高中英语人教必修二Unit2 单元自主综合测试含答案.docx

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高中英语人教必修二Unit2单元自主综合测试含答案

Unit2Wildlifeprotection单元自主综合测试

时间：

100分钟　　　满分：

120分

　选择题部分

第二部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheFennecfoxisalsoknownasthedesertfoxsinceitsurvivesintheSaharaDesert（沙哈拉沙漠）.Itisthesmallestofthespeciesoffoxes,andquiteafewpeoplewishtoraiseitasapetbecauseofitsappearance.However,thisisveryrare,asitneedsspecialcareandattention.Let'stakealookatthebasicinformationontheFennecfox,includingitsphysicalappearance,naturalhabitat,anddiet.

PhysicalAppearance

TheFennecfoxisthesmallesttypeoffox,withabodylengthofabout9.5－16inches,and6inchlongears.Itweighsonlyaroundonekilogram.Ithasacreamcolored,furrybody,withablacktippedtail.

Theirearsarethelargestamongallfoxesrelativetothebodysize,whichnotonlyprovidethemwithgreathearing,butalsoradiatetheextremedesertheatandthushelptokeepthebodycool.Moreover,inordertowalkonthehotsand,aFennecfox'sfeetarecoveredwiththickfur.Notonlythat,thefeetalsohelpindigging,asthisanimallivesundertheground.

HabitatandLifestyle

ThehabitatofthisanimalismainlyintheSaharaDesert,andalsoinotherpartsofNorthAfrica.TheFennecfoxisusuallyactiveduringthenight.Thischaracterhelpsitdealsuccessfullywiththeextremeheatinthedesert.

Asanextremelysocialanimal,itoftenlivesingroupsoftenandeachgrouphasitsownland.Thisanimalis,however,aggressivetoo,readytoattack,especiallyinthemating（交配）season,whentheyallcompetewitheachotherforamate.

Diet

TheFennecfoxisanomnivore（杂食动物）.Whileitcansurviveonplants,italsoneedsotheritemssuchasinsects,rabbits,birdsandeggs.Gettingusedtolivinginthedesertallowsittosurviveforlongperiodswithoutanywater.Theyareknowntotakeinwaterwheneatingfood,butwilldrinkwaterifavailable.

1．WhathelpstheFennecfoxsurviveinthedesert?

A．Thesmallbodysize.B．Thegreathearing.

C．Gettingactiveatnight.D．Livingingroups.

2．Theword“radiate”（Paragraph3）isclosestinmeaningto________.

A．sendoutB．takein

C．sufferfromD．turndown

3．WhatcanwelearnabouttheFennecfoxinthepassage?

A．Itseldomattacksothers.

B．It'sdifficulttoraiseitasapet.

C．Itcansurvivewithoutanywater.

D．It'sthesmallestanimalinthedesert.

B

Elephantsareabletoknowthedifferencebetweenamanandawoman,andcantellanadult（成年人）fromachild—allfromthesoundofahumanvoice.ThisisaccordingtoastudyinwhichresearchersplayedvoicerecordingstowildAfricanelephants.

TheanimalsshowedmorefearwhentheyheardthevoicesofadultMasaimen.UsuallyMasaipeoplehuntelephants,andthissuggeststhatanimalshavegrowntolistenforandavoidthem.

Prof.KarenMcCombandDrGraemeShannonfromtheUniversityofSussexledthestudy.Theyexplainedthatinformerresearchtheyhadusedsimilarexperimentstoshowthatelephantscouldtellfromthesoundofalion—whethertheanimalwasafemale（雌性）oramoredangerousmale（雄性）．

Prof.McCombwantedtofindoutiftheanimalsusedtheirverysharpsenseofhearingtorecognizedangerfromhumans.

ThescientistsrecordedMasaimen,womenandchildrensaying,intheirownlanguage,“Look,lookoverthere,agroupofelephantsarecoming.”TheyalsorecordedKambamensayingthisphrase.

Masaipeopleoftencomeacrosselephants,whichcanresultinviolent（暴力的）hunting.Kambapeople,however,mainlyfeedonagriculture,whichdoesnotgenerallybringthemintoviolenttouchwiththeanimals.

Whentheteamplayedrecordingsofthesedifferentvoicesthroughahiddenspeaker,theyfoundthatelephantfamilygroupsshowedmorefearinresponsetothevoiceofaMasaimanthantoaKambaman'svoice.AndtheadultmaleMasaivoicesencouragedfarmoreofthesedefensivereactionsthanthevoicesofwomenorboys.

4．Anelephantcantellamanfromawomanbysenseof________.

A．touchB．sight

C．smellD．hearing

5．Howdidtheresearchersgettoknowtheelephants'specialability?

A．Bywatchingtheelephantsinthezoo.

B．Byplayingvoicerecordingstothem.

C．Byrecordingthebehaviorsofelephants.

D．Bycommunicatingwiththeminaspecialway.

6．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatelephantsareespeciallyafraidof________.

A．MasaimenB．Masaiwomen

C．KambamenD．Kambawomen

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ElephantsandHumanBeings

B．DifferencesBetweenHumanVoices

C．ElephantsRecognizeHumanVoices

D．ElephantsatWarwithHumanBeings

C

Theloneliestchimp（黑猩猩）intheworldjustgotthebestsurprise—ahugfromanewfriend.Ponsohasbeenbyhimselffornearlythreeyears,findinghimselfaloneafterhiswifeandchildrendiedontheislandwheretheywereabandonedbyamedicaltestingcompanymanyyearsago.

