书评《假如我是一只鸟》

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p群文阅读大卫•艾伦•西布利的新书《假如我是一只鸟》通过具体、详实的案例改变和丰富了

人们对鸟类的认知。Book

review:nat

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adj.真正的；真诚的2.

marvelously

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adv.非凡地；不可思议地"A

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experience

is

far

of

watching

birds,%

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and

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engaging,

What

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sentence

on

the

first

page

of

David

Allen

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may

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to

Be

a

Bird

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at­tractive.

Sibley

is

a

top

bird

expert.

When

he

did

research

for

this

new

volume,

he

became

convinced

of

something

he

had

not

previously

measure

in

the

field,

but

Sibley

believes

that

bird

mates

feel

genuine

attraction

for

each

oth­er.

His

main

aim

is

to

arouse

appreciation

of

the

anticipated:

Birds

routinely

make

complex

deci­varied

North

American

birds

we

may

encounter

in

our

backyards

and

nearby

parks.

Owing

to

the

COVID-19

pandemic,

right

now

many

of

us

long

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and

experience

emotions."And

if

that

was

news

to

me

after

a

lifetime

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Topics群文阅读for

greater

connection

to

nature

close

to

home,

so

the

3oo4，s

timing

couldn，t

be

more

perfect.

The

volume's

organization一"each

essay

focuses

on

one

particular

detail

of

bird

biology#一means

it's

equally

rewarding

to

dip

in

here

or

there,

or

just

read

straight

packs

the

text

with

cool

facts.

A

wild

turkey,

like

all

birds,

lacks

teeth,

but

can

crush

whole

walnuts

in

the

muscular

gizzard

（鸟

的胃）.Tundra

swans

（苔原天鹅）hold

the

record

for

the

most

feathers

counted

on

any

bird一25,000.

The

peregrine

falcon

（游隼）makes

flight

turns

at

27

Gs.

Parent

chickadees

（北美山雀）may

collect

1,000

caterpillars

（毛

虫）in

a

day

to

feed

their

nestlings.卢刁ReadingCheck歹1.

How

does

the

author

begin

his

text?A. By

quoting

a

saying.B. By

raising

a

question.C. By

narrating

his

experience.D. By

describing

a

phenomenon.2.

What

is

the

author's

attitude

towards

the

new

book?A.

Neutral.

B.

Indifferent.C.

Praiseful.

D.

Doubtful.3.

Why

does

the

author

mention

some

birds

in

Para.

5?A.

To

support

his

opinion.B.

To

make

a

comparison.C.

To

offer

more

information.D.

To

introduce

more

phenomena.4.

Which

column

is

this

text

probably

taken

from?A.

Amusement.B.

Fashion.C.

Current

news.D.

Publication.18

Crazy

English

2021.2Sibley

invites

an

engaged

approach

to

bird-watching:

"You

will

learn

faster

if

you

can

be

an

active

ob­server—draw

sketches,

take

notes,

write

poet­ry,

or

take

photos.

All

of

these

things

make

you

look

a

little

mor

longer.#For

every

page

of

What

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Like

to

Be

aBird,

this

is

what

can

be

seen:

The

book's

beau-ty

mirrors

the

beauty

of

birds

it

describes

so

a

summary

of

the

text

with

about

60

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/Background•中外文学作品中“飞鸟"的意象在我国，自古以来"飞鸟”就是一种比较

常见的古典诗赋意象。在我国诗歌的源头《诗

经》中，诗歌以雎鸠为隐喻&表达青年男子对女

子的爱慕*庄子的（逍遥游》中扶摇直上九万里

的大鹏，化身为对自由与理想的渴望与追求；

杜甫的《春望》中有化身为乱世悲歌的惊心

鸟*陶渊明《饮酒》中的飞鸟则是向往自由的田

鸟。•在民间，乌鸦通常被认为是一种不祥的

象征。在中国古

化统中，

为是一种孝鸟。古代文学作品用 私情、乌鸦反哺来比喻为子的孝。在

化中&

鸦是一种明的鸟类。

I・热词积累1.

