1、Book 2 Unit 4綜合訓練A卷主題閱讀專攻練AFor six hundred years, the Tower of London, s most exotic （異國風情的）prisoners were animals.The Royal Menagerie （動物園）began as a result of kings exchanging rare and strange animals as gifts. In 1235, Henry IH was delighted to be presented with three wildcats by the Holy Roman E

2、mperor Frederick II. These inspired him to start a zoo at the Tower. Henry，s “wildcats， although described as leopards, were probably lions. These are the ancestors of the three lions that still appear on the England football teams shirts today.In 1251 the lions were joined by a “white bear” probabl

3、y a polar bear - given by the King of Norway. In 1255, the King of France sent the first elephant ever seen in England and “people flocked together to see the novel sight”. Sadly, the elephant died in 1258.Poor treatment and cramped conditions meant many of the animals did not survive for long. But

4、the Royal Menagerie continued to grow. Edward I created a permanent new home for the Royal Menagerie at the western entrance to the Tower, which became known as the Lion Tower. The terrifying sounds and smells of wild animals must have both impressed and scared visitors.By 1622, the collection had b

5、een extended to include three eagles, two pumas, a tiger and a jackal, as well as lions and leopards, who were the main attractions.However, the end of the Royal Menagerie came in the 1830s. Campaigners had begun to raise concerns, and the animals were expensive, occasionally dangerous and a nuisanc

6、e to the guardsmen. The Duke of Wellington sent 150 of the beasts to a new zoo in Regents Park, todays London Zoo.Despite Alfred Cops s best efforts to carry on, several further incidents including an escaped wolf and a monkey that bit a guardsman，s leg convinced King William IV to shut down the Roy

7、al Menagerie for good in 1835. The remaining animals were sold to zoos and travelling shows and the Lion Tower was later demolished.語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述了著名的倫敦塔中皇家動物園的歷史。What do we know about the elephant presented in 1255?It caused big trouble.It received much attention.It lived painfully in the Lion

8、Tower.It died before the polar bear came in.解析：選B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句可知，1255年，法國國王送給英國一頭 大象，英國人第一次見到大象，人們成群結(jié)隊地去觀看；據(jù)此可知，1255年被贈送的這頭 大象引起了很大的關注，故B項正確。For what reason was the Royal Menagerie closed at last?Security concerns.The decline of tourism.C Pressure from campaigners.D. The financial burden to raise

9、the animals.解析：選A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)尾段第一句可知，由于發(fā)生了危險事件，包括逃跑的 狼和猴子咬人，故威廉四世終于決定永久關閉這家動物園，故A項正確。Which is the best title for the text?The Royal MenagerieGifts Presented to the KingTourist Attractions in LondonMiserable Life in the Lion Tower解析：選A 標題歸納題。通讀全文可知，文章第一段為全文的主題句，結(jié)合全文內(nèi) 容可知，本文主要介紹了倫敦塔中的皇家動物園的歷史，故A項最能概括文意。B

10、We re often reminded of the importance of preserving the planet as we see it for future generations - and children at St Oswald，s CE Primary School Chester certainly agree.Nine-year-old Isobel Kelleher from the schoof s Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note. Sometimes they can be busy a

11、nd I don，t think they think they can make a difference, but if everyone does a little bit it all adds up, she tells HuffPost UK. We started looking at plastic pollution in our oceans and the things like plastic bags that are polluting them, “ she says. uFish can eat the plastic and they can die, or

12、we might even eat the fish ourselves/9Mr Timms, Isobef s teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly. The entire Hummingbirds class, which is made up of 9- and 10-year-old pupils, h

13、as been busy writing poems and creating online video adverts to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife.Mr Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us. We sometimes overlook how much we can really learn from

14、children, “ he says. “It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic, and to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws/9Mr Timms is proud of his Hummingbirds class. The message that they would like to s

15、end to the world is simple: stopping this isn，t someone else，s job, and it won t be OK if we just leave it.”語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了 “蜂鳥班”積極響應一個環(huán)保教育項目。 該班由9歲和10歲的孩子組成，他們通過寫詩和制作在線視頻廣告以提醒成年人注意環(huán)保 問題。What can we infer about adults according to Isobel Kelleher?A They just pretend to be busy.They haven，t done

16、their part well.They can do nothing to stop pollution.They have started to care about the ocean.解析：選B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容，尤其是第一句“Nine-year-old Isobel Kelleher from the schools Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note.”可推知，成 年人在環(huán)保問題上沒有做得很好，故B項正確。What is the purpose of the school project?To help

