1、- 1 - Unit2 Wild life protection Section Reading and Thinking 基础巩固 单句语法填空 1 Although she founded her company early, she wasnt driven primarily by _ (利益) 2 My hometown is located at the west of Jilin Province, on Songliao_ (平 原) 3 When a student_(攻击) a professor on the social media, the language used
2、 actually says more about the student. 4What has led many governments to_(移走) necessary equipment? 5She lives daily under_ (威胁) of violence. 6He may take a_ (shoot) himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate. 7The new rules will become_ (effect) in the next few days. 8Was this re
3、ally the_ (intend) result? 9 The antelopes would never forget_ (hunt), and moved around watchfully. 10I wish no other species would become_ (endanger) ones in the future. 11Kate heard a mans voice in the background, but she couldnt make _ what he was saying. 12In these places patients can go to be n
4、ear nature during their_ (recover) 13In hospital shell be under_ (observe) all the time. 14We shall never forget the_ (beautiful) of that lake. 15They broke my windows and _ (threat) me. 16One cannote_ without water or food. 17This naturer_provides shelter for wildlife. 18I believe in nature,h_，bala
5、nce and beauty. 19They traded land for g_and money. - 2 - 20The crocodile is a strangelooking c_. 单句写作 1这些孩子天真烂漫的样子使我想起了自己的童年。 The childrens naive looks_my childhood. 2中国政府正把它们置于国家保护之下。 The Chinese government is_under national protection. 3正在进行很多工作来保护野生动物。 Much_to protect the wildlife. 4王子有两名随时贴身的保镖
6、保护。 The prince has two bodyguards _ every hour of the day. 5工程建造正夜以继日地进行着。 Work on the project is going on _. 提升训练 阅读理解 A George Watford works at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in New York City. He gets some unusual phone calls. One day，he got a call about a mo
7、untain lion living in a small building. “We didnt believe it，” Watford said. “But when we got there, sure enoughP1，there was a mountain lion sitting at the front window looking out at us.” The big cats owner knew that his neighbours were unhappy about the animal. He didnt try to stop us taking it aw
8、ay. In one year, theASPCA took in 9,459 different animals, not counting cats and dogs. That number includes a lot of rabbits and monkeys, but the ASPCA has also taken many other exoticW1pets from peoples homes. These animals cant be set freeP2into the wild because they wouldnt survive. The ASPCA tri
9、es to find homes for them in zoos or special areas for animals. Its against the lawP3to sell wild animals in New York City. Many buildings dont even allow dogs or cats, not to mention more exotic animals. Still, the ASPCA takes away most of the exotic animals not because of complaintsW2， but because
10、 the pets owner needs help. A lovely baby lion or bear will finally grow up to be dangerous. “When they bite, it isnt because they hate you. Its because theyre wild animals，” said exotic animal expert Kathi Travers. - 3 - Travers is quick to give speeches against raising wild animals as pets. Too of
11、ten people think that caring for a wild animal is the same as caring for a dog or a cat. “To love an animal is not enough， ” Travers said. “There has to be respect, and respect is not taking an animal, sticking it in a little cage, and expecting the animal to be happy.” 1When he got the call, Watfor
12、d felt _. AexcitedBsurprised CfearfulDangry 2When it finds an exotic animal in the city, theASPCA_. Akeeps it until it grows up Bsets it free into the wild Chelps find a home for it Dsells it to a zoo 3What can we infer from Paragraph 3? APet owners cant really control a wild animal. BAbaby wild ani
13、mal behaves badly at home. CWild animals have their joy and anger. DAwild animal often destroys a home. 4The last paragraph is written to show that _. Ait takes effort to care for a wild animal Bkeeping wild animals as pets is unwise Cwild animals are happy in big spaces Dwild animals can be dangero
14、us B The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is launching W1 a new campaign called Hay Fever, which aims to P1 teach rabbit owners how to correctly feed their rabbits. Many rabbit owners wrongly take Bugs Bunnys advice and feed their rabbits improper diet, according to the
15、 British animal charity W2. Rabbits do not naturally eat root vegetables, such as carrots, nor do they naturally eat lettuce (莴苣), the charity said. The charity said that people were using these foodstuffs as major parts of a rabbits diet, when in fact they can cause health problems. Just 8% of owne
16、rs knew how to - 4 - correctly feed their rabbits, according to the statistics. This might explain why 11% of rabbits are suffering from P2 tooth decay and a further 11% from digestiveW3problems, according to the research at the University of Bristol, commissioned (委托) by the RSPCA. “We want all pet
