全新版大学英语第二版综合教程 第1册Unit 7 Animal Intelligence.docx

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全新版大学英语第二版综合教程第1册Unit7AnimalIntelligence

BeforeReading>>Gorilla

I.IntroductiontoGorillas

Listentothefollowingpassageandfillinthegapswiththewordsyouhear.

It’sthelargestofthegreatapes.Themaleisheavilybuiltandmaystand1.7m（5.5feet）inheight,withanarmspreadof2.4m（7.8feet）.Ithasalargeheadwithashortneck,aprominent（突起的）mouth,thinlips,andsmallears.Thefemaleissmallerthanthemale.Thishugeanimalhasformidable（可怕的）canine（似犬的）teeth,yetitfeedsonfruitandvegetablesandhasnonaturalenemies.

Mostofthedayisspentontheground;theyusuallywalkonallfourlimpsleaningontheknuckles（手指关节）oftheirhands,butoccasionallyupright.Gorillasliveinfamilygroups.Theyounggorillasclimbverywell,butoldonesstayalmostallthetimeontheground.Atnight,thegorillafamilysleepsonthegroundinnestsmadeofbranchesandleaves.Gorillasarehardtokeepincaptivity,fortheyarelikelytogethumandiseases,suchastuberculosis（结核病）.Gorillas,generally,areacenterofattractioninmostofthebigcities.

II.FeaturesofGorillas

HairandSkin:

Gorillasarecoveredwithbrownishhaironmostoftheirbody（excepttheirfingers,palms,armpits,andbottomsoftheirfeet）.

Head:

Gorillashaveaverylargeheadwithabulgingforehead,andeachhasauniquenoseprint（likewehaveuniquefingerprints）.

Senses:

Gorillashavesensesverysimilartoours,includinghearing,sight（theyseemtobeslightlynearsightedandhavecolorvision）,smell,taste,andtouch.

Habitat:

Gorillasareprimarilyterrestrial（陆栖的）（althoughtheylivedintreesbackintheirevolutionarypast）.Gorillasliveintropicalrainforests（intheforestedgesandclearings）,wetlowlandforests,swamps,andabandonedfields.

BeforeReading>>KillerWhale

Listentoapassageandanswerthequestions.

1.Howlongandhowheavyisamalekillerwhale?

（Themaleaverages27feetand11tons.）

2.Howfastdoseakillerwhaleswim?

（Itswimswithaspeedof30mph.）

3.Howmanymembersarethereinafamilygroupofkillerwhale?

（Thereareabout5to20membersinafamilygroupofkillerwhale.）

BeforeReading>>EnglishSong–Ben

I.MichaelJackson

ABriefIntroduction:

MichaelJacksonismorethanjustanextraordinarilypopularsingerandawonderfullygifteddancer:

heisaphenomenonthathasforeverleftanimprintonthemusicindustry.

ChronologyofMichaelJackson:

—1958

MichaelJacksonwasborn.

—1965

MichaeljoinedhisbrothersintheJacksonFive.

—1972

Michaelreleasedhisfirstsoloalbum,Ben.

—1982

Michael’slandmarkalbumThrillerwasreleased.

—1994

MichaelmarriedLisaMariePresley,daughterofrockinnovatorandculturaliconElvisPresley.

—1996

MichaelandLisaMarieweredivorcedinanamicablemanner.

—1996

MichaelmarriedDeborahRowe,anassistanttohisdermatologist（皮肤科医生）.

—1997

Hisfirstchild,PrinceMichaelJacksonJr.,wasborn.

—1998

Hisdaughter,ParisMichaelKatherine,wasborn.

—1999

MichaelandDeborahgotdivorced.

—2000

“BillieJean,”“RockwithYou,”“IWantYouBack”and“BeatIt”wereenlistedinRollingStonemagazine’slistofthe100greatestsongsofalltime.

—2002

Jacksonliftedhisnewbornson,PrinceMichael,overahotelroomterracesofanscouldcatchaglimpse—andwasroundlycriticizedforendangeringhischild.

—2003

Jacksonwaschargedwithsevencountsofchildsexualabuseandtwocountsofadministeringanintoxicatingagent.

—2005

JacksonwasacquittedonallcountsintheArvizocaseinthethePeoplev.JacksontrialinSantaMaria,California.

—2006

JacksonmadehisfirstpublicappearancesincetheArvizotrialtoaccepteightrecordsfromtheGuinnessWorldRecordsinLondon.

—2008

JacksonissuedThriller25,celebrating25yearsoftheiconicalbum.ThereissuereachednumbertwointheU.S.SonyreleasesKingofPop,afan-curatedcompilation.

—June25,2009:

JacksondiedinLosAngelesat50aftergoingintocardiacarrest.

II.Ben

（视频略）

III.QuestionsabouttheSong

1.What’stherelationshipbetweenMichaelJacksonandBen?

2.DoesBenhaveanyintelligence?

BeforeReading>>Warm-upQuestions

1.Doyouoryourfamilyorfriendshaveapet,suchasadog,cat,orbird?

Ifso,howdoesthepetcommunicatewithyouorthem?

Doesthepetunderstandyouorthem?

2.Doyouthinkanimals,especiallyveryintelligentones,havethoughtsandfeelings?

Explain.

BeforeReading>>AnimalRanking

Studentsarerequiredtoformgroupstorankthefollowinganimalsaccordingtotheirintelligenceandexplainthereasonsbehindtheranking.Examples,anecdotes,personalexperiences,scientificfindings,etc.maybecited.

GlobalReading>>PartDivisionoftheText

Parts

Para（s）

MainIdeas

1

1~2

Someanimalsdemonstrateintelligencewhendealingwithcaptivityandhumanbeings.

