大学英语听说教程（第二版）2（智慧版）教师用书B2U8 Animals on the human planet.docx

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U8Animalsonthehumanplanet

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Favoriteanimal

Reason

Student1

Dog

Theyareloyalandmakegoodcompanions.

Student2

Cat

Theyarequietanddon’tneedmuch

attention.

Student3

Fish

Ilikesomethingthatcanswim.WhenIseethemswimaround,Ifeelveryfreeand

happy.

Student4

Parrot

Theylookbeautifulandtheyarecleverand

canmimicthespokenlanguageofhumans.

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Duke,anine-year-olddog,maybethemostpopularpoliticianinAmerica.

Keepinglargeanimalshasbecomeunrealisticinmoderncities.

Animalsneedmorelandandwatertoberaisedthanplants,sothere’smorepollution.

Ifamonkeytookaselfieintheforest,doesheownit?

Throughouthistory,peoplehavelearnedfromnaturetosolvecomplexhumanproblems.

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SinceSsmayhavetheirownunderstandingofthesentences,theymaycomeupwithdifferentversionsofsentencerhythms.

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ThenumberofgiantpandasinthewildinChinahasreachedmorethan1,800andtheirstatushasbeenchangedfrom“Endangered”to“Vulnerable”,anofficialfromChina’sMinistryofEcologyandEnvironmentsaidatapressconferenceonWednesday.

Chinahasspenthalfacenturyattemptingtoboostthepopulationofitsfamousanimals.Ithascreatedpandareservesacrossseveralmountainrangestosavethemfromdyingout,anddevelopedbamboopathstoallowthemtomovemoreeasilytonewareasandfindmorefood.Theimprovedstatusshowsthattheeffortshavebeeneffective.

Theofficialalsosaidthatalthoughrecentpopulationincreasesshowthatgreatsuccesshasbeenachieved,pandasstillneedhelp.Thegovernmentplanstocontinuetoprotectthepandahabitatsandmonitortheirpopulation.Itwillalsoseektoensurethatallpandahabitatsareconnectedandnogroupsbecomeseparated.

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