1、Unit 2Wildlife ProtectionSection Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking一、阅读下列小对话或小段落,写出画线部分的汉语意思1.Are you aware that species on the earth are dying out at a faster rate than before?Yes,species extinction has become an alarming topic.The good news is that more and more people are concerned abo
2、ut the endangered species. 2.Why are so many species facing extinction?Mainly due to illegal hunting and habitat loss.Other causes?Maybe pollution. 3.Young people are under great pressure.Yes,but they have to adapt to it. 4.The authority has established more reserves to protect the endangered animal
3、s from attacks,and due to the effective measures,some species have recovered. 5.I wish all living creatures on the earth could live in harmony with each other. 二、用所给短语的适当形式填空adapt towatch overremind.of. concerned abouton averageaware ofmake outdie out1.Children found it hard to their new school.2.Wi
4、ll you my clothes while I have a swim?3.The species in the middle of the 18th century.4.Nowadays more and more people are their health.5.He spends one hour on computer games every day .6.Smokers are the danger of smoking to their own health.7.They could hardly where the road was in the darkness.8.I
5、feel it is absolutely necessary for me to him the meeting today.三、单句语法填空1.He (shoot) in the leg.2.She was not aware his mistake.3.His name (remove) from the list.4.His remarks (attack) in the newspaper.5.He was the greatest (live) novelist in England.6.No one knows how this world came into (exist).7
6、.Its time to take (measure) to stop illegal hunting.8.The car is running a rate of 100 kilometres an hour.四、完成句子1.我们应该立刻停止非法狩猎。We should .2.这样大量的灭绝是由猎杀、栖息地的丧失和污染造成的。is caused by hunting,habitat loss and pollution.3.我们究竟正在对我们的星球做什么?What are we doing to our planet?4.中国已经取得了很大的进步。China has .5.官方承受着压力来建
7、设大象公园,并告诉人们不要购买大象产品。to build elephant parks and tell people not to buy elephant products.五、阅读理解AA Koala Isnt a BearKoalas remind people of teddy bears.They have thick fur and large ears.Their broad,flat nose makes them look cute,similar to teddy bears.In fact,koalas arent cute.They have sharp teeth
8、and very sharp claws!Koalas are marsupials.This means the mother carries her baby in a pocket while it develops,similar to a kangaroo.The baby koala lives in its mothers pocket for the first six months of its life.The name“koala”comes from a native Australian word that means “no drink”.The koalas ge
9、t almost all their water from the eucalyptus(桉树)leaves they eat.Thats where they get their food,too.Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves,and only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees.The eucalyptus trees are where the koalas live.Its also where they sleep.Koalas sleep about nineteen hours a day!Why d
10、o they sleep so much?Some people think its because theyre lazy.But koalas arent lazy.They sleep so much because there isnt much nutrition in eucalyptus leaves.Koalas store hardly any fat,so they must save their energy.One way to do this is to move slowly and sleep a lot.After a day of sleeping,they
11、like to move around and eat just after sunset.They live alone most of the time.Koalas are very protective of their trees.If a koala sees another koala eating in its favourite tree,it might tell the other koala to leave by “barking”at it.Koalas do“talk” to each other.Besides barks,the males make a de
12、ep grunting sound.The mothers and babies talk in soft clicking sounds.If they get scared,they may scream like a baby.1.How are koalas and kangaroos alike?A.They both have thick fur.B.They both have sharp teeth.C.They both eat eucalyptus leaves.D.They both carry their young in a pocket.2.The word“koa
13、la” comes from a word that means “”.A.large earsB.no drinkC.moving slowlyD.barking loudly3.Why do koalas sleep a lot?A.Their babies need to get much rest.B.They get tired from playing so much.C.Their food does not give them much energy.D.They dont like to be awake when it is warm.4.If an adult koala
14、 screams like a baby,he may get .A.frightenedB.hungryC.worriedD.sleepyBA group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around.The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans.“All you can do is to move your wings.Can you turn over in the
15、air?No,thats beyond you.Lets have a flying competition.Ill show you what real flying is!”One of the swans,a strong young male,took up the challenge.The crow flew up and began to show his skills.He flew in circles,performed other flying tricks,and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.Now it
16、was the swans turn.He flew up,and began flying over the sea.The crow flew after him,making all kinds of comments about his flying.They flew on and on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides.The crow was making fewer and fewer comments.He was now so exhausted that
17、he found it hard to stay in the air,and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.The swan pretended not to notice,and said,“Why do you keep touching the water,brother?Is that another trick?”“No,” said the crow.He knew he had lost the competition.“Im in trouble because of my pride!
