2019-2020学年新教材高中英语 Unit 2 Wildlife protection Sect

[基础训练]Ⅰ单词拼写1．Theyhavetaughtanewtricktothe________(海豚)．答案：dolphin答案2．Shewasovercomewith________(情绪)andburstintotears.答案：emotion答案3．My________(皮肤)isgettingalittledryrecently.答案：skin答案4．Hewasanu________manwithgreatbusinesstalentsandakindheart.答案：unusual答案5．Addatablespoonofhoneytothelemonjuiceands________themixture.答案：stir答案Ⅱ单句语法填空1．Theytraveledunderthe________(protect)ofanumberofsoldiers.答案：protection答案2．(2019·全国卷Ⅱ)Yourpersonalcircumstancesare________(equal)important.答案：equally答案3．Theyoungteachertoldthestudenttopayattentionto________(spell)．答案：spelling答案4．TheGovernmentcontinuestopour________(billion)ofpoundsintotheproject.答案：billions答案5．Intheworstcase,Icouldbecomea________(home)person.答案：homeless答案Ⅲ单句写作1．他们能在车祸中幸免于难真是幸运。Theywereverylucky____________theaccident.答案：tosurvive答案2．医疗和社会保障之类的大型项目是由政府支付。Bigthings,____________hospitalsandsocialsecurity,arepaidforbytheGovernment.答案：suchas答案3．正在紧急开展研究，以便对此事有更多了解。Researchis___________________urgentlytofindoutmoreabouttheissue.答案：beingcarriedout答案4．这个设计一定能吸引注意力。Thedesignissureto________________.答案：attractattention答案5．你需要收集信息来支持你的观点。Youneedtogatherinformationto______________________________.答案：supportyouropinion答案[思维训练]Ⅰ阅读理解Whatdothefollowinganimalshaveincommon?Pandas,rhinoceros,Mexicanburrowingsnakes,pinkpigeonsandsmalltoothsawfish.Theyareallendangeredanimals!Animalsbecomeendangeredforavarietyofreasons.Sadly,humansarebehindeveryoneofthem!Forcenturies,humanshavehuntedelephantsfortheirtusks,andkilledtigersfortheirbeautifulfurs,caughtfishforfood.Whilewestillhaveelephants,tigers,andfishinthewild,wecannotsaythesameaboutmanyothersthathavesimplydiedout!Year1505wasadreadfulturningpointinthenaturalhistoryoftheislandofMauritius—EuropeansailorsW1discoveredthisbeautifulislandintheIndianOceanandbroughtdogs,pigs,monkeyswiththem.ThearrivalW2ofhumansandthoseintroducedanimalspecieswerebadnewsfordodobirds(渡渡鸟).About50poundsandflightless,dodobirdsdidnothaveanynaturalenemiesuntilthen.Theypickedfruitsfallenfromtreesandbuilttheirnestsontheground.ShortlyafterhumanssetfootonPMauritius,however,dodobirdsrealizedthattheywereinbigtrouble—menkilledthemfortheirmeat,andthoseintroducedanimalspeciesdestroyedtheirnestsandatetheireggs.TheeffectsofexcessiveW3huntingandforeignspeciesdrovedodobirdstofirstbecomemuchfewerandthendieout.Thelastdodobirdwaskilledin1681.Humansandanimalshavealwayscompetedforlandandothernaturalresources.Weclearanareaofaforestforfarming.Wecutdowntreesandusewoodtobuildbeautifulhouses.WebuildreservoirsW4tomakesurethatwehaveenoughwatertouse.Atthesametimethatwearetryingtomakeourlifecomfortable,wedestroythehabitatsofwildanimals.Morethanoncewehaveseenontelevisionthatrescueworkersaretryingtheirbesttosaveseabirdsinspilled(泄漏的)oil.Morethanoncewehaveheardabouthowemissionsofcarbondioxide(二氧化碳的排放)andothergaseshaveraisedtheEarthtemperatureandcausedglobalwarming.Pollutionhasaseriousandlong­lastingeffect.IfwechoosetodonothingandcontinuetopolluteourplanetEarth,ournextgenerationswillhavetofaceanEarthwithoutbirdssingingandbeastsroaring.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了导致许多动物灭绝的原因，而每种原因都和人类有关系。文章意在警醒人类应该保护野生动物，保护地球。1．Howmanyreasonsaregivenbytheauthortoexplainwhytheanimalsbecomeendangered?A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.答案：B细节理解题。文章第三至六段讲述了动物灭绝的四个原因，即过度捕杀、外来物种的进入、栖息地遭破坏和环境污染。答案2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dreadful”(inParagraph4)mean?A．Surprising.B．Exciting.C．Unpleasant.D．Quick.答案：C词义猜测题。从本段的内容分析可知正是人类的到来和外来物种的进入使得dodobirds面临灭顶之灾，所以应是一个不好的、令人不愉快的转折点，故选C。答案3．Paragraph5mainlytalksabout________.A．howexcessivehuntingledtoendangermentofanimalsB．whenforeignspeciesenteredtheislandofMauritiusC．thehumanactivitiescausedthelossofhabitatsofanimalsD．pollutionplayedamainroleintheworseningofenvironment答案：C段落大意题。从本段可知正是人类的活动使得动物们的栖息地遭到了破坏，故选C。答案W重点单词1．sailorn.水手；海员2.arrivaln.到达；到来3．excessiveadj.过度的4.reservoirn.水库P重点短语setfooton涉足；踏上……的土地Ⅱ七选五(2019·大连市高一联考)RecentlysomeAmericanscientistshavegivenausefulpieceofadvicetopeopleinindustrializednations.Theysaypeopleshouldeatmoreofthesamekindoffoodeatenbyhumanslivingmorethan10,000yearsago.__1__Thescientistssaythatthehumanlifehaschangedgreatly.Ourbodieshavenotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishadledtonewkindsofsicknesses.__2__Sotheyarecalled“diseasesofcivilization”.Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystemareexamplesofsuchdiseases.ScientistsnotedthatpeopleinboththeOldStoneAgeandtheNewStoneAgeenjoyedverylittlealcoholortobacco,probablynone.__3__However,achangeinfoodisoneofthemaindifferencesbetweenlifeinancienttimesandthatoftoday.StoneAgepeoplehuntedwildanimalsfortheirmeat,whichhadmuchlessfatthandomesticones.Theyatealotoffreshwildvegetablesandfruits.Theydidnothavemilkoranyotherdairyproducts,andtheymadeverylittleuseofgrains.__4__Weeatsixtimesmoresaltthanourancestors.Weeatmoresugar.WeeattwiceasmuchfatbutonlyonethirdasmuchproteinandmuchlessvitaminC.__5__Butscientistssaythatwewouldbemuchhealthierifweeatmuchthesamewaytheancientpeopledid,cuttingtheamountoffatty,saltyandsweetfood.A．StoneAgepeoplelivedasimplelife.B．Thesenewsicknesseswerenotknowninancienttimes.C．Inthatcase,theywouldlivemuchhealthier.D．Ancientpeop