2023屆高三英語讀寫一體化金課導(dǎo)學(xué)案

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NaturalEnvironmentandEcologicalProtection..........................................................................................2

PERIODONEKNOWLEDGEACQUISITION........................................................................2

PERIODTWOABILITYIMPROVEMENT............................................................................8

PERIODTHREECOMPETENCEPROMOTION...................................................................13

CivicDutyandSocialResponsibility..........................................................................................................17

PERIODONEKNOWLEDGEACQUISITION......................................................................17

PERIODTWOABILITYIMPROVEMENT..........................................................................22

PERIODTHREECOMPETENCEPROMOTION...................................................................26

Healthylifestyleandpositiveattitudetowardslife.....................................................................................30

PERIODONEKNOWLEDGEACQUISITION......................................................................30

PERIODTWOABILITYIMPROVEMENT..........................................................................34

PERIODTHREECOMPETENCEPROMOTION...................................................................39

NaturalEnvironmentandEcologicalProtection

PeriodOneKnowledgeAcquisition

Listentothefollowingvideo.Pleaselistasmanyvocabulariesonhumanandnatureaspossible.

Wordsandexpressionsyoulearninthevideo:______________________________________________________________

Wordsandexpressionsyou'velearntbefore:_______________________________________________________________

；|Reading

Californiahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s,accordingtoastudytobepublishedTuesdayandclimate

changeseemstobeamajorfactor（因素）.

Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmorethan46,000squaremilesof

Californiaforests,thenewstudyfinds.Noareawassparedorunaffected,fromthefbggynortherncoasttotheSierra

NevadaMountainstotheSanGabrielsaboveLosAngeles.IntheSierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtreeshasfallen

bymorethan55percent;inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewasnearly75percent.

Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMcIntyre,anecologistwhowastheleadauthorofthestudy.

Woodcutterstargetedbigtrees.Housingdevelopmentpushedintothewoods.Aggressivewildfirecontrolhasleft

Californiaforestscrowdedwithsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources（資源）.

ButincomparingastudyofCaliforniaforestsdoneinthe1920sand1930swithanotheronebetween2001and

2010,McIntyreandhiscolleaguesdocumentedawidespreaddeathofbigtreesthatwasevidenteveninwildlands

protectedfromwoodcuttingordevelopment.

Thelossofbigtreeswasgreatestinareaswheretreeshadsufferedthegreatestwatershortage.Theresearchers

figuredoutwaterstresswithacomputermodelthatcalculatedhowmuchwatertreesweregettingincomparisonwith

howmuchtheyneeded,takingintoaccountsuchthingsasrainfall,airtemperature,dampnessofsoil,andthetimingof

snowmelt（融雪）.

Sincethe1930s,McIntyresaid,thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthestatehavebeenrisingtemperatures,

whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotrees

duringthedryseason.

I.FastReading:

Readthepassagequickly,andanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theseriousnessofbig-treelossinCalifornia.B.TheincreasingvarietyofCaliforniabigtrees.

C.ThedistributionofbigtreesinCaliforniaforests.D.TheinfluenceoffarmingonbigtreesinCalifornia.

2.Whichofthefollowingiswell-intentionedbutmaybebadforbigtrees?

A.Ecologicalstudiesofforests.B.Banningwoodcutting.

C.Limitinghousingdevelopment.D.Firecontrolmeasures.

3.WhatisamajorcauseofthewatershortageaccordingtoMcIntyre?

A.Inadequatesnowmelt.B.Alongerdryseason.

C.Awarmerclimate.D.Dampnessoftheair.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.California^Forests:WhereHaveAlltheBigTreesGone?

B.CuttingofBigTreestoBeProhibitedinCaliforniaSoon

C.WhyAretheBigTreesImportanttoCaliforniaForests?

D.PatrickMcIntyre:GrowMoreBigTreesinCalifornia

ILCarefulReading:

Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.

l.Whatarethefactorscontributedtothedecline?

2.What'sthefunctionofPara.4?

3.Doesyourhometownhasthesamephenomenon?Whyhasithappened?

Training,

A

Peopletodayarenotunfamiliarwithtermsuchas"goingeco-friendlynand^sustainablelifestyle".However,there

existsagroupofsceptics（懷疑論者）whobelievethatgoingeco-friendlyismerelyafad（一時的風(fēng)尚）.Idisagree

withthisviewpoint,Goingeco-friendlyisnotmerelyafadanditdoes,infact,changethebeliefsandattitudesof

people.

