2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit2WildlifeprotectionSectionⅡ练习含解析新人教版必修第二册

PAGEUnit2WildlifeprotectionSectionⅡReadingandThinking(1)阅读理解AImagineaworldwithnomorewildanimals:noelephants,notigersorlions.Tosomepeople,thatthoughtistooterribleforwords.Sotheyaredoingsomethingaboutit.TiffanySoechtingisoneofthem.Beingamongwildanimals—feedingthemandcaringforthem—isallTiffanySoechtinghaswantedtodowithherlife.Andthatisexactlywhatshedoes!Soechtingisthehuman“mother”tothe500animalsthatliveonherfamilywildlifefarminSanAntonio.Besidesheranimalcaring,Soechtingalsoholdsmonthlyclasses,wheresheteachesschoolchildrenabouttheanimals.Soechtingalsoopensthefarmtothepublic.Visitorscannotonlylearnabouttheanimals,butalsogetclosetothem.Andtheanimalsarenotagainstthat.Forthem,peoplearepartoftheirnaturalenvironment.Thefarmispartconservationarea,parteducationalcentreandpartanimalpark.Astheanimalswalkpeacefullyaroundthegrounds,itiseasyforthemtoforgetthatSanAntonio,abusycity,isjustafewminutesaway.1.What’simpliedinthesentence“Soechtingisthehuman‘mother’tothe500animals”?A.Shehasalreadymarriedandhassomechildren.B.Theanimalsonthefarmaretakengoodcareof.C.Theanimalscangetalongwellwitheachother.D.Sheteachesschoolchildrenaboutanimalswell.解析：推理推断题。通过这句话可以看出Soechting把这些动物当作自己的孩子来看待。由此可知,这些动物得到了很好的照看。故选B。答案：B2.WhatkindofpersonisSoechtingaccordingtothepassage?A.Confidentbutlazy.B.Humorousandlovely.C.Wisebutcareless.D.Kindandhard-working.解析：推理推断题。通过Soechting照看动物可以看出她很和善。从她爱护动物的详细行动可以看出她很勤劳。故选D。答案：D3.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoSaveWildAnimalsB.SoechtingandHerWildAnimalsC.SanAntonio’sAnimalParkD.AWorldWithoutWildAnimals解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲解并描述了Soechting致力于爱护野生动物的故事,文章主体是Soechting和野生动物。故选B。答案：BBAfteryearsofheateddebate,graywolveswerereintroducedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.FourteenwolveswerecaughtinCanadaandtransportedtothepark.Bylastyear,theYellowstonewolfpopulationhadgrowntomorethan170.GraywolvesoncewereseenhereandthereintheYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,buttheyweregraduallydisplacedbyhumandevelopment.Bythe1920s,wolveshadpracticallydisappearedfromtheYellowstonearea.Thedisappearanceofthewolveshadmanyunexpectedresults.Deerandelkpopulations—majorfoodsources(来源)forthewolf—grewrapidly.Theseanimalsconsumedlargeamountsofvegetation(植被),whichreducedplantdiversityinthepark.Intheabsenceofwolves,coyotepopulationsalsogrewquickly.Thecoyoteskilledalargepercentageofthepark’sredfoxes,andcompletelydroveawaythepark’sbeavers.Asearlyas1966,biologistsaskedthegovernmenttoconsiderreintroducingwolvestoYellowstonePark.Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingupwithaplantoreintroducethewolves.TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicecarefullymonitorsandmanagesthewolfpacksinYellowstone.Elk,deer,andcoyotepopulationsaredown,whilebeaversandredfoxeshavemadeacomeback.TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethertoreintroducewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.WildliferesearchintheUnitedStates.B.PlantdiversityintheYellowstonearea.C.Theconflictbetweenfarmersandgraywolves.D.ThereintroductionofwolvestoYellowstonePark.解析：主旨大意题。依据第一段第一句“…graywolveswerereintroducedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.”和最终一段其次句“Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingupwithaplantoreintroducethewolves.”可知,文章主要介绍了黄石公园当地政府重新引进灰狼的安排。故选D。答案：D5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“displaced”inParagraph2mean?A.Tested. B.Separated.C.Forcedout. D.Trackeddown.解析：词义揣测题。依据其次段内容可知,在黄石国家公园,灰狼曾经随处可见,但是到了20世纪20年头,由于人类活动频繁导致灰狼基本消逝,由此可以推想灰狼因为人类的发展而被迫离开。forceout意为“赶出去”,与displace意思相近。故选C。答案：C6.Whatdidthedisappearanceofgraywolvesbringabout?A.Damagetolocalecology.B.Adeclineinthepark’sincome.C.Preservationofvegetation.D.Anincreaseinthevarietyofanimals.解析：细微环节理解题。依据第三段内容可知,灰狼的削减造成了鹿群的增多,从而导致植被遭到了破坏;而且红狐和海狸也不断削减,由此推断灰狼的消逝对当地生态系统造成了破坏。故选A。答案：A7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheYellowstonewolfproject?A.Doubtful. B.Positive.C.Disapproving. D.Uncaring.解析：推理推断题。依据文章末段末句可知,作者认为引进灰狼的项目是很有价值的试验,是很值得推广的。故选B。答案：BCThesixthmassextinctionoflifeontheearthisunfoldingmorequicklythanexpected,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbonearedeclininginbothrangeandpopulation,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswasappearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway,butthenewstudysuggeststhatthedie-outisalreadygrowingfast.Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.Thereisnomysteryastowhy:ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lionsleftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,over-consumption,pollution,otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandotherlargeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated”inParagraph3mean?A.Madeup. B.Putup.C.Spedup. D.Usedup.解析：词义揣测题。依据画线词下文“Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.”可知,探讨显示,包括猎豹、狮子以及长颈鹿在内的数种哺乳动物在一二十年前还相对平安,然而现在处于濒危状态。因此推断画线词所在句句意为“生物多样性的削减最近也加速了”。故画线词与C项“加速”词义相近。故选C。答案：C9.Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?A.Themankind’spopulationisgrowingfast.B.Theairpollutionistoosevere.C.Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.D.Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.解析：细微环节理解题。依据第四段第一句“Thereisnomysteryastowhy:ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.”可知,引发生物大灭亡的缘由自不待言:人类不断繁衍壮大,人口达到74亿,相比1960年不止翻了一番。人们以动物为食,同时还污染环境,让其他动物们无法生存。由此可知,人口的快速增长是生物多样性削减的缘由。故选A。答案：A10.Howisthefutureofpolarbears?A.Uncertain. B.Hopeful.C.Doubtful. D.Unsatisfying.解析：推理推断题。依据最终一段的“withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns”可知,气候改变在将来的几十年将成为生物灭亡的主要因素。由于气温上升,气候改变,一些动物,比如最闻名的北极熊,已经在削减。因此推断北极熊的将来是令人不满足的。故选D。答案：D11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Allanimalsarenowendangered.B.Wildlifehabitatlossistooserious.C.Thewildlifeextinctionisspeedingup.D.Backboneanimalsaredecreasingslowly.解析：主旨大意题。结合文章首段中出现的词extinction以及全文内容可知,本文主要讲解并描述了野生动物面临灭亡的缘由。故选C。答案：CD12Itisalso,perhaps,thegentlest(最和顺的),butnotalways!

