高中英语必修二unit4课文及听力原文

-.z.1.HOWDAISYLEARNEDTOHELPWLDLIFE〔26页〕Daisyhadalwayslongedtohelpendangeredspeciesofwildlife.Onedayshewokeupandfoundaflyingcarpetbyherbed."Wheredoyouwanttogo""itasked.Daisyrespondedimmediately."I'dliketoseesomeendangeredwildlife,"shesaid."PleasetakemetoadistantlandwhereIcanfindtheanimalthatgavefurtomakethissweater."AtoncethecarpetflewawayandtookhertoTibet.ThereDaisysawanantelopelookingsad.Itsaid,"We'rebeingkilledforthewoolbeneathourstomachs.Ourfurisbeingusedtomakesweatersforpeoplelikeyou.Asaresult,wearenowanendangeredspecies."AtthatDaisycried,"I'msorryIdidn'tknowthat.Iwonderwhatisbeingdonetohelpyou.Flyingcarpet,pleaseshowmeaplacewherethere'ssomewildlifeprotection."Theflyingcarpettravelledsofastthatne*tminutetheywereinZimbabwe.Daisyturnedaroundandfoundthatshewasbeingwatchedbyanelephant."Haveyoucometotakemyphoto""itasked.InreliefDaisyburstintolaughter."Don'tlaugh,〞saidtheelephant,"Weusedtobeanendangeredspecies.Farmershunteduswithoutmercy.Theysaidwedestroyedtheirfarms,andmoneyfromtouristsonlywenttothelargetourcompanies.Sothegovernmentdecidedtohelp.Theyallowedtouriststohuntonlyacertainnumberofanimalsiftheypaidthefarmers.Nowthefarmersarehappyandournumbersareincreasing.Sogoodthingsarebeingdoneheretosavelocalwildlife."Daisysmiled."That'sgoodnews.Itshowstheimportanceofwildlifeprotection,butI'dliketohelpastheWWFsuggests."Thecarpetroseagainandalmostatoncetheywereinathickrainforest.Amonkeywatchedthemasitrubbeditself."Whatareyoudoing""askedDaisy.〞I’mprotectingmyselffrommosquitoes,"itreplied."WhenIfindamillipedeinsect,Irubitovermybody.Itcontainsapowerfuldrugwhichaffectsmosquitoes.YoushouldpaymoreattentiontotherainforestwhereIliveandappreciatehowtheanimalslivetogether.Norainforest,noanimals,nodrugs."Daisywasamazed."Flyingcarpet,pleasetakemehomesoIcantellWWFandwecanbeginproducingthisnewdrug.Monkey,pleasecomeandhelp."Themonkeyagreed.Thecarpetflewhome.Astheylanded,thingsbegantodisappear.Twominuteslatereverythinghadgone-themonkey,too.SoDaisywasnotabletomakehernewdrug.Butwhatane*perience!Shehadlearnedsomuch!AndtherewasalwaysWWF…第四单元阅读一Daisy如何学习去帮助野生动物Daisy常常渴望去帮助濒临灭绝的种类的野生动物。一天她醒来发现一个正在飞行的飞毯在她包里。"你想去哪里？〞它问。Daisy立刻答复它。"我想去看那些濒临灭绝的动物，〞她说。"请带我去那个我可以找到供应皮毛去制造这件毛衣的动物的一个遥远的地方。〞飞毯立刻带她飞去了西藏。在那里Daisy看到了一支看起来很伤心的羚羊。它说，"我们被杀是为了我们肚子下的毛。我们的皮毛被人类用来制造像你这样的毛衣。因此，现在我们是一种濒临灭绝的种类。〞然后Daisy哭喊着，"我很抱歉我不知道那些。我想知道神马可以被做来帮助你们。飞毯，请带我去一个有一些野生动物保护区的地方。〞飞毯飞得如此的快以至于他们下一分钟就在Zimbabwe。Daisy转来转去然后发现她被一头大象盯着。"你过来跟我照相了么？〞它问。Daisy松了口气突然笑起来。"不要笑，〞大象说，"我们曾经是濒临灭绝的品种。农民好不仁慈地猎杀我们。他们说我们破坏了他们的天地，和来自那些只游览大工厂的游客的钱。所以政府决定去帮助。他们允许游客给钱农民然后可以去猎杀确定数量的动物。