2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語Unit2WildlifeProtection單元小測新人教版必修第二冊

Unit2WildlifeProtection單元小測(滿分:120分;時間:100分鐘)第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AHelpHermitCrabs(借居蟹)Hermitcrabsarenature’srecyclers.Theyeatwasteandhelpkeeptheoceanandshoresclean.Unlikeothercrabs,thehermitcrabhasathinoutershelloveritssofttail.Thismakesthehermitcrabeasypreyforhungryattackers.Hermitcrabsstaysafebylivinginoldseashells.Ahermitcrabispicky(挑剔的);ittriesonmanyshellsuntilitfindsonethatfitsjustright.Inrecentyears,however,manyhermitcrabshavehadtroublefindingtheirperfecthomes.Whatistheproblem?Therearenotenoughshellstogoaround!Onereasonfortheseashellshortageisthatoceanwaterisnotascleanasitoncewas.Thishascausedchemicalchangestoseawater.Someseaanimals,likesnails,areaffectedbythesechanges.Nowtherearefewersnailsmakingshells.Peoplevisitingthebeachoftentakeshellshomeassouvenirs(紀念品).Thisisanotherproblem.Otherpeopleevenhuntandtakeshellsfortheirownpethermitcrabs!Theydonotrealizethathermitcrabsinthewildneedthoseshells,too.Nowpeopleareawareofthatandworkingtosolvethishermitcrabhousingshortage.Theyareteachingbeach-Boerstoleaveseashellswheretheybelong—attheseashore!Somepeopleevenmakefakeseashellsthattheyhopethehermitcrabwilllike.Forexample,agroupcalledProjectShelterinvitedpeoplewhovisitedtheirwebsitetocreatedifferentdesignsforhermitcrabshells.Thesedesignershadalottoconsider.Whatkindofmaterialshouldbeusedtobuildseashells?Thematerialmustbelightenoughforthehermitcrabtocarry,butstrongenoughtoprotectthecrabfromattackers.Theman-madeshellscouldnotcontainglueoranyothersubstance(物質(zhì))thatmightharmthehermitcrab.Anotherchallengeofbuildingahermitcrabhomewastheopeningoftheshell.Toobigwouldmeanthecrabwouldnotfeelsafe.Toosmallwouldbeuncomfortable,andthecrabwouldnotwanttomovein.TheProjectSheltershellsareplacedinthewildforhermitcrabstofind.Luckyhermitcrabscanmoveintothesenewdreamhomes.1.Wherecanhermitcrabsstaysafe?A.Inoldseashells.B.Behindthewastethey’lleat.C.Intheirownthinoutershells.D.Underthestonesattheseashore.2.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Themethodstorecyclethewastes.B.Thewaystohelpthehermitcrab.C.Thematerialsofseashells.D.Thedesignsofwebsites.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fake”inPara.3mean?A.Man-made. B.Perfect.C.Hard. D.Comfortable.BSnowleopards(豹)aresohardtophotographthatscientistsaren’tevensurehowmanyoftheseendangeredanimalsstillliveinthewild.TheSnowLeopardConservancy(SLC)setup20camerasinRussiain2010tolearnmoreaboutthebigcat.Afterafullsixmonths,theyhadexactlyzeropicture!That’swhentheorganizationunderstoodtheyneededhelp.Andtheonlypeoplewhocouldhelptheminfindingtheleopardsweretheverypeoplefromwhomtheywantedtoprotecttheanimals—localhunters.HuntingsnowleopardsisagainstthelawinRussia,butintheterribleclimateofSiberia,thefewpeoplelivingtherehadtoturntopoaching(偷獵)tofeedtheirfamilies.In2013,RussiannaturalistSergeiSpitsynapproachedMergenMarkov,alocalhunter,andtoldhimhisproject.Markovagreedtosetupthecamerawhereheknewhewouldfindleopards,anditworked.Markov,onceapoacher,worksfulltimefortheconservationistsnowandhas10camerasmonitoringleopards.“Ivisiteachcameraonceamonth.IhaveknownthiswholeregionsinceIwasachild,”hesaidproudly.TheWorldWideFundForNature(WWF)beganworkingwithotherlocalvillagersin2015.Thevillagewouldbepaid40,000rubles(盧布)attheendoftheyeariftheimageofasnowleopardiscaught.TheWWFalsorentshorsesfromthevillagerssothattheydonotneedtomakemoneybypoachinganymore.“Todaytherearefarfewerleopardpoachersbutleopardsstillgetcaughtintrapssetforotheranimals,soIhavetostaywatchful,”saidMarkov.Changinggunsforcamerashasmadeabigdifferenceinthelivesoftheseformerpoachers,thevillage,andtheRussiansnowleopards.Thenumberofsnowleopardshasbeenrisingandtheirpopulationisexpectedtorecovertonormallevelswithin10years.4.Whywasnopictureofsnowleopardstakeninsixmonths?A.BecausetheSLC’s20camerasfailedtoworkproperly.B.Becausethenumberofsnowleopardsinthewildwastoosmall.C.Becausethelocalpoachersdestroyedthesecamerasonpurpose.D.Becausetheresearchersknewlittleabouttheanimal’slivinghabits.5.WhatdidSergeiSpitsynpersuadeMarkovtodo?A.Findthepoachers.B.Repaircamerasintheforest.C.Catchmoreleopards.D.WorkfortheSLC.6.WhydidtheWWFbeginworkingwithlocalvillagers?A.Togetsomepicturesofsnowleopards.B.Tohelpvillagersmakealiving.C.Topreventvillagersfromhuntinganimals.D.Torenttheirhorsesatalowprice.7.HowcanwedescribetheWWF’scooperationwiththevillagers?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Curiositykillsthecat.C.Killtwobirdswithonestone.D.Oldhabitsdiehard.CManyoftheEarth’screaturesdiebecauseofhumans’choices.Thesechoiceshavenothingtodowithfoodorshelteroranythingelsethathelpshumanssurvive.Whatkillsmillionsofanimalsallovertheworldisthathumanswanttomakemoneybydoingso.Peopleusepartsofanimalsforeverythingfromhatstohandbags,fromjewelrytoashtrays(煙灰缸)andtomakepowdersthatsupposedlyimproveaperson’slife.Decidingthataspeciesisendangeredandprotectingitbylawarenotalwaysenough.Peoplewhokillwildlifeillegallyrarelygetcaught.Duringthelate1980s,savingelephantsbecameapopularcause.Wildlifeprotectiongroupsmadesureeveryonesawpicturesorfilmsofelephantswiththeirfacescutofffortheirivory.Thesegroupsalsoprovedthatcertainpopulationsofelephantsweredecreasing.Asaresult,mostpeoplestoppedbuyingobjectsmadeofivory.Lawsagainstpoaching(偷獵)weremadestronger.Manycountriesmadeimportingivoryillegal.Killingelephantsfortheirivorybecamemoreriskyandlessprofitable.However,concernforcertainspecieswillbecomeweakafterawhile.Inthelate1970s,peopleprotestedagainstthekillingofsealbabies.Everyonewasshockedtoseeyoungsealsbeingkilledintheiricyhabitat.Thecruelactivitystopped.Buttenyearslater,thenumberofkilledsealbabieswashigherthanever.Otheranimalprotectionmovementshavecomeandgone,suchassavingthewhalesandprotectingdolphins.Thewhalepopulationappearstohaveincreasedfornow.AndthelawsarefinallychangedinAmericatoprotectthedolphinsthatswimwithtunafishinpartsofthePacificOcean.Intheyearstocome,people’sattentionwillprobablyturntosomeotherendangeredspecies.Plentyofthemurgentlyneedattention.Duringthistime,willtheelephantsbeforgotten?

