Unit4WildlifeprotectionⅠ.閱讀理解A(2017·沈陽(yáng)市高三教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè))In2013aloneatleast20，000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2，200rhinoswerekilledfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming，becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates，whichcouldleadtoextinctionoftheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheenvironment.Indeed，someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.Ifyouarereadingthis，youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking(非法交易)notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies，suchastigers，tortoises，seaturtles，andtheworld'smosttraffickedmammal(哺乳動(dòng)物)—pangolins.Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintouchscales(鱗)，whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentspeciesofpangolins，fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica，andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthroughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive，highdemandinEastAsia，wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines，isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbelievethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40，000and81，250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.InFebruary，theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking，whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife，includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan；buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife；raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuellingtheillegaltrade.GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay(Marcia3)byspreadingtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowitistimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecies，bigandsmall，fromthehugeelephanttotheshypangolin.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】由于人們的捕獵，一些物種瀕臨滅絕。本文呼吁人們行動(dòng)起來(lái)，保護(hù)瀕危物種。1．Howmanyendangeredcreaturesarementionedinthepassage?A．4. B．5.C．6. D．7.C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一、二段可知，文章提到了大象、犀牛、老虎、陸龜、海龜、穿山甲六種瀕臨滅絕的動(dòng)物。故選C項(xiàng)。]2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Eightspeciesofpangolinsliveonthesamecontinent.B．Pangolinsarenotprotectedinmostoftheirnaturalhabitats.C．Thescalesofpangolinscanbeusedasaningredientforcooking.D．HighdemandcontributestotheillegaltradeofpangolinsinEastAsia.D[正誤判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“highdemandinEastAsia...isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts”可知，高需求導(dǎo)致了東亞穿山甲非法交易的發(fā)生，即D項(xiàng)正確。]3．WhatcanweknowabouttheplanreleasedbytheUS?A．SocialmediawillbeusedtospreadWorldWildlifeDay.B．Whethertheplanwillbeworkedoutremainstobeseen.C．TheUSwillworktogetherwithothercountriestoprotectwildlife.D．Moreandmorepeopleareadvisedtoincreasetheirneedsofpangolins.C[推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中的“Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan；buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife；raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuellingtheillegaltrade.”