人教版高中英语Unit2Wildlifeprotection（能力提升）单元测冲刺

必修第二册Unit2Wildlifeprotection能力提升卷姓名__________班级__________学号___________一、完形填空Myprevioushomehadastandofwoodsbehinditandmanyanimalsinthebackyard.Thatfirstyear,I1feedingpeanutstothebluejays,thenthesquirrels.Thesquirrelshadno2cominguprighttomeforthemonthswentby,therabbitssawthatIwasno3anddidn'tescape.WhenIthrewcarrotslices(薄片),theyevencameforanibble(啃).Slowlytheycameto4me,andbytheendoftheyeartheywereeatingoutofmyhand.Thatsecondyear,therabbits5me,andonewouldevensitupforslices!WhileIwasfeedingthem,I6thatagroundhogwhousedtorunawaywasnowtakingan7interestinthisfoodsituation.Icarefullyextendedalong8,withakeeneyeonthoseteeth,and9,thereweretimesIwouldhavethegroundhogsittingnexttoarabbit,bothmunching(津津有味地咀嚼)oncarrots.Afewmonthslater,while10,shewouldeventurnherbacktome.11whenshewasfacingaway,Ireachedoutand12scratched(搔)herbackwithmyfinger.Shedidn'tmove.Byyearthree,therabbitsandthegroundhogwereback.Thegroundhog13didn'thaveaproblemwithmescratchingherback,andIgotanidea.I'dalways14,whileslicingupcarrots,thattheendlookedlikeacap.15oneday，justtoseewhatshewoulddo,Igently16oneontopofthegroundhog'shead.Again,nota17.Thenexttime,Ihadmycamerareadytorecordwhatyouseehere,oneofseveraldozensuchpictures.18shehadaslicetoeat,shenever19theoneonherhead.Itwasafair20—Igotapleasure,andshehadyetanothertastytreat.1．A．avoided B．started C．canceled D．suggested2．A．business B．fun C．problem D．privilege3．A．help B．cheat C．threat D．exception4．A．trust B．miss C．admire D．appreciate5．A．feared B．ignored C．discovered D．remembered6．A．proved B．decided C．noticed D．understood7．A．extreme B．increasing C．additional D．inspiring8．A．squirrel B．rabbit C．peanut D．carrot9．A．beforelong B．longago C．overandover D．alloveragain10．A．eating B．playing C．sitting D．sleeping11．A．Next B．Once C．Soon D．Lately12．A．carefully B．suddenly C．violently D．patiently13．A．also B．thus C．just D．still14．A．thought B．doubted C．admitted D．recognised15．A．While B．Or C．So D．For16．A．fixed B．placed C．hung D．kept17．A．tremble B．move C．delay D．hesitation18．A．Evenif B．Eversince C．Asfaras D．Solongas19．A．welcomed B．required C．bothered D．expected20．A．trade B．competition C．task D．affair二、阅读理解AAnimalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathers,forfood,forsport,andsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheearthforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.Andbecauseoncetheyaregone,therewillneverbeanymore.Animalsaremorethanbeautifulorinterestingorasourceoffood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexample,whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks(鹰),thefarmers’storesofcornandgrainweredestroyedbymice.Why？Becausehawkseatmice．Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,themicemultipliedquickly.Luckily,somepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalorplantonthedangerlist.Slowly,thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?SavetheAnimalsUsefulAnimalsLawsforAnimalsAnimalsinDanger22.Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause________.A.theygiveusasourceoffoodB.theyarebeautifulandlovelyC.theykeepthebalanceofnatureD.theygiveusalotofpleasure23.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“multiplied”inthepassage?A.Becamemore. B.Becameless.C.Turnedblack. D.Atefood.24.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.peoplehaveknowntheimportanceofanimalprotectionsincealongtimeagoB.animalsplayanimportantroleinpeople’slifeC.thenumberofhawksisonthedecreaseD.manycountriespassedlawsforbiddingthekillingofanyanimalBMorethantwothirdsoftheworld'spolarbearswillbewipedoutby2050,accordingtoashockingnewstudy.Bythen,scientistssay,globalwarmingwillhavemelted42percentoftheArcticseaice.By2100,onlyaveryfewoftheseimportantcreatureswillbeleft.ThereporthasbeenproducedbytheUSGeologicalSurvey.ThescientistshavepublicizedtheirfindingsinthehopeofinfluencingUSInteriorSecretaryDirkKempthorne,whohasbeenaskedtoputpolarbearsontheUSendangeredspecieslist.Polarbearsdependonfloatingseaiceasaplatformforhuntingseals,whicharetheirmainenoughice,polarbearswouldbeforcedtogoontotheland,wheretheyarepoorlyskilledhunters,andwouldbeunlikelytoadapttothelifeonthelandintime.Expertssayfewlittlebearswouldsurviveandthestresscouldmakemanyfemalesunabletogetpregnant.TheteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsspentsixmonthsstudyingbears,ontheground,fromspotterplanesandinthelab,usingcomputermodels.Someteammembersfeartheresultisevenworseforthebearsthanwhattheirreportsays.TheysaytheArcticiswarmingfasterthananywhereintheworldandmuchfasterthantheircomputerhadbeenforecasting.Satelliteobservationshaveshowedthattheicehasdecreasedtoanall­timelow.However,noteveryoneinthescientificcommunitybelievesthatglobalwarmingishappeningonsuchanalarmingscale.Anotherinvestigationhasfoundthatpolarbearsarestillbeinghuntedbywealthy“sportsmen”whowanttheirskinsandheads.Atleastteninternationalcompaniesofferbear­huntingtrips.WhatdoweknowaboutDirkKempthorneaccordingtothepassage?Heisananimalscientist.HeisaprotectorofanimalsworkingfortheUSgovernment.HewasaskedtoputpolarbearsontheUSendangeredspecieslist.Heofferedtoputpolarbearsontheendangeredspecieslist.26.Whywillpolarbearsdieoutifthereisnotenoughseaice?A.Becausepolarbearscan'tcatchenoughfoodwithoutice.B.Becausepolarbearseaticewhentheyfeelthirsty.C.Becausepolarbearswillbeeasilyfoundbyhunterswithoutice.D.Becausemostfemalebearsareusedtogivingbirthunderice.27.