8.Whatleadstothedisappearanceofmillionsofwildanimals?A.Thegrowinghumanpopulation.B.Humans’hopeofmakingafortune.C.Humans’toomuchneedforwildfood.D.Nothavingenoughlawsonwildlifeprotection.9.Whatcanweinferfromthetextaboutwhathappenedinthelate1980s?A.Wildlifeprotectiongroupsdidmakegreatefforts.B.Importingivoryinallcountrieswasillegal.C.Thosewhokilledelephantsallgotcaught.D.Huntingwascompletelynotallowed.10.WhyaresealbabiesmentionedinParagraph4?A.Toshowtheefforttoprotectsealbabies.B.Toshowanincreasingnumberofsealbabies.C.Toshowthedecreaseofworryaboutcertainspecies.D.Toshowpeople’sprotestagainstthekillingofsealbabies.11.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyusingtheunderlinedsentence?A.Humansshouldchoosesomerareanimalstoprotect.B.Attentionmustbepaidtosavingsomeendangeredwildlife.C.Successhasbeenachievedinquiteafewcasesofwildlifeprotection.D.Concernandmovementsforanimalprotectionshouldbealwayskept.DFindingfishisgoingtogetharderasclimatechangecontinuestoheattheworld’soceans.Anewstudyfindsthatwarmingseasoverthepast80yearshavereducedthesustainablecatchof80speciesoffishandshellfish.Thesustainablecatchreferstotheamountofsomespeciesthatcanbeharvestedwithoutdoinglong-termdamagetothehealthofpopulations.Overfishinghasmadethatdeclineworse,researcherssay.Overfishingreferstocatchingsomanyfishthatthesizeofthepopulationfalls.Insomepartsoftheworld,suchastheheavilyfishedSeaofJapan,thedecreaseisashighas35percent.That’salossofmorethanoneineverythreefish.Researchersexaminedchangesin235populationsoffishandshellfishbetween1930and2010.Thosefishpopulationsspreadfarapartacross38oceanregions.Temperaturechangesvariedfromoneoceansitetoanother.Butonaverageoverthattime,Earth’ssea-surfacetemperatureshaverisenbyabouthalfadegreeCelsius.Onaverage,thatwarminghadcausedthesustainablecatchtodropby4.1percent,thestudyfound.About8percentofthefishandshellfishpopulationstheteamstudiedsawlossesasaresultoftheoceanwarming.However,about4percentofsomepopulationsincreased.That’sbecausecertainspecieshavethrivedinwarmerwaters.Oneexampleisakindofblackseafish.ItlivesalongthenortheasternU.S.coast.Aswarmingcontinues,thesefishwillreproducefasteruntiltheyreachtheirlimit.About3.2billionpeopleworldwiderelyonseafoodasasourceoffood.Thatmeansit’surgentforcommercialfishingfleets(捕魚船隊)andregulators(監(jiān)管機構(gòu))toconsiderhowclimatechangeisaffectingthehealthofallofthosefishinthesea.12.Whatdoesthenewstudydiscover?A.Overfishingistoblameforfish’sbadhealth.B.Warmingseascausefewerfishandshellfish.C.Seafoodmatterstopeople’shealthworldwide.D.Thelivingregionsoffishandshellfisharedifferent.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thrived”inParagraph4probablymean?ASurvivednarrowly. B.Disappearedsoon.C.Decreasedsharply. D.Developedquickly.14.Whatdoweknowaboutspeciesoffishandshellfish?A.About8percentofthemsufferedfromagreatloss.B.About35percentofthemsurvivedintheSeaofJapan.C.About3.2billionpeoplehavebeensavingseafoodasitisthesourceoftheirfood.D.About80percentofthefishspecieshavediedoutbecauseofwarmingseasinthepast80years.15.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Acookingguide.B.Asciencemagazine.C.Anewsreview.D.Ahealthbrochure.其次節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Chinahasmadegreatimprovementsinenvironmentalprotectionduringthepast70years.16EachspeciesonEarthhasaroletoplayintheecosystem.

