1、HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELP WILDLIFEDaisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed.“Where do you want to go？” it asked.Daisy responded immediately.,“Id like to see some endangered wildlife，”she said.“Please take me to a distant l
2、and where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet.There Daisy saw an antelope looking sad.It said，“Were being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.,Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you.As a result，we are no
3、w an endangered species.” At that Daisy cried，“Im sorry I didnt know that.I wonder what is being done to help you.Flying carpet，please show me a place where theres some wildlife protection.”,The flying carpet travelled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe.Daisy turned around and found that
4、 she was being watched by an elephant.“Have you come to take my photo？” it asked.In relief Daisy burst into laughter.“Dont laugh，” said the elephant，“We used to be an endangered species.Farmers hunted us without mercy.,They said we destroyed their farms，and money from tourists only went to the large
5、 tour companies.So the government decided to help.They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers.Now the farmers are happy and our numbers are increasing.So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.”,Daisy smiled.“Thats good news.It shows the im
6、portance of wildlife protection，but Id like to help as the WWF suggests.”The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest.A monkey watched them as it rubbed itself.“What are you doing？” asked Daisy.,“Im protecting myself from mosquitoes，” it replied.“When I find a millipede i
7、nsect，I rub it over my body.It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and appreciate how the animals live together.No rainforest，no animals，no drugs.”,Daisy was amazed.“Flying carpet，please take me home so I can tell WWF and we
8、can begin producing this new drug.Monkey，please come and help.”The monkey agreed.The carpet flew home.As they landed，things began to disappear.Two minutes later everything had gonerthe monkey, too.So Daisy was not able to make her new drug.But what an experience！She had learned so much！And there was
9、 always WWF.,戴茜是如何学会保护野生动植物的戴茜一直以来都渴望帮助那些濒临灭绝的野生动植物。一天她醒来，发现床边有一块飞毯。飞毯问：“你想去哪儿？”戴茜立刻回答道：“我想去看看濒临灭绝的野生动物。请带我到遥远的地方，在那里我可以找到为做这件毛衣提供毛绒的动物。”飞毯立刻开始起飞了，带她到了中国的西藏。在那里，戴茜看到一只藏羚羊面带忧郁的神色。,它说：“为了取得我们肚皮底下的羊毛，我们正在被屠杀。我们的毛被用来为像你一样的人们制作毛衣。因此，我们现在濒临灭绝了。”听了这话，戴茜哭了：“我很抱歉，我过去不知道还有这回事儿。我想知道人们正在采取什么措施帮助你们。飞毯啊，请把我带到一个有野
10、生动植物保护的地方去，好吗？”,毛毯飞得很快，一转眼他们就来到了津巴布韦。戴茜转过身去，看到一头大象正望着她。大象问道：“你是来给我拍照的吗？”戴茜如释重负，突然笑了起来。“不要笑了，”大象说道，“过去我们是濒危动物。农民们总是惨无人道地捕杀我们。他们说，我们破坏了他们的农田，而旅游者的钱都流进了大型旅游公司。,于是政府决定出面提供帮助。如果游客付给农民钱的话，他们允许游客猎取一定数量的动物。如今农民高兴了，我们的数量也在增加。因此，为了拯救当地的野生动植物，他们也在做一些好事。”,戴茜笑道：“这可是个好消息。这体现了野生动植物保护的重要性，不过，我还是想按照世界野生生物基金会的建议来帮助你们
11、。”飞毯再次升起，一转眼他们就到了茂密的热带雨林。一只猴子一边擦着身体，一边望着他们。戴茜问它：“你在干什么呢？”它回答说：“我这样做可以防止蚊虫叮咬。我发现一种千足虫，便把它擦在身上。,它含有一种强效的药物可以防止蚊虫叮咬。你们应该多关注我生活的热带雨林，并且懂得热带雨林的动物是如何在一起生活的。没有雨林，就没有动物，也就没有药物了。”,戴茜很惊讶。“飞毯，请带我回家去，我可以告诉世界自然基金会，我们可以开始生产这种新药。猴子，请跟我回去帮忙吧。”猴子同意了。毯子飞回了家。当他们着地时，一切就开始消失了。两分钟后，什么都没了猴子也没了。这样，戴茜就不能制造新药了。但是，这是一次多么奇妙的经历
12、呀！她学了那么多东西！而且，还有世界自然基金会呢,ANIMAL EXTINCTIONMany animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth.The most famous of these animals are dinosaurs.They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago，long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.There were
13、many different kinds of dinosaur and a number of them used to live in China.,The eggs of twentyfive species have been found in Xixia County，Nanyang，Henan Province.Not long ago a rare new species of birdlike dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County，Liaoning Province.When scientists inspected the bo
14、nes，they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.They learned this from the way the bones were joined together.,Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago.Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge ro
15、ck from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time.,We know many other wild plants，animals，insects and birds have died out
16、more recently.According to a UN report，some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.The dodo is one of them.It lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animal.Please listen to a story of the dodo and how it disappeared from the earth.,动物灭绝许多动物在地球漫长的历史中都已消失了。而消失的
17、动物中最有名的就算是恐龙了。千百万年之前，早在人类存在之前，它们就生活在地球上了，而且在那时，他们的未来似乎无忧无虑。那时有许多不同种类的恐龙，并且在中国也生活着其中的许多种。,在河南省南阳西峡县发现了25个种类的恐龙蛋。并且不久前在辽宁省朝阳县又发现了一种稀有的像鸟一样的新属种恐龙。当科学家们检查这些骨头后，他们非常惊奇地发现这些恐龙不仅能像其他种类的恐龙一样奔跑，并且还会爬树。科学家们能从他们骨头的连接方式上判断出这些。,大约6500万年前恐龙突然从地球上灭绝了。有些科学家认为这是发生在一件意外事故之后，当时由于巨大的岩石撞击地球，致使空气中有太多灰尘造成的。另一些科学家则认为是地球温度太高，不适合恐龙生存了。没有人确切知道恐龙是如何在如此短的时间内从地球上消失的。,我们知道近年来许多其它的野生植物、动物、昆虫和鸟类逐渐灭绝了。根据联合国的一份报告，在过去的500年里，大约有844种动植物从地球上消失了。渡渡鸟就是其中的一种。它是生活在毛里求斯岛上的一种非常友好的鸟。请听一个关于渡渡鸟的故事，看看它是如何从地球上消失的。,
