【成才之路】2014-2015学年高中英语 unit 4 Wild life protection综合技能测试 人教新课标必修2

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【成才之路】2014-2015学年高中英语 unit 4 Wild life protection综合技能测试 新人教版必修2
时间：90分钟，满分：150分
第一部分：听力(共两节；满分30分)
第二部分：基础知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．(2012·江苏)—Don't worry, Mum.The doctor said it was only the flu.
—________！ I'll tell Dad there's nothing serious.
A．What a relief 　　　　　　 B．Congratulations
C．How surprising 　　　　D．I'm so sorry
答案：A　考查情景对话。句意：——别担心，妈妈。医生说只是感冒。——真让人放心！我要告诉你爸爸没什么严重的。故A项符合题意。
22．(2010·浙江)Many lif ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )estyle patterns do such________great harm to health that they actually speed up________weakening of the human body.
A．a; / B．/; the
C．a; the D．/; /
答案：B　句意：很多生活方式对健康有害处， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )它们实际上加速了人体的衰弱。do harm to...“对……有害处”，是固定短语；第二空为特指，故用定冠词the。
23．Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it______.
A．collected　B．contained　C．loaded　D．saved
答案：B　考查动词词义辨析。collect ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“收集”；contain“包含，包括”；load“把……装上车/船等”；save“拯救，节省”。由句意可知B正确。
24．For a moment Arthur was________how to reply to the question.
A．no idea B．not knowing
C．puzzling　 D．at a loss
答案：D　at a los ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s意为“不知所措”，A项应为had no idea，B项不用进行时态，C项应改为puzzled，以表示“感到困惑的”。
25．He is wearing su ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nglasses to________his eyes from the strong sunlight.
A．hold　 B．stop
C．protect　　 D．prevent
答案：C　句意：他戴太阳镜来保护眼睛免受强光刺激。
26．After living i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town________he grew up as a child.
A．which　 B．that
C．where　　 D．when
答案：C　此处where引导定语从句，且在从句中作地点状语。
27．The bridge is________so the children on it are________.
A．dangerous; in danger B．dangerous; dangerous
C．in danger; in danger D．in danger; dangerous
答案：A　桥很危险，因此上面的孩子们处于危险中。
28．A new cinema________here. They hope to finish it next month.
A．will be built B．is built
C．has been built D．is being built
答案：D　根据题意，电影院应是正在建造着，因为他们希望下月完工，而A项不合常理，一个月的时间建一个电影院是不可能的。
29．It is hoped th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at there will be a world where all the people can live together in________and harmony.
A．silence　　B．peace　　C．fear　　D．surprise
答案：B　in peace为固定搭配，意为“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )和平地”，相当于peacefully，与harmony为并列关系。in silence“沉默地”；in fear“害怕地”；in surprise“惊讶地”。
30．This kind of animal has________in the world.
A．died away B．died down
C．died off D．died out
答案：D　die out“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )灭绝”符合题意。die away指“(声音、风、光线等)渐息，渐弱”；die down，指“慢慢熄灭，平静下来”；die off“相继死去”，与题意不符。
31．Much attention should be paid________people's living conditions.
A．in improving B．to improve
C．of improving D．to improving
答案：D　pay att ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ention to为固定搭配，该结构中to为介词，后接名词或动名词作宾语。本题attention前置于句首，故D项正确。【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
32．After a heated d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )iscussion at the meeting, a new plan came______being, which would have a great effect________the culture life of the people.
A．into; for B．to; to
C．from; at D．into; on
答案：D　come into being“形成”为固定搭配；effect后常与介词on连用，意为“对……的影响”。
33．Although there w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ere many difficulties, he________in getting the opportunity to go abroad for further study.
A．managed　　 B．tried　　
C．succeeded　　 D．failed
答案：C　succeed in d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oing sth.“成功做成某事”，相当于manage to do sth.。try to do sth.“试图做某事”，但不一定成功；fail to do sth.“没能做成某事”；由although引导让步状语从句可知C项正确。
34．We are interested ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in the weather because it________what we wear, what we do and even how we feel.
A．benefits　　 B．guides　　
C．affects　　 D．effects
答案：C　affect意为“影响”，符合题意。benefit“使受益”；guide“指导”；effect“作用；效果”，常用做名词。
35．The________of t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he pain can be easily achieved but the disease can be hardly cured.
