作业库市直九年级Unit One
一.单词训练（30分）
1. He studies English by ___________(make) vocabulary lists.
2. You should pay more attention to your _______________(pronounce).
3. I’m too ___________(excite) to say anything.
4. Can you always understand my ______________(speak) English?
5. I want some ____________(suggest) about learning English.
6. Reading more books is ___________(help) to students.
7. I can understand what they said _____________(complete).
8. Everyone wants to become a good language _______________(learn).
9. My grandfather enjoys _________(watch) Beijing Opera.
10. He has a good _____________(memorize) for numbers.
11. They may have ________________ ( disagree) and decide not to talk with each
other.
12. The party ended up ___________ (sing) a song together.
13. It is not a difficult problem, we can solve it ________ ( easy)
14. She ___________ ( like) the movie at all.
15. Everybody was ____________ ( impress) by his wonderful performance.
16. I think it is important to study grammar, but she feels __________ (difference).
17. He run ___________ (quick) in order to catch the bus.
18. Can you tell me how to make _____________ ( completely) sentences?
19. They got mad at each other and decided ______________ ( talk) to each other any
more.
20. You can write the new words in your n________ and study them at home.
21. If you are more careful, you will not make m__________.
22．Mary j_________ the English language club to practice speaking English .
21. I felt f ______________ because I didn’t pass the exam.
22. I used to be a___________ of the dogs, but now I love dogs.
23. After entering WTO, we must meet c__________.
24. Later on, I r_____________ that I misunderstood him.
25. If you want to i_______ your listening, you had better do lots of listening practice.
26. One of s__________ of keeping healthy is to eat more fruit.
27. It is our d______ to try our best to study well.
28. U ________ he comes soon, I’m going without him.
29. we need to r__________ our teachers as our friends.
30.Chinese s _________ came to rescue（营救）at once after earthquake happened.
二．翻译句子。（60分）
1. 做听力练习是提高你英语水平的秘诀之一。
______ ________ _______ is one of the secrets to improve your English.
2. 刚开始，我不知道如何在词典中查单词。
To _______ _______, I didn’t know how to ________ ________ words in the dictionary.
3. 我错拿了你的钢笔。
I ______ your pen _______ ________.
4. 你生我的气了吗？
Are you _______ ________ me?
5. 我们必须尽力把英语学好。
We must ______ _______ _______ to learn English well.
6．学习新词的最好的方式是通过阅读英语杂志。
The best way _______ learn new words was by _________ English magazines.
7. 他已经学习英语有六年时间了。
He has ________ ___________ English for six years.
8. 我们对一些讨论的事情感到兴奋，之后就以说汉语而终止。
We get ___________ about something and then ________ ________ speaking in Chinese.
9.我们可以通过编造对话来学习英语.
We can learn English by _________ __________ conversations.
10.人们有可能会因一些小问题而生气多年。
People may ________ __________ for years about a small problem.
11.我们可以通过把问题转化为挑战的方式来处理我们的麻烦
We can ________ ______ our problem by ____________ our problems _______ challenges.
12.在老师的帮助下，尽力处理好每一个受教育过程中遇到的挑战是我们的职责。
It is our _______ to _____ _____ ______ to solve each problem in our education with the help of our teachers.
13.随着时间的流逝，美好的友谊有可能会丢失。
Time _______ _______, good friendships may be lost.
14. 我经常观看英语语言的影片。
I usually watch ___________________ videos.
15. 出声朗读来操练发音，这个方法怎么样？
What about _________ __________ to practice pronunciation?
16. 他发现观看电影是另人沮丧的，因为演员说的太快。
He finds ________ movies ________ because the people speak too quickly. 17. 她没有做过很多的练习
She didn’t get ________ _________ practice.
18. 我在语法方面犯错误。
I make mistakes ________ ________.
19．我们不应该因一些小事就终止友谊.
We should not _______ ______ the friendships because of some small problems. 20．你若不来也没关系.
_______________ that you can’t come.
21．我曾经通过小组合作来学习.我用那种方式学到了很多.
I _______ ever ______ with a group, and I’ve learned a lot _____ ______. 22．你是通过向老师求教学习英语的吗?
Do you learn English ______ ______ the teacher _______ ________? 23．比如,看英文电影一点也不起作用.
_______ ______, ________ English movies isn’t helpful _______ _______. 24．这辆车太贵了,以至于我买不起.
The car is ______ expensive for me _______ buy.
