1、Unit 2 Wildlife protectionListening and Speaking&Reading and Thinking 一 词汇.1.以为结局2.对关切的;为担忧的3.意识到;知道4.适应5.看清;听清;分清6.平均7.取得进步8.灭亡;逐渐消失9.究竟;到底10.在压力下;承受压力11.处于()危险之中12.日日夜夜，夜以继日13.使某人想起(类似的人或物)14.与协调;与一致15.保护;照管;监督二 填空1.The price of houses is likely to drop _ ten percent next year.2.我很欣赏那些运动员在压力之下表现出的
2、优雅。I appreciate the athletes who show grace _ _.3.Measures should be taken to save the _(endanger) species.4.Smoking has become _ threat to our health.5.I had reminded her _ the danger beforehand, but she seemed not to mind it.6.How could you have dealt with the problem well _ pressure?7.They had in
3、tended _(persuade) me into following them, but they failed.8.All the measures taken help to save the wildlife _ extinction.三.语法填空Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai. _( watch) them move slowly across the green grass, Im struck by their beauty. Im also reminded _ the
4、danger they are in. They are being hunted, _ (illegal) , for their valuable fur.My guide Zhaxi works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve,_ is a shelter for the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet. To Zhaxi, the land is sacred and _ (protect) the wildlife is a way of life.The 1980s and 1990
5、s _ ( be) bad times for the Tibetan antelope. Hunters were shooting antelopes _ (make) profits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built.In order to save this species from _ ( extinct) , the Chinese government placed it under national protection. The measures were _
6、( effect). The antelope population has recovered and in June 2015，the Tibetan antelope was removed from the endangered species list. The government, _，does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the threats to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.四.阅读 Dr Dian Fossey, one of the
7、 worlds leading women scientists, had a remarkable career.The work she devoted her life to protecting and studying the mountain gorillas (大猩猩) of Africa has proved highly effective and has resulted in the steady (平稳的) increase of this most endangered great apes. Fossey made her first trip to Africa
8、in 1963.Three years later, she returned to Africa to begin a long-term study of the mountain gorillas.She set up camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo but moved to Rwanda because of political reasons in 1967.She established her “Karisoke” Research Centre camp on September 24, 1967. Fosseys aims w
9、ere to study gorilla ecology (生态学) and social organization.She found that in order to achieve this, she needed to recognize individual gorillas, which required that the gorillas get used to her presence (出现).By copying gorillas, behaviour and sounds, Fossey began to gain their trust, and in 1970 an
10、adult male gorilla she had named “Peanuts” reached out to touch her hand. Close observations over thousands of hours enabled Fossey to gain the gorillas trust and bring forth new knowledge about their behaviour.Stories and photographs of her work were published in National Geographic Magazine and el
11、sewhere. In 1977, one of Fosseys favorite gorillas, Digit, was killed by poachers and she established the Digit Fund to help raise money for gorilla protection efforts in the same year. On December 26, 1985, Fossey was murdered while going back to her house in Karisoke.Her body was discovered near t
12、he research centre.Most probably, Dian Fossey had been killed by the poachers shed fought against.On her tombstone (墓碑):“No one loved gorillas more .” In 1988, the life and the work of Fossey were made into a movie based on her book.1.Why does the author say “Dr Dian Fossey had a remarkable career”?
13、A.Because she travelled all over the world.B.Because she liked to play with gorillas.C.Because she studied gorilla ecology.D.Because she made great apes increase steadily.2.Which of the following shows the right time order of the events in Fosseys life?a.She established the Digit Fund.b.Her story wa
14、s shown in a movie.c.She was killed probably by the poachers.d.She established her “Karisoke” centre.A.a,d,c,bB.a,c,d,bC.d,c,b,aD.d,a,c,b3.The underlined word “poachers” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to people who _.A.sell drugs against the lawB.hunt animals against the lawC.hate successful peopleD
15、.like to do harm to people4.From the words on Fosseys tombstone, we can infer that _.A.Fossey was the person who loved gorillas mostB.after Fossey died, no one loves gorillasC.Fossey was the first one to study gorillasD.everybody loves gorillas as Fossey did答案以及解析一答案：1. end up in 2. be concerned abo
16、ut 3. be aware of 4. adapt to 5. make out 6. on average 7. make progress 8. die out 9. on earth 10. under pressure 11. in danger (of) 12. day and night 13. remind sb of. 14. in harmony with 15. watch over解析： 二1.答案：by2.答案：under pressure解析： 3.答案：endangered解析：4.答案：a解析：5.答案：of解析： 6.答案：under解析：7.答案：to pe
17、rsuade解析： 8.答案：from解析： 解析： 三答案：1.客观填空 Watching2.客观填空 of3.客观填空 illegally4.客观填空 which5.客观填空 protecting6.客观填空 were 7.客观填空 to make8.客观填空 extinction9.客观填空 effective10.客观填空 however解析：1.考查现在分词。句意:看着它们慢慢地穿过绿色的草地,我被它们的美震撼。句子主语I和动词watch之间为主动关系,故本空应用现在分词形式作状语。2. 考查固定短语。句意:我也想起了它们所处的危险。remind sb.of.意为“使某人想起”,故本
18、空应填介词of。3 考查副词。句意:因其珍贵的羊毛,它们(藏羚羊)正在被非法猎杀。本空修饰动词hunted,故填副词ilegally。4.考查非限制性定语从句。句意:我的导游扎西在羌塘国家级自然保护区工作,这个保护区是西藏西北地区动植物的庇护所。本空引导非限制性定语从句,修饰名词the Changtang National Nature Reserve且在从句中作主语,故填关系代词which。5.考查动名词。句意:对扎西来说,这块土地是神圣的,并且保护野生动物是一种生活方式。此处为动名词形式作主语。6.考查动词时态及主谓一致。句意:20世纪80年代和90年代是藏羚羊的苦难时期。根据The198
19、0s and 1990s可知,本空应用一般过去时;且The 1980sand1990s作主语,故填were。7.考查不定式。句意:猎人们正在射杀羚羊以赚取利润。此处用动词不定式表目的。8.考查名词。句意:为了使这一物种免于灭绝,中国政府将其置于国家保护之下。根据空前的介词from可知,本空应用名词形式。9. 考查形容词。句意:这些措施是有效的。本空在句中作表语,故填形容词effective。10. 考查副词。句意:然而,政府并没有打算停止这些保护项目,因为对藏羚羊的威胁还没有消失。此处为转折关系,且本空前后均为逗号,故填however。 四.答案：1.D; 2.D; 3.B; 4.A解析：1.
20、解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知,她的工作使濒危动物巨猿的数量得以平稳增长,这是她的非凡成就。2.解析:选D 顺序排序题。Fossey建立the Digit Fund是在1977年;她的故事被拍成电影是在1988年;她被杀害是在1985年;她建立Karisoke研究中心是在1967年。由此可知D项的排序是正确的。3.解析:选B 词义猜测题。根据最后三段中Fossey建立保护大猩猩的基金及她与poachers进行斗争可知,她应该是被偷猎者暗杀的。poacher指“偷猎者”。4.解析:选A 推理判断题。写在Fossey 墓碑上的这句话的意思是“没有人比Fossey更爱大猩猩了”,也就是说Fossey是最热爱大猩猩的人,故选A项。
