1、Section Reading and Thinking (1)阅读理解AImagine a world with no more wild animals: no elephants, no tigers or lions. To some people, that thought is too terrible for words. So they are doing something about it. Tiffany Soechting is one of them.Being among wild animalsfeeding them and caring for themis
2、all Tiffany Soechting has wanted to do with her life. And that is exactly what she does!Soechting is the human “mother” to the 500 animals that live on her family wildlife farm in San Antonio. Besides her animal caring, Soechting also holds monthly classes, where she teaches school children about th
3、e animals.Soechting also opens the farm to the public. Visitors can not only learn about the animals, but also get close to them. And the animals are not against that. For them, people are part of their natural environment.The farm is part conservation area, part educational centre and part animal p
4、ark. As the animals walk peacefully around the grounds, it is easy for them to forget that San Antonio, a busy city, is just a few minutes away.1. Whats implied in the sentence “Soechting is the human mother to the 500 animals”?A. She has already married and has some children.B. The animals on the f
5、arm are taken good care of.C. The animals can get along well with each other.D. She teaches school children about animals well.解析：推理判断题。通过这句话可以看出Soechting把这些动物当作自己的孩子来看待。由此可知,这些动物得到了很好的照顾。故选B。答案：B2. What kind of person is Soechting according to the passage?A. Confident but lazy.B. Humorous and lovel
6、y.C. Wise but careless.D. Kind and hard-working.解析：推理判断题。通过Soechting照顾动物可以看出她很善良。从她保护动物的具体行动可以看出她很勤劳。故选D。答案：D3. Whats the best title of the passage?A. How to Save Wild AnimalsB. Soechting and Her Wild AnimalsC. San Antonios Animal ParkD. A World Without Wild Animals解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了Soechting致力于保护野生动物
7、的故事,文章主体是Soechting和野生动物。故选B。答案：BBAfter years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park. By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170.Gray wolves once were seen here and t
8、here in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States, but they were gradually displaced by human development. By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area.The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results. Deer and elk populationsmajor food s
9、ources(来源) for the wolfgrew rapidly. These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation(植被), which reduced plant diversity in the park. In the absence of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly. The coyotes killed a large percentage of the parks red foxes, and completely drove away the parks be
10、avers.As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park. The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. Elk, de
11、er, and coyote populations are down, while beavers and red foxes have made a comeback. The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.4. What is the passage mainly about?A. Wildlife research in
12、 the United States.B. Plant diversity in the Yellowstone area.C. The conflict between farmers and gray wolves.D. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park.解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“ gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park.”和最后一段第二句“The government spent nearly 30 years coming up wit
13、h a plan to reintroduce the wolves.”可知,文章主要介绍了黄石公园当地政府重新引进灰狼的计划。故选D。答案：D5. What does the underlined word “displaced” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Tested.B. Separated.C. Forced out.D. Tracked down.解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段内容可知,在黄石国家公园,灰狼曾经随处可见,但是到了20世纪20年代,由于人类活动频繁导致灰狼基本消失,由此可以推测灰狼因为人类的发展而被迫离开。force out 意为“赶出去”,与disp
14、lace 意思相近。故选C。答案：C6. What did the disappearance of gray wolves bring about?A. Damage to local ecology.B. A decline in the parks income.C. Preservation of vegetation.D. An increase in the variety of animals.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,灰狼的减少造成了鹿群的增多,从而导致植被遭到了破坏;而且红狐和海狸也不断减少,由此推断灰狼的消失对当地生态系统造成了破坏。故选A。答案：A7. Wha
15、t is the authors attitude towards the Yellowstone wolf project?A. Doubtful.B. Positive.C. Disapproving.D. Uncaring.解析：推理判断题。根据文章末段末句可知,作者认为引进灰狼的项目是很有价值的实验,是很值得推广的。故选B。答案：BCThe sixth mass extinction of life on the earth is unfolding more quickly than expected, scientists have warned. More than 30 per
16、cent of animals with a backbone are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these trends.Around a decade ago, experts feared that a new range wipeout of species was appearing. Today, most agree that it is underway, but the new study suggests that the
