人教版（2019）必修第二册Unit 2 Wildlife Protection 阅读理解+语法填空练习（含解析）

高一英语Book2Unit2 Wildlife Protection
话题 阅读理解+语法填空
2024年1月30日 同煤二中
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一．阅读理解（每题2.5分，共20分）
A
Eight endangered giraffes trapped on a shrinking island in the middle of a flooding lake are dangerous enough, but the water was crowded with crocodiles. Racing into action were conservationists, government officials, and local community members of Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya to try and construct a “giraffe-raft (救生艇)” in order to ferry them across the lake to safety on higher ground.
Longicharo Island in Lake Baringo wasn’t always an island, but rather a peninsula (半岛) that split apart after years of intense flooding. The giraffes arrived in 2011, brought by park guarders who believed it was a danger-free place. They kept them fed and healthy, traveling the river by boat. Finally, with more flooding on the horizon, authorities agreed that, with the island continuing to shrink, the threat of losing the valuable animals was too great. One of the tallest and widest of their species, building the giraffe-raft required imagination and planning. It would have to be a strong and balanced one.
For several months, the workers familiarized the giraffes with the rescue craft on land until recently when the team calmed Asiwa, an adult female, and covered her eyes to make the trip successfully. Gizmodo had an email exchange with David O’Connor, President of Save Giraffes Now, the non-profit that participated in the daring rescue. He described the special pen (围栏) that was designed specifically for the occasion. “It floats on the top of a series of empty drums and there were specially-built sides that kept Asiwa from jumping out,” he explained.
Asiwa, has always been a priority for the team on the ground, as she was the most vulnerable. It is a relief for all involved to have got her safely across to the mainland and we are sure she is enjoying the space in her new home! Asiwa is now on dry land and awaits the other giraffes that will join her on a special 4, 400-acre reservation with high, secure fencing that should keep them safe from predators.
1．Which of the following were stuck in Longicharo Island
A．Some crocodiles. B．Several conservationists.
C．Some giraffes of great value. D．Eight government officials.
2．Which did the rescuers have to face
A．There weren’t enough hands.
B．It was difficult to find a danger-free place.
C．The small island had been completely flooded.
D．It was tough to build a special tool for shipment.
3．Why did the rescuers cover Asiwa’s eyes during the trip
A．To avoid her being frightened.
B．To help her fall asleep normally.
C．To stop her from hurting the rescuers.
D．To make her more familiar with the raft.
4．What makes the rescuers relieved
A．Asiwa has joined her family.
B．The shipment of Asiwa has succeeded.
C．The flood has disappeared completely now.
D．The flooded island is equipped with safe fence.
B
Every year more people recognize that it is wrong to kill wildlife for “sport”. Progress in this direction is slow because shooting is not a sport for watching，and only those few who take part realize the cruelty and destruction.
The number of gunners, however, grows rapidly. Children too young to develop proper judgements through independent thought are led a long way away by their gunning parents. They are subjected to advertisements of gun producers who describe shooting as good for their health and gun carrying as a way of putting redder blood in the veins (血管)．They are persuaded by gunner magazines with stories honouring the chase and the kill. In school they view motion pictures which are supposedly meant to teach them how to deal with arms safely but which are actually designed to stimulate (刺激) a desire to own a gun.
Wildlife is disappearing because of shooting and because of the loss of wildland habitat (栖息地). Habitat loss will continue with our increasing population, but can we slow the loss of wildlife caused by shooting There doesn't seem to be any chance if the serious condition of our birds is not improved.
Wildlife belongs to everyone and not to the gunners alone. Although most people do not shoot they seem to forgive shooting for sport because they know little or nothing about it. The only answer, then，is to bring the truth about sport shooting to the great majority of people.
Now，it is time to realize that animals have the same right to life as we do and that there is nothing fair or right about a person with a gun shooting the harmless and beautiful creatures. The gunners like to describe what they do as character building, but we know that to wound an animal and watch it go through the agony of dying can make nobody happy. If，as they would have you believed, gun carrying and killing improve human character ，then perhaps we should encourage war.
5．According to the text，most people do not seem to be against hunting because ________.
A．they have little knowledge of it
B．it helps to build human character
C．it is too costly to stop killing wildlife
D．they want to keep wildlife under control
6．The underlined word“agony” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A．form B．condition
C．pain D．sadness
7．According to the text, the films children watch at school actually ________.
A．teach them how to deal with guns safely
B．praise hunting as character building
C．describe hunting as an exercise
D．encourage them to have guns of their own
8．It can be inferred from the text that the author seems to ________.
A．blame the majority of people
B．worry about the existence of wildlife
C．be in favour of war
D．be in support of character building
二．语法填空（每题1.5分，共30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。
During the 1980s and 1990s, the population of Tibetan antelope dropped 1 more than 50%. There are two reasons for that. For one thing, hunters were shooting 2 (herd) of Tibetan antelopes to make profits by selling their valuable fur. Besides, their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built.
