课前预习记录： 月 日 星期 Unit 5 A delicate world 5.1 Starting out & Understanding ideas Ⅰ. 根据语境及汉语提示写出正确的单词 1. contrast _______________ 　　　　　　对比显著 2. their natural _______________ 它们的自然栖息地 3. to _______________ rapidly 快速繁殖 4. the _______________ rabbit population 5. a _______________ project 突然增加的兔子数量 一个保护项目 6. _______________ from 130, 000 to around 10, 000 7. delay our _______________ 8. a small _______________ 9. the military _______________ 延误我们的行程 一件小事 军事干预 向你表示感谢 10. _______________ you our thanks 11. the island’s _______________ 从 130 000 减少到大约 10 000 岛上的生态 12. cause some land to _______________ 导致一些土地坍塌 Ⅱ. 用适当的介词或副词填空 1. The rats and mice quickly took __________ the island. 2. We human beings should live __________ harmony with mother nature. 3. The number of cats also increased, which __________ turn led to more cats hunting the birds. 4. The end result was that parakeets, once large in number and native to the island, died __________ in 1891. 5. Even after Macquarie Island became an official nature reserve in the 1970s, the rabbits remained __________ control. 6. What’s more, we can come up __________ our own ideas and learn more through discussion. 7. The cats subsequently developed an appetite __________ the birds. 8. The cats __________ consequence turned their attention—and their stomachs—back to the native birds. 9. The rat, mouse and rabbit problem needed solving once and __________ all. 10. It turned __________ that they developed an immunity to the virus. Ⅲ. 根据课文及汉语提示补全句子 1. The green grass and bare rock of its landscape contrast dramatically, ____________________________ (使它具有一种野性和自然的美). 2. Loose on the island, they did ____________________________(兔子们尽其所能)—they multiplied rapidly and began eating the native vegetation and digging holes, ____________________________ (造成 水土流失). 3. ____________________________(专家感觉有必要想出一个计划 ) remove all the rabbits from the island. 4. But ____________________________ (常言道), “While the cat’s away, the mice will play. ” 5. The next step is to remove the last remaining invading species, and ____________________________(这就是我的切入点)—with my dogs. III.课文内容填空 　 　 Macquarie Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The green grass and bare rock contrast (1)________________(dramatical), (2)________________ (give) it a wild and natural beauty. The island’s recent history (3)________________(tell) a tragic story. In 1810 (4)________________ humans arrived on the island, they brought rats and (5)________________(mouse), (6)________________ ate birds’ eggs and attacked baby birds. Later, cats and rabbits (7)________________ (introduce) to the island, making parakeets die out. Experts felt it necessary (8)________________ (remove) the rabbits, but cats had to eat birds. In the 1980s, traps and dogs were used to catch the cats. (9)________________ the disappearance of cats, the mice, rats and rabbits started to increase, which led to a serious result. It was clear that the problem needed (10)________________ (solve). People are taking some steps to give the island a happy ending. 参考答案 Ⅰ. 1. contrast dramatically 　　　　　　对比显著 2. their natural habitat 它们的自然栖息地 3. to multiply rapidly 快速繁殖 4. the exploding rabbit population 5. a conservation project 突然增加的兔子数量 一个保护项目 6. decrease from 130, 000 to around 10, 000 从 130 000 减少到大约 10 000 7. delay our departure 延误我们的行程 8. a small incident 一件小事 9. the military intervention 军事干预 10. owe you our thanks 向你表示感谢 11. the island’s ecology 岛上的生态 12. cause some land to collapse 导致一些土地坍塌 Ⅱ.1. The rats and mice quickly took over the island. 2. We human beings should live in harmony with mother nature. 3. The number of cats also increased, which in turn led to more cats hunting the birds. 4. The end result was that parakeets, once large in number and native to the island, died out in 1891. 5. Even after Macquarie Island became an official nature reserve in the 1970s, the rabbits remained out of control. 6. What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. 7. The cats subsequently developed an appetite for the birds. 8. The cats in consequence turned their attention—and their stomachs—back to the native birds. 9. The rat, mouse and rabbit problem needed solving once and for all. 10. It turned out that they developed an immunity to the virus. Ⅲ. 1. The green grass and bare rock of its landscape contrast dramatically, giving it a wild and natural beauty (使它具有一种野性和自然的美). 2. Loose on the island, they di