2022屆高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀學案：山火話題

高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜澳洲山火頻發(fā)，考拉危在旦夕考拉是澳大利亞的國寶，本就瀕臨滅絕。然而近日，它們又遭遇了新的危機。連日來，澳大利亞東岸林火不斷，數(shù)百只考拉被火燒死，棲息地遭到毀壞，除考拉之外的其它物種也陷入了困境?？茖W家表示，澳大利亞頻發(fā)的叢林大火、高溫天氣及極端干旱狀況與人類活動息息相關，這些氣候異常均是來自大自然的“警鐘”。頻發(fā)的林火給澳洲的自然環(huán)境帶來了哪些影響？考拉面臨的威脅是天災還是人禍？SavingtheFireVictimsWhoCannotFlee:Australia’sKoalas①Thevictimswerecarriedinonebyone,theirpawsburnedandfursinged,sufferingfromdehydrationandfear.Theircaretakersbandagedtheirwounds,swaddledthemandlaidtheminbasketswiththeonlythingthatwasfamiliar—theleavesofaeucalyptustree.②AscatastrophicfireshaveburnedmorethantwomillionacresinAustralia,dozensofkoalashavebeenrescuedfromsmolderingtreesandashenground.③Theplightofthekoala—anationalsymbolofAustralia—hasraisedquestionsamongconservationistsandscientistsaboutwhatitwilltaketopreservebiodiversityinacountryincreasinglypronetointensefire,extremeheatandwaterscarcity,andwhichalreadyhasamongthehighestratesofspeciesextinctionintheworld.④Whilekoalashaveevolvedtoexistalongsidewildfires,theanimalsarefacingnewthreatsnotjustfromclimatechangebutalsofromhumandevelopment,whichhasdislocatedlocalpopulations,impairingtheirabilitytosurvivefires.Insomeregions,scientistssay,koalas’numbershavedeclinedbyupto80percent,thoughitisdifficulttoknowhowmanyremainacrossAustralia.⑤“Wehavetheseuniqueanimalsnotfoundanywhereelseonthisplanet,andwe’rekillingthem,”saidCheyneFlanagan,theclinicaldirectoroftheKoalaHospital,theonlyfacilityofitskindintheworld.“Thisisabigwake-upcall.”【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.victim[?v?kt?m]n.________________________2.flee[fli?]v.________________________3.Koala[k???ɑ?l?]n.________________________4.pw[p??]n.________________________5.fur[f??]n.________________________6.singe[s?nd?]vt.________________________7.dehydration[?di?ha??dre??n]n.________________________8.caretaker[?ke?te?k?]n.________________________9.bandage[?b?nd?d?]vt.________________________10.swaddle[?sw?dl]vt.________________________11.lay[le?]vt.________________________12.ucalyptus[?ju?k??l?pt?s]n.________________________13.catastrophic[?k?t??str?f?k]adj.________________________14.1acre[?e?k?]n.________________________15.smolder[?sm??ld?]vi.________________________16.ashen[???n]adj.________________________17.plight[pla?t]n.________________________18.symbol[?s?mb?l]n.________________________19.conservationist[?k?ns??ve???n?st]n.________________________20.ittakessth.todosth.________________________21.preserve[pr??z??v]vt.________________________22.biodiversity[?ba???da??v??s?ti]n.________________________23.intense[?n?tens]adj.________________________24.scarcity[?ske?s?ti]n.________________________25.among[??m??]prep.________________________26.species[?spi??i?z]n.________________________27.extinction[?k?st??k??n]n.________________________28.evolve[??v?lv]vi.________________________29.dislocate[?d?sl?ke?t]vt.________________________30.declinedbyacertainnumber________________________31.unique[ju??ni?k]adj.________________________32.clinical[?kl?n?k?l]adj.________________________33.facility[f??s?l?ti]n.________________________【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.