2018-2019学年高中英语 Unit 22 Environmental Protection 课

1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课时跟踪练(三)Lesson2&Lesson3—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解ANewOrleansnativeKeianaCavé，attheageof18,isoneoftheyoungestAmericansnamedinthe2017Forbes30Under30list.Thecollegegirldevelopedamolecule(分子)fordispersing(分解)oil,whichshepresentlyproducesthroughhercompanyMare.Forbes,oneofthemostpopularmagazinesintheUS,releaseditsannual30Under30listsonJanuary3,2017.With20differentcategories(类别)frommusictolawandpolicy,ineacharea,Forbespresented30up­and­comingyounggroundbreakersonitsofficialwebsite.Cavéiscomparativelymuchyoungerthanthoseselectedtohercategory,butthisbynomeansdiscountsherexceptionalability.Toseeherdaughter'snameonthelist.VanessaCavé­Herazowassurprised,butshesaidsheknewitwascomingbecause“Keianahasalwaysbeendestined(注定)forgreatthings.”AfterlearningaboutthenegativeeffectsoftheoildispersantusedintheGulfCoastduringtheB．P.oilspill(泄露)cleanup,Cavédecidedtocreateherowndispersant.Cavéraised$1.2millionfromChevron,anAmericanmultinationalenergycompany,todevelophermoleculein2016.“Itaimsatcertainpoisonsintheseawater,andbreaksthemupintowater，”shesaidofherdispersant.“Itisoneofthefewlegaloildispersants，”Cavéadded.Despitethisachievement,Cavébelievesshehasnotquiteyetreachedsuccess.Sheregardssuccessastheamountofinfluenceshehasmadeonthecommunityandtheworld.Thecreationofthemoleculeisanachievement,butshebelievesseeingherworkbeingputtousewilltrulybehersuccess.WhileCavémayhavemadetheForbes30Under30listearlyinhercareer,sheisnevergoingtoslowdown.ShewillmakeanefforttoincreasethegrowthofMare,whichisdevotedtodevelopingmoleculestosolvemajorsocialissues.“Rightnow,MareconsistsofthisonemoleculethatIhopetoexpandandliveuptotheForbesname，”Cavésaid.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。美国女大学生KeianaCavé发明了一种分子，能够合理分解海面上的油污。21．WhatcausedCavétocomeupwithherinvention?A．Hermother'sencouragement.B．Animperfectdispersantinuse.C．Thehugemarketofdispersants.D．HerwishtobeawardedbyForbes.解析：选B细节理解题。由第四段中的“AfterlearningaboutthenegativeeffectsoftheoildispersantusedintheGulfCoastduringtheB．P.oilspillcleanup,Cavédecidedtocreateherowndispersant.”可知，Cavé了解到之前用于漏油事件的化油剂具有负面作用后，决定发明一种新的化油剂。2．WhatcanwesayaboutCavé？A．Shehasaverygoodsenseofhumor.B．Shefindsithardtomanagehercompany.C．Shehasastrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.D．Sheisfedupwithnewstudiesaboutmolecules.解析：选C推理判断题。由倒数第三段中的“Sheregardssuccessastheamountofinfluenceshehasmadeonthecommunityandtheworld.”可知，Cavé具有很强的社会责任感。3．WhatwillCavé'snextstepbe?A．Tocreatelegaloildispersants.B．TodevelophercompanyMare.C．Toraisemoneyforherproject.D．ToenterChevronaftergraduation.解析：选B细节理解题。由最后两段内容可知，Cavé下一步计划努力发展她的公司Mare。4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toannounceacompetition.B．Todescribeanewcompany.C．Toadvertiseanoildispersant.D．Toreportonateenageinventor.解析：选D主旨大意题。本文旨在报道KeianaCavé这位青年女发明家的事迹。BEDINBURGH,Scotland—Nearlyhalfoftheworld's634typesofprimates(灵长类动物)areindangerofbecoming_extinctbecauseofhumanactivity,accordingtoascientificreviewreleasedonTuesday.ScientistsmeetingattheInternational3PrimatologicalSocietyCongressinEdinburgh,Scotland,asix­dayconferencethatopenedonSunday,hopethereportwhichcountsspeciesandsubspecies(亚种)ofprimatesacrosstheworldwillhelpspur(激励)globalactiontodefendprimatesfromdeforestationandhunting.Inthemostcomprehensivereviewoftheworld'sapes,monkeys,andlemurs(狐猴)in12years,primatologistswarnedthatspeciesfromthegiantmountaingorillasofcentralAfricatothetinymouselemursofMadagascarareonthe“RedList”forthreatenedspeciesmaintainedbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.InAsia,morethan70%ofprimatesareclassifiedasvulnerable,endangeredorcriticallyendangered—meaningtheycoulddisappearsoon.“WhatishappeninginSoutheastAsiaisterrifying，”saidJean­ChristopheVie,deputychiefoftheIUCNSpeciesProgram.“Tohaveagroupofanimalsundersuchahighlevelofthreatis,quitefrankly,unlikeanythingwehaverecordedamonganyothergroupofspeciestodate.”InAfrica,11ofthe13kindsofRedColobusmonkeyassessedwerelistedascriticallyendangeredorendangered.Sometypesofthesmallrust­coloredmonkeyhavenotbeenseenin25or30years.“Itisnottoolateforourclosecousinstheprimates,andwhatwehavenowisachallengetoturnthisaround，”saidRussellA.Mittermeier,presidentofConservationInternationalandthechairmanoftheIUCNSpeciesSurvivalCommission'sprimatespecialistgroup.“Thereviewpaintsableakpicture.Someprimatesarequiteliterallybeingeatentoextinction.Butitisbynomeansadoomsday(世界末日).ThereisalotofwillhereamongthesescientistsinEdinburghandinthecountrieswhereprimateslive.”MittermeierpointedtorecentsuccessesinturningaroundpopulationssuchastheBlackLionTamarininBrazil,whichwasdowngradedtoendangeredfromcriticallyendangeredin2003thankstothreedecadesofconservationefforts.语篇解读：灵长类动物因为人类活动而濒临灭绝，世界各国的动物保护专家呼吁采取措施保护它们。5．Primatesareindangerbecauseof________.A．climatechangeB．naturaldisastersC．thespreadofdiseasesD．humanactivity解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“...primatesareindanger...becauseofhumanactivity...”可知，灵长类动物因为人类活动而濒临灭绝。6．Theunderlinedwords“becomingextinct”inParagraph1arecloseinmeaning4to“________”．A．notexistinganymoreB．losingtheabilityofgivingbirthC．losingtheabilityoffindingfoodD．beinginfectedwithm