少年巧设想，拯救树袋熊

浙江 周晨曲

近两年澳大利亚的山火对树袋熊的影响是巨大的。文中的这些青少年学生，用他们的方式，为拯救树袋熊贡献出了自己的力量。

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Watching the devastation (毁坏)of Australia's koalas during last summer's bushfires was too much to bear for these nature-loving Sydney schoolkids.So the Woollahra Public School students took matters into their own hands to raise money to help the animals,by making pompoms (小绒球)and selling them to other children in the playground.“Koalas are the main animal we are trying to help,”said Year 5 student Grace Keenan.

Conservation group the International Fund for Animal Welfare estimates 5,000 koalas were killed in the 2019-2020 summer bushfires. Fires also affected Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, with an estimated 3 billion animals killed or displaced(迫使离开家园)across Australia.

The students' love of native animals began this year when they helped their teacher, Belinda Head, rescue a baby possum(负鼠)they named Neo and helped hand-feed him for six months.“Neo is our school pet possum and he sleeps in the playground,”Ms Head said.“It shows how you can make a difference on a local level.”When principal Nicole Molloy found out about the students' playground fund-raising operation to help the koalas,she helped them increase their effort.

Fellow student Alyla Browne said they had raised $120 so far and hoped to boost their funds by selling their current 300 pompoms.“It is important for us to remind people that even buying a single pompom can help to make a big difference,”she said. Ms Molloy invited celebrity author Kailas Wild to the school to further inspire the students to achieve their goals. Mr Wild told the students how he raised $65,000 to help injured koalas and travelled to Kangaroo Island in South Australia where he climbed trees to rescue the injured animals.

The students will set up a stall in the coming weeks to sell larger koala pompoms for $20, while smaller pompoms will also be available for sale. All money will go to the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

Reading Check

1.How did students in the Woollahra Public School help koalas?

A.By making speeches regularly in the playground.

B.By making and selling pompoms.

C.By turning to their teachers for help.

D.By travelling to Kangaroo Island.

2.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A.Numbers of koalas in Australia.

B.Homeless animals in Australia.

C.Influences of bushfires.

D.The geography of Australia.

3.What can we know about Neo?

A.It is six months old.

B.It belongs to Belinda Head.

C.It sleeps in a local community.

D.It makes the students love native animals.

4.Why was Kailas Wild invited to the school?

A.To raise money for injured animals.

B.To inspire students to protect koalas.

C.To advertise his new book.

D.To share his lifelong experience.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

It is important for us to remind people that even buying a single pompom can help to make a big difference.对我们来说，提醒人们即使购买一个小绒球也可以有很大的影响是很重要的。

【信息提取】该句中It 为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的to remind...difference。It is+形容词+for sb to do...意为“对某人来说做某事很……”。

【句式仿写】孩子们想要什么就给什么是不明智的。

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主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ.热词积累