The car is _______ expensive ________ I can’t buy it.
For me, the car is not cheap ________ ________ buy.
25．首先,我听不懂老师说的确内容.
______ _____ ______, It is hard for me to understand the teacher.
26．我们应该以一种积极的方式处理麻烦.
We should solve problems ___ ____ ________ ______.
27．通过把你自己与他人做比较,你会发现你的问题并不是很糟糕.
By _________ yourself ____ others, you will find your problems are not so terrible.
28．担忧我们的问题会影响我们与家人的相处方式.
_______ ______ our problems may ________ the way we _______ with our families.
29．教育是我们发展过程中的一个重要部分.
_____________ is an important part of _______ ____________.
30．让我们不要担忧我们的问题,取而代之的是面对挑战.
Let’s ____ ______ _____ our problems, Let’s _____ the challenges _______.
三、补全对话。（10分）
从下面的方框内选出恰当的句子，完成对话。(两项多余)
T: teacher B: boy
T: You look worried, Paul.
B: I am. Ms Michelle. 1 .
T: What’s the problem?
B: I can’t get the pronunciation right.
T: 2 . Why don’t you borrow the teacher’s tapes? You can listen at home and repeat the sentences that are difficult for you.
B: That’s a good idea. But what about all the new words? 3
T: You can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home or on the way to school.
B: That might really help! Thanks.
T: 4
B: Well, no. Not always. Sometimes I just don’t understand what people are saying. T: Why don’t you join an English club to practice speaking English?
B: 5 . Thanks, Ms Michelle.
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八年级下册Unit1单元综合检测 Ⅰ.单项选择。（15分） ( )1.—Would you like to climb mountains with me this Sunday? —I’d love to. But I _______ play table tennis between Class Three and our class. A.am going B.am going to C.am D.going to ( )2.—Do you like swimming? —Yes, swimming is a good way _______ fit. A.keep B.to keep C.keeping D.keeps ( )3.—Would you please _______ so much noise? —Oh, sorry, I won’t. A. not make B.don’t make C. not to make D.making ( )4.—What _______ we do then? —Let’s go out for a walk. A.do B.must C.shall D.did ( )5.One of my teammates fell ill _______ he can’t practice with us now. A. so that B.however C. instead of D.never mind ( )6.Everyone knows China is getting _______. A.strong and strong B.more strong and strong C.stronger and stronger D.strongest and strongest ( )7.—Would you mind _______here? —I’m sorry about that. I’ll go somewhere else. A.no smoking B.not smoking C.no smoke D.not smoke ( )8.Our football team is _______ win next year. A.sure of B.sure about C.sure that D.sure to ( )9.I think _______ a foreign language is not easy. You should _______ it often. A.to learn; to practice B.learning; practice C.learn; practicing D.learns; to practice ( )10.There _______ a football match next week. Shall we go and watch it? A.will have B.has C.have D.will be ( )11.—Don’t do that again. Shame on you! —_______ A.Sorry, I won’t. B.Sorry, I don’t. C.All right, I won’t. D.OK, I won’t. ( )12.A bad eating habit will not kill people at once. It can, _______, cause many diseases. A.though B.but C.however D.because
Book 2 Unit 1 Cultural Relics 写作训练假如你是李华，最近，你的美国笔友莎莉（Sally）发邮件说想到你居住的城市北京来旅游，希望你给她简单介绍一下这座城市。请根据以下要点提示，给她回一封电子邮件。 1.历史悠久； 2. 名胜古迹众多(places of interest) ； 3. 可以品尝美食 注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总数； 3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 Dear Sally, I’m gald to hear that you are planning to come to Beijing. I’d like to tell you something about this city. Beijing is the capital of China and has a long history（历史悠久）. There are many places of interest （名胜古迹）in this city for you to visit, such as（例如）the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and so on（等等）. In my opinion（在我看来）, the best season to come to Beijing is autunm because it is neither too hot nor too cold, and you can enjoy the beautiful flowers and trees everywhere. What’s more（除此之外）, you will have the opportunity to（有机会做某事）taste some delicious food here. I am sure that you will have a great time（玩的开心）when travelling in Beijing. Looking forward to you coming! Yours, Li Hua