17、 rabbits to be eating hay as their main food ， ” said Rachel Roxburgh, an animal scientist for the charity. “People also think their rabbits should eat carrots because thats what Bugs Bunny does. But hes a cartoon character, real rabbits dont talk, and they shouldnt be eating carrots too often eithe
18、r.” The RSPCA suggests giving rabbits daily handfuls of hay, around the same size as the rabbits themselves. They can also feed on grass, but not lawn clippings (剪下的草) To vary their diet and give them a treat, dark green vegetables are advised, including broccoli, kale and cabbage on a daily basis,
19、as well as regular parts of commercialW4nuggets (小块食物) What do you feed your rabbits? Are you guilty of giving them too many carrots? 1The purpose of the “Hay Fever” campaign is to _. Asuggest new types of healthy food for pet rabbits Bteach rabbit owners what to do when their pets get tooth decay C
20、instruct rabbit owners to make proper diet choice for their pets Dclear up peoples misunderstandings about rabbits 2The writer shows the problem is quite serious among the rabbit owners by _. Aquoting (引述) Rachel Roxburgh Bgiving examples Cmaking a comparison Dusing numbers 3Which of the following a
21、re healthy foods for pet rabbits on a daily basis? ACarrots and grass.BHay and cabbage. CLettuce and kale.DBroccoli and carrots. 4What is Rachel Roxburghs attitude toward rabbit owners? AUnderstanding.BDisapproving. CSupportive.DDoubtful. - 5 - 完形填空 A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a th
22、ick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As more and more _1_ came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left,_2_ there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these _3_. Elephants, tigers，monkeys and many other animals us
23、ed to live in the _4_ forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles in the _5_ and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to _6_ out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs and chickens in the valleys. They _7_ the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to k
24、eep themselves _8_ in the winter, to cook their food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough _9_ for them. So did most of the wolves, and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same _10_. You might think tha
25、t there are _11_ any animals in Hong Kong, except in the _12_. You might think there cant be any wild animals in such a _13_ place with so many cars and buildings. But there is _14_ a good deal of countryside in Hong Kong and New Territories, and there are still many different kinds of animals livin
26、g there. One of the most interesting _15_ in Hong Kong is the barking deer (赤鹿). They are beautiful little creatures with a rich, brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much _16_. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns but t
27、he female has none. They make a _17_ rather like a dog barking. Barking deer live in thick shrub (灌木) country and are very good at _18_. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you will need to be ver
28、y quiet and to have very _19_ eyes. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one _20_man. Although it is illegal, people hunt and trap these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories. 1A.peopleBchildren Cladies
29、Dwomen 2A.asBsince - 6 - CthoughDbecause 3A.desertBshades CfieldsDwoods 4A.thinBthick CshortDdying 5A.riversBhills CskyDmountains 6A.dieBlook CcomeDget 7A.put upBlooked after Ccared forDcut down 8A.coldBcool CwarmDhot 9A.airBfood CwaterDclothes 10A.wayBroad CstreetDrail 11A.neverBalways CnoDno longe
30、r 12A.zoosBshops CkitchensDparks 13A.freeBbusy CbigDlarge 14A.no moreBnearly CstillDhardly 15A.animalsBplants CfishesDbirds 16A.greatBlarger CsmallerDheavier 17A.noiseBvoice - 7 - CsongDliving 18A.barkingBeating CplantingDhiding 19A.commonBsharp CclearDbig 20A.neighborBbrother CenemyDfriend 语法填空 Cam
31、els certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But_1_ (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass_2_their stomachs are filled up. A classmate of_3_ (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camels appetite, f
32、or it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草). I asked him_4_camels eat hay, not green grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with_5_strong sense of suffering, _6_ (fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hungerresistant
33、_7_green grass. The camel has the best tolerance. Unfortunately, many people can only see a camels outstanding performance, but few understand its_8_ (prepare) made for it. Life,_9_a camel traveling through the desert,_10_ (need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it. 1_2._3.
