夏眠的动物

第四部分动物世界（六）

nimalsSpendTheWinter?(II)

动物如何过冬（二）

除了迁徙之外，还有什么办法应对严冬？在秋天里早做打算，身上长出新的皮毛可以御

寒，储存大量额外的食物以备冬天食用。在树洞中，木头里，岩石下甚至地下找一个掩蔽处

藏了起来就可过冬了，或者干脆来个冬眠吧。

stadapttothechanging

warm,animalsmay

grownew,elsandsnowshoerabbits,thenewfuris

whitetohelpthemhideinthesnow.

imals,likesquirrels,miceandbeavers,

,likerabbitsanddeer,

spendwinterlookingformoss,twigs,nimalat

foxeatsfruitandincts

inthespring,inter,itcannotfindthethings,soinstead

iteatssmallrodents.

Animalsmayfindwintershelterinholesintreesorlogs,underrocksorleaves,

ostaywarm,

animalslikesquirrelsandmicemayhuddleclotogether.

Certainspidersandinctsmaystayactiveiftheyliveinfrost-freeareas

reafewincts,likethewinterstonefly,crane

fly,andsnowfleas,,somefishstayactive

incoldwaterduringthewinter.

Someanimals"hibernate"aspecial,very

mal'sbodytemperaturedrops,anditsheartbeatandbreathing

all,theanimalsgetreadyforwinter

ethisfatforenergywhile

sostorefoodlikenutsoracornstoeatlaterinthewinter.

Bears,skunks,chipmunks,andsomebatshibernate.

ComprehensionQuestions:

inandstayactive

warm

etheycan’tfindshelterforthemlves

etheydon’twanttohibernate

fthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?______

tparagraphisdifferentinmeaningfromtheotheronesbecau

hibernationofanimalsismentioned.

hibernation,theanimal'sbodytemperaturedrops,anditsheartbeatand

verylittleenergy.

utumn,animalslikebearsgetreadyforwinterbyeatingextrafood

ethisfatforenergywhilehibernating.

imalshibernateinthewinterbecauitisaspecial,verydeepsleep

(ADBD)

sAndAestivation

动物和夏眠

动物冬眠不新鲜，还有动物夏眠的？没错，冬眠的起因大多是动物耐受不了严寒。而夏

眠的原因，则是夏天的干燥与炎热。类似蚯蚓这类需要保持身体湿润的动物就迫切地需要夏

眠。这些夏眠的动物有什么特征？它们是怎样夏眠的？体温会否与冬眠一样有所下降？下面

的文章会告诉你答案。

Aswinterdrawsnear,manyofthecold-bloodedanimalshibernatetillspring

rybodyknowstheywillbeawakemonthslater,crawlingandwalking

aroundandlookingforfood.

Butdoyoualsoknowthatsomeanimalsareudtoasummersleep,whichiscalled

aestivation?Mostanimalsareactiveduringthesummer,singinganddancingfreely.

Theaestivationanimals,however,willhavealongsleepinacoolplacetoescape

thedroughtandswelteringsummerdays.

enotactiveanimals.

theristoohotandsweltering.

venothingtoeatduringthesummer.

odytemperatureisnothighenough.

estheaestivationanimalstartandenditsaestivation?______

tsinNovemberandendsinFebruarythenextyear.

tsinMarchandendsinApril.

tsinAugustandendsinOctober.

tsinJanuaryandendsinMarch.

fthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?______

cupineinSoutheastAfricalivesmainlyonworms.

atinganimalsareactiveinsummer.

eanimalisinitsaestivatingstate,itsbodytemperaturedoesn'tdrop.

ytemperatureofanaestivationanimaldoesn'tdropinwinter.

fthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?______

theanimalshibernateandanotherhalfaestivate.

imalsinAfricaneedaestivation.

ationanimalsdonotallaestivateintrees.

D.'Thothateatearthwormsastheirmainfoodmustbeaestivationanimals.

oncludefromthelastparagraphthat______

ytemperaturedropswhiletheanimalsleeps.

tivatinganimalisascoldasthehibernatinganimal.

ebodytemperatureoftheaestivatinganimalandthatofthehibernating

animaldropwhiletheysleep.

ytemperatureoftheanimalsinsummerisaslowasinwinter.

(BACCC)

sAndTheirPartners

动物和它们的伙伴

r

skinstheyhavetinyplantswhichactas"dustman",takingsomeofthewasteproducts

theplantsarekilled,orareevenpreventedfromlightsothattheycannotlive

normally,thecoralswilldie.