17、adults to learn more about their kids.B To remind adults to be friendly to the environment.To persuade students to stop using plastic bags.To teach students how to write poems creatively.解析：選B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段尾句可知，整個“蜂鳥班”由9歲和10歲的學 生組成，他們一直忙著寫詩和制作在線視頻廣告，提醒成年人海洋和野生動物所處的嚴重 處境；據(jù)此可知，該項目旨在提醒成年人要注意環(huán)保問題，故B項正確。Wh

18、at is the text mainly about?An inspiring school project.An appeal to stop plastic bags.Serious situations of our planetAdults ignorance of the environment.解析：選A 主旨大意題。閱讀全文可知，第三段第一句為全文的主題句，再結(jié)合全 文內(nèi)容可知，本文主要介紹了 “蜂鳥班”積極響應一個環(huán)保教育項目，該班由9歲和10歲 的孩子組成，他們通過寫詩和制作在線視頻廣告，提醒成年人注意環(huán)保問題。故A項正確。Trees, some of the talles

19、t in the world, towered above Hannah Griffiths and her colleagues each morning as they walked deep into the rainforest in the Maliau Basin in Borneo, where they had set up a set of experiments to look at the ecological effects of small creatures: termites （白 蟻）.Termites get 速They make headlines for

20、chewing up billions of dollars ofproperty each year in the U S. And they are responsible for something like two percent of global carbon emissions, simply as a result of their huge populations and preference for chewing through carbon-rich materials. A whole industry is aiming at killing them.But th

21、ey play a key role in many natural ecosystems. Scientists have known for years that in tropical （熱帶的）forests, termites chew up fallen leaves and dead wood, keeping the fallen material under control and letting nutrients from the dead material back into the system to be used by other plants, insects,

22、 and animals. But they didn，t know exactly how important the insects were in keeping the forest healthy and functional, so they removed termites from a particular spot in the forest and saw how it responded.As luck would have it, Hannah Griffiths and her colleagues started their experiment when the

23、forest was hit by an extreme drought. During the non-drought years, they saw there wasn51 much difference between the normal plots and the ones where they，d removed the termites. But during the drought, the effects were marked. What they found was unexpected: in the termite-rich areas, the soil stay

24、ed slightly wet, more tree seedlings sprouted （抽芽）,and the system was full of activity despite the long, hard dry spell.For Griffiths, it was only because they happened to study the drought that they could pick out the real importance of termites to the system, she points out. And that rings alarm b

25、ells in my head, “ she says, “because it makes me think, well, what else don，t we know? If we start damaging biological communities, we dont know what that will do.”語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。白蟻因每年在美國吞噬數(shù)十億美元的房產(chǎn)而登上新聞 頭條，它們的碳排放量約占全球的2%。因此，人們想要消滅白蟻。但是科學家通過試驗表 明，白蟻對自然生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的作用是不可估量的。Which of the following best explain

26、s a bum rap” underlined in Paragraph 2?A. Unfair blame.B. Wide popularity.C. Public attention.D. Special preference.解析：選A 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段第二句和第三段第一句But they play a key role in many natural ecosystems.”可知，白蟻因每年在美國吞噬數(shù)十億美元的房產(chǎn)而登上新聞頭 條，人們想殺死它們，但它們在許多自然生態(tài)系統(tǒng)中發(fā)揮了關鍵的作用，由此可推知，畫 線詞所在句表示白蟻受到了不公平的責備。What have scienti

27、sts learned about termites?They do serious harm to tropical rainforests.They contribute a lot to the ecosystem they live in.They act as food for other plants, insects and animals.They speed up the loss of nutrition in the rainforest.解析：選B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)對第三段的整體理解，尤其是第二句中的“termites chewup fallen leaves . by

28、 other plants, insects, and animals”可知，白蟻會啃食落葉和枯木，并讓 枯木中的營養(yǎng)物質(zhì)重新進入生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，供其他植物、昆蟲和動物使用。由此可知，科學家 們已經(jīng)知道白蟻對它們居住的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)貢獻很大。What can we infer from the finding of Griffiths，experiment?Termites help rainforests survive climate change.B Termites prefer drought years to non-drought ones.Termites benefit more fro

29、m the forest during the drought.Termites enjoy eating tree seedlings during the drought.解析:選A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句“What they found was . hard dry spell.” 可知，在白蟻密集的地區(qū)，土壤保持濕潤，更多的樹苗抽芽，生態(tài)系統(tǒng)在漫長干旱的時期 充滿活力。由此可推知，白蟻能幫助雨林渡過氣候變化。What does Griffiths tell us in the last paragraph?Termites are now in danger of extinc

30、tion.Termites damage biological communities.We should think twice before damaging a species.We should study the drought to improve the system.解析：選C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段，尤其是“If we start damaging biological communities, we dont know what that will do.”可知，如果我們開始破壞生物群落，我們不 知道會發(fā)生什么。由此可推知，Griffiths在最后一段告訴我們在破壞