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Globalwarmingmakesthewholeworlddifferent.B.Humanbeingsareresponsiblefortheendangeredspecies.C.Mostofthepolarbearswillbewipedoutbytheendofthiscentury.D.ScientistshavefoundthatmostanimalsintheArcticwilldieoutbytheendofthiscentury.CStarbuckssaysitusesonebillionplasticstraws(吸管)everyyear,butitplanstostoptheuseofplasticstrawsineachofits28,000storesacrosstheglobe.Starbucks’announcementcomesjustaweekafterSeattle,thecitywherethefirstStarbucksopened,forbadeplasticstraws.Inordertoreplacethestraws,Starbuckshasdevelopedanewlid(盖子)forsomeofitsdrinkslikeicedcoffeeandtea.Actually,thelidhasaraisedlip.Somepeoplehavecomparedthenewlidsto“adultsippycups”,CNNBusinessreported.Starbucksisalwayssayingitisacompanythatcaresmuchabouttheenvironment.Inrecentyears,awarenessabouttheeffectthatplasticishavingontheenvironment—inparticular,theocean—hascausedscientiststosoundthealarmaboutaneedtocurbtheuseofplastics.“Whatwerealizeisthatthesebillionsoflittlethingsintheocean,suchasoneman’stoothbrush,onelady’scomb,allcancausetheproblem,”EmilyPennsaid.Sheistheco­founderofanexpedition(探险队).“Butwhatmakesushappyisthatwecansolveitwellthroughourdailyactions.Weneedbillionsofsmallactions—justlittledailythingstoreducethepollution.”CustomerswhostillwanttoenjoyaStarbucksdrinkwithastrawwillbeabletorequestone,butitwon’tbeplastic.Instead,theywillbegivenastrawmadefrompaperorothereco­friendlymaterials.InMay,McDonald’ssaiditwouldexperienceachangefromtheuseofplastictopaperstrawsinIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom.TheannouncementfromStarbuckscouldbeasignthatmorelargechainrestaurantswillacceptthiskindofactivity.HowdoesStarbucksservecustomerswithoutusingplasticstraws?Bysellingiceddrinks.Byprovidingcupswithoutlids.Byusingspoonstoreplacestraws.Byprovidinganewkindofcups.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“curb”inParagraph3mean?A．Stop.B．Notice.C．Control.D．Report.30.AccordingtoEmilyPenn,whatcanbethemaincauseofseapollution?A.Plasticalarms.B.Somespeciallids.C.Paperstrawsintheocean.D.Smallthingsthrownintothesea.31.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.StarbucksWillStopUsingPlasticStrawsB.StarbucksIsTryingtoReduceSeaPollutionC.StarbucksWillInventaNewKindofStrawsD.StarbucksIsTryingtoAttractMoreCustomers三、七选五Aswe“happentobe”thebestcreatureintheworld,it’sourdutytolookafterotheraresomepointswhichmighthelptoprotectwildlife.JoinorganizationslikeGreenpeaceandWorldWildlifeFund.Theyhavedevotedthemselvestoprotectingtheearthanditsanimals.Manyvolunteersjoinorganizationsliketheseandworkfortheenvironment.

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Youcanwriteaheartfeltandlogicallettertothegovernment,statingyourideasaboutthisproblemandhowitcanbesolved.Recycle(回收利用)andreuse.Itwillreducetheneedtohavemorerawmaterialstoproducesomething.

