B3U1NatureinthebalanceReadingTheAmazonrainforest:anaturaltreasureharmn.傷害，損害(to)→_______v.傷害，損害→_______adj.有害的→__________adj.無害的doharmto=beharmfulto對...有害2.soiln.土地；土壤；國土；領土3.ecosystemn.生態系統4.overseasadj.海外的，國外的→________adv.→<近>________→<反>_______

harmharmfuloverseasabroaddomesticharmless5.regionn.地區，區域，行政區→________adj.地區的，區域的6.continentn.大陸，陸地，州7.millionnum.一百萬，許多，大量

8.lengthn.長，度→_______adj.長的→______n.寬→______n.高

(美洲）____________亞洲___________

大洋洲____________非洲__________(歐洲)___________

AfricaAmericaAsiaEuropeOceania百:___________千:___________萬:_______________十萬:___________________百萬:___________千萬:______________regionalhundredthousandtenthousandhundredthousandmilliontenmillionlongwidthheight9.biodiversityn.生物多樣性10.species（pl.species）種，物種11.nut

n.

堅果→______________巴西堅果12.lilyn.百合（花）waterlily睡蓮

biobiologicaladj.生物的

；生命的biologyn.生物biologistn.生物學家brazilnut13.variety

n.→

adj.各種各樣的→

.v.變化variousvary各種各樣的...avarietyof=varietiesof+可數/不可數varyfromAtoA在…方面變化varywith...隨著...而變化14.wildlifen.野生動植物，野生生物15.beneathprep.在…下方；配不上16.massn.大量→___________adj.大而重的amassof=massesof+可數/不可數許多….themassof…大多數…massive17.toweringadj.高大的；高聳的；出色的→_______n.塔；高樓18.hardwoodn.闊葉樹；硬材19.livingadj.活著的；活的；在使用的→_______v.居住，生活→_______n.生計，收入；生活方式→_______adj.活潑的；→_______adj.活著的，充滿的，情緒飽滿20.mammaln.哺乳動物21.jaguarn.美洲豹，美洲虎hardhardwaren.____________________；

hardshipn.____________________hardworkingadj.

____________________livein:住在…里面towerlivelivinglivelyalivebealivewith充滿；到處都是硬件；裝備；

困苦；艱難努力工作的22.survivevi.生存；存活；vt.幸存；幸免遇難→_______n.幸存→；→_________幸存者；26.microorganismn.微生物；28.nutrientn.營養物；營養素→_________n.營養；營養學；30.carbonn.碳→_______________n.低碳31.oxygenn.氧；氧氣32.thusadv.因此，從而；這樣33.disappearv.消失，滅絕→_____________n.消失microMicrosoftn._____________；

microphonen._________survivalsurvivornutritionlowcarbondisappearance微軟公司；

麥克風35.agriculturen.農業；農學→___________adj.農業的36.cattlen.牛(單復同形)→__________________一（二十）頭牛

37.impactn.影響；作用；撞擊（of,on）；v.有影響；沖擊38.extinctionn.滅絕；絕種→_____________adj.滅絕的39.damagev.&n.損害；傷害agriculturala(twenty)headofcattleinfluenceeffectextinct<近>harm/injury/hurtAmazonrainforestPart1:Para:1&2Part2:Para:3&4Part3:Para:5Anoverviewofthe_____________________________.Thespeciesof_____,_____and__________intherainforest.The__________andthe_______situationoftherainforest.AmazonrainforestplantsbirdsmammalssignificancepresentReadthepassageandfinishthefollowingblanks

Part1:AnoverviewoftheAmazonrainforest

Para.1:______________totheAmazonrainforestPara.2:Basic______________abouttherainforestIntroductionItcrossesinto_____countries.Ithasanareaofaround__millionsquarekilometers.Itismorethan_____sizeofChina.TheAmazonriversupportsmanydifferent______________.information86halfecosystemsGuidance&ExplorationPart2:

Thespeciesofplants,birdsandmammalsintherainforest.Para.3:_______intheAmazonrainforestReadpara.3trytounderstandtherainforest’sdifferentlevels.asystemofrootsthetopsofthetallesttreesthemassofleaflittershorterplantswithlargeleavestoweringancienthardwoodsPlantsJaguarsInsectsAtleast87species,includingfrogsLeavesandfruitMicroorganismsfeedon

breakdownfeedon

feedon

Part2:Thespeciesofplants,birdsandmammalsintherainforest.Para.4:__________intheAmazonrainforestReadandcompletethechartaboutthefoodchainintherainforest.MammalsPart3:

