人教版（2019）必修 第二册Unit2 Wildlife Protection单元测试题（word版含答案）

Unit 2 WILDLIFE PROTECTION
第二部分 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。
A
Whitney Lake Project Office / Park Host
Address: 285 County Road 3602 Clifton, TX 76634
Availability: 3 / 31 / 2020-12 / 31 / 2020
Suitability: Grown-ups
Point of getting information for this position:
Nicholas.J.Mouthaan@usace.army.mil 254-622-7375
Dates: March 31, 2020 through December 31, 2020
Overview: As a Park Host you are a part of a team that includes Volunteers, Service Contractors, and Park Rangers, Management, and Administration. Park Hosts are long-term (6+ months) volunteers who make extended ( 延长的) stays at campgrounds as a part of the project team.
Responsibilities: Open and close the gates to the park, provide customer service to park guests, helping in the cleaning / keeping park facilities (设施) in good condition. Work at least 20 hours every week and live in a natural outdoor setting, with your own plete rounds through the park and provide on-site reports to the Gatehouse or Park Rangers.
Qualifications (资格):
Ability to meet and communicate with people from different backgrounds.
Appearance should be tidy.
Ability to remain cool in busy situations.
Ability to answer visitors' questions and communicate park rules.
Physical ability to visit campsites, pick up rubbish, do light cleaning.
21. What should you do in order to volunteer in the park
A. Call 254-622-7375.
B. Sign up with your children.
C. Know the history of the park.
D. Send an email after December 2020.
22. What is a volunteer expected to do
A. Live outdoors alone.
B. Open and close the gates.
C. Tidy up the campgrounds.
D. Help to make park rules.
23. A volunteer in the park should have the ability to _____.
A. talk to people with different backgrounds
B. give some suggestions for park rules
C. work overtime outdoors
D. organize activities
B
The first thing you notice at Nate Otto's house is a 1967 Oldsmobile 98, an old car. Inside is a small, 100-year-old reed organ ( 簧风琴). It's just a small taste of what's in Otto's house: self-playing, old-style musical robots called player pianos. Some sound and look as good as they did a century ago. Some are awaiting repair. Otto, a 29-year-old, has decided that it's his job to bring player pianos back to life.
As the owner of Rum River Restoration, Otto believes he's the only full-time player piano restorer ( 修复师) in the state of Minnesota. He specializes in Jazz Age objects that once were ubiquitous in America but now are largely forgotten except by collectors.
Otto believes in doing things the old-fashioned way and tries his best to make player piano restorations as real as possible.
Otto views the player pianos that he fixes as kinetic art ( 动态艺术) pieces. The classic player piano, or pianola, was first developed at the end of the 19th century. It was seen as a thing that helped to change American musical tastes, spreading new styles of music such as jazz to middle-class people. In their successful days, most of the pianos made in the U.S. were player pianos.
By the 1920s, however, the rise of radios and record players provided an even easier way to listen to music, hurting the sales of player pianos. The market for the instruments finally disappeared with the 1929 stock market crash ( 股票市场暴跌) and the Great Depression.
Keeping a player piano going today is a little like restoring an old car: It takes time, love, money and so on. A full rebuild of a player piano mechanism might take 100 to 150 hours of work and cost $5,000 to $8,000 on average, Otto said. But it's worth it for some people to once again hear an instrument that brought generations of family members together to listen, sing and dance.
24. What does the underlined word “ubiquitous” in Paragraph 2 mean
A. Natural.
B. Difficult.
C. Common.
D. Interesting.
25. What do we know about the classic player piano
A. It was created in the 20th century.
B. It was invented by Otto's family.
C. It helped the spread of jazz.
D. It can be easily found today.
26. How was the player piano in the 1920s
A. It fell out of popularity.
B. It was not known to the public.
C. It was first brought outside the U.S.
D. It caused the sales of record players to fall.
27. What did Otto think of restoring player pianos
A. It was a waste of time.
B. It was worth continuing.
C. It was easier than restoring cars.
D. It was not helpful in supporting his life.
C
It is the dry season in a Kenyan national park. A small group of poachers ( 偷猎者) walk along a dried-up riverbed, planning to kill a black rhino ( 犀牛). The men are hidden by underbrush on the riverbanks. But they are seen by a poaching alarm system developed by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Their guns and knives set off the Instant Detect system's hidden metal detector (探测器), which causes a camera hidden in the forest to start working. The images travel by radio to a base station and then via a satellite (卫星) to the park's control center. Soon rangers are sent off to catch the poachers.
