1、外研版选择性必修第二册外研版选择性必修第二册 unit6 课文阅读理解课文阅读理解 Step 1Fastreading 1Whats the main idea of the passage? AMore and more animals are moving into cities. BAnimals and humans live harmoniously. CThe dangers animals are faced with in cities. DBe kind to animals. 答案A 2Read the passage and match the main idea of
2、each paragraph. Para.1ABetter understand and appreciate our wild neighbors Para.2BDangers for some animals Para.3CAnimalss adaption to cities Para.4DBenefits of cities for animals Para.5EReasons for animals migration to cities Para.6FMore and more wild animals are entering cities. 答案Para.1FPara.2EPa
3、ra.3DPara.4CPara.5BPara.6A Step 2Carefulreading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1Why were police powerless to arrest the thief according to the first paragraph? ABecause the police were forbidden to do so. BBecause there were not enough police. CBecause the thief ran away in t
4、ime. DBecause the thief was an animal. 2We can infer from the passage that. AAnimals move into cities because they like to stay with people. BPeople have strengthened the protection of animals，so they enter cities. CAnimals come into cities because they have no alternative. DPeoples killing of anima
5、ls leads to a decrease in the number of animals. 3What does “this” refer to in Para.5? ASome species are more affected than others. BThe birds deaths amount to around 10% of the total US bird population. CSome birds cant distinguish between blue sky and glass. DSome birds can fly at speeds of about
6、30 miles per hour. 4Which of the following statements is TRUE? ASome urban racoons are cleverer than their wild cousins because people often train them. BAnimals living in cities have many benefits. CHuman activities have no effect on animals. DThat animals enter cities shows that the urban environm
7、ent has greatly improved. 5In which part of a newspaper can you find this passage? ATravel.BHealth.CAnimals.DDiet. 答案DCABC Step 3Postreading After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. In Cape Town，you will witness many crimes 1._(commit) by animals，but theres nothing the police c
8、an do about it.Nowadays，many wild animals are moving into cities， as if our cities are being taken 2._by them.People often wonder about the reasons behind this mass urban migration ， one of 3._ is that we humans have moved into their territory.Cities offer 4._(increase) appealing places to animals 5
9、._(look) for new habitats.Without natural predators，the animals in cities often flourish and are easy to find plenty to eat.6._(figure) out difficult problems in cities ， animals need to be more 7._(intelligence) and some have even changed their living habits.However ， many animals are also faced wi
10、th many dangers.Unable to distinguish between blue sky 8._ glass， birds often crash into windows，resulting in many deaths.The reason is 9._they have yet to change their migratory routes.Through this， we can get a better understanding of and even learn to appreciate our wild 10._(neighbour) Only then
11、 can we look towards harmoniously sharing our urban habitats. mitted 2 over3 which 4 increasingly 5 looking6Tofigure7 intelligent8 and 9 that 10 neighbours Step 4Sentencelearning 1Most of us would assume that urban development and climate change are responsible for pushing the animals out of their n
12、atural habitats. _ 2As our cities become greener，they offer increasingly appealing spaces to animals looking for new habitats. _ 3There is evidence that urban racoons are more intelligent than their wild cousins，as they frequently have to figure out difficult problems such as how to open rubbish bin
13、s and other containers which they would not find in the wild. _ 4One theory behind this is that these birds have yet to change their migratory routes that take them through cities with high-rise buildings. _ 5Only then can we look towards harmoniously sharing our urban habitats. _ 1.句式分析该句为复合句， 动词 a
14、ssume 后跟的是 that 引导的宾语从句。 be responsible for 是的原因；导致。 自主翻译我们大多数人会认为城市发展和气候变化是导致这些动物离开自然栖息地的 原因。 2.句式分析as 引导时间状语从句，主句中的 looking for new habitats 为现在分词短语作定 语修饰 animals。 自主翻译随着我们的城市环境变得更好，它们为寻找新栖息地的动物提供了越来越吸引 人的空间。 3.句式分析本句中含有三个从句：一个是由 that 引导的同位语从句，第二个是 as 引导的 原因状语从句，第三个是 which 引导的定语从句。 自主翻译有证据表明，城市里的浣熊比野生的同类更聪明，因为它们经常要解决一些难 题，比如如何打开垃圾箱和其他容器，这些东西在野外是找不到的。 4.句式分析本句中第一个 that 引导表语从句，第二个 that 引导定语从句。 自主翻译这背后的一个理论是，这些鸟类不得不改变它们的迁徙路线，这些迁徙路线会 带它们穿过有高层建筑的城市。 5.句式分析本句是一个倒装结构，“only副词”置于句首，句子要用部分倒装语序。 自主翻译只有这样，我们才能期待和谐地共享我们的城市栖息地。
