1、Section Reading and Thinking (1) 阅读理解 A Imagine a world with no more wild animals: no elephants, no tigers or lions. To some people, that thought is too terrible for words. So they are doing something about it. Tiffany Soechting is one of them. Being among wild animalsfeeding them and caring for the
2、mis all Tiffany Soechting has wanted to do with her life. And that is exactly what she does! Soechting is the human “mother” to the 500 animals that live on her family wildlife farm in San Antonio. Besides her animal caring, Soechting also holds monthly classes, where she teaches school children abo
3、ut the animals. Soechting also opens the farm to the public. Visitors can not only learn about the animals, but also get close to them. And the animals are not against that. For them, people are part of their natural environment. The farm is part conservation area, part educational centre and part a
4、nimal park. As the animals walk peacefully around the grounds, it is easy for them to forget that San Antonio, a busy city, is just a few minutes away. 1. Whats implied in the sentence “Soechting is the human mother to the 500 animals”? A. She has already married and has some children. B. The animal
5、s on the farm are taken good care of. C. The animals can get along well with each other. D. She teaches school children about animals well. 解析：解析： 推理判断题。 通过这句话可以看出推理判断题。 通过这句话可以看出 SoechtingSoechting 把这些动物当作把这些动物当作 自己的孩子来看待。由此可知自己的孩子来看待。由此可知, ,这些动物得到了很好的照顾。故选这些动物得到了很好的照顾。故选 B B。 答案：答案：B 2. What kind
6、of person is Soechting according to the passage? A. Confident but lazy. B. Humorous and lovely. C. Wise but careless. D. Kind and hard-working. 解析：解析：推理判断题。通过推理判断题。通过 SoechtingSoechting 照顾动物可以看出她很善良。从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。故选她保护动物的具体行动可以看出她很勤劳。故选 D D。 答案：答案：D 3. Whats the best title of th
7、e passage? A. How to Save Wild Animals B. Soechting and Her Wild Animals C. San Antonios Animal Park D. A World Without Wild Animals 解析：解析： 主旨大意题。 本文主要讲述了主旨大意题。 本文主要讲述了 SoechtingSoechting 致力于保护野生动物致力于保护野生动物 的故事的故事, ,文章主体是文章主体是 SoechtingSoechting 和野生动物。故选和野生动物。故选 B B。 答案：答案：B B After years of heated
8、debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park. By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170. Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continent
9、al United States, but they were gradually displaced by human development. By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area. The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results. Deer and elk populationsmajor food sources(来源) for the wolfgrew rapidly. These animals co
10、nsumed large amounts of vegetation(植被), which reduced plant diversity in the park. In the absence of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly. The coyotes killed a large percentage of the parks red foxes, and completely drove away the parks beavers. As early as 1966, biologists asked the governm
11、ent to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park. The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. Elk, deer, and coyote populations are down, while beavers a
12、nd red foxes have made a comeback. The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well. 4. What is the passage mainly about? A. Wildlife research in the United States. B. Plant diversity in the Yell
13、owstone area. C. The conflict between farmers and gray wolves. D. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park. 解析：解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“ gray wolves were gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone Natioreintroduced to Yellowstone National Park.nal Park.”和最后一段第二和最后一段第二 句句“The governm
14、ent spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves.to reintroduce the wolves.”可知可知, ,文章主要介绍了黄石公园当地文章主要介绍了黄石公园当地 政府重新引进灰狼的计划。故选政府重新引进灰狼的计划。故选 D D。 答案：答案：D 5. What does the underlined word “displaced” in Paragraph 2 mean
15、? A. Tested. B. Separated. C. Forced out. D. Tracked down. 解析：解析： 词义猜测题。 根据第二段内容可知词义猜测题。 根据第二段内容可知, ,在黄石国家公园在黄石国家公园, ,灰狼曾经灰狼曾经 随处可见随处可见, ,但是到了但是到了2020世纪世纪2020年代年代, ,由于人类活动频繁导致灰狼基本由于人类活动频繁导致灰狼基本 消失消失, ,由此可以推测灰狼因为人类的发展而被迫离开。由此可以推测灰狼因为人类的发展而被迫离开。force out force out 意意 为为“赶出去赶出去”, ,与与 displace displace
16、意思相近。故选意思相近。故选 C C。 答案：答案：C 6. What did the disappearance of gray wolves bring about? A. Damage to local ecology. B. A decline in the parks income. C. Preservation of vegetation. D. An increase in the variety of animals. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知, ,灰狼的减少造成了鹿群的灰狼的减少造成了鹿群的 增多增多, ,从而导致植被遭到了破
17、坏从而导致植被遭到了破坏; ;而且红狐和海狸也不断减少而且红狐和海狸也不断减少, ,由此推由此推 断灰狼的消失对当地生态系统造成了破坏。故选断灰狼的消失对当地生态系统造成了破坏。故选 A A。 答案：答案：A 7. What is the authors attitude towards the Yellowstone wolf project? A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Disapproving. D. Uncaring. 解析：解析：推理判断题。根据文章末段末句可知推理判断题。根据文章末段末句可知, ,作者认为引进灰狼的项作者认为引进灰狼的项 目是很有价值的
18、实验目是很有价值的实验, ,是很值得推广的。故选是很值得推广的。故选 B B。 答案：答案：B C The sixth mass extinction of life on the earth is unfolding more quickly than expected, scientists have warned. More than 30 percent of animals with a backbone are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis
