高中英语必修第二册 UNIT 2 Section Ⅱ.docx
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高中英语必修第二册UNIT2SectionⅡ
SectionⅡ ReadingandThinking
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阅读理解
A
Imagineaworldwithnomorewildanimals:
noelephants,notigersorlions.Tosomepeople,thatthoughtistooterribleforwords.Sotheyaredoingsomethingaboutit.TiffanySoechtingisoneofthem.
Beingamongwildanimals—feedingthemandcaringforthem—isallTiffanySoechtinghaswantedtodowithherlife.Andthatisexactlywhatshedoes!
Soechtingisthehuman“mother”tothe500animalsthatliveonherfamilywildlifefarminSanAntonio.Besidesheranimalcaring,Soechtingalsoholdsmonthlyclasses,wheresheteachesschoolchildrenabouttheanimals.
Soechtingalsoopensthefarmtothepublic.Visitorscannotonlylearnabouttheanimals,butalsogetclosetothem.Andtheanimalsarenotagainstthat.Forthem,peoplearepartoftheirnaturalenvironment.
Thefarmispartconservationarea,parteducationalcentreandpartanimalpark.Astheanimalswalkpeacefullyaroundthegrounds,itiseasyforthemtoforgetthatSanAntonio,abusycity,isjustafewminutesaway.
1.What’simpliedinthesentence“Soechtingisthehuman‘mother’tothe500animals”?
A.Shehasalreadymarriedandhassomechildren.
B.Theanimalsonthefarmaretakengoodcareof.
C.Theanimalscangetalongwellwitheachother.
D.Sheteachesschoolchildrenaboutanimalswell.
解析:
推理判断题。
通过这句话可以看出Soechting把这些动物当作自己的孩子来看待。
由此可知,这些动物得到了很好的照顾。
故选B。
答案:
B
2.WhatkindofpersonisSoechtingaccordingtothepassage?
A.Confidentbutlazy.
B.Humorousandlovely.
C.Wisebutcareless.
D.Kindandhard-working.
解析:
推理判断题。
通过Soechting照顾动物可以看出她很善良。
从她保护动物的具体行动可以看出她很勤劳。
故选D。
答案:
D
3.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.HowtoSaveWildAnimals
B.SoechtingandHerWildAnimals
C.SanAntonio’sAnimalPark
D.AWorldWithoutWildAnimals
解析:
主旨大意题。
本文主要讲述了Soechting致力于保护野生动物的故事,文章主体是Soechting和野生动物。
故选B。
答案:
B
B
Afteryearsofheateddebate,graywolveswerereintroducedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.FourteenwolveswerecaughtinCanadaandtransportedtothepark.Bylastyear,theYellowstonewolfpopulationhadgrowntomorethan170.
GraywolvesoncewereseenhereandthereintheYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,buttheyweregraduallydisplacedbyhumandevelopment.Bythe1920s,wolveshadpracticallydisappearedfromtheYellowstonearea.
Thedisappearanceofthewolveshadmanyunexpectedresults.Deerandelkpopulations—majorfoodsources(来源)forthewolf—grewrapidly.Theseanimalsconsumedlargeamountsofvegetation(植被),whichreducedplantdiversityinthepark.Intheabsenceofwolves,coyotepopulationsalsogrewquickly.Thecoyoteskilledalargepercentageofthepark’sredfoxes,andcompletelydroveawaythepark’sbeavers.
Asearlyas1966,biologistsaskedthegovernmenttoconsiderreintroducingwolvestoYellowstonePark.Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingupwithaplantoreintroducethewolves.TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicecarefullymonitorsandmanagesthewolfpacksinYellowstone.Elk,deer,andcoyotepopulationsaredown,whilebeaversandredfoxeshavemadeacomeback.TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethertoreintroducewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.WildliferesearchintheUnitedStates.
B.PlantdiversityintheYellowstonearea.
C.Theconflictbetweenfarmersandgraywolves.
D.ThereintroductionofwolvestoYellowstonePark.
解析:
主旨大意题。
根据第一段第一句“…graywolveswerereintroducedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.”和最后一段第二句“Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingupwithaplantoreintroducethewolves.”可知,文章主要介绍了黄石公园当地政府重新引进灰狼的计划。
故选D。
答案:
D
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“displaced”inParagraph2mean?
A.Tested. B.Separated.
C.Forcedout.D.Trackeddown.
解析:
词义猜测题。
根据第二段内容可知,在黄石国家公园,灰狼曾经随处可见,但是到了20世纪20年代,由于人类活动频繁导致灰狼基本消失,由此可以推测灰狼因为人类的发展而被迫离开。
forceout意为“赶出去”,与displace意思相近。
故选C。
答案:
C
6.Whatdidthedisappearanceofgraywolvesbringabout?
A.Damagetolocalecology.
B.Adeclineinthepark’sincome.
C.Preservationofvegetation.
D.Anincreaseinthevarietyofanimals.
解析:
细节理解题。
根据第三段内容可知,灰狼的减少造成了鹿群的增多,从而导致植被遭到了破坏;而且红狐和海狸也不断减少,由此推断灰狼的消失对当地生态系统造成了破坏。
故选A。
答案:
A
7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheYellowstonewolfproject?
