外研版高三英语课后习题含答案限时规范练41选修7Module5文档格式.docx

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TheislandofCubaisnobiggerthanPennsylvania.Yetwhenitcomestonature,theislandisoneofthemostimportantplacesontheplanet.Thatisthemessageof¡

Cuba!

anexhibitthatopenedinNovemberattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory（AMNH）,inNewYorkCity.

“Thebiodiversity（生物多样性）ofCubaispartofCubanidentity,”AnaLuzPorzecanskisays.SheisthedirectoroftheCenterforBiodiversityandConservationatAMNHandoneofthetwocurators（apersoninchargeofamuseumexhibit）oftheexhibit.

DetailedrecreationsoffourhabitatstransporttypicalpartsofCuba’slandscapesandseascapestoNewYork.Theyincludeancientcavesandanetworkofreefs.Oneareafeaturesliveanolelizards,aCubantreefrog,andaCubanboa.

Cubaboastsmorethan6,500speciesofplants,161kindsofreptiles,65typesofamphibians,42speciesofmammals,and367birdspecies.Oneofthoseisthebeehummingbird.Weighingfarlessthananounce（about28grams）,itisthesmallestbirdonEarth.

MuchofthewildlifefoundinCubaexistsonlythere.Thatgivesscientistsauniqueopportunitytostudyhowplantsandanimalsdevelopandsurvive.

“Cubaisaveryexcitingplaceforustolookatallthesedifferentprocesses,”saysChristopherRaxworthy.Heisinchargeofonedepartmentofthemuseumandacocuratoroftheexhibit.“Butthatalsocreatesgreatchallengesforconservation.”

ClimatechangeisthreateningCuba’swildlife.Somespeciesmayevendisappear.Thecountryistakingstepstoprotectitsplantsandanimals.ButAMNHhopes¡

willshowhowimportantthecountry’snaturalworldistoeveryone.

1.Whatcanbeknownabout¡

?

A.ItshowsCuba’srichbiodiversity.

B.Itcomparestheislandsontheplanet.

C.ItfeaturesCuba’ssocialdevelopment.

D.ItopensinamuseuminPennsylvania.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boasts”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Increases.B.Needs.

C.Has.D.Expects.

3.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Cubafightsclimatechange

B.TravelfromCubatoAmerica

C.Wildlifeconservationfacesthreat

D.AMNH’sCubaexhibitexploresbiodiversity

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WhenAnthonyandJacquelineRich’sdogMontydiedlastNovemberattheageof14,thecouple,whoareintheirsixtiesandhavehaddogsforfortyyearsofmarriedlife,weredevastated.TodaythereisanotherdogOllieattheirhome.Hecametothemafterthedeathofhis81-year-oldownerandtheyalready“lovehimtopieces”.It’sasimpleenoughequation—bereaved（丧失亲人的）ownerplusbereavedpetequalscomfortandnewjoyforbothparties.

Thebenefitsofanimalcompanionshipforolderpeoplearenowwelldocumented;

itisthepracticalitiesthatoftenprovethestumblingblock.ThismonthDrJuneMcNicholas,ahealthpsychologistatWarwickUniversity,willcarryoutastudywhichaimstoidentifythosefactorsthatmaypreventtheelderlyfromkeepingpetsandwhichsuggestspossiblesolutions.

“Oldpeoplewithpetsaregenerallymoreactive,”shesays.“Obviously,walkingadogisgoodexerciseandcanalsobeawayofpreservingsocialcontactsormakingnewfriendships,butevenjustgettingupanddowntoseetothecatorgoingtotheshopsforfoodisbetterthannothing.Researchhasalsofoundthatthosewhohaveanimalsarelikelytokeeptheirhomeswarmerinwinterandtofeedthemselvesmoreregularly.Self-careisoftentiedinwithpetcare,whichisespeciallyimportantforthosewholivealone.”

InanearlierprojectMcNicholasstudiedtheroleofanimalsinhelpingpeoplewidowed（寡居的）afterlongmarriages.Among200subjects,shefoundthatsymptomsofuncontrolledtearfulnessandfeelingsofhopelessnessandhelplessnesswereallloweredamongpetowners.

McNicholassays,“Intheearlystages,theanimalwasacontinuinglinkwiththelovedone.Thebereavedoftenwanttotalkaboutthepersonthey’velost,butotherpeopledon’t,soinsteadtheytalktothedog,whichrespondstothename.Wehavenowayofknowingwhetheranimalsareactuallysympathetic,buttheyrespondtochangesinbehaviourandbodylanguageinawaythatgivescomfort.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devastated”inParagraph1mean?

A.Grateful.B.Relaxed.

C.Sorrowful.D.Confused.

5.WhatdoesMcNicholasmainlytalkaboutinParagraph3?

A.Thebenefitsofkeepingapet.

B.Thetroublespetownersface.

C.Factorspreventingpeoplehavingpets.

D.Waysofhandlingoldpeople’sloneliness.

6.WhatdidMcNicholas’searlierstudyfind?

A.Petsoftenshowtheirownerssympathy.

B.Petscanrespondtotheirowners’needs.

C.Petsserveastheirowners’spiritualguide.

D.Petscanhelptheirownerswiththeirsadness.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Getalongwellwithyournewpet

B.Youarenevertoooldtohaveapet

C.Startyourlaterlifewithanewhobby

D.Helpolderpeoplelivefullyandhappily

二、七选五

Ne