译林版高中英语学案选择性必修第二册精品课件 Unit 4 Living with technology 素养培优练（一）.ppt

04Unit4Livingwithtechnology素养培优练（一）

Ⅰ.阅读理解ATheEastAfricancountryKenyaisknownforitsamazingwildlife,especiallylions.However,overthelasttenyearsthepopulationoftheanimalshasdecreased（减少）from10,000tojustover2,000.Mostwerekilledbypoachers（偷猎者）,andsomebigcatsalsofallvictim（受害者）tothelocalpeopletryingtosavetheircattle.Ayoungboyhelpedchangethesituation.Eleven-year-oldRichardTurerewasinchargeofhisfamily’sherdofcattle.TheonlyproblemwasthattheirlandhappenedtobelocatednearNairobiNationalPark,homeofthelargestnumberoflionsintheworld.

Asaresult,thefamilyoftenwatchedhelplesslyasthehungrycatsdraggedoffoneoftheircows,sheeporgoats,especiallyinthemiddleofthenightwhentherewasnooneonwatch.Richarddecidedhehadtodosomethingtodealwiththesituation.Onethingtheyoungboyobservedwasthatwheneveraguardwaswalkingaroundwithaflashlight,thebigcatskeptawaybecause,believeitornot,theyareafraidofhumans.So,hedecidedtocreateanautomated（自动的）flashlight.Tomakesurethatthecattledidnotgetdisturbed,thelightswereallplacedoutwardintothedarknessandflashedcontinuously,sothatitappearedtothecatsasthoughsomeonewaswalkingaroundthefarmtheentirenight.

Inthelasttwoyears,Richard’slionlightmethodhasbeenprotectinghisherdandhisneighbors’,andnoonehasbeenlosttothelions.Thebestnewsofall,however,isthattheeducatorsatBrookhouseInternationalSchoolinNairobiweresoimpressedbywhatRichardcoulddowithnoaccesstobooksortechnicalhelpand,yes,noInternet,thattheydecidedtoprovidehimwiththenecessaryskills,byofferinghimafullscholarship.Richard,ofcourse,desirestobeanengineer!

【语篇导读】小男孩Richard通过自己的观察和思考找到了驱赶狮子的方法，既保护了家畜，又让狮子免遭牧民的杀害，可谓一举两得。

1.Duringthelasttenyears,thelionsinKenya___.AA.havebeenreducedbyabout80%B.ha