A．relief　　 B．relax　　
C．release　　 D．ease
答案：A　句意：缓解痛苦容易，要想痊愈 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )却非常困难。relief“(痛苦、忧虑等)减轻或解除”。relax“放松”；release“释放”；ease“安逸；安心”。
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)，选出最佳选项。
(2014·四川)
My husband, Tom ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse(松鸡). It's __36__ for a grouse to have any contact(接触)with people. In fact, they're hard to spot, __37__ they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.
This grouse came in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to our lives in __38__. Tom was working out in the field when he __39__ her walking around at the edge of the field. She was __40__ unafraid and seemed to be __41__ about what he was doing.
Tom saw the __42__ bi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rd several times, and she got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew __43__ of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.
One day, as To ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )m was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom __44__ he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.
Apparently, she did ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n't like to be __45__. She'd run up and peck(啄) at Tom's hands, then __46__ off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the __47__ and left.
As spring went and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )summer came, Mildred started to __48__ more and more often. __49__ Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a __50__ of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt __51__ not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.
When hunting season ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )opened, we put a __52__ at the end of our driveway asking __53__ not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, __54__ warned people not to shoot her. __55__， hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。当作者看到丈夫跟 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一只松鸡交朋友时，感到很奇怪。但是慢慢地，我们都喜欢上了她，她也很愿意跟我们待在一起。想知道我们的故事吗？那就赶快来读文章吧！
36．A.interesting B．reasonable
C．impossible D．unusual
答案：D　联系空前的I was st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ill amazed when he befriended a female grouse可知，我吃惊的原因显然是“松鸡跟人接触是很少见的，”故选unusual表示“不同寻常的，罕见的”。21*cnjy*com
37．A.though B．because
C．unless　　　　 D．until
答案：B　空前提到 In fact，t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hey are hard to spot；空后又说they usually fly off when they hear human approaching。前后显然是因果关系。他们很难发现，是因为他们听见人就飞走了，故用because引导原因状语从句。
38．A.spring B．summer
C．autumn D．winter
答案：A　后文第48空前有关键信息As spring went and summer came，因此这只松鸡是在春天步入我们的生活的。
38．A.got　　　　 B．kept
C．noticed D．imagined
答案：C　空前提到汤姆是在地里干活，所以他应该是无意当中注意到这只松鸡在地边上走来走去。notice表示“无意当中注意到”，符合语境。2-1-c-n-j-y
40．A.naturally　　　　 B．certainly
C．normally D．surprisingly
答案：D　前文第一段提到they usu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ally fly off when they hear human approaching，因此此处她不害怕显然是令人意想不到，故surprisingly(令人吃惊地，意想不到地)符合语境。
41．A.crazy　　　　 B．curious
C．concerned D．cautious
答案：B　be crazy abo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ut对……着迷；be curious about对……好奇；be concerned about担心；be cautious about 对……小心翼翼。空前提到 she was surprisingly unafraid，所以不可能是小心翼翼；不可能是着迷或者担心，只能是对汤姆正在干的事情好奇，故B项正确。
42．A.shy　　　　 B．awkward
C．friendly　　　　 D．elegant
答案：C　前文提到这只松鸡在地边走来 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )走去；不害怕，对汤姆干的事情感到好奇，四个选项当中能形容她的只能是friendly；在后文51空前的friendly也给了很好的提示。
43．A.careful B．tired
C．fond　　　　 D．sick
答案：C　后半句提到我们叫她Mildred，只有喜欢才能给她起名字，故C项正确。grow/be fond of喜爱。21教育名师原创作品
44．A.supposed B．realized
C．hoped 　　　　 D．pretended
答案：D　由后半句 kept work ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing to see what she would do next可知，汤姆是装作没看见她。pretend假装，符合语境。