Elephantsarelikehumansinsomeways.Theycanliveforalongtime—fiftyorsixtyyears.Theycanrememberthingsverywell.13Ifafemale(雌性的)elephantdies,herdaughtersandhergranddaughterswillbesadformanymonths.Theywouldstaywiththedeadbodyforalongtime.Andtheyneverforgetadeadfriend.

Elephantsarelikeus,buttheyarealsodifferentfromus.Theyliveinthefamiliesoffemaleswherethefemalesarethekings.14Butthefemaleswillsoonsendthemaway.Anelephantfamilykeepsonlydaughters,mothersandgrandmothers.

Thefemaleswouldstaytogetherforfifty,sixtyorahundredyears.Theolderanimalslookaftertheyoungerones.15

Butwhathappenstothemale(雄性的)elephants?Well,theyoungmalesjustwillstaywiththeirmothersforashorttime.Thentheymustleavethefamily,becausethefemaleswillsendthemaway.Amaleelephantdoesnotoftenhaveafriend.16Sometimesifthefemalesinviteamaleelephant,thenhecanvisitthemandstay.Butsoonhis“wife”andsisterswillsendhimawayagain.Thefemaleshaveaveryhappyfamilylife.Butwhatdothemaleelephantsthinkaboutit?Wedon’tknow.

A.Theyneverforgetgreatsadnessorgreathappiness.B.Helivesfarawayfromthefamilyandothermaleelephants.C.Theyliketoplaywitheachotherandsometimestheygetinjured.D.Therewillbeafewyoungmales—afew“babyboys”.E.Themothersteachtheirdaughtersandsetagoodexample.F.Theelephantisthebiggestfour-leggedanimalintheworld.G.Themaleelephantswanttostaywiththefemaleones,buttheyarenotwelcome.答案：12.F13.A14.D15.E16.BReadingandThinking(2)[基础测评]Ⅰ.单句语法填空1.Theseventeen-year-oldboyputupapictureofBillGatesbesidethebedtokeephimselfremindedhisowndream.

2.Itishardformetomakewhatisonthepaperwithoutlight.

3.Careful(observe)isimportanttosciencestudents.

4.OnlythenIrealisemymistakes.

5.Thisisthelastcopyofthebookin(exist).

6.Thismoneyisintendedthedevelopmentofthetouristindustry.

