1、UNIT 2WILDLIFE PROTECTION(满分：100分建议用时：90分钟)第一部分单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)()1.Only when Mary walked into her office _ that she had left the documents at home.Adid she realizeBshe realizedCdid she realizedDhad she realized()2.Like ancient sailors，birds can find their way _ the sun and the stars.AuseBused
2、CusingDbeing used()3.It was in the park _ he met her wife for the first time.AwhereBthatCwhichDwho()4.I looked carefully at the text and realized that it was intended _ women in the countryside.AtoBinCwithDfor()5.His writing is so confusing that its difficult to _ what he is trying to express.Amake
3、outBmake upCbring upDbring about()6.She _ in the countryside after a long period.Aused to liveBwas used to liveCwas used to livingDused to living()7._，she pointed her finger upwards to signal that someone was moving about upstairs.ASo as not to hearBSo as not to be heardCIn order not to hearDIn orde
4、r not to be heard()8.In communication，a smile is _ a strong sign of a friendly and open attitude.AillegallyBusuallyCbeautifullyDeffectively()9._ many times，the naughty boy disobeyed the class rules again.AHaving been toldBToldCBeing toldDTo be told()10.The Great Wall，_ is called in Chinese “The TenT
5、housand li Great Wall”，is very famous in the world.AwhereBthatCwhichDwho()11.It is better to make a _ in advance to get a good seat.AreservationBintentionCharmonyDposter()12.Playing football can build up my body and develop the teamwork spirit.Thats _ I like playing football.AbecauseBwhyCwhenDhow()1
6、3.The man _ in the leg stole the diamond from the shop.AshotBshootingCto shootDwas shot()14.It was a pity that he couldnt take part in the competition _ his injury.Ainstead ofBrather thanCdue toDaccording to()15.They volunteer to _ the old in their spare time.Awatch outBwatch overClive in harmonyDpu
7、t pressure on【答案】15ACBDA610CDBAC1115ABACB第二部分阅读理解(满分30分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)AIn October 2010，I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved to Iowa so I could be coached by Liang Chow.Id been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eightbut gradually，that dream seemed like a million mil
8、es away.On January 2,2012，while Mom was visiting me in Iowa，I told her，“I dont like gymnastics anymore.I want to try dancing，or become a singer.I can get a job in Virginia.I just want to come home.”Moms eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone.“Youre breaking my heart，Brie.” She said.“Youve
9、been doing gymnastics for ten years，and now you want to quit? Have you lost your mind？”I hadnt lost my mind，but I had lost my fire.Its an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone.“Im not trying to break your heart，Mom，” I said.“I just dont want to do it anymore.” “I kno
10、w you miss home.But youve signed a contract that says you will represent your country to the best of your ability.Youve got a responsibility to your teammates.And now you just want to walk away? I will not let you be dishonorable.If you dont like gymnastics，then at the very least，you will finish the
11、 season.”The next afternoon as I dragged myself into Chows gym，I thought of the efforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training.I thought of my two sisters: Arielle，who gave up ballroom dancing，and Joyelle，who stopped ice skating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in gymnastics.For
12、now，heres what you need to know: Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first vault (跳跃) in the London Summer Olympics，my leap of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster.()16.The author wanted to give up gymnastics because _.Ashe thought she loved music moreBshe was overcome with
