高中英语Module6AnimalsinDanger模块综合测评外研版必修5.docx

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高中英语Module6AnimalsinDanger模块综合测评外研版必修5

模块综合测评（六）

（时间：

100分钟；满分120分）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

AnimalConservation

Manyanimalandplantspecieshavebecomeextinctandmanymoreareincriticaldanger.Findingwaystoprotecttheearth'swildlifeandconservethenaturalworldtheyinhabit（居住）isnowmoreimportantthanever.

Dodos

Thedodoisaclassicexampleofhowhumancauseddamagetotheearth'sbiology.TheflightlessdodowasnativetotheIslandofMauritiusintheIndianOcean.Itlivedonfruitfallenfromtheisland'streesandlivedunthreateneduntilhumansarrivedin1505.Theeasilycontrolledbirdbecameasourceoffoodforsailorsandwasattackedbyanimalsintroducedtotheislandbyhumanssuchaspigs，monkeysandrats.Thepopulationofdodosrapidlydecreasedandthelastonewaskilledin1681.

Rhinos（犀牛）

TherhinohornisahighlyprizeditemforAsianmedicine.Thishasledtotheanimalbeinghuntedinitsnaturalhabitat.OncewidespreadinAfricaandEurasia，mostrhinosnowliveinprotectednaturalparksandreserves.Theirnumbershaverapidlydecreasedinthelast50years，andtheanimalsremainunderconstantthreatfrompoachers.

TheGiantPandas

ThefutureoftheWorldWildlifeFund'ssymbolisfarfromcertain.Asfewas1，000remainintheworld.

TheChinesegovernmenthassetup33pandareservestoprotectthesebeautifulanimalsandmadepoachingthempunishablewith20yearsinprison.However，thepanda'sdistinctblackandwhitepatchedcoatfetchesahighpriceontheblackmarketanddeterminedpoachersstillpose（造成）oneofthemostseriousthreatstotheanimals'continuedexistence.

Whales

TheInternationalWhalingCommissionisfightingtoensurethesurvivalofthewhalespecies.Despitethefactthatonethirdoftheworld'soceanshavebeendeclaredwhalesanctuaries（保护区），7outof13whalespeciesremainendangered.Huntedfortheirrichsupplyofoil，theirnumbershavedecreasedtojust300.Collisions（碰撞）withships，poisonouspollutionandbeingcaughtinfishingnetsareothermajorcausesofwhaledeaths.

Tigers

Thelast100yearshasseena95%reductioninthenumbersofremainingtigerstobetween5，000and7，000andtheBali，Javan，andCaspiantigerarealreadyextinct.TheSouthChinatigerisprecariouslyclosetodisappearing，withonly20to30stillalive.Liketherhinohorn，tigers'bonesandorgansaresoughtafterfortraditionalChinesemedicines.Theseitemsaretradedillegallyalongwithtigerskins.

1．Whichgroupofthefollowinganimalshasalreadyceasedtoexistaccordingtothetext?

A．Thedodo，rhinoandgiantpanda.

B．Therhino，whaleandSouthChinatiger.

C．Therhino，panda，whaleandtiger.

D．ThedodoandtheBali，Javan，andCaspiantiger.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章第二段最后一句“Thepopulationofdodosrapidlydecreasedandthelastonewaskilledin1681.”可知dodos是灭绝的动物之一；再根据最后一段中的“...theBali，Javan，andCaspiantigerarealreadyextinct.”可得出其他几种已灭绝的动物。

【答案】　D

2．canserveasacureforcertaindiseases.

A．Thewhale'srichoil

B．Thepanda'sblackandwhitepatchedcoat

C．Therhinohornandtigers'bonesandorgans

D．Thedodo'sdeliciousmeat

【解析】　细节理解题。

文章第三段和最后一段提到犀牛角和虎骨及其器官均可入药。

【答案】　C

3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A．ThenumberofSouthChinatigershasreachedcrisispoint.

B．Manyanimalsarethreatenedwithextinctionasaresultofhumanactivity.