Similar situations will soon be playing out in wildlife parks around the world, as animal protection bodies have changed their views on high-tech methods to save animals. These groups were slow to see the effective use of new monitoring (监控) tools, but with the aid of groups such as Google, they are now welcoming the devices warmly as a way to stop poaching.
ZSL began to develop detection technology around six years ago, working with tech companies including Google and Iridium. ZSL's Instant Detect will be soon ready for use in the field. Other conservation bodies are also developing similar systems.
Conservation organizations jumped in because they saw a chance to make a difference with a camera trap — a digital camera that takes pictures of creatures in the wild. Scientists have used camera traps to photograph animals for many years. But until recently these had no wireless connection. Their users had to physically visit each one to remove its SD card, which was often full of useless images.
ZSL tested the first version of the system by watching Antarctic penguins, Canadian bears, Australian night parrots, and Kenyan elephants and rhinos. But it suffered from communication problems. The team has developed a better version, Instant Detect 2.0. It has had successful tests in Africa. And it will have more tests in Thailand's Western Forest Complex and elsewhere before it is put to use.
28. What does the first paragraph mainly describe
A. How serious poaching in Kenya is.
B. How rangers in Kenya protect wildlife.
C. How wildlife survives in the dry season.
D. How a new poaching alarm system works.
29. What are conservation organizations' attitudes to ZSL's Instant Detect
A. They pay little attention to it.
B. They feel doubtful about it.
C. They are happy to accept it.
D. They are amazed at it.
30. What can we learn about the camera traps of the past in Paragraph 4
A. Their major disadvantages.
B. Their many different uses.
C. Their recent development.
D. Their great performance.
31. What do we know about ZSL's Instant Detect 2.0
A. It can be carried easily by rangers.
B. It causes communication problems.
C. It has been designed mainly to save rhinos.
D. It will not be widely used without more testing.
D
It was a large fish market northwest of Mumbai. Shark fins were sent onto tables. Tens of millions of sharks are killed for the fin trade every year, and a quarter of the world's sharks, rays, and ghost sharks are in danger. The international trade in many species is not allowed, but it can be nearly impossible for wildlife officials to tell whether the fins here are from protected species.
The samples could be sent to a lab for DNA testing, but the test would take a full day. But Shaili Johri, a post doctoral biology researcher at San Diego State University, had a handheld device, or tool, that can say what species a part belongs to in a short time, using only a small tissue ( 组织) sample. The gene sequencing ( 基因序列测定) done by the MinION device, which she was testing out at the fish market, is a promising new tool to help fight the illegal shark fin trade.
Johri with another author recently published a study in the journal Scientific Reports explaining the first use of the new device for keeping sharks and other wild animals safe from attacks. The smartphone-sized device is made by UK-based Oxford Nanopore Technologies. It has been used for the recognition of Ebola virus, among others. It is also likely to help prevent wildlife crime.
It requires a small tissue sample and a laptop. It can tell a species in three or four hours. But it has one downside: the tool costs $1, 000, including two original cartridges ( 测试盒). Every following sequencing cartridge, which can do 12 samples at once, costs an extra $500. That's roughly $42 per sample. The traditional DNA analysis method costs as little as $5 a sample.
Hollie Booth, a sharks and rays advisor, says the MinION could have lots of practical uses, including controlling wildlife trade across countries or illegal fishing in markets. And the possibilities of this device aren't just limited to sharks. These tools could be used to recognize elephant ivory, pangolin scales, and various other wildlife.
32. What did Johri use the MinION for at the fish market
A. Collecting tissue from endangered fish.
B. Discovering sharks' gene sequences.
C. Recognizing the species of a shark.
D. Saving sharks losing their fins.
33. What does the new study mainly tell us about the MinION
A. How it can help reduce wildlife crime.
B. Its use for wildlife protection purposes.
C. How it was developed by a UK company.
D. Its influence on different scientific fields.
34. What is a disadvantage of the MinION
A. It makes mistakes at times.
B. It requires more time.
C. It is hard to use.
D. It is expensive.
35. What does Booth probably think of the MinION
A. It will save many kinds of animals.
B. It should be used after further research.
C. It must make technological improvements.
D. It needs more support from wildlife officials.
第二节（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。
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has raised the listing of the North Atlantic right whales from endangered to critically ( 严重地) endangered. 36 The right whales have for a long time been listed as an endangered species. However, the state of care for the whales has not changed, so that now the species is in danger of extinction.