ComprehensionQuestions:

rdsliketositonasheepbecau______.

pendonthesheepfor

existence

ndthepositionmost

comfortable

erlinedwordtheyinthelastntenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto

______.

nd

sheep

,birdsandparasites

elearntfromthetextthatthecoraldependsontheplantfor______.

esthecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?______

imalsandplantsdependoneachotherforexistence.

imalsandplantsdeveloptheirrelationshipeasily.

antsdependoneachotherforfood.

imalslivebettertogether.

(ABDA)

uldPeopleProtectAnimals?

人类如何保护动物?

人类如何保护动物？是人为的干预，还是允许它们自由繁衍，适者生存？当农民为了保

护自己养殖的小鸡而捕杀老鹰时，他们发现，同时以田鼠为主食的老鹰是被消灭了，但田鼠

开始泛滥，吃农民的庄稼了。自然界是均衡的，每种力量都构成了相互制约的内在联系，是

一个完整的生物链，如果破坏其中的一环，就有可能适得其反，在这方面，自然规律给我们

以启发。

earetoomanydeer,mountainlionswillincrearapidly

earetoomanymountainlions,therewillbe

fewerdeerandtherewillbemoreros.

Itisalwaysnecessaryforustokeepthebalanceofnature.

Thegovernmentoncekilledalmostallthemountainlionstoprotectthedeer.

eybegan

toeatthegreenleavesofyoungtreeswhichwereimportanttothefarmers.

rhadnothingtoeat,

andmanyofthemdied.

Thegovernmentlearnedavaluablelessonfromnature.

ComprehensionQuestions:

ykindsofanimalsaretalkedaboutinthisarticle?______

A.7.B.6.C.5.D.4.

nwelearnfromthearticle?______

keepthebalanceofnature.

n’tkillanyanimals.

feedthehawkswithourcormtokeepthebalanceofnature.

ndB.

(CDCBA)

hIdiomsRelatedToAnimals

与动物有关的英语成语

与动物有关的成语有多少？英语和汉语虽是两种不同民族的语言，但有许多相通之处。

我们常说的“亡羊补牢”，“一石二鸟”，“叫的狗不咬人”这些成语，在英语中都能找得

到。下面还是让我们读读这篇文章吧。

HowmanyidiomsarethereinEnglishthataredrawnfromanimallife?

Forexample,whenwedotwothingsatoneandthesametimewe“killtwobirds

withonestone”,orifwearegreedyandfoolish,we“killthegoothatlays

thegoldeneggs.”Abad-temperedpersonis“likeabearwithasorehead”,an

awkward,heavy-footedpersonis“likeabullinachinashop”,andapersonwith

abadcharacteris“theblacksheep”inagroup.

Butlet’sleavethefoolishpersonorthebadperson,andconsiderthewi

annever“countshischickensbeforetheyarehatched”or“buysa

piginapoke”—healwayxaminescarefullywhatheisbuyingbeforehepayshis

always,ofcour,dothingsintherightorderandnottryto“put

thecartbeforethehor.”Hewillleavealonethingsthatmightcautrouble,

ashewouldsay“letsleepingdogslie”,norwillhewastegoodthingsonpeople

whocan’tappreciatethem;hedoesnotbelievein“castingpearlsbeforeswine”.

istoolateand“lock

thestabledoorafterthehorisstolen”,that,heconsiders,isasfoolishas

“puttingthecartbeforethehor”.Whenbolddecisivemeasuresarenecessary

hetakesthemand“takesthebullbythehorns”.Andwhenanill-tempered,

sharp-tonguedfriendsayssomethingunpleasant,hedoesn’tworrytoomuch;heknows

“abarkingdogdoesnotbite.”Ifheknowsacret,hekeepsit;heisnotone

to“letthecatoutofthebag”.Heknows,too,thattherearethingsyoucan’t

uldsay,“youcanleadahortothewater,butyou

can’tmakeitdrink”.Andhewould,ofcour,betoogenerous-heartedto“look

agifthorinthemouth.”He’sacheerful,hard-workingfellow,and“workslike

ahor.”Heisn’tproud,“ridingthehighhor”,andisalwayswillingtohelp

othersindifficulty,“puttinghisshouldertothewheel”andnevergiving“a

whiteelephant”esthepoorfellowwhohas“neverhadadog’s

chance”and“leadsadog’slife”,perhapsbecaumisfortunehasalways“dogged

hisfootsteps”.

tonverywelltogether;theydon’tlead

a“catanddoglife”.She,ofcour,nevermakes“cattyremarks”,norwillshe

fuss“likeacatonhotbricks”ifhegoesoutwhenitis“rainingcatsanddogs”.

Shedoesn’tworrytoomuch;sheknowsthat“carekilledacat”.Sheknowsthe

husbandiscarefulwhatcompanyhekeeps.“Birdsofafeatherflocktogether,”

i,he’dfeel“likeafishoutofwater”.