2024-2025学年高中英语Unit2WildlifeProtection单元小测新人教版必修第二册

Unit2WildlifeProtection单元小测(满分:120分;时间:100分钟)第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AHelpHermitCrabs(借居蟹)Hermitcrabsarenature’srecyclers.Theyeatwasteandhelpkeeptheoceanandshoresclean.Unlikeothercrabs,thehermitcrabhasathinoutershelloveritssofttail.Thismakesthehermitcrabeasypreyforhungryattackers.Hermitcrabsstaysafebylivinginoldseashells.Ahermitcrabispicky(挑剔的);ittriesonmanyshellsuntilitfindsonethatfitsjustright.Inrecentyears,however,manyhermitcrabshavehadtroublefindingtheirperfecthomes.Whatistheproblem?Therearenotenoughshellstogoaround!Onereasonfortheseashellshortageisthatoceanwaterisnotascleanasitoncewas.Thishascausedchemicalchangestoseawater.Someseaanimals,likesnails,areaffectedbythesechanges.Nowtherearefewersnailsmakingshells.Peoplevisitingthebeachoftentakeshellshomeassouvenirs(纪念品).Thisisanotherproblem.Otherpeopleevenhuntandtakeshellsfortheirownpethermitcrabs!Theydonotrealizethathermitcrabsinthewildneedthoseshells,too.Nowpeopleareawareofthatandworkingtosolvethishermitcrabhousingshortage.Theyareteachingbeach-Boerstoleaveseashellswheretheybelong—attheseashore!Somepeopleevenmakefakeseashellsthattheyhopethehermitcrabwilllike.Forexample,agroupcalledProjectShelterinvitedpeoplewhovisitedtheirwebsitetocreatedifferentdesignsforhermitcrabshells.Thesedesignershadalottoconsider.Whatkindofmaterialshouldbeusedtobuildseashells?Thematerialmustbelightenoughforthehermitcrabtocarry,butstrongenoughtoprotectthecrabfromattackers.Theman-madeshellscouldnotcontainglueoranyothersubstance(物质)thatmightharmthehermitcrab.Anotherchallengeofbuildingahermitcrabhomewastheopeningoftheshell.Toobigwouldmeanthecrabwouldnotfeelsafe.Toosmallwouldbeuncomfortable,andthecrabwouldnotwanttomovein.TheProjectSheltershellsareplacedinthewildforhermitcrabstofind.Luckyhermitcrabscanmoveintothesenewdreamhomes.1.Wherecanhermitcrabsstaysafe?A.Inoldseashells.B.Behindthewastethey’lleat.C.Intheirownthinoutershells.D.Underthestonesattheseashore.2.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Themethodstorecyclethewastes.B.Thewaystohelpthehermitcrab.C.Thematerialsofseashells.D.Thedesignsofwebsites.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fake”inPara.3mean?A.Man-made. B.Perfect.C.Hard. D.Comfortable.BSnowleopards(豹)aresohardtophotographthatscientistsaren’tevensurehowmanyoftheseendangeredanimalsstillliveinthewild.TheSnowLeopardConservancy(SLC)setup20camerasinRussiain2010tolearnmoreaboutthebigcat.Afterafullsixmonths,theyhadexactlyzeropicture!That’swhentheorganizationunderstoodtheyneededhelp.Andtheonlypeoplewhocouldhelptheminfindingtheleopardsweretheverypeoplefromwhomtheywantedtoprotecttheanimals—localhunters.HuntingsnowleopardsisagainstthelawinRussia,butintheterribleclimateofSiberia,thefewpeoplelivingtherehadtoturntopoaching(偷猎)tofeedtheirfamilies.In2013,RussiannaturalistSergeiSpitsynapproachedMergenMarkov,alocalhunter,andtoldhimhisproject.Markovagreedtosetupthecamerawhereheknewhewouldfindleopards,anditworked.Markov,onceapoacher,worksfulltimefortheconservationistsnowandhas10camerasmonitoringleopards.“Ivisiteachcameraonceamonth.IhaveknownthiswholeregionsinceIwasachild,”hesaidproudly.TheWorldWideFundForNature(WWF)beganworkingwithotherlocalvillagersin2015.Thevillagewouldbepaid40,000rubles(卢布)attheendoftheyeariftheimageofasnowleopardiscaught.TheWWFalsorentshorsesfromthevillagerssothattheydonotneedtomakemoneybypoachinganymore.“Todaytherearefarfewerleopardpoachersbutleopardsstillgetcaughtintrapssetforotheranimals,soIhavetostaywatchful,”saidMarkov.Changinggunsforcamerashasmadeabigdifferenceinthelivesoftheseformerpoachers,thevillage,andtheRussiansnowleopards.Thenumberofsnowleopardshasbeenrisingandtheirpopulationisexpectedtorecovertonormallevelswithin10years.4.Whywasnopictureofsnowleopardstakeninsixmonths?A.BecausetheSLC’s20camerasfailedtoworkproperly.B.Becausethenumberofsnowleopardsinthewildwastoosmall.C.Becausethelocalpoachersdestroyedthesecamerasonpurpose.D.Becausetheresearchersknewlittleabouttheanimal’slivinghabits.5.WhatdidSergeiSpitsynpersuadeMarkovtodo?A.Findthepoachers.B.Repaircamerasintheforest.C.Catchmoreleopards.D.WorkfortheSLC.6.WhydidtheWWFbeginworkingwithlocalvillagers?A.Togetsomepicturesofsnowleopards.B.Tohelpvillagersmakealiving.C.Topreventvillagersfromhuntinganimals.D.Torenttheirhorsesatalowprice.7.HowcanwedescribetheWWF’scooperationwiththevillagers?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Curiositykillsthecat.C.Killtwobirdswithonestone.D.Oldhabitsdiehard.CManyoftheEarth’screaturesdiebecauseofhumans’choices.Thesechoiceshavenothingtodowithfoodorshelteroranythingelsethathelpshumanssurvive.Whatkillsmillionsofanimalsallovertheworldisthathumanswanttomakemoneybydoingso.Peopleusepartsofanimalsforeverythingfromhatstohandbags,fromjewelrytoashtrays(烟灰缸)andtomakepowdersthatsupposedlyimproveaperson’slife.Decidingthataspeciesisendangeredandprotectingitbylawarenotalwaysenough.Peoplewhokillwildlifeillegallyrarelygetcaught.Duringthelate1980s,savingelephantsbecameapopularcause.Wildlifeprotectiongroupsmadesureeveryonesawpicturesorfilmsofelephantswiththeirfacescutofffortheirivory.Thesegroupsalsoprovedthatcertainpopulationsofelephantsweredecreasing.Asaresult,mostpeoplestoppedbuyingobjectsmadeofivory.Lawsagainstpoaching(偷猎)weremadestronger.Manycountriesmadeimportingivoryillegal.Killingelephantsfortheirivorybecamemoreriskyandlessprofitable.However,concernforcertainspecieswillbecomeweakafterawhile.Inthelate1970s,peopleprotestedagainstthekillingofsealbabies.Everyonewasshockedtoseeyoungsealsbeingkilledintheiricyhabitat.Thecruelactivitystopped.Buttenyearslater,thenumberofkilledsealbabieswashigherthanever.Otheranimalprotectionmovementshavecomeandgone,suchassavingthewhalesandprotectingdolphins.Thewhalepopulationappearstohaveincreasedfornow.AndthelawsarefinallychangedinAmericatoprotectthedolphinsthatswimwithtunafishinpartsofthePacificOcean.Intheyearstocome,people’sattentionwillprobablyturntosomeotherendangeredspecies.Plentyofthemurgentlyneedattention.Duringthistime,willtheelephantsbeforgotten?