7.Hewasplayingonthemobilephone,whichishefellfromthestairs.

8.Manyrareanimals(shoot)fortheirpotentialprofits.

9.Allthepublicareasarewatchedbycameramonitors24hoursaday.

10.Somepeoplekeepalionasapet,butitcanbea(threaten)totheirlifesometimes.

答案：1.of2.out3.observation4.did5.existencefor7.why8.areshot9.over10.threatⅡ.用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空dieout,awareof,onaverage,makeprogress,concernedabout,adaptto,underpressure,makeout,watchover,dayandnight1.Itwasfoggythismorninganditwashardtothewayaheadofthecar.

2.Thefirefighterwaswellthedangerinsidetheburninghouse,buthestillrushedintosavethebaby.

3.Weareincallingonpeopletostopkillinganimalswiththehelpofnetworks.

4.Thenursethepatientandtookgoodcareofhim.

5.Itisasurpriseandalsoajoytousthatheperformedsowellonthestage.

6.Timesarechangingandwewillhavetobepreparedtothechanges.

Theexpertgavesomeadviceontheproblemsthatmostpeoplewereonfoodsafety.

8.Wenolongerseethisanimal.Maybeithas.

9.Dozensofdoctorsandnurseshavebeenworkingforweeks.

10.eachreportrequires1,000hourstoprepare.

答案：1.makeout2.awareof3.makingprogress4.watchedover5.underpressure6.adaptto7.concernedabout8.diedout9.dayandnight10.OnaverageⅢ.语法填空WearrivedattheplaininTibet.Wecouldjustmake1.aherdofgracefulanimalsmovingslowlyacrossthegreengrass.Iamstruckbytheir2.(beautiful)andthatis3.we’rehere—toobserveTibetanantelopes.Meanwhile,Iamclearthattheyarestillindanger.Theyarebeing4.(illegal)hunted.

Myguide,Zhaxi,5.worksattheChangtangNationalNatureReserve,loveshisjobdeeply.Hesays,“Wearenottryingtosavetheanimals.Actually,wearesaving6.(we).”

Inthe1980sand1990s,antelopessufferedmost.Hunterswereshootingthem7.(make)profitscrazily.Therefore,theirpopulationdropped8.morethan50percent.TheChinesegovernmentlaterrealisedtheseriousnessofthesituationandtookpositivemeasurestosavethisspeciesfrom9.(extinct).

Toourjoy,theTibetanantelope10.(remove)fromtheendangeredspecieslist.Butthegovernmentdoesn’tintendtostopprotectingantelopes,asthreatsstillexist.

Ithinkonlywhenwelearntoliveinharmonywithnaturecanwestopbeingathreattowildlifeandtoourplanet.答案：1.out2.beauty3.why4.illegally5.who6.ourselves7.tomake8.by9.extinction10.wasremoved[提升测评]Ⅳ.阅读理解Kenya—GiraffeConservationPreserveandProtectKenya’sWildlifeAftersomedifficultyears,Kenyaisbackinfashionandwelcomingtravellerswithopenarms,withonemainaim—helpsaveandprotecttheiruniquewildlife.Itisn’tjusttheelephantunderthreat,butit’sthesmallerspeciesthatarealsosuffering,forexample,RothschildGiraffes.Nowthereareonly670leftinthewildandtheyneedyourhelptosurvive.Howcanyouhelp?HeadouttotheSoysambuConservancy.GetstuckintogeneralreserveconservationbutprimarilyfocusontheresearchandprotectionoftheirresidentRothschildGiraffes,whichisthereserve’smainpriority.YourdailytasksWorkwillbeacombinationofobservationalresearchandhands-onwork—fivedaysaweek.Minimumnumberofweeksis2.Nopreviousconservationexperiencerequired.Wherewillyoulive?Youwillstayinthehousesrightinthemiddleofthereservewithothervolunteers.Interestedinthis,readytoenquire?Findoutmorebyfillingouttheformbelowandclickingsend.TheLeapOverseasshouldthenbeintouchshortlytohelpwithyourenquiry.1.Whatdoestheprojectmainlyfocuson?A.Inspiringpeople’slovefornature.B.StudyingandhelpingRothschildGiraffes.C.Providingpeoplewithconservationknowledge.D.Instructingpeopletoliveinharmonywithwildlife.解析：细微环节理解题。依据文章其次段的“GetstuckintogeneralreserveconservationbutprimarilyfocusontheresearchandprotectionoftheirresidentRothschildGiraffes,whichisthereserve’smainpriority.”可知,此项目主要关注探讨和帮助爱护罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿。故选B。答案：B2.Whatisamusttoparticipateintheproject?A.Atleasttwoweeks’freetime.B.Theabilitytohandleemergency.C.Relatedconservationexperience.D.Knowledgeaboutwildlifeprotection.解析：细微环节理解题。依据文章Yourdailytasks中的“Minimumnumberofweeksis2.”可知,参加此项目至少要两周的空余时间。故选A。答案：A3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tolookforvolunteers.B.Tocallonpeopletoprotectwildlife.C.Tocollectmoneyforwildlifeprotection.D.Toraisepeople’senvironmentalawareness.解析：推理推断题。文章主要介绍肯尼亚长颈鹿自然爱护区招募探讨和帮助罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿的志愿者。故选A。答案：AⅤ.完形填空Wildlifehasbeengreatlythreatenedinthemodernage.Therearespeciesthatare1everyday.Thewhite-napedcraneisatypicalexample.Soscientistsaretryingtheirbestto2thespeciesfromgoingoutofexistence.