Thelong-termpresenceofenvironmentalorganisationsshowstheeffortsthatpeoplehavemadetowardsgoing

eco-friendly.OrganisationssuchasWorldWildlifeFundadvocatepeopletogoeco-friendly.Thehighinvolvementofthe

organisationsandtheparticipantsisthusastrongindicatorthatgoingeco-friendlyisnotmerelyafadbutatrendthat

canlastdecades.

Anotherstrongindicatoristheemergenceofsustainableproductsinmanyindustries,suchasorganicproduceand

electricvehicles.Theconsumerdemand,coupledwitheco-conscious（環(huán)保意識的）businesses,isbehindthesharp

increaseinsuchproducts.Thisshowsashiftinthebeliefsandattitudesofpeopletowardsadoptingasustainablelifestyle.

Thus,itseemsquitecertainthatgoingeco-friendlyisnotmerelyafad.

Whilesomepeoplewhobroadcasttheireco-friendlypracticesarecriticisedforjusthopingtoprojectan

eco-consciousimage,thereareanumberofcelebritieswhohavebeenpractisingthezero-wastelifestyleforyears.For

thosewhodosoforyears,andnotmeredaysormonths,itisindeedacommitmentthatcanonlycomewithatrue

changeinbeliefsandattitudestowardscaringfortheearth.

Thecalltosavetheearthlookssettostay.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheappearanceofmany

platformsadvocatinggoinggreen,peoplearemorewillingtochangetheirbeliefsandattitudeswhentheycanlearn

aboutandappreciatethepositiveimpactoftheworkofdifferentenvironmentalorganisationsandindividuals.Itishoped

thattheseeffectswillgoalongwayinensuringthatourplanetwillremainasuitableplacetolivein.

1.WhydoestheauthormentionWorldWildlifeFund?

A.Toappreciateitsenvironmentalefforts.B.Toencouragepeopletogoeco-friendly.

C.Toevidencetheuniversalrecognitionofgoinggreen.D.Tohighlightthedifficultyinchangingpeople'sattitudes.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"emergence”meaninparagraph3?

A.Suddendisappearance.B.Sharpincrease.

C.Gradualdevelopment.D.Limitedapplication.

3.Whatdoestheauthorexpectoftechnologydevelopment?

A.Itmaydiscouragepeoplefromsustainablelifestyle.B.Itmayboostthebusinessoforganicproduce.

C.Itwillbeusedtoprojectaneco-consciousimage.D.Itwillpromoteenvironmentalawareness.

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?

A.Toprovegoingeco-friendlyalastingtrend.B.Topopularizetheeco-friendlyproducts.

C.Toofferstrategiestogoeco-friendly.D.Toadvertiseforeco-friendlyplatforms.

B

Formillionsofyears,Arcticseaicehasexpandedandshrunkinarhythmicdancewiththesummersun.Humans

evolvedinthisicyworld,andcivilizationreliedonitforclimatic,ecologicalandpoliticalstability.Butnowtheworld

comeseverclosertoafuturewithoutice.TheNationalSnowandIceDataCenterreportedthat2019*sminimumarctic

seaiceextentwasthesecondlowestonrecord.Arcticsummerscouldbecomemostlyice-freein30years,andpossibly

soonerifcurrenttrendscontinue.Asthenorthernseaicedeclines,theworldmustunitetopreservewhatremainsofthe

Arctic.

Althoughmostpeoplehaveneverseentheseaice,itseffectsarcneverfaraway.Byreflectingsunlight,Arcticice

actsasEarth*sairconditioner.Oncedarkwaterreplacesbrilliantice,Earthcouldwarmsubstantially,equivalenttothe

warmingcausedbytheadditionalreleaseofatrilliontonsofcarbondioxide(CO2)intotheatmosphereanddeclining

seaicethreatenswildlife,fromthepolarbeartoalgaethatgrowbeneaththeseaice,supportingthelargeamountof

marinelife.

Toavoidtheconsequencesthescientificcommunityshouldadvocatenotjustforloweringgreenhousegas

emissions,butalsoforprotectingtheArcticfromexploitation.TheAntarcticshowstheway.Inthe1950s,countries

racedtoclaimtheAntarcticcontinentforresourcesandmilitaryinstallations.Enterthescientists.The1957-1958

InternationalGeophysicalYearbroughttogetherscientistsfromcompetingcountriestostudyAntarctica,andcountries

temporarilysuspendedtheirterritorialdisputes(爭議).In1959,12countriessignedtheAntarcticTreatytopreservethe

continentforpeacefulscientificdiscoveryratherthanterritorialandmilitarygain.

