1、课时天天练(八)必修第二册UNIT 2WILDLIFE PROTECTION.阅读理解A2022合肥市第三次质量检测Sometime back, after a sixyearold lioness named Magigi repeatedly killed cattle, Botswana authorities caught and moved her into Central Kalahari Game Reserve, far from people. Magigi spent most of her time within the reserves protective bound
2、aries, but after a year she escaped outside and was shot dead by a farmer. New research Maude and his colleagues have conducted confirms that Magigis unfortunate story is common for many relocated lions. For decades, wildlife managers in a number of African countries have used such a kind way to dea
3、l with lions that repeatedly kill livestock (牲畜). But the new research shows that after lions are moved, most continue to kill livestock and endanger villagers living.Across Africa, lion numbers have fallen by 43 percent in the past two decades, to as few as 23，000 animals today. About 3，000 remain
4、in Botswana. The sharp declines are primarily driven by development lions now occupy just 8 percent of their historic habitat. With less space set aside for conservation, lions are more frequently coming into contact with humans. These are usually farms, expanding around the edges of the protected a
5、reas. The lions eat livestock, which negatively impacts the livelihood of the farmers in these rural areas. Without a proper way to prevent these attacks, the farmers often turn to deadly force, shooting or poisoning the lions, which has resulted in the decrease in lion population.“Rather than tryin
6、g to move lions，” wildlife conservationist Glyn Maude says, “emphasis should be placed on reducing the chances of lions encountering and killing livestock in the first place.” Many preventative measures are being tested in various African countries, including hiring lion guardians (守卫者) to monitor t
7、hese big cats, creating lionproof fences, sending out lion text alerts, and teaching herders to keep livestock away from highrisk areas.1Why was Magigi moved to the reserve?ATo stop her from being caught.BTo prevent her from killing cattle.CTo get her to stay with her family.DTo train her to get alo
8、ng with people.2What is the major reason for the decline in the lion population in Africa?AIllegal wildlife trade.BHumanlion conflict.CA natural disaster.DThe lack of food in their habitat.3What can we infer from Maudes words in the last paragraph?ALions will be fenced in to avoid meeting people.BTh
9、e relocation of lions has proven to be effective.CPrevention is the cure for lions attacking livestock.DIts impossible for lions to live with humans in harmony.4Which of the following can be the best title for the text?ABig Cats Relocation Proving DeadlyBLions Shot Dead after Attacking a ManCThe Tra
10、gic Story of a Magical LionessDConservation Status of the African LionB2022贵阳市高三摸底考试The efforts of authorities in Yunnan to safely guide the elephants back home began to show signs of success in early June. After arriving in the area near Kunming in early June, the elephants finally turned around an
11、d began to move southward. “Asian elephants need to live in warm areas and the further north they travel, the less friendly the climate will be for them，” said Chen Mingyong, a professor of ecology and the environment at Yunnan University. “We need to guide them toward their proper habitat before th
12、e temperature begins to go down.”The elephants return journey has not been much different to their journey north, adding more details to the elephant familys drama. On June 6th, a bull elephant under 10 years old suddenly broke away from the herd (兽群) and made off on its own. Shen Qingzhong, head of