ForyearsanearbyvillagernamedGermainhasbeenPonso'sonlycompany,visitinghimsooftentobringbananasandbread—thechimp'sonlysourceoffoodonthetinyisland.ItwasclearhowmuchPonsomissedcompanionshipwhenhewasrecentlyvisitedbyChimpanzeeConservationCentreDirectorEstelleRaballand.ThechimpimmediatelyembracedEstelleRaballandinahugehugandlaughedasshereachedoutforhim，withhissmilefromeartoear.

ForthosewhoknowPonso'sbackstory,hisimmediateeaseandtrustinhumansmightbesurprising.Ponsowasoneof20chimps,allbetweentheagesof7to11yearsold,relocatedtoanislandofftheIvoryCoastafterbeingusedfortestingbytheNewYorkBloodCentre.Afterthetestswerecompletedin2005,thelabreportedlytransferredthechimpstoastringofislands,occasionallydroppingofffoodandwaterbecausetherewasnoneinthechimps'newhomes.

DiseaseandhungersoonleftonlyPonso,hismateandtheirtwochildrenstanding.Butattheendof2013theydiedwithindaysofeachotherandPonsowasnowcompletelyalone.

AgroupcalledSOSPONSOistryingtoraisemoneyforthepoorlonelychimp,alreadyachievingitsgoalof$20,000—allofwhichwillbeusedforPonso'scare.

8．WhatdoweknowaboutthechimpPonso?

A．Hewasdesertedbyhisfamily.

B．Hefoundmanysourcesoffood.

C．Hecametotheislandforatest.

D．Hesuffersfromlonelinessgreatly.

9．HowdidPonsofeelaboutthevisitofEstelleRaballand?

A．Excited.B．Frightened.

C．Embarrassed.D．Confused.

10．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A．Thechimps'newsettlement.

B．HowPonsocametotheisland.

C．WhyPonsowasusedforatest.

D．Themedicaltestaboutchimps.

11．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Germainwon'tvisitPonsoanymore.

B．Anewlabwillbebuiltontheisland.

C．ManypeopleshowconcernforPonso.

D．Morechimpswillbebroughttotheisland.

D

Fouranimals—awildcat,amongoose,amouseandanowl—hadmadetheirhomeinahugetree.

Themouseandthemongooselivedatthefootofthetreeintwodifferentholes.Thecatlivedinalargeholehalfwayupthetreeandtheowllivedinthebranches.

Thecatfearednoneofitsneighboursandmovedabout,afraidofnothing.Theowlandthemongoosewereafraidofthecatandkeptasafedistancefromit.Themousewasextremelyafraidofallthreeneighbours.

Onedaythecatwascaughtinatraplaidbyahunter.Itsthreeneighbourswatchedwithjoyasittriedextremelyhardtogetoutofthenetinwhichithadbeentrapped.Theyknewitwasahopelesstask.Soonthehunterwouldcomeandtheywouldneverseetheirenemyforever.Themouse'sjoy,however,wasshortlivedbecauseevenasitwatchedthecat,itfoundthatthemongoosewasmovingtowardsit.Lookingup,itsawthattheowltoowasgettingreadytomovedown.Themouseunderstoodthatitwasingreatdangerandthattheonlyonewhocouldsaveitwasitsenemy,thecat.

Itjumpedontothenetinwhichthecatwascaughtandbeganbitingatit.Withinashorttimeithadmadeaholebigenoughforthecattocomeout.Seeingthecatcomeout,theowlandthemongooseescaped.

Themouseranawaytoo.Itknewitcouldnotexpectanythanksfromthecat,butinsavingit,ithadsaveditsownlife.

12．Whichofthefourneighbourshadthemostpowerovertheotherthree?

A．Thewildcat.B．Themouse.

C．Themongoose.D．Theowl.

13．Themousebitatthenettosavethecatbecause________.

A．theyweregoodfriends

B．theybothhatedthehunters

C．themousewastookindtoseethecatdie

D．theothertwoneighboursweretoattackit

14．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthemouseis________.

A．kindB．brave

C．cleverD．stupid

15．Themouselivedinextremefeareverydaybecause________.

A．itlivedatthefootofthetree

B．hunterssettrapseverywhere

C．allitsthreeneighboursmighteatitatanytime

D．itsfoodmightbetakenawaybyitsneighbours

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everyanimalsleeps,butthereasonforthishasremainedfoggy.Whenlabratsarenotallowedtosleep,theydiewithinamonth.__1__

Oneideaisthatsleephelpsusstrengthennewmemories.__2__Weknowthat,whileawake,freshmemoriesarerecordedbyreinforcing（加强）connectionsbetweenbraincells,butthememoryprocessesthattakeplacewhilewesleephavebeenunclear.

Supportisgrowingforatheorythatsleepevolvedsothatconnectionsbetweenneurons（神经元）inthebraincanbeweakenedovernight,makingroomforfreshmemoriestoformthenextday.__3__

Nowwehavethemostdirectevidenceyetthatheisright.__4__Thesynapsesinthemicetakenattheendofaperiodofsleepwere18percentsmallerthanthosetakenbeforesleep,showingthattheconnectionsbetweenneuronsweakenwhilesleeping.

IfTononi'stheoryisright,itwouldexplainwhy,whenwemissanight'ssleep,wefi