17、die-out is already growing fast.The loss of biodiversity has recently accelerated. Several species of mammals that were relatively safe one or two decades ago are now endangered, including cheetahs, lions and giraffes, the study showed.There is no mystery as to why: our own ever-expanding specieswhi
18、ch has more than doubled in number since 1960 to 7.4 billionis eating, crowding and polluting its planetary cohabitants out of existence. By comparison, there are as few as 20,000 lions left in the wild, less than 7,000 cheetahs, 500 to 1,000 giant pandas.The main drivers of wildlife decline are hab
19、itat loss, over-consumption, pollution, other species, disease, as well as hunting in the case of tigers, elephants, rhinos and other large animals prized for their body parts.Climate change is thought to become a major threat in the coming decades, with some animalsmost famously polar bearsalready
20、in decline due to rising temperatures and changing weather patterns.8. What does the underlined word “accelerated” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Made up.B. Put up.C. Sped up.D. Used up.解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“Several species of mammals that were relatively safe one or two decades ago are now endangered, including
21、 cheetahs, lions and giraffes, the study showed.”可知,研究显示,包括猎豹、狮子以及长颈鹿在内的数种哺乳动物在一二十年前还相对安全,然而现在处于濒危状态。因此推断画线词所在句句意为“生物多样性的减少最近也加速了”。故画线词与C项“加速”词义相近。故选C。答案：C9. Why has the loss of biodiversity sped up?A. The mankinds population is growing fast.B. The air pollution is too severe.C. There are fewer spec
22、ies in larger areas.D. Man causes wider water pollution.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“There is no mystery as to why: our own ever-expanding specieswhich has more than doubled in number since 1960 to 7.4 billionis eating, crowding and polluting its planetary cohabitants out of existence.”可知,引发生物大灭绝的原因显而易见:人类不断繁衍
23、壮大,人口达到74亿,相比1960年不止翻了一番。人们以动物为食,同时还污染环境,让其他动物们无法生存。由此可知,人口的快速增长是生物多样性减少的原因。故选A。答案：A10. How is the future of polar bears?A. Uncertain.B. Hopeful.C. Doubtful.D. Unsatisfying. 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的“with some animalsmost famously polar bearsalready in decline due to rising temperatures and changing weather
24、patterns”可知,气候变化在未来的几十年将成为生物灭绝的主要因素。由于气温升高,气候变化,一些动物,比如最著名的北极熊,已经在减少。因此推断北极熊的未来是令人不满意的。故选D。答案：D11. What is the main idea of the passage?A. All animals are now endangered.B. Wildlife habitat loss is too serious.C. The wildlife extinction is speeding up.D. Backbone animals are decreasing slowly.解析：主旨大
25、意题。结合文章首段中出现的词extinction以及全文内容可知,本文主要讲述了野生动物濒临灭绝的原因。故选C。答案：CD12 It is also, perhaps, the gentlest(最温顺的), but not always!Elephants are like humans in some ways. They can live for a long timefifty or sixty years. They can remember things very well. 13If a female(雌性的) elephant dies, her daughters and h
26、er granddaughters will be sad for many months. They would stay with the dead body for a long time. And they never forget a dead friend.Elephants are like us, but they are also different from us. They live in the families of females where the females are the kings. 14 But the females will soon send t
27、hem away. An elephant family keeps only daughters, mothers and grandmothers.The females would stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years. The older animals look after the younger ones. 15But what happens to the male(雄性的) elephants? Well, the young males just will stay with their mothers for a
28、 short time. Then they must leave the family, because the females will send them away. A male elephant does not often have a friend. 16 Sometimes if the females invite a male elephant, then he can visit them and stay. But soon his “wife” and sisters will send him away again. The females have a very
29、happy family life. But what do the male elephants think about it? We dont know.A. They never forget great sadness or great happiness.B. He lives far away from the family and other male elephants.C. They like to play with each other and sometimes they get injured.D. There will be a few young malesa f
30、ew “baby boys”.E. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.F. The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world.G. The male elephants want to stay with the female ones, but they are not welcome.答案：12. F13. A14. D15. E16. BReading and Thinking (2)基础测评. 单句语法填空1. The seventeen
31、-year-old boy put up a picture of Bill Gates beside the bed to keep himself reminded his own dream.2. It is hard for me to make what is on the paper without light.3. Careful (observe) is important to science students.4. Only then I realise my mistakes.5. This is the last copy of the book in (exist).
