1、Unit 4 Wildlife Protection 单元加餐练.完形填空Not so long ago, a terrible fire broke out in an apartment in the city of Pitesti, just west of Bucharest. In no time, _1_were welcomed by 5metertall flames and roaring smoke. _2_ , using their advanced equipment, they quickly brought the beast under _3_ .The apa
2、rtments owner Mr Petri and his lovely dog, Sandy, were the _4_of the big fire. Local firefighting hero, Costache Mugurel _5_ his way through the cruel flames to rescue the man and his pet. Mr Petri, _6_injured in the fire, was rushed to hospital. Sandy fell over _7_ breathing in too much smoke and l
3、ifelessly lay on the roadside.Mugurel, remembering his CPR (心肺复苏术) training, passionately _8_the chest of the dog, desperately trying to _9_his life. And he began to lose hope after many _10_ . He was physically and mentally _11_ . Finally he performed mouthtomouth on the dog, screaming “_12_gets le
4、ft behind！” Unexpectedly the dog _13_ himself and began panting (喘气). The onlooking crowd cheered and Mugurel began to weep with _14_ . He hurriedly carried him to the awaiting vet (兽医)Like _15_ , the story of Mugurel and his newfound friend spread around the city. His Facebook was _16_words of grat
5、itude, loving emoticons (表情符号) and notes from friends and fans alike.According to vet experts, recovering animals via CPR is rather _17_ . The American Heart Association calculates that only less than 6 percent of cats and dogs survive if they _18_heart attacks.There have been many stories related t
6、o _19_in Pitesti, but none have caught the _20_of the population quite like Sandys.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。不久之前，皮特什蒂发生了一次大火灾，在这次火灾中房主和他的宠物狗桑迪受了伤，穆古雷尔对昏迷的桑迪进行了心脏按压、人工呼吸，最终把它从死亡的边缘救回。这件事情感动了无数人。1A.firefighters Bpolicemen Cfriends Dneighbors答案：A根据下文的“using their advanced equipment, they quickly brought the beast
7、 under _3_”可知，他们利用先进的设备很快把火势控制住了。故此处指消防员，故选A。2A.Therefore BBesides CHowever DMoreover答案：C上文提到消防员立刻被5米高的大火和浓烟包围，而设空后则说利用先进设备控制了火势，由此可知，上下文是转折关系。therefore “因此”；besides “此外；而且”；however “然而”；moreover “此外”。故选C。3A.treatment Bcontrol Cstress Dway答案：B此处指消防员利用先进的设备将火势控制住了。under control是固定搭配，意为“得到控制”，符合语境。故选B
8、。4A.causes Bresults Cvictims Dheroes答案：C根据第6空后的“injured in the fire”可知，彼得里先生在大火中受了重伤，故他和他的宠物狗是这场大火的受害者(victims)。cause “原因；理由”；result “结果”；hero “英雄”。故选C。5A.battled Blost Cpushed Dgot答案：A根据设空后的“cruel flames”可知，火势凶猛，因此消防员是冒着极大的风险冲进火海的。battle ones way “一路奋战”；lose ones way “迷路”；push ones way “硬挤过去”；get o
9、nes way “为所欲为”。故选A。6A.blindly Bhardly Cslightly Dseriously答案：D根据设空后的“was rushed to hospital”以及他的宠物躺在路边没有了生命迹象可以推测，男主人受伤严重。blindly “盲目地”；hardly “几乎不”；slightly “轻微地”；seriously “严重地”。故选D。7A.after Bbefore Cin spite of Din case of答案：A“fell over”发生在“breathing in too much smoke”之后，即吸入了太多的烟之后倒地。after意为“在之后”
10、，符合语境。故选A项。before “在之前”；in spite of “尽管”；in case of “要是”。8A.patted Bbeat Cexamined Dtouched答案：B根据“remembering his CPR (心肺复苏术) training”可知，他要给狗狗做心脏复苏，因此要拍打它的胸部。pat “轻拍”；beat “敲击”；examine “检查”；touch “接触；触摸”。故选B。9A.care about Btake away Csave Dstop答案：C根据下文中提到的消防员为了抢救狗而对它进行人工呼吸可知，消防员迫切地要挽救狗的生命。care abou
11、t “关心”；take away “拿走”；save “挽救”；stop “停止”。故选C。10A.beatings Btrainings Cshouts Dattempts答案：D根据上文他给狗狗进行心脏复苏可知，消防员为救宠物狗进行了多次尝试(attempts)。beating “痛打”；training “训练；培训”；shout “叫喊”。故选D。11A.relaxed Bexhausted Cconcerned Dtroubled答案：B多次尝试之后，他身心俱疲。relaxed “放松的”；exhausted “疲惫的”；concerned “关心的”；troubled “忧虑的；苦
12、恼的”。故选B。12A.Somebody BEverybody CNobody DAnybody答案：C消防员对宠物狗进行人工呼吸是因为不想放弃它的生命，因此他喊道：“一个都不能落下！”。故选C。13A.came up Bcame overCcame out Dcame to答案：D根据设空后的“began panting (喘气)”可知，狗此时苏醒过来了。come up “走近；被提到；被想起”；come over “来访；拜访”；come out “泄露；发行”；come to oneself “(昏迷后)醒来；恢复知觉”。故选D。14A.joy Bpity Cstress Dfright
