《2025年情景导学高中英语选择性必修第二册外研版》

Ⅳ. 课文导读
Macquarie Island was a beautiful place, where its native inhabitants existed in perfect harmony with their natural habitat.
But a tragic story began when 1. ______ (human) arrived on the island in 1810. They unknowingly brought rats and mice. These small animals 2. ______ (quick) took over the island. Cats were brought to the island to control the rats and mice, but they developed an appetite for the birds. Apart from cats, rabbits 3. ______ (introduce) to the island. However, rabbits multiplied rapidly and began eating the native vegetation and digging holes, 4. ______ caused soil erosion. 5. ______ (remove) all the rabbits from the island, a virus was released onto the island and the decline of the rabbits caused cats to eat more native birds. In 6. ______ 1980s, traps and dogs were used to catch the cats. The 7. ______ (depart) of the cats resulted in the increasing number of mice and rats again. Meanwhile, the 8. ______ (remain) rabbits developed an immunity to the virus, and their numbers exploded once again. 9. ______ was clear that the rat, mouse and rabbit problem needed 10. ______ (solve) once and for all.
A programme was launched to tackle the problem. Macquarie Island is finally on the road to recovery.
学习提示:试着说出标黑体的单词在导读短文中的汉语意思并体会其用法。
1. humans 2. quickly 3. were introduced 4. which 5. To remove 6. the 7. departure 8. remaining 9. It 10. solving/to be solved

答案： 1. humans 2. quickly 3. were introduced 4. which 5. To remove 6. the 7. departure 8. remaining 9. It 10. solving/to be solved

1 Nor would they fail to imagine how its native inhabitants, including royal penguins, king penguins, and elephant seals, existed in perfect harmony with their natural habitat for thousands of years. 他们也不难想象出,数千年 来,包括帝企鹅、王企鹅和象海豹在内的当地动物是如何与其自然栖息地完美地和谐共存的。
名师点拨
本句是复合句。主句使用了倒装结构;imagine 后是 how 引导的宾语从句。
读句入境
Since his departure, I have never seen him again, nor have I heard from him.
自从他离开后,我再也没有见过他,也没有收到过他的来信。
Mary didn't like the latest comic much, and nor did her friend.
玛丽不怎么喜欢最新的连环漫画,她的朋友也不怎么喜欢。
These headphones don't create silence, nor are they able to eliminate noise.
这些耳机既不能制造安静,也不能消除噪声。
归纳小结
nor 意为 “也不”,可以用于否定句之后,引导另一个含相似意义的否定句,在这种情况下,它所引导的句子需要用 倒装 语序,常用的结构为 “nor+情态动词/助动词/系动词+主语+谓语动词/表语+其他成分”。
高考链接
根据汉语意思完成句子
校长不会允许改变课程,他甚至也不会认真考虑这件事。
The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor will he even give it thought.

答案： ［归纳小结］倒装 ［高考链接］nor will he