初升高英語(yǔ)每日打卡閱讀學(xué)案Day9-10

初升高英語(yǔ)每日打卡閱讀每日閱讀打卡DAY9-10(環(huán)境類）導(dǎo)讀：近些年，中高考閱讀理解的取材大部分來(lái)源于英文原版文章，通過(guò)閱讀英文原版文章，我們可以更直接地接觸到外國(guó)優(yōu)秀的文化，此外，這套英文原版中涉及的單詞大多是新課標(biāo)規(guī)定的詞匯，對(duì)于我們?nèi)粘U(kuò)大詞匯量幫助很大，最后，這套教材多涉及社科人文自然熱門話題，讀起來(lái)有趣易懂，很適合作為課外閱讀讀物，后面還特別附上了猜測(cè)詞義練習(xí)和閱讀技能訓(xùn)練，希望對(duì)大家有所幫助。Day9InOneCubicFoot（在一立方英尺內(nèi)）Inanyenvironment-forest,mountain,water—youalwaysseethebiganimalsfirst:birds,mammals,fish.Butunderyourfeet,onlandorinthewater,therearemanysmallerorganisms:insects,tinyplants,miniatureseacreatures.Theyseemunimportant,but,infact,theseseacreaturesandgrounddwellersare"theheartoflifeonEarth,"saysnaturalistE.O.Wilson.Withoutthem,ourworldwouldchangedramatically.TheCycleofLifeMostorganismsonEarthliveonthegroundorjustbelowit.Here,theyarepartofanimportantcycle.Plantsandanimalsfalltothegroundwhentheydie.Later,tinyinsectsandotherorganismsbreakdownthedeadplantandanimalmaterial.Thisprocesseventuallyreturnsnutrientstothesoilandgivesplantsenergy.Plantscanthenhelptomaintainahealthyenvironmentforhumansandotheranimals.DiscoveriesinaCubeDespitetheirimportance,scientistsknowverylittleaboutmostgroundorganisms.Tolearnmore,photographerDavidLiittschwagerwenttodifferentplacesaroundtheworld,includingaforest,ariver,amountain,andacoralreef.Ineachplace,heputagreen12-inch(30cm)cubeonthegroundorinthewater.Thenheandhisteamcountedandphotographedtheorganismsthatlivedinormovedthroughthecube.Oftentheydiscoveredhundreds,someonlyamillimeterinsize."Itwaslikefindinglittlegems（寶石）,"5hesays.【詞義推測(cè)】Matchthetwowordswiththesamemeaning.insectA.毫米dwellerB.居民dramaticallyC.攝影師cycleD.戲劇性地，夸張地breakdownE.昆蟲(chóng)materialF.分解processG.原材料，原料nutrientsH.循環(huán)photographerI.進(jìn)程millimeterJ.營(yíng)養(yǎng)物質(zhì)【閱讀探索】1.Anothertitleforthisreadingcouldbe_______.A.DangerstoGroundCreaturesB.TheImportanceofTinyOrganismsC.SavingSmallAnimalsinCubesD.TheLifeofNutrients2.Inline5,miniaturemeans_______.A.verysmallB.verylargeC.verybeautifulD.veryimportant3.WheredomostorganismsonEarthlive?A.intheseaB.onorjustbelowthegroundC.deepundergroundD.intheair4.Liittschwagerandhisteamusedthecubeto_______.A.collectdifferentspeciesforresearchB.countandphotographanimalspeciesC.testthequalityofthesoilandwaterD.protectanimalsfromhumanactivitiesDay10AWorldWithinUsLifeinMiniatureBacteria:They'reinvisible.They'reeverywhere.Andweneedthemtolive.inourbodies,bacteriaoutnumberhumancellsbytentoone.Allthisbacteriaweighsasmuchasyourbrain—nearlythreepounds(1.3kilograms).Mostbacteriainourbodiesarenotharmful;infact,manybenefitusinimportantways.Theyhelpusdigestfood.Theymakeimportantvitamins,andtheyhelpfightinfections.Butsomebacteriacanbedangerous.Take,forexample,Staphylococcusaureus.Itlivesinournoses.Usually,it'sharmless;otherbacteriainthenosecontrolit.Butif.aureustravelstoanotherenvironment,thingschange.Intheskin,forexample,itcancausedeadlyinfections.Wecuremostbacterialinfectionswithantibiotics,butthereareproblemswiththismedicine.Antibioticskillbad,infection-causingbacteria.Butthismedicinekillsgoodbacteriainourbodies.too.Whenwekillthegoodkind,thiscancauseotherhealthproblems.Alackofcertainbacteriainthebodycanmakeussick.Sowhatcanwedo?Weshouldnotuseantibioticsveryoften,sayscientists.Wecanfightinfections,butwealsoneedtomaintainhelpfulbacteriainthebody.Tohelpusdothis,doctorsarenowdeveloping"probioticremedies."Thesenewmedicineswillreturncertainbacteriatothebodyandrestorethebalanceourbodyneeds.Foryears,wethoughtallbacteriaweredangerous.Ofcourse,someare.Butwearelearningthatmanybacteriakeepushealthy.Theyliveonandwithinus,andourwell-beingdependsonthem.【詞義推測(cè)】ABacteriaareorganismsmadeupofjustonecell.Theylivebetweenothercells.Viruses,ontheotherhand,liveinsidecells.Andwhilesomebacteriacanmakeussick,mostareharmless.Allviruses,however,areharmful.Virusesare10to100timessmallerthanbacteria,butbothareinvisibletohumans.Unlikebacteria,virusesdependonlivingplantsoranimalstomultiplyandsurvive.Bacteriacanlivenearlyanywhere,evenonnon-livingsurfaces.Antibioticscannotcureyouofaviralinfectionsuchastheflu.Theyonlykillbacteria.Manypeoplehavechickensoup,hotteawithlemon,orchilipepperstohelpthemgetbetter.1.causingdamage_________2.helpinhealing_________3.notcausingdamage_________4toneedinordertosurvive._________5.impossibletosee_________6.adiseaseoranillness_________BYouhavebalancewhenbothsidesofsomethingare______________A.heavyB.equal2.Ifyouhavealackofsupport,youhave______________A.alotofsupportB.nosupport3.Torestoresomethingmeansto______________A.makeitlikeitwasB.hideitfromothers4.Somethingthatisdeadlycan______________you.A.killB.cure【閱讀探索】1.Whatisthepurposeofthisreading?A.todescribehowbacteriaareimportanttoourbodiesB.toexaminethedangersofbacterialinfectionsC.tocomparethebacteriathatliveinsideandoutsideourbodyD.toexplainwhyweshouldavoidantibiotics2.Whichstatetementaboutbacteriaistrue?A.Thebacteriainourbrainweighthreepounds.B.Mostbacteriainourbodiesaredangerous.C.Wecannotlivewithoutbacteria.D.Therearemorebacteriaino