13、答案：A经过多次尝试，狗终于醒过来了，人们欢呼雀跃，消防员应该是喜极而泣。故选A。15A.wildfire Bwind Cdisasters Dsounds答案：A消防员和这条狗的故事很快传遍了全城，就像野火一样。wildfire “野火”；wind “风”；disaster “灾难”；sound “声音”。spread like wildfire为固定短语，生动地描述消息传播之快，因此A最符合语境。16A.informed of Blinked with Creminded of Dflooded with答案：D根据设空后的“words of gratitude, loving emoti
14、cons (表情符号) and notes from .”可知，这件事传遍全城后，穆古雷尔的脸书上满是感激的话语、可爱的表情符号和朋友及粉丝的留言。be informed of “被告知”；be linked with “与有关”；be reminded of “被提醒”；be flooded with “充满”。故选D。17A.common Brare Cpractical Deasy答案：B狗通过心肺复苏术能活下来是相当少见的，因为据统计只有不到6%的宠物在患心脏病之后能活下来。common “常见的”；rare “罕见的”；practical “实际的”；easy “容易的”。故选B。1
15、8A.cure Bavoid Cmiss Dsuffer答案：D根据设空前的“survive”及空后的“heart attacks”可知，此处指患有心脏病。cure “治愈”；avoid “避免”；miss “错过”；suffer “患(病)”。根据语境可知选D。19A.fires Bvets Cdogs Daccidents答案：C与最后的“like Sandys”相照应，此处指有很多关于狗的故事，但是没有一个像桑迪的故事这样吸引公众的注意力。故选C。20A.attention BmeaningCbreath Dheart答案：A上文提到了消防员和狗的故事迅速传遍全城，由此可知，这只狗的故事
16、吸引了公众的注意力。catch ones attention是固定搭配，意为“吸引某人的注意力”。故选A。.阅读理解AAmazing Facts About Elf OwlsThe elf owl is mostly found in the southwestern parts of the United States and Mexico. During the spring and summer seasons, it moves to Arizona and New Mexico. It returns to Mexico for the winter. The elf owl doe
17、snt build its own nest. It lives in tree holes.The elf owl is a yellow bird with dark wings. Its eyes are bright yellow and its feet are large. It is the smallest owl of the species，only about 12.514.5 centimeters long. It is also the worlds lightest owl, weighing not more than forty grams. In gener
18、al, female elf owls weigh more than male ones.The female usually lays three eggs at a time. After the young elf owls are born, their mother will feed them with worms for up to three to four weeks. After 10 weeks, the young ones are fully grown and ready to take flight.The elf owls are not aggressive
19、 birds. When danger comes, they will fly away in other directions, rather than staying and facing the danger or their enemies. Besides flying, the elf owl can also walk and climb like a parrot. The elf owl is most active after dusk, during the night and just before dawn. It can produce many differen
20、t kinds of sounds. It can live for three to six years in the wild. If they are kept in cages, they can live for ten to fourteen years. The elf owls are now in danger because of the loss of habitat. Cutting down trees will result in lack of places for them to live.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章从不同的方面介绍了野生动物小猫头鹰。1A
21、ccording to the first two paragraphs, the elf owl may _ .Alive in Mexico in winterBhave yellow wingsChave big and dark eyes Dbuild its nest in trees答案：A细节理解题。文章第一、二段介绍了小猫头鹰的一些生活习性和外形特征。根据文章第一段第三句“It returns to Mexico for the winter.”可知，小猫头鹰会在冬天回到墨西哥。故选A。2What can we learn from the text?AThe female e
22、lf owl lays one egg at a time.BThe elf owl can live no longer than six years.CThe elf owl sleeps at night and searches for food during the daytime.DThe female elf owl provides her young with food for three to four weeks.答案：D细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句“After the young elf owls are born, their mother will feed t
23、hem with worms for up to three to four weeks.”可知，小猫头鹰幼鸟出生后，它们的妈妈会喂食它们虫子长达三到四周的时间。故选D。3What is a characteristic of the elf owl?AIt prefers to live in cages. BIt has a gentle character.CIt is not good at climbing. DIt is most active during the day.答案：B推理判断题。文章第四段讲述了小猫头鹰的一些特性，根据该段第一句“The elf owls are n
24、ot aggressive birds.”可推知，小猫头鹰本性温和，故选B。其他选项均不符合文章内容。4Where can we most probably find the text?AIn a science fiction. BIn a tourist guide.COn a shopping website. DIn a wildlife magazine.答案：D推理判断题。通读文章可知，本文从不同方面介绍了野生动物小猫头鹰，因此，本文应选自有关野生动物的杂志。故选D。B(2017全国卷)After years of heated debate, gray wolves were r
25、eintroduced 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 wolves.Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States, bu
