2024版新教材高考英语全程一轮总复习课时天天练8Unit2WildlifeProtection新人教版必修第二册

课时天天练(八)UNIT2WILDLIFEPROTECTIONⅠ.阅读理解A[2023·南京市六校联合体高三联合调研]QueenElizabethNationalParkisaplaceofoutstandingbeautyandextremebiodiversity.Onapreviousunderwaterassignmentwithmywifeandphotographicpartner,JenniferHayes,we'ddocumentedhealthycoralreefssurroundedwithfish,sharks,andcrocodiles.Weknewthattime,increasedtourismandclimatechangecouldmaketheparkdifferent—so15yearslater,wereturnedtoseehowitwasgoing.Wewerephotographingsomejellyfish.Jennifer,herbacktome,wasfocusedonsomethingaboveher.Outofthecornerofmyviewfinder,Isawasizablecrocodilecoming.AsIbegantotakeitsphotograph,IrealizedthatthecrocodilewasgoingtoswimdirectlybetweenJenniferandme.IstartedtomakeloudnoisesthroughmyregulatorandmovedtowardsJennifer,firingaburstofflash­litshotstowarnherthatwehadcompany.Shequicklydetectedmysignalandturnedtomeetourvisitor.Shegavemeaquickthumbs­up,noddedOK,andsaid“Hello,handsome”asshebentclosertotakeitsphotos.Iadmiredherfortreatingthecrocodilewithrespect,calmcuriosity,andabsolutejoy.Shedidn'tfeelthreatened.Shewasfamiliarwiththiskindofcrocodileinthisparticularplace—andshehadabigunderwatercamerahousingthatcoulddoubleasamightyshield(盾牌)ifneeded.Afterafewpicturesthecrocodile,unimpressedwithus,swamdownstreamonitswaytodoothercrocodilethings.Wecontinuedoursearchforjellyfish.Thereisalwaysriskinourlineofwork.Butthisencounterhighlightedthegoodnewsthatwesawallaroundushere.Thecrocodileisanindicatoranimal,asymbolofahealthyecosystemthatcansupporttoppredators(捕食性动物).Theeasingoftravelrestrictionsisboundtobringmoretourists—soit'svitaltomaintainabalanceamongecotourism,exploration,andconservation.That'spossibleifvisitorsadoptthesamephilosophythatweholdtowardthatcuriouscrocodile.We__enter__Earth's__oceans__on__their__terms,__not__our____own.1．Whatwastheauthor'spurposeinreturningtoQueenElizabethNationalPark?A．Toenjoyitsbeauty.B．Toassessadocument.C．Tocheckitsecosystem.D．Tophotographjellyfish.2．WhydidJenniferfeelateasewiththecrocodile?A．Shemetitbefore.B．Shetrustedherhusband.C．Shecouldprotectherself.D．Shelongedforitscompany.3．Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?A．Explorenaturewithcuriosity.B．Respectnaturewhileexploringit.C．Studynaturewhiledevelopingtourism.D．Protectnaturethroughbiologicalresearch.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ANarrowEscapeB．ARiskyJobC．AnUnderwaterAssignmentD．AChanceMeetingB[2023·河北省衡水中学一调考试]SupertyphoonRammasunsweptoverHainan,China,destroyingatleast23，000housesandcausing2billiondollarsindamage.Itwasnotjustpeoplewhoexperiencedtheimpact,though.InHainanBawanglingNationalNatureReserve,hometotheworld's30remainingHainangibbons(长臂猿),landslidestorethroughsectionsoftheforest.Thegibbons,aspecieslivingintrees,wereforcedtojumpacrossadistanceofupto50feettogetfromoneareatoanother.Thegibbonssometimeswouldbreaktheirfallonlybymanagingtocatchholdofthetipofaparticularpalmleaf.Asmonthspassed,BoscoChanattheKadoorieFarmandBotanicGardeninHongKongnoticedthatconstantusecausedtheleaftowearandbenddownward,threateningtoleadtothegibbonscrashingdownandbreakingtheextremelyrarespecies'habitatintodifferentislands.“It'sreallyamatterofconcern.Moreover,Ididn'tknowhowlongtheleafwouldbeabletoholdthegibbons，”hesaid.