A.Doubtful.B.Positive.
C.Disapproving.D.Uncaring.
解析:
推理判断题。
根据文章末段末句可知,作者认为引进灰狼的项目是很有价值的实验,是很值得推广的。
故选B。
答案:
B
C
Thesixthmassextinctionoflifeontheearthisunfoldingmorequicklythanexpected,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbonearedeclininginbothrangeandpopulation,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.
Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswasappearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway,butthenewstudysuggeststhatthedie-outisalreadygrowingfast.
Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.
Thereisnomysteryastowhy:
ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lionsleftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.
Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,over-consumption,pollution,otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandotherlargeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.
Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated”inParagraph3mean?
A.Madeup.B.Putup.
C.Spedup.D.Usedup.
解析:
词义猜测题。
根据画线词下文“Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.”可知,研究显示,包括猎豹、狮子以及长颈鹿在内的数种哺乳动物在一二十年前还相对安全,然而现在处于濒危状态。
因此推断画线词所在句句意为“生物多样性的减少最近也加速了”。
故画线词与C项“加速”词义相近。
故选C。
答案:
C
9.Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?
A.Themankind’spopulationisgrowingfast.
B.Theairpollutionistoosevere.
C.Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.
D.Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.
解析:
细节理解题。
根据第四段第一句“Thereisnomysteryastowhy:
ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.”可知,引发生物大灭绝的原因显而易见:
人类不断繁衍壮大,人口达到74亿,相比1960年不止翻了一番。
人们以动物为食,同时还污染环境,让其他动物们无法生存。
由此可知,人口的快速增长是生物多样性减少的原因。
故选A。
答案:
A
10.Howisthefutureofpolarbears?
A.Uncertain.B.Hopeful.
C.Doubtful.D.Unsatisfying.
解析:
推理判断题。
根据最后一段的“withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns”可知,气候变化在未来的几十年将成为生物灭绝的主要因素。
由于气温升高,气候变化,一些动物,比如最著名的北极熊,已经在减少。
因此推断北极熊的未来是令人不满意的。
故选D。
答案:
D
11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Allanimalsarenowendangered.
B.Wildlifehabitatlossistooserious.
C.Thewildlifeextinctionisspeedingup.
D.Backboneanimalsaredecreasingslowly.
解析:
主旨大意题。
结合文章首段中出现的词extinction以及全文内容可知,本文主要讲述了野生动物濒临灭绝的原因。
故选C。
答案:
C
D
12 Itisalso,perhaps,thegentlest(最温顺的),butnotalways!
Elephantsarelikehumansinsomeways.Theycanliveforalongtime—fiftyorsixtyyears.Theycanrememberthingsverywell. 13
Ifafemale(雌性的)elephantdies,herdaughtersandhergranddaughterswillbesadformanymonths.Theywouldstaywiththedeadbodyforalongtime.Andtheyneverforgetadeadfriend.
Elephantsarelikeus,buttheyarealsodifferentfromus.Theyliveinthefamiliesoffemaleswherethefemalesarethekings. 14 Butthefemaleswillsoonsendthemaway.Anelephantfamilykeepsonlydaughters,mothersandgrandmothers.
Thefemaleswouldstaytogetherforfifty,sixtyorahundredyears.Theolderanimalslookaftertheyoungerones. 15
Butwhathappenstothemale(雄性的)elephants?
Well,theyoungmalesjustwillstaywiththeirmothersforashorttime.Thentheymustleavethefamily,becausethefemaleswillsendthemaway.Amaleelephantdoesnotoftenhaveafriend. 16 Sometimesifthefemalesinviteamaleelephant,thenhecanvisitthemandstay.Butsoonhis“wife”andsisterswillsendhimawayagain.Thefemaleshaveaveryhappyfamilylife.Butwhatdothemaleelephantsthinkaboutit?
Wedon’tknow.
A.Theyneverforgetgreatsadnessorgreathappiness.
B.Helivesfarawayfromthefamilyandothermaleelephants.
C.Theyliketoplaywitheachotherandsometimestheygetinjured.
D.Therewillbeafewyoungmales—afew“babyboys”.
E.Themothersteachtheirdaughtersandsetagoodexample.
F.Theelephantisthebiggestfour-leggedanimalintheworld.
G.Themaleelephantswanttostaywiththefemaleones,buttheyarenotwelcome.
答案:
12.F 13.A 14.D 15.E 16.B
ReadingandThinking
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[基础测评]
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.Theseventeen-year-oldboyputupapictureofBillGatesbesidethebedtokeephimselfreminded hisowndream.
2.Itishardformetomake whatisonthepaperwithoutlight.
3.Careful (observe)isimportanttosciencestudents.
4.Onlythen Irealisemymistakes.
5.Thisisthelastcopyofthebookin (exist).
6.Thismoneyisintended thedevelopmentofthetouristindustry.
7.Hewasplayingonthemobilephone,whichis hefellfromthestairs.
8.Manyrareanimals (shoot)fortheirpotentialprofits.
9.Allthepublicareasarewatched bycameramonitors24hoursaday.
10.Somepeoplekeepalion
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