1、U2 Describe an iconic animalBefore readingWhat iconic animals in Australia does the passage talk about?well-knownfew people knowComplete the characteristics of the four animals.THE AMAZING ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIAkangaroos:a _ of the country;a wide _koala:cute but _Tasmanian devil:make a _ noise and hav
2、e a _ _duck-billed platypus:_ eggs but a _ _sensitive layprimitive mammaldistributionsymbol frightingterrible smellWhile reading1.When do baby kangaroos begin to spend less time with their mothers?After they learn to jump.2.Why shouldnt you try to pet a wild kangaroo?They can hit and kick very hard.
3、3.What do koalas spend most of their time doing?They spend quite a lot of time eating,sleeping,and hanging onto tree trunks.4.Why has the government made it against the law to handle koalas?Interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress.5.What two things about Tasmanian devils can bother peo
4、ple most?The noise they make could wake the dead and they have a terrible smell.6.What do Tasmanian devils like to eat?Their diet is mostly dead animals.7.What makes the way duck-billed platypuses give birth so different from other mammals?It lays eggs in a nest like a bird.8.What is the unique way
5、u s e d b y d u c k-b i l l e d platypuses to find food?It finds food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.It has to be the kangaroo,as it has a wide distribution throughout the country.Its a tough animal that has to survive in a difficult environment.Also,it cannot walk backwards,so
6、 it is always moving forwards.原因状语从句原因状语从句distribute v.分配；分发分配；分发adj.健壮的;彪悍的distribute sth to/among sbThe organization distributed food to the earthquake victims.This expresses the strength and resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation.Baby kangaroos weigh only two grammes at birth.T
7、hey then find their way into their mothers poucha kind of pocketto stay safe and warm.v.决定决定;解决解决 n.决心决心出生时出生时v.重重;有有.重重 Kangaroos may look cute,but encounters with them dont always end so well.Kangaroos can hit and kick very hard,so please folks,if you see some kangaroos,remember theyre not for pet
8、ting!与与.相遇相遇v./n.相遇；邂逅；遭遇相遇；邂逅；遭遇n.人们人们 adj.民俗的民俗的pet n.宠物宠物 v.抚摸抚摸 Koalas are cute,and we see so many pictures of people holding them.But in many places in Australia,it is against the law to even touch them.Can you clarify that?违法违法v.阐明；澄清阐明；澄清 They are really quite cute,but the truth is,koalas are
9、 very sensitive creatures who can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment.They spend quite a lot of time eating,sleeping,and hanging onto tree trunks,so interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress.v./n.惊慌惊慌in panic 惊慌地惊慌地panickedpanicking悬挂悬挂interacte with.与.互动n.互动
10、；相互影响互动；相互影响 Because of this,the government began to make laws against touching koalas,in the interest of animal protection,as well as public safety.So,if you see one in the wild,you shouldnt approach it to pick it up or even touch it.制定法律禁止（做）某事制定法律禁止（做）某事为了为了.拾起；（开车）拾起；（开车）接；接；不费力地学会不费力地学会=for the
11、 sake of If you want to hold a koala,you have to go to certain licensed zoos where animal experts make sure that the koalas selected for each session are in a good state for human contact and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a limited frequency of occasions定从定从宾从宾从宾从宾从过去分词短语作定语过去
12、分词短语作定语in a.state 处于处于.的状态的状态v.（用手）触摸；拿（用手）触摸；拿frequent adj.频繁的频繁的n.频率频率 Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of,for example,the duckbilled platypus.Is that some kind of bird?Not at all.While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird,its really a primitive mammal,with a unique biology.“虽然虽然,尽管尽管”引导让步状从引导让步状从原始的原始的 Its eggs hatch after about ten days,and then the baby platypus nurses from its mother like all other mammals.Its nose looks like a ducks bill,and it has feet like a ducks so it can dive under the water,but its covered in hair.v.看护看护;喂奶喂奶;吃奶吃奶n.账单；鸟嘴；喙账单；鸟嘴；喙
