新教材英語(yǔ)選擇性課時(shí)作業(yè)（十四）Unit5AdelicateworldSectionⅡUsinglanguage

課時(shí)作業(yè)(十四)Unit5SectionⅡUsinglanguageⅠ.閱讀理解A66-year-oldZhangJinxinghasbeensearchingtheancientforestsoftheShennongjiaNationalNatureReserveforovertwodecades.Jinxingbeganlivinginthe3,253-square-kilometermountainrangein1994,afterbeingfascinatedbythewildman,a6-foot-tallhumanoidcreaturecoveredinthickred-brownfur.Referencestotheso-calledChineseWildMandatebacktotheZhouDynastyintheworksofQuYuan.For10monthsoutofeveryyear,forthelast26years,JinxinghasbeenlivingdeepintheShennongjiaNationalNatureReserve,hopingtomeetthewildman.Dressedinmilitarygearandarmedwithacamera,heconstantlylooksforcluestothecreature,livingoffthelandandsleepinginabandonedhomesandemptycaves.Tohim,thewildmanismorethanjustanoldmyth;it'sabranchofscience,onethathehasbeenstudyingforaverylongtime.Jinxingclaimshehascollectedenoughevidenceofthewildman'sexistence—over100hairsamplesand3,000photosoflargefootprints—addingthatheevencameclosetoseeingitforhimselfnolessthan19times.Andheisnotaloneinhisbeliefs.TheWildManResearchAssociation—yes,thereissuchathing—recordsshowreportsofYerenencountersfromover400locals.Butwithnoconcreteevidencetoprovetheexistenceofthewildman,mostscientistsregarditasnothingmorethanalegend.ThelocalgovernmentinHubeiisrelyingonthewildmantoboostitstourismrevenues.In2012,theShennongjiaForestryDistrictsignedanagreementwithBeijingtopromoteholidaysforYerenhunters.1．Whendoestheearliestrecordofthewildmandatebackto?A．2012.B．1994.C．TheMingDynasty.D．TheZhouDynasty.2．WhilehuntingintheShennongjiaNationalNatureReserve,ZhangJinxing________.A．seldomcooksB．takeshiscameraC．restsinthetreeD．carrieshisraincoat3．Whywasanagreementsignedin2012?A．Todoresearch.B．Toprotectwildlife.C．Todeveloptourism.D．Tokillanimals.BAustraliaisnostrangertowildfires.Thecountry'sweatherpatternscreateheatanddryness,whichfueloccasionalbushfiresinanaturalcycle.However,onethatstartedlastSeptembercontinuestoburn,anditmaynotbenaturalatall.Sofar,thefirehasburned7.3millionhectares(73,000squarekilometers)ofland,killingatleast28peopleanddestroyingmorethan3,000homesintheprocess,reportedTheTelegraph.Scientistssaythatman-madeclimatechangehasplayedaroleinthefire'screationandduration.“Whatwehavearefiresthatmighthaveoccurredanyway，”P(pán)eterGleick,aUSclimatescientist,toldTime.“Buttheextent,theseverity,theintensityofthesefiresisfarworsethanitotherwisewouldhavebeenwithoutthefingerprintsofclimatechange.”AccordingtoAustralia'sBureauofMeteorology,thecountry'stemperatureshaverisenbymorethanonedegreeCelsiussince1920.Thespringof2019wasAustralia'sdriestin120years.InDecember,thecountrysawitshottestdayever,withanaveragetemperatureof41.9℃“Duetoenhancedevaporationinwarmertemperatures，thevegetationandthesoilsdryoutmorequickly，”Stefan，Rahmstorf,aleadauthoroftheUnitedNations'IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange'sFourthAssessmentReport,toldTime.Worsestill,researchersattheUKBureauofMeteorologybelievethatwildfireslikethismightbee“normalconditions”inthefuture,accordingtotheBBC.Theylookedat57researchpaperspublishedsince2013,whichexaminedtherelationshipbetweenclimatechangeandtheriskofwildfires.Theyfoundthatthelinkbetweenthetwohadalreadybeenobservedinmanypartsoftheworld,includingthewesternUS,Canada,southernEurope，andevenScandinaviaandSiberia.“Theseareimpactsweareseeingforonedegreeofglobalclimatechange.Theimpactwillgetworseifwedon'tdowhatittakestostabilizetheworld'sclimate，”CorinneLeQuere,aprofessorfromtheUniversityofEastAngliaintheUK,toldtheBBC.