1. Nature （自然）

2. 花 ———flower 树 ——tree 草 ——grass 绵羊 ——sheep 鸡 ——chicken 鸭 ——duck 猪 ———pig 鹅 ——goose 猴子 ——monkey 大象 —elephant 熊 ——bear 马 ——horse 骆驼 ——camel 狐狸 ——fox 老虎 ——tiger 狮子 ——lion 熊猫 ——panda 斑马 ——zebra 青蛙 ——frog 老鼠 ——mouse 蛇 ——snake 兔子 ——rabbit 鹿 ———deer 太阳 ——sun 地球 ——earth 月亮 ——moon 星星 ——star 森林 ——forest 山脉 —mountain 河流 ——river 湖泊 ——lake 岛屿 ——island 城市 ——city 树 ———tree 植物 ——plant 石头 ——stone 木头 ——wood 庄稼 ——crop Step 1. Let’s write from memory. ( 默写 )

3. 地震 ———earthquake 在农场 ——on the farm 在田间 ——in the field 筹钱 ———raise money 准备好做 ……——be ready to do sth. 乐意做 ……——be willing to do sth. 帮助某人做 ……——help sb. (to) do sth. 做 …… 是我们的职责 ——It’s our duty to do sth. 发生 ——take place / happen 阻止某人做 ……——stop / prevent sb. (from) doing sth. 3 月 12 日是植树节。 ——March 12 is Tree Planting Day. 这些树必须每天浇水。 ——The trees must be watered every day. 我们必须多植树，不可以砍树。 —We must plant more trees and mustn’t cut down trees. 木头可以用来造纸。（ be used to do ） ——Wood can be used to make paper.

4. drought 干旱 flood 洪水 destroy 破坏 donate 捐赠 voluntary 自愿的 protect 保护 disaster 灾害 victims 受害者 the earthquake-stricken area 地震遭受地区 rebuild 重建 the Red Cross Society 红十字会 ※ 阅读理解和完形填空中常见词汇：

5. We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite （咬） and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others! Step 2. Let’s do reading comprehension. ( 阅读理解 )

6. If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch （痒） on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away. And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.

7. ( ) 1 ． “Mosquito” means ____________ in Chinese. A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓 C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子 ( ) 2 ． We know mosquitoes very well because _____. A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and there C. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly ( ) 3 ． If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ______. A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one

8. ( ) 4 ． The mosquito bites you ______________. A. when you’re asleep B. because you have choose it C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesn’t like you ( ) 5 ． Which of the following sentences is wrong? A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you. B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you. C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs. D. All the male mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.

9. Step 3. Let’s fill in the blanks. ( 短文填空 ) Not many years ago, some farmers were worried because hawks were taking many of their chicken. The farmers didn’t know 1 to do. Finally they went to the country officials and asked for 2. “Kill the hawks,” the officials said, “We will even pay 3 them,” so the farmers began to think of ways to kill the hawks. The farmers killed many hawks. They no longer had to worry about their 4. But they now had a new worry. Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers’ grain. How did this happen? Hawks eat not 5 chickens but also field mice. They eat 6 field mice than chickens. But the farmers didn’t know this. When they killed a lot of hawks, they changed the balance. more only what help for chickens

10. When people move into a new place, they often destroy many wild plants. Often these plants are food for the animals. 7 the animals can’t find enough plants to eat, they will starve or have to leave the place. In one part of the USA, for example the deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild roses. The mountain lions there eat the deer. The number of deer, mountain lions and wild roses doesn’t change much if people leave things as they are. But people killed many mountain lions in order to protect the deer. Soon there were so many deer that they ate up all the wild roses. Then the deer 8 to eat the green leaves of young trees. These trees were important to the farmers. 9 the farmers thought of ways to protect their trees. Now the deer had nothing to eat, and many of them died. This was another lesson from nature. To keep the balance of nature is 10 for us to remember. important If began So

11. Step 3. Let’s read and write. ( 读写综合 ) It was a bit cold one morning, but Li Ping quickly got out of his warm bed. He picked up two plastic buckets （水桶） and rushed to the center of the village, where a fire truck arrives once a day to provide water for residents （居民）. About 4,000 thirsty villagers come with their buckets and stand in line for water, because the only reservoir （水库） in the village has dried up. It hasn’t rained for six months. Li, a 14-year-old student, lives in Liguan village— about 60 km away from Kunming. He has risen early to get water in the last three months. “My family gets two or three buckets of water every day. We use them for A ．信息归纳：阅读下面短文，完成信息卡。

12. drinking, washing and cooking,” said Li. “If we save a little every day, then once a week we can take a shower.” “My father planted two mu of beans last autumn, but now the field is so dry that he can’t even plough （耕犁） it because of the drought （旱灾）,” said Li. “The rice is food for my family—my parents and younger brother. We have no money to buy rice from the market.” In Li’s opinion, there are many ways to prevent a drought, such as planting more trees. “It has taught me that, if we make full use of water, two buckets of water a day should be enough for four family members. We can recycle the water for different kinds of uses,” said Li. “Every drop of water is very important. I hope people can realize this.”

13. The number of the villagers who take water from the fire truck with their buckets. 1. The food which Li’s family have no money to buy. 2. One way to prevent a drought.3. How to make full use of water.4. The idea people should realize.5. Information Card About 4000 Rice Planting more trees Recycle the water for different kinds of uses Every drop of water is very important

14. B ．书面表达： 在我们身边，经常有自然灾害发生。 2013 年 4 月 20 日，四川省雅安市芦山发生强烈地震，造成很 大损失。学校号召全体师生向灾区捐款。 请你拟一篇 80 词左右的发言稿，发言稿主要内 容应包括： 1 ．对灾区情况的简单介绍（包括地震发生时间、 地点、造成的财产和人员损失等）。 2 ．捐款的意义（帮助灾区人民渡过难关、帮助灾 区重建）。 3 ．如何捐款（自愿、多少不限、以班级为单位， 收齐后交到学校红十字会）。

15. a terrible earthquake happened in Lushan, Sichuan Province on April 20. In the earthquake many buildings were destroyed and many people were injured. In order to help the earthquake victims ( 受害者 ) to go through the hard time and rebuild ( 重建 ) their hometown, the school has called on everyone in our school, including both teachers and students, to donate ( 捐赠 ) money to the earthquake- stricken ( 遭受 ) area. This donation is voluntary. You can give away however much you want to. The money will be collected by each class before it is handed to the Red Cross Society of our school. We hope that everyone will be kind enough to do what you can to help our fellowmen out of the difficulty. Thank you. Dear teachers and students, As we all know,

16. ※ 写作方法指导 一、审题，找要点。 1 ．对灾区情况的简单介绍（包括地震发生时间、地点、造成 的财产和人员损失等）。① 2 ．捐款的意义。② 3 ．如何捐款。③ 最少要写到上述这三点！ 二、怎样写？ 开头： Dear teachers and students, As we all know, … （已给 出。） 第一点： a terrible earthquake happened_________ （地震情 况可以多写一点。） 第二点： In order to help ______________________ 第三点： This donation is voluntary. ___________________. 结尾： We hope that everyone will be kind enough to do what you can to help our fellowmen out of the difficulty.