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学练考高中英语Unit4Wildlifeprotection综合能力测评新人教版必修2
综合能力测评(四)
Unit4
本套试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
第Ⅰ卷60分,第Ⅱ卷40分,共100分。
考试时间90分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共60分)
Ⅰ.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)
A
Isuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightened.Lookingdown,Iimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrong,andrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthreemontholdcalfstrugglinginthefastrisingwater,anditwasalifeanddeathstruggle.Hercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwater,andkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother'sbodyandwasgone.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk(象鼻)againsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffort,shepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.
Justatthismoment,shewentbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddown,itwouldbecertaindeath.Iknew,aswellasshedid,thattherewasonespot(地点)whereshecouldgettothebank,butitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalf.WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonext,Iheardthesoundofamother'slove.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgottothebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecould,roaring(吼叫)allthetime,buttohercalfitwasmusic.
1.Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw________.
A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriver
B.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherock
C.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwater
D.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater
2.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefastflowingwater?
A.Byputtingitonasafespot.
B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.
C.Bytakingitawaywithher.
D.Bycarryingitonherback.
3.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant'sroaring?
A.Itwasamusicalnote.B.Itwasasignofdanger.
C.Itwasacallforhelp.D.Itwasagreatcomfort.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Amother'sloveB.Abraveact
C.AdeadlyriverD.Amatteroflifeanddeath
B
ItwasMonday.MrsSmith'sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.
Consideringthattherewasnobetterway,MrsSmithtookapieceofpaper,andwrotethefollowingwordsonit,“Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.”Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently,“Takethistothebutcher(卖肉者),andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.”
Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouth,thedograntothebutcher'sshop.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefully,recognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandpresentlydidashewasaskedto.Thedogwasveryhappy,andatethemeatupimmediately.
Atmidday,thedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit,hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemore.
Thenextday,thedogcameagainexactlyatmidday.Andasusual,itbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistime,thebutcherdidnottakealookatthepaper,andgavethedogitsmeat,forhehadthoughtofthedogasoneofhiscustomers.
However,thedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurprise,itcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clock,andbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.Thebutcherfeltabitpuzzled.Hesaidtohimself,“Thisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrsSmithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?
”
Lookingatthepieceofpaper,hefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!
5.WhenMrsSmith'sdogwashungry,whatdidshegivetothedog?
A.Somechicken.
B.Halfapoundofmeat.
C.Ahotdog.
D.Apieceofpaperwithsomewordsonit.
6.MrsSmithtreatedherlittledogquite________.
A.rudelyB.proudlyC.friendlyD.angrily
7.Fromitsexperience,thedogfoundthat________.
A.onlythepaperwithMrsSmith'swordsonitcouldbringitmeat
B.apieceofpapercouldbringhimhalfapoundofmeat
C.thebutcherwouldgivethemeattoitwheneverhesawit
D.MrsSmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcher
8.Attheendofthestory,you'llfindthat________.
A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaper
B.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedog
C.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymore
D.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheatedbythesmartanimal
C
Energygoesfromoneplantoranimaltoanother.Afoodchainshowshowthisenergymoves.Eachtimeananimalgetseaten,itsenergyispassedontotheanimalthateatsit.Thefoodchainisveryimportantbecauseitkeepsthebalanceofnature.Ifonepartofthefoodchaindisappears,itcanaffectalltheotherplantsandanimals.Anythreattothefoodchainisathreattotheenvironment'sbiodiversity(生物多样性).Thefoodchainhelpskeepanimalpopulationsinbalance.However,ifsomethinghappenstodamageoneofthelinksinthefoodchain,thatbalanceisbroken.Ifoneanimalbecomesendangered,itputsalltheanimalsaboveitatrisk.
Someofthethreatsarenatural,suchaswildfires,hurricanes,tornados,floodsandsoon.Butthebiggestthreatstothefoodchaincomefromyouandme.Thesethreatsincludeoverfishing,logging,farming,development,pollution,etc.Thefoodchainisendangeredanywherehumanshavehadaneffectonthenaturalenvironment.