19、of these trends. Around a decade ago, experts feared that a new range wipeout of species was appearing. Today, most agree that it is underway, but the new study suggests that the die-out is already growing fast. The loss of biodiversity has recently accelerated. Several species of mammals that were
20、relatively safe one or two decades ago are now endangered, including cheetahs, lions and giraffes, the study showed. There is no mystery as to why: our own ever-expanding specieswhich has more than doubled in number since 1960 to 7.4 billionis eating, crowding and polluting its planetary cohabitants
21、 out of existence. By comparison, there are as few as 20,000 lions left in the wild, less than 7,000 cheetahs, 500 to 1,000 giant pandas. The main drivers of wildlife decline are habitat loss, over-consumption, pollution, other species, disease, as well as hunting in the case of tigers, elephants, r
22、hinos and other large animals prized for their body parts. Climate change is thought to become a major threat in the coming decades, with some animalsmost famously polar bearsalready in decline due to rising temperatures and changing weather patterns. 8. What does the underlined word “accelerated” i
23、n Paragraph 3 mean? A. Made up. B. Put up. C. Sped up. D. Used up. 解析：解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词下文词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“Several species of mammals Several species of mammals that were relatively safe one or two decades ago are now that were relatively safe one or two decades ago are now endangered, including cheetahs,
24、lionsendangered, including cheetahs, lions and giraffes, the study and giraffes, the study showed.showed.”可知可知, ,研究显示研究显示, ,包括猎豹、狮子以及长颈鹿在内的数种哺包括猎豹、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。因此推断然而现在处于濒危状态。因此推断 画线词所在句句意为画线词所在句句意为“生物多样性的减少最近也加速了生物多样性的减少最近也加速了”。 故画线词。 故画线词 与与 C C 项项“加速加速”词
25、义相近。故选词义相近。故选 C C。 答案：答案：C 9. Why has the loss of biodiversity sped up? A. The mankinds population is growing fast. B. The air pollution is too severe. C. There are fewer species in larger areas. D. Man causes wider water pollution. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第一句细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“There is no mystery as to There
26、is no mystery as to why: our own everwhy: our own ever- -expanding speciesexpanding specieswhich has more than which has more than doubled in number since 1960 to 7.4 billiondoubled in number since 1960 to 7.4 billionis eating, is eating, crowding crowding and polluting its planetary cohabitants out
27、 of and polluting its planetary cohabitants out of existence.existence.”可知可知, ,引发生物大灭绝的原因显而易见引发生物大灭绝的原因显而易见: :人类不断繁衍人类不断繁衍 壮大壮大, ,人口达到人口达到 7474 亿亿, ,相比相比 19601960 年不止翻了一番。人们以动物为食年不止翻了一番。人们以动物为食, , 同时还污染环境同时还污染环境, ,让其他动物们无法生存。 由此可知让其他动物们无法生存。 由此可知, ,人口的快速增长人口的快速增长 是生物多样性减少的原因。故选是生物多样性减少的原因。故选 A A。 答案
28、：答案：A 10. How is the future of polar bears? A. Uncertain. B. Hopeful. C. Doubtful. D. Unsatisfying. 解析：解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的推理判断题。根据最后一段的“with some animalswith some animalsmost most famously polar bearsfamously polar bearsalready in decline due to rising already in decline due to rising temperatures and
29、changing weather patternstemperatures and changing weather patterns”可知可知, ,气候变化在气候变化在 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, ,气候变化气候变化, , 一些动物一些动物, ,比如最著名的北极熊比如最著名的北极熊, ,已经在减少。 因此推断北极熊的未来已经在减少。 因此推断北极熊的未来 是令人不满意的。故选是令人不满意的。故选 D D。 答案：答案：D 11. What is the main idea of the passage? A. A
30、ll animals are now endangered. B. Wildlife habitat loss is too serious. C. The wildlife extinction is speeding up. D. Backbone animals are decreasing slowly. 解析：解析：主旨大意题。结合文章首段中出现的词主旨大意题。结合文章首段中出现的词 extinctionextinction 以及全文以及全文 内容可知内容可知, ,本文主要讲述了野生动物濒临灭绝的原因。故选本文主要讲述了野生动物濒临灭绝的原因。故选 C C。 答案：答案：C D 12
31、 It is also, perhaps, the gentlest(最温顺的), but not always! Elephants are like humans in some ways. They can live for a long timefifty or sixty years. They can remember things very well. 13 If a female(雌性的) elephant dies, her daughters and her granddaughters will be sad for many months. They would sta
32、y with the dead body for a long time. And they never forget a dead friend. Elephants are like us, but they are also different from us. They live in the families of females where the females are the kings. 14 But the females will soon send them away. An elephant family keeps only daughters, mothers a
33、nd grandmothers. The females would stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years. The older animals look after the younger ones. 15 But what happens to the male(雄性的) elephants? Well, the young males just will stay with their mothers for a short time. Then they must leave the family, because the
34、females will send them away. A male elephant does not often have a friend. 16 Sometimes if the females invite a male elephant, then he can visit them and stay. But soon his “wife” and sisters will send him away again. The females have a very happy family life. But what do the male elephants think ab