13、 homesicknessCan Olympic gold was beyond her reachDthe training for the Olympics was too hard()17.How did the authors mother feel on hearing her words?AHeartbroken.BDelighted.CHelpless.DCalm.()18.We can infer from the passage that the author _.Awas born into an athletic familyBrealized her Olympic d
14、reamCchanged her mind in the endDhad a bad childhood()19.What would be the best title for the passage?AA Dream Come TrueBMy Leap of FaithCMy MotherDA Quitter()20.Who will be interested in the passage?AA medical student who will graduate from university.BA healthcare professional who will give a lect
15、ure on cancer.CA marketing professional who is looking for customers.DA gymnastic player who wants to give up competition.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者因为想家想放弃体操训练，但母亲的一席话让她最终选择了坚持。16B细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I just want to come home.”可知，作者由于特别想家，所以想要放弃体操。故B项符合题意。17A细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Youre breaking my heart，Brie.”可知，妈妈听说我要半途而废感到
16、心碎。故选A项。18C推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first vault (跳跃) in the London Summer Olympics”可知，作者在210天后参加了伦敦奥运会，因此可推断出，作者最后改变了主意，并没有放弃体操。故选C项。19B主旨大意题。作者最初想放弃体操，但最后选择了坚持。B项标题概括了文章的主旨并与文章最后一段“my leap of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster”呼应。故选B项。20D推理判断题。作
17、者因为想家想放弃体操训练，但母亲的一席话让她最终选择了坚持，故答案选D项。BHow does an ecosystem(生态系统)work？What makes the populations of different species the way they are? Why are there so many flies and so few wolves? To find an answer，scientists have built mathematical models of food webs，noting who eats whom and how much each one e
18、ats.With such models，scientists have found out some key principles operating in food webs.Most food webs，for example，is made up of many weak links rather than a few strong ones.When a predator(掠食动物)always eats huge numbers of a single prey(猎物)，the two species are strongly linked; when a predator liv
19、es on various species，they are weakly linked.Food webs may be dominated (支配) by many weak links because that arrangement is stabler over the long term.If a predator can eat several species，it can survive the extinction of one of them.And if a predator can move on to another species that is easier to
20、 find when a prey species becomes rare，the switch allows the original prey to recover.The weak links may thus keep species from driving one another to extinction.Mathematical models have also shown that food webs may be unstable，where small changes of top predators can lead to big effects throughout
21、 entire ecosystems.In the 1960s，scientists pointed out that predators at the top of a food web had a surprising amount of control over the size of populations of other speciesincluding species they did not directly attack.And unplanned human activities have proved the idea of topdown control by top
22、predators to be true.In the ocean，we fished for top predators such as cod on an industrial scale，while on land，we killed off large predators such as wolves.These actions have greatly affected the ecological balance.Scientists have built an earlywarning system based on mathematical models.Ideally，the
23、 system would tell us when to adapt human activities that are pushing an ecosystem toward a breakdown or would even allow us to pull an ecosystem back from the borderline.Prevention is key，scientists says, because once ecosystems pass their tipping point(临界点)，it is remarkably difficult for them to r
24、eturn.()21.What have scientists discovered with the help of mathematical models of food webs?AThe living habits of species in food webs.BThe rules governing food webs of the ecosystems.CThe ways to studying the species in the ecosystems.DThe differences between weak and strong links in food webs.()2
