2017_2018学年高中英语Module6AnimalsinDangerSectionⅠIntroductionamp;Reading_Pre_reading教学案外研版必修.docVIP

Module 6 Animals in Danger Section Ⅰ Introduction amp; Reading-Pre-reading Many animals are being endangered or at the edge of disappearing. The following four species are the most endangered animals in the world. Today white elephants are very rare. The white elephant is a native of Southeast Asia — Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. The last white elephant in Burma was seen in 1961. Elephants represent power and peace. To Americans, a white elephant is a metaphor (隐喻) for a worthless object. To the people of Thailand, a white elephant is regarded as sacred (神圣的)． The Tibetan antelope is prized for the fur around its throat. Experts guess that there are 75,000 to 100,000 Tibetan antelopes left and that as many as 20,000 a year are killed in China alone. There are five species of rhinos, two African species and three Asian species. The African species are the white and black rhinos. Both species have two horns. Asian rhinos each have one horn. Rhinos rank among the most endangered species on Earth. Valued for their horns, they face a serious threat from poaching. Chinese scientists find it hard to explain how the population of Davids deer, known as Milu deer among Chinese, bounced back after dying out in China. The Dafeng Nature Reserve in Jiangsu Province introduced 64 Davids deer in 1993 and 1994, and the population has grown to 450 today. Section_ⅠIntroduction__Reading_—_Pre-reading [原文呈现] [读文清障] Saving the Antelopes① On a freezing② cold day in January 1994, Jiesang Suonandajie found what he was looking for — a group of poachers③ who were killing the endangered④ Tibetan antelope. Jiesang knew he had to move quickly. He shouted to the poachers to put down⑤ their guns. Although surprised⑥， the poachers had an advantage — there were more of them. In the battle⑦which followed⑧ Jiesang was shot and killed. When his frozen⑨ body was found hours later, he was still holding his gun. He had given his life to save⑩ the Tibetan antelope. ①antelope/?ntIl??p/n.(藏)羚羊 ②free