Sixtyyearslater,wemustnowsavetheArctic.AnewMarineArcticPeaceSanctuary(MAPS)Treatywouldprotect

theArcticOceanasascientificpreserveforpeacefulpurposesonly.SimilartoAntarctica,MAPSwouldprohibit

resourceexploitation,commercialfishingandshipping,andmilitaryexercises.Sofar,only2non-Arcticcountrieshave

signedMAPS;97moreneedtosignontoenactitintolaw.Scientistscanhelp--justastheydidfortheAntarctic------by

givingstatementsofsupport,askingscientificorganizationstoendorse(支持)thetreaty,communicatingtheimportance

ofprotectingthearctictothepublicandpolicy-makers,andaboveall,byconvincingnationalleaderstosignthetreaty.

Inparticular,Arcticnationsmustagreethatrecognizingthearcticasaninternationalpreserveisbetterthanfightingover

it.In2018,thesecountriessuccessfullynegotiateda16-yearmoratoriumoncommercialfishingintheArctichighseas,

demonstratingthatsuchagreementsarepossible.

Humanshaveonlyeverlivedinaworldtoppedbyice.CanwenowworktogethertoprotectArcticecosystems,

keepthenorthernpeace,andallowthe:seaicetoreturn?

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.wildlifereliesonseaiceforfoodandwater.B.TheArcticwouldbeice-freein30years.

C.Seaiceslowsdowntheglobalwarming.D.ThemeltingofseaicereleasesCO2.

6.TheAntarcticismentionedinthepassageinorderto

A.remindreadersofthepastoftheAntarcticB.proposeafeasibleapproachfortheArctic

C.stresstheimportanceofpreservingseaiceD.recallhowtheAntarcticTreatycameintobeing

7.Theword“moratorium”（inparagraph4）isclosestinmeaningto

A.battleB.banC.memoD.protection

8.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Antarctic:aSuccessfulComeback?B.SeaIceandGlobalWarming

C.Arctic:theEarth*sFutureD.LifeWithoutIce?

C

“Youcanusemeasalastresort（選擇），andifnobodyelsevolunteers,thenIwilldoit."Thiswasanactualreply

fromaparentafterIputoutarequestfbrvolunteersformykids5lacrosse（長曲棍球）club.

Iguessthatthere'sprobablysomedemandingworkschedule,orsocialanxietyaroundsteppinguptohelpforan

unknownsport.Shemayjustneedalittlepersuading.SoItryagainandtugattheheartstrings.Imentionthesingle

parentwithfourkidsrunningtheshowandItalkaboutthedadcoachingateamthathiskidsaren'tevenon.Atthispoint

theunwillingparentspeaksup,“Alright.Yes,Tildoit.”

I'msecretlyrelievedbecauseIknowthere9srealpowerinsharingvolunteerresponsibilitiesamongmany.The

unwillingparentorganizesthemealschedule,sendsoutemails,andcollectsmoneyforend-of-seasongifts.Somewhere

alongtheway,thesameparentendsupbecominganinvaluablememberoftheteam.Thecoachisabletofocusonthe

kidswhiletheotherparentsarerelievedtobeoffthehookforanotherseason.Handingoutslicedorangestobloodthirsty

kidscanbeasexcitingaswatchingyourownkidscoreagoal.

Still,mostofusvolunteersbreatheasighofreliefwhentheseasoncomestoaclose.Thatreliefiscoupledwitha

deepunderstandingofwhythesamepeoplekeepcomingbackfbrmore:Connectingtothecommunity（社區(qū)）asyou

freelygiveyourtime,money,skills,orservicesprovidesarealjoy.Volunteeringjustfeelssogood.

Inthatsense,I'mprettysurevolunteeringismoreofaselfishactthanI'dfreelyliketoadmit.However,ifothers

benefitintheprocess,andIgetsomerewardtoo,doesitreallymatterwheremymotivationlies?

9.Whatcanweinferabouttheparentfromherreplyinparagraph1?

A.Sheknowslittleabouttheclub.B.Sheisn'tgoodatsports.