In order to protect the species from 3 (extinct), the Chinese government built the Changtang National Nature Reserve, 4 volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night 5 (keep) them safe from attacks. Furthermore, bridges and gates were added to let the antelopes move easily and 6 (safe).
The measures proved 7 (effect). The antelope population 8__________ (recover) and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope 9 (remove) from the endangered species list. The government, however, doesn’t plan to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope still exist.
In my opinion, much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life. Remember, we are not trying to save wildlife. Actually, we are trying to save 10 (we).
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。
For protecting endangered neighbors, pandas make unreliable umbrellas.
Like many undergraduate biology students, Wang Fang was taught that pandas are a prime example of 11 umbrella species—a well-known and usually endangered animal 12 protection benefits an entire ecosystem.
In fact, the story is much 13 (complex), according to findings that Dr. Wang, now an ecologist at Fudan University in Shanghai, published last month in Biological Conservation. Refuting (反驳) years of 14 (assume) about the universal benefits of panda conservation, Dr. Wang and his colleagues report that a number of other 15 (threaten) species are not being protected by the panda umbrella.
Panda conservation, on its own, 16 (be) a success up to now. In the 1980s, pandas had very little protection in the wild and were thought to add up to around just 1,100 individuals. In the 1990s, China began to 17 (active) conserve wild populations. Eventually sixty-seven panda-specific protected areas 18 (represent) 70 percent of the species’ range were established.
All of those efforts focused simply not on other species, 19 on China’s national animal. Dr. Wang began to question the umbrella species narrative and carried out research, only 20 (find) that panda conservation had not helped large carnivores in China.
阅读理解答案：
A 篇【答案】1．C 2．D 3．A 4. B
本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲了营救人员成功解救被困小岛的濒危长颈鹿的故事。
1．
细节理解题。根据第一段的第一句“Eight endangered giraffes trapped on a shrinking island in the middle of a flooding lake are dangerous enough, but the water was crowded with crocodiles.( 8只濒临灭绝的长颈鹿被困在一个不断缩小的小岛上，这个小岛位于洪水泛滥的湖泊中央，这已经够危险的了，但湖水里挤满了鳄鱼。)”可知8只濒临灭绝的长颈鹿被困在了小岛上。故选C。
2．
细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Racing into action were conservationists, government officials, and local community members of Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya to try and construct a “giraffe-raft (救生艇)” in order to ferry them across the lake to safety on higher ground.( 自然资源保护主义者、政府官员和肯尼亚Ruko社区野生动物保护协会的当地社区成员迅速采取行动，试图建造一个“长颈鹿筏”，以便将它们渡到湖对岸更高的地方。)”及第二段的后两句“One of the tallest and widest of their species, building the giraffe-raft required imagination and planning. It would have to be a strong and balanced one.( 面对最高最宽的物种之一，建造长颈鹿筏需要想象力和计划。它必须是一个强大和平衡的)”可知营救人员不得不面对的是制造一种特殊的运输工具，制造这种工具是很困难的。故选D。
3．
推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“For several months, the workers familiarized the giraffes with the rescue craft on land until recently when the team calmed Asiwa, an adult female, and covered her eyes to make the trip successfully.( 几个月以来，工作人员让长颈鹿们熟悉了陆地上的救援船，直到最近，团队让成年雌性阿西娃安静下来，并蒙住她的眼睛，成功地完成了这次旅行。)”及第四段的第一句“Asiwa, has always been a priority for the team on the ground, as she was the most vulnerable.( 在地面上，阿西娃一直是团队的首要任务，因为她是最脆弱的。)”可知团队让脆弱的雌性阿西娃安静下来，并蒙住她的眼睛，由此可推知为了防止长颈鹿再次不安（害怕），团队才蒙住了她的眼睛。故选A。