2

3~6

Someanimalsareintelligentenoughtoknowhowtobargainwithpeople.

3

7~10

Animalslikewhalescanassessasituationandactaccordingly.

4

11~12

Animalscansometimesbetricky.

5

13

Animalintelligenceismeanttoservesurvival.

GlobalReading>>SkimmingandScanning

FillintheblankswiththeinformationabouttheanimalsmentionedinTextAandfigureouttheauthor’spurposes.

1.Colo:

Brokethekeychain.

Author’spurpose:

Animalsknowhowtonegotiatewithpeople.

2.Chantek:

1）Expandedthemoneysupplybybreakingplasticchipsintwo;2）Foundpiecesoftinfoilandtriedtomakecopiesofmetalchips.

Author’spurpose:

Aminalscanevenhandlethemoney.

3.Orky:

Allowedsomebodytostandonhisheadtoreachupandreleasethebaby.

Author’spurpose:

Animalscanassessthesituationandmakearightdecision.

4.Melati:

Hidanorangeinherotherhand.

5.Towan:

Hidanorangeunderneathhisfoot.

Author’spurpose:

Animalintelligencecanbeseenintheirattemptstodeceive.

GlobalReading>>FurtherUnderstanding

I.ForPart1&2MultipleChoice

1.Theauthorwritesthisarticleinorderto_______.（A）

A）findouthowanimalsusetheirintelligence

B）findoutifanimalsareasintelligentashumanbeings

C）findoutifanimalsdowhathumanbeingstellthemtodo

D）findoutifanimalscansurvivebetteriftheyareintelligent

2.Onethingthatisobvioustotheauthoristhat_______.（C）

A）animalshavetheirownthinking

B）animalsdothingsscientiststellthemtodo

C）animalsthinkfortheirownpurposeiftheycanthink

D）animalsthinkwhenscientistswantthemto

3.Theauthorisconvincedthatwhendealingwithhumanbeings,animalsare_________.（B）

A）lessintelligentthanexpectedB）moreintelligentthanexpected

C）asstupidasexpectedD）asintelligentasexpected

4.Colo’sexampleindicatesthat________.（D）

A）someanimalsknowquitewellhowtodeceivethekeepers

B）someanimalsknowquitewellhowtohelpthekeepers

C）someanimalsknowquitewellhowtohandlesuspiciousobjects

D）someanimalsknowquitewellhowtonegotiatewiththekeepers

5.Mile’sexperimenttoteachChantektosharethingsprovestobe__________.（A）

A）agreatsuccessB）ablunderC）agreatfailureD）anunwantedthing

II.ForPart3&4TrueorFalse

1.Behavioristssaythatanimalscooperatewithhumanbeingsfortheirownbenefit.（T）

2.LaulebelievedthatOrky,akillerwhale,wasthemostintelligentanimalshehadeverseen.（F）

（LaulebelievedthatOrky,akillerwhale,wasthemostintelligentanimalshehadeverworkedwith.）

3.Someanimals’intelligencecanbeseenintheirattemptstodeceive.（T）

4.Orkyallowedsomebodytostandonhisheadtoreachupandreleasethebabybecausehehadbeentrainedtodoso.（F）

（Orkyletsomebodystandonhisheadtoreachupandreleasethebaby,buthehadnotbeentrainedtodoso.）

5.Animalscanlearnfromeachotherinplayingsometricks.Towanisagoodexample.（T）

DetailedReading

I.DifficultSentences

1.thekindofmentalfeatsanimalsperformwhendealingwithcaptivityandthedominantspeciesontheplanet—humans.（Para.2）

1）Whatdoyoulearnfromthissentence?

（Animalshavetheabilitiestodealwithhumanbeings’captivitythoughhumanbeingsaremoreintelligentthanthem.）

2）Paraphrasethesentence.

（Animalshowgreatintelligencewhentheydealwithhumanbeings’captivityeventhoughhumanbeingscontrolanddominatethisplanet.）

3）TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.

（即动物在对付樊笼生活和地球上的主宰物种——人类——时所表现的高超的思维技能。

）

2.Arrivingonthescene,JendryofferedColosomepeanuts,onlytobemetwithablankstare.（Para.3）

Howtounderstand“onlyto”?

（Itisoftenusedtoindicatethatsb.doessth.withadisappointingorsurprisingresult.Infinitive“to”functionsasaresultadverbial.）

Moreexamples:

-Hehurriedtotherailwaystation,onlytofindthatthetrainhadleft.

-Hehadoncetriedinvitingherout,onlytomeetwitharathercoolresponse.

3.ColothenbrokethekeychainandgaveJendryalink,perhapsfiguring,WhygiveherthewholethingifIcangetabitofpineappleforeachpiece?

（Para.4）

1）WhatconclusioncanyoudrawaboutColo?

（Coloisagoodbargainer,andthiscaseshowsthatanimalsmayreallyhaveintelligence.）

2）TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.

（科洛然后把钥匙链拉断，给了延德里一段，或许是在算计，要是每一小段都能换片菠萝，我干嘛要全都给她？

）

4.Buttheorangutan’sunderstandingofmoneyseemedtoextendfarbeyondsimpledealings.（Para.5）

1）Paraphrasethesentence.

（Whattheorangutanunderstandsismorethanjustsimpledealings.）

2）TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.

（但这头猩猩对钱币的理解似乎远远超出了简单的交易。

）

5.Thisistrue,butIdon’tthinkitgoesfarenough.（Para.7）

1）Paraphrasethesentence.

（Whatbehavioristssayisright,butIdon’tthinktheirexplanationhelpsverymuch.）

2）T