必修5Module6AnimalsinDanger

1、Module 6 Animals in Danger維A閱讀理解（2019 浙江，A）Easter（復(fù)活節(jié)）is still a great day for worship , candy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunni es.And no, not because the kids like to pull their ears.The culprit is climate change and some resear

2、chers found that risi ng temperatures are hav ing harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US.Take the Lower Keys Marsh rabbit, for in sta nce.A n endan gered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys, this species of cotton tail is a great swimmeit lives on the islands! but it i

3、s already severely affected by development and now by rising sea levels. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0.6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher ground and a 0. 9- meter rise would wipe out their habitat（棲 息地）completely.The snowshoe hare on the

4、 other hand, has a color issue.Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer, each designed to give them better cover from predators（捕食者）.As the number of days with snow decreases all across the coun try, however, more and more bunnies are being lef

5、t in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring , making them an easier mark for predators.Researchers know that the color cha nge is con trolled by the nu mber of hours of sun light, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick eno ugh to survive is a big question. The National

6、Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have no ticed their nu mbers are already markedly dow n.American pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares might be the first of these species to go ext inct due to climate cha nge. About 78 in ches long, pikas live high in the cool, damp mo

7、untains west of the Rocky Mountains.As global temperatures rise, they would n aturally migrate（遷移）to higher groun d-but they already occupy the mou ntai ntops.They cant go any higher. The Nati onal Wildlife Federatio n reports that they might not be able to sta nd the new temperatures as their habit

8、at heats up.The volcano rabbit has the same problem.These rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes in Mexico, and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck i

9、n the middle.Scientists are concerned about their populations.Native to the US, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. Their habitats have been destroyed by development.Several populations, such as the Columbia

10、Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs.Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter. 1Th

11、e writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order to_Ashow the importance of Easter DayBintroduce the issue about bunniesCremind people of Easter traditionsDdiscuss the relationship between Easter and bunnies2The word “ culprit ” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to_AcriminalB judg

12、eCvictimD producer3According to the passage, some rabbits can now be easily discovered by predators because they_Aare exposed to more skillful huntersBhave moved to habitats with fewer plantsChavent adapted themselves to climate changeDcant change their fur color into white in the fall and the sprin

13、g4The problem faced by volcano rabbits and rock rabbits is that_Aboth are affected by less snowBboth are affected by rising sea levels第 3 頁Cneither can find enough foodDneither can migrate to higher places 5Which best describes the writers tone in the passage?AApproving.B Concerned.CEnthusiastic.D D

14、oubtful.【語篇解讀】 本文是一篇科普性短文。 提到復(fù)活節(jié)， 人們自然想到復(fù)活節(jié)兔 子，它是復(fù)活節(jié)象征之一，象征著重生與希望，但是現(xiàn)在由于氣候變暖，兔子們 處境危險(xiǎn)，本文以五種兔子的實(shí)際情況加以說明。1B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)常識可知， 一提到復(fù)活節(jié)， 人們自然會想到復(fù)活節(jié)兔子， 再看后文大篇幅介紹五種兔子的處境， 不難看出開篇提及復(fù)活節(jié)， 是為了引出 有關(guān)兔子的話題。 2A 詞義猜測題。前文說不是孩子們拽兔子耳朵的問題，重點(diǎn)是后文的氣溫 升高對美國至少五種兔子帶來壞影響， 所以氣候變化是罪魁禍?zhǔn)祝?culprit 相當(dāng) 于 criminal “犯罪者 ”。3C 推理判斷題。 由于下雪的日子

15、減少，到了春秋季節(jié)雪兔依然是白色， 沒有 像以往進(jìn)行顏色變化以保護(hù)自己， 由此可以看出，雪兔因?yàn)闆]有適應(yīng)氣候變化， 以至于容易被捕獵者捕獲。 4 D 細(xì) 節(jié) 理 解題 。 介 紹 rock rabbits 時 說 ： they already occupy themountaintops/They cant go any highe,另外說：The volcano rabbit has the sameproblem.顯然這兩種兔子面臨的問題是沒有更高之地遷徙了。5B 作者態(tài)度題。文章首尾呼應(yīng)，作者對兔子的生存環(huán)境滿是擔(dān)憂與關(guān)注。A. 贊許的；B.關(guān)心的，擔(dān)憂的；C.熱情的；D.懷疑的。沖擊