8.Whatleadstothedisappearanceofmillionsofwildanimals?A.Thegrowinghumanpopulation.B.Humans’hopeofmakingafortune.C.Humans’toomuchneedforwildfood.D.Nothavingenoughlawsonwildlifeprotection.9.Whatcanweinferfromthetextaboutwhathappenedinthelate1980s?A.Wildlifeprotectiongroupsdidmakegreatefforts.B.Importingivoryinallcountrieswasillegal.C.Thosewhokilledelephantsallgotcaught.D.Huntingwascompletelynotallowed.10.WhyaresealbabiesmentionedinParagraph4?A.Toshowtheefforttoprotectsealbabies.B.Toshowanincreasingnumberofsealbabies.C.Toshowthedecreaseofworryaboutcertainspecies.D.Toshowpeople’sprotestagainstthekillingofsealbabies.11.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyusingtheunderlinedsentence?A.Humansshouldchoosesomerareanimalstoprotect.B.Attentionmustbepaidtosavingsomeendangeredwildlife.C.Successhasbeenachievedinquiteafewcasesofwildlifeprotection.D.Concernandmovementsforanimalprotectionshouldbealwayskept.DFindingfishisgoingtogetharderasclimatechangecontinuestoheattheworld’soceans.Anewstudyfindsthatwarmingseasoverthepast80yearshavereducedthesustainablecatchof80speciesoffishandshellfish.Thesustainablecatchreferstotheamountofsomespeciesthatcanbeharvestedwithoutdoinglong-termdamagetothehealthofpopulations.Overfishinghasmadethatdeclineworse,researcherssay.Overfishingreferstocatchingsomanyfishthatthesizeofthepopulationfalls.Insomepartsoftheworld,suchastheheavilyfishedSeaofJapan,thedecreaseisashighas35percent.That’salossofmorethanoneineverythreefish.Researchersexaminedchangesin235populationsoffishandshellfishbetween1930and2010.Thosefishpopulationsspreadfarapartacross38oceanregions.Temperaturechangesvariedfromoneoceansitetoanother.Butonaverageoverthattime,Earth’ssea-surfacetemperatureshaverisenbyabouthalfadegreeCelsius.Onaverage,thatwarminghadcausedthesustainablecatchtodropby4.1percent,thestudyfound.About8percentofthefishandshellfishpopulationstheteamstudiedsawlossesasaresultoftheoceanwarming.However,about4percentofsomepopulationsincreased.That’sbecausecertainspecieshavethrivedinwarmerwaters.Oneexampleisakindofblackseafish.ItlivesalongthenortheasternU.S.coast.Aswarmingcontinues,thesefishwillreproducefasteruntiltheyreachtheirlimit.About3.2billionpeopleworldwiderelyonseafoodasasourceoffood.Thatmeansit’surgentforcommercialfishingfleets(捕鱼船队)andregulators(监管机构)toconsiderhowclimatechangeisaffectingthehealthofallofthosefishinthesea.12.Whatdoesthenewstudydiscover?A.Overfishingistoblameforfish’sbadhealth.B.Warmingseascausefewerfishandshellfish.C.Seafoodmatterstopeople’shealthworldwide.D.Thelivingregionsoffishandshellfisharedifferent.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thrived”inParagraph4probablymean?ASurvivednarrowly. B.Disappearedsoon.C.Decreasedsharply. D.Developedquickly.14.Whatdoweknowaboutspeciesoffishandshellfish?A.About8percentofthemsufferedfromagreatloss.B.About35percentofthemsurvivedintheSeaofJapan.C.About3.2billionpeoplehavebeensavingseafoodasitisthesourceoftheirfood.D.About80percentofthefishspecieshavediedoutbecauseofwarmingseasinthepast80years.15.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Acookingguide.B.Asciencemagazine.C.Anewsreview.D.Ahealthbrochure.其次节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Chinahasmadegreatimprovementsinenvironmentalprotectionduringthepast70years.16EachspeciesonEarthhasaroletoplayintheecosystem.