Thesignificanceandthepresentsituationoftherainforest.Readparagraph5andfindtheanswer:Itisoftenknownasthe______________________.Significance:Presentsituation:___percentoftherainforesthasdisappeared______humanactivities.“lungsoftheplanet”17duetoB3U1NatureinbalanceTheAmazonrainforest:anaturaltreasureTheAmazonrainforest：anaturaltreasureWelcometothejungle,ahugeseaofgreenalivewiththesoundsofanimals.ThisistheAmazonrainforest.Asthelargestrainforestintheworld,itplaysasignificantroleinmaintainingthefinebalanceoftheEarth'secosystem.歡迎來到叢林，這是一片綠色的海洋，處處可聞各種動物的聲音。這里是亞馬孫雨林。作為世界上最大的雨林，它在維系地球生態系統的微妙平衡上扮演著舉足輕重的角色。ReadingTheAmazonrainforestcrossesintoeightcountries,includingBrazilandPeru,andoneoverseasregionofFrance,allonSouthAmericancontinent.Withanareaofaround6millionsquarekilometres,theAmazonrainforestismorethanhalfthesizeofChina.TheAmazonRiver,fromwhichtherainforestgetsitsname,iscloseto6,400kilometresinlength—roughly100kilometreslongerthantheYangtzeRiver.亞馬孫雨林穿過包括巴西和秘魯在內的八個國家，以及一塊法國的海外領地，都位于南美洲大陸。亞馬孫雨林面積約600萬平方千米，比中國國土面積的一半還要大。亞馬孫雨林得名于亞馬孫河，亞馬孫河長約6400千米，比長江還長大約100千米。Onitsjourneyfromthemountainstotheocean,theriversupportsmanydifferentecosystems.TheygivethisareatherichestbiodiversityontheEarth:oneintenknownspeciesintheworldcanbefoundhere.這條河從高山流向海洋，沿途維系著多種不同的生態系統。它們賦予這片區域地球上最豐富的生物多樣性：全世界十分之一的已知物種都可以在這里找到。Ofthe390,000plantspeciesknowntous,morethan40，000canbefoundintheAmazon.Thistallandancientbrazilnuttreeproducesnutsthatwecaneat;thesewaterliliesarebigenoughtoliedownon.Theforest'sdifferentlevelssupportanunbelievablevarietyofwildlife.Atthebottom,thereisasystemofrootsbeneaththeground.Abovethatisthemassofleaflitteronthedarkforestfloor.Thenextlevelismadeupofshorterplantswithlargeleaves.在人類已知的390000種植物種中，在亞馬孫可以找到40000多種。這棵高大、古老的巴西堅果樹結出的堅果我們可以食用；這些睡蓮(葉片)大到可以躺在上面。雨林的不同層次養活的野生動物種類多到難以置信。最底層是地下的根系。往上是陰暗森林地表厚實的落葉層。再往上一層由低矮的闊葉植物組成。Thentherearethetoweringancienthardwoods,andfinallythetopsoftallesttreesmanymetresabovetheground.Eachleveloftheforestformsitsownlittleworld,hometodifferentkindsoflivingthings.然后是那些離地數米之高的大樹的樹冠。雨林的每一層都自成一個小世界，成為各種生物的家園。Morethan1,300speciesofbirdsandover400speciesofmammalshideamongthejungle'splantlife.Thisjaguarisoneexample.Ithasayellowish-browncoatwithblackspots.Whileasignificantnumberofjaguarssurvivehere,theyareonlyoneelementofthisforest'sfoodchain.Theyfeedonatleast87species,includingfrogs.Thesefrogs,inturn,feedoninsectswhicheatleavesandfruit.Whenajaguardies,atinyarmyofmicroorganismshelpsbreakdownitsbodyandreturnthenutrientstotheearth.1300多種鳥和400多種哺乳動物藏身于這片叢林的植被中。這只美洲豹就是個例子。它黃棕色的皮毛上遍布著黑點。盡管這里生存著數量可觀的美洲豹，但它們僅僅是雨林食物鏈上的一環。它們捕食的物種至少有87種，其中包括青蛙。相應地，這些青蛙的食物，是以樹葉和水果為食的昆蟲。美洲豹死亡后，一小群微生物會助力其尸體的分解，讓營養素重回土壤之中。TheAmazonrainforestbreatheslifeintotheplanetbyfixingcarbonandproducingover20percentofalltheEarth'sox