31、一個物種之前，我們 應該三思而后行。B卷核心素養(yǎng)強化練I .完形填空My name is Miranda Gibson. I have been at the top of a tree for five months now. Some people might wonder on earth I would choose to do that.I have walked through this forest many times. On 12 December 2011,2 rolled intothe forest and the destruction （摧毀）began. I co

32、uldn，t 3 the thought that these forests would be 4 forever. So, on 14 December 2011,1 packed up my life, $ of my job plans, and climbed 60 meters to the top of this tree. I have been here ever since.Life in the tree tops can be at times. I have times when I feel frustrated （沮喪） and wish I could ? to

33、 anywhere, just have a & of scenery for a minute! There are times too, when I feel terribly 9 I miss my friends and family. these times, I find myself loving the 11.Living on the tree has been inspiring. I am willing to up here for as long as it takes 9 J3 I honestly hope it won，t be too before I ca

34、n put my feet on the ground below and stand in a forest that will never be 15 .語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者住在樹上阻止他人伐樹的故事。A.whyB. whenC. howD. where解析：選A 空處引導賓語從句，wonder后接表示原因的連接副詞why。A.waterB.animalsC. machineryD.tourists解析：選C 根據(jù)空后面的“destruction （摧毀）”進行判斷，只有機器有能力摧毀森林。A.bearB.helpC. keepD.spare解析：選 A 考查動賓搭配

35、，could not bear the thought 不能忍受這種想 法；bear “忍受”；help “幫助”；keep “保持；spare “抽出，留出”。A.soldB. stolenC. protectedD. lost解析：選D 本題可根據(jù)同義復現(xiàn)解題。根據(jù)前文“destruction （摧毀）”進行判斷，森 林將永久消失。A.grew outB. fell shortC. ran outD. let go解析：選D 根據(jù)上文“I packed up my life”可知，此處表示“我”放下工作。ran out of逃離；grow out of 產(chǎn)生自” ;fall short “

36、達不至1J ” ; let go of “放手”。A.refreshingB. riskyC. challengingD. rewarding解析：選C 本句是本段的主旨句。根據(jù)后文可知，作者時而感到沮喪時而孤獨，故 可判斷此處表示樹頂?shù)纳钍怯刑魬?zhàn)性的，C項challenging符合語境。refreshing ”令人耳 目一新的“；risky “有風險的；rewarding “有回報的”。A.get upB. get awayC. give inD give up解析：選B 考查動詞搭配。作者感到沮喪的時候想要遠離當前的環(huán)境去其他地方。 get away to 遠離；getup 起立；giv

37、e in 讓步；giveup “放棄”。A.changeB. lookC. searchD. touch解析：選A 考查動賓搭配，由前文可知作者長期待在樹頂感到沮喪，因此想要改變 一下風景。D. lonelyA.confusedB. nervousC. sorry解析：選D 根據(jù)后文“miss friends and family”可知，此處表示作者感覺很孤單。A.BeyondB. WithoutC. DespiteD. Unlike解析：選C 盡管有這些不愉快的時光，作者還是很喜歡這種經(jīng)歷，前后邏輯相反， 承認事實否定結(jié)果，表示讓步關系。beyond “超出”；without “沒有；des

38、pite “盡管”； unlike “不像”。11. A.heightB. experienceC. backgroundD. position解析：選B 此處，experience對應本段段首的“Life in the tree tops”。B. stopA.returnC. stayC. stay解析：選Cstay up ”待在這里”。D. hideB. thoughD. soA.butC. because解析：選A 根據(jù)語境可知，前后句是完全相反的邏輯關系，后句否定前句的事實及 結(jié)果，表示轉(zhuǎn)折，故選A。B. longD. badA.soonC. near解析：選B 此處可根據(jù)原詞復現(xiàn)解題

39、，前文出現(xiàn)了 “as long as”。B. loggedD. missedA.movedC. burned解析：選B 根據(jù)前文說到的“destruction”(摧毀)和機器以及森林即將消失可知，log “采伐樹木”，符合語境。II .語法填空The population of the milu around China，s Poyang Lake ! (grow) from 47 to 55 since a group of the rare deer was released (釋放)there about a year ago. Yang Qibo, who is in charge o

40、f Poyang County，s wildlife protection station, told the public that they had recorded 2 birth of 8 deer over the past year. Last April, 3 (improve) biodiversity in the local wetland ecosystem, China released 47 deer into the wild around Poyand Lake, the countrys largest freshwater lake. The species* sudden 4 (disappear) occurred around 1,000 years ago in this area. Local officials said the deer adapted well to the new environment and coexisted (peaceful) with local villagers. Whenever a deer 0 (spot), villagers would alwa