Unit 2 Wildlife Protection单元练习（含解析）2024-2025学年人教版高中英语必修第二册

UNIT 2　WILDLIFE PROTECTION
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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(2024九省适应性测试,B)
Parrots are prey animals,which means that other predators (捕食者meal.Thiswild,such as hawks or snakes,are looking to make them into a meal.This one factor influences parrots’ behavior in your house more than any other.
predators.Theost easily hurt when feeding on the ground;membership in a group plays an important function in ensuring their safety and improving their chances of survival from attacks by predators.The most common predators of parrots includbats.Somenakes,cats,monkeys,and bats.Some predators make attacks only during the day while others hunt in the night.
As prey animals,parrots are constantly watching out for danger and they instinctively (本能地risks.Theirrisks.Their first choice is to take flight.However,if this is not possible,they will fight with their powerful beaks to defend themselves.
Because their biggest enemy is the hawk,parrots are especially reactive to quick movements from above and behind.For this reason,it is wise to avoid quick,sudden movements near your bird.This is a built-in reaction not subject to logic or reason.Simple and relatively harmless household objects can draw extreme fear responses from a bird.For example,a balloon may represent a hawk or a vacuum hose (吸尘器软管) may be the same as a snake in your bird’s mind.
As prey animals,parrots are often frightened by exposure to new household items or strangers.It is important to expose your bird to safe experiences and changes starting at a very young age to build flexibility and improve their adaptability.Variety in diet and toys,travel,and exposure to new people and places all help to make your bird more flexible and adaptable to change.
1.What is important for parrots to better survive from attacks in the wild
A.Living in a group.
B.Growing beautiful feathers.
C.Feeding on the ground.
D.Avoiding coming out at night.
2.What is parrots’ first response to an immediate risk
A.To attack back.
B.To get away.
C.To protect the young.
D.To play dead.
3.Why would a balloon frighten a parrot
A.It may explode suddenly.
B.It may be in a strange shape.
C.It may have a strong color.
D.It may move around quickly.
4.What is the author’s purpose of writing the text
A.To explain wild parrots’ behavior.
B.To give advice on raising a parrot.
C.To call for action to protect animals.
D.To introduce a study on bird ecology.
B
A volunteer team in South Africa is rescuing pangolins from illegal trade as the animals face growing threats of extinction.
Pangolins,or scaly anteaters as they are otherwise known,are unique species found in Asia and Africa.They are covered in hard scales(鳞甲).When they feel threatened,they roll up into a tight ball with only their scales exposed.
Pangolins are little studied and little understood species.However,they are poached and illegally traded in Asia and Africa.Their meat is considered a delicacy in many Asian countries and the scales are used in expensive clothing and handbags.But much of the illegal trade in pangolins involves their scales,which are thought to fight illnesses.High demand for their scales has resulted in poaching and illegal trade despite the fact that the species is protected.
The African Pangolin Working Group in Johannesburg is a volunteer team of veterinarians(兽医) and wildlife experts.They take care of their wounds,feed them and bring them back to health.Nicci Wright heads the group.
“When we receive those pangolins,they are all very weak,whether they have been with the poachers for a few days or up to two weeks,” Wright said.“They have got wounds and injuries,and it is very pitiful and very difficult to emotionally deal with that kind of suffering and abuse.”
The group is not just treating pangolins.They also help police to identify and catch poachers and traders,often in undercover operations.They also work on anti-trafficking measures.The latest program is to train dogs to sniff out pangolins being hidden and transported.
It is reported that 97 tons of pangolin scales were seized from smugglers who tried to take them out of Africa last year.This amounts to about 150,000 poached animals.However,it’s only about 20 percent of the total number,because the rest escaped with the poachers.“If this trend continues,there is a very likely extinction event for all species of the pangolin,” Wright noted.
5.Why are pangolins considered unique mammals
A.Their meat makes delicious food.
B.They have scales to protect themselves.
C.They are in danger of dying out.
D.They are little understood species.
6.What pushes the poaching and illegal trade of pangolins
A.Food shortages in Africa.
B.Health benefits of their meat.
C.Medicinal value of their scales.
D.The demand of fashion industry.
7.What do the volunteer team’s efforts focus on
A.Catching the poachers and illegal traders.
B.Training dogs to find the hidden pangolins.
C.Reporting any illegal trade or poaching.
D.Treating and tending the rescued pangolins.
8.What is Nicci Wright’s major concern according to the last paragraph
A.Pangolins’ suffering and abuse.
B.Extinction of all pangolin species.
C.A decline in pangolin populations.
D.The research on pangolins’ behavior.
Ⅱ.完形填空
Born in 1997 in a small town,not far from the capital,Kingston,Khadija Shaw was the youngest of 13 children.She loved watching boys play 　1　 on the street outside their home.“A lot of people would gather and 　2　 who was going to win,” Shaw recalls.“I also joined in the interesting discussion,but I want to be a(n) 　3　 of that!” So the boys 　4　 her off in goal.
