2020-2021学年新教材英语人教版必修第二册作业与检测：话题二 野生动物保护 Word版含解析

1、好好学习，天天向上话题二野生动物保护.阅读理解aevery year more people recognize that it is wrong to kill wildlife for “sport”. progress in this direction is slow because shooting is not a sport for watching，and only those few who take part realize the cruelty and destruction.the number of gunners, however, grows rapidly.

2、children too young to develop proper judgements through independent thought are led a long way away by their gunning parents. they are subjected to advertisements of gun producers who describe shooting as good for their health and gun.carrying as a way of putting redder blood in the veins (血管）they a

3、re persuaded by gunner magazines with stories honouring the chase and the kill. in school they view motion pictures which are supposedly meant to teach them how to deal with arms safely but which are actually designed to stimulate （刺激) a desire to own a gun。wildlife is disappearing because of shooti

4、ng and because of the loss of wildland habitat (栖息地)。 habitat loss will continue with our increasing population, but can we slow the loss of wildlife caused by shooting? there doesnt seem to be any chance if the serious condition of our birds is not improved。wildlife belongs to everyone and not to t

5、he gunners alone。 although most people do not shoot they seem to forgive shooting for sport because they know little or nothing about it。 the only answer, then,is to bring the truth about sport shooting to the great majority of people。now，it is time to realize that animals have the same right to lif

6、e as we do and that there is nothing fair or right about a person with a gun shooting the harmless and beautiful creatures。 the gunners like to describe what they do as character building, but we know that to wound an animal and watch it go through the agony of dying can make nobody happy. if，as the

7、y would have you believed, guncarrying and killing improve human。character ,then perhaps we should encourage war。1according to the text，most people do not seem to be against hunting because _。athey have little knowledge of itbit helps to build human charactercit is too costly to stop killing wildlif

8、edthey want to keep wildlife under control2the underlined word“agony” in the last paragraph probably means _.aform bconditioncpain dsadness3according to the text， the films children watch at school actually _。ateach them how to deal with guns safelybpraise hunting as character.buildingcdescribe hunt

9、ing as an exercisedencourage them to have guns of their own4it can be inferred from the text that the author seems to _.ablame the majority of peoplebworry about the existence of wildlifecbe in favour of wardbe in support of character。buildingbfor centuries，elephants have played a big role in the wo

10、rlds economies， cultures and religions. the african elephants used to be found all over africa and the asian elephants moved from syria to china to indonesia. nowa。days，elephants are found in small groups in the south of the sahara desert and scarcely in southeast asia, sri lanka and india。in the ea

11、rly twentieth century， there were close to ten million elephants，and now the elephant number is as low as 252,000 and expected to drop down to 160,000 by 2025. between 2007 and 2014, the elephant population fell by at least 30% ，or 144，000 elephants。 as researchers have traveled over the african pla

12、ins，they only spotted one herd of 36 elephants in an area like the size of mexico。it is clear that these gentle mammals are disappearing right before our eyes.there are many reasons why the elephant population has been decreasing，one of which is their habitat。 humans are competing with elephants for

13、 living space, and as more and more humans clear the land that is being used by elephants， the elephants have less space. elephant hunting or “poaching” has been a major factor for the disappearance of this species，and they are killed only for their valuable ivory tusks. although the trade of tusks

14、is illegal, it is still a common practice in many places。often,all the local people living among elephants would be farmers,and found that they could make more money by selling the tusks of one elephant than doing manual labor for twelve years。 that alone makes it really hard to prevent them from ki

15、lling the elephants.some places such as botswana，have put in extra effort to protect their wildlife from poachers by founding their botswana defense force， which is made up of around 700 specially。trained soldiers that are stationed in 40 different areas. you may feel worried about the present situa

16、tions elephants are in, but there are ways to help. to find out how you can help elephant conservation，adopt an elephant，or donate,click here。5the numbers listed in paragraph 2 show that _.ahumans dont care for elephantsbelephants have been next to extinctioncelephants have become gentler than befor

17、edelephants have gained more attention6what is the biggest factor for the disappearing elephants?aless space.ba lack of food.csuffering from a disease.delephant hunting。7why is it hard to ban killing the elephants among the farmers?atheir tusks are profitable。belephants are destroying their fields c

18、ruelly。cfarmers hope to make a living by selling their meat.dfarmers practice their hunting skills by killing elephants。8what is the purpose of this text？ato persuade readers to make a donationbto guide readers how to protect elephants.cto encourage readers to help protect elephants.dto introduce th

19、e decreasing number of elephants.完形填空i have always had a heart for strays（流浪动物）the first animal i took home was a pigeon。i _1_ it on my way to school.it was lying by the roadside and its wing was broken.i _2_ it in the woods.when i went home，it was _3_ there，so i brought it home。my father put it in

20、a _4_. i fed it every day,and i kind of _5_ it.the next animal i found was a black dog.it was very _6_ because it was about to have puppies(小狗)i found the dog _7_ outside of our house for many days and _8_ to take it in。it was so happy and we could tell that it wasnt treated well before。we also kept

