1、Unit 4Wildlife protection.单项填空1(2013合肥模拟)Have you enjoyed camping in _ wild with your friends?Never. Im afraid that my life is in _ danger there.Athe；a B不填；不填Ca；the Dthe；不填答案：D考查冠词。in the wild是固定搭配，意思是“在野外；在自然环境下”；in danger也是固定短语，意思是“在危险中”。2(2013苏州模拟)Some animals, in order to keep themselves _ by th
2、e enemies, go out for food at night.Anot to be attacked Bagainst being attackedCfrom being attacked Dnot being attacked答案：C句意：有些动物为了保护自己免受敌人伤害，在夜间出去觅食。keep.from.“保护免遭”。3(2013南宁模拟)You neednt have taken a taxi. Why didnt you catch the last bus _ I told you?Aas BbecauseCwhen Duntil答案：A考查状语从句。句意：你本不必坐出租
3、的。为什么不听我的话赶乘末班公共汽车呢？as在此引导方式状语从句，意思是“如同；依照”。4(2013山东实验中学诊断)I appreciate _ the opportunity to work in your company two years ago.Agiving Bto giveCbeing given Dto be given答案：C句意：我非常感激您两年前给了我那次在您的公司工作的机会。appreciate在此意为“感激”，后只接动名词作宾语；逻辑主语“I”与“give”之间为被动关系，应使用动名词的被动形式。5(2013商丘高三质检)Brenda is a contemporar
4、y artist, but its obvious that her painting _ by Picasso.Ahas reflectedBhas been influencedChas been effectedDhas affected答案：B句意：布伦达是一位当代艺术家，但是很显然她的画深受毕加索的影响。influence“影响”和主语painting之间存在被动关系，故用被动语态。reflect“反射”；effect用作动词时意为“引起，产生”；affect“影响”，常指一物对另一物产生的消极影响，且D项语态也不对。6(2013鹤岗高三质检)It is said that he _
5、 in a computer company since graduation.Ahas employed Bhas been employedChad employed Dis employed答案：B考查动词时态和语态。句意：据说自毕业以来他就受雇于一家电脑公司。since短语为现在完成时态的标志，且从句主语与谓语动词存在被动关系，故用现在完成时态的被动语态。7(2013山师大附中高三质检)He was worried, because he lost his bag _ his passport, ID card and a lot of money.Aincluded Bincludi
6、ngCcontained Dcontaining答案：D考查动词词义。句意：他很担心，因为他丢了装有护照、身份证和一大笔钱的包。contain表示“装有”，与bag构成逻辑上的主谓关系，因此应该用containing。include意为“包含”，与句意不符。8(2013平遥高三质检)It is said that this custom _ more than three hundred years.Aexisted BappearedCbuilt Dcame into being答案：A句意：据说这种风俗存在三百多年了。appear、build、come into being都不能跟表示一段
7、时间的状语。9(2013银川一中月考)It is uncertain _ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.Athat BwhatChow Dwhether答案：B句意：尽管说已经有约两千名病人服用了这种药，但是，这种药品会带来什么副作用还不明确。本题设空处须引导主语从句，what在从句中可作主语、宾语或表语，还可修饰名词作定语；side effect为名语短语，故须用what修饰。10(2013吉林省实验中学高三质检)Special att
8、ention should be paid to _ your eyes from sunshine in summer.Astopping BprotectingCkeeping Dhelping答案：B动词词义辨析。句意：在夏天，要特别注意保护眼睛免受阳光的伤害。protect.from.“保护免受的伤害”。11(2013江西新余一中月考)With hard work, they finally _ in getting in the crops before it rained.Asucceeded BfailedCsolved Dadmitted答案：A考查动词意义。句意：通过努力工作
9、，他们终于在下雨前把庄稼收了。succeed in doing“成功做某事”。12(2013济南外国语学校质检)Have you handed in your paper yet?Yes, I have. I guess it _ by my tutor now.Ahas graded Bis gradedCis being graded Dis grading答案：Cgrade在此为动词，表示“评阅”。paper与grade之间是被动关系，且根据now可知该动作正在进行，故此处用现在进行时的被动语态。13(2013江西会昌中学月考)When she knew that the dinosau
10、r eggs arrived at the museum safely, she smiled _.Ain doubt Bin reliefCin peace Din return答案：B考查短语意义。句意：当知道恐龙蛋安全到达博物馆时，她如释重负地笑了。in doubt“怀疑地；迷惑地”；in relief“松了口气；如释重负”；in peace“和平地”；in return“作为回报”。14(2013山东潍坊模拟)After being burnt badly, the 17yearold girls life was once _.Aout of danger Bin orderCout
11、 of place Din danger答案：D考查短语意义。句意：被严重烧伤后，这位17岁女孩的生命一度陷入危险中。out of danger“脱离危险”；in order“有序地”；out of place“不恰当；不适合”；in danger“在危险中”。15(2013河南中原名校联考)If this kind of swans isnt protected properly, they will _ sooner or later.Adie down Bdie outCdie from Ddie of答案：B考查动词短语意义。句意：如果不恰当保护这种天鹅，它们迟早会灭绝。die out
12、“灭绝；消失；消灭”，符合句意。.完形填空(2013济南市一模)One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guesta sparrow. _1_ the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I _2_ the bird before I saw it.“Whats that？” I asked when I first heard the sound.“Its coming from the _3_，” my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe its one of th