45．A.ignored B．observed
C．amazed 　　　　 D．disturbed
答案：A　前文提到汤姆假装没 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )看见她；后面又提到她跑过来啄汤姆的手，显然是表示“她不喜欢被忽视，被冷落”，故ignore(忽视，忽略)符合语境。
46．A.put B．back
C．set 　　　　 D．take
答案：B　由语境可知，这只不喜欢被忽视的松鸡跑过来啄了汤姆的手之后，又后退一下看看汤姆会怎么做。back off后退，符合语境。
47．A.game B．work
C．place　　　　 D．man
答案：A　由语境可知，Mi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ldred跑过来啄汤姆的手，然后退后看汤姆怎么办；这样的事情持续了20分钟，直到Mildred对此感到厌烦，离开。Mildred厌倦的是重复的这20分钟干的同样的事情；不是工作，地方和人，只能是玩的游戏，故A项符合语境。
48．A.give up B．come out
C．turn over D．fly by
答案：B　由语境可知，春天过去了，夏天到了 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，Mildred跟大家越来越熟悉了，肯定是越来越经常的出来，故come out出来，符合语境。give up放弃；turn over翻转；fly by飞过，均不合语境。21·cn·jy·com
49．A.Eventually B．Suddenly
C．Constantly D．Presently
答案：A　由语境可知，Mildred先是在地 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )边上走来走去，然后对我们不害怕，慢慢接近，到最后跟我们待在一起很舒服，这是时间上的顺承关系，故此处填eventually(最后，终于)。
50．A.chance B．dream
C．picture D．sense
答案：C　由语境可知，她呆在汤姆的腿上的时间长到我能跟他们拍照。不可能是机会(chance)，梦想(dream)和sense(感觉)。
51．A.comfortable B．guilty
C．anxious D．familiar
答案：A　前文提到Mildred跟我们呆在一起很舒服，随着时间的推移，她不光跟我们待在一起舒服，跟任何走过的或者是开车经过的人都这样。
52．A.lantern B．sign
C．gun　　　　 D．loudspeaker
答案：B　由语境可知，此处表示打猎的季节来临，我们能在马路边挂起的只能是个sign(标牌)，请人们别猎杀我们的松鸡。
53．A.drivers B．farmers
C．hunters D．tourists
答案：C　前文提到hunting season，后文提到hunters，显然我们挂牌子是请猎人别猎杀我们的松鸡。
54．A.just B．yet
C．thus　　　　 D．also
答案：D　由语境可知，我们做出了努力，住在路边的父亲也做出了努力，提醒人们别猎杀她。因此also也，符合语境。
55．A.In fact B．For long
C．On the contrary D．By the way
答案：A　后文说，猎人们停下来拍照，因为他们 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )从未见过像Mildred那样的东西。in fact事实上；for long长久；on the contrary正相反；by the way顺便说。由语境可知，in fact正确。21cnjy.com
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
(2014·吉林省实验中学高一模块检测)
Most animals h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ave little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership (伙伴关系) which is good for both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites (寄生虫) on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together.
Sometimes an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other. This is so in the corals(珊瑚) of the sea. In their skins they have tiny plants which act as “dustmen”， taking some of the waste products from the coral and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from receiving light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die.
文章大意：文章介绍自然界中有的动物和动物之间相处的很好，还有的植物和动物是互相依存的关系。
56．Some birds like to sit on a sheep because ________.
A．they enjoy travelling with the sheep
B．they can eat its parasites
C．they depend on the sheep for existence
D．they find the position most comfortable
答案：B　细节理解题。答案即在“This ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites (寄生虫) on sheep.”一句之中。可知鸟喜欢坐在羊的身上，是想吃羊身上的寄生虫，选B。
57．The underlined w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ord “they” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ________.
A．birds and parasites
B.parasites and sheep
C．birds and sheep
D．sheep, birds and parasites
答案：C　猜测词义题。前文中的“T ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort.”的意思是说：绵羊让鸟儿落在自己身上，因为鸟儿可以将它们身上的寄生虫吃掉。”；另一句“So although they can manage without each other”的意思是说：尽管它们自己也能对付寄生虫……”。综合上面两句话的意思，再结合“...they do better together ”这一句话，可知they指的是鸟和羊，即得答案为C。
58．We learn from the text that corals depend on plants for________.
A．comfort B．light
C．oxygen D．food
答案：C　细节理解题。根据第二段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的句子：“...taking some of the waste products from the coral and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe.”这句话可知，珊瑚需要植物提供的氧气才能生存下去。选C。
59．What does the second paragraph mainly discuss
A．Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily.
B．Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence.
C．Some plants depend on each other for food.
D．Some animals live better together.
