高中英语必修5课时达标训练（二十一）

Module6课时达标训练(二十一)阅读理解ADr.SylviaEarlewantsyoutostopeatingfish.It'snotbecausefishareendangered,thoughwildfishstocksinmanyoceansareverylow.It'snotbecausethey'rebadforyou,thoughfishinmanyareasareexposedtopoisonoussubstancesinthewater.It'sbecausethey'resmart.“Fisharesensitiveandtheyhavepersonalities，”saysthemarinebiologist.ForEarle,eatingfishwouldbelikeeatingadogoracat.“IwouldnevereatanyoneIknowpersonally.”There'salotmoretofishthanmeetstheeye:theytalktoeachother,theyliketobetouched,andtheyengageinbehaviorthatcanseemveryhuman.Theycanrememberthingsandlearnfromexperience.Earleandagrowingnumberofanimalrightactivistsseetheseasstrongargumentsagainsteatingfishaltogether.Theactivistsalsopointoutthatfishfeelpainandfishsufferhorriblyontheirwayfromtheseatothesupermarket.“Whileitmayseemconspicuousthatfishareabletofeelpain,likeeveryotheranimal,somepeoplethinkoffishasswimmingvegetables，”saysDr.LynneSneddon.“Really,it'skindofamoralquestion.Istheenjoymentyougetfromfishing(oreatingfish)moreimportantthanthepainofthefish？”Fishermenand(fried)fishloversareskeptical.“I'veneverseenasmartfish，”saysMarieSwaringenasshefinishesoffaplateoffishataSeattleseafoodrestaurant.“Iftheywereverysmart,theywouldn'tgetcaught.”“Foryears,everyone'sbeentellingustoeatfishbecauseit'ssogoodforus，”saysanotherdiner.“NowI'vegottofeelguiltywhileI'meatingmyfish?Whataretheygoingtothinkofnext?Don'teatsaladbecausecucumbershavefeelings？”1．AccordingtoDr.SylviaEarle,hewouldstopeatingfishasaresultofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.A．fisharesensitiveandhavepersonalitiesB．heknowsfishverywellC．fisharedangeroustoeatbecausethewaterispollutedD．fishareclever2．Dr.LynneSneddondescribesthebehaviorofeatingfishina(n)________tone.A．opposedB．optimisticC．indifferentD．supportive3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“conspicuous”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Obvious.B．Easy.C．Impossible.D．Necessary.4．Whatwastheauthor'spurposewhenwritingthispassage?A．Toadvisepeopletostopeatingfish.B．Tointroduceatopicofwhetherpeopleshouldeatfish.C．Toadvisepeoplenottostopeatingfish.D．Totellusthatfishwillfeelpainwhencaughtandtransported.BAnimalConservationManyanimalandplantspecieshavebeeextinctandmanymoreareincriticaldanger.Findingwaystoprotecttheearth'swildlifeandconservethenaturalworldtheyinhabit(居住)isnowmoreimportantthanever.TheDodoTheDodoisaclassicexampleofhowhumancauseddamagetotheearth'sbiology.TheflightlessDodowasnativetotheIslandofMauritiusintheIndianOcean.Theeasilycontrolledbirdbecameasourceoffoodforsailorsandwasattackedbyanimalsintroducedtotheislandbyhumanssuchaspigs,monkeysandrats.ThepopulationofDodosrapidlydecreasedandthelastonewaskilledin1681.RhinosTheRhino(犀牛)hornisahighlyprizeditemforAsianmedicine.Thishasledtotheanimalbeinghuntedinitsnaturalhabitat.OncewidespreadinAfricaandEurasia,mostrhinosnowliveinprotectednaturalparksandreserves.Theirnumbershaverapidlydecreasedinthelast50years,andtheanimalsremainunderconstantthreatfrompoachers.TheGiantPandaThefutureoftheWWF'ssymbolisfarfromcertain.Asfewas1，000remaininthewild.TheChinesegovernmenthassetup33pandareservestoprotectthesebeautifulanimals.However,thepanda'sdistinctblackandwhitepatchedcoatfetchesahighpriceontheblackmarketanddeterminedpoachersstillpose(造成)oneofthemostseriousthreatstotheanimals.WhalesDespitethefactthatonethirdoftheworld'soceanshavebeendeclaredwhalesanctuaries(保护区),7outof13whalespeciesremainendangered.Huntedfortheirrichsupplyofoil,theirnumbershavedecreasedtojust300.Collisions(碰撞)withships,poisonouspollutionandbeingcaughtinfishingnetsareothermajorcausesofwhaledeaths.TigersThelast100yearshasseena95%reductioninthenumbersofremainingtigerstobetween5，000and7，000andtheBali,Javan,andCaspiantigersarealreadyextinct.TheSouthChinatigerisprecariouslyclosetodisappearing,withonly20to30stillalive.LiketheRhinohorn,tigers'bonesandorgansaresoughtafterfortraditionalChinesemedicines.Theseitemsaretradedillegallyalongwithtigerskins.5．