Unit 2 Reading and Thinking （ppt课件）-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》必修第二册.pptx

1、Read the passage through and(1)find out if it is one of the above situation why the author was in the cloud;(2)fill in the blanks.Where?Who?Why?Why was the author“in the cloud”?The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp.To our left,snow-covered mountains disappear

2、into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch.On the plain in front of us,we can just make out a herd of graceful animals.This is why were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes.Where?Who?Why?The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp.To our left,snow-covered mounta

3、ins disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch.On the plain in front of us,we can just make out a herd of graceful animals.This is why were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes.Its a place of high altitude.Its very cold there.Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet,Xinjiang,and Q

4、inghai.Watching them move slowly across the green grass,Im struck by their beauty.Im also reminded of the danger they are in.They are being hunted,illegally,for their valuable fur.They have enough _.They are living _.The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope.The population dropped

5、by more than 50 percent.Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits.Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built.The Tibetan antelope were _because of _ and smaller _.In order to save this species from extinction,the Chinese government placed it under national protec

6、tion.Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them safe from attacks.Bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains.The Tibetan antelopes are being_ and _.Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can

7、we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.People.s greedy desires and irresponsible behavior.To Zhaxi,the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life.“were not trying to save the animals,”he says.“Actually,were trying to save ourselves.”Dont buy and ask the relatives and friends,neighbors not to buy products made from the endangered species.Joining in the activities to do something for the nature.Do whatever you can to protect the environment,like going green.Becoming a professor of nature protection.