答案：B　段落大意题。根据第二自然段的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )内容，Sometimes an animal has a plant partner.珊瑚和它们体内的植物具有相互依存的关系，选B。【出处：21教育名师】
B
(2014·新课标Ⅰ，阅读理解B篇)
Passenger pigeons ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) (旅鸽) once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks (群) so large that they darkened the sky for hours.
It was calculated ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )that when its population reached its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons－a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant bird in the world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati.
Sadly, the abundanc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. Where the birds were most abundant, people believed there was an ever lasting supply and killed them by the mercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.
By the closi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ng decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans' need for wood, which scattered (驱散) the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.
In 1897, the stat ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900. For a time, a few birds survived under human care. The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden on September 1, 1914.
文章大意：本文介绍了在1 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )8、19世纪美国数量最多的鸟类——旅鸽。介绍了当时其数量之多的壮观场面，人们为了牟取私利大量的猎杀它们，最后不得不出台法律来保护它们，但是已经为时过晚。
60．In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons ________.
A．were the biggest bird in the world
B．lived mainly in the south of America
C．did great harm to the natural environment
D．were the largest bird population in the US
答案：D　 细节理解题。由文章第二 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段信息．..a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total population in the United States 以及making it perhaps the most abundant bird in the world可知，在18、19世纪，旅鸽是美国数量最多的鸟类，故D项正确。
61．The underline ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons' ________.
A．escape B．ruin
C．liberation D．evolution
答案：B　由该词后面的句子Wher ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e the birds were most abundant，people believe there was an ever lasting supply and killed them by the thousands...，由此可知，旅鸽的丰富性可能会被毁掉，故undoing意为“毁灭”，B项正确。
62．What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons
A．To seek pleasure. B．To save other birds.
C．To make money. D．To protect crops.
答案：C　 推理判断题。由 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文章第三段的信息 commercial hunters最后一句话 The birds were shipped to big cities and sold in restaurants可知，人们把旅鸽杀掉主要是为了卖钱，故C项正确。www.21-cn-jy.com
63．What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan 2·1·c·n·j·y
A．It was ignored by the public.
B．It was declared too late.
C．It was unfair.
D．It was strict.
答案：B　推理判断题。由文章最 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )后一段信息 but by then，no seizable flocks had seen in the states for 10 years可知，在这部法律颁布之前10年，旅鸽就消失了，由此可知，这部法律颁布的太晚了，故B项正确。
C
Millions of years ag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o there were many types of dinosaurs on the earth. Most dinosaurs were plant eaters. The Apatosaurus, for example, had a long thin neck so that it could eat leaves from trees. Other dinosaurs were meat eaters. The Tyrannosaurus Rex (霸王龙)killed smaller dinosaurs for food.
Dinosaurs we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re real animals that once lived on the earth，but they died out about 65 million years ago. The disappearance of the dinosaurs is in some way a great mystery (谜). Some scientists think that the climate changed suddenly. Fossils (化石) of trees tell us the temperature dropped a lot and that it got suddenly much colder. Perhaps the dinosaurs were too slow to change with the climate.
A new idea i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s that a meteor (流星)crashed into the earth. Scientists discovered a place in Mexico where they think the meteor crashed. They think that there was a lot of dust from the meteor. The dust landed on the plants. Also the dust blocked the sun's light for as long as five years. Many animals, including dinosaurs, were plant eaters, and perhaps the dust killed them. This means there was nothing left for meat eating dinosaurs to eat, and they died out. But, as many animals from that time didn't die，we are not 100% sure what really happened.
文章大意：陆地上的恐龙到底是怎样消失的？原因又是什么？本文对此作了分析：当时陆地上的气候变化和流星撞击地球或许是两个重要的原因。
64．What are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the two possible explanations to the dinosaurs' disappearance
A．Temperature dropping and sea level dropping.
B．Climate changing and meteor's crashing.
C．The dropping of temperature and sea level.
D．Climate changing and the dust blocking the sun.
答案：B　细节理解题。从文章第二段可 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )知气候的变化可能是恐龙灭绝的一个原因；从第三段可知流星撞击地球可能是另一个原因；至于海平面的高度文章未提及，故选B。
65．What does the un ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )derlined word “blocked” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese
A．照耀　　　　 B．出现
C．消失 　　　　 D．阻挡
答案：D　词义猜测题。从dust(灰尘；尘埃)的意思，可推知对阳光的作用，应选D项。
66．What is the direc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t cause of the disappearance of meat eating dinosaurs
A．A meteor's crashing.