Whichgroupofthefollowinganimalshasalreadyceasedtoexistaccordingtothetext?A．TheDodo,RhinoandGiantPanda.B．TheRhino,WhaleandSouthChinaTiger.C．TheRhino,Panda,WhaleandTiger.D．TheDodoandtheBali,Javan,andCaspiantigers.6．________canserveasacureforcertaindiseases.A．Thewhale'srichoilB．Thepanda'sblackandwhitepatchedcoatC．TheRhinohornandtigers'bonesandorgansD．TheDodo'sdeliciousmeat7．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．ThenumberofSouthChinatigershasreachedcrisispoint.B．Manyanimalsarethreatenedwithextinctionasaresultofhumanactivity.C．Peoplehuntfortheendangeredanimalsforhighprofit.D．ThewhaleistherepresentingmarkfortheWWF.8．Whichofthefollowingismentionedinallthedescriptionsofthosewildanimals?A．Thewayoftheirlife.B．Thereasonfortheirextinctionorbeingindanger.C．Whytheyarehunted.D．Punishmentforhuntingwildanimals.CAlthoughsimilarinappearancetohyenas(土狼),Africanwilddogsareneverthelesstruewildcanines(犬).Theyareamixtureofblack,yellow,andwhiteinsuchawidevarietyofpatternsthatnotwoindividualslookexactlyalike.AfricanwilddogsarewidelydistributedacrosstheAfricanplainsbuttheydonotliveinjungleareas.Theyaresocialanimals,livingingroupsofusuallyfrom2to45individuals.Ahierarchy(统团)existswithinthegroup,buttheanimalsarefriendlytooneanother.Theyoungandtheinfirm(体弱的)aregivenspecialprivilegeswithinthegroup.Africanwilddogsusetheirsenseofsight,notsmell,tofindtheirprey.Theycanrunupto55km/hforseveralkilometers.IneasternAfrica,theymostlyhuntThomson'sgazelles,buttheywillalsoattackcalves,warthogs,zebras,impalas,andtheyoungoflargeantelopessuchasthegnu.GrowinghumanpopulationshavedecreasedordegradedtheAfricanwilddog'shabitatandalsodiminishedtheiravailableprey.Roadkillandhumanpersecution(迫害)havealsohadanegativeimpactonAfricanwilddogpopulations.Thisspeciesisalsosusceptibletoavarietyofdiseasessuchasdistemper,whichiscontrolledindomesticdogs.ConservationoftheAfricanwilddog'snaturalhabitatmusthavethehighestpriority,asthesedogssufferinhabitatsmodifiedbyhumanintrusion(干扰)．9．Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat________．A．AfricanwilddogsarepletelydifferentfromdomesticdogsinsizeandweightB．AfricanwilddogsarelivingingroupsC．AfricanwilddogsusetheireyesmostlywhensleepingtoguardD．Africanwilddogsusetheirnosestofindtheirfoodinmostcases10．WhatcanweknowaboutAfricanwilddogs?A．Inapacktheremaybeabout90wilddogsandnoleader.B．Therearenosuchwilddogsthataredifferent.C．Africanwilddogscanrunataspeedofabout15m/sforalongdistance.D．AllAfricanwilddogskillzebras,impalasandantelopesastheirfood.11．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Africanwilddogsarenotindanger,becausetherearesuchawidevarietyofpatterns.B．Africanwilddogsarenotindanger,becausetheyarewidelydistributedacrosstheAfricanplains.C．Africanwilddogsareindanger,becausehumans'activitieshaveagreateffectonthem.D．Africanwilddogsareindanger,becausetheirhabitatshavebeenchangedmuch.12．Whatfactorsaffectthepopulationofthewilddogs?a．thedistributionofthedogsb．sociallivingc．highlyincreasinghumanpopulationsd．humans'killingthedogse．manydiseasesf．thechangesoftheirhabitatsg．domesticdogsh．foodreductionA．a，b，c，d，eB．b，c，d，e，fC．c，d，e，f，hD．d，e，f，g，h答案：语篇解读：有人认为应该停止吃鱼，因为他们认为鱼是聪明的，有感受，有个性。但有些人并不同意此观点。1．解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中“It'snotbecausethey'rebadforyou,thoughfishinmanyareasareexposedtopoisonoussubstancesinthewater.”可知C项符合题意。2．解析：选A推理判断题。根据Dr.LynneSneddon可知他反对钓鱼或吃鱼，故A项符合题意。3．解析：选A词义猜测题。根据上下文