现在农民很快乐而且我们的数量在增加。所以好事情正被做于营救当地的野生动物。〞Daisy微笑了。"那是个好消息。它展示了野生动物保护的重要性，不过我喜欢去帮助像WWF这样的建议。〞飞毯再次升起然后几乎同一时间他们在一个阴霾的热带雨林。一支猴子看着他们就像它摩擦它自己。"你在干神马？〞Daisy问。"我在保护自己不受蚊子的伤害，〞它答复。"当我找到一只千足虫昆虫，我会在我身上摩擦它。它包涵了一种强大的可以影响蚊子的药物。你应该更加注意那些我居住的热带雨林并好好鉴赏动物们如何居住在一齐。没有雨林，没有动物，没有药物。〞Daisy很惊讶。"飞毯，请带我回家这样我可以联系WWF并开场保护这种新的药物。猴子，请过来帮助。〞那猴子同意了。飞毯飞回家了。当他们降落时，事物开场消失了。两分钟后所有东西都消失了-那只猴子也是。所以Daisy不能去制造她的新药物。不过如此的一段经历！她已经学习了则多！还有那里的WWF......ANIMALE*TINCTION〔30页〕Manyanimalshavedisappearedduringthelonghistoryoftheearth.Themostfamousoftheseanimalsaredinosaurs.Theylivedontheearthtensofmillionsofyearsago,longbeforehumanscameintobeingandtheirfutureseemedsecureatthattime.ThereweremanydifferentkindsofdinosaurandanumberofthemusedtoliveinChina.Theeggsoftwenty-fivespecieshavebeenfoundin*i*ia,County,Nanyang,HenanProvince.Notlongagoararenewspeciesofbird-likedinosaurwasdiscoveredinChaoyangCounty,LiaoningProvince.Whenscientistsinspectedthebones,theyweresurprisedtofindthatthesedinosaurscouldnotonlyrunliketheothersbutalsoclimbtrees.Theylearnedthisfromthewaytheboneswerejoinedtogether.Dinosaursdiedoutsuddenlyabout65millionyearsago.Somescientiststhinkitcameafteranune*pectedincidentwhenahugerockfromspacehittheearthandputtoomuchdustintotheair.Othersthinktheearthgottoohotforthedinosaurstoliveonanymore.Nobodyknowsforsurewhyandhowdinosaursdisappearedfromtheearthinsuchashorttime.Weknowmanyotherwildplants,animals,insectsandbirdshavediedoutmorerecently.AccordingtoaUNreport,some844animalsandplantshavedisappearedinthelast500years.Thedodoisoneofthem.ItlivedontheIslandofMauritiusandwasaveryfriendlyanimal.Pleaselistentoastoryofthedodoandhowitdisappearedfromtheearth.从地球有史以来的这段漫长时期，许多动物都消失了。这些动物中最有名的是恐龙。千百万年前，恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多，当时它们的前景好似也很平安。当时有许多不同种类的恐龙，其中有很多种类曾经生活在中国。25个种类的恐龙蛋是在河南省南阳西峡县发现的。不久前，在辽宁省的朝阳县新发现了一种罕见的、形状像鸟一样的恐龙。科学家们观察它们的骨头时，惊奇地发现它们不仅跟其他恐龙一样可以跑，而且还可以爬树。科学家们是根据恐龙骨骼的连接方式得知的这些。恐龙大约在6500万年前就突然地灭绝了。有些科学家认为恐龙灭绝是发生在一件意外事故之后，当时宇宙间一块巨石击中地球因而在空气中扬起太多的尘土。另外一些科学家们则认为，地球变得太热，因此恐龙无法在地球上生活了。没有人确切地知道恐龙是由于什么原因，又是怎样在这么短的时间里从地球上消失的。我们知道，近来许多其他的野生动植物、昆虫和鸟类也灭绝了。根据联合国的一份报告，在过去500年里，有844种动植物消失。渡渡鸟就是其中的一种。它生活在毛里求斯岛上，是一种非常友好的动物。请听一个关于渡渡鸟的故事，看看它是如何从地球上消失的。Thestoryofthedodo〔30页听力〕OnceuponatimeIlivedontheislandofMauritius.Iwascalled"dodo〞.Thereweremanyofusandwewerefriendswithalltheotheranimalsontheisland.Onedayanewanimalcametomyisland.HisnamewasMan,andatfirstweseemedtobegoodfriends.WewenteverywheretogetherandIsharedmyfoodwithhim.However,Ibegantowonderwhyseveralofmydodofriendshaddisappeared.Thenthenumberofourspec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