《交际英语》第二册各章节习题-4.docVIP

BOOK TWO UNIT SIX: ANIMALS AND PLANTS WORD STUDY Words Ideas, Examples and Exercises (living) creature being animal plant organism fauna (U) flora (U) wildlife (U) biped quadruped colony herd flock flight shoal school pack troop nest lair den burrow 1. living things ‘Fauna’ refers to all the animals living wild in a particular place, or belonging to a particular age in history. ‘Flora’ refers to all the plants of a particular place or time. Examples: (1) Animals and plants are living ___________. (2) The beach was covered with small cr_______. (3) Do other kinds of ___ing live on other planets? (4) Snakes, fish, and birds are all ani_____ in the broadest sense of the word, but the word ‘animal’ is usually kept for creatures like cats, dogs, and horse. (5) Vegetables, flowers and trees are all __________. (6) Tea is made from the leaves of the tea ______. (7) Good soil if full of small org_______ -- all forms of life made up of parts which work together to keep life going. (8) F_____ in ancient times included many animals not alive today. (9) He is interested in plants. Actually he studies the f____ of Britain. (10) We should be more concerned with _____life preservation. (11) Human beings and birds are bi______. (12) Horses and dogs are ________peds. 2. groups of the same kind of living things ‘Herd’ is used for a group of land animals of one kind which live and feed together. ‘Flock’ is used for a group of sheep, goats, or birds while ‘flight’ is used for a group of birds moving through the air. ‘School’ is used for a large number of fish or sea mammals, while ‘shoal’ for a large number of fish of one kind swimming in a group. ‘Pack’ is used for a number of dogs which are kept for hunting, or a group of animals, usually like dogs, which hunt other animals; while ‘troop’ for a group of animals, especially monkeys and similar long-legged animals, especially when moving. Examples: (1) There are sev