25、2.A strong link is found between two species when a predator _.Ahas a wide food choiceBcan easily find new preyCsticks to one prey speciesDcan quickly move to another place()23.What will happen if the populations of top predators in a food web greatly decline?AThe prey species they directly attack w
26、ill die out.BThe species they indirectly attack will turn into top predators.CThe living environment of other species will remain unchanged.DThe populations of other species will experience unexpected changes.()24.What conclusion can be drawn from the examples in Paragraph 4?AUncontrolled human acti
27、vities greatly upset ecosystems.BRapid economic development threatens animal habitats.CSpecies of commercial value dominate other species.DIndustrial activities help keep food webs stable.()25.How does an early warning system help us maintain the ecological balance?ABy getting illegal practices unde
28、r control.BBy stopping us from killing large predators.CBy bringing the brokendown ecosystems back to normal.DBy signaling the urgent need for taking preventive action.【语篇解读】本文是说明文，介绍了借助食物链的数学模式，科学家们发现了一些食物链运行的关键规则。科学家们说，一旦生态系统越出了它的临界点，就很难将其复原。21B细节理解题。根据第一段“With such models, scientists have found o
29、ut some key principles operating in food webs.”可知，借助食物链的数学模式，科学家们发现了食物链的运行规则。故选B。22C细节理解题。根据第二段“When a predator (掠食动物) always eats huge numbers of a single prey(猎物), the two species are strongly linked”可知，当捕食者总是吃大量的单一猎物，这两个物种是紧密相连的。故选C。23D推理判断题。根据第三段“predators at the top of a food web had, a surpris
30、ing amount of control over the size of populations of other species they did not directly attack”可知，处于食物链顶端的食肉动物对它们没有直接攻击的其他物种的种群数量有着惊人的控制，由此可推断出，如果食物链顶端的食肉动物的数量大大下降，其他物种的种群将经历意想不到的变化。故选D。24A推理判断题。根据第五段“Ideally, the system would tell us when to adapt human activities that are pushing an ecosystem to
31、ward a breakdown or would even allow us to pull an ecosystem back from the borderline.”可知，人类过度的活动会将生态系统推向崩溃，由此可推断出，不受控制的人类活动极大地破坏了生态系统。故选A。25D细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，早期预警系统发出紧急需要采取预防行动的信号帮助我们维持生态平衡。故选D。第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in ind
32、ustrialized nations.They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago._26_The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly.Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknes
33、ses._27_ So they are called “diseases of civilization”Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco，probably none._28_ However，a change in food is one of
34、the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat，which had much less fat than domestic ones.They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits.They did not have milk or any other dairy products，and they made very little use of g
35、rains._29_ We eat six times more salt than our ancestors.We eat more sugar.We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C._30_ But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did，cutting the amount of fatty，salty
36、and sweet food.AStone Age people lived a simple life.BBut today，we enjoy eating a lot of these.CIn that case，they would live much healthier.DAncient people also got lots of physical exercise.EThese new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.FPeople today probably dont want to live like our ances
37、tors.GModern people used to suffer from “diseases of civilization”【语篇解读】本文是议论文。作者提出了一种观点，认为现代人的生活方式、食物结构发生了很大变化，随之而来的是各种 “文明病”的兴起。要阻止这种现象就要回到石器时代向古人学习。26C前面提到“建议人们回到10, 000多年前，像当时的人们那样吃东西”，为什么呢？后续语境给出答案：为了健康。故选C。27E上文提到，我们的身体不能应对生活方式的改变，因此带来了一些新的疾病，现在人们称之为“文明病”，而以前呢？在古代却没有听说过这些疾病。故选E。 28D此处关联语境为新石器和
38、旧石器时代人们的生活方式，5个选项中只有D与之匹配：古人也有很多体育锻炼。因此D项符合语境。 29B前面为古人的饮食特点，下文为现代人的饮食结构，而此处承上启下，作为过渡。故选B项(但是今天，我们喜欢吃很多这样的东西)。30F所在部分为全文结论。But表转折，后面为科学家建议的饮食结构，故空格处应表达与此相反的内容，故选F项(今天的人们可能不想像我们的祖先那样生活)。第三部分完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Honesty is always the best policy，especially when it comes to mental health problems.In
