1、Unit2SectionListeningandTalking,ReadingforWriting&AssessingYourProgress.单句语法填空1Itwaswhathesaidatthemeetinglastnight_mademeangry.2Therobotcanhelpfarmerssavemoneyby_(reduce)theuseoffertilizers.3Researchersmighthavefounda(n)_(usual)waytoreduceplasticpollution, anewspaperreported.4Weappreciatejoiningint
2、hisactivity, whichhashelpedtobuildan_(emotion)connectionbetweentheoldandtheyoung.5Ifirmlybelievethatwomenshouldbetreated_(equal)6Idohopeeveryoneofusshould_(aware)theimportanceofprotectingwildlife.7Wearelookingforwardtolivingharmony_allwildlife.8Anewlibrary_(build)inourschool.Itwillbeopentousstudents
3、nextJuly.9Whenitcomesto_(improve)theeducationofchildren, parentsshouldknowreasonableways.10Withmoreandmoreforestscut_,agreatdealofsoilisbeingwashedaway.阅读理解AThegreatsuccessofFindingDoryisbeingmetwithmixedfeelingsbyexperts.Thatsbecausethoughthemoviecandrawattentiontoourweakcoralreefs(珊瑚礁)thatneedprot
4、ection, itmayleadtofurtherdamagetolifeatsea.AfterthemovieFindingNemocameoutin2003, theclownfish(小丑鱼)becamepopularwitheverykidinAmerica.Asaresult, thenumberofclownfishinthewildgreatlydropped.Bluetangs(蓝吊鱼)alsobecamepopularpetsbecauseofthemovie.Sadly, mostbluetangsarecaughtwiththehelpofcyanide(氰化物)Cya
5、nideworksonthefish, allowingthemtobeeasilycaughtandsoldtopetstores.Cyanideisharmfultohumans.Italsoharmscoralandotherlifeatsea.Eventhefishthatarecaughtbyusingcyanideareharmed.Manyendupdyingwithinmonthsofbeingbroughttothestore.ItisnotallowedtosellfishthathavebeencaughtusingcyanideintheUS.However, a200
6、8studydiscoveredthatupto90%ofthe11millionpetfishbroughtintothecountryeachyearhavebeencaughtusingthisharmfulfishingmethod.Morerecently, tworesearchersCraigDownsandReneUmbergerdidastudytotestifthefishsoldinUSpetstoreshadbeenharmedbycyanide.Theyfoundthatofthe100fishboughtfromstoresinCalifornia, Hawaii,
7、 Maryland, NorthCarolina, andVirginia, overhalf, includingthebluetangs, hadcyanideintheirbody.Tohelppeoplemakebetterdecisionswhenlookingforfishfortheirkids, theresearchersmadeafreemobileapp, calledTankWatchtheapphelpspeopletoknowwhetherafishhasbeencaughtusingillegalfishingmethods.TheWorldWildlifeFou
8、ndationisaskingfansofthemovienotto“Find”Dory, butto“Protect”thebeautifulfish! Thismeansnotrushingoutandbuyingabluetangafterwatchingthefilm.AsEllenDegeneres, voiceactressforDory, says, themovieisnotabout“Finding”Dory, butabout“puttingitbacktotheocean”1WhatmakesexpertsworriedafterthemovieFindingDoryca
9、meout?AThatpeoplemaynotlikeit.BThattheclownfishwilldisappear.CThatpeoplemayrushouttobuya“Dory”DThatcoralreefsmaynotdrawanyattention.2WhatdothetwostudiesmentionedinParagraph4tellus?AItsveryhardtocatchpetfishatsea.BBluetangsareverypopularintheUS.CCyanideisnotallowedtouseintheUS.DManypetfishintheUSarec