ChrisandTimworkatazoo,helpingendangeredcraneswiththeir3.Emma,afemalecrane,hasbeenintheir4sinceshearrivedin2004.

Bornataninternationalcranefoundation,Emmawas5byhumancaretakers.Thisledtoanunexpected6,thoughshehadawonderfultimethere.Emmahad7takenherselfasacraneandbecomedeeplyattachedtohumans.She8tolivewithmalecranes,andevenhada9forkillingsomeofthem,whichmadeit10forhertobecomeamother.

11,thetwozookeepersdidn’twanttoseetheextinctionofthispreciousspecies.Withtheirpatienceandefforts,theysuccessfullydevelopeda12ofartificialbreeding(人工繁殖)andnaturalreproduction.This13Emmatogivebirthtofivebabycranes.

Thetwokeepersareproudoftheirproductivework.Butbeforetheycanbe14,moreeffortsmustbemade,becausethepopulationofthecraneinthewildisonthe15,andmanyotherspeciesappearheadedtowardextinction.16,noteveryonehasrealisedthatwildlifehasthoughts,feelings,andmostimportantly,equalrightstosurvive.

Howcanwe17theever-wideninggapthatseparatesusfromotheranimals?ChrisandTimofferedusthe18:humanbeingstookitforgrantedthattheir19heldallthesolutions,butmaybetheirheartscanbeabetter20.

1.A.growing B.migrating C.competing D.disappearing解析：grow生长;migrate迁移;compete竞争;disappear消逝。依据第一段第一句“Wildlifehasbeengreatlythreatenedinthemodernage.”和最终一句提到的“thespeciesfromgoingoutofexistence”可以推知,野生动物正在遭遇巨大威逼,每天都有一些物种灭亡,即“消逝”。故选D。答案：D2.A.ban B.save C.split D.remove解析：ban禁止;save挽救;split分裂;remove移除。前文提到每天都有物种消逝,那么该句应指科学家们正在全力以赴挽救这些物种,使它们免于灭亡。故选B。答案：B3.A.abortion B.recreation C.reproduction D.administration解析：abortion堕胎;recreation消遣;reproduction繁殖;administration管理。上文提到科学家们全力以赴挽救面临灭亡的物种,由此推知,该处应指Chris和Tim帮助濒危物种繁殖,增加它们的数量,这样它们才不至于灭亡。故应指“繁殖”,故选C。答案：C4.A.care B.eye C.mind D.story解析：care照看;eye眼睛;mind思想;story故事。自从2004年,Emma始终由Chris和Tim照看。该空和下一句中的“humancaretaker”呼应。故选A。答案：A5.A.found B.chosen C.raised D.seized解析：find发觉;choose选择;raise抚养;seize抓住。依据空后的“humancaretakers”可知,caretaker是照看Emma的。句意:诞生在一个国际鹤基地,Emma由人类抚养照看。故选C。答案：C6.A.bonus B.consequence C.victory D.sacrifice解析：bonus奖金;consequence结果;victory成功;sacrifice牺牲。依据空后的though(尽管)可知,though前后的两个句子之间是转折关系。后面提到,她过得很快乐。依据转折关系推断,前文应当表示“但是这导致了出乎意料的结果”。故选B。答案：B7.A.never B.always C.unluckily D.cheerfully解析：never从未;always总是;unluckily不幸运地;cheerfully开心地。依据下文中的“becomedeeplyattachedtohumans…even…killingsomeofthem”等内容可知,因为Emma始终由人类照看,所以她没有将自己看作一只鹤,而是深深地依恋上了人类。故选A。答案：A8.A.liked B.refused C.decided D.hesitated解析：like喜爱;refuse拒绝;decide确定;hesitate迟疑。依据上文可知,Emma没把自己当作鹤,所以她“拒绝”和雄鹤生活在一起。故选B。答案：B9.A.gift B.skill C.concern D.reputation解析：gift礼物;skill技巧;concern担忧;reputation名声。依据even(甚至)这个表示递进关系的词可知,Emma不仅拒绝和雄鹤生