1． A few varieties ， however ， can kill humans ， so __it__is_j_u_s_t_a_s_w__e_ll_t_h_a_t__ snakes are very shy and usually attack only if they are disturbed and feel threatened. 不过打搅和感到威胁时才会出击。
[自我探究] correspond 是 不 及 物 动 词 ， 意 为 __通__信__；__符__合__ ， 常 与 介 词 ___w_i_th__，__to___连用。
correspond (1)通信(常与介词 with 连用，意为“与……通信”)
(2)符合，相一致(常与介词 to 连用)
correspondence n．
降雨；降雨量 农业；农学 收缩；(使)皱缩；缩短 绕；缠
5．__p_a_r_a_ly_z_e__ vt. 6．_s_n_a_t_c_h____ vt. 7．__d_e_s_p_e_r_a_te_ adj. 8．bachelor n. 9．amongst prep. 10．sow vt.&vi. 11．authority n. 12．funnel n.
信件，通信
correspondent n.
Unit 3 Australia
Section Ⅲ Learning about Language & Using Language
1．__ra_i_n_f_a_ll___ n． 2．_a_g_r_i_cu__lt_u_r_e n. 3．__sh_r_i_n_k____ vt.&vi. 4．__w_i_n_d_____ vt.
4．The box jellyfish may be the most poisonous animal in the world.( ) 5．The two types of the crocodile have been known to kill human beings.( ) 答案：1－5.FFTTF
We know a lot about these early years of European settlement because most migrants corresponded with their families at home and many of their letters still survive. 对于欧洲移民的这些早期历史我们了解甚多，因为大多数移民和 家人保持通信，很多信件依然存在。
①I have corresponded with a foreign friend and we write to each other once a month. 我和一位外国朋友通信，我们相互之间每个月写一封。 ②The copy corresponds with the original. 抄件与原件相符。
Read the passage quickly and tell the following statements True (T) or False (F)． 1．In Australia you can find almost 170 poisonous snakes.( ) 2．Quite a few spiders in Australia are harmful enough to kill a man.( ) 3．The sharks in Australia vary in size from just 20 centimetres to over 14 metres.( )
2．However，__a_lt_h_o_u_g_h__ they look dangerous because of their wide mouths and sharp teeth，__a_l_l _b_u_t___ two or three kinds are harmless to humans. 然而，虽然由于它们的大嘴和尖牙使它们看起来非常危险，但是 除了两三种以外，其他的鲨鱼都不会对人类有害。
1．correspond __w__it_h_____ 2．owe ...___t_o______ 3．talk...__in__to______ ... 4．be unconscious __o_f_/a_b_o_u_t__ 5．recover ___f_ro_m_____
与……通信 把……归功于；欠 说服某人做某事 没有意识到…… 从……中恢复；从……中获得
3．You might think that __w__it_h_____ all these dangerous animals Australia is an unsafe place to live in or visit.However，this is far from the truth. 你可能认为有这么多危险的动物存在，澳大利亚对于人居住和旅 游是一个不安全的地方。但是，这远远不是真实的。 4．There are __n_o__m_o_r_e_t_h_a_n______ a handful of shark attacks each year and only three deaths have been reported in the last five years. 每年至多有少数的鲨鱼袭击事件，在过去的五年里只有三起死人 事件报道。
使瘫痪；使麻痹 攫取；抢走 不顾一切的；绝望的 __单__身__汉__；__(文___理__)学__士___ 在__…__…__中__间__；__在__…__…__之__中 __播__种__；__传__播__________ _权__力__；__权__威__；__当__局_____ __漏__斗________________