26、t they were gradually displaced by human development. By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area. They went farther north into the deep forests of Canada, where there were fewer humans around.The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results. Deer and elk po
27、pulationsmajor food sources (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
28、drove away the parks beavers.As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park. They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems. Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animal
29、s or pets.The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves. The US Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. Today, the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone. Elk, deer, and coyote p
30、opulations 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.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章详细说明了把灰狼重新引入黄石公园的原因以及这一方案从提出到实施的经过和其会产生的影响。5What is the tex
31、t mainly about?AWildlife research in the United States.BPlant diversity in the Yellowstone area.CThe conflict between farmers and gray wolves.DThe reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park.答案：D主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是重新将灰狼引入黄石公园的原因以及这一方案从提出到实施的经过及其会产生的影响。故选D。6What does the underlined word “displaced” in Pa
32、ragraph 2 mean?ATested. BSeparated.CForced out. DTracked down.答案：C词义猜测题。根据上文可知，灰狼曾经随处可见，再结合后文“wolves had practically disappeared”可知，与displaced意思最接近的是C项“封杀出局，消灭掉”。7What did the disappearance of gray wolves bring about?ADamage to local ecology.BA decline in the parks income.CPreservation of vegetation
33、.DAn increase in the variety of animals.答案：A推理判断题。由第三段可知，灰狼的消失产生了很多意想不到的后果，如鹿群及麋鹿的数量快速增加，进而导致那里的植被被破坏，而且由于没有灰狼，丛林狼吃掉了大量的赤狐，并迫使河狸离开黄石公园。由此可知，灰狼的消失导致当地的生态失去平衡。故选A。8What is the authors attitude towards the Yellowstone wolf project?ADoubtful. BPositive.CDisapproving. DUncaring.答案：B观点态度题。由最后一段可知，灰狼回归后，鹿群
34、及丛林狼的数量减少了，而河狸和红狐狸又回来了，再由最后一句中的“a valuable experiment to help”等可推断出作者对于黄石狼项目持肯定态度。故选B。.短文改错Alice, my best friend, devotes many energy to her lessons. She is always one of the top student in our class. She loves the music so much that she made it a rule to enjoy songs in her spare time. Alice is alwa
35、ys willing to help other, and she often helps us with our lessons. As a volunteer, she has successful organized some voluntary activities. We paid a visit a nursing home last month, so we picked up rubbish near our school. That we did was warmly welcomed. Win honor for our school, Alice is well know
36、n to us classmates.答案：Alice, my best friend, devotes energy to her lessons. She is always one of the top in our class. She loves music so much that she it a rule to enjoy songs in her spare time. Alice is always willing to help ， and she often helps us with our lessons. As a volunteer, she has organ
37、ized some voluntary activities. We paid a visit a nursing home last month, we picked up rubbish near our school. we did was warmly welcomed. honor for our school, Alice is well known to us classmates.1manymuch考查限定词。energy作“精力；活力”之意时，为不可数名词，应用much修饰；many用于修饰可数名词的复数形式。2studentstudents考查名词的复数。student为可
38、数名词，其前有one of .，表示“之一”，因此，此处应用复数形式。3去掉music前的the考查冠词。music为抽象名词，此处表泛指，其前不加定冠词。故将the删除。4mademakes考查动词的时态。根据“in her spare time”可知，此处描述的是通常的情况，故用一般现在时，与前面的She loves时态一致。5otherothers考查不定代词。根据下文中的“she often helps us with our lessons”可知，艾丽斯总是乐于帮助其他人，应用代词others，表泛指。6successfulsuccessfully考查副词。分析句子结构可知，orga
39、nized为动词，故用副词修饰。7visit后加to考查固定搭配。pay a visit to . 为固定搭配，意为“拜访”。8soand考查连词。根据语境可知，上个月我们做了两件事，“去了疗养院”及“在学校附近捡垃圾”，不存在因果关系，两者之间是并列关系，应用连词and连接。9ThatWhat考查主语从句的连接词。分析句子结构可知，本句是含有主语从句的主从复合句，从句中谓语动词did之后缺宾语，故用what引导该从句，意为“我们做的事受到了热烈的欢迎”。10WinWinning考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，主语为Alice, is为谓语，故此处应用非谓语动词形式，又因Alice与win之间为逻辑上的主动关系，因此，应用现在分词作状语。