39、a TV _31_，one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic.“I was the best student in my high school.I put so much _32_ on myself，” she said，“I never _33_ a class.But I got sick during 10th grade and I started to_34_.That was when the panic attacks began.” She goes on to describe what a
40、panic attack _35_ like，“One day the teacher handed me my grade report，and I couldnt breathe.My heart was beating very _36_.I felt disconnected.I saw people trying to talk to me but I couldnt hear them.Afterwards，I was sent to _37_，” she shared.It was then when the attacks started happening _38_ dail
41、y，and they havent stopped.“Last year I started college.And I cant be the best student here no matter how hard I try，” she said.“Everyone is so _39_.My panic attacks got so bad that I had to _40_ my first semester.”However，now she is facing her anxiety，and things are getting _41_.“I used to try to hi
42、de it.I thought that _42_ nobody knew，it would not exist，” she said.“But the more I talk about my issue，the more I realize that other people experience _43_ things.So Im trying to express it more.I had a great teacher who told me，Instead of letting anxiety keep you from doing your art，let it be the
43、thing that _44_ your art.”Recently，women all over the world took to Twitter to _45_ what anxiety is like.We are never alone.()31.A.projectBprogramCplatformDstation()32.A.weightBheightCpressureDmeasure()33.A.joinedBsucceededCfailedDattended()34.A.fall behindBfall downCleave behindDleave alone()35.A.l
44、ooksBsoundsCtastesDfeels()36.A.mildlyBwildlyCslowlyDseverely()37.A.schoolBworkChospitalDhome()38.A.stillBalwaysCsimplyDalmost()39.A.ambitiousBanxiousCtalentedDexperienced()40.A.arrangeBperformCoperateDcancel()41.A.betterBfasterCslowerDworse()42.A.unlessBifCwhileDas()43.A.similarBfamiliarCvariousDser
45、ious()44.A.threatensBstopsCmotivatesDdisagrees()45.A.advertiseBadviseCshareDcompare【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一个女孩分享了她曾经的焦虑经历，后来，她勇敢面对焦虑，情况得以好转。作者借这个事例说明直面困难、坦陈问题往往是解决心理健康问题的良策。31B根据“In a TV _31_， one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic.”可知，在一个电视节目中，一个女孩坦诚地分享了她克服焦虑和惊恐的经历，故B项正确。project意为“项
46、目”；platform意为“讲台，站台，平台”；station意为“站”，都与语境不符。故选B。32C根据前一句“I was the best student in my high school”，再结合该句“I put so much _32_ on myself”可知，该句是说，在学校里这个女孩是一名优等生，她自己给自己施加了很多压力。C项pressure意为“压力”，符合语境。weight意为“体重”；height意为“身高”；measure意为“措施，尺寸”。 故选C。33C根据上文“I was the best student in my high school”，再结合该句“I n
47、ever _33_ a class.”可知，这个女孩从没有考试不及格过； fail意为“不及格”；join意为“加入”；succeed意为“成功”；attend意为“参加”。故选C。34A根据上文“在十年级时这个女孩生病了”，可知成绩开始落后。fall behind意为“落后”；fall down意为“跌倒，倒塌”；leave behind意为“留下，留在后头”；leave alone意为“不管，别惹，让某人一个人待着”。故选A。35D根据空处前后句可知，这个女孩是在描述焦虑症发作时的感觉。feel like为固定搭配，意为“感觉像是”，符合语境。故选D。36B根据后一句“I felt dis
48、connected.”可以判断，这个女孩看到了她的成绩单后感觉无法呼吸，心脏疯狂地(wildly) 跳动。mildly意为“温和地”；slowly意为“缓慢地”；severely意为“严重地”。故选B。37C参见上题解析并结合该句可以判断，最后，这个女孩被送往医院。故选C。38D根据空处所在句可知，从那时起焦虑几乎每天发生，没有停止过。D项意为“几乎”，符合语境。still意为“仍然”；always意为“总是”；simply意为“简单地；仅仅”。故选D。39C根据空处前一句可知，在大学里，无论这个女孩怎么努力都无法成为最好的学生；可知，每个人都有天赋。 talented意为“有天赋的”，符合语
49、境。ambitious意为“有雄心的”；anxious意为“焦虑的”；experienced意为“有经验的”。故选C。40D这个女孩的焦虑症变得如此严重，她不得不休学。cancel意为“取消”，符合语境，故D项正确。arrange意为“安排，布置”；perform意为“表演，表现，执行”；operate意为“做手术，运转”。故选D。41A根据上下文可知，女孩现在选择面对焦虑，并愿意分享她的经历，故推断事情得到了好转。故选A。42B根据语境可知，空处引导条件状语从句，故此处用if。句意：我认为如果没人知道的话，焦虑就不会存在。故选B。43A根据上下文可知，此处是指这个女孩对她的问题谈得越多，她就
50、越意识到其他人也经历过相似的事情。文章的最后一段也是提示。故选A。44C根据语境可知，空处应用与“keep you from doing your art”意义相反的一个动词。motivate意为“激励”，符合语境。threaten意为“威胁”；stop意为“停止”；disagree意为“不同意”。故选C。45C最近，世界各地的女性都在推特上分享了焦虑的经历。share意为“分享”，符合语境。advertise意为“做广告”；advise意为“建议”；compare意为“比较”。 故选C。第四部分语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Animals are our friends.