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Governmentsshouldapplystrictlawstostophunting.Ihopeyoufindthispostyourviewsaboutthisissueandletyourvoicebeheard.A．Letyourvoicebeheard.B．Stophuntingforpleasure.C．Asaresult,fewertreeswillbecutdown.D．Youcanbuildabirdhouseandfeedlocalbirds.E．Refusefurcoatsandmedicinesmadefromrareanimals.F．Youcanfindsomeorganizationsliketheseandjointhem.G．Theretheywillbeabletomovefreelywithoutworryingabouthunters.四、用单词的适当形式完成短文。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Animalsareourfriends.However,itisreportedthatduringthepastseveralyearsthousandsofstrayanimalshavebeendead__37helpdidn'tarriveintime.TheCatawbaCountyHumaneSocietyisananimalshelterthatistryingtoput__38endtothis,buttheycan'tachieveitwithoutvolunteers.SoIchoosetobeavolunteeroftheshelter__39__(excite).Oneofmyjobsistohelpwiththecats.Keepingtheanimalshappyandhealthyisthenumber­oneconcern.Iusuallyplaywiththem,brushthem,andclean__40__(they)livingareas.Acatthatisaroundpeopleeverydayisprobably__41__(comfortable)thanacatthatlivesaloneeveryday.Mysecondresponsibilityistoworkwithdogs.Iamgiventhetaskof42(exercise)thedogsontheoutdoorplaygrounds.Onlyafteryouspendtimegettingalongwiththemcanyoureallygettoknowthem.Eachhasadifferent43(personal),whichmakesthemlovelyandunique.Walkingdogsandpettingcatsmaynotseemlikeabigdeal,buttheyareworthmyefforts.TheyarethethingsIlovedoing,andnowthatI__44__(start),Idon'twanttoencourageanyanimallover__45___(volunteer)atashelter.Itwillabsolutelymakeyoufeelhappyand__46__(satisfy).五、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。I'mananimallover.Afewweeksago,whilegoinghomefromwork,Isawanolddoglainontheroadside.Igotclosertofindthatitwasthere.IfeltshockedwhenIfinditwasunabletomove.Someonetoldmethatitwashitbythemotorcycle.Idecidedtotakeithomeandlookafteritcareful.EverydayIgaveitenoughfoodorwaterbeforeIwenttowork.AndassoonasIcamebackhomeafterwork,Iwouldplayit.Toitsgreatjoy,itisnowabletowalkwithlittledifficult.Myeffortshavebeenpaidoff.六、书面表达调查显示，中国长江江豚(finlessporpoise)受人类活动影响而濒临灭绝，目前总数不足1000只。假设你是李华，请你用英语给WWF写一封信，请他们关注这一状况并提供帮助。内容应包括：1．说明写信目的；2．简述江豚现状；3．希望WWF如何帮助(比如：资助江豚保护项目等)；4．表示感谢并期望回复。注意：1．词数80左右；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：紧急的emergent；基金会foundation；方便的convenientDearSirorMadam,I’mastudentfromChongqing,China.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua必修第二册Unit2Wildlifeprotection能力提升卷参考答案一、完形填空【解析】本文主要讲的是在作者先前的家中的后院有很多的小动物，作者通过给它们喂食拉近了与它们的关系，让它们不再害怕他，从而拍下了很多可爱的照片的故事。1．B考查动词。A.avoided避免；B.started开始；C.canceled取消；D.suggested建议。因为说的是第一年的事，作者从头叙述，所他刚刚开始给蓝鸟喂花生，然后是松鼠。故选B。2．C考查名词。A.business生意；B.fun乐趣；C.problem问题；D.privilege特权。词组havenoproblemdoingsth.（做……没问题），可知松鼠来到他面前吃食是没有问题的。故选C。3．C考查动词。A.help帮助；B.cheat欺骗；C.threat威胁；D.exception例外。过了几个月，兔子看到作者喂食对它们没什么威胁，也不再逃跑。故选C。4．A考查动词。A.trust信任；B.miss错过；C.admire羡慕；D.appreciate欣赏。因为他经常喂食给它们，所以它们都信任他了，甚至到他的手里吃东西。故选A。5．D考查动词。A.feared担心；B.ignored忽视；C.discovered发现；D.remembered记住。因为经常给它们喂食，所以兔子已经记住了作者。故选D。6．C考查动词。A.proved证明；B.decided决定；C.noticed注意到；D.understood理解。当他喂食时他发现一个曾经逃走的土拨鼠也开始对我的食物感兴趣。故选C。7．B考查形容词。A.extreme极端的；B.increasing不断增长的；C.additional额外的；D.inspiring鼓舞人的。