34、_4._ 5_6._7._8._ 9_10._ 读后续写 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Jack and his wife Tonya were sailing around Africa with their friends Max and Sasha. One day they saw a big fishing boat. It was moving fast. “Hello！” they shouted. The men on the boat looked at them angrily. Max looked carefully at the boa
35、t. “Somethings wrong with their fishing net，” he said. They got nearer to the net. “Whats that？” said Tonya. “There is something in the net. Its alive.” - 8 - Very slowly they moved nearer. “I can see it now，” said Tonya. “Its a killer_whaleits hurt. Theres blood in the water. How can we help it？” “
36、I can see it too. Its a baby but we must be careful，” said Max. Jack jumped into the water, “I can get the net off its fin (鳍)，” he said. Jack got the net off the baby killer whale. There was a big cut on its fin. It swam away. Suddenly there were other killer whales near the boat. “Jack！” Tonya sho
37、uted. “Get in quickly.” Jack swam to the boat as fast as a fish. “That baby killer whale . I am going to call it Lucky，” he said. As they moved away, it began to rain harder and harder. Jack said, “We must get away from the wind. I can see a town over there. Lets go.” The town got nearer but the_wav
38、es got bigger. Suddenly a very big wave hit the boat. “Is everyone OK？” shouted Jack. “Tonya? . Shes not in the boat，” said Sasha. “Shes in_the_water.” They looked into the cold, dark water for hours. “Tonya!Say something, Tonya. Where are you？” shouted Max. The_wind got stronger and the boat was fu
39、ll of water. Another big wave hit the boat. “Jack, do you want us all to die？” said Max. “We cant do any more. Tonya is wearing a life_jacket (救生衣) and she can swim very well. Lets sail to the town.” Moments later the boat hit a beach. They went out. Max and Sasha slept on the_beach. Jack sat near t
40、he water, looking at the sea and thinking about Tonya. 注意： 1所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1： At that time, Tonya was five hundred metres away out in the sea. - 9 - Paragraph 2： Jack was walking along the beach and suddenly he . 参
41、考答案： - 10 - 【单句语法填空】 1.答案：profit 2.答案：Plain 3.答案：attacks 4.答案：remove 5.答案：threat 6.答案：shot 7.答案：effective 8.答案：intended 9.答案：being hunted 10.答案：endangered 11.答案：out 12.答案：recovery 13.答案：observation 14.答案：beauty 15.答案：threatened 16.答案：exist 17.答案：reserve 18.答案：harmony 19.答案：goods 20.答案：creature 【单句写作
42、】 (1)答案：remind me of (2)答案：placing them (3)答案：is being done (4)答案：watching over him (5)答案：day and night 【阅读理解】 A: 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。美国禁止虐待动物协会的工作人员每年从居 - 11 - 民家中带走的被当作宠物豢养的奇异动物数量庞大，专家反对把野生动物当作宠 物来养。 1.答案： B细节理解题。 根据第一段中 的“We didnt believe it”可知，Watford 感到很惊讶。故选 B。 2.答案： C细节理解题。 根据第二段最 后一句可知 theASPCA 负责
