2025年人教版九年级上册英语Unit 5阅读拔尖练.pptxVIP

Unit5

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有毒的苹果

Inthestory“SnowWhite”,thebadqueenfinallydecidestokillSnowWhitewithanappleputindeadlypoison(毒药).Thankstosomehelpfulsmallmenwithmagicalpowersandahandsomeprince,SnowWhitegetswellagain,andeveryoneliveshappilyeverafter.

Butthequeendoesn’tneedtogotoallthattrouble.Infact,apples—alongwithmanycommonfruitsweeat—are;alreadypoisonous!Butdon’tbeafraid.Theyummyfleshypartwon’tharmyou.It’sonlytheseedsthatyouneedtoavoid.

Theseedsofappletreeshaveachemicalcalledamygdalin(苦杏仁苷).Insideananimal’sstomach,amygdalinturnsintoastrongpoisoncalledcyanide(氰化物).Andcyanidecanmakepeopleandanimalsverysick,orevenkillthem.

Still,don’tworryifyouaccidentallyeatupafewappleseeds.Eachseedhasonlyaverytinyamountofpoison.You’d;havetoeatalargebowlofseedstofeelanyeffect.Andyou’dneedtochew(咀嚼)themwell—thehard,shinyoutercoveringsofappleseedskeepthepoisonlockedinside.Unchewedseedsusuallycomeoutwholeinyourpoop(大便).Butcowsandotheranimalsoftenchewseedsupalongwiththefruit,sotheycangetsickaftereatingapplesthatfalltotheground.

Whywouldatreemakepoisonousseeds?Tostopanimalsfromeatingthem.Amygdalintastesterrible.It’s;alsofoundinleavesandotherpartsoffruittrees.Ifadeerorcoweatsmanyappleleaves,itgetsaterribletasteandanupsetstomach.Animalssoonlearntoleavethosetreesalone.Thanks,amygdalin!

Doyouwanttoprovetheaboveidea?Ifyouchewanappleseedup,you’llnoticeaterribletaste.Gross!That’stheamygdalin.Theappletreedoesn’twantyoutochewitsseedsup.Itwantsyoutothrowthemout,sotheycangrowintonewtrees.Gorightahead!

Mirror,mirror,onthewall,who’sthecleverestfruitofall?;一、好词句深练

（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空

1.Theforestatnightseemed______________(magic),withfirefli