32、6. This money is intended the development of the tourist industry.7. He was playing on the mobile phone, which is he fell from the stairs.8. Many rare animals (shoot) for their potential profits.9. All the public areas are watched by camera monitors 24 hours a day.10. Some people keep a lion as a pe
33、t, but it can be a (threaten) to their life sometimes.答案：1. of2. out3. observation4. did5. existencefor7. why8. are shot9. over10. threat. 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空die out,aware of,on average,make progress,concerned about, adapt to, under pressure,make out, watch over, day and night1. It was foggy this mornin
34、g and it was hard to the way ahead of the car.2. The firefighter was well the danger inside the burning house, but he still rushed in to save the baby. 3. We are in calling on people to stop killing animals with the help of networks.4. The nurse the patient and took good care of him. 5. It is a surp
35、rise and also a joy to us that he performed so well on the stage .6. Times are changing and we will have to be prepared to the changes.6. The expert gave some advice on the problems that most people wereon food safety.8. We no longer see this animal. Maybe it has .9. Dozens of doctors and nurses hav
36、e been working for weeks.10. each report requires 1,000 hours to prepare.答案：1. make out2. aware of3. making progress4. watched over5. under pressure6. adapt to7. concerned about8. died out9. day and night 10. On average. 语法填空We arrived at the plain in Tibet. We could just make 1. a herd of graceful
37、animals moving slowly across the green grass. I am struck by their 2. (beautiful) and that is 3. were hereto observe Tibetan antelopes. Meanwhile, I am clear that they are still in danger. They are being 4. (illegal) hunted.My guide, Zhaxi, 5. works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, loves hi
38、s job deeply. He says, “We are not trying to save the animals. Actually, we are saving 6. (we).” In the 1980s and 1990s, antelopes suffered most. Hunters were shooting them 7. (make) profits crazily. Therefore, their population dropped 8. more than 50 percent. The Chinese government later realised t
39、he seriousness of the situation and took positive measures to save this species from 9. (extinct).To our joy, the Tibetan antelope 10. (remove) from the endangered species list. But the government doesnt intend to stop protecting antelopes, as threats still exist. I think only when we learn to live
40、in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.答案：1. out2. beauty3. why4. illegally5. who6. ourselves7. to make8. by9. extinction 10. was removed提升测评. 阅读理解KenyaGiraffe ConservationPreserve and Protect Kenyas WildlifeAfter some difficult years, Kenya is back in fashio
41、n and welcoming travellers with open arms, with one main aimhelp save and protect their unique wildlife. It isnt just the elephant under threat, but its the smaller species that are also suffering, for example, Rothschild Giraffes. Now there are only 670 left in the wild and they need your help to s
42、urvive.How can you help?Head out to the Soysambu Conservancy. Get stuck into general reserve conservation but primarily focus on the research and protection of their resident Rothschild Giraffes, which is the reserves main priority.Your daily tasksWork will be a combination of observational research
