Unit 2 Listening and Speaking 提升一练- 高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

第9页（共9页）Unit2SectionAListeningandSpeaking一、单句写作1．一般来说，女人比男人寿命长。______________，womenlivelongerthanmen.2．我一直很清楚还要做多少工作。I'malwaysvery________________howmuchworkthereisstilltobedone.3．我发现适应新生活并不容易。Ifounditnoteasyto______________newlife.4．你究竟是怎样设法逃脱的呢？How________________didyoumanagetoescape?5．迫于公众压力，许多地区政府对各自海滩进行了清理。________________fromthepublic,manyregionalgovernmentscleaneduptheirbeaches.二、阅读理解(2019·咸宁高一月考)Georgewasagamewarden(猎物繁殖和保护区的管理员)inKenya.Oneday,hefoundthreetinylionsbesideadeadlioness.Theyweresolittlethattheireyeshadnotyetopened.Sadly,hetookthethreelittlelionsanddrovebackhome.WhenGeorgegotoutofthecarwiththebabylions,hiswifeJoyAdamsonimmediatelytookovereq\a\vs4\al(P1).Joyhadcaredformanyyounganimalsovertheyears,butshehadnevertriedtoraisebabylions!However,shewasdeterminedtoeq\a\vs4\al(P2)savethesebabies.Thelionsgrewrapidly.Butasthelionsgrewbiggerandstronger,JoyandGeorgerealizedtheycouldnotkeepthreelargelions.Theydecidedtopresenttwoofthelionstoazoo;theywouldkeepthesmallestlion,whichtheynamedElsa.JoyandGeorgetaughtElsatohuntandtoprotectherself.Elsalikedtoplaywithherhumanfriends,butasElsagrewtoheradultsize,thisplaybecamedangerous.Morethanonce,ElsaknockedJoytothegroundeq\a\vs4\al(P3)，scratchingeq\a\vs4\al(W1)her.JoyandGeorgebothrealizedthatitwastimetofindElsaanewhome.Theyknewsheneededawildhomewhereshecouldlivethelifeshewasborntolead.Finally,JoyandGeorgedecidedtosetElsafreeinMeruParkatthefootofMt.Kenya.ElsaneverforgotJoyandGeorge.Whenevertheycampednearby,Elsawouldcometovisit,rubbingherheadagainsttheirlegsingreeting.JoymissedElsa,butwashappythatshehadmadeasuccessfullifeasawildlion.JoywroteabookaboutElsa,BornFree,whichbecameaninternationalbestseller.Joytraveledallovertheworld,talkingabouttheimportanceofsavingthewildanimalsoftheworld.JoylivedoutherlifeinAfrica,workingwithwildanimals.Shewrotemorebooksaboutherexperiences.HerheartfeltinterestinanimalsandhergreatloveforElsahelpedinspireeq\a\vs4\al(W2)aworldwidemovementtoprotectwildlife.ForJoyAdamson,therewasnogreatergiftthanthebeautyandspiritofwildanimals,livingfree.1．WhenGeorgetookthethreelionshome,hiswife________.A．advisedhimtogivethemtoazooB．wasfrightenedbytheirappearancesC．wasunwillingtocareforthemD．hadagreatloveforthem2．JoyandGeorgesetElsafreebecause________.A．ElsascratchedJoyB．therewasn'tenoughfoodforElsaC．ElsawasbigandstrongD．Elsawasadangertotheirneighbors3．WhatdoweknowaboutthebookBornFreefromthetext?A．Itbecameverypopular.B．ItismainlyaboutJoy'sexperiencesinMeruPark.C．ItfocusesonwildanimalsinKenya.D．Ithelpedchangepeople'sattitudestowardswildlife.4．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．JoyAdamson:livingwithlionsB．Elsa:alionraisedbyawomanC．BornFree:awonderfulbookD．George:agamewarden三、语法填空Animalsareourfriends.However,itisreportedthatduringthepastseveralyearsthousandsofstrayanimalshavebeendead__1__helpdidn'tarriveintime.TheCatawbaCountyHumaneSocietyisananimalshelterthatistryingtoput__2__endtothis,buttheycan'tachieveitwithoutvolunteers.SoIchoosetobeavolunteeroftheshelter__3__(excite)．