根据下文的土拨鼠逐渐不怕作者可知，土拨鼠开始对他的食物越来越感兴趣。故选B。8．D考查名词。A.squirrel松鼠；B.rabbit兔子；C.peanut花生；D.carrot胡萝卜。根据下文的bothmunching(津津有味的咀嚼)oncarrots.可知，他把胡萝卜伸给土拨鼠吃。故选D。9．A考查副词。A.beforelong不久之后；B.longago很久之前；C.overandover一次又一次；D.alloveragain再一次。根据下文可知，土拨鼠不怕作者，根据发展这是指作者喂食给它们不久之后的情况。故选A。10．A考查动词。A.eating吃；B.playing玩；C.sitting坐；D.sleeping睡觉。根据上文可知，她在津津有味地吃胡萝卜，故选A。11．B考查副词。A.Next下一次；B.Once曾经、一次；C.Soon很快；D.Lately最近、近来。曾经有一次，当她转过身时作者搔了她的背。故选B。12．A考查副词。A.carefully仔细地、小心地；B.suddenly突然；C.violently暴力地；D.patiently有耐心地。根据上文可知，作者是慢慢让动物不再害怕他，所以可知，作者小心翼翼地伸出手去搔她的背。故选A。13．D考查副词。A.also也；B.thus因此；C.just正好、恰恰；D.still仍然。根据上文的byyearthree可知，到了第三年动物仍然不怕他，故选D。14．A考查动词。A.thought认为；B.doubted怀疑；C.admitted承认；D.recognized意识。根据下文的thattheendlookedlikeacap可知，这是作者的想法，故选A。15．C考查连词。A.While当……时；B.Or否则；C.So因此；D.For因为。根据上文可知，作者认为胡萝卜根部像帽子，所以有一天他就把它当帽子用了，故选C。16．B考查动词。A.fixed安装；B.placed放置；C.hung悬挂；D.kept维持。作者把胡萝卜根部当帽子戴在土拨鼠的头上，故选B。17．B考查动词。A.tremble颤抖；B.move动；C.delay推延；D.hesitation犹豫。根据上文的again可知，土拨鼠没有动，表明它不怕我。故选B。18．D考查连词。A.Evenif即使；B.Eversince自从；C.Asfaras就…而言；D.Solongas只要。只要有胡萝卜片吃，她就不担心。故选D。19．C考查动词。A.welcomed欢迎；B.required要求；C.bothered烦恼；D.expected期待。根据上文可知，只要她有吃的，她就不会烦恼头上的东西。这里头上的东西指作者放的胡萝卜根部，故选C。20．A考查名词。A.trade交易；B.competition竞争；C.task任务；D.affair事务。这是一个公平的交易——作者得到乐趣，而它们得到了吃的。故选A。二、阅读理解A【解题导语】本文是一篇关于动物保护的说明文。目前，世界范围内动物的数量正在不断下降，保护动物刻不容缓。保护动物不仅是为动物，也是为我们人类自己的生存考虑。幸运的是，现在有的国家已经开始行动，例如成立保护组织或制定法律等对动物进行有效的保护。A解析：标题归纳题。文章提到动物面临的生存现状、保护动物的必要性以及目前一些国家对野生动物所采取的保护性措施等都体现了保护动物的主题，故文章标题应是“保护动物”。C解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的Animalsaremorethan．．．inthebalanceofnature．可知，每一种动物的存在都是有道理的，都是为了维持自然界的平衡。A解析：词义猜测题。由画线词所在的段落可以看出，当鹰的数量因人类的捕杀而减少时，粮食受老鼠的毁坏会加重。没有鹰对老鼠的捕杀，老鼠的数量自然是增长很快，即“变得更多”。B解析：推理判断题。根据第一段和第四段的描述可知，此前人们对于动物的保护并不关注，当然也并未意识到保护动物的重要性，故可排除A项。通过对文章第四段的理解可知动物在人们的生活中起着重要作用，故B项正确。文中提到鹰的数量由于人类的捕杀而减少，但并非现在的情况，故可排除C项。D项中提到许多国家制定了法律来禁止对一切动物的捕杀，忽略了文中onthedangerlist这个说法，故该项是不对的。B【解析】这是一篇说明文。本文说的是由于全球变暖，北极熊有可能在这个世纪末就要灭绝了。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“...USInteriorSecretaryDirkKempthorne，whohasbeenaskedtoputpolarbearsontheUSendangeredspecieslist.”可知，DirkKempthorne被要求把北极熊列入美国濒危物种名单，故选C。推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Polarbearsdependonfloatingseaiceasaplatformforhuntingseals，whicharetheirmainfood.”可知，如果没有足够的海冰北极熊会濒危灭绝是因为北极熊没有冰就失去了猎捕海豹的平台，就抓不到足够的食物，故选A。主旨大意题。本文第一段点明了主题：北极熊有可能在这个世纪末就要灭绝了。下文是具体说明和依据，故选C。C【解题导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了星巴克公司为了减少海洋污染，计划停止使用塑料吸管，并从西雅图地区开始执行。D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知，星巴克设计了一种新的杯子，它的杯盖上有特殊的吸口，可替代原来的吸管。C解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段中的Inrecentyears,awarenessabouttheeffectthatplasticishavingontheenvironment—inparticular,theocean—hascausedscientiststosoundthealarm可知，塑料给环境造成了很大的影响，所以可推测，此处意为“控制塑料的使用”。D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的