动物的名称

emperor

penguin

帝企鹅

leopard

豹dolphin

海豚

whale

鲸

monkey

猴

boar野猪

crane

鹤

hawk

鹰

salmon鮭鱼

tuna金枪鱼

mosquito

蚊子

dragonfly

蜻蜓

butterfly

蝴蝶

beetle甲虫

wasp黄蜂

giant

Chinese

salamander

娃娃鱼

dinosaur

恐龙

starfish

海星

jellyfish

水母

crab螃蟹

lobster

龙虾

shrimp

虾

octopus

章鱼

squid

J鱼

sponge

海绵动物

peacock雄孔雀

lizard蜥蜴

cricket

蟋蟀

mandarin

duck/an

affectionate

couple

鸳鸯2.

动物的特点、行为及其描述

unusual不同寻常的hilarious非常滑稽的；引人捧腹大笑的

creative创造性的；有创造力的；有创意的Topics

p群文阅读gentle温和的

fierce凶猛的

intelligent

聪明的

have

good hearing有良好的听力

have

emotions

有情感

feel

fear感觉到害怕

feel

empathy感同身受

have

a

sense

of

humor

有

感

play

a

variety

of

instruments

不同

的

play

many

different

kinds

of

music

不同的make

music

properly

创

造walk/go

back to

the

ocean

to

find

food

到

海

洋找食物take

turns

to

go

to

the

ocean

for

food

轮流去海

洋寻找食物use

camouflage

to

make

them

harder

to

see

利I

用保护色plan

aheadbe

able

to

communicate

over

vast

distances

in

the

ocean

海洋

行

流have

close

relationships

with

each

other

有

的chatty

creatures

的

物routinely

make

complex

decisions

and

experi­ence

emotions

行

的

和情感live

near

the

sea

in

large

groups海"・美句背诵1.

Humans

may

encourage

the

animals

toplay

instruments,

but

the

elephants

make

their

own

songs.人

动物演奏乐器，但大

的歌。2.

Jean

Donaldson

enjoys

yoga,

and

so

does疯狂英语（新悦读）19

Topics群文阅读her

dog

Buffy.简•唐纳森喜欢瑜伽,她的狗巴

菲也喜欢瑜伽。3.

Life

is

very

vivid

to

animals.

In

many

cases

they

know

who

they

are.

They

know

who

their

friends

are

and

who

their

rivals

are.

生活

对动物来说是非常生动的。在许多情况下,它

们知道自己是谁。它们知道它们的朋友是谁，它

们的对手是谁。4.

It

is

incredible

that

there

is

still

a

de­bate

over

whether

animals

are

conscious

and

even

a

debate

over

whether

human

beings

can

know

animals

are

conscious.

令人难以置信的

是,人们仍然在争论动物是否有意识,甚至在

争论人类是否能知道动物是有意识的。5.

A

cat"s

camouflage

depends

on

where

it

lives

and

how

it

hunts.

Evolution

has

created

the

most

suitable

survival

pattern

for

each

particular

hunter.猫的伪装取决于它住在哪里和它是如

何捕猎的#进化为每个特定的狩猎者创造了最

合适的生存模式。6.

Studying

the

underwater

sound

environ­ment

is

really

important

because

it

helps

to

see

the

world

as

the

whales

actually

use

it.研究水

下声音环境真的很重要，因为它有助于了解鲸的

情

。7.

The

pandemic

has

created

this

unex­pected

opportunity

for

science,

kind

of

a

once-

in-a-lifetime

chance

to

look

at

whale

communi­cation

behavior

in

its

natural

undisturbed

form.

这场大流行病为科学创造了一个意想不到的

机会，这是一生中一次以自然的不受干扰的形

式

流行为的机会。8.

A

bird"s

experience

is

far

richer,

com­plex,

and

thoughtful

than

I"d

imagined.

一'只鸟

的

的要丰富得多、

多，而多。9.

His

main

aim

is

to

arouse

appreciation of20

Crazy

English

2021.2the

varied

birds

we

may

encounter

in

our

daily

life.

的 的是

们

对在

常

生

活能

的

的

。10.

The

book"s

beauty

mirrors

the

beauty

of

birds

it

describes

so

marvelously.

这

的

了它

的

的

。皿.主题写作假定你是李华，你想给Crazy

English^一封

信,

人们

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野生动物的生存现状；3.

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；2.

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以

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。Dear

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