21、 it in a box.several days later，the dog had five _9_。 in those days，no one wanted them, _10_ i had to have all of them.the _11_ of animals grew to be large.eventually，we had dogs， cats，birds and rabbits。my mother was really _12_ because of the chemo。therapy（化疗)my father would come home after work an

22、d feed the animals.at that time，we had at least 25 animals and the _13_ from the basement wasnt nice.therefore， we had to send them away。the black dog and its babies were _14_ to a family with three boys and i often visited them。they never forgot me and were always _15_ to see me。i will always feed

23、and try to help animals when i can.1a.spotted bwatchedcbought drecognised2a.protected bhidcburied dsold3a.even bstillcalready dnever4a。box bgardencpocket droom5a。raised bplayedcchanged downed6a.scared benergeticcweak dfamiliar7a。lost btiredcbeaten dtied8a.planned bregrettedcrefused ddecided9a。friend

24、s bbabiescenemies dmasters10a。so bbutcsince dor11a。house bareacnumber dtype12a.ill bcalmccaring dannoying 13a.smell bvoicecsmoke dtrouble14a.poured out bthrown outcsorted out dgiven away15a.unwilling bafraidcshocked dhappy.七选五many dogs are very hard.working animals。 they have been helping people for

25、 thousands of years. dogs protect our homes and help people with disabilities。 they team up with rescue workers in searchand.rescue operations. _1_。conservation experts in australia are training dogs to use their sense of smell to find some of the countrys most endangered creatures. _2_， who is trai

26、ning two border collies， named rubble and uda， to become conservation detection dogs. he says that border collies are good for this kind of work， because they have a great sense of smell。 the dogs also have great mental and physical strength to work long hours._3_。 they are trained to find the baw b

27、aw frog, one of australias most endangered animals。 the work is difficult mainly because of the search area. just to get to the place where the frogs live， the dogs and their trainers must walk far distances through forests。a deadly fungus (真菌） has killed nearly all of australias baw baw frogs. _4_。

28、 therefore, experts at zoos victoria are trying to save the frog. they raise them and have them reproduce. deon gilbert is a frog expert there， who says that detecting the frogs in the wild can be very difficult because they mainly live underground. the females are even more difficult to find. _5_.h

29、owever， rubble and uda had no trouble in finding the frogs. they were able to locate the exact site where the frogs were calling from much quicker than people could do just by using ears.aluke edwards is a dog owner and trainerbrecently, the dogs went on a very important jobcthey are very clever and

30、 can understand their ownerdunlike the male baw baw frogs， they do not have a calleand now， dogs can even help to find endangered animalsfwithout these dogs，it is really difficult to find these rare frogsgscientists say these creatures can disappear in the next 5 to 10 years.语法填空1the giant panda 1。_

31、 （love） by people throughout the world。 chinese scientists 2._ （recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby. she was a very 3。_ （care） mother. for 25 days,she never left her baby，not even to find something 4。_ (eat)！ she would not let any other pandas come near。 she licked

32、the baby constantly to keep it clean。 any smell might attract natural 5._ （enemy） that would try to eat the little panda。 the mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does。 6._ it cried，she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats. the mother continued to care f

33、or the young panda 7。_ more than two years。 by that time, the panda no longer needed 8._ (it） mother for food。 however,it stayed with her and learned about the ways of the forest. then, after two and a half years, the mother 9._ (drive) the young panda away. it was time for her to have a new baby, 1

34、0._ it was also time for the young panda to be independent。语法填空2a man hiking in a 1。_ (heavy） wooded area of northern new jersey was killed by 2._ black bear during the weekend，police said on monday， in 3._ experts called an extremely rare attack。darsh patel,22，of edison, new jersey， and four friend

35、s encountered the bear 4。_ sunday afternoon in the apshawa preserve，about 40 miles (64 km） northwest of new york city，according to the west milford township, new jersey， police department。the bear 5._ （begin） to follow the hikers and they separated，police said in a statement. four of them regrouped

36、but patel was 6。_ （miss) and they contacted police，who found patels body about two hours 7。_ (late）“evidence at the scene showed that patel had been attacked by a bear，” the statement said。a bear 8。_ （find） at the scene and killed，police said.black bears are common in new jersey and have been seen i

37、n all of the states 21 counties，but 9._ (attack) on humans are unusual，according to experts。“10._ is definitely rare，” said lawrence hajna，a spokesman for the state department of environmental protection (dep）话题二野生动物保护.阅读理解a【语篇解读】这是一篇关于野生动物的文章。1答案与解析：a推理判断题。根据第四段的“although most people。.because they

38、know little or nothing about it。”可推断出,人们似乎不反对打猎的原因是他们的无知.2答案与解析：c猜测词义题.被打伤的动物要经历的自然是死亡的痛苦.3答案与解析：d细节理解题。根据第二段“in school they view motion pictures which are supposedly meant to teach them how to deal with arms safely but which are actually designed to stimulate a desire to own a gun.可知,孩子们在学校所看的电影实际上

