英文讀與練習(xí)18- 高三英語復(fù)習(xí)備考

1FranoiseMalbyAnthonycouldtellthequickestwaytotheEiffelTowerbutknewnothingaboutanimals.Yetsomewheredeepinside，shealwaysfeltshewouldendupinforeigncountry.2ItwasherhusbandLawrenceAnthony，aSouthAfrican，whobroughtoutthewanderlustinher.TheymetinLondonin1987，andayearlater，theymovedtoSouthAfrica，wheretheyweredrawnbynatureandeventuallyboughtThulaThula—agamereserveofriverand1500hectaresofrollinghills.Theyweresoonworkingtosaveanabundanceofwildanimals，especiallyelephantsandrhinos，fromthepoachersandhunterswhoroamedforfunandprofit.Theyalsoemployedsomelocals，andtaughtthemofficework，dealingwithguestsandcookingFrenchdishes.3In2012，however，Lawrencediedofasuddenheartattack.Franoisewasalone，anddidn'tknowwheretobegin.Afewdayslater，shereceivedacall.Thabo，athreeyearoldmalerhino，hadtakenabullet.Itwasthepoachers.Howcouldthepoachersbreakintothefenceinbroaddaylight？Atthatpoint，arumorsuggesteditwasaninsidejob.Maybesomeonewastryingtofrightenherintoleaving.4Lawrencewasgone.Arhinowasintroubleandshecouldn'trelyonsecuritymen.SincebookingafterbookinghadbeencanceledduetoLawrence’spassingaway，F(xiàn)ranoise

finallyhadanemptybankaccount.ButhowcouldsheleavethedreamthatLawrenceandshehadfoughtsohardfor？5Franoiseslowlyfoundherfeet.Eventually，Thaborecoveredfromthetrauma.Shesetupmeetingswiththestafftogooverreserveandanimalissuesandtoagreeonpriorities.Sheevenlaunchedherownrhinofund.ThedesperatedayshavehelpedredefinethepurposeoflifewithoutLawrence，andsheunderstandsthatthemissiontoprotectHula-Hula’swildlifehasbecomehers，andhersalone.ReadingCheck1.WhatcausedFranoiseMalbyAnthonytoendupinaforeigncountry？A.Herjobopportunities.B.Herloveforanimals.C.Herhusband'sinspiration.D.Herdesireforadventure.2.HowdidLawrenceandFranoisecontributetotheprotectionofwildlife？A.Theyworkedassecurityguards.B.Theyopenedagamereserve.C.Theyhuntedpoachersforfun.D.Theyemployedlocalsasguides.3.HowdidFranoiserespondtothechallengesafterLawrence’sdeath？A.ShesoldThulaThulaandmovedbacktoFrance.B.Shestartedherownsecuritycompanytoprotectthereserve.C.Shefacedthedifficultiesandlaunchedarhinofund.D.Sheleftthereserveandfoundanewjobinanoffice.4.HowhastheexperienceofdealingwithtoughsituationsaffectedFranoise？A.Shehasgainedthestrengthtolivebravely.B.Herreservehasbeguntobringinmoney.C.Hermanagementskillshavebeensharedbyothers.D.Shehasbecomeexpertinattendingtoinjuredanimals.日積月累wanderlustn.漫游癖；旅行癖poachern.偷獵者roamv.閑逛；漫步rumorn.謠言launchv.發(fā)起bedrawnby被……吸引rollinghills起伏的山丘anabundanceof大量的heartattack心臟病發(fā)作relyon依賴1Animalandplantspeciesaredisappearingatfrighteningrates.Theproblemhasledtoeffortsto“rewild”placeswheresuchlifeexistedbeforehumandevelopment，pollutionandclimatechangeforceditout.TheAmericancityofDetroitisanexampleofhowhumanactionscanincreaserewilding，whichgenerallymeanshelpingnaturalsystemsindamagedlocations，removingdamsorbuildingtunnelstoreconnectanimalpathwayscutbyroads.2Detroit'spopulationreached1.8millioninthe1950s.Thenthepopulationbegandropping.By2000，therewerefewerthanonemillionpeoplelivinginthecity.Thousandsofhousesandotherbuildingswereleftemptyovertheyears.Somestructuresweredestroyed，leavingemptyareasthatplantsandanimalsregainedashabitats.Nonprofitgroupshavealsoplantedtreesandcommunitygardensintheseareas.BaldeaglesfoundtheirwaybackasbansonDDTandsomeotherinsectpoisonswereputinplacenationwide.Antipollutionlawsandgovernmentsupportedcleanupsmadenearbyriversbetterforfishandnativeplants.3Now，Detroitishometo300birdspeciesandisabusyvisitingplaceforducksandothersduringmigration.Additionally，thiscityoffersaspecialwaytostudyplantsandanimalsinurbansettings.Unlikemostbigcities，itspopulationisdecreasing，butitsstreets