C.Shejustdoesn'twanttovolunteer.D.She'sunabletomeetherschedule.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tugattheheartstrings^^inparagraph2mean?

A.Encourageteamwork.B.Appealtofeelings.

C.Promotegooddeeds.D.Provideadvice.

11.Whatcanwelearnabouttheparentfromparagraph3?

A.Shegetsinterestedinlacrosse.B.Sheisproudofherkids.

C.She'llworkforanotherseason.D.Shebecomesagoodhelper.

12.Whydoestheauthorlikedoingvolunteerwork?

A.Itgivesherasenseofduty.B.Itmakesherveryhappy.

C.Itenableshertoworkhard.D.Itbringshermaterialrewards.

假定你是李華，你校國際部擬面向所有交換生開展線上交流會，主題為生態(tài)保aM。你將作為學(xué)生代表發(fā)言,

請就此寫一篇發(fā)言稿，內(nèi)容包括：

i.國際抗疫，生態(tài)為重；

2.探討多方措施；

3.最后全球呼吁。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dearexchangestudents,_______________________________________________________________________

Thankyou.That'sall.

NaturalEnvironmentandEcologicalProtection

PeriodTwoAbilityImprovement

曲由7ning-u蓬

Holdafreetalkabouttheenvironmentalproblemaroundyou.Makealistofthetopic-relatedvocabulariesbelow.

Reading

EversincethesuccessofApollo11,whenlunartravelwasfinallypubliclyacknowledgedtobesafeforhumans,

peoplehavebeenwaitingforthedaywhenspacewouldbeopeneduponalargescaletothosewhoarenotastronauts.Ithas

finallybecomeareality,atleastforpeoplewhohavethemeans.Thespaceflightsarenotcheap-eachflightintoouter

spacecostsaboutU.S.$20million.

Butspacetravelagenciesnowhaveacleverplantooffersuborbital（亞軌道的）flights,whichcostaboutU.S.SI00

000.Alunarmissionisalsomadeavailablebyspacetourismagency,SpaceAdventures,wheretourists,accompaniedby

oneprofessionalastronaut,wouldbeabletoreachwithin100kmoftheMoon'ssurface,enablingthemtoseethebright

fhr-sideofthemoonandwitnessEarthrisingabovethesurfaceofthemoon.

Furtherextendingtheideaofspacetourism,plansareunderwaytoopenaresortinspace.InGalacticSuiteSpace

Resort,aspaceresortstartedbyaSpanishentrepreneur,guestsarepromisedaremarkableexperiencewithanorbitalstay

onboardwithfirst-classresortfacilities;theycanenjoyaweightlessspaastheywatch15sunsetsinoneday;andtourists

wouldbeabletocompleteasingleorbitin80minutes——allthiswhilestayinginabio-inspiredspace,similartoatropical

paradiseisland!

Spacetourismis,however,notenvironmentally-friendly.Therearesuggestionsthatblackcarbonemittedbythe

spacecraftcouldraisetemperaturesatthepoles,contributingtoglobalwarming.Anincreaseinspacetravelwouldmean

thatManwouldnotonlyleavehisfootprintinspacebutalsohiswaste-spacetourismcanleadtopollutionofthe

environmentoftheouterspace.

Withoutadoubt,spacetourismopensupnewexcitingpossibilities.Withtime,thepricewouldbecomemore

reasonable.Increasingcommercialisationofspacewouldalsomeanthatastructurewouldbeputinplaceforthedisposal

ofrubbish.However,withnoimmediatesolutions,spacetourismwouldprobablyprovetobeyetanothercontroversial（有

爭議的）adventureofmankind.

8.Whatdoestheword“means“inParagraph1mean?

A.Methods.B.Courage.C.Money.D.Dreams.

9.WhatdoweknowabouttheGalacticSuiteSpaceResort?

A.Itenablesgueststoseethebrightfar-sideofthemoon.

B.Itoffershighqualityservicetoguests.

C.Itpromisesguestscangoaroundtheworldinoneday.

D.Itisbuiltonatropicalparadiseisland.

10.Whatisthefutureofspacetourismaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Bright.B.Uncertain.C.Meaningless.D.Disastrous.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Totalkaboutthetopicofspacetravel.

B.Towarnpeopleofthedangerofspacetravel.

C.Toencouragepeopletotravelinspace.

D.Tocallonpeopletoprotectouterspace.

SpeedReading

Readthepassage.Putthefactsinthereadingpassageintothefollowingchart.

