2024-2025学年新教材高中英语课时分层作业18Unit6Earthfirst表达作文巧升格含解析外研版必修第二册

PAGE1-课时分层作业(十八)Ⅰ.阅读理解AGoldenliontamarins(金头狮狨)arepartofthemonkeyfamily.ThesesmallcreaturesliveinthickforestsinBrazil，SouthAmerica.Theytravelinsmallgroupsinsearchoffood.Theyhideandsleepinthehollow(洞)ofatree.Theytakeverygoodcareoftheirbabies.Eventhemaletamarintakesastronginterestinfeedingandraisingtheyoungones.Unfortunately，theforestsinwhichtheylivearebeingcutdownforfarmingandtheyarealsocaughtandsoldaspets.Thereareonlyaboutonehundredtamarinsleft.TheEuropeanotter(水獭)livesallaroundEurope.Ithassoft，brownfuronitsbody.Itisalmost75cmlong.Itstailishalfaslongasitsbody.Itsheadisflatandbroad.Ithassmallandroundears.Itcancloseitsearsandnostrils(鼻孔)whenitdivesinthewater.Ithasshort，stronglegswithwebbedfeet.LossofhabitatisathreattotheEuropeanotter.Itisalsohuntedforitsfur.Orangutan(猩猩)isalong­armed，red­furredanimalthatlivesinthewarm，wetforestsontheislandsofBorneoandSumatrainSoutheastAsia.Itlookslikeamaninmanyways.Soitisnamedorangutan，whichmeans“manofthewoods”．Orangutansareindangeronlybecauseofpeople.Peoplearecuttingdowntheforestswheretheyliveandhuntingorangutans.Thehunterskillthemothersandsellthebabiestozoos.Butmostbabiesdiebecausethehuntersdon'tknowhowtotakecareofthem.GiantpandasliveintheforestsofChinaandtheyareindanger.Theyeatonlyonekindoffood—bambooshoots(竹笋)．Buttherearenotalwaysenoughbambooplantstobefound.Everyhundredyearsthebambooplantsproduceseedsanddie.Itthentakesseveralyearsfortheseedstogrow.Bythetimetheplantsarebigenoughtoeat，manygiantpandashavealreadydiedofhunger.【语篇解读】本文向我们介绍了世界上四种面临灭亡的野生动物。1．Whatdowelearnaboutgoldenliontamarins?A．Theyusuallysearchforfoodalone.B．Malesseldomlookaftertheyoung.C．Theyarehardlyseenwhentheyareasleep.D．Theycanbeeasilyseenbecausetheyarebig.C[推理推断题。依据第一段的“Theyhideandsleepinthehollow(洞)ofatree.”可推断金头狮狨睡觉的时候不简单被发觉。]2．Europeanottersarehuntedmainlybecause．A．peoplelikekeepingthemaspetsB．hunterswanttheirmeatC．zooswanttokeepthemD．theyhavevaluablefurD[细微环节理解题。依据其次段的“Itisalsohuntedforitsfur.”可知欧洲水獭被猎人捕杀是因为它们的皮毛很值钱。]3．WhatisthebiggestthreattogiantpandasinChina?A．Theyhaveonlyonechoiceoffood.B．Huntersdon'tknowhowtolookafterthebabies.C．Theycannotmovefasttolookforfood.D．Theforestswheretheylivearebeingcutdown.A[细微环节理解题。依据第四段的“Theyeatonlyonekindoffood—bambooshoots(竹笋)．Buttherearenotalwaysenoughbambooplantstobefound.”可知对大熊猫的威逼主要是它们只吃一种食物，没有别的选择。]4．Thefourparagraphsabovearemostprobablytakenfromanarticleabout．A．thingswecandotoprotectwildanimalsB．theeffectofhumanactivitiesonnatureC．thelivinghabitsofsomewildanimalsD．endangeredanimalsinthewildD[主旨大意题。通读全文，可知这四种动物都是面临灭亡的动物，故可推断以上几段来源于一篇关于面临灭亡的动物的文章。]BTheworldcanbeascaryplacewhenyou'reyoung.Itcanbeevenscarierwhenyou'reayounglittlebluepenguin(企鹅)，thetiniestofthepenguinspecies.Luckily，therearesomehumanswillingtohelp.TheysteppedintoprotectBilly，abluepenguinthatappearedonabeachinChristchurch，NewZealand.SpottedonNovember29attheslipwayatMoncksBay，nearSumner，inChristchurch，thelittlepenguinimmediatelyattractedasmallcrowd.JeffMeinSmithsawthecrowdwhilehewasbicyclingthatafternoon，andhebikedhometogethiscamera.Whenhereturnedtothescene，hefoundthatthepenguinhadreceivedalittlesign，onethatread“Hi，I'mwaitingformymumtocomeback.DOC(DepartmentofConservation)knowsI'mhere.Pleaseleavemealone.Keepyourdogaway.Thanks，Billythebabybluepenguin.”Billydidn'tmoveawayfromthesign.TheDOCarrivedlaterthatafternoontopickupBilly，thoughtheyweresurprisedtoseeitonthebeach.