35、out it? We dont know. A. They never forget great sadness or great happiness. B. He lives far away from the family and other male elephants. C. They like to play with each other and sometimes they get injured. D. There will be a few young malesa few “baby boys”. E. The mothers teach their daughters a
36、nd set a good example. F. The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. G. The male elephants want to stay with the female ones, but they are not welcome. 答案：答案：12. F 13. A 14. D 15. E 16. B Reading and Thinking (2) 基础测评 . 单句语法填空 1. The seventeen-year-old boy put up a picture of Bill
37、Gates beside the bed to keep himself reminded his own dream. 2. It is hard for me to make what is on the paper without light. 3. Careful (observe) is important to science students. 4. Only then I realise my mistakes. 5. This is the last copy of the book in (exist). 6. This money is intended the deve
38、lopment of the tourist industry. 7. He was playing on the mobile phone, which is he fell from the stairs. 8. Many rare animals (shoot) for their potential profits. 9. All the public areas are watched by camera monitors 24 hours a day. 10. Some people keep a lion as a pet, but it can be a (threaten)
39、to their life sometimes. 答案：答案：1. of 2. out 3. observation 4. did 5. existence for 7. why 8. are shot 9. over 10. threat . 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空 die out,aware of,on average,make progress,concerned about, adapt to, under pressure,make out, watch over, day and night 1. It was foggy this morning and it was h
40、ard to the way ahead of the car. 2. The firefighter was well the danger inside the burning house, but he still rushed in to save the baby. 3. We are in calling on people to stop killing animals with the help of networks. 4. The nurse the patient and took good care of him. 5. It is a surprise and als
41、o a joy to us that he performed so well on the stage . 6. Times are changing and we will have to be prepared to the changes. 6. The expert gave some advice on the problems that most people were on food safety. 8. We no longer see this animal. Maybe it has . 9. Dozens of doctors and nurses have been
42、working for weeks. 10. each report requires 1,000 hours to prepare. 答案：答案：1. make out 2. aware of 3. making progress 4. watched over 5. under pressure 6. adapt to 7. concerned about 8. died out 9. day and night 10. On average . 语法填空 We arrived at the plain in Tibet. We could just make 1. a herd of g
43、raceful animals moving slowly across the green grass. I am struck by their 2. (beautiful) and that is 3. were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes. Meanwhile, I am clear that they are still in danger. They are being 4. (illegal) hunted. My guide, Zhaxi, 5. works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve,
44、 loves his job deeply. He says, “We are not trying to save the animals. Actually, we are saving 6. (we).” In the 1980s and 1990s, antelopes suffered most. Hunters were shooting them 7. (make) profits crazily. Therefore, their population dropped 8. more than 50 percent. The Chinese government later r
45、ealised the seriousness of the situation and took positive measures to save this species from 9. (extinct). To our joy, the Tibetan antelope 10. (remove) from the endangered species list. But the government doesnt intend to stop protecting antelopes, as threats still exist. I think only when we lear
46、n to live in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet. 答案：答案：1. out 2. beauty 3. why 4. illegally 5. who 6. ourselves 7. to make 8. by 9. extinction 10. was removed 提升测评 . 阅读理解 KenyaGiraffe Conservation Preserve and Protect Kenyas Wildlife After some difficult yea
47、rs, Kenya is back in fashion and welcoming travellers with open arms, with one main aimhelp save and protect their unique wildlife. It isnt just the elephant under threat, but its the smaller species that are also suffering, for example, Rothschild Giraffes. Now there are only 670 left in the wild a
48、nd they need your help to survive. How can you help? Head out to the Soysambu Conservancy. Get stuck into general reserve conservation but primarily focus on the research and protection of their resident Rothschild Giraffes, which is the reserves main priority. Your daily tasks Work will be a combin
49、ation of observational research and hands-on workfive days a week. Minimum number of weeks is 2. No previous conservation experience required. Where will you live? You will stay in the houses right in the middle of the reserve with other volunteers. Interested in this, ready to enquire? Find out mor
50、e by filling out the form below and clicking send. The Leap Overseas should then be in touch shortly to help with your enquiry. 1. What does the project mainly focus on? A. Inspiring peoples love for nature. B. Studying and helping Rothschild Giraffes. C. Providing people with conservation knowledge