16、“211”（長難句分析 ）Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor第 3 頁poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works betwee n the ages of 50 and 75.分析 這是一個復(fù)合句。主句是虛擬句，從句省略了if; for引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，在原因狀語從句中，又包含 who引導(dǎo)的定語從句。沖擊211”長難句分析

17、）譯文 如果Yeats在40歲時停止寫作，他現(xiàn)在可能也就是個二流詩人，因?yàn)?在文學(xué)歷史上沒有其他人能在5075歲之間寫出他這樣偉大的作品。Researchersk now that the color cha nge is con trolled by the nu mber of hours of sun light, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick eno ugh to survive is a big questio n.分析 本句是由but連接的兩個分句。賓語從句 Researchers know that thec

18、olor_cha nge_is亠c on trolled_by_the_ nu mber_of_hours_of_s un light. 主語從句 whether _the_rabbit_will_be_able_to_adapt_quick_e no ugh_to_survive.譯文 研究者知道顏色變化受太陽光照時間的控制，但是兔子能否快速適應(yīng)并生存下來是一個大問題。維B根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Obtaining fresh water from icebergsThe idea of gett ing fresh water fr

19、om icebergs that are moved to populated areas or places was once treated as a joke.Rece ntly, scie ntists have warned that the huma n race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food. _1_Glaciers are a possible source of fresh water that has been overlooked until recently._2_

20、It contains fresh water so much that it could sustain all the rivers of the world for 1，000 years.Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow con ti nen tal shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year. _3_However, they are formed entirely on land, breaking off whe n glaciers spread over the sea

21、.As they drift away from the polar regi on, icebergs sometimes move mysteriously in a direct ion opposite to the win d.Because they melt more slowly tha n smaller pieces of ice, icebergs have bee n known to drift as far n orth as 35 degrees south of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean._4_The difficult

22、y exists such as its rapid melti ng in warmer climates._5_A . Icebergs are not like sea ice, which is formed when the sea itself freezes.B. Now it is being considered quite serious by many nations.C. 7, 659 trillion metric tons of ice is floating on the sea every year.D. But the water they could pro

23、vide would be far cheaper than that produced.E. To move them to try parts of the world would not be too difficult.F. It is not a dream to get water from Icebergs.G. Three- quarters of the Earths fresh water supply is still tied up in glacial ice.【語篇解讀】在世界水資源短缺的情況下我們應(yīng)該怎樣獲得更多的淡水呢？冰川是我們首先想到的一個來源，但是是否真的

24、切實(shí)可行呢？1. B 上一句話的 warned that the human race wil outgrow its fresh water supply和本項(xiàng)的considered quite serious by many nations吻合，說明當(dāng)前淡水資源短缺的大背景。2. G 上一句的Glaciers和本項(xiàng)的glacial ice吻合，說明人們想到了淡水資源的 來源。3. A 下一句的 they are formed entirely on land和本項(xiàng)的 which is formed when thesea itself freezes形成鮮明的對比，但是說的都是形成方式。4

25、. E 本項(xiàng)的would not be too difficult和下一句話的The difficulty形成對比關(guān)系。5. D 上一句的 The difficulty 和本項(xiàng)的 far cheaper than that produce形成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，說明這種方式的優(yōu)勢所在。維C書面表達(dá)有人認(rèn)為高三的學(xué)習(xí)就是做試卷、對答案，對學(xué)生各方面能力的培養(yǎng)幾乎不 起作用。請用具體事例談?wù)勀銓Υ擞^點(diǎn)的看法。詞數(shù)100左右。你的文章必須包第7頁括以下內(nèi)容：1你的觀點(diǎn)；2具體事例。With the College Entrance Examinations coming，more and more students inSenior Three【參考范文】With the College Entrance Examinations coming，more and more students in Senior Three are occupied in doing test p