Unit+5+Into+the+Wild++群文閱讀+寫(xiě)作練習(xí) 高中英語(yǔ)外研版必修第一冊(cè)

Unit5IntotheWildTheMonarch’sJourneyManyanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratcertaintimesoftheyear.Thisannualmovementiscalledmigration.Theymigratetofindfood,seekapartner,orinsearchofwarmerweather.OneofthemostwonderfulmigrationsinnatureisthatoftheNorthAmericanmonarchbutterfly.Everyautumn,millionsofthesebeautifulinsectswithfineblackandorangewingsbeginalonganddifficultjourney.Somehowtheymanagetotravelaround4,000kilometressouthandfindtheirwaytoCaliforniaorMexico.However,untilrecentlynooneknewhowtheydidthis.AteamofscientistsledbyProfessorEliShlizermanattheUniversityofWashingtonhasnowfoundtheanswer.Theyhavefoundoutthatthemonarchisabletotellthetimeofday.Itusesitseyestomeasurethepositionofthesun.Thesetwopiecesofinformation—thetimeofdayandthepointwherethesunisinthesky—allowthebutterflytodeterminethewaytogo.Eventually,itmanagestoreachtheplaceswhereitwillspendthewinter.Thesolutiontothemysteryofthemonarch’samazingabilitycomesatatimewhenitisinserioustrouble.Itspopulationhascrashedbyasmuchas90percentinthelastfewyears.Sadly,humanactivityisthemainreasonwhythenumberofmonarchbutterfliesisfalling.Inmanyoftheplaceswherethebutterflycanbefound,peoplearedestroyingthenaturalenvironment.Theycutdowntreesandusechemicalsthatkilltheplantsthatmonarchcaterpillarseat.Theresearchonthemonarch’sbehaviourhashoweverledtoagreaterawarenessofthiscreature.Peoplehavebeenworkingtogethertorecorditsmigrationandmakesurethatthereareenoughplantsforittofeedon.Ifthisworks,theremaycomeatimewhenthenumberofmonarchbutterfliesincreasesonceagain.Themoreweknowaboutthislovelycreature,thegreaterthechanceitwillsurviveandkeepitsplaceinthenaturalworldforalongtimetocome.AnEncounterwithNatureAsanaturephotographer,Ihavetobravetheelements.Butdespitethewindandtherain,Istillenjoyworkingoutsideinthewild.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisjobisthatyoucanobserveanimalsintheirnaturalenvironment.MyfavouriteplacetotakephotosisYellowstoneNationalPark.Astheworld’sfirstnationalpark,Yellowstoneisfamousforthevarietyofitswildlife,butitisprobablybestknownforitsbears.Thesehuge,stronganimalscanlivefor30years.Despiteaweightofupto300kilograms,theycanrunataspeedofaround64kilometresperhourandarealsoexcellentswimmers.LastspringinYellowstone,Ifollowedapaththattookmethroughadarkforest.WhenIfinallysteppedoutofthetrees,theviewwasbreathtaking.Aneagleflewoverthesnow-cappedmountains,whichwerereflectedinthestilllakebelow.WhileIwasconcentratingonphotographingthisamazingscene,IsuddenlyhadafeelingthatIwasbeingwatched.Slowly,andwiththecamerastillheldtomyeye,Iturned...andfroze.Onlymetersawayfrommewasabear.Withwaterfallingoffitsthick,brownhair,thebearstaredbackatme.TimestoodstillasthebearandIbothwaitedtoseewhowouldmovefirst.Mylegsstartedshaking.Somehow,Iforcedmyfingertopressthebutton.Asecondlater,thebearturnedandranbackintotheforest.WhenIrecoveredfromtheshock,Ilookedatmycamera.Mymostfrighteningbutmagicalexperiencewasnowcapturedforeverinasingleimage.FromtimetotimeIlookatthephotoasaremindertoshowrespecttoallanimals.Itisafterallwewhoarethevisitorstotheirworld.ADAYINTHECLOUDSTheairisthinandwehavetorestseveraltimesontheshorthikefromcamp.Toourleft,snow-coveredmountainsdisappearintocloudsthatseemalmostcloseenoughtotouch.Ontheplaininfrontofus,wecanjustmakeoutaherdofgracefulanimals.Thisiswhywe’rehere—toobserveTibetanantelopes.TibetanantelopesliveontheplainsofTibet,Xinjiang,andQinghai.Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass.I’mstruckbytheirbeauty.I’malsoremindedofthedangertheyarein.Theyarebeinghunted,illegally,fortheirvaluablefur.MyguideisZhaxi,avillagefromChangtang.HeworksattheChangtangNationalNatureReserve.ThereserveisashelterfortheanimalsandplantsofnorthwesternTibet.ToZhaxi,thelandissacredandprotectingthewildlifeisawayoflife.“We’renottryingtosavetheanimals,”hesays.“Actually,we’retryingtosaveourselves.”The1980sand1990swerebadtimesfortheTibetanantelope.Thepopulationdroppedbymorethan50percent.Hunterswereshootingantelopestomakeprofits.Theirhabitatswerebecomingsmallerasnewroadsandrailwayswerebuilt.Inordertosavethisspeciesfromextinction,theChinesegovernmentplaceditundernationalprotection.Zhaxiandothervolunteerswatchedovertheantelopesdayandnighttokeepthemsafefromattacks.Bridgesandgateswereaddedtolettheantelopesmoveeasilyandkeepthemsafefromcarsandtrains.Themeasureswereeffective.TheantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetanantelopewasremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslist.Thegovernment,however,doesnotintendtostoptheprotectionprogrammes,sincethethreatstotheTibetanantelopehavenotyetdisappeared.Intheevening,Idrinkacupofteaandwatchthestars.IthinkabouttheantelopesandwhatZhaxitoldme.Muchisbeingdonetoprotectwildlife,butifwereallywanttosavetheplanet,wemustchangeourwayoflife.Onlywhenwelearntoexistinharmonywithnaturecanwestopbeingathreattowildlifeandtoourplanet.GiveUglyaChance!Whenitcomestowildlifeprotection,allspecies—thegood,thebad,andtheugly—shouldbetreatedequally.Pandas,dolphins,andothercutewildlifeareimportant,butwemustpayattentiontolesscuteanimals,too.Theworldneedsallkinds—withoutvariety,ourplanetcannotsurvive.Soifyouwantthefuturetobebeautiful,youhavetogiveuglyachance.寫(xiě)作假設(shè)你是李華，你校國(guó)際部所有交換生將開(kāi)展主題為“野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)”的交流會(huì)，你將作為學(xué)生代表發(fā)言，請(qǐng)寫(xiě)一篇發(fā)言稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1.保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物的重要性；保護(hù)措施；其他。注意：寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Dearfellowstudents,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________