ArecentstudyshowsthattheoverfishingoflargesharksisdamagingthefoodchainalongtheUSAtlanticcoast.CanadianandAmericanscientistssaysharksarebeingkilledingreatnumbersfortheirmeatandfins(鳍).Now,notenoughsharksarearoundtoeatthecownoseray.Theray'spopulationhasincreasedandtheyhaveeatenuptheshellfishtothepointwhereithashurtcommercial(商业的)fishing.
Manyofusdisturbthenaturalenvironmentinourownbackyards.It'suptoustotakecareoftheenvironmentandtrynottodisruptthenaturalfoodchain.Ifwedon'tactresponsibly,animalswillstartdisappearing.
9.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?
A.Thefoodchainisnoteasytobebroken.
B.Theenergyofananimalusuallydisappearswhenitdies.
C.Increasingthelinkswillnotbreakthebalanceofnature.
D.Breakingthefoodchainisbadforthebiodiversityoftheenvironment.
10.ThestudymentionedinParagraph3provesthat________.
A.humanactivitiescanbeabigthreattothefoodchain
B.weareallresponsibleforthebreakingofthefoodchain
C.naturaldisastersarehardtobreakthefoodchain
D.huntinglargesharksformeatisbeneficial
11.Wecaninferthatthewriterwrotethispassagemainlyto________.
A.explainwhatthefoodchainis
B.tellussomethinginterestingaboutnature
C.suggestthatwestopeatingmeattosaveanimals
D.suggestthatweshouldnotdisruptthenaturalfoodchain
D
Manyanimalsarebeingendangeredorattheedgeofdisappearing.Thefollowingfourspeciesarethemostendangeredanimalsintheworld.
Whiteelephants
Todaywhiteelephantsareveryrare.ThewhiteelephantisanativeofSoutheastAsia—Laos,Cambodia,VietnamandThailand.ThelastwhiteelephantinBurma(缅甸)wasseenin1961.
Elephantsrepresentpowerandpeace.ToAmericans,awhiteelephantisametaphor(隐喻)foraworthlessobject.TothepeopleofThailand,awhiteelephantisregardedasasacredanimal.
Tibetanantelopes
TheTibetanantelope,alsocalledthechiru,isprizedforthefur.Expertsguessthatthereare75,000to100,000Tibetanantelopesleftandthatasmanyas20,000ayeararekilledinChinaalone.
Rhinos
Therearefivespeciesofrhinos,twoAfricanandthreeAsian.TheAfricanspeciesarethewhiteandblackrhinos;bothspecieshavetwohorns.Asianrhinoseachhaveonehorn.RhinosrankamongthemostendangeredspeciesonEarth.Valuedfortheirhorns,theyfaceaseriousthreatfrompoaching.Someculturesbelievethatpowderedrhinohornswillcureeverythingfromfevertofoodpoisoning.
David'sdeer
ChinesescientistsfindithardtoexplainhowthepopulationofDavid'sdeer,knownasMiludeeramongChinese,bouncedbackafterdyingoutinChina.TheDafengNatureReserveinJiangsuProvinceintroduced64David'sdeerin1993and1994,andthepopulationhasgrownto450today.MiluoncediedoutinChinainthelate19thcenturybecauseoffloods,huntingandwars.
12.Thereisnowhiteelephantin________.
A.CambodiaB.VietnamC.ThailandD.Burma
13.PeoplekillTibetanantelopesjustfor________.
A.theirmeat B.furC.hornsD.bones
14.Thetotalnumberof________keepsincreasinginChina.
A.whiteelephantsB.Tibetanantelopes
C.rhinosD.David'sdeer
15.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageisto________.
A.callonpeopletoprotecttheendangeredanimalsintheworld
B.showthemostendangeredanimalsintheworld
C.tellwhythefourspeciesarethemostendangeredanimalsintheworld
D.warnusofthedangeroflosingfourspeciesintheworld
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。
Whatisyourfavouritecolour?
Doyoulikeyellow,orangeorred?
__16__Doyouprefergreysandblues?
Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourpreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.__17__Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.
__18__Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.__19__Ablackbridgeoverthe