. New species moving into the Yangtze River.

 

完成句子。

1. He'd love to s_______ his film in Yunnan.

2. It would t_______ six hours there and back.

3. Education is one of the k_______ words of our time.

4. The coconut palm is a n_______ of Malaysia.

5. The hearts of the people of all the nationalities are l_______ to each other.

 

翻译句子。

1. Little children live under the protection of their parents. 

2. You will endanger your health if you work too hard.

3. He was surprised to find nobody at home.

 

1. 他不仅读过这本书，还记得内容。

2. 必须保护植物不受冻。

3. 著名的北京鸭就是这儿产的。

 

参考答案：

1. 本题为理解归纳题。由前两段可知，河豚在扬子江的出现是长江健康状况的重要标志，是对政府环境保护工作的肯定，所以第一段旨在佐证扬子江生态环境的提升，故正确答案是C选项。

 

2. 本题为理解分析题。由本段Because of over-fishing and water pollution …可知，过度的捕捞河水污染造成了河豚数量的减少，正是这些人类的不良行为影响河豚的生存，所以正确答案为C选项。

 

3. 本题为细节理解题。由…A 10-year fishing ban means two to three generations of fish will be produced, which …及上下文可知，10年时间禁捕给鱼以充分的时间休养生息，同时给河豚提供了充足的食物，因此正确答案为D选项。

 

4. 本题为归纳主旨题。由文意可知，得益于禁捕令的推行，扬子江水域生态体系得到了大力的改善，为河豚等生物提供了良好的生存环境，选项C表述与文意相符，故正确答案为C选项。

 

完成句子。

1. shoot   2. take   3. key   4. native  5. linked

 

翻译句子。

1. 他很乐意在古巴拍摄他的影片。

2. 如果你工作过度劳累,健康会受到损害。

3. 家里一个人也没有，他心里很纳闷。

1. He not only read the book, but also remembered what he read.

2. Plants must be protected from the cold.

3. The famous Beijing ducks are produced here.