必修第二册 Unit 2　Wildlife Protection

必修第二册Unit2WildlifeProtectionⅠ.阅读理解AMuseumsinBaltimoreTheWaltersArtMuseumTheWaltersArtMuseumcontains36,000objectsfromaroundtheworld.Walkingthroughthemuseum’shistoricbuildings，visitorsencounterastunningpanoramaofthousandsofyearsofart，fromromantic17th-centuryimagesofFrenchgardenstofascinatingEthiopianicons，ancientRomansarcophagi(石棺)，andpeacefulimagesoftheBuddha.Tickets：$9.5.Freeforchildrenaged7andunder.BaltimoreMuseumofIndustryTheBaltimoreMuseumofIndustrycelebratestheinnovators，entrepreneursandworkerswhopromotedthisportcityintotheindustrialage.Fromgarmentmakingtoairplanemanufacturing，visitorstothemuseumwilldiscoverhowtheirpioneeringspiritbuilttheregion’smanufacturingmight.Locatedinan1860soystercanneryonafive-acrewaterfrontcampus，theBMIoffersdynamicexhibitionsandhands-onactivitiesforguestsofallages.Tickets：$15.Halfpriceforchildren.BaltimoreMuseumofArtTheBaltimoreMuseumofArtishometoaninternationallyrenownedcollectionof19th-century，modern，andcontemporaryart.Ithas90,000worksofart—includingthelargestholdingofworksbyHenriMatisseintheworld.TheBMAisnowthroughoutthemulti-yearprojectsothatvisitorscanenjoyitsoutstandingselectionofEuropeanandAmericanpaintingandsculpturefromthe17ththrough20thcenturies.Tickets：$10.Tenpercentoffifbookedontheofficialwebsite.AmericanVisionaryArtMuseumTheAmericanVisionaryArtMuseumisthenation’smuseumforself-taught，creativeskills.Threehistoricbuildingshousewonderscreatedbyfarmers，housewives，mechanics，thedisabled，aswellastheoccasionalneurosurgeon.Fromcarvedrootstoembroideredrags，tattoostotoothpicks，“thevisionary”transformsdreams，loss，hopes，andidealsintopowerfulworksofart.Tickets：$9.5.Freeforchildrenaged6andunderandmuseummembers.1．WhichmuseumbestsuitspeopleinterestedincontemporaryFrenchpaintings?A．TheWaltersArtMuseum.B．BaltimoreMuseumofIndustry.C．BaltimoreMuseumofArt.D．AmericanVisionaryArtMuseum.2．WhatdoweknowaboutBaltimoreMuseumofIndustry?A．It’saplaceformemorialcelebrationsforthecity.B．Itwasbuiltinafactorywherefoodwascanned.C．Itoffersfreeexhibitionsforguestsofallages.D．Itisnowundergoingamulti-yearproject.3．Howmuchshouldtheypayifa7-year-oldboygoestoAmericanVisionaryArtMuseumwithhisparents?A．$19.B．$23.5.C．$27.D．$28.5.B(2023·江西省重点校联盟联考)Wanttohelpbutterflies?Anewstudysuggeststurningoffthelights.Lightpollutionatnightcandisturbitsabilitiestorecognizedirections，researchershavefound.Artificiallightcandisrupttheircircadian(昼夜节律的)rhythmsandaffecttheirsenseofdirections.Thatcanmakethebutterfliesdisorientedwhentheytrytoflythenextday.“Darknessisimportanttobutterfliessincetheinternalcircadianclockofbutterfliesfunctionsnormallywhentheyareexposedtonaturalday-nightlightingcycles，”studyauthorPatrickGuerra，anassistantprofessorattheUniversityofCincinnati，tellsTreehugger.Monarchbutterfliesmigrate(迁徙)bythemillionseachyear，makingthetripfromnorthernareasofthecontinenttoCaliforniaandMexicoandback.Becausemostbutterfliesonlyliveforafewweekstoafewmonths，ittakesseveralgenerationsofbutterfliestocompletethemigration.Buttoomuchlightatthewrongtimecanurgethebutterfliestotakeoffwhentheyshouldberestinginsteadfortheirvoyage.“Asmonarchbutterfliesareathreatenedspecieswiththeirpopulationnumbersindecline，wewantedtoseewhattypesofenvironmentalstressmightbelinkedtotheirdecline，”Guerrasays.Fortheirstudy，researchersconductedlabstudieswheretheyreproducedtheeffectsofartificiallightpollutionwithbutterfliesusingaflightsimulator(模拟器)．Theyfirsttestedifmonarchstreatedasingle，artificiallightsourceasifitweretheactualsunduringtheday.Oncetheyestablishedwhattheydid，theythentestedhowthemonarchswouldbehavewhenexposedtothissameartificiallightsourceduringtheirnight.Butterfliesstayedquietandunmovingwhentheywerefirstplacedintheflightsimulatorinthedark.Butassoonasscientiststurnedonthelight，theystartedflying.Thelightmadethembelievethatnightwasdayandthiscancausethemtoflylongeratnightorstartflyingtooearly.“Thesefindingsdemonstratehowurbanizationcannegativelyaffectimportantbiologicalphenomena，andthereforeallowustounderstandhowhumanactivityimpactstherestofnature，”Guerrasays.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disoriented”inparagraph2probablymean?A．Sloweddown.B．Diedoff.C．Feltsleepy.D．Gotlost.5．Whatdidtheresearcherswanttofindoutinthestudy?A．Whymonarchbutterfliesmigrate.B．Whatreducedthenumberofmonarchbutterflies.C．Whydarknessisimportanttomonarchbutterflies.D．Howmonarchbutterfliesadapttotheenvironment.6．Whatmightbeusedintheexperiment?A．Aflashlight.B．Thesun.C．Themoon.D．Aclock.7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NaturalLightIsImportanttoInsectsB．MonarchButterfliesAreinGreatDangerC．ButterfliesReactActivelytoAirPollutionD．LightPollutionCanAffectButterflyMigrationⅡ.完形填空TheCOVID-19distancespeoplefromeachother.However，italso1friendshipsbetweenpeoplewhowouldhaveotherwiseneverbecomefriends.Inthecaseof92-year-oldMary，thatfriendhappenstobehertwo-year-oldneighbor，Ben.Thelockdownthisyearwasparticularly2forMary，whohasbeenliving3.Withnobodyaroundher，shehadtospendmostofhertimewatchingTV.Benwasalso4athome，unabletoplaywithotherkids.Theirunusualfriendshipdeveloped5.Atfirst，Marywould6atBenfromherwi