13、 an institute, guessed the act may have occurred because the young elephant is in the rebellious (叛逆的) puberty time.Right now, the 14 remaining elephants are lingering in the mountainous area surrounding Shijie Township in the city of Yuxi. They have been there for over eight days, with the young el
14、ephant remaining around 20 km away with no sign of returning soon.“Maybe the 14 elephants are waiting for the single elephant to rejoin，” Shen said. “Or maybe there are more diverse foods in the farmland in this area and they want to enjoy them longer.”Professor Chen explained that the command cente
15、rs intention is to guide the elephants back to Puer or Xishuangbanna. “For that to happen, they must pass through the Yuanjiang River，” Chen said. “The water level in the river is currently higher due to the rains and the elephants might have to wait in Yuxi for a long time. If that is the case, it
16、might be winter before the elephants finally return to their original habitat.”5Why were the elephants guided to move south?ABecause of the food.BBecause of the climate.CBecause of the scientists.DBecause of the safety.6What happened on June 6th?AThe young elephant separated itself from the family.B
17、.The elephants return journey was so different.CThe institute added more dramas to the journey.DThe National Nature Reserve drove the elephant away.7What does the underlined part “lingering” refer to?ALining. BMoving off.CWandering. DSleeping over.8What would be the best title for this passage?AThe
18、Journey to NorthBEcology or Environment?CThe Long Way HomeDKunming, Yuxi or Puer?.七选五2022豫北名校联考高三上学期定位考试Are people less or more happy when they get older? A study in 2018 found that people generally became happier and experienced less worry after the age of 50. In fact, it found that by the age of 8
19、5, people were happier with their life than they were at 18.Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25._1_Happiness was the h
20、ighest among the youngest adults and those in their early 70s. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their 70s and 80s. The survey also found that men and women had similar emotional patterns as they grew older. _2_The researchers also considered possible infl
21、uences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and wellbeing related to age._3_ One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of thei
22、r emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences._4_ In another study, people in their 80s reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep. The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems. _5_ But except for t
23、hat, people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.ASo why will happiness increase with age?BResearchers surveyed more than 150，000 American adults.CAt that time, the people were between the age of 18 and 25.DStress levels dropped sharply after people reached their 50
24、s.EHappiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age.FThe survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women.GHowever, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.语法填空2022安徽省名校联盟高三第一次质量检测A fan can drive summer heat away and help bring a cool bre
25、eze (微风). Since ancient 1._ (time), the Chinese fan has been carrying artistic and unique 2._ (nation) style, and China has always been regarded 3._ “the kingdom of fans”The fan first 4._ (appear) in China about 3，000 years ago, in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. However, the fan in the early period w
26、as used as the symbol of etiquette (礼仪), 5._ it was called “the fan of honor”After the Qin and Han dynasties, the main shapes of fans were square, round and hexagon (六边形). The material 6._ (use) to make fans was mainly silk. Because the silk fans were often used in the royal court, people called the