PriceWeakness

spaceflights

suborbitalflights

Inthefuture

CarefulReading:

Howmanygrammaritemsandlanguagephenomenaarethereinthepassage?Whatarcthelanguagefeathers?

Attributiveclauses:___________________________________________________________________

Objectiveclauses:___________________________________________________________________

Adverbialclauses:___________________________________________________________________

Appositive&Appositiveclause:___________________________________________________________

Non-Infinitive:

Lookatthefollowingpicture.Couldyoupredictwhatwillhappennext?

Continuationwriting

Basedonthepictureyouseeaboveandthefollowingpassage.Finishthecontinuationwriting.

Onefall,mywifeElliandIhadasinglegoal:tophotographpolarbears.Wewerestayingataresearchcamp

outside"thepolarbearcapitaloftheworld"---thetownofChurchillinManitoba,Canada.

Takingpicturesofpolarbearsisamazingbutalsodangerous.Polarbears-likeallwildanimals-shouldbe

photographedfromasafedistance.WhenI'mfacetofacewithapolarbear,Ilikeittobethroughacamerawitha

telephotolens.Butsometimes,thatiseasiersaidthandone.Thiswasoneofthosetimes.

AsElliandIcookeddinner,ayoungmalepolarbearwhowasplayinginanearbylakesniffed,andsmelledour

spaghettiandgarlicbread.Thehungrybearfollowedhisnosetoourcamp,whichwassurroundedbyahigh,wirefence.

Heclawed,bit,andshovedthewiremesh.Hestoodonhishindlegsandpushedatthewoodenfenceposts.Terrified,Elli

andItriedallthebeardefenseactionsweknew.Wcyelledatthebear,bangedpots,andfiredblankshotgunshellsinto

theair.Sometimesloudnoiseslikethesewillscarebearsoff.Notthispolarbear-hejustgrowledandwentbacktotrying

toteardownthefencewithhismassivepaws.

Iradioedthecampmanagerforhelp.Hetoldmeahelicopterwasonitsway,butitwouldbe30minutesbeforeit

arrived.Makingthebestofthiscloseencounter,Isnappedsomepicturesofthebear.ElliandIfearedthefencewouldn't

lastthrough30moreminutesofthebear'spunishment.Thecampmanagersuggested1usepepperspray.Thespraybums

thebears*eyes,butdoesn'thurtthem.SoIcreptuptoouruninvitedguestand,throughthefence,sprayedhimintheface.

Withanangryroar,thebearranbacktothelaketowashhiseyes.

注意:

1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。

Paragraph1:

Para1:Afewminuteslater,thebearcameback._____________________________________________________________

Paragraph2:

Para2:Attheverymoment,thehelicopterarrived._______________________________________________________

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Citiesarediverseecosystems,andalargenumberofspeciesshareoururbanareas.Asourcityspreads,weneed

thinkabout]itislikefbrotherspeciestohavehumanneighbors.

Becausecities2(build)fbrhumans,theydonotalwaysprovidesuitablehabitatsfbrwildlife.Forexample,

mostcityparksarekeptneatandtidysothathumanswillfindthem_3_(pretty)thanbefore.Butwhenwecutgrassor

plantflowers,wedestroynaturalhabitats.

WhenabridgeinAustin,Texaswasrepaired,engineersaddedsmallgapsrunningalongthelengthofitsbottom,4

madeagoodhomefbrbats,andsoonthebridgewasthehomeofthousandsofbats.Atfirst,peoplewereafraid5the

bats.Now,theyhavecometovalue6(they)wingedneighbors.Thebatsareatourist7(attract),andtheyeat

lotsofbugseverynight.

Therearealsostructuresbuiltwiththeobjectiveof_8_(bring)wildlifeintothecity.TheBeijingOlympicForest

Parkisagoodexample.Thepark9(use)nativeplantsandcreatedopen,naturalspacesforwildlife.Theresultisa

zonewhereover160speciesofbirdscanmoveabout10(free),Ifwelearntoshareourspace,wecanbecomebetter

neighborstothewildlifearoundus.

NaturalEnvironmentandEcologicalProtection

PeriodThreeCompetencePromotion

^/Varming-u也

Lookanddiscuss:

1.What'sgoingoninthesephotos?

2.Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouseethisphoto?

3.Whatotherenvironmentalissuesdoyouknow?

Reading

Swap,Don'tshop!