4．
细节理解题。根据最后一段的第二句“It is a relief for all involved to have got her safely across to the mainland and we are sure she is enjoying the space in her new home!( 把她安全地送到大陆后，所有参与者终于松了一口气，我们相信她在她的新家里很享受这个空间！)”可知成功地把阿西娃送到大陆后，所有人才松了一口气。故选B。
B篇【答案】5. A 6.C 7.D 8. B
这是一篇关于野生动物的文章。
1．答案与解析：A　推理判断题。根据第四段的“Although most people...because they know little or nothing about it.”可推断出，人们似乎不反对打猎的原因是他们的无知。
2．答案与解析：C　猜测词义题。被打伤的动物要经历的自然是死亡的痛苦。
3．答案与解析：D　细节理解题。根据第二段“In school they view motion pictures which are supposedly meant to teach them how to deal with arms safely but which are actually designed to stimulate a desire to own a gun.”可知，孩子们在学校所看的电影实际上起到了鼓励他们自己有枪的作用。句中的motion pictures意为“电影”。
4．答案与解析：B　推理判断题。通读短文可知由于人们的猎杀，野生动物的数量在减少。但是大多数人对这一错误行为了解得很少，尤其是孩子，往往会误解电影电视的意思，因而作者对野生动物的生存很担忧。
二．语法填空答案
【答案】
1．by 2．herds 3．extinction 4．where 5．to keep 6．safely 7．effective 8．has recovered 9．was removed 10．ourselves
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了藏羚羊的保护。
1．考查介词。句意：在20世纪80年代和90年代，藏羚羊的数量下降了50%以上。drop by意为“下降了……”。介词by表示下降的幅度。故填by。
2．考查名词的数。句意：首先，猎人射杀成群的藏羚羊，通过出售它们珍贵的皮毛获利。herd是可数名词，空前没有限定词，所以应用其复数形式。herds of意为“成群的……”。故填herds。
3．考查名词。句意：为了保护这个物种免于灭绝，中国政府建立了昌塘国家级自然保护区，志愿者们在那里日夜守护着这些羚羊。空处作介词from的宾语，用名词形式。故填extinction。
4．考查定语从句。句意：为了保护这个物种免于灭绝，中国政府建立了昌塘国家级自然保护区，志愿者们日夜看守着这些羚羊，以保护它们免受袭击。句中先行词为the Changtang National Nature Reserve，在非限定性定语从句中作地点状语，所以用关系副词where引导。故填where。
5．考查非谓语动词。句意：为了保护这个物种免于灭绝，中国政府建立了昌塘国家级自然保护区，志愿者们日夜看守着这些羚羊，以保护它们免受袭击。在句中作目的状语，所以用动词不定式。故填to keep。
6．考查副词。句意：此外，还修建了桥梁和大门，让羚羊可以轻松安全地移动。空处与easily并列修饰动词 move，所以用safe 的副词形式。故填safely。
7．考查形容词。句意：这些措施被证明是有效的。空处作表语，所以用effect的形容词形式。effective意为“有效的”。 故填effective。
8．考查时态。句意：藏羚羊的数量已经恢复，并于2015年6月从濒危物种名单中删除。此处表示动作已经发生且对现在仍有影响，故应用现在完成时；population与the连用，作主语时，谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。故填has recovered。
9．考查时态和语态。句意：藏羚羊的数量已经恢复，并于2015年6月从濒危物种名单中删除。根据时间状语in June 2015可知，应用一般过去时；remove与主语the Tibetan antelope是动宾关系，应用被动语态。故填was removed。
10．考查代词。句意：实际上，我们是在自救。空处作 save的宾语，与主语指的人物相同，所以用反身代词。故填ourselves。
【答案】
11．an 12．whose 13．more complex 1 4．assumptions 15．threatened 16．has been 17．actively 18．representing 19．but 20．to find
这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了最新的研究结果表明保护熊猫并没有普遍认为的那样有好处，许多其他濒危的物种没有受到熊猫保护伞的保护。
1．考查冠词。句意：和许多生物学专业的本科生一样，王芳被告知大熊猫是伞类物种的典型代表——一种众所周知的濒危动物，保护它们有利于整个生态系统。此处species为泛指，且umbrella是发音以元音音素开头的单词。所以填写an。
2．考查定语从句。句意：和许多生物学专业的本科生一样，王芳被告知大熊猫是伞类物种的典型代表——一种众所周知的濒危动物，保护它们有利于整个生态系统。定语从句修饰先行词animal，空格处在从句中作主语的定语，故用whose引导从句，所以填写whose。
3．考查比较级。句意：事实上，根据王博士上个月发表在《生物保护》杂志上的研究结果，情况要复杂得多，王博士现在是上海复旦大学的生态学家。此处指与上文的情况相比，情况更加复杂，应用比较级，在前面加more。所以填写more complex。
4．考查名词。句意：王博士和他的同事们反驳了多年来关于保护熊猫的普遍好处的假设，他们在报告中指出，许多其他濒危物种并没有受到熊猫保护伞的保护。作介词的宾语，应用名词assumption，且根据years of可知数量大于一应用复数形式。所以填写assumptions。
5．考查形容词。句意：王博士和他的同事们反驳了多年来关于保护熊猫的普遍好处的假设，他们在报告中指出，许多其他濒危物种并没有受到熊猫保护伞的保护。修饰名词species应用形容词threatened，作定语。所以填写threatened。
6．考查时态。句意：到目前为止，熊猫保护本身是成功的。根据后文up to now可知为现在完成时，主语为conservation，助动词用has。所以填写has been。
7．考查副词。句意：20世纪90年代，中国开始积极保护野生种群。修饰动词conserve应用副词actively，作状语。所以填写actively。
8．考查非谓语动词。句意：最终建立了67个熊猫保护区，占该物种活动范围的70%。分析句子结构可知represent与逻辑主语area构成主动关系，故用现在分词作定语，修饰areas。所以填写representing。
9．考查固定短语。句意：所有这些努力都不是针对其他物种，而是针对中国的国宝。表示“不是……而是……”短语为not…but…。所以填写but。
10．考查非谓语动词。句意：王博士开始质疑保护伞物种的说法，并进行了研究
，结果发现保护熊猫并没有帮助中国的大型食肉动物。此处为only to do sth.，为不定式作结果状语，表示意想不到的结果。所以填写to find。