入舵市安恙陽光實驗學(xué)校Unit4WildlifeprotectionⅠ.閱讀理解(2016·沈陽第一次質(zhì)量監(jiān)測)In2013aloneatleast20,000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2,200rhinoswerekilledfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming,becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates,whichcouldleadtoextinctionoftheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheenvironment.Indeed,someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.Ifyouarereadingthis,youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking(非法交易)notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies,suchastigers,tortoises,seaturtles,andtheworld’smosttraffickedmammal(哺乳動物)—pangolins.Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintoughscales(鱗),whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentspeciesofpangolins,fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica,andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthroughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive,highdemandinEastAsia,wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines,isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbelievethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40,000and81,250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.InFebruary,theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking,whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife,includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan;buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife;raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuellingtheillegaltrade.GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay(March3)byspreadingtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowitistimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecies,bigandsmall,fromthehugeelephanttotheshypangolin.1.Howmanyendangeredcreaturesarementionedinthepassage?A.4.B.5.C.6.D.7.2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Eightspeciesofpangolinsliveonthesamecontinent.B.Pangolinsarenotprotectedinmostoftheirnaturalhabitats.C.Thescalesofpangolinscanbeusedasaningredientforcooking.D.HighdemandcontributestotheillegaltradeofpangolinsinEastAsia.3.WhatcanweknowabouttheplanreleasedbytheUS?A.SocialmediawillbeusedtospreadWorldWildlifeDay.B.Whethertheplanwillbeworkedoutremainstobeseen.C.TheUSwillworktogetherwithothercountriestoprotectwildlife.D.Moreandmorepeopleareadvisedtoincreasetheirneedsofpangolins.4.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthepassage?A.ToinformussomethingaboutWorldWildlifeDay.B.Toraiseawarenessofprotectingendangeredwildlife.C.ToexplainwhypangolinsareillegallytradedinEastAsia.D.ToshowhowtheUnitedStatesistofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife.Ⅱ.完形填空Inthewild,itoftencomesdowntopredatorandprey(捕食者與獵物),thehunterandthehunted.Mostanimalswanttostay1.Theyhavedevelopedwaysofadaptingto2habitats,andhidingorescapingfromthosewhowouldliketo3them.Sohowdotheydothat?
Oneveryhelpfuladaptationiscalledcamouflage(偽裝).Youmayhavebeen4byananimalthatwasusingcamouflageinthepast.Itlookedsosimilartoitssurroundingsthatyounearly5seeingitatall.Itscoloring,markings,orotherphysicalfeaturesresembleits6somuchthatyoucanlookdirectlyatitwithout7itatfirst.Thisisoftengoodenoughtofoolapredatorthatisscanninganareatolookfor8.Thishelpspreyto9fromitspredator.Butdidyouknowthatitoftenworkstheotherwayaround,too?Predatorscanusecamouflageto10theirprey.Ifapredatorwantstoeatacertainanimal,andthatanimalcannotseeitlyingin11,itcancatchitsprey12,swallowingitbeforeitevenknowswhatishappening.
Anotherpopularadaptationismimicry(擬態(tài)).Mimicryiswhenananimalhasmarkingsorother13characteristicsthatallowittolooklikesomeotherkindofanimalorplant.Ifitcanmakeitspredators14thatitissomethingthatpreysonthem,orwouldatleastbedifficultor15tocatch,itspredatorwilloftengooffinsearchofa(n)16target.
Sometimesanimalsareableto17whentheirhabitatchangesbecausetheyadapttothenewconditions.Forexample,birdsthatwereaccustomedtonestingintall18havesurvivedindustrializationoftheirhabitatbylearningtonestinthenarrowopeningsoftallbuildings.Raccoons(浣熊)easilyadapttoresidentialareasthathave19theirwoodlandhomes.Theyoftenhelpthemselvestoanyfoodtheycanget,suchasfoodintrashcans,or20insidepeople’shomes!
1.A.warm B.alive C.active D.young2.A.comfortable B.nativeC.traditional D.severe3.A.lose B.know C.kill D.help4.A.annoyed B.inspiredC.surprised D.disturbed5.A.missed B.stopped C.started D.forgot6.A.trash B.parent C.enemy D.habitat7.A.feeling B.hearing C.seeing D.smelling8.A.brothers B.food C.friends D.water9.A.learn B.hide C.steal D.benefit10.A.amuse B.excite C.confuse D.trap11.A.turn B.delight C.trouble D.wait12.A.disagreeably B.regularlyC.unexpectedly D.doubtfully13.A.physical B.socialC.chemical D.cultural14.A.believe B.rememberC.prove D.accept15.A.eager B.painful C.proud D.ashamed16.A.bigger B.easier C.lighter D.older17.A.recover B.relax C.assess D.survive18.A.trees B.poles C.towers D.boards19.A.pickedup B.putupC.takenup D.givenup20.A.still B.also C.even D.just?92550042?Ⅲ.語法填空(2017·安徽“皖南八校”第二次聯(lián)考)Gettingfitnolonger1.(require)apencil-and-paperworkoutplanorafooddiary.Ifyou’relookingforsomenewand2.(create)waystoimproveyourhealth,tryFitTime.
