高中英语 Unit 2 Working the land单元综合检测 新人教版必修4Word格式.docx
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturehasaprogramcalledWildlifeServices.Itsjobistohelpprotectagricultureandotherresourcesfromthreatsanddamagebywildlife.Oftenthatmeanshelpingfarmersdealwithunwelevisitors.Thisorganizationhasexpertsfromdifferentfieldsandithassetupthousandsofinquiryagenciesalloverthecountrywherefarmerscanexplaintheirdifficultyandgetpracticalhelp.
OneexamplefromWildlifeServicesofitsworkinvolvedafarmerinWashingtonState,inthePacificNorthwest.Severalyearsago,thousandsofCanadageeselandedonhisfields.Thegeesebegantoeathiscarrotcrop.Biologistsfromtheprogramsuggestedthatthefarmerusenoise-makingdevicesandothermeasurestoscarethelargebirdsaway.Theseeffortsapparentlysucceeded,whichmadethefarmerquitehappy.
WildlifeServicesalsohasalivestock(牲畜)protectionprogram.Theprogramjustofferssuggestionstokeepthoseunwelevisitorsawayinsteadofkillingthem.Expertssuggestprovidingsecureshelterforchickens,sheepandotheranimalsthatcouldbeattacked.Theyalsosuggestusinglightsaboveplaceswhereanimalsarekept.Andtheyadvisepeoplewhoseecoyotesaroundtheirpropertytochasethemawaybyshouting,makingloudnoisesorthrowingrocks.Forhomegardeners,atwo-meterfencemighthelpkeepoutdeer.Tokeepoutrabbits,awirefencehastobeonlyaboutahalf-meterhigh.Itshouldextendfifteencentimetersundergroundtokeeprabbitsfromdiggingunderit.Ifsnakesareaproblem,removedeadtreesandcuthighgrasstodestroytheirhidingplaces.Andtoprotectlivestock,considerusingguardanimalssuchasdogsanddonkeys,whichareveryeffective.Duetoitseffectivework,eversincetheWildlifeServiceswasstarted,ithasbeenwellreceivedbyfarmersallovertheStatesandneighboringcountriessuchasCanadaandMexico.
1.Theunderlinedphrase“unwelevisitors”inthefirstparagraphrefersto .
A.animalsthatattackthefarmers
B.peoplewhodon’tcareaboutwildlife
C.animalsthatdoharmtothecropsorlivestock
D.peoplewhopollutetheenvironmentofthefarms
提示:
考查名词指代。
由第一段第二句话“Itsjobistohelpprotectagricultureandotherresourcesfromthreatsanddamagebywildlife.”可知,WildlifeServices是帮助农民驱走危害农作物和家畜的动物的一个组织。
答案:
C
2.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat .
A.thefarmerdidn’thaveaguntokillthoseCanadageese
B.WildlifeServicesinvolvessomebiologistsinitsgroup
C.thecarrotcropwaseatenupbytheCanadageese
D.thefarmersliketoeatCanadageeseverymuch
考查推理判断。
由第二段中的“Biologistsfromtheprogramsuggestedthatthefarmerusenoise-makingdevicesandothermeasurestoscarethelargebirdsaway.”可知,B项正确。
B
3.Whatismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?
A.Waystoprotectlivestock.
B.Waystodealwithcoyotes.
C.Howtoprotectcrops.
D.Howtofindwildlife.
考查段落大意。
第三段首句“WildlifeServicesalsohasalivestock(牲畜)protectionprogram.”是主题句,下面的内容都是围绕这一主题进行的。
A
4.Howistheprogramgettingalong?
A.Itremainstobeimproved.
B.Itisverypopularamongexperts.
C.Itiswellreceivedbythelocalgovernment.
D.FarmersintheU.S.,CanadaandMexicothinkiteffective.
考查细节理解。
由文章最后一句“Duetoitseffectivework,eversincetheWildlifeServiceswasstarted,ithasbeenwellreceivedbyfarmersallovertheStatesandneighboringcountriessuchasCanadaandMexico.”可知答案。
D
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