“WhatweareseeinginAustraliaisnotthe‘newnormal’.It'satransitiontoworseimpacts.”4．WhatdoweknowaboutthebushfirethatbeganlastSeptemberinAustralia?A．Ithasdonealotofharmtopeople'slivingenvironment.B．Itfollowedthelawsofnature.C．Itwassoonundercontrol.D．Itwasstartedonpurpose.5．WhatdidresearchersattheUKBureauofMeteorologylearnfromthe57researchpapersmentionedinthearticle?A．Howhumanactivitiescauseclimatechange.B．Wheredeadlywildfireshappenmoreoften.C．Whetherclimatechangebringsmorewildfires.D．Whyclimatechangehasdrawninternationalattention.6．WhatdidQueretellpeopleinthelastparagraph?A．ThefutureofAustralia.B．Solutionstoclimatechange.C．Theeffectsofwildfires.D．Theurgencyoffightingclimatechange.Ⅱ.七選五Aswe“happentobe”thebestcreatureintheworld,it'sourdutytolookafterotherspecies.Herearesomepointswhichmighthelptoprotectwildlife.JoinorganizationslikeGreenpeaceandWorldWildlifeFund.Theyhavedevotedthemselvestoprotectingtheearthanditsanimals.Manyvolunteersjoinorganizationsliketheseandworkfortheenvironment.__1____2__Don'tbuyanythingmadefromivoryandthingslikethis.Babysealsarehuntedfortheirskin,asitisusedtomakeexpensivecoats.Don'tbuythem.__3__Youcanwriteaheartfeltandlogicallettertothegovernmentstatingyourideasaboutthisproblemandhowitcanbesolved.Recycleandreuse.Itwillreducetheneedtohavemorerawmaterialstoproducesomething.__4__Andwildanimals'homewillnotbedestroyed.Governmentsshouldcreatemoresafezonesandnationalparksforwildanimals.__5__Governmentsshouldapplystrictlawstostophunting.Ihopethispostishelpful.Shareyourviewsaboutthisissueandletyourvoicebeheard.A．Stophuntingforpleasure.B．Letyourvoicebeheard.C．Asaresult,fewertreeswillbecutdown.D．Youcanbuildabirdhouseandfeedlocalbirds.E．Refusefurcoatsandmedicinesmadefromrareanimals.F．Youcanfindsomeorganizationsliketheseandjointhem.G．Theretheywillbeabletomovefreelywithoutworryingabouthunters.課時(shí)作業(yè)(十四)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文主要講述了張金星二十多年來(lái)一直在神農(nóng)架?chē)?guó)家級(jí)自然保護(hù)區(qū)的原始森林尋找野人的故事。1．答案與解析：D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段最后一句話可知，所謂“中國(guó)野人”可以追溯到周朝。故選D。2．答案與解析：B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知：他穿著軍用裝備，帶著照相機(jī)，不斷尋找野人生存的線索，就睡在廢棄的房屋和空蕩的洞穴里。故選B。3．答案與解析：C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段可知，湖北地方政府依靠野人增加旅游收入。2012年神農(nóng)架林區(qū)與北京市簽署了一份協(xié)議，以推動(dòng)野人搜尋者來(lái)此地度假。由此可推斷出簽署協(xié)議是為了促進(jìn)旅游業(yè)發(fā)展。故選C。B【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文介紹了2019年在澳大利亞發(fā)生的森林大火及其帶來(lái)的影響，并以此告誡人們應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化的緊迫性。4．答案與解析：A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Sofar，thefirehasburned7.3millionhectares(73,000squarekilometers)ofland，killingatleast28peopleanddestroyingmorethan3,000homesintheprocess”可知這場(chǎng)大火給人們的生活環(huán)境帶來(lái)了很大的傷害，故選A。5．答案與解析：C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的第二句“Theylookedat57researchpaperspublishedsince2013,whichexaminedtherelationshipbetweenclimatechangeandtheriskofwildfires.(他們查閱了自2013年以來(lái)發(fā)表的57篇研究論文，這些論文研究了氣候變化與野火風(fēng)險(xiǎn)之間的關(guān)系。)”可知，這些科學(xué)家查閱的論文討論的是氣候變化和野火的發(fā)生之間的關(guān)系，故選C。6．答案與解析：D推理判斷題。最后一段中“Theseareimpactsweareseeingforonedegreeofglobalclimatechange.Theimpactwillgetworseifwedon'tdowhatittakestostabilizetheworld'sclimate(這些都是我們看到的全球氣候變化1度的影響。如果我們不采取措施穩(wěn)定世界氣候，其影響將會(huì)變得更糟)”說(shuō)明了氣候變暖的危害，目的是告訴我們應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變