27、m “court fans”. The person 7._ held the silk fan always appeared gentle.During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the common fans were round fans, feather fans, and some paper fans. The folding fan 8._ (gradual) became popular after the Song dynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the folding fan was popu
28、lar in Zhejiang, Suzhou and Sichuan. Then the 9._ (popular) of writing poems and drawing pictures on the cover of a fan was rising. Afterwards this skill 10._ (introduce) to Europe and became popular all over the world.课时天天练(八).阅读理解A语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与自然动物保护非洲狮子数量急剧下降的原因及如何保护它们【语篇解读】在狮子袭击牲畜之后，将狮子重新安置到自然
29、保护区是惯用的手段。但是最新研究表明，这样做不仅不能解决问题，还容易给狮子招来杀身之祸。1答案与解析：B考查理解具体信息的能力。根据第一段中的“Sometime back, after a sixyearold lioness.into Central Kalahari Game Reserve, far from people”可知，Magigi之所以被转移到自然保护区是因为它总是猎杀牛。故B项正确。2答案与解析：B考查理解具体信息的能力。根据第二段可知，由于人类的发展，狮子的自然栖息地受到了极大的压缩，狮子离牲畜近了，就会捕食牲畜，这就加剧了狮子与当地农民的冲突，于是他们经常射杀或毒死狮子
30、，从而导致狮子数量的下降。故B项正确。3答案与解析：C考查推断的能力。根据最后一段中的“emphasis should be placed on reducing the chances of lions encountering and killing livestock in the first place”可知，根据Maude的话，在解决狮子袭击牲畜的问题上，预防应是第一位的。故C项正确。4答案与解析：A考查理解文章主旨要义的能力。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲了重新安置狮子不仅不能解决狮子猎食牲畜的问题，还有可能会危及狮子自身的安全。故A项适合作本文的标题。B语篇类型：新闻报道主题语境：
31、人与自然人与动物引导象群南迁【语篇解读】本文介绍了六月初中国云南昆明市附近出现了象群南迁的现象，原因是中国北方气候不适宜大象生存。政府努力引导象群南迁，使其回归到适宜的栖息地。5答案与解析：B考查理解具体信息的能力。根据第一段中的“Asian elephants need.will be for them”可知，中国北方的气候不适合象群生存。故B项正确。6答案与解析：A考查理解具体信息的能力。根据第二段中的“On June 6th, a bull elephant.made off on its own”可知，6月6日，一头不到10岁的公象离开了象群。故A项正确。7答案与解析：C考查理解词汇的
32、能力。根据第三段中的“They have been there.no sign of returning soon”可知，小象离象群约20公里远，目前仍没有很快归队的迹象，再结合第四段首句可知，象群可能在等待离队的大象归队。由此可知，象群在山区“徘徊”。故C项正确。8答案与解析：C考查理解文章主旨要义的能力。本文主要介绍了政府正努力引导象群返回适宜的栖息地。另外，文中多处出现了“back home”“return journey”“return to their original habitat”等词语，故本文应用The Long Way Home作本文的标题。故C项正确。.七选五语篇类型：说
33、明文主题语境：人与社会研究发现幸福感会随年龄增长而增加【语篇解读】本文主要讨论人们在年老之后更加快乐、更少担心。1答案与解析：D考查上下文衔接。设空处位于第二段最后一句，设空前一句说了研究团队关于压力水平的发现，即最高的压力水平出现在哪些年龄段，所以该空可能与压力水平的下降有关。故选D。2答案与解析：G考查上下文衔接。该空前一句说的是随着年龄变大，男人和女人有相似的情绪模式，所以此处应接着说基于男女对比的研究发现。故选G。3答案与解析：A考查段落主旨句。空处位于句首。根据后面的解释(一个理论认为，人变老时会变得对他们所拥有的事物更加感激，而且能更好地控制情绪)可知，A项“那么为什么幸福感会随着
34、年龄增加？”符合语境。故选A。4答案与解析：E考查段落主旨句。空处位于句首，根据后面的内容可知，人们到了80多岁的时候，睡眠质量问题最少，这是随着变老出现的又一个好处。故选E。5答案与解析：F考查上下文衔接。前一句说，有个流行的观点认为，随着年龄的增长，睡眠问题应该增加。而空后“But”表转折，故可推知此空和前一句为顺承关系，应与睡眠问题的增加有关。故选F。.语法填空语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会社会与文化中国扇文化【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了扇子在中国的起源、发展及其文化内涵。1答案与解析：times考查名词复数。time当“时期，时代，年代，世道”讲时，一般用复数。所以空处需要填time
35、s。2答案与解析：national考查词形转换。分析句子结构可知，空处修饰后面的名词style，需要用形容词。所以填national。3答案与解析：as考查介词。此处考查固定搭配be regarded as，意为“被视为/认为”。所以空处需要填as。4答案与解析：appeared考查谓语动词的时态和语态。分析句子结构可知，appear在句中作谓语，根据时间状语about 3，000 years ago可知，时态为一般过去时，“appear”无被动语态。所以空处需要填appeared。5答案与解析：and/so考查连词。空前空后皆为完整的句子，因此空处需要一个连词，结合句意可知，前后是并列或因果
36、关系。所以空处需要填and/so。6答案与解析：used考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，本句的谓语动词是was，所以use在句中是非谓语，且use与主语The material之间构成了逻辑上的动宾关系。所以空处需要填used。7答案与解析：who/that考查关系词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，先行词为表示人的名词The person。所以空处需要填who/that。8答案与解析：gradually考查词形转换。空处修饰后面的动词became，需要用到副词。所以空处需要填gradually。9答案与解析：popularity考查词形转换。根据空前的the和空后的of可知，空处一般用名词，所以需要用到popular的名词形式popularity。10答案与解析：was introduced考查谓语动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。此处与became并列作本句的谓语，所以时态应该用一般过去时；此处表示这项技术被引入欧洲，应用被动语态；主语this skill为第三人称单数。所以空处需要填was introduced。