43、 and hands-on workfive days a week.Minimum number of weeks is 2. No previous conservation experience required.Where will you live?You will stay in the houses right in the middle of the reserve with other volunteers.Interested in this, ready to enquire?Find out more by filling out the form below and
44、clicking send. The Leap Overseas should then be in touch shortly to help with your enquiry.1. What does the project mainly focus on?A. Inspiring peoples love for nature.B. Studying and helping Rothschild Giraffes.C. Providing people with conservation knowledge.D. Instructing people to live in harmon
45、y with wildlife.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“Get stuck into general reserve conservation but primarily focus on the research and protection of their resident Rothschild Giraffes, which is the reserves main priority.”可知,此项目主要关注研究和帮助保护罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿。故选B。答案：B2. What is a must to participate in the project?A. At least t
46、wo weeks free time.B. The ability to handle emergency.C. Related conservation experience.D. Knowledge about wildlife protection.解析：细节理解题。根据文章Your daily tasks中的“Minimum number of weeks is 2.”可知,参与此项目至少要两周的空余时间。故选A。答案：A3. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To look for volunteers.B. To call on
47、people to protect wildlife.C. To collect money for wildlife protection.D. To raise peoples environmental awareness.解析：推理判断题。文章主要介绍肯尼亚长颈鹿自然保护区招募研究和帮助罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿的志愿者。故选A。答案：A. 完形填空Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age. There are species that are 1 every day. The white-naped crane is a ty
48、pical example. So scientists are trying their best to 2 the species from going out of existence.Chris and Tim work at a zoo, helping endangered cranes with their3. Emma, a female crane, has been in their 4 since she arrived in 2004.Born at an international crane foundation, Emma was 5 by human caret
49、akers. This led to an unexpected 6, though she had a wonderful time there. Emma had 7 taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans. She 8 to live with male cranes, and even had a 9 for killing some of them, which made it 10for her to become a mother.11, the two zookeepers didnt want
50、 to see the extinction of this precious species. With their patience and efforts, they successfully developed a 12 of artificial breeding(人工繁殖) and natural reproduction. This 13 Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.The two keepers are proud of their productive work. But before they can be 14, more
51、 efforts must be made, because the population of the crane in the wild is on the 15, and many other species appear headed toward extinction. 16, not everyone has realised that wildlife has thoughts, feelings, and most importantly, equal rights to survive.How can we 17 the ever-widening gap that sepa
52、rates us from other animals? Chris and Tim offered us the 18: human beings took it for granted that their 19 held all the solutions, but maybe their hearts can be a better 20.1. A. growingB. migratingC. competingD. disappearing解析：grow生长;migrate迁移;compete竞争;disappear消失。根据第一段第一句“Wildlife has been grea