英语泛读教程（第2册）参考答案 Unit One Comprehension Points 1.Every year at the same time the stars were in the same place in the sky. 2.They are the planets. 3.He thought that … (Page 2, parag. 12) 4.The idea was that the stars and the sun did not turn around the earth. Instead, it was the earth that was turning. The sun and the stars were not really moving. 5.Because they would upset the whole science of astronomy and cause cruel persecution by the Church. 6.Content/details. https://www.doczj.com/doc/e01105444.html,mon. 8.Because radio telescopes find out new stars by picking up radio waves from them. 9.It means the group of stars that our earth is a member of. 10.The implication is that probably by then the earth has already been melted. 11.Every three days it gets very dim. It stays dim for a few hours, then it gets bright again. 12.Because a comet isn’t solid. It is thin like a cloud. Its tail is nothing but glowing gas. And its head is made of small pieces that could not hurt the earth. Exercises I. True or false 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. T 10. F II. 1.略。 2.Four stages. Childhood, manhood, old age, and the last stage. 3.The very hottest ones are blue. Those not quite so hot are white, and those less hot than the white ones are yellow and red. 4.略。 5.They help sailors to find their way and they help us to tell time. Unit Two Comprehension Points 1.It means to function properly. 2.电气史上最伟大的人物之一迈克尔·法拉第写了一篇报告，介绍了一种叫做gutta percha 的类似橡胶的物质，这种物质是从生在在马来西亚的一种树上提取出来的。 3.It means to bring out of the water on to the land. 4.To lay a cable under the Atlantic. 5.To become weaker. 6.第一个it指的是the telegraph failed，第二个it指的是it ever worked，第三个it指的是 the cable. 7.Because a big ship can’t carry the end of the cable on to the shore, it will get stranded.
小学英语四年级下册Unit1单元测试卷 成绩__________ 听力部分（共35分） 一、听录音，选出你所听到的单词或词组。（10分） ( ) ( ) ( ) the piano table tennis basketball football ( ) to the zoo home to school school ( ) many nice much beautiful ( ) cup of tea hamburger rice noodles ( ) my kite kites a kite my bike ( ) small nose small eye small eyes small ear ( ) ( ) and PE 二、听录音，选出正确的应答。（10分） ( ) have two. have some stickers. have Music. ( ) like stickers. like PE and Art. too. ( ) have Art. ’d like an egg. like sandwiches. ( ) please. ’d like an egg. like eggs. ( ) I can. , I do. like Maths. 三、听录音，根据你所听到的顺序，在相应的句子前的括号内表上序号。（5分） ( ) you like English? ( ) would you like? ( ) many toy pandas do you have? ( ) much are these cars? ( ) have Art, Music and English. 四、听录音，填入所缺单词。（10分）
大学英语泛读教程第一册参考答案 （高等教育出版社，2010年3月版） Unit 1 Chapter 1 A family sees America Together (P. 2—17) G. Blank Filling (P 11) 1. describing 2. journal 3. sign 4. websites 5. miss H. Translation (P. 12) 1. By using computers and the Internet 2. if we are friendly and helpful to others 3. learn about our country and (our) people 4. enjoyed his trip in Europe 5. on the day that/when they left Chapter two F. Word forms (p. 27) 1. a. solves (v.) b. solutions (n.) 2. a. education (n.) b. educate (v. ) 3. a. locate (v.) b. locations (n.) 4. a. construction (n.) b. construct (v.) 5. a. organization (n.) b. organizes (v.) G. Blank Filling (p. 28) 1. habitat 2. community 3. endangered 4. solution 5. For instance
Unit1 单元测试卷 听力部分 一、听音，选词填空。 ( ) 1. We’re going to ________ a story. A. read B. write ( ) 2. We’re going to have a party ________. A. this week B. next week ( ) 3. ________ is going to sing for us. A. Tom B. Tony ( ) 4. It’s a ________ play. A. long B. short ( ) 5. Here is a ________. A. bag B. box 二、听音，给图片标序号。 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 三、听音，选择合适的图片序号填入名字下的括号内。 A. B. C.
