2016届高三英语大一轮复习《话题二 人与自然 第一节　原汁原创》文档.docVIP

第一节　原汁原创 Test 1 Animals in Antarctica 南极洲是地球上唯一一个至今没有人居住的大陆，这是世界上最寒冷、风最大的地方。尽管如此，有一些顽强的动物们却选择了这片荒凉的大陆世代生存。 There are no land animals that actually live in Antarctica！However，the surrounding oceans are rich in living creatures！It’s just too cold to support very many life forms！Now let’s meet some of the Antarctica’s animals. Weddell Seal They are the southernmost pinniped in the world.Males are generally smaller than females.Interestingly，a newborn pup has a coat of long hair，which they will shed within the first month as the protective layer of their body is developed. Blue Whale Named for its blue-gray color，this huge animal may grow to be roughly 100 feet long and weigh more than 120 tons！A blue whale eats about 4 tons of krill per day during the feeding season！This means that about 40 million krill are eaten every day for six months by a blue whale！The tongue of the blue whale can be as big as a Volkswagen！The blue whale is the loudest animal on earth! Rockhopper Penguins One of the more beautiful penguins，the Rockhopper shake their heads and cause their yellow eyebrows to fly into a “halo” in order to attract a mate! Wandering Albatross This species of albatross wanders the oceans for months at a time searching for food.It sleeps on the ocean surface at night and drinks seawater.The Wandering Albatross is the largest bird in the world in terms of wing span—11 feet! Ross Seal Ross Seals are very rarely seen because they live deep within the pack-ice.It is believed that Ross Seals feed mainly on squid，fish and krill.They were named after the British polar explorer Sir James Ross，who first discovered them in 1840. Emperor Penguin Emperor Penguins are the biggest of the 17 penguin species.They are flightless birds.They are the only living species to reproduce during the harsh Antarctic winter.Without a nest，the father Emperor Penguin keeps the egg warm by holding it on his feet for 2－3 months until spring，during which the father doesn’t eat anything and he just ea