The change follows the sad news about the death of a right whale calf ( 崽). 37 According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the calf was killed by a vessel ( 船只) strike in New Jersey.
IUCN updates its Red List of threatened species every year. According to the organization, a scientific study now shows that the right whales are dying out because of humans. 38 Although these right whales were listed as endangered species before, they have continued to be killed by human actions. IUCN now hopes that by listing the whales as critically endangered, more work will be done toward their protection.
39 Besides, more than 10 right whales were reported as having serious injuries. Such a large number of dead and injured whales brought a sharp focus on the decreasing population of the right whales. Today, there are less than 400 living right whales. 40
A. They were also easy to catch.
B. The main cause of death is vessel strikes.
C. During this period they came close to extinction.
D. Since 2017, over 31 deaths of right whales were reported.
E. The calf was one of only 10 right whale calves born recently.
F. And conservation groups are calling on more protection about this species.
G. This move now raises worries about the possible extinction of these whales.
第三部分 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。
On a recent camping trip to Humboldt and Elko counties, my son and I had an unforgettable close-up experience with a group of pronghorn antelopes (叉角羚). It is 41 to get very close to these beautiful animals, so it was a special treat to see them and their activities up 42 .
During our trip, a small group of three antelopes 43 ran across the road directly in front of us. They immediately 44 and looked back across the road where they had left two baby antelopes behind. We noticed that the two baby antelopes were still 45 the barbed wire fence (带刺的铁丝网栅栏) alongside the road. Antelopes do not 46 over fences as deer do, but rather, they prefer to crawl (爬行) under the 47 wire of the fence.
Crawling under the wire of a fence was obviously not a 48 the baby antelopes had yet learned, since they just walked nervously back and forth 49 the adult antelopes to come back to 50 them. Amazingly, the adult antelopes ignored (忽视) us and ran back across the highway. After a few minutes of 51 from the adult antelopes, the baby antelopes found out they had to crawl under the wire and 52 the adult antelopes.
The need to rescue the babies overpowered any 53 the antelopes may have had of us when they stopped just a few feet away from us. Their instinct ( 本能) 54 the tiny baby antelopes. We can be sure the babies will 55 what to do the next time they need to cross a fence.
41. A. dangerous B. terrible C. uncommon D. impossible
42. A. close B. early C. right D. again
43. A. finally B. slowly C. suddenly D. naturally
44. A. cried B. stopped C. ran D. fed
45. A. on B. towards C. through D. behind
46. A. pull B. jump C. watch D. walk
47. A. bottom B. back C. top D. central
48. A. gift B. skill C. feeling D. fact
49. A. caring for B. asking about C. worrying about D. waiting for
50. A. observe B. warn C. train D. rescue
51. A. threat B. cheat C. encouragement D. congratulation
52. A. teach B. join C. leave D. contact
53. A. fear B. sadness C. pain D. doubt
54. A. excited B. saved C. moved D. surprised
55. A. learn B. accept C. know D. decide
第二节（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。
Today, giant pandas are one of the world's most well-known animals. And they are 56. ________ (global) recognised as being a leading symbol of both China and nature conservation in general. But global interest 57. ________ the animal only took off early in the 20th century.
The idea of the WWF's logo ( 标志) 58. ________ (come) from Chi-Chi: a giant panda that arrived at London Zoo in 1961 — the same year that WWF 59. ________ (create).
Aware of the need for a recognisable symbol that would break through all language barriers ( 障碍), WWF's founders agreed that the big, furry bear with her special black and white coat would make a great logo.
The first sketches ( 草图) were done by the British environmentalist and 60. ________ (art), Gerald Watterson.
Based on these, Sir Peter Scott, one of WWF's founders, drew 61. ________ first logo. He said at the time that “we wanted an animal that was beautiful, 62. ________ (endanger), and loved by many people in the world for 63. ________ (it) attractive qualities. We also wanted an animal that had an impact ( 影响力) in black and white 64. ________ (save) money on printing costs.”
The panda has since become a symbol not just for WWF, 65. ________ for the conservation movement as a whole.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，暑假期间，你参加了学校举办的为期一周的野生动物保护夏令营。请你为班级英语角写一篇短文，分享这段经历。内容包括：
1. 活动的时间、地点及内容；
2. 你的感受。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根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。
Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home a few blocks away from our house to visit some of the old people who live there.