B．The dust blocking the sun.
C．The plant eating dinosaurs' death.
D．It is still unknown.
答案：C　推理判断题。由文章第一段可知 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )几百万年以前大多数恐龙是食草恐龙，仅有一小部分是食肉恐龙，从第二、三段可知：当时气候的突然变冷，使得食草恐龙无法适应并且无食物来源(树木冻死)，再加上流星的撞击地球，大量的灰尘导致食草恐龙灭绝，最后导致食肉恐龙缺少食物而灭绝，故选C。21·世纪*教育网
D
There are many interna ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tional organizations which work to save and protect endangered species(物种)and natural environment.If you would like more information about any of the organizations listed below, you can write to the addresses given.
Friends of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Earth(FOE)campaigns on a range of problems including rainforests，the countryside，water and air pollution and energy.Friends of the Earth International Secretariat P．O.Box 191991000 G．D.AmsterdamThe Netherlands Greenpeace uses p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eaceful but direct action to defend the environment. It campaigns to protect rainforests and sea animals，stop globalwarming and en ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d pollution of air，land and seas.It also opposes nuclear(核)power.Greenpeace InternationalKeizergracht 1761016 DW AmsterdamThe Netherlands
BirdLife International is an organizationwhich works to save endangered birds all over the world.BirdLife InternationalWellbrook CourtGirton RoadCambridge CB3 ONAEngland WWF—World Wide Fund Fo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r Nature is the world's largest private international organization for the protection of nature and endangered species.Information OfficerWWF InternationalAvenue du Mont Blanc1196 GlandSwitzerland
67.If you want to learn more about the organizations，you can________.
A．call them
B．write them a letter
C．visit them
D．send them an e mail
答案：B　细节理解题。由第二句话“If y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ou would like more information about any of the organizations listed below, you can write to the addresses given.”可知，写信可以获知更多的信息。21世纪教育网版权所有
68．BirdLife International is an organization trying to______.
A．reduce pollution
B．defend rainforests
C．protect ocean animals
D．save endangered birds
答案：D　细节理解题。由第三个组织的介绍“B ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )irdLife International is an organization which works to save endangered birds all over the world.”可知，选D项。21教育网
69．What can we learn about WWF
A．It helps to protect nature and save endangered animals.
B．It is the world's largest international organization.
C．It works for private companies and rich people.
D．It is a private organization in the United States.　　21*cnjy*com
答案：A　细节理解题。由对第四 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )个组织的介绍“...the world's largest private international organization for the protection of nature and endangered species.”可知，A项正确。B项缺少定语private；C项for private companies and rich people错了；D项in the United States错了。【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
70．Which is the best title for the passage
A．Environmental Protection Organizations
B．Global Traffic Problems
C．Endangered Animals
D．Natural Beauty
答案：A　主旨大意题。全文介绍了四个环境保护组织的基本情况。
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The Galapagos Islands ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )are in the Pacific Ocean, off the western coast of South America. They are a rocky, lonely spot, but they are also one of the most unusual places in the world. One reason is that they are the home of some of the last giant tortoises(乌龟)left on earth.www-2-1-cnjy-com
Weighing hund ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )reds of pounds, these tortoises go slowly around the rocks and sand of the islands. Strangely, each of these islands has its own particular kinds of tortoises. There are seven different kinds of tortoises on the eight islands, and each kind is slightly different from the other.
Hundreds of y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ears ago, thousands of tortoises were around these islands. However, all that changed when people started landing there. When people first arrived in 1535, crews would seize as many tortoises as they could. They would roll the tortoises onto their backs when they were brought onto the ships. The tortoises were completely helpless once on their backs, so they could only lie there until used for soups and stews. Almost 100,000 tortoises were carried off in this way.
The tortoises fac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed other problems, too. Soon after the first ships, settlers arrived, bringing pigs, goats, donkeys, dogs and cats. All of these animals ruined life for the tortoises. Donkeys and goats ate all the plants that the tortoises usually fed on, while the pigs, dogs and cats ate thousands of baby tortoises each year. Within a few years, it was hard to find any tortoise eggs—or even any baby tortoises.