“Ithoughtitwastimeforustobuildsomething.”AsrecentlydescribedinScientificReports,BoscoChanandhiscolleaguesturnedtoaerial(空中的)bridges.Theyhiredprofessionaltreeclimberstoconfrontandgetoverthesteeplandformtofixasimplebridge,consistingoftwoparallelmountaineering­graderopes.Ittookthegibbonsoverfivemonthstocatchon,butoncetheylearnedtousetheropes,theystartedregularlyusingthemtomakesafe,quickcrossings.Tillnow,aerialbridgeshavebeenusedinothercountriestohelpadiversityofanimalsrangingfromsquirrelstocapuchinmonkeys.Butmanyaresmall,one­offprojectscarriedoutbylocalorganizationsorevenindividuals;withlittleornoscientificstudyofwhatdoesordoesnotwork.Inaddition,asolutionforonespeciesorhabitatmaynotbeapplicabletoanother.5．WhatcanbelearnedaboutHainangibbons?A．Theyareseverelyendangered.B．Theymainlyfeedonpalmleaves.C．Theyaregoodatlong­distancejumping.D．Theysufferaslightreductioninpopulation.6．WhatmakesBoscoChanworriedaboutthegibbons?A．Theirweaklinkwithnature.B．Theirfearofjumpsbetweentrees.C．Theirsurvivalaffectedbytyphoons.D．Theirhabitats'likelybeingdamaged.7．Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword“confront”inParagraph3?A．Makeuseof.B．Getridof.C．Takedown.D．Dealwith.8．Whichaspectofaerialbridgesdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A．Theirimportance.B．Theirlimitations.C．Theirpotentialuses.D．Theirlong­termeffects.[答题区]题号12345678答案Ⅱ.阅读七选五[2023·吉林市高三第一次调研]Withthedigitalrevolution,people'slivesarebeingtransformed.Themobilephoneisasymbolofthisdevelopment.Nearlyeveryoneusesmobilephones,astheyallowustocompletemoderntasksconvenientlyandeffectively.__1__Mobilephonesareathreattoourhealth.__2__Thiswillcauseoverweightandsomeotherproblems.Mobilephoneshaveaparticularlygreatimpactonchildren'shealth,evenaffectingthenormaldevelopmentoftheirbrainandbody.It'salsotruethattoomuchuseofmobilephonescanmakeuscoldanddistant.Howmanytimeshaveyounoticedthatpeoplesitwitheachother.butdon'tinteract?Ourdependenceonphonesreducesouropportunitiesforface­to­facecommunication.__3__Mobilephonesalsotakeupmuchofourtimethatcouldbebetterusedinotherthings.Theymayincludelearning,playingsports,goingsightseeingandsoon.__4__Onthecontrary,theonlyresultafteralongtimespentonmobilephones,likeplayingvideogamesorwatchingvideoclipsisthatwemaynotonlyfeeltired,butemptyinmind.__5__Itiscertainlyconvenient,butitalsoencouragesustobelazyaboutourphysicalhealthandourrelationshipswiththepeopleclosesttous.Wouldn'titbeagoodidea,onceinawhile,toturnoffthephoneandstepoutintothecountry,toenjoythesceneryandinthemeantimegetsomeexercisewiththepeoplewelove?A．Itwillcauseourinterpersonalcommunicatingskillstosuffer.B．However,weshouldnotoverlooktheirbadinfluences.C．Allinall,themobilephonehaspositivesanddrawbacks.D．Anyway,theconvenienceofmobilephonescan'tbeignored.E．Mobilesarealsousedbystudentsorlearnerstocheatintheexams.F．Theactivitiesarementallyandphysicallybeneficialtous.G．Usingthemfortoolongtendstomakeuspassiveandignorephysicalexercise.[答题区]1．________2.________3.________4．________5.________Ⅲ.语法填空[2023·高三日照市校际联合考试]DoyouknowDunhuang?DunhuangishometotheMogaoGrottoes，1.________UNESCOWorldHeritagesite,elementsofwhichare2.________displayinanongoingexhibitionattheNationalBaseforInternationalCulturalTradeinBeijing.Paintedsculpturesandothersplendiditemsofculturalheritagehavebeenreproduced,whilethecaves3.