Inrecentdecades,aseriesofwildlife-protectionmovementshavebeencarriedoutbythecentralgovernment.17Thegiantpandaandthecrestedibis(朱鹮)areamongthesesuccessfulstories.

Thegiantpandausedtohaveapopulationof1,114inthe1970s.Itnowtotals1,864thanksto52protectionareas.18Bytheendoflastyear,sevenoftheninepandasreleasedhadsurvivedinthewild.19In1981,onlysevencrestedibiseswerefoundinYangxianCounty,ShaanxiProvince.Sincethen,breedingprogramshavehelpedthepopulationreach2,000.ChinahasevensentcrestedibisestoJapanandSouthKoreainrecentyearstohelpwiththespecies’survival.

20Keyprojectswillbecontinuallycarriedouttoimproveprotection,includingmakingthelistsofwildanimalsandplantsunderStateprotection,andalsofightingagainstillegalwildlifetrade,whichincludesivory(象牙).

A.Anotherspecieswasoncethoughttobeextinct.B.Protectingwildlifeis,withoutdoubt,animportantpart.C.Chinawillcontinueitseffortsofthewildlifeprotection.D.Peoplecallforimmediateprotectionoftheremainingspecies.E.Scientistshaveworkedtofeedpandasandthenreleasethemintothewild.F.Asenvironmentaldamagehasincreased,signsofchangehaveappearedaroundtheworld.G.Severalspeciesindangerofextinctionhavemadeimpressiveprogressthankstothemethods.16.17.18.19.20.

其次部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Someofthegreatestproblemswefacetodayareconnectedwiththegradualdestructionofourenvironment.Brownclouds,wildlifeextinction,21water.These22allseemsohuge.Somyfamilydowhatwecan.Wetakeclothbagstostoresinsteadofusingplasticbags.Wewalkwherewedon’thaveto23.Butdoesitdoanygood?

Irecentlylearnedsomethingaboutflamingos(火烈鸟).Thesebeautifulbirdsgatherin24groupsofathousandormore.Everyyear,whenthetime25formigration,afewflamingosstarttheprocessbytakingofffromthelake.Butnoneoftheothersseemtonotice,26thetinygroupreturns.

