1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Wildlife protection . 阅读理解 A (2018 安徽马鞍山模拟 ) The poaching, or the illegal killing, of rhinos (犀牛 ) in South Africa is growing worse each year. The government recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2014, a year which had more rhino killings in South Afri
2、ca than ever before. The World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, says about 20,000 rhinos live in South Africa. They make up more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world. Edna Molewa, South Africas Environment Minister, says, “During 2014, we are sad to say that, 1,215 rhinos were killed. This is a rise in
3、the number of poached rhinos from 1,004 in 2013 and indeed very worrying.” The animals are hunted for their horns (角 ). Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power, which drives poachers, at all costs, mad for more horns. But there is no scientific evidence for this belief. The horn is mad
4、e of keratin. That is the same thing as human hair, fingernails and toenails. Ms. Molewa said 386 suspected poachers were arrested last year, an increase from the year before. But rhino protection workers say poachers often go unpunished after arrest. South Africas legal system is ineffective. Ms. M
5、olewa said more needs to be done and South Africa is taking strong measures to protect rhinos. The efforts include moving some of the animals to secret places in neighboring countries. “Now approximately 100 rhinos have been moved to neighboring states in the SADC region during 2014 and 200 more rhi
6、nos will be moved this year,” Molewa said. Jo Shaw, the rhino program manager at the WWF, said, “Were talking about a loss of a hundred rhinos a month, or more than three a day. We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally.” She says officials should find t
7、he cr iminal groups responsible for the poaching and punish them. Government officials are to meet in Botswana in March at the Inter-governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade. 1.What do we know about rhinos? A.Half of rhinos live in South Africa. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B.Less than 1,000 rhinos were k
8、illed in 2013. C.The killing reached the highest point in 2014. D.There are only 20,000 rhinos left in the world. 2.What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos? A.To get more keratin. B.To protect the farmland. C.To use them for decoration. D.To make money from horns. 3.Jo Shaw thinks that . A
9、.many criminal groups are well-organized B.new laws are needed to punish the killers C.rhino protection needs international cooperation D.conferences about protecting rhinos are to be held every year 4.What can we infer from the text? A.Rhino protection has a long way to go. B.No one would like to b
10、uy horns in the future. C.The illegal killing of rhinos will soon disappear. D.Rhinos living in South Africa will move to other countries. B “De -extinction”,the idea that extinct( 绝种的 )animals can be brought back through cloning or genetic(基因的 )engineering,has attracted the interest of a small grou
11、p of scientists.The topic has made the cover of National Geographic Magazine. Supporters say they are doing it for moral reasons and because they “miss” the extinct animals.They blame the human exploitation of animals(such as hunting and the destruction of wildlife habitat),but their plans,which sou
12、nd exciting,are exploitation in another form. Considering the imperfect science of cloning,de-extinction would cause animals suffering.Most animals born of such experiments would suffer serious diseases,dying soon after birth or having a shortened lifetime.Spanish and French scientists worked for ye
13、ars to bring the Pyrenean ibex,a species of wild goat,back from extinction by cloning.In 2009,they succeeded only in producing a sick baby goat that died 10 minutes after birth.For the animals to be 【 精品教育资源文库 】 born,other animals would live in captivity,in a lab or elsewhere and serve as mother su
14、bstitutes(代用品 ),routinely having operations as part of the cloning process.For example,elephants would be kept in captivity to carry woolly mammoth(猛犸象 )babies for nearly two years.Such experiments often lead to other animals unhappiness . If extinct animals were successfully brought back,where woul
15、d they go?Their original habitats have developed and changed. They are unlikely to survive in the natural environment now. But if they did manage to survive,they would affect their environment in unpredictable ways,presenting a new threat. If the animals born through de-extinction were raised in zoo
16、s and museums,what good would be that?It is exploitation,not a solution. It would be better to apply creative thinking about protection to the real-life problems of todays world.De -extinction draws attention away from the difficult situation of endangered animals.Discussions about woolly mammoth cl
17、oning do nothing to stop the illegal endangered wild African elephant hunt. Money should be used to prevent the conflict between humans and wildlife. Lets keep de -extinction in the world of science fiction,learn from our failed past,and protect wild animals and their habitats for the future. 5.The
18、underlined word“it”in Paragraph 1 refers to “ ”. A.de-extinction B.cloning or genetic engineering C.exploitation D.National Geographic Magazine 6.In Paragraph 2, examples are given to show that . A.modern elephants are related to the woolly mammoth B.scientists should improve the cloning process C.d
19、e-extinction does harm to some animals D.its possible to bring back extinct animals 7.What might happen if extinct animals came back to the world? A.The problem of extinction might be solved. B.They might live in their original habitats. C.The balance of nature might be disturbed. D.More endangered
20、animals might be saved. 8.Whats the authors attitude towards “de -extinction”? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A.Disapproving. B.Doubtful. C.Supportive. D.Uncertain. . 语法填空 阅读下面短文 ,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In 1982, July 1st was officially established as Canada Day. 1 (variety) events are organized on that day, inc
21、luding parades, concerts, festivals and firework displays, 2 attract Canadians of all ages across the country. Canada Day is the years biggest national party. Canadas national fla g can be seen everywhere and many people have their faces 3 (paint) red and white, which are Canadas national colours. T
22、he 4 (celebrate) in Ottawa, Canadas capital city, are especially grand and exciting. In Quebec, many people spend Canada Day 5 (move) from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known 6 Moving Day. Many organizations, businesses, and stores are closed on that day. Only some Book stor
23、es, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day 7 (fall) during the Canadian summer holidays, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services 8 (provide) for large events. The Canadians enjoy 9 (they) to the full on that day. The only problem i
24、s 10 the concerts, the parades and the festivals may cause traffic jams in some major cities. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. . 短文改错 (2018 安徽合肥高三调研 ) 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文 ,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误 ,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加 :在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (), 并在其下面写出该 加的词。 删除 :把多余的词用斜线 ()划掉。 修改 :在错的词下画一横线 ,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意 :1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词 ; 2.只允许修改 10 处 ,多者 (从第 11 处起 )不计分。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 I am writing to tell you anything about the transportation in China. Over the past few decades we have developed an amazed network of public transportation. Besides, we have been decided to make efforts to make th