Finally, in the 1950 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s, scientists decided that something must be done. The first part of their plan was to remove as many cats, dogs and other animals as they could from the islands. Next, they tried to make sure that more baby tortoises would be born. This slow, hard work continues today, and, thanks to it, the number of tortoises is now increasing every year. Perhaps these wonderful animals will not disappear after all.
文章大意：文章介绍the Gala ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pagos Islands因为大乌龟而不寻常，这里有各种各样的乌龟，但是一些水手将大乌龟带上船，还有的人带来动物，吃掉大乌龟的食物和蛋，使大乌龟的数量大大减少，多亏了科学家做出种种努力，让大乌龟的数量得到增加。
71．What can we learn from Paragraph 1
A．The Galapagos Islands are the biggest islands in the Pacific Ocean.
B．The giant tortoises have all left the Galapagos Islands already.
C．The giant tortoises made the Galapagos Islands unusual places.
D．People have bui ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lt many homes for the giant tortoises on the islands.
答案：C　细节理解题。从第一 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段的句子：but they are also one of the most unusual places in the world. One reason is that they are the home of some of the last giant tortoises(乌龟)left on earth.可知大乌龟让the Galapagos Islands成为一个不寻常的地方，选C。
72．What is special about the tortoises according to Paragraph 2
A．They weigh hundreds of pounds.
B．They move around very slowly.
C．There are different kinds of tortoises.
D．They are larger than the ones in other places.
答案：C　细节理解题。第二段的句 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )子：There are seven different kinds of tortoises on the eight islands, and each kind is slightly different from the other.可知大乌龟有各种各样的种类，选C。
73．What happened first
A．Sailors took tortoises aboard the ships.
B．Scientists decided to take measures to protect the tortoises.
C．Pigs, dogs and cats ate many baby tortoises.
D．Settlers brought other animals to the islands.
答案：A　细节理解题。从第三段的句子 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )：When people first arrived in 1535, crews would seize as many tortoises as they could. They would roll the tortoises onto their backs when they were brought onto the ships.可知一开始是有水手将大乌龟带到船上，选A。
74．What happened soon after people brought animals to the islands
A．Tortoise eggs were kept in safe containers.
B．The animals ate the tortoises' food and eggs.
C．The tortoises continued to wander freely.
D．The tortoises fought against the other animals.
答案：B　细节理解题。从第四段的句子 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )：Soon after the first ships, settlers arrived, bringing pigs, goats, donkeys, dogs and cats. All of these animals ruined life for the tortoises. Donkeys and goats ate all the plants that the tortoises usually fed on, while the pigs, dogs and cats ate thousands of baby tortoises each year.可知带来的动物吃了大乌龟的食物和蛋，选B。
75．What's the result of the scientists' effort
A．The tortoises began to disappear gradually.
B．The number of tortoises began to decrease.
C．Scientists took away other animals off the islands.
D．There are more and more giant tortoises on the islands.
答案：D　细节理解题。从第五段的句 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )子：The first part of their plan was to remove as many cats, dogs and other animals as they could from the islands. Next, they tried to make sure that more baby tortoises would be born. This slow, hard work continues today, and, thanks to it, the number of tortoises is now increasing every year.可知经过科学家的努力，大乌龟的数量很快增加了，选D。
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假设你是我校高一学生李华，从网络新闻 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )得知有人大肆捕杀东北虎，感到十分气愤。请根据以下内容，给中国日报(China Daily)报社编辑写一封信，就此事发表你的观点并对保护东北虎提出你的建议。
注意：1. 词数：100－120词左右(开头和已给出，不计入总词数)。
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：东北虎Siberian tiger
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Dear Editor,
I've just learnt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the news online about killing Siberian tigers and I am so sorry. I think Siberian tigers must be protected well, or they will die out. It's time that we took action to protect them from being killed. 【版权所有：21教育】
It's said that the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )population of Siberian tigers is getting smaller and smaller. I think there are two main reasons for this. This first reason is that some people kill Siberian tigers for their skins and bones to earn money. The other reason is that too many trees have been cut down, which has destroyed the places where Siberian tigers used to live.
We should work t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ogether to make a pleasant home for both human beings and animals. I hope that the government should pass laws to protect Siberian tigers and punish the tiger hunters. Because protecting animals is protecting ourselves.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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