However,thenextdaythey27again.Thistimeafewmorestrugglealongwiththem,butthevastmajoritystill28noattention,sothesepioneerscomeback.

Thenonedaysomething29.Thesamesmallgroupofbirdstakeswingandatinynumbermorejoin,justasbefore.Andthistimetheirtotalnumber,thoughstillquite30,isenoughtotipthebalance(起确定性作用).31one,thewholegrouptakesflightandthemigration32.Whata(n)33sightitmustbe—thousandsofflamingosflyingtotheskyatonce!

Afewcanmakea34.It’struethatallofthegreatproblemsoftheworldhavebeensolvedduetothe35effortsofafew.

2 B.polluted C.deserted D.used2 B.costs C.profits D.problems2 B.reduce C.cycle D.stand2 B.different C.huge D.similar2 B.passes C.varies D.moves2 B.when C.so D.and2 B.try C.sing D.observe2 B.require C.escape D.pay2 B.works C.changes D.disappears3 B.reasonable C.mass D.small3 B.Above C.On D.At3 B.recovers C.finishes D.begins3 B.strange C.alarming D.poor3 B.decision C.difference D.mistake3 B.tireless C.extra D.special其次节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)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。Aboutahundredandthirtyyearsago,peopleatWaikanae,northofWellington,saw36greatmassofstrangebirds.Theywerelittlegreenbirds37awhiteringoffeathersroundtheireyes.Scientistssoonmadeoutthatthesebirds38(cross)theTasmanSeabyverystrongwindsbeforetheirarrival.

Inthepast,theMaoriscalledthenewbird“tauhou”,39(they)wordfor“stranger”.Todaytheyarealsoknown40wax-eyes,white-eyes,orsilver-eyes.Becausetheycaneatallsortsoffoodandliveinmany41(difference)kindsofplaces,wax-eyeshaveincreasedinnumber.NowtheyarefoundalloverNewZealand—alongcoasts,on42(island),inbushes,onfarmsandincitygardens.Thereare43(probable)morewax-eyesinNewZealandthananyotherkindofbirds.

Usually,youseethemingroups44(move)veryquicklythroughbushesandtrees.Mostofthetimetheyeatastheywalkalong,makingahightwitteringnoise,45mayhelpthemtorecognizeeachotherandkeepthegrouptogether.

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第三部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)请依据以下信息写一篇疼惜华南虎的英文海报,词数80左右。要点如下:动物华南虎(SouthChinaTiger),是世界濒危动物之一栖息地中国现有的数目野生数量为0;有30—80只华南虎生活在疼惜区濒危的缘由栖息地的削减;人类为了获得它们的虎皮和虎骨对其进行捕杀疼惜措施拒绝购买虎制品______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________其次节(满分25分)阅读下面材料,依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。NewYearwasjustaroundthecorner.Iwasinsecondgradethen,7yearsold.Oneday,onmywayhomefromschool,aladygavemeapieceofpapersayingthattheneighborhoodwasaskingpeopletogiveNewYearpresentstothosewhoneededthem.WhenIgothome,IshowedmymotherthepaperandsaidthatIwantedtotakepartinthisplan.Mymotherthoughtthiswasaverygoodideaandencouragedmetoofferkindnesstootherslessfortunatethanus.Shesaidwewouldbecome“NeighborhoodAngels(天使)”.Severaldayslater,mymothersaid,“Getready,andwewillgo.”“Wherearewegoing?”Iaskedmymother.“IwilldriveyoutoBootsDepartmentStoretobuysomethingyouthinkwouldbesuitableforaneighborhoodpresent,”shereplied.Aswewentintothestore,mymothergaveme$20topayforthepresent.Thenshesaid,“I’llseeyououtsideinthecar.”Sheleftmealonetodotheshopping.Iwasnotusedtobuyingthingsonmyown,asIhadalwaysbeenwithoneofmyparentsbefore.Everythingseemedverystrangeandconfusingtome,butIcarriedon.IaskedmyselfwhatIshouldbuyandforwhom.Anideaquicklyoccurredtome.TherewasapoorboycalledRalphwholivedinourneighborhood.Iusedtoseehimoftenwithoutajacketduringthefreezingwintermonths,soIdecided,thenandthere,tobuyhimawarmjacket.Ilookedatmanyjacketsandeventuallychoseaheavyblueone.Thepricewasjustwithinmyspendinglimit.Theassistantatthecheckoutasked,“Isthisforsomeone?”,asIpaidforthejackethappily.Isaiditwas,andshewishedmeaHappyNewYear.IfeltasifIwereareal“NeighborhoodAngel”.Paragraph1:Thatevening,mymotherhelpedmepackthejacketinbeautifulpaper.

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