18、 If you dont help me,Ill lose my life.”The swan took pity on him,and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.5.Whats the correct order of the following events?a.The crow showed off its flying skills.b.The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.c.The crow laughed at the swans flying.d.
19、The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.e.The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.A.e,c,d,a,bB.a,e,c,d,b C.c,e,a,d,b D.e,a,d,c,b6.Why did the crow keep touching the water?A.It was showing another flying skill.B.It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the
20、water.C.It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.D.It was enjoying itself by doing so.7.What can we infer from the passage?A.The crow didnt know flying.B.Flying skills were useless.C.The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.D.The swan was better at long-distance flying than the cr
21、ow.8.What does the story tell us?A.No pains,no gains.B.The early bird catches the worm.C.Pride goes before a fall.D.Practice makes perfect.六、七选五阅读理解If you were to see a cold,hungry cat in front of your house,would you feed it or walk away?Most people would walk away instead of taking the time to mak
22、e sure the cat is okay.1 They usually have so much to deal with in their daily life as to ignore their surroundings.Now heres another question:If you see a group of kids hitting and abusing an animal,would you stop them?2 Some people do not believe that animal abuse is a big issue. Every day some an
23、imals are abused in their homes or on the streets.It seems as if politicians do nothing to stop this issue.Everyone is worried about education and global warming.What about animals?3 These are the rights that allow animals a place to stay,a shelter if they have no place to stay,the right not to be a
24、bused and many other rights.Are we taking away animals right by not giving them a place to stay?Yes,we are.Since I was born,my mother,my sister and I have taken in over fifty homeless cats,fed them,cleaned them and sent them to good families.Some people probably give different views,saying,“4” Its t
25、rue.There are people in the world that need help but we cannot forget the animals.We are all living on the earth together.Why not help each other?5 You can volunteer at your local animal shelter,raise money for animal shelters,and inform your community about animal abuse.You can easily buy a cheap b
26、ox of dry cat/dog food to feed the animals.A.Again people would walk away.B.There are many things you can do to help animals around.C.Many people have little knowledge about old animals.D.Animals also have rights.E.The problem is that people generally live busy lives.F.Im only one person and I cant
27、make a difference.G.There are people in the world who need more help than old animals.答案：一、1.知道;物种;逐渐消失;以更快的速度;灭绝;使人惊恐的;对关切的;濒危物种2.灭绝;由于;非法的;栖息地3.承受很大压力;适应4.官方;保护区;濒危的;攻击;有效的;措施;恢复5.活的;生物;与和谐共处二、1.adapt to2.watch over3.died out 4.concerned about5.on average6.aware of7.make out8.remind;of三、1.was shot
28、2.of3.was removed 4 were attacked5.living6.existence7.measures8.at四、1.stop illegal hunting immediately 2.This mass extinction3.on earth 4.made great progress 5.The authorities are under pressure五、1.D根据第一段中的“Koalas are marsupials.This means the mother carries her baby in a pocket while it develops,si
29、milar to a kangaroo.”可知,考拉是有袋动物,它们和袋鼠一样,都能在它们的袋子里装它们的小宝宝。故选D项。2.B根据第二段中的“The namekoala comes from a native Australian word that means no drink.”可知,“考拉”这个词来自澳大利亚的一个意为“不喝”的本土词。故选B项。3.C根据第三段中的“They sleep so much because there isnt much nutrition in eucalyptus leaves.Koalas store hardly any fat,so they
30、must save their energy.”可知,它们睡觉多是因为它们吃的桉树叶子不能给它们足够的营养,它们要通过睡觉来节约能量。故选C项。4.A根据最后一段最后一句“If they get scared,they may scream like a baby.”可知,如果一只成年考拉像小宝宝一样尖叫,说明它受惊了。故选A项。5.C根据短文描述可知,首先是乌鸦嘲笑天鹅并向天鹅发出挑战,接着天鹅接受了挑战,然后乌鸦展示飞行技巧并跟随着天鹅,结果乌鸦遇到了麻烦,再就是乌鸦向天鹅求救,最后天鹅救了乌鸦的命。故选C项。6.B根据第四段中的“.had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.”可知,乌鸦这样做是为了不让自己落水。故选B项。7.D这篇短文中的乌鸦是在长途飞行中输给了天鹅,由此可见,天鹅比乌鸦更善于长途飞行。故选D项。8.C在这篇短文中,乌鸦由于骄傲向天鹅发起挑战,最后反被自己瞧不起的天鹅救了命。这个故事告诉我们“骄傲使人落后”的道理。故选C项。六、1.E2.A3.D4.G5.B