C．Peoplehuntfortheendangeredanimalsforhighprofit.

D．ThewhaleistherepresentingmarkfortheWorldWildlifeFund.

【解析】　推理判断题。

从TheGiantPanadas下的“ThefutureoftheWorldWildlifeFund'ssymbolisfarfromcertain.”一句可得出，世界野生动物基金的图案标记是大熊猫，而不是鲸。

【答案】　D

4．Whichofthefollowingismentionedinallthedescriptionsofthosewildanimals?

A．Thewayoftheirlife.

B．Thereasonfortheirextinctionorbeingindanger.

C．Whytheyarehunted.

D．Punishmentforhuntingwildanimals.

【解析】　细节理解题。

对五种野生动物的介绍，内容不尽相同，但有一点是相同的，即：

对动物灭绝或濒临灭绝的原因的探究。

【答案】　B

B

Twelveyearsago，ayoungtravelernamedRhettButlerfromSanFrancisco，California，visitedtheSabahrainforestonMalaysianBorneo.Inoneareaoftherainforest，hewatchedasanorangutan（猩猩）movedthroughthetrees.Itwasasighttoremember，inaplacetoremember.

Butweekslater，backhome，RhettButlergotthenewsthattreeshadbeencutdownfortheirwoodintheareahevisited.

ThatexperienceledRhettButlertobeginwritingabookaboutrainforestsandthreatstotheirexistence.Buthedidnotpublishthebook.Instead，in1999，heusedhisresearchforthebooktocreateawebsite.ThesiteisM.

RhettButlernamedthesiteforNosyMangabe，anislandofMadagascar.Hispurposewastoinformthepublicabouttropicalrainforests.Butthesubjectwidened.He，aformerbusinessman，becamearespectedwriterofscienceandenvironmentalstories.

ThepopularityofM.attractedadvertisers.Smalladsonthesitepayforitsoperations.Mongabayhasgrownandledtoothersites.Forexample，thereisasiteforchildren，.Anotherone，WildMadagascar.org.，isallabouttheislandnationthatRhettButlercallshisfavoriteplace.

Hetravelstheworldonseveralmajortripseachyear.Hisworkingtoolsarealaptopcomputer，camerasandsometimesdivingequipment.

Heoftencallsonexpertsforinformationforstories.Forexample，heinterviewedAlisonJolly，atopexpertonringtailedlemurs（狐猴）．Andlastweekhewroteaboutanotheranimal，theraresnowleopard.

StorieslikethesehavemadeMongabayafavoriteplaceontheInternetforresearchers，studentsandteachers.RhettButlersaysheisconcernedabouthowthecurrenteconomiccrisisintheworldmightaffectenvironmentalconservationefforts.Forexample，hesaysthefallingpriceofoilcouldreduceinterestindevelopingsolarpower.

5．NowRhettButlerisstilltryingto．

A．promotehiswebsite

B．getmoreexpertstojoinhiminhisefforts

C．drawpeople'sattentiontoenvironmentalprotection

D．findnewplacestotravelto

【解析】　推理判断题。

从文章后三段分析，RhettButler一直致力于通过自己的网站宣传环境保护的知识。

其余三项是对文章的片面理解。

【答案】　C

6．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutRhettButler?

A．Heusedtobeabusinessman.

B．Hehasalwaysbeenanadvocateofwildlifeprotection.

C．Heisbetteratwebdesigningthanatwriting.

D．Hehasalwayswantedtohaveawebsiteofhisown.

【解析】　细节理解题。

从文章第四段最后一句可知，RhettButler原先是一个商人。

本题中B项为最大干扰项。

但它与文章开头交代的情况不符。

【答案】　A

7．MongabayhasbecomeafavoriteplaceontheInternetbecause．

A．itisfullofstoriesaboutrareorendangeredanimals

B．itprovidespeoplewithallkindsofinformation

C．allthearticlesonitarewrittenbyexperts

D．peopleareinterestedinRhettButler'sadventureexperiences

【解析】　细节理解题。

综合文章最后两段的信息特别是最后一段第一句可知，是RhettButler所写的野生动物的故事使他的网站备受欢迎。

本题中C项为最大干扰项。

从文章倒数第二段来看，很多文章都是RhettButler自己写的。

因此C项错误。

【答案】　A

8．InwhatwayisRhettButlerconcernedaboutthecurrenteconomiccrisisintheworld?