It’slikeyourpersonaltrainer.After3.(get)alltheinformationitneeds—yourheight,weight,age,andexercisehabits—itgivesyouacustomizedtrainingcourse,4.asksyoutoworkoutfourtimesaweekforabouttwo5.(month).Theexercisesfocus6.adifferentpartofyourbodyeveryday.Forinstance,onMonday,youdopush-ups(俯臥撐)tobuildupyourarms,andonTuesday,youbuildup7.(strong)inyourlegsbydoingdeepkneebends.8.exerciseplanchangesastimegoesby.
Thebestpartofthisappisthateveryonecanshare9.(they)workoutresultsandfollowtheirtraining.Itisagreatwayforyouandyourfriends10.(encourage)eachothertobuildstrongbodies.
Ⅳ.短文改錯(2016·山東半島聯(lián)盟第二學(xué)期摸底)Takingpartsinrecreationactivitieshelpuskeepfit.Therearevariouskindsofactivityinourdailylife,forexample,listeningtomusic,watchingTV,playingchess,orgoingtocinema.ButIthinkwe’dbettertohavemoreoutdooractivities.Asstudents,weusuallysittoolongerintheclassroom,andasaresultoureyesandbrainsgettingtired.Butit’sagoodideatoplayballgames,goswimming,dosomerunnings,orevengoforapicnic.Ourbrainsalsoneedchangestomakeitselfsmartandactive.Inaword,exerciseisgoodforhealth.?92550043?##考點規(guī)范練9(必修2Unit4)Ⅰ.【解題導(dǎo)語】由于人們的捕獵,一些物種瀕臨滅絕。本文號召人們行動起來,保護瀕危物種。1.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一、二段可知,文章提到了大象、犀牛、老虎、陸龜、海龜、穿山甲六種瀕臨滅絕的動物。故選C項。2.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“...highdemandinEastAsia...isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.”可知,高需求導(dǎo)致了東亞穿山甲非法交易的發(fā)生,即D項正確。3.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中的“Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan;buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife;raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuellingtheillegaltrade.”可知,將聯(lián)合其他國家保護野生動物,即C項正確。4.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的內(nèi)容可知,作者寫這篇文章的目的是增強人們保護瀕危物種的意識,即B項正確。Ⅱ.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是說明文。文章介紹了動物們在大自然中用不同方式適應(yīng)環(huán)境、努力生存的現(xiàn)象。1.B由上文的thehunterandthehunted及下文的hidingorescapingfrom可推斷,大多數(shù)動物想要“活著(alive)”。2.D由上文的havedevelopedwaysofadapting可推斷,動物們用各種方法適應(yīng)“惡劣的(severe)”自然環(huán)境。3.C動物們總是逃避想要“殺死(kill)”它們的天敵。4.C由下文的“...thatwasusingcamouflageinthepast.Itlookedsosimilartoitssurroundings...”可推斷,或許有一只偽裝在與其看起來很像的環(huán)境中的動物曾“使你感到驚訝(surprised)”。5.A由上文的“Itlookedsosimilartoitssurroundings...”可知,偽裝的動物與其所處的環(huán)境很相似,以至于你差點“沒有(missed)”看到它。6.D7.C偽裝的動物的外表和其所處的“棲息地(habitat)”如此相似以至于你可能盯著它(所處的位置)卻沒能一開始就“看到(seeing)”它。8.B偽裝可以欺騙正在尋找“食物(food)”的捕食者。9.B偽裝可以幫助獵物“躲避(hide)”它的捕食者。10.D由上文的“...itoftenworkstheotherwayaround...”可知,不光獵物會通過偽裝躲避捕食者,捕食者也會通過偽裝給獵物“設(shè)陷阱(trap)”。11.D動物無法發(fā)現(xiàn)正在偽裝、“埋伏著等待(lieinwait)”的捕食者。12.C正在偽裝的捕食者因為不易被發(fā)現(xiàn),所以可以“出乎意料地(unexpectedly)”抓住它的獵物。13.A由下文的“...allowittolooklikesomeotherkindofanimalorplant.”可知,擬態(tài)是指一些動物的“身體(physical)”特征使其看起來像其他的動物或植物。14.A由下文的itspredatorwilloftengooff可推斷,擬態(tài)的動物會盡力使它的捕食者“認為(believe)”它是有危險性的。15.B由上文的“...preysonthem,orwouldatleastbedifficult...”可知,擬態(tài)的動物會使其捕食者認為抓它至少是“棘手的(painful)”事情。16.B捕食者常常避開擬態(tài)的動物,去尋找“較容易的(easier)”目標(biāo)。17.D由下文的“...theyadapttothenewconditions.”可推斷,有時動物能通過適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境,在變化中的棲息地中“幸存下來(survive)”。18.A由下文的“...havesurvivedindustrializationoftheirhabitat...”可推斷,鳥類過去習(xí)慣于在高大的“樹木(trees)”上筑巢。
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