13、e little _4_.”I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And thats _5_ I saw the sparrow. It was flying _6_ just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly _7_ to get out, but couldnt see the way out was not up, but _8_ and out through the
14、 garage door. So the bird continued flapping its rings and bumping its little head _9_ the ceiling.I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the _10_ open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet _11_ it could get outside
15、, but that only seemed to _12_ it more.“Why dont we just leave for a few minutes，” Anita _13_. “Im sure hell figure it out eventually.”We went back into the house, where we _14_ to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was _15_ and our uninvited guest was g
16、one.Ive _16_ that little sparrow through the years, and Ive decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were _17_ to fly ever upward, and we dont even consider the _18_ that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make _19_
17、without banging (碰) our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much _20_.文章大意：本文讲述了一只麻雀被困在车库内，它一直朝上方拼命地飞，却不能飞出去。实际上，只要它朝下飞一点就可以出去。由此作者想到了人，人们都认为要想成功只能一直向上努力，实际上有时我们往下看看，出路也许就在脚下。1A.Still BSomehow CInstead DPerhaps答案：B考查副词词义辨析。句意为：不知怎么地，这只麻雀飞进了“我们”的车库里。A仍然，还；B以某种方式，不知怎么地；C相反，代替；D也许。根据句
18、意可知，B项正确。2A.heard Bcaught Csearched Dobserved答案：A考查动词词义辨析。句意为：在我看见这只鸟之前，我就已经听见它的声音了。根据下文“when I first heard the sound”可知，此处指先听见了声音，故选A。B抓住；C搜查；D观察。3A.house Bbackyard Cgarage Dbasement答案：C考查名词词义辨析。根据下文中“I looked into the garage.”可推知，作者的妻子刚从车库那回来。A房子；B后院；C车库；D地下室。根据语境可知，C项正确。4A.birds Bguests Ccats Dki
19、ds答案：D考查名词词义辨析。根据下文中的“No children at all.”可知，妻子推测可能有小孩在里面，故选D。5A.when Bhow Cwhy Dwhether答案：A考查连词词义辨析。句意为：就是在那时我看见了它。此处指作者看见麻雀的时候，强调的是时间，故选A。6A.quickly Banxiously Ccautiously Dslowly答案：B考查副词词义辨析。当一只鸟被困住时，一定是着急地拼命乱飞，故选B，焦急地。A快速地；C小心谨慎地；D慢慢地，均不符合语境。7A.deciding Bhesitating Ctrying Dchoosing答案：C考查动词词义辨析。
20、句意为：很明显，它在努力地尝试飞出去。try to do意为“尽力做某事”，符合语境。A决定；B犹豫；D选择。8A.up Bbackward Cforward Ddown答案：D考查副词词义辨析。根据but可知，前后句为转折关系，故所选的词应与前句中up相反，故选D。9A.against Boff Calong Dinto答案：A考查介词词义辨析。根据上文“It was flying _ just inches below the ceiling”可知，这只麻雀离天花板很近，所以它的头会碰到天花板，故选A。against“紧靠”。10A.free Bsmall Cwide Ddark答案：B考
21、查形容词词义辨析。句意为：我想把它吓出去，但只能使这只麻雀飞到了门和天花板之间的空隙里。根据常识可知，门和天花板之间的空并不大，故选B。11A.in case Beven if Cas though Dso that答案：D考查连词词义辨析。句意为：我努力地想让它知道为了飞出去如何飞低几英尺。根据句意可知，作者这样做的目的是为了让麻雀飞出去，故选D，以便，为了，表目的。A万一；B即使；C好像，仿佛。12A.puzzle Bconfuse Cfrighten Ddisturb答案：C考查动词词义辨析。根据文意可知，作者试图指引麻雀飞出车库，但作者这一举动使麻雀更害怕了。故选C，使害怕。A迷惑；B
22、困惑；D打扰。13A.suggested Bexplained Cinsisted Ddemanded答案：A考查动词词义辨析。根据妻子所说的话可知，她是在提议，故选A。A建议；B解释；C坚持；D要求。14A.attempted Bcontinued Crefused Dfailed答案：B考查动词词义辨析。根据下文的“ongoing struggle”可知，作者回到房间里仍能听到麻雀挣扎着想飞出去的声音，故选B。A试图；B继续；C拒绝；D失败。15A.fierce Bempty Csafe Dsilent答案：D考查形容词词义辨析。根据下文中的“our uninvited guest was
23、 gone”可知，麻雀飞走了，它挣扎着想飞出去的声音也就消失了，故选D。A激烈的，凶猛的；B空的；C安全的；D安静的。16A.looked after Bworried aboutCthought about Dbrought up答案：C考查动词短语语义辨析。句意为：这些年来我经常想起这只麻雀。由下文可知，作者经常由麻雀联想到人，故选C。A照顾；B担心；C.想起；D.抚养。17A.forced BdeterminedCborn Durged答案：C考查动词词义辨析。句意为：我们认为我们天生就是要一直向上飞的。be born to do sth.意为“天生做某事”，符合语意，故选C。18A.i
24、dea BpossibilityCchallenge Dproblem答案：B考查名词词义辨析。句意为：我们甚至不曾想过如果我们飞低一点，也许会有好事发生。根据句意可知，文中指的是发生好事的可能性。A想法；B可能性；C挑战；D问题。故选B。19A.progress BpeaceCdecisions Defforts答案：A考查名词词义辨析。句意为：一旦我们明白不用碰壁也能取得进步，我们就会避免麻烦。文中作者将麻雀成功飞出去暗喻人们取得进步和成功。make progress意为“取得进步”，符合语境。故选A。B和平；C决定；D努力。20A.panic BpressureCloss Dtroubl
25、e答案：D考查名词词义辨析。根据文章语境可知，麻雀最终飞出去了，但却遭遇了很多困难和麻烦，而这些都是可以避免的，故选D，麻烦。.阅读理解(2013杭州教学质量检测)Tony Burke, Australias environment minister, says he wont decide until next year whether the koala should be protected as an endangered species. He was expected to make his decision by the end of October. But that deci