10、aughtbyusingcyanide.3TankWatchwouldmostprobablybeusedbypeoplewhowantto_.AbuyapetfishonlineBcatchfishmoreeasilyCtalkaboutmovieswithothersDavoidbuyingillegallycaughtfish4WhatEllenDegeneressaysmainlyshowsthatpeopleshould_.AavoidkeepingabluetangBgotowatchFindingDoryChelpexpertsfindbluetangsDreturntheirp
11、etfishtotheseaBMoose(驼鹿), whichweighupto700kilograms, canbedangeroustopeople.Theycancausedeadlytrafficaccidentsandalsocanharmpeopleandotheranimalsbysteppingonthem.WildlifebiologistsintheUSaretryingtogetacorrectcountofthiskindofbiganimals.ThecountingisbeingdoneinAlaskaslargestcity, Anchorage.Recently
12、, manymoosehavebeenfoundinthiscity.The_officials_tried_to_get_their_count,_but_the_problem_is_that_the_animals_continually_move_and_the_city_covers_an_area_of_over_5,000_square_kilometers.Inthepast, officialsusedlowflyingairplanestowatchformooseonthegroundtogettheircount.Butrulesfromthecitysairportn
13、owpreventsuchflights, soAlaskasDepartmentofFishandGameisexperimentingwithanewmethodforcountingthecitysmoose.TheresearchersaretryingtocollectgeneticmaterialcalledDNAfrommoose.Theysaythiswillallowthemtogetamoreaccurate(精确的)resultwithouthavingtocatchthem.Biologistssoughthelpfromthepublicduringtheirthre
14、edayprojectlastmonth.Theyaskedpeopletocallorsendtextmessagestoreportwhentheysawamoose.Teamsofmoosehuntersthenquicklydrovetotheareas.Theteamsshotthemoosewithspecialdarts(飞镖)designedtogetsmallpiecesofskinandhair.Thedartswereweightedsothattheycouldfalloffthemooseandthenthematerialcouldbecollected.Thesk
15、inandfurwerethentakentoalaboratorytobestudied.Researcherssaythedartsdonothurttheanimals.BiologistDaveBattleledtheproject.“Theresreallybeennotechniqueupuntilnow.Anditssomethingwevebeenbeatingourbrainsouttoworkonforthelastcoupleofyears,”hesaid.Battlesaysthetechnologyisallowingofficialstoimprovetheirkn
16、owledgeandmanagementofthemoosepopulationintheAnchoragearea.ButheaddsthatitwilltakesometimetostudytheDNAmaterialtocomeupwithspecificnumbers.5WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedpartinParagraph2?AThecityisknownforitsspecialmoose.BTheprocessofcountingthemooseisnoteasy.CThenumberofthemooseinthecityisincre
17、asing.DTheofficialsregardthemooseasaseriouscityproblem.6WhydoresearcherscollectDNAfromthemoose?ATostudytheirmovements.BTogetthenumberofthemoose.CTodriveawaythemooseinthecity.DToworkoutwaysofmakingthemlivelonger.7WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4?AThereasonsforstudyingthemoose.BThepurposesofcountin
18、gthemoose.CThewayofcollectinggeneticmaterialfromthemoose.DThevalueofstudyinggeneticmaterialfromthemoose.8WhatcanweknowabouttheprojectledbyBattle?AItdidntdoanyharmtothemoose.BItcostlotsofmoneyandtime.CItwasbasedonaprevioustechnique.DItwasstronglysupportedbythepublic.语法填空Ifyougoouttothewildatnightinsp