Inrecentdecades,aseriesofwildlife-protectionmovementshavebeencarriedoutbythecentralgovernment.17Thegiantpandaandthecrestedibis(朱鹮)areamongthesesuccessfulstories.

Thegiantpandausedtohaveapopulationof1,114inthe1970s.Itnowtotals1,864thanksto52protectionareas.18Bytheendoflastyear,sevenoftheninepandasreleasedhadsurvivedinthewild.19In1981,onlysevencrestedibiseswerefoundinYangxianCounty,ShaanxiProvince.Sincethen,breedingprogramshavehelpedthepopulationreach2,000.ChinahasevensentcrestedibisestoJapanandSouthKoreainrecentyearstohelpwiththespecies’survival.

20Keyprojectswillbecontinuallycarriedouttoimproveprotection,includingmakingthelistsofwildanimalsandplantsunderStateprotection,andalsofightingagainstillegalwildlifetrade,whichincludesivory(象牙).

A.Anotherspecieswasoncethoughttobeextinct.B.Protectingwildlifeis,withoutdoubt,animportantpart.C.Chinawillcontinueitseffortsofthewildlifeprotection.D.Peoplecallforimmediateprotectionoftheremainingspecies.E.Scientistshaveworkedtofeedpandasandthenreleasethemintothewild.F.Asenvironmentaldamagehasincreased,signsofchangehaveappearedaroundtheworld.G.Severalspeciesindangerofextinctionhavemadeimpressiveprogressthankstothemethods.16.17.18.19.20.

其次部分語言運用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Someofthegreatestproblemswefacetodayareconnectedwiththegradualdestructionofourenvironment.Brownclouds,wildlifeextinction,21water.These22allseemsohuge.Somyfamilydowhatwecan.Wetakeclothbagstostoresinsteadofusingplasticbags.Wewalkwherewedon’thaveto23.Butdoesitdoanygood?

Irecentlylearnedsomethingaboutflamingos(火烈鳥).Thesebeautifulbirdsgatherin24groupsofathousandormore.Everyyear,whenthetime25formigration,afewflamingosstarttheprocessbytakingofffromthelake.Butnoneoftheothersseemtonotice,26thetinygroupreturns.