D. E. Dick Kate Mr Li Mary Lily ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 四、听音，判断句子正误。 ( ) 1. It’s a story about three pigs. ( ) 2. Let’s talk about the animals. ( ) 3. We’re going to swim. ( ) 4. Dick is going to play football. ( ) 5. We’re going to read an English story. 五、听音，完成短文。 We’re going to ________ a story about Monkey King. We’re going to ________ about it. We’re going to ________ some pictures. We’re going to ________ a short play. We’re going to put on a play ________ week. 笔试部分 一、看图。连接相对应的单词。 (1) A. read (2) B. write
1.最近几年，圣诞节(Christmas Day)、感恩节(Thanksgiving Day) 等西方节日越来越受中国人的青睐，你们班级就此展开讨论。请以“Should We Celebrate Western Festivals？”为题，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文给某英文报社投稿。内容要点如下： 1．大多数同学支持：可以让我们的生活丰富多彩；充实我们的传统文化；利用这些节日促进朋友之间的交流，增进友谊。 2．其他同学反对：忽视了我们国家的传统节日；一些年轻人不了解西方节日的意义。 3．你自己的观点。 注意：标题及开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Should We Celebrate Western Festivals? In recent years，western festivals are popular in China.But should we Chinese people celebrate western festivals? Most people are in favor of it.They believe that the celebration of western festivals can make our life more colorful and romantic，which helps our traditional culture fresh and active.Besides，it provides a good chance for us to communicate with others and develop our relationships. However，other people hold different views.First of all，they argue that some young people pay more attention to western festivals than our traditional ones，which will die out if not protected well.What’s worse，many people are not clear about the meaning of western festivals and they just create a mess. As far as I am concerned，I do hope the government will encourage people to celebrate Chinese traditional festivals in creative and colorful ways. 2.假如你叫李华，你的一些同学几乎天天去你校附近的几家网吧上网。对此，你校进行了一次激烈的讨论：中学生应不应该去网吧。请你给《二十一世纪报·中学生版》的编辑写一封信，根据下表把讨论情况作简要描述，并征求编辑的意见。 注意：1.词数100左右； 2．文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Editor， Some students go to the net bars near our school almost every https://www.doczj.com/doc/e01105444.html,st week，a heated discussion was held by us about whether middle school students should go to the net bars. 45% of the students thought that we shouldn’t because the contents of many websites are not suitable for young students.In addition，it is really a waste of time. Nearly half of the students held the view that we should because it is a modern method of communication.We can search for the information we need，attend net school online，send and receive e-mails to keep in touch with our friends. Still，there are 5% student s who didn’t express any of their ideas at all.Now，can you give us some advice on this problem? Yours sincerely， Li Hua 3.据调查，人们对学生网上交友持不同意见。请以“Should Students Make Friends Online？”为题，用英语写一篇短文，介绍不同看法，并表达自己的观点。 注意：1.词数100左右； 2．对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译； 3．标题已给出，不计入总词数。
Keys to Reading Course 2 Unit 1 Reading Section A Word Pretest 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.C Reading Comprehension 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.C Vocabulary Building Word Search 1. assignment 2. irony 3. reverse 4. accomplish 5. assemble 6. squeeze 7. sensual 8. fragment 9. narcotic 10. adolescence Use of English 1. Bob agreed to take on the leadership of the expedition. 2. The world was taken in by his fantastic story of having got to the Pole alone. 3. He took up his story after a pause for questions and refreshments. 4. That takes me back to the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji. 5. The members of the party took it in turns to steer the boat. 6. They took it for granted that someone would pick up their signals and come to their aid. Stems 1. proclaim: to announce officially and publicly; to declare 2. percentage: a proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part 3. confirm: to support or establish the certainty or validity of; to verify 4. affirm: to declare positively or firmly; to maintain to be true 5. centigram: a metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth of a gram 6. exclaim: to express or utter(something) suddenly or vehemently Synonyms 1. adaptability 2. purpose 3.strained 4.hold 5.defeat Cloze important second France student bilingual monolingual serious means use difficult Section B 1.F 2.T 3.T 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.B 10.T 11.T 12.F 13.F 14.T 15.T Section C 1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.F 8.F 9.F 10.F
Unit 1 单元测试题1 Written test part （共80分） Ⅳ. 单项选择(每小题1分，共10分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。( ) 16. This is _______ ruler. _______ ruler is yellow. A. a; A B. the; A C. the; The D. a; The ( ) 17. —Hi, Alan! What’s _______ name? —Hi, Jim! He is Mike. A. your B. her C. his D. my ( ) 18. _______ is Mary. _______ cup is blue. A. She; She B. She; Her C. Her; Her D. Her; She ( ) 19. —_______ you Paul? —No, I _______ not. A. Are; am B. Is; am C. Are; is D. Is; is ( ) 20. I am Tom Green. Green is my _______ name. A. first B. middle C. last D. school ( ) 21. —Spell your name, please. —_______. A. He isn’t Bob B. B-O-B C. I’m Bob D. N-A-M-E ( ) 22. —What’s five and two? —_______. A. Six B. Seven C. Eight D. Nine
