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Unit 5 第 1 课时 Comic strip & Welcome to the unit

一．Would you like to live in the wild，Eddie?你想住在野外吗，埃迪？

【精讲】wild，形容词，意为“野生的”。

They went camping in the wild. 他们在野外露营。

[拓展]wild的相关短语

wild animals野生动物

in the wild在野外

[拓展]wildly，副词，意为“野生地；野蛮地”

My heart was knocking wildly. 我的心怦怦直跳。

(1)Last year, my uncle met _______ elephant in _______ wild in Thailand.

A. an; an       B. a; the      C. the; a      D. an; the

二．Wild animals are free and happy.野生动物自由且快乐。

【精讲】free，形容词，意为“自由的，无拘束的”，它也可以意为“空闲的，免费的”。

I don't have much free time. 我没有多少空闲时间。

The tickets are free. 票是免费的。

(1)—Professor, may I ask you some questions about your speech?

—Sue, feel ________ to let me know anytime.

A. happy          B. active         C. lucky       D. free

三．Could you please not eat them? 请你不要吃它们好吗？

【精讲】句型：Could you please (not) do sth.?，意为“请你（不）做某事好吗？”。

Could you please speak more slowly? 请您说慢一点，好吗？

Could you please not eat them? 请你不要吃它们好吗？

(1)—Could you please ________ fur coats any more ?

—________.

A. don’t buy; OK, I will   B. not buy; OK, I won’t   

C. not buy; Yes, I could             D. not to buy; Yes, I can

(2)Would you please ________ the children ________ with fire?

A. ask; not to play                 B. to ask; not to play

C. ask; not play                        D. ask; don’t play

四．They may become dishes on the table any time.它们随时可能成为桌上的菜肴。

【精讲】dish，名词，意为“一道菜”，它还可以表示“盘子”，其复数形式为dishes。

I usually cook western dishes. 我通常会烹调西式菜肴。

The kids offered to do the dishes. 孩子们主动要求洗盘子。

(1)I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, washing ________(dish) and collecting wastes.

五．Please have pity on them, Eddie.埃迪，请同情一下它们。

【精讲】pity，不可数名词，意为“同情，怜悯”。have/take a pity on sb.，意为“同情某人”。

I took pity on her and lent her the money. 我同情她，就把钱借给了她。

[拓展]pity也可以作可数名词，意为“遗憾，憾事”，常用于It’s a pity that…结构中。

It's a pity that you can't stay longer. 你不能再多停留些时间，真是遗憾。

(1)你认为我们有必要同情那些乞丐吗？

(2) 我们同情大熊猫，因为它们正面临着严重的问题。

(3)他没来参加这次有意义的DIY课多遗憾呀！

六．I may die without them. 没有它们我也许会死的。

【精讲】die，不及物动词，意为“死”；dead，形容词，意为“死的，去世的”；dying，形容词，意为“临终的，垂死的”；death，名词，意为“死亡”。 

Sadly, bamboo plants die after flowering. 令人遗憾的是，竹子开花后就会死亡。

He felt half dead with tiredness. 他感觉累得半死。

I'm dying of thirst. 我快渴死了。

His death was totally unexpected. 他的死完全出人意料。

 [辨析] die of与die from的区别：

die of，一般指死于疾病、年老、劳累、寒冷、悲哀、失望等来自内部的原因。

die from指死于地震、交通事故、雷击等外部原因；

400 people a year die of this disease on average. 平均每年有400人死于这种疾病。

You see kids die from hunger. 你看到孩子们死于饥饿。

用die的各种形式填空。

(1)The poor animal _______ yesterday because of its illness.

(2)My mother's ________; she _________ in 1987.

(3)His ________ was very sudden.

(4)The young man found his little cat ______ in the box.

(1)If the giant panda _______ no food，it_______．

A. have； will die        B. will have； will die

C. has； dies            D. has； will die

(2)When the fire happened, some workers were in the workshop. Sadly, one _____ and three of them were ______. However, the doctors are trying to save them.

A. death; dead    B. dead; died    C. died; dying     D. dying; death

(3)The doctor did everything he could________woman.

A. to save the dead     B. save the dying

C. save the dead     D. to save the dying

七．In fact, these are not wild animals.实际上，这些不是野生动物。

【精讲】in fact，意为“事实上，实际上”的意思，它常用于连接句子，同义词是：actually。

In fact, the girl was so clever. 事实上，这个女孩很聪明。

【基础练习】

一.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子

1．There are fewer and fewer __________(野生的) animals in China now.

2．The old woman lives a ________(自由的) and easy life and never worries about anything.

3．________(斑马) live in Africa. They look like horses.

4．________(大熊猫) are lovely animals and they live mainly in Sichuan Province.

5．I enjoyed the ________(菜) very much, because they are delicious.

二.根据句意，用所给词的适当形式填空

1．Would you like ________(visit) the zoo this afternoon?

2．Which animal is ________(interest), polar bear, rabbit or tortoise?

3．We can't catch the flight in time ________(with) his help.

4．Eddie, your food looks delicious.Could you please ________(give) me some?

5．English is my favourite subject. I like it ________(well)．

6．What about __________(read) some books in the library?

7．He left without ________(say) a word.

8．What is ________(bear) favourite food, Jack?

9．Why not ________(talk) to your parents?

10．I'll do the ________(dish), and you can sweep the floor.

三.根据句意，用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空

1．I hope I can use the computer ________________ in my spare time.

2．Some animals may become dishes on the table ________________．

3．________________， Millie is a hard­working student.

4．If hunters see a tiger ________________， they will kill it.

5．—Why do you like pandas best?—Because they ________________．

四.根据汉语意思完成句子

1．这项工作听起来很难，但事实上很容易。

The work ________________ difficult, but __________________， it is easy.

2．杰克，关于大熊猫你了解多少？

________________________________________ giant pandas, Jack?

3．狮子是动物界之王并且它们跑得很快。

Lions are ________________________ the animal world and they can ____________________________.

4．莉莉，请同情那些笼子里的鸟。没有你的帮助它们可能会死。

Please ________________________ the birds in the cages, Lily.They ________________ without your help.

5．你最喜欢什么野生动物，西蒙？

____________________________ do you ________________， Simon?

【能力拓展】

完型填空

Birds can see colours, just as people do. Birds need to see colours when they fly because they need to find places to land（着陆）. Colours help them know   1   the place is and what it is like so that they can catch flying things in the air or land on something they think safe.

Birds can “tell” the differences between colours. But for some   2   animals, such as wolves, the world looks like a black and white photo. Wolves look for food mainly by   3   .

They can hear   4   when the animals they hunt move. But other animals seem to know this. For example, a rabbit will stop moving when it finds there is something   5   . Then the wolves   6   not find it at all. However, birds are better than wolves in these ways. They can see dead insects from far away.

Some birds’ eyesight is   7   than people’s. They can see small insects   8   they fly in the sky. Because they are able to   9   colours, they can find food easily and   10   if (是否) there are other animals that are dangerous to them.

1．A．how soon B．how far C．how long D．how fast

2．A．other B．another C．others D．the other

3．A．shouting B．listening C．eating D．moving

4．A．slow B．slowly C．clear D．clearly

5．A．Dangerous  B．safe C．slow D．fast

6．A．should B．must C．may D．need

7．A．bigger B．smaller C．worse D．better

8．A．when B．till C．where D．how

9．A．paint B．see C．read D．watch

10．A．find B．find out C．look D．look for