2 . 从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其正确形式填空，使句意完整正确。

qualify   object   various   world   mass   extinction   sink   digest   grace   legendary

1. He had recently received a letter from his father predicting that he would be “a ________ to yourself and all your family”.
2. Talking plants have long been a thing of myths and ________.
3. The words “railways like ________ dragons are winding among the mountains” seem particularly vivid as I travel across the “roof of the world”.
4. All applications welcome, but preference will be given to those with diving ________.
5. After that they are not able to move, and they sleep through the six months that they need for ________.
6. But as life continues, we’re presented with more ________ experiences: starting university, getting a job and raising a family.
7. After George’s death, the Pinta Island tortoise was declared ________.
8. The Galapagos Islands are renowned ________ for their unique biodiversity.
9. I ________ into my chairs as if I had completely fallen apart.
10. But if there is only sensibility, then the work will not be ________ enough.

3 . 单词释义

A. the act of preventing something from being lost or damaged B. a visitor to a family C. unable to think clearly or understand D. no longer in existence E. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are F. arouse impatience or anger G. a person who uses goods or services

1. We need more feedback from the consumer in order to improve our goods.
2. We should encourage pupils to set realistic goals.
3. His indirect way of telling me to leave annoyed me.
4. This species will be extinct in a few decades.
5. Our community is a leader in conservation of wildlife.

4 . 无论采取何种方式来保护它，这个濒危物种很可能在不远的未来灭绝。(approach) （汉译英）

5 . 用以下词的正确形式填空

wrap       highlight       influential       distraction       sensitive feedback       ashamed       swallow       extinct       occasional

1. She was deeply ________of her rude behaviour at the party.
2. To ________means to make food or drink go down your throat into your stomach.
3. Her skin is very ________ to the sun. So hats and sunscreen cream are very necessary.
4. Jack feels that the constant noise is getting to be a ________from what he is doing now.
5. When you _________ something, you fold paper or cloth tightly around it to cover it completely.
6. As the father of hybrid rice, Yuan Longping is one of the most________ scientists in agriculture.
7. If you say you __________meet your friend, you mean you sometimes meet each other, but not often.
8. When you are reading, it is important to ________the key points with a marker so that it will be helpful for you to review what you have learnt.
9. If you get ________on your work or progress, it means someone tells you how well or badly you are doing, and how you could improve.
10. If you say a species of animal or plant is _________, you mean it no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place.

6 . 词性转换
1. ________n. 压力；要求→________ v．压，按
2. ________adj. 已灭绝的→________ n. 灭绝
3. ________adj. 知道；发觉；有……意识的→________ n. 意识
4. ________n. 危险→________ vt. 使遭受危险；危害→________ adj. 濒危的→________ adj.危险的
5. ________adv.立刻→________ adj. 立刻的
6. ________vt. 涉及；让……担忧→________ adj. 担心的→________ prep. 关于
7. ________vt.& vi. 打猎；搜寻；追捕→________ n. 打猎→________ n. 猎人
8. ________vt. 划分等级→________ n. 等级
9. ________vt. 使惊恐；使害怕；使担心 n. 恐慌；警报；警报器→________ adj. 使人恐慌的
10. ________adj. 大量的；广泛的 n. 大量；堆；群→________ adj. 大规模的
11. ________vt. 使……感动 →________ adj. 感动的→________ adj. 令人感动的
12. ________adj. 合法的→________ adj. 非法的；不合法的→________ adv.合法地
13. ________vi. 死→________ n. 死→________ adj.死的
14. ________vt. 减少→________ n. 减少
15. ________vt. 影响→________ n. 影响→________ adj. 有效的，生效的

7 . 根据句子内容，从每组的选项中选出能匹配句子中划线部分意义的选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A. at the beginning B. no longer in existence C. an act of trying to do something D. to think carefully and deeply about something E. a situation in which people are in a serious disagreement F. to look at something quickly and then look away immediately G. to notice a person or thing, especially suddenly or when it is no easy to do so

1. We should all give ourselves time to reflect.
2. Many animals could become extinct in less than 10 years.
3. Two factories were closed in an attempt to reduce pollution
4. Forecasters say the storms may not be as bad as they initially predicted.
5. After several hours, we finally spotted the difference between these two pictures.

10 . Today we gather to ________ Pierre de Coubertin, who in 1894 resurrected a legendary ancient ritual that had been ________ to humanity for more than 15 centuries.

A．appreciate … lost	B．appreciate … extincted
C．celebrate … lost	D．celebrate … extincted