1、版高考全国通用版课时提升作业 九 必修2 Unit 4 Word版含答案温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。课时提升作业 九必修2 Unit 4Wildlife protection(限时35分钟). 阅读理解AWhen I was little, I saw tons of bats flying around streetlights at night in my neighborhood in upstate New York. By the time I turned 7, I noticed so
2、mething strange: All the bats in my neighborhood had vanished, and I wondered why. Later I learned what had happened to my towns bats. A disease called “white nose syndrome(白鼻综合征)” had killed 93 percent of New York States bats(and about 6 million bats across the country)! I was shocked. I asked the
3、bat biologist what I could do to help, and she said, “Tell others whats been happening. Help people understand that bats are important to our environment and need to be protected. ”I thought I must teach people about bats. My first stop? The library, where I eventually checked out every book on bats
4、 they had. Next, I started a Facebook page called Buddies for Bats and posted any photos, facts, and videos that I could find. Then I wrote a letter to the host of an environmental program on my local radio station, asking if theyd do a show on bats. (They did! )But I still wanted to find a way to e
5、ducate people face to face. I managed to make a presentation to a school. I also used tools to describe how bats help farmers(and protect our food supply) by eating crop-damaging insects. I practiced my presentation until it shone like a polished stone. It went over so well that other teachers start
6、ed requesting me. Over the past three years, Ive talked in front of everyone from 5-year-olds to senior citizens! The more I present, the more I notice that I am changing minds. I have watched people go from dismissing bats as “disgusting(令人厌恶的)” to truly understanding them and advocating their prot
7、ection. Right now, Im thinking of becoming a marine biologist(海洋生物学家) someday. As long as Im helping animals, Ill be happy. 【文章大意】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者帮助保护蝙蝠的故事。1. When the author was little, bats _. A. lived mainly in the south of AmericaB. were well protected in upstate New YorkC. did great harm to the
8、 natural environmentD. existed in large quantities in upstate New York【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第一段中的“. . . tons of bats flying around streetlights at night in my neighborhood in upstate New York”可知, 作者小时候, 晚上能看到成群的蝙蝠, 由此可知, 那时纽约北部的蝙蝠数目极多。2. The underlined word “vanished” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by
9、“_”. A. reproduced B. disappearedC. starved D. expanded【解析】选B。词义猜测题。由第二段中的“A disease called white nose syndrome had killed 93 percent of New York States bats(and about 6 million bats across the country)! ”可知, 一种称为“白鼻综合征”的疾病杀死了纽约州93%的蝙蝠(全美约六百万只蝙蝠死亡)。由此推断, 作者看到蝙蝠都消失了。3. Paragraphs 3 and 4 mainly talk
10、about _. A. the authors efforts to help protect batsB. how the author started Buddies for BatsC. why the author did a radio show on batsD. the difficulty the author had in educating people【解析】选A。段落大意题。由第三、四段的段首句及其后的细节展开可知, 这两段主要讲述了作者为帮助人们了解蝙蝠对环境的重要性所做出的努力。4. What can we infer about the authors prese
11、ntation? A. It was ignored by the audience. B. It was far from satisfactory. C. It was effective. D. It was boring. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“The more I present . . . and advocating their protection. ”可知, 作者的演讲慢慢地改变了人们的想法, 人们不那么讨厌蝙蝠了, 开始认识到蝙蝠的重要性, 并且倡导大家保护蝙蝠。由此可推知, 作者的演讲很有效。 BThe Crowne Plaza Hotel in C
12、openhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机). The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricityroughly 15 minutes of cyc
13、ling for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meal tickets worth $36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will have smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for the hotel. The plan, a world-fi
14、rst, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard, hotel spokeswoman, said, “Many of our visitors are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but genera
15、lly I dont think people will take advantage of our programme. ”Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36% of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to the website visitcopenhagen. dk. US environmental website treehugger. com recently voted
16、 Copenhagen the worlds best city for cyclists. “Because Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling, we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hotels green profile (形象). ”If successful, the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, the hotel