53、tly threatened in the modern age.”和最后一句提到的“the species from going out of existence”可以推知,野生动物正在遭受巨大威胁,每天都有一些物种灭绝,即“消失”。故选D。答案：D2. A. banB. save C. splitD. remove解析：ban禁止;save挽救;split分裂;remove移除。前文提到每天都有物种消失,那么该句应指科学家们正在竭尽全力挽救这些物种,使它们免于灭绝。故选B。答案：B3. A. abortionB. recreationC. reproductionD. administra
54、tion解析：abortion堕胎;recreation娱乐;reproduction繁殖;administration管理。上文提到科学家们竭尽全力挽救濒临灭绝的物种,由此推知,该处应指Chris和Tim帮助濒危物种繁殖,增加它们的数量,这样它们才不至于灭绝。故应指“繁殖”,故选C。答案：C4. A. careB. eyeC. mindD. story解析：care照顾;eye眼睛;mind思想;story故事。自从2004年,Emma一直由Chris和Tim照顾。该空和下一句中的“human caretaker”呼应。故选A。答案：A5. A. foundB. chosenC. raise
55、dD. seized解析：find发现;choose选择;raise抚养;seize抓住。根据空后的“human caretakers”可知,caretaker是照看Emma的。句意:出生在一个国际鹤基地,Emma由人类抚养照看。故选C。答案：C6. A. bonusB. consequence C. victoryD. sacrifice解析：bonus奖金;consequence结果;victory胜利;sacrifice牺牲。根据空后的though(尽管)可知,though前后的两个句子之间是转折关系。后面提到,她过得很开心。根据转折关系推断,前文应该表示“但是这导致了出乎意料的结果”。
56、故选B。答案：B7. A. neverB. alwaysC. unluckilyD. cheerfully解析：never从未;always总是;unluckily不幸运地;cheerfully愉快地。根据下文中的“become deeply attached to humans even killing some of them”等内容可知,因为Emma一直由人类照看,所以她没有将自己看作一只鹤,而是深深地依恋上了人类。故选A。答案：A8. A. likedB. refused C. decidedD. hesitated解析：like喜欢;refuse拒绝;decide决定;hesitat
57、e犹豫。根据上文可知,Emma没把自己当作鹤,所以她“拒绝”和雄鹤生活在一起。故选B。答案：B9. A. giftB. skillC. concernD. reputation解析：gift礼物;skill技巧;concern担心;reputation名声。根据even(甚至)这个表示递进关系的词可知,Emma不仅拒绝和雄鹤生活在一起,而且因为弄死了几只雄鹤而“臭名昭著”。故选D。答案：D10. A. illegalB. inspiringC. importantD. impossible解析：illegal非法的;inspiring鼓舞人心的;important重要的;impossible不
58、可能的。Emma拒绝和雄鹤生活,这当然使得她“不可能”生育小鹤而成为妈妈。故选D。答案：D11. A. ThereforeB. MoreoverC. HoweverD. Instead解析：therefore因此;moreover而且;however然而;instead反而。上文提到Emma拒绝和雄鹤生活,使得她不可能生育小鹤。下文提到两位动物园管理员不想看到这一物种的灭绝。由此推知,上下文之间是转折关系。故选C。答案：C12. A. combinationB. collectionC. strategyD. system解析：combination结合;collection收集;strate
59、gy策略;system体系。经过努力,Chris和Tim成功将“人工繁殖”和“自然繁殖”结合在一起。故选A。答案：A13. A. forcedB. forbade C. taughtD. enabled解析：force强迫;forbid禁止;teach教;enable使能够。Chris和Tim成功将“人工繁殖”和“自然繁殖”结合在一起,这使得Emma生育了五只幼鹤。enable to do sth意为“使能够做某事”,故选D。答案：D14. A. defeatedB. gratefulC. assuredD. tolerant解析：defeated被打败的;grateful感激的;assure
60、d有把握的;tolerant忍耐的。根据后文的“more efforts must be made”可以推知,尽管两个人为自己的成就感到骄傲,但是他们还需要付出更多努力,因为野生鹤的数量在减少,所以他们还不能完全放心(白鹤不会灭绝)。故选C。答案：C15. A. listB. riseC. agendaD. decline解析：list清单;rise上升;agenda议程;decline下降。前后句之间是因果关系,根据“more efforts must be made”可以推知,野生白鹤数量在减少,所以,还要付出更多的努力(来挽救白鹤)。故选D。答案：D16. A. In contrastB
61、. After allC. By the wayD. On the contrary解析：in contrast相反;after all毕竟;by the way顺便问一下;on the contrary相反地。前文提到野生白鹤数量正在减少,很多其他物种似乎也在逐渐灭绝。该句提到,并不是所有的人都意识到野生动物有思想、有感情,以及有平等生存的权利。很明显,该句是对前文出现野生动物濒临灭绝原因的一种解释。故选B。答案：B17. A. leaveB. bridgeC. openD. identify解析：leave离开;bridge搭桥,弥合;open开;identify确认。针对上文提到的很多物
62、种灭绝这种现象,作者提出一个问题:我们如何来弥合将我们(人类)和其他动物隔开的不断扩大的鸿沟呢?故选B。答案：B18. A. courseB. excuseC. answerD. reward解析：course课程;excuse借口;answer答案;reward回报。前文提出一个问题:我们如何来弥合将我们(人类)和动物隔开的不断扩大的鸿沟呢?Chris和Tim的做法给我们提供了一个答案。故选C。答案：C19. A. brainsB. behavioursC. servicesD. projects解析：brain大脑;behaviour行为;service服务;project工程。根据下文中的held all the solutions可以推断出,人类认为自己的“大脑”掌握着所有的解决办法。即人类认为自己的大脑可以想出所有的解决办法。故选A。答案：A20. A. guideB. treat C. exampleD. companion解析：guide指导,指引;treat对待;example例子;companion同伴。根据转折词but可以推知,人类想当然地认为自己的“大脑”掌握着所有的解决办法,但或许他们的心是更好的指引。故选A。答案：A