First we visit Mrs. Sokol. I call her “The Cook.” She likes to talk about the time when she was a well-known cook back in Russia. People would come from miles around, just to taste her famous chicken soup.
Next we visit Mr. Meyer. I call him “The Joke Man.” He tells us jokes, and laughs at his own jokes, shaking up and down and turning red in the face. Grandpa and I can't help but laugh along with him, even when the jokes aren't very funny.
Next door is Mr. Lipman. I call him “The Singer” because he loves to sing for us. Whenever he does, his beautiful voice fills the air, so clear and strong that we always sing along with him.
Then we visit Mrs. Kagan, “The Grandmother,” who shows us pictures of her grandchildren. They're all over the room, in frames (画框) and even taped to the walls.
One day Grandpa got sick and had to go to the hospital. The doctors said they didn't think he would ever get better.
Saturday came. How could I go visiting the nursing home without Grandpa Then I remembered what Grandpa once told me: “Nothing should stand in the way of doing a good deed (行为).” So I went alone. Everyone was happy to see me. They were surprised when they didn't see Grandpa. When I told them that he was sick and in the hospital, they were sad. They told me that Grandpa would have a complete recovery.
The Cook went on to reveal (透露) some of her secret recipes (食谱). The Joke Man told me his latest jokes. The Singer sang a song especially for me. The Grandmother showed me more pictures. After a while, I said goodbye to everyone.
A few days later, Grandpa was still in the hospital. He was not eating, he could not sit up and he could hardly speak. I went to the corner of the room so Grandpa wouldn't see me cry.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Suddenly the nurse came into the room and said, “You have some visitors.” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That evening, Grandpa called the nurse in and said he was hungry. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
21-25 ABACC 26-30 ABDCA
31-35 DCBDA 36-40 GEBDF
41-45 CACBD 46-50 BABDD
51-55 CBABC
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60. artist 61. the 62. endangered 63. its
64. to save 65. but
写作
第一节
One possible version:
This summer vacation, I, together with fifty other students, went to Guizhou and took part in the Wildlife Protection Summer Camp held by our school.
We spent one week in the great outdoors learning from wildlife professionals. We examined how each animal adapted themselves to the natural environment. We also learned all about threatened and endangered species and the amazing efforts that humans were making to protect them.
I think the event not only raised our environmental awareness, but also deepened our understanding of wildlife protection. We will make every effort to protect the natural environment and wildlife.
第二节
One possible version:
Suddenly the nurse came into the room and said, “You have some visitors.” I looked up and saw The Joke Man. Behind him were The Cook, The Singer, and The Grandmother. The Cook brought Grandpa a hot bowl of chicken soup. The Joke Man told us some new jokes, and everyone had to dry their eyes from laughing so hard. Next, The Grandmother showed Grandpa a get-well card made by her granddaughters. The Singer started singing, and we sang along with him. Before I knew it, visiting hours were up. Everyone said goodbye and told Grandpa that they would see him again soon.
That evening, Grandpa called the nurse in and said he was hungry. Soon he began to sit up. Finally he was able to get out of bed. Each day, Grandpa felt better and better, and he grew stronger and stronger. Soon he was able to go home. The doctors were shocked. They said his recovery was a medical miracle. But I knew the truth: Our friends' visit had made him well. Grandpa is better now. Every Saturday, without fail, we walk together to visit our friends.
