届一轮复习话题语篇专攻练 外研版必修5 Module 6 Animals in Danger 作业.docx

1、届一轮复习话题语篇专攻练 外研版必修5 Module 6 Animals in Danger 作业温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。话题语篇专攻练 三十必修5Module 6(限时35分钟). 阅读理解AThe poaching, or the illegal killing of rhinos (犀牛) in South Africa is growing worse each year. The government recently reported that a record number of

2、rhinos were poached in 2014, a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before. The World Wildlife Fund, or the WWF, says about 20, 000 rhinos live in South Africa. They make up more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world. Edna Molewa, South Africas Environment Minister, says

3、, “During 2014, we are sad to say that, 1, 215 rhinos were killed. This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1, 004 in 2013 and indeed very worrying. ”The animals are hunted for their horns (角). Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power, which drives poachers, at all costs, mad

4、 for more horns. But there is no scientific evidence for this belief. The horn is made of keratin. That is the same thing as human hair, fingernails and toenails. Ms Molewa said 386 suspected poachers were arrested last year, an increase from the year before. But rhino protection workers say poacher

5、s often go unpunished after arrest. South Africas legal system is ineffective. Ms Molewa said more needs to be done and South Africa is taking strong measures to protect rhinos. The efforts include moving some of the animals to secret places in neighboring countries. “Now approximately 100 rhinos ha

6、ve been moved to neighboring states in the SADC region during 2014 and 200 more rhinos will be moved this year, ” Molewa said. Jo Shaw, the rhino program manager at the WWF, said, “Were talking about a loss of a hundred rhinos a month, or more than three a day. We really need to see effective action

7、 not just at a national level but internationally. ” She says officials should find the criminal groups responsible for the poaching and punish them. Government officials are to meet in Botswana in March at the Inter-governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade. 【文章大意】本文讲述了犀牛被猎杀的现状、原因及相关的应对策略。1

8、. What do we know about rhinos? A. Half of rhinos live in South Africa. B. Less than 1, 000 rhinos were killed in 2013. C. The killing reached the highest point in 2014. D. There are only 20, 000 rhinos left in the world. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段的第二句The government recently reported that a record number of

9、 rhinos were poached in 2014, a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before. 可推知, 2014年被非法猎杀的犀牛的数量是有史以来最多的, 故C项正确。2. What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos? A. To get more keratin. B. To protect the farmland. C. To use them for decoration. D. To make money from hor

10、ns. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可推知, 人们猎杀犀牛的主要原因是想用犀牛角来赚钱, 故D项正确。3. Jo Shaw thinks that _. A. many criminal groups are well-organizedB. new laws are needed to punish the killersC. rhino protection needs international cooperationD. conferences about protecting rhinos are to be held every year【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据

11、最后一段中的We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally. 可知, Jo Shaw认为犀牛保护需要国际间的合作, 故C项正确。4. What can we infer from the text? A. Rhino protection has a long way to go. B. No one would like to buy horns in the future. C. The illegal killing of rhinos will soon di

12、sappear. D. Rhinos living in South Africa will move to other countries. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段的第二句和第三句以及最后一段的内容可推知, 保护犀牛还有很长的路要走, 故A项正确。【知识拓展】犀牛的知识介绍犀牛(学名: Dicerorhinus)是哺乳类犀科的总称, 目前分布于非洲中南部和东南亚、南亚, 是现存最大的奇蹄目动物, 也是现存体型仅次于大象的陆地动物。所有的现存犀类基本上是腿短、体粗壮, 体肥笨拙, 体长2. 24. 3米, 肩高1. 12. 05米, 全世界有25000多只犀牛生活在非洲及亚洲的野

13、外, 2000多只在动物园养殖。现存的5种犀牛中, 有2种处于几近灭绝的边缘, 其余3种也处在受威胁状态。打滚对犀牛来说非常重要。犀牛在水洼里打滚是一种不让蚊虫叮咬的有效办法。同时, 还可以保持身体的凉爽。非洲啄牛鸦经常与犀牛为伴。对于啄牛鸦来说, 犀牛是一张会自行移动的宴席桌, 因为在犀牛身上寄生着许多味道鲜美的虱子, 足够让它饱餐一顿。而对于犀牛来说, 啄牛鸦可以除去它身上的寄生虫, 并且在出现危险时, 还可以向它报警。犀牛的悠闲自得与啄牛鸦的忙碌, 形成了有趣的对照。B(2020郑州模拟)More and more rare species are being threatened by

14、 tourism on the Galapagos Islands. Among them are lizards (蜥蜴), birds and other animals that live on the islands. Most of them are killed by the growing number of cars and buses that cross the highlands. Especially finches (雀类 ), birds that helped Charles Darwin prove the theory of evolution, are in

15、 danger of dying out completely. The Galapagos, volcanic islands in the Pacific, about a thousand kilometers off the coast of Ecuador, represent a whole ecosystem with animals and plants that cannot be found elsewhere on Earth. UNESCO made the islands a World Heritage Site. However, the islands are

16、being ruined by environmental changes. Coastlines and harbors show signs of oily water as boatloads of tourists arrive there. Towns have hotels that are only half-finished. The Galapagos Islands have witnessed an economic boom over the past years. About 40, 000 people live in the richest place in Ec

17、uador, where wages are almost 70% higher than the wages in most of the country. Although Ecuadorian authorities restrict immigration to the islands, many go there in search of a new life. With them arrive new species of ants and insects. They also bring along dogs, cats, rats and other animals that