Her parents weren’t 　5　.Her father,a shoemaker,and her mother,a rice farmer,　6　 education for their kids and hoped for their good academic records.Her mother in particular thought football was a 　7　 of time.In Jamaica there were no girls’ or women’s teams,“but I wanted to play football,” says Shaw,who had a World Cup poster on her wall and 　8　 competing in the sport’s greatest tournament.
So she’d play while her mother was working in the 　9　.After she was caught,she turned to 　10　—“If I wash the dishes,can I go out and play ” until she was 　11　 at age 14 for Jamaica Under 15s.Her father 　12　 Shaw’s reluctant mother that it would be a valuable experience.
Shaw was on her way.She 　13　 the national team in 2015 and got a football 　14　 at the University of Tennessee,where she earned a degree in communications,becoming the first person in her family to 　15　 from university.
1.A.volleyball B.basketball
C.table-tennis D.football
2.A.determine B.judge
C.bet D.expect
3.A.element B.part
C.quarter D.half
4.A.turned B.held
C.kept D.started
5.A.happy B.angry
C.upset D.eager
6.A.finished B.accepted
C.ignored D.prized
7.A.reward B.waste
C.lack D.touch
8.A.carried on B.cheered for
C.dreamed of D.gave up
9.A.bank B.field
C.factory D.shop
10.A.quarreling B.guaranteeing
C.negotiating D.arguing
11.A.selected B.encouraged
C.refused D.examined
12.A.reminded B.warned
C.convinced D.promised
13.A.became B.managed
C.established D.made
14.A.scholarship B.certificate
C.course D.qualification
15.A.proceed B.graduate
C.benefit D.exchange
Ⅲ.读后续写
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。
(2024九省适应性测试)
Last summer,Hilda worked as a volunteer with dolphin trainers at a sea life park.Her job was to make sure the tanks were free of any items so that the trainers could train the dolphins to fetch specific items.However,one day after cleaning,one of the dolphins,Maya,presented Hilda with a candy wrapper from the tank.When Katherine,the trainer,saw this,she blamed Hilda for her carelessness.Upset but not discouraged by this event,Hilda decided to do some spying on Maya.
The next morning,Hilda arrived at the park early.She put on her scuba gear (水下呼吸器) and jumped into the tank for her usual,underwater sweep.Finding nothing in the tank,she climbed out of the water just in time to see Katherine jumping in on the other side.After what happened yesterday,Hilda knew what she was doing.She watched as Katherine performed her underwater search,but Hilda wasn’t surprised when she surfaced empty-handed.
During the tank sweeps,Maya had been swimming playfully,but now the dolphin stopped suddenly and swam to the back part of the tank where the filter (过滤) box was located.She stuck her nose down behind the box and then swam away.What was Maya doing back there Hilda wondered.She jumped back into the water and swam over to take a look behind the box,and her question was answered.Hilda then swam across the tank following Maya’s path and emerged from the water to find Katherine removing her scuba gear.As Katherine turned around,her mouth dropped open.There was Maya at the edge of the tank with a comb (梳子) in her mouth waiting for her treat.
“Maya! Where did you get that ” demanded Katherine,taking the comb and throwing her a fish.“I know where she got it,” declared Hilda climbing out of the tank with a handful of items still wet from their watery,resting place.“What’s all this ” Katherine asked,obviously confused.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
“This is Maya’s secret,” Hilda said with a big smile._____________________________
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Now Katherine realized what had been going on.________________________________
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答案：
Ⅰ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了鹦鹉作为被捕食动物的行为特性和生存策略。