“It'sunusualforabluepenguintobeoutintheopenonthebeachduringtheday，”AnitaSpencer，aDOCseniorranger，toldStuff.BillywastakentotheChristchurchPenguinRehabilitationCenterafterbeingretrievedfromthebeach.Volunteersbelievethebirdmayactuallybeafemalepenguin，andisaround2monthsold.Thechickweighsamere550grams，lessthanastandardbasketball.Abluepenguinshouldweigharound900gramsatthisage.Mostlittlepenguinsgrowuptoweigh1kilogram.Thecenterwillhelpthelittlepenguingainsomeweightbyfeedingitfishjuice，beforeit'ssetfreeintotheocean.【语篇解读】本文主要讲解并描述了一只小蓝企鹅在人们的帮助下最终得救的故事。5．Whycantheworldbefrighteningtoayoungpenguin?A．Itisararespecies.B．Itfacespotentialdanger.C．Itissurroundedbythecrowd.D．Itisthreatenedbydogs.B[推理推断题。依据其次段的内容，尤其是“Pleaseleavemealone.Keepyourdogaway.”可知，当时有人在那只小蓝企鹅旁边直立了一个牌子警示人们不要打搅它，不要让狗靠近它。由此可推知，对于那只小蓝企鹅来讲，这个世界是可怕的，因为它面临着一些潜在的危急。故B项正确。]6．ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatBilly．A．isafemalepenguinB．hasexpresseditsthanksC．weighslessforitsageD．preferslivingonthebeachC[推理推断题。依据第四段中第三、四句可知，这只小蓝企鹅体重只有550克，而处于它这个年龄的小蓝企鹅的体重应达到900克左右。由此可推知，这只小蓝企鹅的体重低于它这个年龄的小蓝企鹅的体重。故C项正确。]7．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“retrieved”inParagraph4?A．Ignored. B．Cured.C．Givenaway. D．Broughtback.D[词义揣测题。依据第四段第一句可知，这只小蓝企鹅是从沙滩上被带到克赖斯特彻奇的一个企鹅康复中心的。由此可推知，画线词与broughtback“带回”意思相近。故D项正确。]8．WhatwillhappentoBillyinthecenter?A．ItwillbereportedtoStuff.B．Itwillbevisitedbythelocals.C．Itwillbetakengoodcareof.D．Itwillbefedwithfruitjuice.C[推理推断题。依据最终一段内容可知，在这只小蓝企鹅被放回海洋之前，康复中心会帮助它增加一些体重。由此可推知，在那个企鹅康复中心里，这只小蓝企鹅会得到很好的照看。故C项正确。]Ⅱ.概要写作阅读下面短文，依据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Howmanyofuscouldgoaweekwithoutourcellphone?Doyouevenbothertomemorizephonenumbersanymore?Technologyhasmadelifesoconvenientforusthatit'salmostscarytothinkofwhatwouldhappenifwehadtogowithoutourfavoritegadgetforanextendedperiodoftime.Wehavetofacefacts：Technologyhasmadeuslazy.What'sthepointofgettingup，takingashower，gettingdressed，anddrivingtothemovieswhenyoucanjustsitonthecouchandfireupNetflix?We'veallbeentherebefore.You'reonthefenceaboutwhetherornotyouwanttogetoutanddosomething，butthensomethingcomesoveryou.YoustartlookingaroundatyourPS3andlaptop，thenrealizeyoucanhavejustasmuchfunstayinginthehouse.Isitevenpossibletogetlostanymore?Igetthefeelingthatwe'regettingcloserandclosertothedaywhenpeoplewon'tevenbeabletoreadpapermapsanymore.TherearealreadyagooddealofyoungadultsthathavenoideahowtonavigatethroughtheirowncitieswithoutusingaGPS.BeingabletoprintoutcompleteturnbyturndirectionsforwhereyouneedtogoonMapQuestprettymuchkilledtheneedforamap.WehaveallGoogledsomethingthatwewerecompletelyembarrassedwedidn'tknowtheanswerto.AccordingtoGoogle，“Howtotieatie”getsover500，000searchesamonth.Exactly，aquicksearchonGooglewillbringupinstructionalYouTubevideos，blogposts，andPDF'sthatshowyouhowtodoanything.Somuchforbeingself­sufficient.RunningerrandsusetotakeupentireSaturdaymornings.Bythetimeyougothome，youweredrainedandjustwantedtorelax.Wellthankstoonlineshoppi