可知，美國(guó)將聯(lián)合其他國(guó)家保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物，即C項(xiàng)正確。]4．Whatistheauthor'sintentionofwritingthepassage?A．ToinformussomethingaboutWorldWildlifeDay.B．Toraiseawarenessofprotectingendangeredwildlife.C．ToexplainwhypangolinsareillegallytradedinEastAsia.D．ToshowhowtheUnitedStatesistofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife.B[寫作意圖題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，作者寫這篇文章的目的是增強(qiáng)人們保護(hù)瀕危物種的意識(shí)，即B項(xiàng)正確。]B(2017·廣東六校教育教學(xué)聯(lián)合體高三模擬)WarmweatherbroughtbyElNinohashadmixedeffectsonanimalsinusuallysnowyplacesinNorthAmerica，includingNewEngland，accordingtoanAssociatedPressarticle.Someanimalsseemtobenefitfromhavingachancetogathermorefoodbeforewinter，andfromexpendinglessenergyindailysurvivalmode.Others，likesnowshoehares，areputatcenterstageinpredators'(捕食者)viewwhentheylacksnowfordisguisingtheirwhitefur—notagoodthingforthem，ofcourse.Blackbears，ontheotherhand，havebeenkeepingbusygatheringnutsandapples，whentheywouldnormallyhavesettledintotheirwinterhomesbynow.VermontandMassachusettsofficialshaveaskedresidentstowaittillsnowfallstotakeouttheirbirdfeedersforthesakeofsafety，thearticlesaid.“Wesuggestwaitingfor6ormoreinchesofsnowthatlastsbeforetakingoutyourbirdfeeders，especiallyifyouhavebeenvisitedinthepastbybearsoriftherearesightingsofbearsinyourneighborhood，”ForrestHammond，VermontFishandWildlife'sbearbiologist，saidinthearticle.“Duetolackofsnowandfrozenground，birdsareabletoseekfoodinfieldsandforestsfortheirnaturalfoods.”Snowamountscanalsodeterminehowcomfortablebearsareandhowquicklytheyconsumetheiraccumulatedfatduringhibernation(冬眠)，notedHammondinthearticle.Thisisbecausesnowcoversandtrapsthemintheirwinterhomes，andalsohidesthemfrompredators.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】隨著冬季降雪，很多動(dòng)物進(jìn)入冬眠期。但是，由于受厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象的影響，北美一些地區(qū)降雪量減少，使得一些動(dòng)物無(wú)法正常冬眠。5．WhatmayupsetsnowshoeharesbecauseofElNino?A．Theirbeingcaughtmoreeasily.B．Theirfailingtogathermorefood.C．Theirconsumingmoreenergy.D．Theirlosingsightoftheirenemies.A[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第二段的“Others，likesnowshoehares，areputatcenterstageinpredators'(捕食者)viewwhentheylacksnowfordisguisingtheirwhitefur”可知，沒有足夠的雪來(lái)偽裝白靴兔白色的皮毛，這使得它們很容易被捕食者發(fā)現(xiàn)。由此可知，因?yàn)槎驙柲嶂Z現(xiàn)象，它們更容易被捕捉到了。]6．Whydidtheofficialsaskpeopletokeepbirdfeedersuntilsnowfalls?A．Theymaydisturbbears.B．There'snoneedtodoso.C．Toavoidattractingbears.D．Forthesafetyofbears.C[推理判斷題。第三段開頭提到往年這個(gè)時(shí)候，黑熊通常都已經(jīng)待在冬眠的窩里了，但現(xiàn)在它們卻忙著收集堅(jiān)果和蘋果，再根據(jù)“VermontandMassachusettsofficialshaveaskedresidentstowaittillsnowfallstotakeouttheirbirdfeedersforthesakeofsafety”可知，暫時(shí)不把喂鳥器拿出來(lái)是為了不招來(lái)熊。故選C項(xiàng)。]7．Whatdothebearbiologist'swordsimply?A．Aheavysnowisontheway.B．Bearsarecommonnowadays.C．Bearslivemainlyonbirdsinwinter.D．Warmweatherbenefitsbirdsinwinter.D[推理判斷題。依據(jù)第四段的尾句“Duetolackofsnowandfrozenground，birdsareabletoseekfoodinfieldsandforestsfortheirnaturalfoods.”可知，由于缺乏雪和凍土，鳥類可以在田野和森林中覓食，因此暖冬對(duì)鳥類的生存有利，故選D項(xiàng)。]8．Whichofthefollowingisthepropertitleforthepassage?A．WarmWeatherHelpsAnimalsSurviveB．