26、sion has been put off. Burke said he needed more time to go over the latest information about the koalas population.In September, an Australian Senate committee reported that there was no question the koalas population is on the decrease. “But they may not yet be eligible (符合条件) for listing as a thr
27、eatened species，”said Senator Doug Cameron. “To have such a significant Australian icon (偶像) included on the threatened species list would be a national shame.”The koala is found only in the eucalyptus (桉树) forests of Australia. And its population is reported to have fallen sharply for many reasons,
28、 including the cutting down of forests to make way for human beings development, their own illness, climate change and killings by other animals such as wild dogs. And every year many koalas are hit by cars as they are trying to cross the busy roads. Putting off the decision on protection for the ko
29、ala “is really bad news，”said Debbie Pointing, the president of the Koala Action Group. “Weve worked tirelessly for many years to gather data on the populations，”Pointing said. “That data should be enough to make a decision.”However, Burke pointed out that the Australian government had spent at leas
30、t $6.3 million on koala conservation efforts since 1996. Senators listed efforts that are already underway in Queenslandthe construction of special koala bridges as well as fences along roads, to keep the animals out of harms way.Some people say that is not enough. “What were doing at the moment is
31、likely to drive this species to extinction，” Queensland University zoologist Bill Ellis said.“Koalas are an iconic Australian animal，” Burke told Australians. “They hold a special place in the hearts of Australians.”But it is a fact that if more isnt done to protect the koala, they might soon hold a
32、 place only in Australians memories.文章大意：本文是一篇新闻报道。澳大利亚环境部长伯克推迟宣布考拉属于濒危动物的决定。1Tony Burke put off announcing the koala as an endangered species because _.Ahe needed more time to examine the latest informationBhe doubted whether koalas number is decreasingChe was thinking about ways to protect koalasD
33、he had more important issues to deal with答案：A推理判断题。由第一段最后一句可以得出答案，Burke需要更多的时间来核实相关的信息。2What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?AThe habitat of the koala.BAustralias traffic problems.CThe importance of koalas for Australians.DReasons for the decrease of the koala population.答案：D段落大意题。由第三段中的“.its population
34、 is reported to have fallen sharply for many reasons, including.”可知，该段主要谈论了导致考拉数量锐减的若干原因，故选D项。3According to the text, Debbie Pointing thinks that _.Athe construction of special koala bridges is of little useBkoalas are becoming less important in Australians heartsCthe government is to blame for the
35、decreasing koala populationDthe government should announce the koala as an endangered species答案：D细节理解题。从第三段中Debbie Pointing所说的话“Putting off the decision on protection for the koalo is really bad news”以及“That data should be enough to make a decision”可知，他认为政府应该宣布考拉为濒危动物。4It can be learned from the tex
36、t that Tony Burke _.Athought the government has done much for koalasBcalled on Australians to take care of the koalaCdecided to construct more fences along roadsDwas optimistic about the koalas future答案：A推理判断题。由倒数第四段中Burke所提到的政府在保护考拉方面所作的努力可知A项正确。5What is the main idea of the text?AAustralia puts off the decision on whether the koala is endangered.BAustralia is taking special measures to protect koalas.CThe population of koalas is reducing rapidly.DAustralians are concerned about koalas.答案：A主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要报道了澳大利亚环境部长伯克推迟宣布考拉属于濒危动物的决定这一事件以及社会各方对这一决定的反应，故选A项。