________arenowclosedhavebeenreproducedindigitalform.Theexhibitionarea,4.________(cover)some1，600squaremeters,featurestheresultsofresearchonnearly50setsofculturalrelicsfromtheDunhuangAcademy.5.________therealgrottoinDunhuangisnolongeropentothepublic,thedigitally6.________(restore)grottocanbepreservedforeverinthedigitalspace.OpeninginJuly,theexhibitionwilllastforthreeyears.ItisthefirsttimethattheDunhuangAcademy7.________(hold)suchalongexhibitioninBeijing.Bytheendof2021,the“digitalDunhuangproject”hadcompletedthedigital8.________(collect)of268grottoes.SuchprojectshaveprovidedameansofpreservingChina'ssplendidculturalheritageforfuturegenerations,whilemakingitmore9.________(wide)availablebothathomeandabroad.Itishopedthatthe‘digitalDunhuang’willnotonlyallowmoreaudiencestoexperiencetheartisticcharmofDunhuang,10.________alsopromoteexchangesbetweenculturesalongtheBeltandRoadundernewhistoricalconditions.[答题区]1．________2.________3.________4．________5.________6.________7．________8.________9.________10．________课时天天练(八)Ⅰ.阅读理解A语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与自然——人与动物——与鳄鱼的一次偶遇【语篇解读】作者和妻子返回伊丽莎白女王国家公园去看生态系统的变化，偶遇了一只鳄鱼。通过和鳄鱼的短暂接触，他们发现公园的生态系统维持得很好，最后作者呼吁我们在探索自然的过程中也要尊重自然。1．答案与解析：C推断。根据第一段中的“Weknewthattime...seehowitwasgoing”可知，作者和妻子回来是想看看伊丽莎白女王国家公园的变化，结合文章内容尤其是最后一段中的“ahealthyecosystem”可推测出他们主要是想看看公园的生态系统。2．答案与解析：C推断。根据第三段“Shewasfamiliarwith...ifneeded”可知，在这个特殊的地方她对这种鳄鱼很熟悉，况且她还有一个巨大的水下摄像机外壳，如果需要的话这个外壳可以充当强大的盾牌。据此可以推知，面对鳄鱼，Jennifer感到轻松是因为她可以保护她自己。3．答案与解析：B理解句意。根据第四段“Thecrocodileis...curiouscrocodile”可知，鳄鱼是一种标志性动物，是可以支持顶级捕食性动物生存的健康生态系统的象征。维持生态旅游、探险和保护生态这三者之间的平衡至关重要。如果游客采用作者和妻子对待那只好奇的鳄鱼的相同理念，这种平衡是有可能达成的。再结合前文可知，作者和妻子对鳄鱼持尊重的态度，据此可推知，画线句应是说我们在旅游、探索自然时也要尊重自然。4．答案与解析：D理解文章主旨要义。文章讲述了作者和妻子重返伊丽莎白女王国家公园，想看看生态系统的变化，后来在拍照过程中偶遇了一只鳄鱼。通过和鳄鱼的短暂接触，作者觉得生态系统维持得很好，最后作者呼吁我们在探索自然的过程中也要尊重自然。所以D项最适合作本文的标题。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了通过修筑空中桥梁来保护长臂猿的方法。5．答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第一段“hometotheworld's30remainingHainangibbons(长臂猿)”和第二段“theextremelyrarespecies'habitat”可知，目前世界上仅存30只海南长臂猿，它们是极其稀有的物种，即海南长臂猿严重濒危。6．答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第二段“BoscoChan...species'habitatintodifferentislands”可知，BoscoChan担心长臂猿的栖息地可能会被破坏。7．答案与解析：D词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“Theyhiredprofessionaltreeclimbers”及画线词后的“andgetoverthesteeplandformtofixasimplebridge”可知画线词的含义应是“处理，解决”，D项的含义与之相近。8．答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据最后一段“manyaresmall,one­offprojects...maynotbeapplicabletoanother”可知，本段主要谈论的是空中桥梁的局限性。Ⅱ.阅读七选五语篇类型：议论文主题语境：人与社会——科技与生活——智能手机的危害【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了智能手机带来方便的同时，也带来了很多弊端。1．答案与解析：B分析语境寻线索：空前“theyallowustocompletemoderntasksconvenientlyandeffectively”讲到了智能手机带来的好处，而下文主要在讲智能手机的危害，因此，空处会形成转折→对比选项定答案：B项“然而，我们不应忽略它们的负面影响”符合语境。2．答案与解析：G本段的中心句讲到了智能手机对健康的危害，空后在具体讲不好的后果，因此，空处讲到的应该也是智能手机对健康的具体危害，且空后的This与G项中的“Usingthemfortoolong”相呼应，故G项符合语境。3．答案与解析：A空处承接上一句“Ourdependenceonphonesreducesouropportunitiesforface­to­facecommunication”，应该会讲到这么做的具体危害，故A项符合语境。且A项中的“interpersonalcommunicating”与前一句中的“face­to­facecommunication”相呼应。4．答案与解析：F根据空后的“Onthecontrary”可知，空处紧跟上文，结合上文中的“Theymayincludelearning,playingsports,goingsightseeingandsoon”可知，空处应该会讲到与这些活动相关的内容，故F项符合语境。5．答案与解析：C此处为全文最后一段首句，应该为一个总结句来总结全文，再结合空后的“Itis