1、第 1页（共 9页） Unit2Section D Reading for Writing 一、单句语法填空 1It is _ (legal) and could endanger other peoples lives. 2The rainforests are disappearing at an _ (alarm) rate. 3Many species have been shot to the verge of _ (extinct) 4The sea turtle is an _ (endanger) species. 5English is one of the _ (live)
2、 languages in the world. 6I admire the _ (effect) use of colour in her paintings. 7Be polite and dont _ (threat) your customers. 8The _ (hunt) skinned the deer they had killed. 9They have replanted many areas with rare and _ (usual) plants. 10They expressed mixed _ (emote) at the news. 二、单句写作 1他们能在车
3、祸中幸免于难真是幸运。 They were very lucky _the accident. 2医疗和社会保障之类的大型项目是由政府支付。 Big things, _ hospitals and social security, are paid for by the Government. 第 2页（共 9页） 3正在紧急开展研究，以便对此事有更多了解。 Research is _urgently to find out more about the issue. 4这个设计一定能吸引注意力。 The design is sure to _. 5你需要收集信息来支持你的观点。 Younee
4、dtogatherinformationto _. 三、阅读理解 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 mountain lion living in a small building. “We didnt believe it， ”Watford said.“But when we
5、got there,sure enough P1，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 away. In one year, the ASPCA took in 9,459 different animals, not counting cats and dogs. Th
6、at number includes a lot of rabbits and monkeys, but the ASPCA has also taken many otherexotic W1 第 3页（共 9页） pets from peoples homes. These animals cantbe set free P2 into the wild because they wouldnt survive. The ASPCA tries to find homes for them in zoos or special areas for animals. Its against
7、the law P3 to 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 ofcomplaints W2， but because the pets owner needs help. A lovely baby lion or bear will finally grow u
8、p to be dangerous. “When they bite, it isnt because they hate you. Its because theyre wild animals， ” said exotic animal expert Kathi Travers. Travers is quick to give speeches against raising wild animals as pets. Too often people think that caring for a wild animal is the same as caring for a dog
9、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, Watford felt _. AexcitedBsurprised CfearfulDangry 2When it finds an exotic animal in
10、the city, the ASPCA _. Akeeps it until it grows up Bsets it free into the wild Chelps find a home for it 第 4页（共 9页） Dsells it to a zoo 3What can we infer from Paragraph 3? APet owners cant really control a wild animal. BA baby wild animal behaves badly at home. CWild animals have their joy and anger
11、. DA wild 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 dangerous 四、语法填空 The polar bear is found in the Arctic Circle and some
12、big land masses as far south as Newfoundland. While they are rare north of 88， there is evidence _1_they range all the way across the Arctic, and as far south as James Bay in Canada.It is difficult to figure out a global population of polar bears as much of the range has been _2_ (poor) studied; how
13、ever, biologists calculate that there are about 20,00025,000 polar bears worldwide. Modern methods _3_ tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid1980s, and are expensive _4_ (perform) consistently over a large area. In recent years some Inuit people in Nunavut _5_ (report)
14、 increases in bear sightingsaroundhumansettlements,leadingtoa_6_ 第 5页（共 9页） (believe) that populations are increasing. Scientists have responded by _7_ (note) that hungry bears may be congregating (聚集) around human settlements, leading to the illusion (错 觉) that populations are _8_ (high) than they
15、actually are. Of _9_nineteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six _10_ (be) stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data. 第 6页（共 9页） 一、单句语法填空 1.illegal 2.alarming 3.extinction 4.endangered 5.living 6.effective 7.threaten 8.hunters 9.unusual 10.emotions 二、单句写作 1.to s
16、urvive 2.such as 3.being carried out 4.attract attention 5.support your opinion 三、阅读理解 1.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.C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知 the ASPCA 负责安 顿这些无家可归的动物。故选 C。 3.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 gro
17、w up to be dangerous.”可知，将野生动物当成宠物养的人有时 第 7页（共 9页） 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.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。 四、语法填空 1that考查同位语从句的连接词。分析句子结构可知，主句 为 there be 句型，空格后为同位语从句，解释说明 evidence 的具体 内容，从句中不缺少成分且意义完整，故用 that 引导。 2poorly考查词性转换。修饰动词 studied 应用形容词 poor 的副词形式 poorly。 3
18、of/for考查介词。a method of/for doing sth. “做某事 的方法” 。 4to perform考查非谓语动词。此处是“主语beadj. 不定式”结构，不定式用主动形式表示被动含义。 5have reported考查动词的时态。根据句中的时间状语“In recent years”可判断用现在完成时。 6belief考查词性转换。根据空格前的不定冠词 a 可知，此 处应填 believe 的名词形式 belief。 7noting考查非谓语动词。介词后接动词时，应用其动名词 形式。respond by doing sth. “通过做某事回应” 。 8higher考查形容词的比较级。根据空格后的 than 可知，此 处应用 high 的比较级形式 higher。 9the考查冠词。此处特指确认的 19 个亚种群，故用定冠词 the。 10are考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处陈述客观事实，应 第 8页（共 9页） 用一般现在时；six 指代 six polar bear subpopulations，谓语动 词应用复数。 第 9页（共 9页）