SnowAmountsDetermineAnimals'WinterLifeC．MeasuresShouldBeTakentoProtectWildlifeD．LackofSnowAffectsNorthAmericanAnimalsD[標(biāo)題歸納題。作者在首段中先提出氣候變暖對(duì)北美動(dòng)物有影響，下文以白靴兔和黑熊為例進(jìn)行具體說明，因此D項(xiàng)作文章標(biāo)題最佳。]Ⅱ.完形填空(2017·湖南省東部六校高三聯(lián)考)IwasabouttoopenthedoorofmycarwhenIsawamanapproaching.Themanpointeda(n)1atme.“Givemeyourpurse！”“Idon'thaveapurse，”Isaid.Hekeptcoming.“Givemeyourpurse！”He2theguninmystomach.Hereachedover，seizedmy3andopenedthetrunk(汽車尾箱)．He4metothebackofmycar.Ihesitated.“Getin，”heshouted，“now！”Ididit，only5Iknewexactlywherethetrunkreleasewas.“Don'tmove；don'tmakeanoise，”he6．Heslammedthetrunkshut.Everythingwent7．Rightthereinthetrunk，myeyeswereadjustingtothedarkness.Myfearstartedto8andmymindcleared.Iknewwhateverdirectionheturned，hewouldhavetoslowdown.Iwaitedformy9．Hedrovethecarforwardandthenstopped.Iheardanothercarhonkbehind.Hethen10andthecarquicklyreached80milesanhour.Icouldn'ttellwhereweweregoing.Assoonashesloweddown，Ipulledthe11release，pusheditopenandjumpedout.I12throughpeople'syardsandtriedtoputdistanceandobjectsbetweenthekidnapperandme.Iranbacktomyapartmentcomplexand13doors.Onefinallyopenedandanolderladyletmein.I14closedthedoorandlockedit.WhileIwasonwiththe91115，therewasaknockatthedoor.Standingtherewasahulkingfigure，aDaytonaBeachpoliceofficer.Hewasintheneighborhoodand16immediately.Officers17thekidnapperthenextday.“Youhavenoideahow18youare，”oneoftheofficerstoldme.“Carjackingsthatdevelopedintokidnappings19turnoutwell.”Iknewitwasn'tluckthathadsavedme.Itwasthe20，bothofmindandofsoul.Rememberchancesonlyfavorthosewhoareprepared!【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。作者在開車途中遭遇搶劫，在危急時(shí)刻，作者冷靜思考，用機(jī)智和勇敢巧妙地自救，從而告訴我們：機(jī)會(huì)總是留給有準(zhǔn)備的人。1．A.finger B．cameraC．a(chǎn)rrow D．gunD[根據(jù)第三段中的“He2theguninmystomach.”可知，劫匪用槍指著“我”。故選D。]2．A.stuck B．threwC．fired D．hidA[他用槍抵住“我”的肚子。stick“刺，戳”；throw“扔”；fire“點(diǎn)火”；hide“躲藏”。故選A。]3．A.hands B．phoneC．keys D．walletC[根據(jù)后面的“openedthetrunk(打開汽車尾箱)”可知，他拿起“我”的鑰匙(keys)。故選C。]4．A.assisted B．guidedC．persuaded D．forcedD[根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處表示劫匪強(qiáng)迫“我”進(jìn)入尾箱。assist“幫助”；guide“指導(dǎo)”；persuade“勸服”；force“強(qiáng)迫”。故選D。]5．A.though B．becauseC．unless D．untilB[“我”進(jìn)了尾箱，只因?yàn)椤拔摇睖?zhǔn)確地知道尾箱開啟處在哪兒。故選B。]6．A.warned B．questionedC．explained D．repeatedA[劫匪警告“我”不要?jiǎng)樱灰l(fā)出聲音。warn“警告”；question“質(zhì)問”；explain“解釋”；repeat“重復(fù)”。故選A。]7．A.smooth B．darkC．silent D．naturalB[根據(jù)空后一句中的“myeyeswereadjustingtothedarkness”可知，選B。]8．A.spread B．increaseC．a(chǎn)ppear D．liftD[根據(jù)后面的“mymindcleared(思維清晰)”可知，此處指“恐懼開始消失(lift)”。spread“傳播”；increase“增加”；appear“出現(xiàn)”。故選D。]9．A.result B．chanceC．choice D．ideaB[此處表示“我”在等待機(jī)會(huì)。result“結(jié)果”；chance“機(jī)會(huì)”；choice“選擇”；idea“想法”。故選B。]10．A.continued B．slowedC．a(chǎn)ccelerated D．remainedC[根據(jù)空前面的“thenstopped”和后面的“thecarquicklyreached80milesanhour”可知，劫匪把車加速了。continue“繼續(xù)”；slow“減速”；accelerate“加速”；remain“停留”。故選C。]11．A.trunk B．lightC．a(chǎn)larm D．motorA[根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處表示“我”拉開尾箱開關(guān)，與上文的“Iknewexactlywherethetrunkreleasewas.”呼應(yīng)。故選A。]12．A.walked B．racedC．wandered D．passedB[根據(jù)后面的“甩開劫匪”可知，本處指“我”快速地跑。walk“走”；ra