部分解析
阅读
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是应用文。文章是一则Whitney Lake招聘公园志愿者的公告。
21. A。细节理解题。根据Point of getting information for this position中的Nicholas.J.Mouthaan@usace.army.mil 254-622-7375可知，如果想要获得此次志愿服务机会，应聘者可以拨打254-622-7375。
22. B。细节理解题。根据Responsibilities介绍内容中的Open and close the gates to the park可知，作为公园志愿者，工作内容中的一项就是要负责开门和关门。
23. A。细节理解题。根据Qualifications部分中的Ability to meet and communicate with people from different backgrounds可知，应聘者应该具备同有不同背景的人交流的能力。
B篇
主题语境：人与社会——文学、艺术与体育
本文是记叙文。一位名为奈特·奥托的年轻人正致力于自动钢琴的修复工作。
24. C。词义猜测题。根据第二段中的He specializes in Jazz Age objects that once were ubiquitous in America but now are largely forgotten except by collectors可知，现在自动钢琴已经被大部分人所遗忘。由转折连词but可知，自动钢琴之前的情况与现在截然不同。由此可以推断，自动钢琴在过去随处可见。故ubiquitous意为“普遍存在的, 无处不在的”，与common的意思最为接近。
25. C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的It was seen as a thing that helped to change American musical tastes, spreading new styles of music such as jazz to middle-class people可知，传统自动钢琴促进了爵士乐在中产阶级中的传播。
26. A。细节理解题。根据第五段可知，收音机与唱机的兴起大挫了自动钢琴的销售量，乐器的市场也随着1929年的股市崩盘和经济大萧条而崩溃。
27. B。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的But it's worth it for some people to once again hear an instrument that brought generations of family members together to listen, sing and dance可知，Otto认为他现在所做的工作是值得的，由此可推断他将继续致力于自动钢琴的修复。
C篇
主题语境：人与自然——自然生态
本文是说明文。伦敦动物学会研发了一种能够有效防止偷猎的监控装置。
28. D。段落大意题。由第一段中的they are seen by a poaching alarm system ... Their guns and knives set off the Instant Detect system's hidden metal detector ... a camera hidden in the forest to start working. The images travel by radio ... Soon rangers are sent off to catch the poachers等一系列描述可知，本段主要介绍这种新型预警系统如何识别偷猎者并通知公园管理者去追捕他们。
29. C。推理判断题。由第二段中的they are now welcoming the devices warmly as a way to stop poaching可知，这些动物保护组织愿意接受这种高科技防偷猎监控装置。
30. A。细节理解题。由第四段中描述的Scientists have used camera traps to photograph animals for many years. But until recently these had no wireless connection. Their users had to physically visit each one to remove its SD card, which was often full of useless images可知，过去的相机陷阱存在使用不便和产生无效图像的缺点。
31. D。推理判断题。由最后一段中的it will have more tests in Thailand's Western Forest Complex and elsewhere before it is put to use可知，该系统在正式投入使用之前仍需进行更多的测试。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——科学与技术
本文是说明文。基因测序仪可用于辨别非法鱼翅，还可用来保护其他野生动物。
32. C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的a handheld device, or tool, that can say what species a part belongs to in a short time可知，Johri在鱼市用这个装置鉴别鲨鱼的种类。
33. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的a study ... explaining the first use of the new device for keeping sharks and other wild animals safe from attacks可知，这项研究介绍了MinION在野生动物保护方面的作用。
34. D。推理判断题。根据第四段中的But it has one downside: the tool costs $1, 000, including two original cartridges. Every following sequencing cartridge, which can do 12 samples at once, costs an extra $500. That's roughly $42 per sample. The traditional DNA analysis method costs as little as $5 a sample可知，MinION的不足之处是价位较高。
35. A。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的the MinION could have lots of practical uses以及These tools could be used to recognize elephant ivory, pangolin scales, and various other wildlife可知，Booth应该认为MinION能够拯救很多种动物。
