任务型阅读 湿地与生态平衡
素养:思维品质 难度:中 用时:7分钟
When winter comes, cranes migrate(迁徙) from north-east Siberia in Russia to Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, China. 1. However, climate change has influenced the birds' living conditions.
In some years, Poyang Lake experiences floods, while in others, it experiences dry weather. 2.
To help deal with the problem, the local government has planted 70 hectares(公顷) of lotus roots(莲藕) in Nanchang. 3. The birds' population has risen from about 3,000 to more than 5,000 over the past 20 years.
Over the years, China has worked hard to protect migratory birds. Recently, 1,140 places in the country have been taken as important breeding(繁殖) grounds, wintering grounds and migratory stops. 4. They play a key role in cleaning water, preventing floods, and keeping the balance of the environment.
5. The law sets rules to help manage wetlands. And it stops harmful activities, including giving out wastewater. Thanks to these efforts, China has reported more birds wintering in the wetlands.
根据短文内容,从下面七个选项中选择五个还原到文中
A. Most of them are wetlands.
B. We need more people to count the birds.
C. About 95% of the birds spend winter there.
D. It's important for us to do something to protect them.
E. In this way, they provide food during the winter for the cranes.
F. Both of these lead to the problem that there isn't enough food for cranes.
G. To protect wetlands, The Law of the People's Republic of China on Wetland Protection came into effect on June 1, 2022.

【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了中国在保护鸟类方面的行动和成果。
熟词生义
Thanks to these efforts, China has reported more birds wintering in the wetlands.
常用义:n. 冬天
句中义:v. 过冬
1 C 根据第一段中的“When winter comes, cranes migrate(迁徙) from north-east Siberia in Russia to Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, China”可知,当冬天来临时,鹤从俄罗斯西伯利亚东北部迁徙到中国江西省的鄱阳湖,选项C“大约95%的鸟类在那里过冬”符合语境。
2 F 根据第二段中的“In some years, Poyang Lake experiences floods, while in others, it experiences dry weather”可知,在一些年份,鄱阳湖经历洪水,而在另一些年份,它经历干旱天气,选项F“两者都导致一个问题:鹤没有足够的食物”符合语境。
3 E 根据第三段中的“To help deal with the problem, the local government has planted 70 hectares(公顷) of lotus roots(莲藕) in Nanchang”可知,为了解决这个问题,当地政府在南昌种植了70公顷的莲藕,此处应是介绍这样做的结果,选项E“他们以这种方式在冬天为这些鹤提供食物”符合语境。
4 A 根据第四段中的“Recently, 1,140 places in the country have been taken as important breeding (繁殖) grounds, wintering grounds and migratory stops”可知,全国1 140个地方被作为重要的繁殖地、越冬地和迁徙站,此处应是介绍这些地方是什么,选项A“它们中大部分是湿地”符合语境。
5 G 根据最后一段中的“The law sets rules to help manage wetlands”可知,该法律制定了有助于管理湿地的规则,选项G“为了保护湿地,《中华人民共和国湿地保护法》于2022年6月1日施行”符合语境。

Make a to-do list for World Earth Day
Task 1 Think about the questions below and make a list of the activities you can do on World Earth Day.

A.What’s the relationship between the earth and humans?
B.What will happen to the world in the future?
C.What will you do to protect the earth?
Task 2 Choose some meaningful activities you think everyone should do to save the earth. Then give your reasons.

Task 3 Talk in groups and share your ideas with your classmates.

Task1参考内容
A. The earth is our only home. We get all necessary living resources from it, and humans can not live without the earth.
B. If we keep polluting the environment, the world will run out of resources and become unfit for people to live on. If we try our best to protect it, the world will become a more beautiful and comfortable home for us.
C. I can do many things to protect the earth, such as saving water, choosing low-carbon transport, and calling on more people to join environmental activities.
Task2完整表格参考
| No. | Activities | Reasons |
|-----|------------|---------|
| 1 | collect the waste like the plastic bags | ● polluting soil and water
● harming wildlife |
| 2 | go to school by bike or on foot instead of taking private cars | ● reduce air pollution
● save fossil energy |
| 3 | plant young trees in the nearby community | ● trees can clean the air
● trees help stop soil loss |

本题为开放性实践任务，首先完成Task1的三个问题思考梳理活动方向：1. 明确地球是人类唯一家园，人类生存完全依赖地球提供的各类资源；2. 未来世界的走向取决于人类当下的环保行为，破坏环境会让地球逐步失去宜居性，保护地球会让家园更美好；3. 从日常可践行的小事出发梳理环保行为。之后补充Task2表格剩余2项符合要求的环保活动及对应理由，内容适配八年级英语词汇难度即可。