Unit 1 University Student Life Section A Word Pretest 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. B Reading Comprehension l. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. F Vocabulary Building Word Match rationally in a way based on reason rather than emotions established accepted; recognized various different panic sudden fear consolidate strengthen assignment homework biological of living things flexible not fixed
strenuous stressful; requiring effort and energy master overall recreation way of spending free time estimate calculate roughly routine regular; usual priority first concern relaxation rest 1. flexible 2. established 3. panic 4. strenuous 5. priority 6. routine 7. Rationally 8. recreations Suffix 1. familiarize 2. visualize 3. merely 4. idealize 5. finalize 6. necessarily 7. physically 8. highly Cloze favorable their respected professors authority role expect need several changes Sec tion B
Unit 1 Environment Learning Objectives At the end of the unit, students will be able to: 1.have some general knowledge about the environment; 2.know about various kind of environmental problems; 3.talk about the causes, effects, and measures people should take about the environmental problems; 4. master the key words and expressions concerning the environment. Part I Warm-up Activities A Directions:The following are some of the organizations devoted to the environmental protection. Match them with the corresponding Chinese translations. A. 联合国人类居住中心 B. 绿色和平组织 C. 国际环境情报网 D. 联合国环境规划署 E. 绿党 F. 联合国环境与发展大会 G. 国际自然和自然资源保护协会 1. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) D 联合国环境规划署 2. International Environment Information System C 国际环境情报网 3. Green Peace Organization B 绿色和平组织 4. Green Party E 绿党 5. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) G 国际自然和自然资源保护协会 6. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) F 联合国环境与发展大会 7. United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UNCHS) A 联合国人类居住中心 B Directions:Below are three pictures conveying the environmental problems. Join a partner, talk about what specific environmental problems they are. Then discuss about their causes, effects and the measures people have to take to deal with these problems.
基础模块一Unit1单元测试 英语试卷（一） 班级_________ 姓名___________ 成绩________________ 一、单项选择（本题10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 从A.B.C.D四个选项中找出划线部分读音与其余三个不同的选项填如以下格内。 1. A. food B. cool C. book D. zoo 2. A. also B. talk C. walk D. call 3. A with B. thank C. three D. both 4. A. bread B. sea C. leave D. meat 5.A. cake B. nice C. come D. clean 6、 A. bed B. desk C. she D. let 7.A. why B. where C. what D. who 8. A. milk B. time C. fish D. in 9. A. mother B. come C. on D. color 10. A. watch B. school C. much D. China 二、选择单词的正确释义，把其正确的字母代号填入方框内。(本题10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
11. telephone A. to send some a message by computer 12. first B. system for sending or receiving sound 13. E-mail C. before anything else 14. vocational D. a person who manages a business 15. manager E. preparing one for a job 16. secretary F. a person who teachers in a school 17. doctor G. a person who keeps records and answers phones 18. teacher H. a person who works with building or other equipments 19. engineer I. a person who works in a hospital 20. cleaner J. a person who does the cleaning 三、选择填空：（本题20分，每小题1分，共20分） 21 . Mary has a bad cold. She has to stay in ____ bed. A. a B. / C. an D. the 22.Cindy has ___ e-dog and its name is Hobo. A. a B. an C. / D. the 23. A number of students good at math in our class. A. am B. is C. are D. he
Unit1What’s the matter? 一.单项选择。(每小题 1 分，共15 分) （）1.As people’s life is getting better and better, so how to is becoming more and more important. A. play sports B. keep healthy C. have a cold D. drink coffee （）2.You are tired, so you go to the party. A.shall aren’t B.need C. shouldn’t D.（）3.The little girl has a fever. The doctor is . A. taking her temperature C. getting an X-ray B. putting some medicine on it D. putting a bandage on it （）4.—I’d like a cup of tea nothing in it. —OK. What else? A. have B. has C. with D. and （）5.—I have a toothache. —I think you should . A. lie down and rest B. drink hot tea with honey C. listen to soft music D. go to see a dentist （）6.—What was the matter with you? —. A.I passed my math exam C.I broke my bike B.I found my library book D.He lost his dictionary （）7.You shouldn’t eat food, or you’ll be fat. A. too much; much too C. much too; too m uch B.too much; too much D. much too; much too （）8.Tony is thinking about a new bike.