17、said in a statement. 【文章大意】本文讲述了哥本哈根一家宾馆推出了一项电动自行车免餐计划, 内容是宾馆客人通过骑自行车为宾馆生产一些电就能得到免费的一餐。这项计划是为了增进人们的健康, 推销宾馆的环保理念, 如果成功, 将会推广到英国所有Crowne Plaza宾馆。5. What is the main purpose of the free meal programme? A. To promote the hotels green concept. B. To make the city known to the world. C. To attract people
18、 to the hotel restaurant. D. To get guests to stay longer at the hotel. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint. (这个想法是让人们健康, 并减少他们的碳排放量。)可知是为了促进酒店的绿色理念。故选A。6. How can a participant get a free meal? A. By becoming a professional cyclist. B. By cycling to
19、produce some electricity. C. By linking a smart phone to a bicycle. D. By monitoring his or her carbon footprint. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator
20、可知, 通过骑自行车为宾馆生产一些电的人们才能得到免费的一餐。故选B。7. Who are most likely to enter for the programme? A. The poor local people. B. The environment activists. C. Health-conscious hotel guests. D. Visitors fond of Copenhagen food. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. 可知, 只有
21、住在酒店的客人才能参加。故选C。8. According to Paragraph 3, Copenhagen has one of the worlds _. A. best chain hotelsB. greenest natural environmentsC. longest bike pathsD. highest rates of people cycling to work【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36% of locals cycle to work
22、each day, one of the highest percentages in the world. 可知, 哥本哈根是世界上骑自行车上班的人的比例最高的城市之一。故选D。. 完形填空Hollys dad kept homing pigeons(信鸽) in the back garden. She loved the pigeons 1 her favourite was Charlie. Dads homing pigeon club was to hold its first race, and all of his birds were in training. On the
23、day of the 2, Dad had to drive 100 kilometres to the starting point. Dad whistled(吹口哨) as he 3 along the road. 4, a dog ran out in front of the car! Dad changed direction to 5 it, but the car skidded(打滑) across the road and raninto a large tree. Dad tried to 6, but his legs were stuck. He had to get
24、 7 as soon as possible. No one had seen the accident, so it might have been hours before he was 8. He felt around for his phone, but it had been thrown out of reach. Dad 9 to turn around to check that the pigeonshadnt been 10. They seemed all right. Then a great 11 came to him. One of the pigeons co
25、uld carry a message home to Mum and Holly! 12, Dad had a pen and a notebook in his pocket. He 13 Charlie, lifted him out and tied the message to Charlies leg. “Fly home, Charlie, ” he called. Charlie set off towards his home and reached the 14 at last. “Mum! ” Holly called. “Charlies home! And hes c
26、arrying a 15! ”Mum came out to the backyard. As she read the note, she cried, “Oh no! Dads had a(n) 16! ”Mum ran into the house, phoned the emergency number and 17 what had happened. Soon, Mum came out to the backyard 18 and called, “Theyve 19 Dad, Holly, and hes going to be all right. ”“You 20 Dad!
27、 ” Holly told Charlie. “Youre the best pigeon in the world! ”【文章大意】本文是记叙文。信鸽查理在关键时刻救了父亲一命。1. A. or B. so C. and D. for【解析】选C。“Holly喜欢鸽子”和“她最喜欢的鸽子是查理”之间是并列关系, 故填and。2. A. race B. training C. trade D. meeting【解析】选A。根据上一句中的“Dads homing pigeon club was to hold its first race”和该空后的“Dad had to drive 100 k
28、ilometres to the starting point. ”可知, 此处描述“比赛(race)”当天的情况。3. A. walked B. ran C. drove D. flew【解析】选C。根据上一句中的“Dad had to drive 100 kilometres”可知, 该空填drove。4. A. Immediately B. SuddenlyC. Finally D. Lately【解析】选B。空格后的“a dog ran out in front of the car”是“突发(Suddenly)”状况。5. A. stop B. control C. keep D.
29、miss【解析】选D。根据该空前的“Dad changed direction”可知, 父亲改变方向是为了“躲避(miss)”突然冲上马路的狗。6. A. cry B. call C. move D. talk【解析】选C。根据后半句“but his legs were stuck”可知, 父亲想“挪动(move)”身体。7. A. advice B. help C. sleep D. money【解析】选B。根据上文父亲被卡在车中可知, 他急需“帮助(help)”。8. A. remembered B. protectedC. discovered D. understood【解析】选C。根
30、据前半句“No one had seen the accident”可知, 由于没有人目睹车祸, 父亲可能得等好几个小时才会被人“发现(discovered)”。9. A. learned B. agreedC. continued D. managed【解析】选D。根据下一句“They seemed all right. ”可知, 父亲“设法(managed)”转过身看看鸽子是否“受伤(hurt)”。10. A. caught B. hurtC. shot D. followed【解析】选B。父亲“设法(managed)”转过身看看鸽子是否“受伤(hurt)”。11. A. idea B.
31、dog C. deal D. pigeon【解析】选A。根据下一句“One of the pigeons could carry a message home to Mum and Holly! ”可知, 父亲想到一个好“主意(idea)”。12. A. Strangely B. NaturallyC. Honestly D. Luckily【解析】选D。根据该空后的“Dad had a pen and a notebook in his pocket”可知, 父亲被困在车内, 身边有笔和本子实属“幸运(Luckily)”。13. A. depended on B. reached forC. waited for D. thought of【解析】选B。根据该空后的“lifted him out and tied the message to Charlies leg”可知, 父亲“伸手够(reached for)”查理。14. A. back garden B. clubC. starting point D. hospital【解析】选A。根据下文中的“Charlies home! ”和“Mum came ou