1.adaptv.适应

adaptationn.适应

2.reserven.（动植物）保护区

3.raten.速度；（比）率

4.threatn.威胁

threatenv.威胁；恐吓

threateningadj.威胁的；恐吓的

threatenedadj.受到威胁的

5.existv.存在；生存

existencen.存在

6.harmonyn.和谐；融洽

harmoniousadj.和谐的；和睦的

7.measuren.措施；方法

8.observev.观察（到）；注视；遵守

observationn.观察；观测

9.attackn.＆v.攻击；抨击

10.removev.去除；移开；脱去

removaln.移动；搬迁；除去

11.alarmv.使惊恐；使害怕

alarmingadj.惊人的；使人惊恐的

12.extinctadj.已灭绝的

extinctionn.灭绝

13.illegaladj.不合法的；非法的

legaladj.合法的

illegallyadv.非法地

14.endangerv.使遭受危险

15.concernv.涉及；让……担忧

concernedadj.担心的；关切的

16.huntv.打猎

huntern.猎人

17.habitatn.栖息地

inhabitv.居住在；栖息于

18.reducev.减少

reductionn.减少

19.deern.鹿（复数deer）

20.immediatelyadv.立刻

immediateadj.立即的

21.skinn.皮；皮肤

skinnyadj.皮包骨的；极瘦的

22.massadj.大量的；广泛的

23.rescuen.＆v.援救；营救

rescuern.救援者；救助者

24.adoptv.采纳；收养

adoptionn.采纳；收养

25.aimn.目标

v.旨在

Ⅱ.话题短语

1.in harmony with 与……和谐相处

2.in peace 和睦地

3.come into being 形成

4.without mercy 毫不怜悯地

5.pay attention to 注意

6.in danger of 在危险中

7.in relief 如释重负地

8.protect...from 保护……不受……（的危害）

9.play an important role/part in 发挥重要作用

10.cut down 砍倒

11.pollute the environment/air 污染环境/空气

12.abnormal climate 气候异常

13.global warming 全球变暖

14.sea level rise 海平面上升

15.greenhouse effect 温室效应

16.extinction of animals 动物灭绝

17.be harmful to/do harm to 对……有害

18.protect the ecology 保护生态

19.bring about 导致；引起

20.take action 采取行动

21.tear down 拆掉；拆毁

22. have an influence/effect/impact on 对……有影响

23.be concerned about 担忧

24.as for 至于

25.die out 灭绝；消失

26.to our disappointment 令我们失望的是

27.succeed in doing 成功做成

28.manage to do 设法做成

29.in order to 为了

Ⅲ.话题句子

1. Everyone should take the responsibility to protect wildlife.保护野生动物，人人有责。

2. We should raise the awareness of wildlife protection.我们应该增强保护野生动物的意识。

3. It's everyone's duty to conserve natural habitats of wildlife. 保护野生动物的栖息地是每一个人的职责。

4.We have no choice but to take active measures to protect rare animals.我们除了采取积极措施保护珍稀动物，别无选择。

5. It is time to take effective measures to protect the endangered animals. 到了我们采取有效措施保护濒危动物的时候了。

6. That is an organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats. 那是一个旨在保护野生动物与野生动物栖息地的机构。

7. Many wild animals are facing the danger of extinction, because the environment that they are living in has changed greatly.许多野生动物正面临着灭绝的危险，因为它们所生活的环境已经发生了很大的变化。

8. Many of the wild animals, now are confronted with food crisis. 许多野生动物，现在都面临着食物危机。

9. At the same time, man is killing off species just for getting their fur, horns, teeth and meat. 与此同时，人类只是为了获得它们的毛皮、角、牙齿和肉而猎杀这些物种。

10. Only if we human beings take some effective measures can wild animals be preserved.只有我们人类采取一些有效措施，野生动物才能得到保护。

11. This is the only home of the red Colobus monkey but there are very few left. 这里是红疣猴唯一的家园，但是现在红疣猴已经所剩无几了。

12. With the environment going worse,many animals can't adapt themselves to the new changes so that many species are endangered or have even died out.随着环境的恶化，许多动物无法适应新的变化，因此许多物种濒临灭绝，甚至已经灭绝。

13. Animals play an important role in keeping the balance of nature.动物在保持自然界的平衡的过程中起着重要的作用。

14. To conclude, please remember your care can make a big difference.最后，请记住，你的呵护也能产生很大影响。

Ⅳ.话题语篇

Wildlife protection

As we know, too many trees are cut down in our daily life, which has affected the number of wild animals greatly. Meanwhile, some people long to earn money by hunting wild animals, for their fur can be used to make clothes.As a result,some animals have died out and others are in danger. Fortunately, our government has paid attention to the situation and has taken a series of measures to protect wild animals from being endangered. We are sure that we will succeed in preventing the situation from getting worse.

V.话题写作

上周六你校组织参观了野生动物园。请你就此给校英语报写一篇短文，内容包括：

1.参观的时间和地点；

2.参观的过程和感受。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

A visit to the wildlife park