39、起到了鼓励他们自己有枪的作用.句中的motion pictures意为“电影”。4答案与解析:b推理判断题。通读短文可知由于人们的猎杀，野生动物的数量在减少。但是大多数人对这一错误行为了解得很少，尤其是孩子，往往会误解电影电视的意思，因而作者对野生动物的生存很担忧。b【语篇解读】本文主要讲了大象在经济、文化和宗教上都起了很重要的作用，而现在大象的数量在急剧减少，其原因是它们的聚居地被人们占据了，人们大量捕杀大象，夺取它们的象牙来卖.作者在这里呼吁人们保护野生大象。5答案与解析:b推理判断题。根据第二段的数据252，000，160，000,144,000,36可知，大象的数量在不断地减少，所以他

40、们有灭绝的危险。故选b.6答案与解析：d细节理解题。根据文中“elephant hunting or poaching has been a major factor for the disappearance of this species,and they are killed only for their valuable ivory tusks.”可知,导致大象灭绝最主要的原因是大象的捕杀。故选d。7答案与解析:a推理判断题。根据文中倒数第二段的“all the local people living among elephants would be farmers，and found

41、 that they could make more money by selling the tusks of one elephant than doing manual labor for twelve years. that alone makes it really hard to prevent them from killing the elephants。”可知，很难阻止农民捕杀大象的原因是象牙很值钱，诱惑大。故选a。8答案与解析:c主旨大意题。根据文中最后一段的“you may feel worried about the present situations elephan

42、ts are in， but there are ways to help。 to find out how you can help elephant conservation,adopt an elephant，or donate，click here。”可知，作者讲到大象濒临灭绝他是想鼓励人们保护大象。故选c。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者从孩童时期就开始收养流浪动物,并把它们养在家中，但因妈妈生病,最终不得不送走它们的不舍之情。1答案与解析:a根据空后的on my way to school可知，作者是在上学的路上发现的这只鸽子。spot意为“发现”，符合语境。watch 意为“

43、观看”；buy意为“买”；recognize意为“认出”。2答案与解析：b根据上下文可知,小鸽子受伤,作者把它藏在了树林里。hide意为“隐藏”，符合语境。protect意为“保护”;bury意为“埋葬”；sell意为“出售”.3答案与解析：b根据设空后i brought it home可知，作者将其带回家，故推断作者放学回家时，小鸽子仍然在那里。still意为“仍然”,符合语境.even 意为“甚至；already意为“已经；never 意为“绝不.4答案与解析：a根据下文中的“we also kept it in a box。”可知,此处意为作者的爸爸将它放在箱子里。box意为“箱子；盒子

44、”,符合语境。garden 意为“花园；pocket意为“口袋；room意为“房间”。5答案与解析：a根据设空前的i fed it every day可知，此处表示作者养小鸽子.raise 意为“养育；抚养”，符合语境。play意为“玩耍”；change意为“改变”；own意为“拥有”.6答案与解析：c根据设空后的because it was about to have puppies可知，小狗即将生产，故身体虚弱。weak意为“虚弱的，符合语境.scared 意为“害怕的；energetic意为“精力充沛的”；familiar 意为“熟悉的”。7答案与解析：d根据语境可知，作者发现那只小狗被

45、拴在自己家外面很多天,于是决定把它带回家.tied意为“被绑着的”，符合语境。lost意为“丢失的；tired意为“疲惫的”；beaten意为“被击打的。8答案与解析：d根据上下文可知,作者决定将它带回家。decide意为“决定”，符合语境.plan意为“计划；regret 意为“后悔；refuse意为“拒绝”.9答案与解析：b根据上文的it was about to have puppies可知，小狗产下幼崽.baby意为“幼崽，符合语境。friend意为“朋友”；enemy意为“敌人”；master意为“主人。10答案与解析：a根据设空前的no one wanted them及设空后的i

46、had to have all of them可知，此处表示因果关系。so意为“所以”,符合语境。but意为“但是；since意为“自从”；or意为“或者；否则”。11答案与解析：c根据设空后的“eventually，we had dogs，cats,birds and rabbits。”及下文we had at least 25 animals可知，动物的数量逐渐增多。number意为“数量，符合语境.house意为“房子；area意为“区域；type意为“类型”。12答案与解析：a根据设空后的because of the chemotherapy可知,由于化疗，作者的妈妈身体很虚弱。ill

47、意为“生病的,符合语境。calm意为“冷静的”；caring意为“关心他人的;乐于助人的”;annoying意为“令人烦扰的”。13答案与解析:a根据设空前的we had at least 25 animals以及下文小动物们被送走可推知，地下室的味道很难闻。smell意为“气味”,符合语境。voice意为“声音”;smoke意为“烟；trouble意为“麻烦”。14答案与解析：d根据上下文可知，小狗们被送给一个有着三个男孩的家庭。give away意为“分发；赠送”，符合语境。pour out 意为“倾诉”；throw out意为“扔掉；赶走”;sort out意为“整理;挑选出”.15答案与解析：d根据文章内容可知，小动物们看见作者时是高兴的。happy意为“高兴的”，符合语境。unwilling意为“不愿意的”；afraid意为“害怕的”;shocked意为“震惊的。.七选五【语篇解读】狗是人类忠诚的朋友，数千年来,狗给人类提供了很大的