However,thenextdaythey27again.Thistimeafewmorestrugglealongwiththem,butthevastmajoritystill28noattention,sothesepioneerscomeback.

Thenonedaysomething29.Thesamesmallgroupofbirdstakeswingandatinynumbermorejoin,justasbefore.Andthistimetheirtotalnumber,thoughstillquite30,isenoughtotipthebalance(起確定性作用).31one,thewholegrouptakesflightandthemigration32.Whata(n)33sightitmustbe—thousandsofflamingosflyingtotheskyatonce!

Afewcanmakea34.It’struethatallofthegreatproblemsoftheworldhavebeensolvedduetothe35effortsofafew.

2 B.polluted C.deserted D.used2 B.costs C.profits D.problems2 B.reduce C.cycle D.stand2 B.different C.huge D.similar2 B.passes C.varies D.moves2 B.when C.so D.and2 B.try C.sing D.observe2 B.require C.escape D.pay2 B.works C.changes D.disappears3 B.reasonable C.mass D.small3 B.Above C.On D.At3 B.recovers C.finishes D.begins3 B.strange C.alarming D.poor3 B.decision C.difference D.mistake3 B.tireless C.extra D.special其次節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Aboutahundredandthirtyyearsago,peopleatWaikanae,northofWellington,saw36greatmassofstrangebirds.Theywerelittlegreenbirds37awhiteringoffeathersroundtheireyes.Scientistssoonmadeoutthatthesebirds38(cross)theTasmanSeabyverystrongwindsbeforetheirarrival.

Inthepast,theMaoriscalledthenewbird“tauhou”,39(they)wordfor“stranger”.Todaytheyarealsoknown40wax-eyes,white-eyes,orsilver-eyes.Becausetheycaneatallsortsoffoodandliveinmany41(difference)kindsofplaces,wax-eyeshaveincreasedinnumber.NowtheyarefoundalloverNewZealand—alongcoasts,on42(island),inbushes,onfarmsandincitygardens.Thereare43(probable)morewax-eyesinNewZealandthananyotherkindofbirds.

Usually,youseethemingroups44(move)veryquicklythroughbushesandtrees.Mostofthetimetheyeatastheywalkalong,makingahightwitteringnoise,45mayhelpthemtorecognizeeachotherandkeepthegrouptogether.

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第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)請依據(jù)以下信息寫一篇疼惜華南虎的英文海報,詞數(shù)80左右。要點如下:動物華南虎(SouthChinaTiger),是世界瀕危動物之一棲息地中國現(xiàn)有的數(shù)目野生數(shù)量為0;有30—80只華南虎生活在疼惜區(qū)瀕危的緣由棲息地的削減;人類為了獲得它們的虎皮和虎骨對其進行捕殺疼惜措施拒絕購買虎制品______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________其次節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料,依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。NewYearwasjustaroundthecorner.Iwasinsecondgradethen,7yearsold.Oneday,onmywayhomefromschool,aladygavemeapieceofpapersayingthattheneighborhoodwasaskingpeopletogiveNewYearpresentstothosewhoneededthem.WhenIgothome,IshowedmymotherthepaperandsaidthatIwantedtotakepartinthisplan.Mymotherthoughtthiswasaverygoodideaandencouragedmetoofferkindnesstootherslessfortunatethanus.Shesaidwewouldbecome“NeighborhoodAngels(天使)”.Severaldayslater,mymothersaid,“Getready,andwewillgo.”“Wherearewegoing?”Iaskedmymother.“IwilldriveyoutoBootsDepartmentStoretobuysomethingyouthinkwouldbesuitableforaneighborhoodpresent,”shereplied.Aswewentintothestore,mymothergaveme$20topayforthepresent.Thenshesaid,“I’llseeyououtsideinthecar.”Sheleftmealonetodotheshopping.Iwasnotusedtobuyingthingsonmyown,asIhadalwaysbeenwithoneofmyparentsbefore.Everythingseemedverystrangeandconfusingtome,butIcarriedon.IaskedmyselfwhatIshouldbuyandforwhom.Anideaquicklyoccurredtome.TherewasapoorboycalledRalphwholivedinourneighborhood.Iusedtoseehimoftenwithoutajacketduringthefreezingwintermonths,soIdecided,thenandthere,tobuyhimawarmjacket.Ilookedatmanyjacketsandeventuallychoseaheavyblueone.Thepricewasjustwithinmyspendinglimit.Theassistantatthecheckoutasked,“Isthisforsomeone?”,asIpaidforthejackethappily.Isaiditwas,andshewishedmeaHappyNewYear.IfeltasifIwereareal“NeighborhoodAngel”.Paragraph1:Thatevening,mymotherhelpedmepackthejacketinbeautifulpaper.

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