第二节
主题语境：人与自然——环境保护
本文是说明文。北大西洋露脊鲸被列为极度濒危的物种，面临着灭绝的危险。
36. G。G项中的This move指代上文中的The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has raised the listing of the North Atlantic right whales from endangered to critically endangered，即世界自然保护联盟将北大西洋露脊鲸由濒危物种列为极度濒危物种的这一举动。
37. E。E项中的The calf指代上文中的a right whale calf。此处是对死去幼鲸的介绍。
38. B。B项解释了上文中的the right whales are dying out because of humans，指出北大西洋露脊鲸死亡的主要原因为船只撞击。
39. D。D项与下文中的Besides, more than 10 right whales were reported as having serious injuries并列，共同说明了北大西洋露脊鲸所面临的危险境地。
40. F。F项与上文存在语义上的顺承关系，指出针对北大西洋露脊鲸面临的状况，人类需做出的努力。
语言运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自然——自然生态
本文是记叙文。作者描述了他和儿子近距离偶遇叉角羚的经历。
41. C。由上文中的an unforgettable close-up experience和下文中的it was a special treat to see them and their activities可知，作者认为近距离偶遇叉角羚是一件难忘又难得一见的事，故此处需要填一个与“难得一见”意义相近的形容词。四个选项中，只有uncommon（非同寻常）符合语境。
42. A。本空是对上文中的close-up和get very close的原词复现，再一次描述作者和他儿子近距离观察到叉角羚。故选close。
43. C。由上文中的a special treat to see them可知，三只叉角羚是在我们旅途中突然出现的。故选suddenly。
44. B。本空与上文中的ran和下文中的looked back是对叉角羚突然出现在我们面前时所进行的一连串动作的描述，再根据下文中的they stopped just a few feet away from us可知，这里是说叉角羚立即“停住了（stopped）”。
45. D。由下文描述幼年叉角羚所处的困境walked nervously back and forth以及它们后来的动作 crawl under the wire可知，这里是说有两只幼年叉角羚被挡在了铁丝网栅栏后面。故behind符合语境。
46. B。由本空后的but rather可知，该空所在的分句与其后的分句they prefer to crawl under the ... wire of the fence是意义上的转折关系，故本空需填一个能与crawl形成对比关系的词来介绍叉角羚如何通过栅栏。再根据deer do及常识可知，这里应该是说叉角羚不会像鹿一样“跳过（jump）”栅栏。
47. A。下文中的Crawling under the wire of a fence提示本空所在部分是说叉角羚喜欢从铁丝网栅栏下面爬过去。故选bottom。
48. B。根据语境及常识可知，此处是说从铁丝网下面爬过去显然是幼年叉角羚还未学会的一项生存“技能（skill）”。
49. D。50. D。由下文描述成年叉角羚返回到幼年叉角羚身边，使它们最终爬过铁丝网栅栏可知，两空所在部分是说幼年叉角羚紧张地来回踱步可能是在“等待（waiting for）”成年叉角羚去“救（rescue）”它们。下文中的rescue the babies是对第50空的提示。
51. C。由下文中的the baby antelopes found out they had to crawl under the wire可知，成年叉角羚返回去对幼年叉角羚爬过铁丝网栅栏起到了帮助作用。本空需填一个能表示“帮助”的词。四个选项中，只有encouragement（鼓励）符合语境。
52. B。幼年叉角羚成功地爬过铁丝网栅栏，与成年叉角羚会合。故选join。
53. A。本句是作者总结性地描述成年叉角羚解救幼年叉角羚这件事。由本空所在句中的overpowered一词以及常识可知，动物一般近距离见到人类时都会感到“害怕（fear）”，而正是解救幼年叉角羚的需要战胜了这种害怕。
54. B。由上文中的The need to rescue the babies可知，成年叉角羚的本能“救了（saved）” 幼年叉角羚。saved与rescue是同义词复现关系。
55. C。本空所在句在语义上与上文中的Crawling under the wire of a fence was obviously not a ... the baby antelopes had yet learned呼应，说明幼年叉角羚通过这次经历学会了一项新的生存技能，下一次再穿越栅栏时，它们就“知道（know）”怎么做了。
第二节
主题语境：人与自然——环境保护
本文是说明文。文章介绍了世界自然基金会“熊猫”标志背后的故事。
56. globally。考查副词。设空处作状语，修饰recognised，表示“全球性地”，故填global的副词形式globally。
57. in。考查介词。interest in sth. 对某物的兴趣。
58. came。考查一般过去时。设空处所在句描述的事情发生在过去，指世界自然基金会标志的最初想法的来源，用一般过去时，故填came。
59. was created。考查一般过去时的被动语态。主语WWF与动词create之间是被动关系，用被动语态；由设空处前的in 1961和the same year可知，此处描述的事情发生在过去，用一般过去时，故填was created。
60. artist。考查名词。根据设空处前的定冠词the可知，设空处与其前的environmentalist是并列关系，是对Gerald Watterson这个人的身份介绍，说明他既是一位环境学家，又是一位艺术家，故填artist。
61. the。考查定冠词。根据语境可知，这里特指Sir Peter Scott画出了世界自然基金会的第一个标志，故填定冠词the。
62. endangered。考查形容词。设空处与其前的beautiful是并列关系，作其所在从句中的表语，意为“有灭绝危险的”，用形容词，故填endangered。
63. its。考查代词。根据语境可知，设空处所在部分指上文提到的这种动物吸引人的特性，此处表示“它的”，故填形容词性物主代词its。
64. to save。考查动词不定式作状语的用法。设空处作状语，表示目的，故填to save。
65. but。考查句型。not just ... but ... 不仅……而且……。