2020新译林版高中英语必修三全册课文原文Word

1、2020译林版高中英语必修三课文原文Unit 1 The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasureWelcome to the jungle，a huge sea of green alive with the sounds of animals.This is the Amazon rainforest. As the largest rainforest in the world, it plays a significant role in maintaining the fine balance of the Earths ecosystem.The Amazon rainforest crosses into eight countries, including Brazil and Peru, and one overseas region of France, all on the South American continent. With an area of around 6 million square kilometers, t

2、he Amazon rainforest is more than half the size of China.The Amazon River, from which the rainforest gets its name, is close to 6,400 kilometers in length roughly 100 kilometers longer than the Yangtze River. On its journey from the mountains to the ocean, the river supports many different ecosystems. They give this area the richest biodiversity on the Earth: one in ten known species in the world can be found here. Of the 390,000 plant species known to us, more than 40,000 can be found in the Am

3、azon. This tall and ancient Brazil nut tree produces nuts that we can eat; these water lilies are big enough to lie down on. The forests different levels support an unbelievable variety of wildlife. At the bottom, there is a system of roots beneath the ground. Above that is the mass of leaf litter on the dark forest floor. The next level is made up of shorter plants with large leaves. Then there are the towering ancient hardwoods, and finally the tops of the tallest trees many meters above the g

4、round. Each level of the forest forms its own little world, home to different kinds of living things.More than 1,300 species of birds and over 400 species of mammals hide among the jungles plant life. This jaguar is one example.It has a yellowishbrown coat with black spots. While a significant number of jaguars survive here, they are only one element of this forests food chain. They feed on at least 87 species, including frogs. These frogs, in turn, feed on insects which eat leaves and fruit. Wh

5、en a jaguar dies, a tiny army of microorganisms helps break down its body and return the nutrients to the earth.The Amazon rainforest breathes life into the planet by fixing carbon and producing over 20 per cent of all the Earths oxygen. Thus, it is often known as the “lungs of the planet”. Moreover, the Amazon rainforest is a treasure house of species that can be used for food or medicine. Yet there is one major danger to these irreplaceable plants and animals: us. Over the past 50 years, about

6、 17 per cent of the rainforest has disappeared due to human activities such as agriculture and cattle farming. As the impact of human activities continues to grow and the list of species in danger of extinction becomes longer, we are left with a question: can we afford to damage the “lungs of the planet”?Unit 2 Natural disastersPupils lives spared during Falmont earthquakeBy Raymond Tran18 MarchFALMONT On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that

7、 hit the county at 2：27 pm. Only 5 students suffered slight injuries, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 injured in the disaster area at large.Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary School, was teaching when the floor began to shake. Her students reaction was quick and correct they moved under their desks, head first, and held on to the legs of the desks. At the same time， Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door, in case it became damaged during the shaking and could

8、 not open. There were loud crashes of glass breaking and things falling to the ground, but the students remained still and waited calmly and quietly.The moment the shaking stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their escape. She signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an orderly line covering their heads with their hands. Within one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the playground. Soon students from other clas

9、ses arrived too. After a roll call confirmed that all were safe and sound， they relaxed, laughing, crying and hugging each other.Girl saves 100 from tsunamiBy Jessie Cable21 DecemberNEWDALE On 20 December, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands dead. Goldshore Beach was the only local beach to survive the disaster without any loss of life. A 10yearold girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape danger with her knowledge of tsunamis.The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair. Sabrina was one of the happy tourists until she noticed something odd. “The water was like the bubbles on the top of a beer，” she later explained. “It wasnt calm and it wasnt going in and then out. It was just coming in and in an

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