1、第 1页(共 10页) Unit2Section CListening and Talking 一、单词拼写 1The lion stole in on the family of_ (鹿) 2A_ (袋鼠) and her baby eat leaves of the tree. 3Do you think butterfly is a type of_ (昆虫)? 4The ball rolled into then_. A shout of joy rose from the crowd. 5Paul Wilson will make sure lowincome students in
2、 his n_ arrive at their college classes on time. 二、单句语法填空 1 Our pilot _ (reduce)height so that we could land safely. 2 The alarming report _ (write). It will be finished this afternoon. 3Still, in the wild forests, animals _ (hunt) for profit. 4Things _ (change) in recent days. More and more village
3、rs agree to move. 5Each time our team compete, binoculars _ (use) for watching them. 三、完形填空 In the wild, it often comes down to predator (捕食者) and prey (猎物), the hunter and the hunted. Most animals want to stay_1_.Theyhavedevelopedwaysofadaptingto 第 2页(共 10页) _2_habitats, and hiding or escaping from
4、 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 _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 p
5、hysical features resemble its _6_so much that you can look directly at it without _7_ it at first. This is often good enough to fool 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? Predator
6、s 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_, 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 o
7、ther _13_ characteristics that allow it to look like some other kind of animal or plant.If it can make its predators _14_ that it is something that preys on 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
8、 to _17_ when their habitat changes because they adapt to the new conditions. For example, birds that were accustomed to nesting in tall _18_ have survived industrialization of their habitat by learning to nest 第 3页(共 10页) in the narrow openings of tall buildings. Raccoons (浣熊) easily adapt to resid
9、ential 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_ inside peoples homes! 1A.warmBalive CactiveDyoung 2A.comfortableBnative CtraditionalDsevere 3A.loseBknow CkillDhelp 4A.annoyedBinspired CsurprisedDdisturbed 5A.m
10、issedBstopped CstartedDforgot 6A.trashBparent CenemyDhabitat 7A.feelingBhearing CseeingDsmelling 8A.brothersBfood CfriendsDwater 9A.learnBhide CstealDbenefit 10A.amuseBexcite 第 4页(共 10页) CconfuseDtrap 11A.turnBdelight CtroubleDwait 12A.disagreeablyBregularly CunexpectedlyDdoubtfully 13A.physicalBsoc
11、ial CchemicalDcultural 14A.believeBremember CproveDaccept 15A.eagerBpainful CproudDashamed 16A.biggerBeasier ClighterDolder 17A.recoverBrelax CassessDsurvive 18A.treesBpoles CtowersDboards 19A.picked upBput up Ctaken upDgiven up 20A.stillBalso CevenDjust 四、语法填空 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单 词的正确形式。
12、 第 5页(共 10页) Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a minorcourse being promoted in primary schools in Zhejiang Province, and there are no exams given on the subject, said a local official. Textbooks for the course _1_ (write) under the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the offici
13、al said, _2_ the aim of promoting traditional culture. In April, Zhejiangs elementary schools made the set of Traditional Chinese Medicine textbooks available to the public, _3_ were the first of their kind in China, _4_ (make) the province a pioneer in teaching the subject to _5_ (pupil) in the cou
14、ntry. With 36 lessons for fifthgrade students, the textbooks include fundamental knowledge of TCM. The course _6_ (welcome) by some parents and students so far. _7_ mother in Jiaxing said she hopes the course will help her daughter form _8_ (health) living habits, instead of staying in airconditione
15、d rooms all day. _9_, a teacher in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, said it is a good idea, but 第 6页(共 10页) thatsomeschoolslackspecialized( 专 门 的 )teachers. Elementary schools in Wenzhou are looking for good teachers and preparing _10_ (start) the lessons soon, Chinese media said. 第 7页(共 10页) 一、单词拼写
16、 1.deer 2.kangaroo 3.insect 5.neighbourhood 二、单句语法填空 1.reduced 2.is being written 3.are being hunted 4.have changed 5.are used 三、完形填空 1.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.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.C动
17、物们总是逃避想要“杀死(kill)”它们的天敌。 4.C由下文的“ . that was using camouflage in the 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.A由 上 文 的 “ Itlookedsosimilartoits 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。 第 8页(共 10页) 6.D由第 5 空前的 surroundings
18、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.C伪装的动物的外表和其所处的周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.B伪装可以欺骗正在寻找“食物(food)”的捕食者。 9.B伪装可以帮助猎物“躲避(hide)”它的捕食者。 10.D由上文的 “. it often works 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.D动物无法发现正在伪装、 “埋伏着等待(lie in wait)”的
19、 捕食者。 12.C正在伪装的捕食者因为不易被发现,所以可以“出乎意料 地(unexpectedly)”抓住它的猎物。 13.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.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.B由上文的“. preys on them, or would at least be
20、 difficult .”可知,此处应选与 difficult 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.B捕食者常常避开拟态的动物, 去寻找 “较容易的(easier)” 目标。 17.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 第 9页(共 10页) 来(survive)” 。 18.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.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.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。 四、语法填空 1.werewritten2.with3.which4.making5.pupils 6.has been welcomed7.A8.healthy9.However10.to start 第 10页(共 10页)