A doctor for animals

sp;        D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

　　4. The article does not say that

　　A. the station was named Sealab II      B. the station's depth was 205 feet

　　C. ten men were in the underwater team  D. the men spent fifteen days at the station

　　5. For all his chores, the dolphin

　　A. wore a plastic harness    B.   carried a waterproof tube

　　C. carried a line           D.  carried tools

　　6. The signal for the dolphin's rescue chore was a

　　A.  shout  B. bell     C. buzzer  D. whistle

　　7. The purpose of the line the dolphin took was to

　　A. save the aquanaut from drowning   B. lead the aquanaut back to the others

　　C. help the aquanaut to guide the dolphin  D. carry a light to the aquanaut

　　8. The author suggests that this modern example makes old tales about dolphins seem

　　A. more truth than fiction      B. more fiction than truth

　　C. half truth and half fiction    D. entirely fiction

参考答案：

　　1.  C    2. B   3. C    4.  D    5. A    6. C    7. B    8. A

Swallows

简介

　　(1) 本文简单介绍了燕子的生活习性。

　　(2) 对小动物的介绍一般都是从细节到它的生活习性。

　　There are different kinds of swallows. Some swallows make their homes in the sand; others build their nests under the roofs. They make their nests of earth and grass.

　　It takes them several days to build a nest. They have to work in the early morning. The swallow lays five or six eggs at a time. The mother bird sits on them, and the father bird watches by her side and gives some food to her.

　　You must not think that when swallows fly over your head, they aren't working. No! Life is work to them. The young swallows eat a lot and they are busy catching the insects for them. So they have to work from early morning till late at night. At last the young birds can fly well, but the old ones can't rest. They began to think about their second family, for they have two broods every season.

　　When the second brood can fly, too, it's time to think about going to the warmer countries, and when spring comes, they'll return.

1．注解

　　(1) swallow n. 燕子

　　(2) nest n. 巢

　　(3) roof n. 屋顶

　　(4) lay v. 产（卵）

　　(5) insect n. 昆虫

　　(6) brood n. 一窝所孵的幼雏

2．．思考题

　　(1) Can you see swallows easily now? Why?

　　(2) In what way can we protect (保护) this kind of animal?

教学目标

　　1. 掌握且能运用有关询问某人身体状况的日常用语，能述说健康状况以及谈论病情和给出建议或要求的日常交际用语。

　　2. 掌握本单元的词汇和习惯用语，特别是短语make up one’s mind, as if, at least等的用法。

　　3. 进一步学习动词不定式，学习用it 来充当形式主语的用法，有时还用it 来充当形式宾语，而真正的主语或宾语后置句末。如：I found it difficult to learn English well.

　　4. 认真学习”The man who loved dogs”和”Cody saves the baby”，体会人与动物自然、友好相处的和谐。

本单元词汇、短语及习惯用语

一、本单元所出现的词组和短语

　　make up one’s mind　　　下决心

　　regard…as …　　　　　　把……当作……；当作

　　as if　　　　　　　　　　好像

　　at sea　　　　　　　　　 在大海上

　　just as…　　　　　　　　正象；恰与……相同

　　mobile phone　　　　　　　可移动电话

　　half an hour　　　　　　　半小时

　　at all　　　　　　　　　　根本；全然

　　at least　　　　　　　　　至少；起码

　　a doctor for animals　　　兽医

　　wag its tail, or put its ears straight up　摇尾巴或把耳朵竖起来

  　　To help animals is helping people.　帮助动物就是帮助人类。

  　　make sb. do sth.　　　　　使某人做某事

　　find something about him on the internet　在网上找到有关他的资料

　　a pet dog named Don　　　　一条被叫做Don的爱犬

  　　no matter　　　　　　　　　不管

　　before long　　　　　　　　不久

　　work on　　　　　　　　　　从事于……工作

　　be on the safe side　　　　万无一失

　　to speak well of everyone　说别人好话

　　to complain too often　　　报怨太多

二、交际用语和句型

交际用语

　　表示肯定和不肯定 Expressing certainty and uncertainty

　　We can find ….我们能找到……。

　　喜好和厌恶 Like and dislikes

　　I like …. 我喜欢……。

　　I really love …. 我真的喜欢……。

　　I like to work with …. 我喜欢和……工作。

　　Do you like being …?

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