1、本真教育 释放天性 博古通今 放眼世界1.Master the usage of important words and expressions.2.Learn to use the reading skills.1What is unavoidable in the authors rescue work according to Paragraph 1?AEfforts made in vain.BGetting injured in his work.CFeeling uncertain about his future.DCreatures forced out of their ho
2、mes.答案A2Why was the author called to Muttontown?ATo rescue a woman.BTo take care of a woman.CTo look at a baby owl.DTo cure a young owl.答案C3What made the chick calm down?AA new nest.BSome food.CA recording.DIts parents.答案A4How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?AIts unexpected.BIts
3、 beautiful.CIts humorous.DIts discouraging.答案B1What is unavoidable in the authors rescue work according to Paragraph 1?AEfforts made in vain.BGetting injured in his work.CFeeling uncertain about his future.DCreatures forced out of their homes.答案A采用寻读法，解题分三步：(1)先读题干，抓住关键词；(2)带着问题快速阅读文章，找出与问题有关的词语或句子；
4、(3)仔细对比选项和信息，继而找出原文答案。Para.1 I work with Volunteers for Wildlife，a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley.Trying to help injured，displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking;survival is never certain.However，when it works，it is simply beautiful.习题讲解unavoidable adj
5、.不可避免的heartbreaking adj.令人心碎的survival n.生存2Why was the author called to Muttontown?ATo rescue a woman.BTo take care of a woman.CTo look at a baby owl.DTo cure a young owl.答案CPara.2 I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown.She had found a young owl(猫头鹰)on the ground.When I arrived，I saw a 2-to
6、3-week-old owl.It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.习题讲解cure v.治愈3What made the chick calm down?AA new nest.BSome food.CA recording.DIts parents.答案APara.4 The homeowner was very helpful.A wire basket was found.I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comforta
7、ble.I placed the chick in the nest，and it quickly calmed down.习题讲解branch n.树枝calm down 冷静下来，平静下来4How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?AIts unexpected.BIts beautiful.CIts humorous.DIts discouraging.答案BPara.6 A nervous night to be sure，but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on u
8、s all！The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings.I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active.And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of allLUNCH！The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.习题讲解outco
9、me.成果unexpected adj.出乎意料的discouraging adj.使人气馁/沮丧的unavoidable adj.不可避免的heartbreaking adj.令人心碎的survival n.生存cure v.治愈branch n.树枝outcome.成果unexpected adj.出乎意料的discouraging adj.使人气馁/沮丧的词汇补充calm down 冷静下来，平静下来 A篇阅读词组补充5What can we know from the passage?AWetas are unpleasant to the eye.BThe Maoris nickna
10、med themselves“wetas”CThe Europeans brought wetas to New Zealand.DThe weta is a newly discovered insect species.答案A6Which of the following is TRUE about wetas?AThey are quick in movement.BThey are decreasing in number.CThey are very active in the daytime.DThey have a short lifespan for insects.答案B7T
11、he underlined word“its”in the last paragraph refers to“”Athe dinosaurs Bthe wetasCthe islands Dthe rats答案D8In which section of a newspaper can you most probably read the passage?AA sports section.BA business section.CA biology section.DAn entertainment section.答案CPara.1On the island of New Zealand，t
12、here is a grasshopper-like species of insect that is found nowhere else on the earth.New Zealanders have given it the nickname weta（沙螽），which is a native Maori word meaning“god of bad looks”Its easy to see why anyone would call this insect a bad-looking bug.Most people feel disgusted at the sight of
13、 these bulky(笨重的)，slow-moving creatures.习题讲解5What can we know from the passage?AWetas are unpleasant to the eye.BThe Maoris nicknamed themselves“wetas”CThe Europeans brought wetas to New Zealand.DThe weta is a newly discovered insect species.答案Aunpleasant adj.使人不愉快的；不合意的；讨厌的；disgusted adj.厌恶的6Which
14、of the following is TRUE about wetas?AThey are quick in movement.BThey are decreasing in number.CThey are very active in the daytime.DThey have a short lifespan for insects.答案BPara.3 Most people probably dont feel sympathy for these endangered creatures，but they do need protecting.The slow and clums
15、y wetas have been around on the island since the times of the dinosaurs，and have evolved and survived in an environment where they had no enemies until rats came to the island with European immigrants.Since rats love to hunt and eat wetas，the rat population on the island has grown into a real proble
16、m for many of the native species that are unaccustomed to its presence，and poses a serious threat to the native weta population.习题讲解decrease v.减少threat n.威胁be unaccustomed to不习惯presence n.出席；存在7The underlined word“its”in the last paragraph refers to“”Athe dinosaurs Bthe wetasCthe islands Dthe rats答案
17、DPara.3 Most people probably dont feel sympathy for these endangered creatures，but they do need protecting.The slow and clumsy wetas have been around on the island since the times of the dinosaurs，and have evolved and survived in an environment where they had no enemies until rats came to the island
18、 with European immigrants.Since rats love to hunt and eat wetas，the rat population on the island has grown into a real problem for many of the native species that are unaccustomed to its presence，and poses a serious threat to the native weta population.习题讲解8In which section of a newspaper can you mo
19、st probably read the passage?AA sports section.BA business section.CA biology section.DAn entertainment section.答案CPara.6 A nervous night to be sure，but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all！The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings.I drove over and saw t
20、he chick in the nest looking healthy and active.And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of allLUNCH！The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.习题讲解section n.部分biology n.生物unpleasant adj.使人不愉快的；不合意的；讨厌的；disgusted adj.厌恶的decrease v.减少threat n.威胁presence n.出席；
21、存在section n.部分biology n.生物词汇补充 B篇阅读be unaccustomed to不习惯词组补充Summary(课堂背诵）词汇unavoidable adj.不可避免的heartbreaking adj.令人心碎的survival n.生存cure v.治愈branch n.树枝outcome.成果unexpected adj.出乎意料的discouraging adj.使人气馁/沮丧的unpleasant adj.使人不愉快的；不合意的；讨厌的；disgusted adj.厌恶的decrease v.减少threat n.威胁presence n.出席；存在section n.部分biology n.生物词组calm down 冷静下来，平静下来be unaccustomed to不习惯Summary(课堂背诵）词汇unavoidableheartbreaking survival cure branch outcome unexpected discouraging unpleasant disgusted decrease threat presence section biology 词组calm down be unaccustomed to