A．Itwillcausegreatlosstopeople'sproperty.

B．Itmightreducepeople'sinterestindevelopingnewenergy.

C．Itwillcausedamagetotheworldeconomy.

D．Itmightcausepeopleinpoornationstosuffermorefromit.

【解析】　推理判断题。

从文章最后一段可知，RhettButler关心当前的经济危机是因为它对环保不利，比如会降低人们开发太阳能的兴趣。

【答案】　B

C

Risingtemperatures，risingsealevelandothertrendsarehavinganeffectontheworld'sseaturtles.Allfemaleturtlescomeashoreatnestingbeaches，dignestsinthesand，laytheireggsandthenreturntothesea.Erosion（侵蚀）ofnestingbeachescausedbyrisingsealevelandmoreintensestormsaddsthepotentialforfurtherdangerstonestingbeacheswherepeople，dogsandratsalreadyprey（捕食）ontheeggsofseaturtles.

Climatechangedirectlyaffectsthereproductionofseaturtlesinthreeways.First，sealevelrisewillaffectsignificantnestingbeachareasonlowlevelsandbeachessuchasBonaire，theMaldivesandtheGreatBarrierReef.Second，risingtemperaturesincreasethechancethatsandtemperaturewillexceedtheupperlimitforeggincubation（孵化）whichis34℃.Third，risingtemperaturesbias（使偏向）thesexratiotowardfemalesbecausetemperatureduringincubationdeterminesthesexoftheegg.LoggerheadturtlenestsinFloridaarealreadyproducing90percentfemalesowingtohightemperatures，andifwarmingraisestemperaturesbyanadditional1℃ormore，nomaleswillbeproducedthere.

Adultfeedingpatternsarealsoaffectedbyclimatechange.Seagrassbedsareindecline，watertemperatureishigheronintertidalseagrassflats，andcoralreefs，typicallyfeedinggroundsforgreenturtles，areaffectedbybleaching.

Seaturtleshaveexistedformorethan100millionyearsandhavesurvivediceages.Asaresult，theymaybeabletorespondtounfavourablenestingtemperaturesastheyhaveinthepast，byseekingoutnewnestingsites.Itmay，however，takedecadesorcenturiesforseaturtlestoreestablishandstabilisetheirhabitats，andsteadyhumandevelopmentofcoastalareasmakestheavailabilityofnewhabitatforthemverylimited.

9．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat．

A．lossofnestingbeachesistheonlythreattoseaturtles

B．dogsarenotallowedtocomeclosetoseaturtles

C．seaturtlesareunderstrictprotectionnow

D．seaturtlesnowfacemanythreats

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第一段可知，除了产卵地会受海水侵蚀之外，海龟还受到人和动物的威胁。

【答案】　D

10．Whatwillhappenifsandtemperatureishigherthan34℃？

A．Morefemaleswillbeborn.

B．Turtleeggswillnothatch.

C．Femaleswilllayfewereggs.

D．Newbornturtleswilldie.

【解析】　推理判断题。

由第二段第三句可知，海龟卵孵化的极限温度是34摄氏度，超过这个温度孵化就会失败。

【答案】　B

11．WhatdoweknowaboutLoggerheadturtlesinFlorida?

A．Mostofthemdieyoung.

B．Nomoremalesareproducednow.

C．Theyalreadyhaveanimbalancedsexratio.

D．Theycanhardlysurvivethehightemperature.

【解析】　细节理解题。

由第二段最后两句可知，温度升高使得红海龟卵孵化的小海龟的性别比例严重失衡。

【答案】　C

12．Inwhatwaydoesclimatechangeaffectadultturtles?

A．Theycan'tfindenoughfood.

B．Theyhavelosttheirhabitat.

C．Theirlivingha