Youkeephearingaboutrecycling,right?Butitdoesn*tendwithbottles,cans,andpaper.Clothingtakesahuge

amountofnaturalresources(資源)tomake,andbuyingloadsofnewclothing(orthrowingoutoldclothing)isnot

healthyfortheenvironment.Sowhattodowithallthoseperfectly-good-but-you're-maybe-a-little-sick-of-themclothes

piledonyourbedroomfloor?1.It*sthebestwaytogetridofyourusedclothes,scoreclothesfromyour

friends,andhaveapartyallatthesametime.

Asuccessfulswapdependsontheselectionofclothes,theorganizationoftheevent,and,obviously,howmuchfun

ishad.It*sreallyeasytodo!Hereareafewpointers.

?Invite5—10peoplesoyouhaveaniceselection.2,andtheremaynotbeenoughthingstochoosefrom;

morethanthat,anditbecomesuncontrollable.

■3.Theyshouldalsoprepareplentyofreusablebagstocarrytheir"new"clotheshome.

?Putdifferenttypesofclothingondifferentsurfacesintheroom.4Placeafewmirrorsaroundyourroom

sopeoplecanseehowthingslookwhentheytrythemon.Oneofthegroundrulesoftheswapshouldbethateveryone

musttryontheclothesbeforetheytakethem—thingsalwayslookdifferentwhenyouputthemon.

?Setastartingtime.Maybeyousay"go,"orturnonacertainsong,orwhatever.5.Anddon'tforgettoput

outsomecookiesandfruits.Remember,it*saparty!

SpeedReading:

Readthepassage.Summarizetheoutlineofthepassage.

ItemsContents

Theme

Supportingdetails

Conclusion

CarefulReading:

Fillintheblanksbasedonthestructureanalysisabove?

A.Lesspeoplethanthat

B.Holdaclothingswap

C.Iftwopeoplearecompeting

D.Justkeepmusicplayingthroughout

E.Donatewhateverclothesareleftover

FHaveeveryoneputtheirclothesintherightspots

G.Telleveryonetobringcleanclothesingoodcondition

Readthefollowingpassageandchoosetherightanswer:

Duringadeclineintourism,onenationalparkinThailandhasseenadramaticrisein"visitors^recently.Somany

arethehermitcrabs（寄居蟹）floodingintotheotherwiseemptybeachesofKohLantathatshells（貝殼）forthemto

liveinhavebecomeinshortsupply.

TheThaigovernmentmovedquicklytoeasethehousingshortage,launchingapublicappealforemptyshellsthat

nettedover200kg.OnDecember5theseweredistributedaroundtheparkinaceremony.

Hermitcrabsrelyonshellstoprotecttheirsoftbodies,movingtolargershellsastheygrow.OnKohLantaandthe

surroundingsmallerislands,theirrapidincreaseseemstobeanaturalphenomenon,ratherthandirectlyrelatedtothe

absenceoftourists.Buttheshortageofshellsmaybeman-made：prettyoneshavelongbeengatheredtobesoldasgoods.

Crabshadbeguntomakedowithpotentialdeath-trapssuchasplasticcapsandbottles.

Theshelldrivewaspartofagovernmentinitiativeto“regainthebalanceofnature"."Ihaveinstructedallnational

parkstodowhateverittakes,saysVarawutSilpa-archa,theministerfornaturalresources.Hisinspirationcomesfrom

thepauseintourismbroughtonbyCOVID-19.Abanoninternationalvisitorsandtheclosureofnationalparkshave

helpednaturerecover,bringingendangeredleatherbackturtlesbackontoThaibeaches.InthecoastalprovincesofPhang

NgaandPhuket,turtleshavelaidthelargestnumberofeggsfor20years.

ThegovernmenthasdecidedtotrytocopytheshortbreakforcedonitbyCOVID-19infuture.Fromnowon,all

nationalparkswillberequiredtoclosefbrashortperiodduringtheoff-seasonandtolimitthenumberoftourists

throughareservationsystemwhentheyareopen.Althoughsuchrestrictionsmeanreducedearningsfromtourisminthe

shortterm,inthelongerrunmoreparksmayhelptokeepthetouristscoming.

1.WhathappenedtothebeachesofKohLantarecently?

A.Theygotfloodedbyseawater.B.Theybecamecompletelyempty.

C.Theywerepackedwithhermitcrabs.D.Theysawa