八年级下册Unit 1 What’s the matter?写作教学案 （教师使用） 【话题】健康与急救(Health and first aid) 【写作目标】能根据别人的健康问题提建议；能写出重点单词和重点句型（should/shouldn’t），并能描述怎样对待健康问题。 【课前任务】 一、写出下列短语。 1、习惯于 2、坚持做某事 3、放松 4、感冒 5、同意做某事 6、放弃 7、决定做某事 参考答案：1. be used to… 2. keep doing 3. relax 4. get/catch/have a cold 5. agree to do 6. give up 7. decide to do 二、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。 1、你怎么啦？ What is ________ ________ ________ you ? 2、我发烧了。 I have a ________ . 3、我认为你该按时上学。 I think you ________ go to school on time . 4、别放弃。 Don’t ________ ________. 5、我习惯冒险。 I ________ ________ ________ taking risks. 参考答案：1. the matter with 2. fever 3. should 4. give up 5. am used to 三、写出与本话题有关的词汇和句型。 常用词汇： keep on (doing sth.), give up , go to a doctor, agree to do sth., get into trouble 经典句型： What is the matter? It is very important to… . How can we …? We should … . I feel like … . 【课中任务】读写结合 一、A. 信息归纳 阅读下面短文，然后按照项目要求填写所缺信息。 There is an old English saying. It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then
【最新整理，下载后即可编辑】 Unit 1 University Student Life Section A Word Pretest 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. B Reading Comprehension l. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. F Vocabulary Building Word Match rationally in a way based on reason rather than emotions established accepted; recognized various different panic sudden fear consolidate strengthen assignment homework biological of living things flexible not fixed strenuous stressful; requiring effort and energy master overall recreation way of spending free time estimate calculate roughly routine regular; usual priority first concern relaxation rest 1. flexible 2. established 3. panic 4. strenuous 5. priority 6. routine 7. Rationally 8. recreations Suffix
Unit One Video Scripts Narrator: The cheetah. With an astonishing ability to sprint from zero to eighty kilometers per hour in just three seconds, it’s the fastest animal on land. At full speed, it can reach almost 100 kilometers per hour. Nothing can escape a cheetah at full sprint. Unfortunately, this beautiful, shy animal is in serious danger of becoming extinct. In order to help, National Geographic is sending a team into the Moremi Wildlife Reserve of Botswana. Their goal is to help save these magnificent creatures by capturing them on film. The city of Johannesburg, South Africa, is the final stop before the team’s journey into the wilds of Africa. Heading the expedition is Chris Johns, a photographer for more than 25 years. Chris has been planning this trip for a long time, and accompanying him is guide Dave Hamman. Dave has lived in southern Africa most of his life and knows the region well. His knowledge will be useful as the two men head more than 800 kilometers north into Botswana and the wonderful Okavango Delta. The Moremi Reserve is a truly magical place. It seems that Africa’s entire animal kingdom resides in the region. Zebras, buffaloes, and elephants are easily viewed from the rough dirt road. Even a giraffe makes an appearance. Chris and Dave continue their drive into the evening. They need to be far into the wilderness to begin their task: finding cheetahs. Narrator: The next day, they’re up early to begin their search. Chris Johns, National Geographic Photographer: “You can’t just drive out there and order up a cheetah. It doesn’t happen like that. You know that it could take days, weeks.”Narrator: But then something incredibly unexpected occurs . . . Dave Hamman: “I don’t believe this.” Narrator: It’s a female and five of her young. Hamman: “This is just not normal.” Narrator: During all of his years in the bush, Dave has never located so many cheetahs this quickly. This is exactly what they had been hoping for. The discovery is especially promising for Chris. Johns: “Cheetahs are a metaphor for some of Africa’s conservation problems. Because cheetahs need range, and they’re a good way to explain to people that loss of habitat means the potential loss of species. And it’s possible that in my lifetime cheetahs could become extinct in the wild, and that’s — to me —a tragedy that’s unspeakable.” Narrator: The Moremi Wildlife Reserve has offered Chris one of the last windows into the natural world of the cheetah. It will take a while for the cheetahs to trust Chris, but if he succeeds, he k nows he’ll be able to take the photographs he really wants: a shot of a cheetah pursuing and killing its prey, or a “kill sequence.” Johns: “We know there are certain things that a cheetah story has to have. One of the most important things it has to have—which is an incredibly difficult thing to get—is a kill sequence, and you’re always looking for that picture.” Narrator: Cheetahs are capable of tremendous bursts of speed, and have the capacity to gain speed