51、However，it is reported that during the past several years thousands of stray animals have been dead 46._ help didnt arrive in time.The Catawba County Humane Society is an animal shelter that is trying to put 47._ end to this，but they can t achieve it without volunteers.So I choose to be a volunteer
52、of the shelter 48._(excite)One of my jobs is to help with the cats.Keeping the animals happy and healthy is the numberone concern.I usually play with them，brush them，and clean 49._(they) living areas.A cat that is around people every day is probably 50._(comfortable) than a cat that lives alone ever
53、y day.My second responsibility is to work with dogs.I am given the task of 51._(exercise) the dogs on the outdoor playgrounds.Only after you spend time getting along with them can you really get to know them.Each has a different 52._(personal)，which makes them lovely and unique.Walking dogs and pett
54、ing cats may not seem like a big deal，but they are worth my efforts.They are the things I love doing，and now that I 53._(start)，I dont want to stop.I encourage any animal lover 54._(volunteer) at a shelter.It will absolutely make you feel happy and 55._(satisfy)【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了保护动物的重要性和志愿者工作的意义。46
55、because考查连词。根据句意：成千上万的流浪动物死去是因为救援不及时，故用because表示原因。47an考查冠词。 put an end to意为“结束”，为固定搭配。48excitedly考查副词。修饰动词choose用副词。49their考查代词。形容词性物主代词修饰后面的living areas，故用their。50more comfortable考查形容词的比较级。句子中有than，所以用形容词的比较级。51exercising考查非谓语动词。介词of后面用动词ing形式。52personality考查名词。 different是形容词，后面用名词。53have started考
56、查时态。句意：这些是我喜爱做的事，既然我已经开始了，就不想停下来。根据句意，应用现在完成时。54to volunteer考查非谓语动词。encourage sb. to do sth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”。55satisfied考查形容词。feel是系动词，后面接形容词，又因主语是“人”，故用过去分词形式的形容词。第五部分写作(满分25分)第一节单词拼写(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)56In fact，Smith has never been _(关心的) about what others think of him.57As time went by，I gradually _(适应)
57、 myself to the school life.58The nurse applied _(压力) to his arm to stop bleeding.59It is _(打算) that the production will start next month.60In these places patients can go to be near nature during their _(恢复)【答案】56.concerned57.adapted58.pressure59intended60.recovery第二节书面表达(共1题，满分20分)假定你是李华，家乡有一片湿地(we
58、tland)，每到春天，有很多鸟类，包括一些珍稀、濒危鸟类。请根据下列要求和你的想象给WWF(世界野生动物基金会)写一封信。1鸟类经常受到伤害；2湿地面积减少；3提出你的建议。注意：1词数80左右；2可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。_One possible version：Dear WWF，There are wetlands in my hometown. And every spring, many birds come to live here, including several rare and endangered ones. With various birds everywher
59、e, my hometown looks very beautiful. However, the birds are being badly affected by our human activities.The harm to the birds is various. Eggs are often picked up. Worse still, people even catch or hunt birds for meat. In addition, the size of the wetlands is becoming smaller and smaller due to far
60、ming. Whats more, pollution from chemical factories is also a big problem. Fewer birds arrive here each year.I strongly suggest taking action to save the birds. A wetland reserve should be set up to make sure no one shall harm the birds. We human beings should live with birds peacefully and happily.Yours，Li Hua