1.A　细节理解题。根据第二段中“membershipinagroupplaysanimportantfunctioninensuringtheirsafetyandimprovingtheirchancesofsurvivalfromattacksbypredators.”可知,鹦鹉要想更好地在野外躲避攻击,重要的是要进行集体生活。故选A项。
2.B　细节理解题。根据第三段中“Aspreyanimals,parrotsareconstantlywatchingoutfordangerandtheyinstinctivelyreacttorisks.Theirfirstchoiceistotakeflight.”可知,鹦鹉对眼前的风险的第一反应是逃跑。故选B项。
3.D　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Becausetheirbiggestenemyisthehawk,parrotsareespeciallyreactivetoquickmovementsfromaboveandbehind.” 和下文“Thisisabuilt-inreactionnotsubjecttologicorreason.Simpleandrelativelyharmlesshouseholdobjectscandrawextremefearresponsesfromabird.Forexample,aballoonmayrepresentahawk...”可知,气球能够吓到鹦鹉是因为气球可能快速移动,这让使鹦鹉联想到鹰。故选D项。
4.B　推理判断题。根据第一段、倒数第二段中“Simpleandrelativelyharmlesshouseholdobjectscandrawextremefearresponsesfromabird.Forexample,aballoonmayrepresentahawkoravacuumhosemaybethesameasasnakeinyourbird’smind.”以及最后一段可知,本文的写作目的是对饲养鹦鹉提建议。故选B项。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了一个拯救穿山甲的组织以及他们的工作。
5.B　细节理解题。根据第二段“Pangolins,orscalyanteatersastheyareotherwiseknown,areuniquespeciesfoundinAsiaandAfrica...Whentheyfeelthreatened,theyrollupintoatightballwithonlytheirscalesexposed.”可知,穿山甲之所以独特,是因为在遇到威胁时它们可用鳞甲保护自己。
6.C　细节理解题。根据第三段中“Butmuchoftheillegaltradeinpangolinsinvolvestheirscales,whicharethoughttofightillnesses.”可知,之所以有大量穿山甲非法贸易,主要是由于其鳞甲的药用价值。故选C项。
7.D　细节理解题。根据第四段中“Theytakecareoftheirwounds,feedthemandbringthembacktohealth.”以及第六段中“Thegroupisnotjusttreatingpangolins.”可知,该组织主要工作是照顾穿山甲的伤口,喂养它们,让它们恢复健康,除此之外,也做一些别的工作。
8.B　细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“‘Ifthistrendcontinues,thereisaverylikelyextinctioneventforallspeciesofthepangolin,’ Wrightnoted.”可知,Wright主要担忧的就是穿山甲的灭绝。故选B项。
Ⅱ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了KhadijaShaw踢足球的艰难历程。
1.D　根据下文的“butIwantedtoplayfootball”可知,她喜欢足球,故本句表达她喜欢看男孩子们在家门口的街上踢足球。
2.C　根据下文的“whowasgoingtowin”可知,人们对关于谁会赢进行打赌。
3.B　根据下文的“Soshe’dplaywhilehermotherwasworking”可知,当她妈妈在干活的时候,她会踢球,可知她看男孩子们在家门口的街上踢足球时,希望成为其中的一部分。
4.D　根据上文的“Ialsojoinedintheinterestingdiscussion,butIwanttobea(n)　　　ofthat!”可知,她希望成为其中的一部分,男孩们让她开始踢球。startsboff“让某人开始做某事”。
5.A　根据上文的“‘Ialsojoinedintheinterestingdiscussion,butIwanttobea(n)　　　ofthat!’ Sotheboys　　　heroffingoal.”和下文“hopedfortheirgoodacademicrecords”可知,父母希望孩子取得好成绩,故看到自己的孩子去踢球,她的父母很不高兴。
6.D　根据下文的“hopedfortheirgoodacademicrecords”可知,他们希望孩子们取得好成绩,故非常重视孩子的教育。
7.B　根据上文的“Herfather,ashoemaker,andhermother,aricefarmer,　　　educationfortheirkidsandhopedfortheirgoodacademicrecords.”可知,他们重视孩子的教育,希望孩子们取得好成绩,故她的母亲认为踢足球是在浪费时间。
8.C　根据上文的“InJamaicatherewerenogirls’orwomen’steams,‘butIwantedtoplayfootball,’saysShaw”可知,在牙买加,没有女子足球队,参加锦标赛只能是她的梦想。
9.B　根据上文的“hermother,aricefarmer”可知,她妈妈是种植水稻的农民,自然在地里干活。
10.C　根据下文的“IfIwashthedishes,canIgooutandplay ”可知,“如果我洗碗,我能出去踢吗 ”,这是她和父母的谈判。
11.A　根据下文的“JamaicaUnder15s”可知,她入选了足球队。
12.C　根据下文的“itwouldbeavaluableexperience”可知,这句话是Shaw的父亲说服母亲的理由。
13.D　根据下文的“thenationalteamin2015”可知,她进入了国家队。“madethenationalteam”成为国家队队员。
14.A　根据上文的“gotafootball”和下文的“attheUniversityofTennessee”可知,她在大学获得了奖学金。
15.B　根据上文的“wheresheearnedadegreeincommunications”可知,在那里她获得了传播学学位,故她从大学毕业了。
Ⅲ.　　
“ThisisMaya’ssecret,”Hildasaidwithabigsmile.“Thetruthofthematter,”Hildacontinued,“isthatMayahasbeensecretlycollectingitemsfromthetank,hidingthemnearthefilterinthebackofthetank.Whenyoutrainher,shewillgiveyousomeitemssothatshecangettreatsfromyou.”“Really Howdoyouknowthat ”Katherineaskedinsurprise.Hildalaughedandreplied,“Ittookmealongtimetodiscoverthissecret,too.It’snoteasytofollowMaya.”
NowKatherinerealizedwhathadbeengoingon.Katherinethoughttoherself,thisisreallyacleverdolphin.AndshesaidtoHilda,“Well,Mayalovestreats,sowe’llworktogether,andyou’llsecretlyhelphercollectafewthingsandputtheminthefilteratthebackofthetank.I’llgivehertreats,thenumberofwhichIcanincrease.”Hildareplied,“Goodidea.Let’sdoit.”Fromthenon,theSeaLifeParkisfullofwarmthandharmony.Maya’sperformanceinfrontoftheaudienceisgettingbetterandbetter.