Section Ⅱ LESSON 1 THE SIXTH EXTINCTION 维度一：品句填词 1.A （大量） of clouds gathered in the sky， signaling an approaching storm. 2.He noticed an （不平常的） silence in the house， which was usually full of laughter. 3.The （太阳能的） panels on the roof generate enough energy to power the house. 4.This （物种） of butterfly is unique to the island and can’t be found anywhere else. 5.She （擦） the tears from her eyes and smiled bravely. 6.The number of birds in the area has significantly d due to habitat loss. 维度二：词形转换 1.A （vary） and ancient food culture should be famous worldwide. 2.This rare bird has become an （endanger） species. 3.Every mother has （affect） for her children. 4.They demanded the （restore） of all their lost lands. 维度三：固定搭配和句式 1.The old traditions are （消失）. 2.We’ll （彻底消灭） any enemy that dares to invade our territory. 3.Your health （处境危险） if you don’t stop smoking. 4.Don’t always （把你的失败归咎于他人）.Sometimes you yourself are to blame. 5.You’d better go there by train.The train ticket is （比……便宜三倍） the airplane ticket. Ⅰ.阅读理解 When Barton’s wife started working at Elephant’s World， which works to rescue badly treated elephants just outside Kanchanaburi in Thailand， Barton wondered what would happen if he were to play some slow classical music to these animals. For Barton’s 50th birthday， his wife convinced （说服） the management at Elephant’s World to allow them to bring a piano into the place.However， Barton’s personal project to play music to these elephants was not one he entered without a few doubts. As Barton recalls， the night before moving his instrument into the wilderness of the Elephant’s World， he wondered how the elephants would react to the music：“I contemplated what it would be like to play for the elephants.Would they listen， or would it be dangerous？” Moving a piano into nature is not easy.As Barton says， “Moving our piano from Bangkok to the wilderness of the mountains in Kanchanaburi was challenging， but we made it.” Now Barton is convinced that the universal language of music is a perfect treatment for elephants who have worked for humans all their lives， and have sadly ended up being blind or disabled. This pianist has carefully observed the reactions of the elephants to the type of music played.“Their breathing actually slows down when I play， which tells me they are relaxed and happy，” he says.“An 80-year-old elephant， Ampan， who is almost totally blind， enjoys Beethoven’s slow ‘Moonlight Sonata’ movement.He will walk away if I play Schubert， rather than Beethoven， which he loves！” This musician adds，“I feel happy to ... ...