Oneofmyjobsistohelpwiththecats.Keepingtheanimalshappyandhealthyisthenumber­oneconcern.Iusuallyplaywiththem,brushthem,andclean__4__(they)livingareas.Acatthatisaroundpeopleeverydayisprobably__5__(comfortable)thanacatthatlivesaloneeveryday.Mysecondresponsibilityistoworkwithdogs.Iamgiventhetaskof__6__(exercise)thedogsontheoutdoorplaygrounds.Onlyafteryouspendtimegettingalongwiththemcanyoureallygettoknowthem.Eachhasadifferent__7__(personal),whichmakesthemlovelyandunique.Walkingdogsandpettingcatsmaynotseemlikeabigdeal,buttheyareworthmyefforts.TheyarethethingsIlovedoing,andnowthatI__8__(start),Idon'twanttostop.Iencourageanyanimallover__9__(volunteer)atashelter.Itwillabsolutelymakeyoufeelhappyand__10__(satisfy)．四、概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Everytimewebreatheorburnsomethingweturnoxygenintheairintocarbondioxide.Thecarbondioxideinturnisusedbyplantstobreatheandischangedbackintooxygencreatingabalancedcycle.Thetotalamountofcarbondioxideintheatmosphereisquitesmall.Ifweincreaseouroxygenburning—forexample,byburningalotofcoaloroiltogenerateelectricityorrunourcars—andcutdowntrees,weincreasetheamountofcarbondioxideintheair.Thismakestheairalittleheavieranditstartsactinglikeathickerblanketaroundourearth,warmingitup.Theactualamountofwarmingisonlyafewdegreesbutitisenoughtodisrupt(使混乱)thedelicatebalanceofnature—meltthepolarice,raisesealevels,causeviolenthurricanesandendangerspeciessuchasthepolarbearsandsomerarebirds.Thepolarbearsarebornindensorcavesonlandwhiletheirmothersleepsthroughthewinter.ThemotherandthebabiesemergearoundMarchfamished(挨饿)fromalongseclusionandmustimmediatelyhunttofeedthemselvestostayalive.Now,polarbearscannothuntonland;theonlyhuntingtheyknowistocatchsealsfromfloatingiceintheopenocean.Thefloatingiceislocatedattheedgeofthepolaricecap—afloatingfrozenmassthatcoverstheNorthPolararcticregion,whichisallocean.SoinMarchthepolarbearmotherandcubsswimfromthelandinSpitsbergentotheedgeofthepolaricecapsothattheycanhunt.Normallythisisashortswim,sinceinMarchthepolaricecapisveryclosetotheland,andthepolarbears,evenbabies,aregoodswimmers.However,lastyearwesawthatthepolaricecaphadreallyshrunkinsizeduetomeltdownfromglobalwarming.ThismeantthatthepolarbearshadtoswimmanymilesfromthelandinSpitsbergen—sometimeshundredsofmiles—tofindthefloatingicewheretheycouldhunt.Swimminghundredsofmiles,especiallywhentheyarefamishedandhavehungrybabiesintowisreallyveryhardandmanybearsaredyingthroughdrowningandstarvation.一、单句写作1.Onaverage2.awareof3.adaptto4.onearth5.Underpressure二、阅读理解1.D推理判断题。根据第二段中的“JoyAdamsonimmediatelytookover”以及下文描述Joy多年来一直照料其他小动物可知，Joy第一眼看到三只狮子幼崽时就对它们爱不释手。2.C推理判断题。根据第四段中的“asElsagrewtoheradultsize”以及“Theyknewsheneeded...tolead.”可知，随着Elsa长大，Joy和George的家已经限制了Elsa的成长，不再适合她继续待下去。3.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“whichbecameaninternationalbestseller”可知这本书很畅销。4.A标题判断题。文章主要讲述了JoyAdamson和三只被领养的狮子幼崽之一Elsa的故事，以及她为保护野生动物所作的贡献，由此可知A项作为标题最贴切、全面。三、语法填空1．because考查连词。根据句意：成千上万的流浪动物死去是因为救援不及时，故用because表示原因。2．an考查冠词。putanendto