英文读与练17- 高三英语复习备考

在黑猩猩中间1Tobeacceptedbyagroupofwildchimpanzeesistheresultofmonthsofpatience.InEngland，beforeIstartedmyfieldstudy，Imetoneortwopeoplewhohadseenchimpanzeesinthewild.“You'llnevergetclosetochimps—notunlessyou'reverywellhidden，”theytoldme.2Atfirst，itseemedtheywereright，butgraduallyIwasabletomovenearerthechimpanzees，untilatlast，Isatamongthem，enjoyingadegreeofacceptancethatIhadhardlydreamedpossible.Iobserveddetailsoftheirlivesneverrecordedbefore.Isawchimpanzeesinthewildhuntandkillformeat.Mostastonishingofall，Isawthechimpanzeesusecrudetools—thebeginningoftooluse.Thisdiscoverycouldprovehelpfultothosestudyingman'srisetodominanceoverotherprimates（灵长目动物）.3Theprimaryaimofmyfieldstudywastodiscoverasmuchaspossibleaboutthewayoflifeofthechimpanzeesbeforeitistoolate.Knowledgeofsocialtraditionsandcultureofsuchananimal，studiedundernaturalconditions，couldthrownewlightonthegrowthandspreadofearlyhumancultures.4Duringthefirsttwomonthsofmyfieldstudy，Ioftendespaired.EachdawnIsetout

alone，followingthelittlestreamsasIexploredthevalleysonebyone.SometimesIsawagroupofchimpanzeesfeedinginatree，butseldommanagedtogetclosebeforetheshape’smovedaway.FrequentlyIheardtheirnoisycalling，butusuallytheyhadmovedoffbeforeIcouldcatchupwiththem.Disheartened，Iwalkedwearilybacktocampeachdusk.5Ineverattemptedtohide，andgraduallytheanimalsbecameusedtothestrangepaleskinnedperson.Afteraboutsixmonths，mostofthechimpanzeeswouldsitandlookatmecalmlyatdistancesof100yards.So，gradually，Ibegantolearnthebasicbehaviorpatternsofthechimpanzees，andaftersixmonthsIwasabletopickoutandnamesomeindividuals.WhenIsawMikerelaxinginthesun，forexample，orCountDraculawalkingpast，itwaslikemeetingafriend.ReadingCheck1.Whatdidtheauthordiscoveraboutthechimpanzeesduringthefieldstudy？A.Theykepttheirdistancefromtheauthortoshowtheirrespect.B.Theywereskilledhuntersandcouldusetools.C.Theyshowednosimilaritiestohumans.D.Theyweresocialanimalswithsimplecommunication.2.Whatwastheprimaryaimoftheauthor'sfieldstudy？A.Tostudythegrowthandspreadofearlyhumancultures.B.Toobservetheinteractionsbetweendifferentprimatespecies.C.Tounderstandthemigrationpatternsofthechimpanzees.D.Toinvestigatethephysicalcharacteristicsofthechimpanzees.3.Howdidtheauthorfeelduringtheearlyperiodofthefieldstudy？A.Happy.B.Confident.C.Discouraged.D.Confused.4.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorsstudyingchimpanzeesinthewild？A.Theauthorreliedmostlyonobservationfromadistance.B.Theauthorusedtoolstocommunicatewiththechimpanzees.C.Theauthorspentmuchtimegainingthetrustofthechimpanzees.D.Theauthorfocusedonstudyingthephysicalcharacteristicsofthechimpanzees.日积月累chimpanzeen.黑猩猩patiencen.耐心graduallyadv.逐渐地acceptancen.接受observationn.观察astonishingadj.惊人的despairv.绝望crudeadj.粗陋的fieldstudy野外研究behaviorpattern行为模式1It'sbeen40yearssinceLiWeidong，68，awildlifeprotectionexpert，accidentallydiscoveredtheIlipika（伊犁鼠兔）intheTianshanMountains.Lookingback，he'sfilledwithemotion.“Idiscoveredtheendangeredspecies.IfIdon'tprotectitanditbecomesextinct，I'llbetheonetoblame，”hesays.2TheIlipikaisasmall，fluffy（覆有绒毛的）mammal，around20centimeterslong，withbrightfur，bigroundearsandbrownmottled（杂色的）furonitsforeheadandneck.Itimpressespeoplewithitsbeautyandcuteness.Itlookslikeacrossbetweenarabbitandamouse，butactuallybelongstothelagomorpha（兔类）order.Amongtheworld's24pikaspecies，ithasthelargestears，longesthindfeetandlargestbodysize.It'sregularlyfoundnearthebarerockslocatedbetween2800and4100metersabovesealevelintheTianshanMountains.Itlivesalone，doesn'tdrinkwater，buteatsrarealpineplants.3WhentheIlipikawasformallyrecognizedasanewspeciesin1986，Liestimatedthatitsnumberwasaround3000.However，whenLitraveledaroundtheareain2002，hebecameworriedthatthespecieshadlosthalfofitshabitat.Sincethen，hehassystematicallyinvestigatedthepopulationoftheIlipikaeveryfouryears，mainlybytrackingitsfootprintsandmonitoringitsfoodstorage.4Linevergivesup，andinhislate60s，hecontinueshisjourneysthroughtheisolatedland，atanaltitudeofupto6000meters，toseektheIlipikawithhiswife.Fallingovermeantsevereinjuryastheybothpersonallyexperienced，yetthecoupleinsistedongoingtocaptureanimageofanIlipika.5Now，71percentoftheIlipika'shabitathasdisappeared，whichmeanstheremightcurrentlybelessthan1000Ilipikasinthewild.Globalwarminghasledtothespeciesmovinguptohigheraltitudes.Somehavemadetheirwaytothetopofthepeak.“TheIlipikaisextremelysensitivetoclimatechange.ThedisappearanceoftheIlipikaindicatesthedamageandshrinkingofourownlivingenvironment，”Lisaid.ReadingCheck1.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout？A.HowtheIlipikawasdiscovered.B.TheIlipika'sappearance.C.TheIlipika'shabitat.D.WheretheIlipikacomesfrom.2.HowdidLifindoutthepopulationoftheIlipikaaccordingtoparagraph3？A.Bylivinginitshabitat.B.Byestimatingitslivingenvironment.C.Bystudyingitsfootprintsandfoodstorage.D.Byusingsystematicalrecords.3.WhathascontributedtothedeclineoftheIlipika'shabitat？A.LiWeidong'sjourneysthroughtheisolatedland.B.DeforestationintheTianshanMountains.C.TheIlipika'ssensitivitytowater.D.Globalwarming.4.WhichwordcanbestdescribeLi？A.Generous.B.Cautious.C.Consistent.D.Proud.日积月累accidentallyadv.偶然地blamev.责怪anxiousadj.焦虑的seekv.寻找berecognizedas被认为是atanaltitudeof在海拔……makeone'swayto前往1ForDavidPlummer，wildlifeandphotographyremainedhispassions.Whenhewas26，Davidtooktheleaptoworktowardsbecomingaprofessionalwildlifephotographer.“ImovedtoSussexanddidvariousoddjobs—whichincludedcleaningandcarework—inordertosurvivewhileIbuiltmycontactsandworkexperience，”hesays.“BeingavolunteerphotographerfortheSussexWildlifeTrustwasaturningpoint.”2Thesedays，Davidisarespectedwildlifephotographer，teacherandconservationist.The47year?oldleadsphotographyholidaystovariouslocationssuchasKenya，BrazilandtheGalapagos，aswellaswildlifewatchingandphotographyeventsintheUK.3Aged40，hewasdiagnosedwithParkinson’sdisease.“Thereweresomedarkmonths，butallmylifeI'vechosentobepositive.IknowI'lllosefunction，butthediseasehasencouragedmetobealive.Ivedecidedtograblifebythehorns！”4Whenhe'stakingimages，hisonlysolutiontohisconditionistousefastershutter（快门）speedstoreducethebadeffectsofcamerashake.Ifhe'sleadingatripontheothersideoftheworld，hefliesaheadofthegroupsohecanhaveanight'srestinahotelbeforethetourstarts.Athome，voicedictationsoftwareonhiscomputerandanewlyhiredPA（aretiredmanwho’sequallypassionateaboutwildlife）arehelpinghimstayontopoftheadministrationinvolvedinrunningabusiness.“Idon'tthinkaboutthedisabilitywhileI'mworkingandIdon'tcareifI'mstiffandaching.I'lldowhateverittakestogettheshot，”saysDavid，whohappilyspendshoursinafloatinghidecoveredinleeches（水蛭）.5Nextyearof2016sawthepublicationofhiscoffeetablebook7YearsofCameraShake，whichisfilledwithstunningimagestakensincehisdiagnosis.“Iwanttotellotherpeoplefacinghealthchallengeswon'tlimittheirambitions.ThisbookisnotaboutwhatParkinson'sdiseasehasdonetome.It'saboutwhatithasnotdonetome.I'msevenyearsdownthelineandI'mstillgoingstrong，”hesays.ReadingCheck1.WhichofthefollowingmattersmostinDavidPlummer'sphotographycareer？A.MovingtoSussex.B.BeingdiagnosedwithParkinson'sdisease.C.Workingasacareworker.D.VolunteeringtophotographfortheSussexWildlifeTrust.2.HowdoesDavidPlummerdealwiththeeffectsofhisdiseasewhiletakingphotos？A.Byusingvoicedictationsoftware.B.