43、安顿这些无家可归的动物。故选 C。 3.答案：A推理判断题。根据第三段 中的“but because the pets owner needs help”和“A lovely baby lion or bear will finally grow up to be dangerous.”可知，将野生动物当成宠物养的人有时会受到 宠物的威胁。由此可推测，养宠物的人并不能完全控制野生动物。故选 A。 4.答案： B段落大意题。 该段首句为主 题句，由此可知，该段主要想说明不适合把野生动物当宠物养。故选 B。 B: 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。英国某动物协会发起了一项旨在教人们给兔 子正确喂食的活动
44、。许多兔子的主人都错误地听信动画片里兔八哥的建议，给兔 子喂食不合适的食物，这给兔子的健康带来了很大的损害。 1)答案： C细节理解题。 根据第一段中 的“which aims to teach rabbit owners how to correctly feed their rabbits”可知，活 动的目的是教兔子的主人怎样正确给兔子喂食，故选 C。 2)答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段 中的“Just 8% of owners knew how to correctly feed their rabbits”和第四段中的 “11% of rabbits are suffering fro
45、m tooth decay and a further 11% from digestive problems”可知，作者通过列举数字的方法来说明问题的严重性，故选 D。 3)答案： B细节理解题。 根据第五段中 的“We want all pet rabbits to be eating hay as their main food”和第七段中的 “including broccoli, kale and cabbage on a daily basis”可知， 干草、 西兰花、 甘蓝、 卷心菜等是适合兔子吃的食物，故选 B。 4)答案： B推理判断题。 根据第五段和 最后一段的内容可知，R
46、oxburgh 认为，人们不应该经常喂兔子胡萝卜，这说 明他对兔子主人的行为持不赞成的态度，故选 B。 - 12 - 【完形填空】 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者描述了香港生态环境的变迁，人类的活 动造成各种野生动物的消失和灭绝。虽然还有少量的野生动物，但人们几乎见不 到它们。 1.答案：A由空格后的 live 可确定此 处指“很多人来此居住”。 2.答案：C根据空格前后的语意“现在 没有森林”和“还有一些地区由树木覆盖”可以看出前后语意为转折关系。故选 though。 3.答案：D由空格前的“there is no forest left”以及“there are still some a
47、reas covered with trees”可知这样的地方应称 之为“树林”。 4.答案： B由语境可以看出， 此处是描 述香港在人类到来之前森林繁茂的景象。thick forest “茂密的森林”。 5.答案：A由前文的“crocodiles”以及 空格后的“along the coast”可知，鳄鱼应该生活在河里。 6.答案：A由于人类的出现，香港从 前的样子被破坏了，动物也开始灭绝。die out “灭绝；消失”。 7.答案：D由前后文可以看出，人们 来到香港后，这里的自然环境开始遭到破坏，树木被砍伐。put up “建造；树 立；张贴”；look after “照看”；care f
48、or “喜欢；照顾”；cut down “砍倒”。 8.答案：C根据空格前的“needed fires to keep themselves”可以看出，人们砍伐树木是为了在冬天能够生火取暖。 9.答案： B由前后文可以看出， 大象很 快消失，因为它们没有足够的食物可以吃。 10.答案：Ain the same way “以同样的 方式”。 11.答案：D由该段后半部分“But there is . and there are still many different kinds of animals living there.”可以看出前后 文为转折关系，由此可知此处句意为“你可能认为香港不会
49、再有动物了”。 - 13 - 12.答案：A动物园里自然还是有动物 的。 13.答案：B由空格后的“with so many cars and buildings”并结合实际情况可以看出，香港是一个繁忙的城市。 14.答案：C由对该句内容的理解可知， 虽然香港原来的自然环境遭到了一定程度的破坏，但香港仍然有许多郊区，仍 旧有很多种动物生活在那里。 15.答案：Abarking deer 是一种动物， 故该空应选择 animals。 16.答案：C由空格后的“They are less than two feet high.”可以看出，赤鹿个头并不大。 17.答案：A由空格后的“rather l
50、ike a dog barking”(更像是犬吠)可以看出此处在描写赤鹿的叫声。noise 可指声音， 而 voice 强调“人的嗓音”。 18.答案： D由后文的“. you will need to be very quiet and to have very _19_eyes”可知，赤鹿非常善于躲避其他生物， 隐藏自己。 19.答案：B由于赤鹿非常警觉，所以， 要看到它们就必须有敏锐的眼睛。 20.答案：C由后文的“people hunt and trap these harmless little animals”可以看出，人类是赤鹿的天敌。 【语法填空】 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。