幾十______________________________________________2.有……傾向___________________________________________3.進化___________________________________________4.面對……___________________________________________5.警鐘___________________________________________拓展練習閱讀理解Everyday,acrosstheUnitedStates,therearepeoplesittingintowersmorethan100feetintheairalone,scanningthedistanceforsignsofsmoke.Theyarefirewatchers,alsoknownasoureyesinthesky.Whatisitliketobeafirewatcher?PeterNaumann,aformerfirewatcher,tellsaboutatypicalday.“I’dgetupat5:30,eataquickbreakfast,andscantheareaforsmokeonceeveryhour.”O(jiān)therdutiesincludereportingtoheadquarterstwiceeachday,cuttingfirewoodandsoon.Asidefromtheserequiredroutines,afirewatchershouldhavehobbiesandlikereading,whichhelpspassthetime.Whileitmightsoundlikeaquietlifetosome,atanymoment,anadventurecouldbegin.“Rainstormsandthunderstormswereatoughtime.Ihadtobeawakeallthrough,lookingforwherethelightningwasstriking,”saysNaumann.Sometimes,firewatchersalsoneedtoactasbackcountrydispatchers(調(diào)度員).Forexample,Naumannonceaidedintherescueofaninjuredhorserider.Itmayseemsurprisingthatthelifeofafirewatcherisverymuchthesamealltheseyears.Evenmuchofthetechnologyusedintheearlydaysisstillusedtoday.Forexample,theOsborneFirefinderisatoolthatgivescompassheadingsforfirelocations.Thistoolhasbeeninusefornearly100years.Today,firewatchershavetheaddedhelpofspotterplanes,helicoptersandsatelliteimaging.Withmoreandmorenewtechnology,whydowestillneedfirewatchers?“Ideally,youshouldhavesomeonewhoknowsthelandfeaturesandtheweatherconditions,”saysNaumann.Also,firewatchersareabletoseethingsthatsatelliteimagingcannot,suchasthedifferencebetweencloud-to-cloudlightningandgroundstrikes.Sothefirewatchersstillhiketotheirpostseachfireseason.Why?Theyareoureyesinthesky.20.Whatdofirewatchersdowhileonduty?A.Theyreadbookstopassthetime. B.Theyinspectthearearegularly.C.Theytakeonrescueworktoseekadventure. D.Theycarryoutmulti-tasksfrequently.21.WhyisOsborneFirefindermentionedinparagraph4?A.Tolisttheaddedhelpfirewatchershavegot.B.Tostresstheimportanceofusingtechnology.C.Togiveanexampleofhowskilledfirewatchersare.D.Toshowthelittlechangeinfiredetectingtechnology.22.Whataccountsfortheirreplaceableroleoffirewatchers?A.Technologymayfailtoperformsometasks.B.Technologyhashardlyadvancedovertheyears.C.Humansarestillneededtoreporttoheadquarters.D.Humansarespecialistsinlandfeaturesandweather.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.victim[?v?kt?m]n.受害者2.flee[fli?]v.逃跑3.Koala[k???ɑ?l?]n.考拉，樹袋熊4.pw[p??]n.爪子5.fur[f??]n.（動物的）毛，皮毛6.singe[s?nd?]vt.烤焦，烤糊7.dehydration[?di?ha??dre??n]n.脫水8.caretaker[?ke?te?k?]n.照管人，看管人9.bandage[?b?nd?d?]vt.用繃帶包扎10.swaddle[?sw?dl]vt.緊裹；用襁褓包裹11.lay[le?]vt.平放12.ucalyptus[?ju?k??l?pt?s]n.桉樹13.catastrophic[?k?t??str?f?k]adj.災難性的；悲慘的14.1acre[?e?k?]n.英畝15.smolder[?sm??ld?]vi.悶燒，陰燃16.ashen[???n]adj.灰白的；蒼白的17.plight[pla?t]n.困境；境況18.symbol[?s?mb?l]n.符號，象征19.conservationist[?k?ns??ve???n?st]n.保護主義者20.ittakessth.todosth.需要耗費/以……成本做……21.preserve[pr??z??v]vt.保護22.biodiversity[?ba???da??v??s?ti]n.生物多樣性23.intense[?n?tens]adj.極度的，強烈的24.scarcity[?ske?s?ti]n.缺乏，不足25.among[??m??]prep.在……之中26.species[?spi??i?z]n.物種27.extinction[?k?st??k??n]n.滅絕，絕種28.evolve[??v?lv]vi.進化29.disl