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UNIT 1 The King of Spiders WARMING UP

Ⅰ. 1.barbed 2.abdomen 3.burrow

4.fang 5.silk 6. span Ⅱ. C D G A B F E WATCHING Part 1

Ⅰ. 1. D 2. C 3. A

Ⅱ. 1.leading 2.inaccessible 3.explaining

4.are often biased Part 2

Ⅰ. T F T T F Ⅱ. 1.locations dare to step

2.compelling

3.break through tripping over 4.cut and scrape

5.impressive pain and irritation

Ⅲ. 1. You can hear the bats starting to swirl around as you enter the cave. 2. West actually helped to identify this particular type of tarantula on an

earlier trip.

3. Finding a Goliath tarantula in this dense jungle is far from on easy task.

4. If West finally locations a Goliath tarantula, he’ll face a whole new set of

dangers.

5. When threatened, many tarantula species will launch these barbed hairs into

the air.

Part 3

Ⅰ.√West finally finds a Goliath whose leg span is about ten inches across. √The Goliath tarantula detects prey mainly by feeling instead of seeing. √For many people, the tarantula’s bite may feel like a bee sting.

Ⅱ. 1. Wonderful 2.back 3.rear 4.unsuspecting

5.unfortunate

Follow-up

Ⅰ. H G E F D I B A C READING

1.C 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.C 7B 8.feels frightened/any fear 9.perfectly/extremely calm 10.confirmed human death HOME LISTENING Ⅰ.T F T F T

Ⅱ. 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.A

Ⅲ. 1. Caring for these creatures has become an enormously entertaining and

educational hobby.

2. Tarantula are not aggressive unless threatened by an abrupt motion. 3. During the process, the spider’s soft inner body is temporarily exposed and

it can easily be injured or killed.

4. It is essential not to disturb the spider during this process. 5. A screen cover is fine as long as it can be secured. UNIT 2 KOALAS WARMING UP

Ⅰ. 1.vulnerable 2.Eucalyptus 3.species 4.mammal Ⅱ. 1.C 2.A 3.F 4.D 5.A 6.B WATCHING Part 1 Ⅰ. 1.symbol

2.nice furry cuddly 3.like toys

4.recognizable international beloved Ⅱ. 1.How lovely the koalas are and why they are at risk.

2. Tabart is the executive director foe the Australian Koala Foundation and an

expert on koala.

3.The koala’s future is very black. 4.It is cleared for housing, farms and roads.

Ⅲ. 1.The koala is so universally popular that it has become a kind of symbol for the

country of Australia.

2.Unfortunately, love alone, the expert say, may ot be enough to ensure the

koala’s future.

3.The forests that have always been home to koala are being increasingly

claimed and cleared for housing, farms, and roads.

4.Each tree that is a lost or cut down adds more pressure to the already

vulnerable state of these animal.

5.This is prime koala habitat and in the lost two hundred years since we’ve been

ere, we’ve cleared about eighty percent of this.

Part 2

Ⅰ. 1.adequately 2.remaining 3.concessions 4.convince 5.spot Ⅱ. 1－B 2－D 3－A 4－C Part 3

Ⅰ. (1)1,200 (2)half a billion (3)10 million (4)100,000 Ⅱ. F NG F T F Follow-up

Ⅰ.1.B:Koala are cute, furry and cuddy like dolls.

2.D:Australia needs to pass new laws that will protect koalas for future

generations.

3.A:His America organization has come to talk to the Australian Koala

Foundation about how they are helping to save wildlife in the U.S.

4.C:Koalas are hard to see in the wild because they camouflage themselves. READING

1.D 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.landowner about koalas 9.experience in helping to save 10.contribute to the country’s economy HOME LISTENING Ⅰ. D F B E C A

Ⅱ.1.expressive 2.displaced 3.priority 4.transmitters 5.coincidence Ⅲ. 1.In the early 1900s, a demand for coats made from the fur of koalas threatened

to destroy the entire species.

2.In the 1930s the Australian government passed legislation to protect koalas, 3.The information showed which koalas were permanent residents and which

were visitors.

4.Since koalas have favorite paths between food trees, all fences were raised to

allow them to pass easily underneath.

5.This bonus has increased homeowner’ excitement over this outstanding

wildlife-friendly community more than expected.

UNIT 3 The Exciting Streets of Barcelona WARMING UP

Ⅰ. 1.spontaneous 2.pedestrian 3.stimulating 4.improvise

5.artistically

Ⅱ. (1)market stalls (2)gangster (3)make-up (4)dais

(5)onlookers