andbuildingsremaininplace.Andtherearemanykindsofhabitats，includinglargelakes，riversandhumanneighborhoods.Detroit'sparklandsaresoquietthatpeopledon'tevenknowthey'reinthecity.“4Itusedtobethatyouhadtogotosomeremotelocationstogetclosetonature，”saidJohnHartig，aprofessorofUniversityofWindsor.“Nowthat’snotthecase.Likeitornot，rewildingwilloccur.Thequestionishowwecanpreparecommunitiesandenvironmentstoanticipatethepresenceofmoreandmorewildlife.Afterall，manycitypeoplehavenoforwildlife.Toreallymakeadifferenceindealingwiththebiodiversitycrisis，you'regoingtohavetohavepeopleonboard.”ReadingCheck1.Whichofthefollowingisrewilding？A.Therestorationofnaturalhabitats.B.Thedestructionofhumansettlements.C.Thebuildingofnewanimalpathways.D.Theintroductionofnewwildspecies.2.WhatcanwelearnfromtheexampleofDetroit？A.It'sgovernmenteffortsthatreallymatter.B.Humansaretoblamefortheworseningenvironment.C.Humans'effortscanmakeadifferenceinrewilding.D.It'shardforhumansandwildlifetoliveinharmony.3.WhatisJohnHartig'sopiniononrewilding？A.Hebelievesitisunnecessary.B.Hebelievesitwillhappennaturally.C.Hethinksitwillbedifficulttoachieve.D.Hethinksitwillbeharmfultotheurbanenvironment.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anticipate”inparagraph4mean？A.Preserve.B.Draw.C.Imagine.D.Expect.日積月累frighteningadj.令人害怕的habitatn.棲息地bann.禁令cleanupn.清潔行動migrationn.遷徙decreasev.減少tolerancen.容忍naturalsystems自然系統(tǒng)insectpoisons殺蟲劑biodiversitycrisis生物多樣性危機(jī)“1TherewasamorningwhenoursonaskedforaglassofmilkandIknewIdidn'thaveanytogivehim，”saysEricaLacerdadeSouza.The32?year?oldBrazilianandherhusband，BruceLeeSousa，28，soldbothoftheircars，closedtheirwineshopandsenttheirsonHenrique，then6yearsold，tolivewithhisgrandmotherintheeastendofSoPaulo.Withafewchangesofclothesinabackpackandnowheretogo，thetwoendeduplivingatSoPaulosdowntownBarraFundaTerminal.ThatwasinJuly2020.2Threeyearslater，theirlifehashadaremarkableturnaround.Forthepastsixmonths，LacerdadeSouzaandLeeSousahavelivedwiththeirsoninatinyhome.They'reoneof37familiesintheAnhangabaúneighborhoodtobenefitfromanewprograminSoPaulocalledVilaReencontro.It'soneofthewaysthiscityof12millionistryingtohelpitsrisingnumberofunhorsedpeople.ThetinyhousesofSoPauloarepartofaglobalefforttofindhomesforthoseunhorsedpeoplearoundtheworld.3Itssheltersconstantlyoverflowing，SoPaulowantedaprogramthatwouldnotonlyputaroofoverpeople'sheadsbutalsogivethemafreshstart.Withthatinmind，thecitycreatedandfundedVilaReencontroinDecember2022.Whilethere，unhorsedpeoplenot

onlyreceiveshelterandmealsbutalsothesupportofothersocialservicesprovidedbythecity.4LeeSousaisnowtakingpartinaworkprogramandhopestosoonstartajobwiththecityasapublichealthagentworkingwiththeunhorsed.Heeventuallywantstogobacktocollegetobecomeasocialworker.LacerdadeSouzawantstostudyagaintoo，tobecomeapsychologist.Theyhopetobebackontheirfeetinfewerthantwoyearsandtoearnbackeverythingtheylost.Becauseoftheirtinyhome，theysaytheyhaveasenseofsecurityandhope.ReadingCheck1.WhydidLacerdadeSouzaandLeeSousaliveataterminal？A.Theytriedtosellmorewine.B.TheywantedtobenefitfromtheVilaReencontroprogram.C.Theyneededafreshstartandsupportfromsocialservices.D.Theyhadnowhereelsetogoandwerehomeless.2