18、destroy the natural ecosystem of the islands. What started out as ecotourism with only a few thousand people visiting the Galapagos Islands every year has turned into mass tourism. Today almost 200, 000 tourists come to the islands annually. However, they are not so much interested in biology or wil

19、dlife but in spending a nice vacation. The fight to save the endangered islands has long been underway. Even though the Galapagos Islands are being helped with money from environmental organizations, local people do not always know how to use it. The government has also realized that they need to pr

20、otect the islands, because tourism is a big source of income to the poor Latin American country. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要讲了旅游业对加拉帕戈斯群岛上的生态造成了极大的破坏。5. What makes the Galapagos become a World Heritage Site? A. There exists unique wildlife. B. Their economy develops quickly. C. A large number of tourists po

21、ur in every year. D. They are the origin of the theory of evolution. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段的represent a whole ecosystem with animals and plants that cannot be found elsewhere on Earth可知, 加拉帕戈斯群岛因其独特的动植物被联合国教科文组织选为世界文化遗址。6. Whats the main reason why immigration to the islands is restricted? A. It brings

22、competition to the local labor force. B. It widens the gap between rich and poor. C. It makes the islands very crowded. D. It threatens the ecosystem of the islands. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第四段可知, 厄瓜多尔当局限制移民, 主要原因是他们带来的外来生物对岛上的生态造成了威胁。7. What do we know about the ecotourism carried out on the islands? A. It

23、has destroyed the tourism on the islands. B. It has brought real benefits for the locals. C. It has gone into the wrong way. D. It has proved to be a success. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后两段可知, 原本加拉帕戈斯群岛进行的环保旅游结果却变成了大规模旅游, 破坏了岛上的生态。8. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. The Galapagos Islands begin to

24、appear on UNESCOs listB. Mass tourism endangers the ecology of the Galapagos IslandsC. The Galapagos Islands get help from environmental organizationsD. The Galapagos Islands are experiencing a period of economic boom【解析】选B。主旨大意题。本文主要讲了旅游业对加拉帕戈斯群岛上的生态造成了极大的破坏。【知识拓展】词汇积累1. the theory of evolution 进化论

25、2. die out 灭绝3. represent v. 代表4. harbor n. 港口5. witness v. 见证6. in search of 寻找7. turn into 变成 8. even though尽管, 即使. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Sudan is the only male northern white rhino (犀牛) left in the world. That 1. (mean) Sudan, 42, is the last hope for avoiding extinction. 2. _ (pro

26、tect) him, officials have placed him under 24-hour armed guard at the OI Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya. Sudan lives there 3. _ two female northern white rhinos, Fatu and Najin. Northern white rhinos, 4. _ can weigh up to 5, 000 pounds, were once plentiful across northern and central Africa. 5.

27、 _ (hunter) have killed thousands of rhinos because of 6. _ high demand for the animals horns (角). Rhino horns, believed to have medical effects, are used in 7. (tradition) Asian medicines. More than 1, 000 rhinos 8. (kill) in 2014 in South Africa alone and fifty-four rhinos in Kenya, which has a mu

28、ch 9. (small) population. Sudan, Fatu, and Najin have had their horns 10. (remove) so that they will not be hunted. People hope Sudan and one of the females will be able to have a baby. Sudan is very old, but scientists will not give up hope. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了由于人类的猎杀, 苏丹成为世界上仅存的一头雄性北方白犀牛。1. 【解析

29、】means。考查时态。这里用一般现在时态, 表示客观事实。句意: 这意味着42岁的苏丹是避免(北方白犀牛)灭绝的最后希望。2. 【解析】To protect。考查非谓语动词。这里用动词不定式作目的状语。句意: 为了保护他, 肯尼亚中部的OI Pejeta自然保护区的官员将他置于24小时的武装警卫之下。3. 【解析】with。考查介词。with表示“和一起”。句意: 苏丹和两头雌性北方白犀牛法图和纳金生活在一起。4. 【解析】which。考查非限制性定语从句。句中先行词Northern white rhinos在非限制性定语从句中作主语, 故用关系代词which。句意: 北方白犀牛重量可达5

30、000磅, 曾在非洲北部和中部大量繁殖。5. 【解析】Hunters。考查名词复数。根据谓语动词have killed可知, 用复数名词。句意: 猎人们杀死了成千上万的犀牛。6. 【解析】a。考查冠词。名词demand 是可数名词, a在这里表示泛指。句意: 由于对犀牛角的需求量很大。7. 【解析】traditional。考查形容词。根据Asian medicines可知空格处用形容词, 故用形容词形式。句意: 犀牛角被认为具有医疗作用, 被用于传统的亚洲药物。8. 【解析】were killed。考查语态。句中主语rhinos与动词kill之间是被动关系, 故用被动语态。句意: 仅2014年

31、, 南非就有超过1 000头犀牛被杀。9. 【解析】smaller。考查比较级用法。根据空格前的much可知用smaller。句意: 而肯尼亚的犀牛数量要少得多。10. 【解析】removed。考查非谓语动词。本题考查have sth. /sb. done结构。句意: 为了不被猎杀, 苏丹、法图和纳金的犀牛角都被去除掉了。. 短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改: 在

32、错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。The Thanksgiving holiday begins as a harvest festival. People were thankful for a good harvest and for the blessings of the year. Today, Thanksgiving was celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and the four Thursday of November