1、- 1 - Unit2 Wild life protection Section Discovering Useful Structures they would keep the smallest lion, which they named Elsa. Joy and George taught Elsa to hunt and to protect herself. Elsa liked to play with her human friends, but as Elsa grew to her adult size, this play became dangerous. More
2、than once, Elsa knocked Joy to the groundP3， scratchingW1her. Joy and George both realized that it was time to find Elsa a new home. They knew she needed a wild home where she could live the life she was born to lead. Finally, Joy and George decided to set Elsa free in Meru Park at the foot of Mt. K
3、enya. Elsa never forgot Joy and George. Whenever they camped nearby, Elsa would come to visit, rubbing her head against their legs in greeting. Joy missed Elsa, but was happy that she had made a successful life as a wild lion. Joy wrote a book about Elsa, Born Free,which became an internationalbests
4、eller. Joy traveled all over the world, talking about the importance of saving the wild animals of the world. Joy lived out her life in Africa, working with wild animals. She wrote more books about her experiences. Her heartfelt interest in animals and her great love for Elsa helped inspire W2 a wor
5、ldwide movement to protect wildlife. For Joy Adamson, there was no greater gift than the beauty and spirit of wild animals, living free. 1When George took the three lions home, his wife _. Aadvised him to give them to a zoo Bwas frightened by their appearances Cwas unwilling to care for them Dhad a
6、great love for them 2Joy and George set Elsa free because _. AElsa scratched Joy - 3 - Bthere wasnt enough food for Elsa CElsa was big and strong DElsa was a danger to their neighbors 3What do we know about the book Born Free from the text? AIt became very popular. BIt is mainly about Joys experienc
7、es in Meru Park. CIt focuses on wild animals in Kenya. DIt helped change peoples attitudes towards wildlife. 4Whats the best title for the text? AJoyAdamson: living with lions BElsa: a lion raised by a woman CBorn Free: a wonderful book DGeorge: a game warden 完形填空 In the wild, it often comes down to
8、 predator (捕食者) and prey (猎物), the hunter and the hunted. Most animals want to stay _1_. They have developed ways of adapting to _2_habitats, and hiding or escaping from those who would like to _3_ them. So how do they do that? One very helpful adaptation is called camouflage (伪装). You may have been
9、 _4_by an animal that was using camouflage in the past. It looked so similar to its surroundings that you nearly _5_ seeing it at all. Its coloring, markings, or other physical features resemble its _6_so much that you can look directly at it without _7_ it at first. This is often good enough to foo
10、l a predator that is scanning an area to look for _8_. This helps prey to _9_ from its predator. But did you know that it often works the other way around, too? Predators can use camouflage to _10_ their prey. If a predator wants to eat a certain animal, and that animal cannot see it lying in _11_，
11、it can catch its prey _12_， swallowing it before it even knows what is happening. Another popular adaptation is mimicry (拟态). Mimicry is when an animal has markings or other _13_ characteristics that allow it to look like some other kind of animal or plant.If it can make its predators _14_ that it i
12、s something that preys on - 4 - them, or would at least be difficult or _15_ to catch, its predator will often go off in search of a(n) _16_ target. Sometimes animals are able to _17_ when their habitat changes because they adapt to the new conditions. For example, birds that were accustomed to nest
