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1、UUnit 2 Iconic AttractionsssectionReading, ListeningandThinking.阅读理解AIdontthinkIcanrecallatimewhenIwasntawareofthebeautyoftheocean.GrowingupinAustralia, Ihadthegoodfortuneofhavingtheseaatmyside.ThefirsttimeIwenttoHalfmoonBay, I_suddenly_had_the_feeling_of_not_being_able_to_feel_the_ground_with_my_fe
2、et_anymore.Formy10thbirthday, mysisterandIweretakenouttotheGreatBarrierReef.Therewerefishindifferentcolors, cavesandlayersofcoral.Theymadesuchanimpressiononme.WhenIlearnedthatonly1percentofAustraliasCoralSeawasprotected, Iwasshocked.Australianmarine(海洋的)lifeisparticularlyimportantbecausethereefshave
3、moremarinespeciesthananyothercountryonearth.Butsadly, only45%oftheworldsreefsareconsideredhealthy.Thisstatisticisdepressing, soitsimportantforustodoeverythingtoprotectthem, ThehopethattheCoralSearemainsacompleteecosystemhasledmetotakeaction.IvebecomeinvolvedwiththeProtectOurCoralSeaactivity, whichai
4、mstocreatethelargestmarineparkintheworld.Itwouldserveasaplacewheretheoceansspecieswillallhaveasafeplaceforever.Together, AngusandIcreatedalittlevideoandwehopeitwillinspirepeopletobeapartofthemovement.Angusalsosharesmanybeautifulchildhoodmemoriesoftheoceanasayoungboy, whogrewupsailing, admiringthebea
5、utyoftheocean, andtryingtofindthesecretsofoceanspecies.1FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1, wecanlearntheauthor_.AseldomwentsurfingattheseaBforgothisexperiencesabouttheoceanCneverwentbacktohishometownDhadawonderfulimpressionofHalfmoonBay2Accordingtothesecondparagraph, Australianmarinelife_.Aisesc
6、apingfromtheCoralSeagraduallyBdependsonreefsforlivinggreatlyCmaybefacedwithdangerDisprotectedbetterthanthatinotheroceans3Angusandtheauthorcreatedalittlevideoto_.AurgemorepeopletotakeactiontoprotectthemarinespeciesBinspiremorepeopletoexplorethesecretoftheoceanCsharetheirchildhoodexperiencesabouttheoc
7、eanDbringbacktopeopletheirmemoryofoceanspecies4TheProtectOurCoralSeaactivityisintendedto_.AcontributetoacompleteecosystemBpreventmoremarinespeciesbeingendangeredCsetupalargenaturereserveforreefsDraisemoreteenagersenvironmentalawarenessBKoalasarepicturedeverywhereinAustraliaoncleaningproducts, onboxe
8、sofchocolate, onsportsteamshirts.Yettheanimalsliveonlyinpocketsalongtheeastcoast.Theyonceinhabitedtheentirecoastline.Thekoalapopulationdroppedafterfarmerscutdownmanyoftheforestswherekoalaslived, andhunterskilledtheanimalsfortheirfur.“Bytheearly1900s, koalaswerebasicallyshotoutofsouthAustralia，”sayse
9、cologistBillEllis, whostudiestherelationshipsamonglivingthingsandtheirenvironments.IrecentlyjoinedEllisandhisteaminaforestonStBeesIsland, 19milesoffthenortheasterncoastofAustralia, witheightothervolunteers.Theislandisanaturallaboratory, yieldingfindingsthatmayhelpprotectkoalaselsewhereonthecontinent
10、.Thevolunteerssearchedtheislandforkoalasinthebluegumtrees.Whenwefoundakoala，wegatheredinformationaboutthetreesinthearea.Bluegumisaspeciesoftheeucalyptustree(桉树)inwhichthefunnyleafeatersspendmostoftheirtime.EucalyptustreesarenativetoAustralia, andtheirleavesarethemainfoodsourceforkoalas.Althoughkoala
11、scanwalkontheground，theyarebettersuitedforlifeinthecanopy，thehighcoverofbranchesandleavesinaforest.WhathasEllisresearchtoldhimsofar? ThepopulationofStBeesseemstobehealthy.YetElliswonderswhetherthekoalasmightbeheadingforhardtimes.Theislandisoverrunwithwildgoats, andEllisthinksthegoatsareeatingthesmal
12、lbluegumtrees.Withoutthosetrees, thekoalaswillrunoutoffoodinthefuture.Ellishopesmoreresearchwillhelphimunderstandhowtoprotectthebluegumtreesandthekoalasthatdependonthem.“Ithinkthatswhateveryoneistryingtodotomakeadifference，”Ellissays.5Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?AKoalaspicturescanbefoundevery
13、whereintheworld.BKoalasinAustralialiketoeatchocolate.CKoalasliveonlyinpocketsalongtheeastcoastofAustralia.DYoucanbuythepicturesofkoalasonlyalongtheeastcoastofAustralia.6WhatstheworkofthevolunteersinEllisteam?ATocollectinformationaboutthetreesthatkoalasdependon.BTopreventfarmersfromcuttingdownthefore
14、st.CTosavethekoalasinjured.DTostudythelivingthingsandtheenvironmentintheforest.7WhatwillEllismostprobablystarttodonext?ATokeepthepopulationofStBeeshealthy.BTokillallthegoatsontheisland.CTofindsomenewfoodforgoats.DToprotectbluegumtreesforkoalas.8Whatsthepurposeofwritingthispassage?ATocallforpeopletoc
15、oncernaboutthelifeofkoalas.BTorecordthetriptoAustraliaforwatchingkoalas.CTopresentsomebasicknowledgeofkoalaslife.DTointroducetheecosystemofwildlifeinAustralia.完形填空WhenIreadapostabouttakingsomeonetothemovies, Irememberedsomethingthathappenedacoupleofyearsago.IusedtodrinkCocaColaandtheyhadacontestwheretherewasa_1_insidethebottlecap.Youwenttoawebsiteandenteredthecodeandmaybeyou_2_something.Iwonsome_3_Cokes.Butthen, IwontheGrandPrize! Iwassurprisedanddelighted.TheGrandPrizewasfreemoviesforayear.Whatthat_4_tobewasthatthecompanysentme52admissionticketsforalocalmovietheatreth