19、ringorsummer, youcanhearfrogssinging1._(happy)hereandthere.Itseemsasiftheywereperformingfieldgroupsinging.Thefrogisacreaturethatbenefitshumanbeings.Theycancatchfastmovinginsects.Eachfrogeatsalargenumberofpests(害虫)thatare2._(harm)tocrops.Thislittlecreatureisregarded3._“thenaturalenemyofpests”Butnowfr
20、ogs4._(get)fewerandfewer.Thisisbecausetheyarekilledandputonthetableasadeliciousdishbytheirchiefenemy, humanbeings.Itis5._shamelessandcruelact, isntit?Thecausethatisresponsiblefortherapid6._(reduce)offrogsisthatfarmersuseinsectkillerstokillpestsandfrogsgetkilledasaresultofdrinkingpoisonedwaterand7._(
21、eat)poisonkilledinsects.Somethingmustbedoneassoonaspossible8._(save)frogs.Ifwedontpunishthose9._sellandkillfrogstomakemoney, thenonedayallofus10._(punish)bynatureforfailingtoprotectthem.应用文写作假定你是李华,你从一个电视纪录片中看到世界上8种熊中有6种面临灭绝的危险。你决定写一篇保护熊的海报,刊登在英语校报上。内容包括:1熊濒危的原因;2你的建议。注意:1词数80左右;2可适当增加细节,使行文连贯。_课时作业
22、6.单句语法填空1that2.reducing3.unusual4.emotional5.equally6beawareof7.with8.isbeingbuilt9.improving10.down.阅读理解A【语篇解读】很多人喜欢把海里的鱼当宠物养,这使得一些人用化学药物来捕鱼,给海洋生态系统造成了威胁。1答案与解析:C推理判断题。根据文章内容可推断,FindingDory这部电影使得Dory这种鱼很受欢迎,专家们担心人们会大量购买这种鱼,从而对海洋生态系统构成危害。2答案与解析:D细节理解题。根据第四段的“.upto90%ofthe11millionpetfish.havebeencau
23、ghtusingthisharmfulfishingmethod.”以及“ofthe100fishboughtfromstores.overhalf.hadcyanideintheirbody.”可知,这两个研究表明美国的很多宠物鱼都是用氰化物捕捉到的。3答案与解析:D推理判断题。根据第五段的“Tohelp.theresearchersmadea.app, calledTankWatchtheapphelpspeopletoknowwhetherafishhasbeencaughtusingillegalfishingmethods.”可知,那些想要避免买到使用非法途径捕捉到宠物鱼的人会使用这
24、个软件。4答案与解析:A细节理解题。根据末段的“.says, themovieisnotaboutFindingDory, butaboutputtingitbacktotheocean”可知,这个人说的话表明我们应该让蓝吊鱼回归海洋,所以不应该养蓝吊鱼。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。在美国的Alaska,生活着大量的驼鹿,如何计算驼鹿的数量一直是个难题。现在,人们尝试用DNA掌握驼鹿的数量。5答案与解析:B推理判断题。画线句句意为:官员们想要知道驼鹿的数量,但是问题是这些动物一直在移动,而且这个城市总共有五万多平方公里。因此可推测,数驼鹿这个过程不容易。6答案与解析:B细节理解题。根据第三
25、段的“soAlaskasDepartmentofFishandGame.Theysaythiswillallowthemtogetamoreaccurateresultwithouthavingtocatchthem.”可知,研究者采集驼鹿的DNA主要是想得到他们的数量。7答案与解析:C主旨大意题。根据文章第四段可知,人们用飞镖射击驼鹿,采集皮和毛送去实验室研究,所以可知,本段主要讲述了采集驼鹿基因物质的具体方法。8答案与解析:A细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句和第四段的“Researcherssaythedartsdonothurttheanimals.”可知,这个项目不会对驼鹿有任何伤害。
26、.语法填空1happily2.harmful3.as4.aregetting5.a6.reduction7.eating8.tosave9.who10.willbepunished.应用文写作Onepossibleversion:BearsNeedOurCareIvelearnedfromaTVdocumentaryprogramthatsixofeightbearspeciesintheworldaredyingoutasresultofhumanactivities.Oneofthereasonswhybearsareoftenkilledisthatsomepartsofthemcanbeusedasmedicine.Inaddition, manyhabitatsofbearsarebeingdestroyed, sobearsarelosingtheirhomes.Tosavebears, Ithinkmorereservesforbearsshouldbesetupsothattheycanlivefreelythere.Besides, lawsshouldbepassedtopreventpeoplefromkillingbears.Pleasegiveahandtotheendangeredbears.Theybadlyneedourhelp!