13、ing in tall _18_ have survived industrialization of their habitat by learning to nest in the narrow openings of tall buildings. Raccoons (浣熊) easily adapt to residential areas that have _19_ their woodland homes. They often help themselves to any food they can get, such as food in trash cans, or _20
14、_ inside peoples homes! 1A.warmBalive CactiveDyoung 2A.comfortableBnative CtraditionalDsevere 3A.loseBknow CkillDhelp 4A.annoyedBinspired CsurprisedDdisturbed 5A.missedBstopped CstartedDforgot 6A.trashBparent CenemyDhabitat 7A.feelingBhearing CseeingDsmelling 8A.brothersBfood CfriendsDwater 9A.learn
15、Bhide CstealDbenefit 10A.amuseBexcite CconfuseDtrap 11A.turnBdelight - 5 - CtroubleDwait 12A.disagreeablyBregularly CunexpectedlyDdoubtfully 13A.physicalBsocial CchemicalDcultural 14A.believeBremember CproveDaccept 15A.eagerBpainful CproudDashamed 16A.biggerBeasier ClighterDolder 17A.recoverBrelax C
16、assessDsurvive 18A.treesBpoles CtowersDboards 19A.picked upBput up Ctaken upDgiven up 20A.stillBalso CevenDjust - 6 - 参考答案： 【单句语法填空】 1.答案：deer 2.答案：is being written 3.答案：are being hunted 4.答案：have changed 5.答案：neighbourhood 6.答案：reduced 7.答案：kangaroo 8.答案：insect 9.答案：net 10.答案：are used 【单句写作】 (1)答案：
17、due to (2)答案：Even worse (3)答案：do to care for (4)答案：searching for (5)答案：in order that 【阅读理解】 篇章导读： 本文是一篇记叙文。 文章主要讲述了 JoyAdamson 和三只被领养的 狮子幼崽之一 Elsa 的故事，以及她为保护野生动物所作的贡献。 1.答案：D推理判断题。根据第二段 中的“Joy Adamson immediately took over”以及下文描述 Joy 多年来一直照料其 他小动物可知，Joy 第一眼看到三只狮子幼崽时就对它们爱不释手。 2.答案： C推理判断题。 根据第四段中 的“a
18、s Elsa grew to her adult size”以及“They knew she needed . to lead.”可知，随 着 Elsa 长大，Joy 和 George 的家已经限制了 Elsa 的成长，不再适合她继续待 下去。 3.答案：A细节理解题。根据倒数第 - 7 - 二段中的“which became an international bestseller”可知这本书很畅销。 4.答案：A标题判断题。文章主要讲 述了 JoyAdamson 和三只被领养的狮子幼崽之一 Elsa 的故事， 以及她为保护野 生动物所作的贡献，由此可知 A 项作为标题最贴切、全面。 【完形填
19、空】 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了动物们在大自然中用不同方式适应环 境、努力生存的现象。 (1)答案：B由上文的“the hunter and the hunted”及下文的“hiding or escaping from”可推断，大多数动物想要“活着 (alive)”。 (2)答案：D由上文的“have developed ways of adapting”可推断，动物们用各种方法适应“严峻的(severe)”自然环境。 (3)答案：C动物们总是逃避想要“杀死 (kill)”它们的天敌。 (4)答案：C由下文的“ . that was using camouflage in the
20、 past. It looked so similar to its surroundings .”可推断，或许有 一只伪装在与其看起来很像的环境中的动物曾“使你感到惊讶(surprised)”。 (5)答 案 ： A由 上 文 的 “It looked so similar to its surroundings .”可知，伪装的动物与其所处的环境很相似，以至于 你差点“没有(missed)”看到它。 (6)答案：D由第 5 空前的 surroundings 可知此处也指类似含义， 结合选项可知“habitat (栖息地)”也表动物所处的环境。 (7)答案： C伪装的动物的外表和其所处 的周
21、边环境如此相似以至于你可能盯着它(所处的位置)却没能一开始就“看到 (seeing)”它。 (8)答案：B伪装可以欺骗正在寻找“食 物(food)”的捕食者。 (9)答案：B伪装可以帮助猎物“躲避 (hide)”它的捕食者。 (10)答案：D由上文的“. it often works - 8 - the other way around .”可知，不光猎物会通过伪装躲避捕食者，捕食者也会通 过伪装给猎物“设陷阱捕捉(trap)”。 (11)答案： D动物无法发现正在伪装、 “埋 伏着等待(lie in wait)”的捕食者。 (12)答案： C正在伪装的捕食者因为不易 被发现，所以可以“出乎意
22、料地(unexpectedly)”抓住它的猎物。 (13)答案：A由下文的“. allow it to look like some other kind of animal or plant”可知，拟态是指一些动物的“身体 (physical)”特征使其看起来像其他的动物或植物。 (14)答案：A由下文的“its predator will often go off”可推断，拟态的动物会尽力使它的捕食者“认为(believe)”它是有危 险性的。 (15)答案：B由上文的“. preys on them, or would at least be difficult .”可知，此处应选与 d
23、ifficult 近义的词，即拟态的 动物会使其捕食者认为抓它至少是“棘手的(painful)”事情。 (16)答案：B捕食者常常避开拟态的动 物，去寻找“较容易的(easier)”目标。 (17)答案：D由下文的“. they adapt to the new conditions”可推断，有时动物能通过适应新的环境，在变化中的栖息地 中“幸存下来(survive)”。 (18)答案：A由下文的“. have survived industrialization of their habitat .”可推断，鸟类过去习惯于在高大的“树木 (trees)”上筑巢。 (19)答案：C浣熊很容易地适应“占据了 (taken up)”它们林地家园的居民区。 (20)答案： C浣熊会吃它们能得到的任何 食物，比如垃圾桶里的，或者“甚至(even)”是人们家里的。
