1、课时作业13.Fastreading1Match the following paragraphs with their main ideas.Para.1AWhat we can get from wildlife protectionPara.2 BWhy we need wildlife protectionParas.3&4 CA good example of wildlife protection2What does the passage tell us?AIt is about some protection of wildlife.BIt is about a journey
2、 of a flying chair.CIt is about Daisys wonderful experience with some animals.DIt is about a flying carpets story.答案1BCA2.C.CarefulreadingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1Why did elephants use to be an endangered species in Zimbabwe?ATourists hunted too many elephants.BFarmers hun
3、ted them without mercy.CThe government encouraged farmers to hunt them.DTheir living environment was seriously polluted.2What can be inferred from the elephants words “Have you come to take my photo”？AIt thinks itself a beautiful animal.BElephants are friendly to human beings.CMoney from tourists we
4、nt to the large tour companies.DNow many more tourists come to take its photos rather than hunt it.3Antelopes in Tibet become endangered because _.Athey are killed by other animals for foodBthe environment is badly pollutedCpeople kill them to use their furDtheir food chain (食物链) is cut off4It can b
5、e learned from the text that _.Athe Zimbabwe government did a good job in saving the elephantsBthe rainforest produces drugs that are good for millipede insectsCthe farmers also got some money from tourists after the WWF helpedDmosquitoes help protect monkeys from millipede insects5It can be inferre
6、d from the text that next Daisy would _.Ago and buy a flying carpetBwork with WWF to help wildlifeClaugh over what she had experiencedDcry because she could not make her new drug答案1B2.D3.C4.A5.B.SummaryOne day a girl called Daisy dreamed a strange dream. She _1_ (fly) to Tibet in a flying carpet and
7、 talked with an antelope. The sad antelope told her that they _2_ (hunt) because their fur can be used to make sweaters for people _3_ her. In several years they may all _4_ (go). Later, Daisy was taken to Zimbabwe where she talked with an elephant and learned _5_ (happy) that the farmers there no l
8、onger hunted then. Thats _6_ the government decided to help and allowed the tour companies to bring _7_ (tour) to the area to take photos or to hunt. And they set the number of _8_ (animal) to be hunted. As a result, farmers made a lot of money. At last, Daisy arrived at a thick rainforest where a m
9、onkey told her that it had found a millipede insect and rubbed it over _9_ (it) body to prevent mosquitoes. The monkey also told her, “No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.” _10_ it was only a dream, Daisy had learned so much.答案1flew2.were hunted3.like4.be gone5.happily6because7.tourists8.animals9.it
10、s10Though/Although阅读理解AGeorge Watford works at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)in New York City. He gets some unusual phone calls. One day, he got a call about a mountain lion living in a small building. “We didnt believe it，” Watford said. “But when we went out
11、there, sure enough, there was a mountain lion sitting at the front window looking out at us.” The big cats owner knew that his neighbors were unhappy about the animal. He didnt try to stop us taking it away.In one year，the ASPCA took in 9,459 different animals, not counting cats and dogs. That numbe
12、r includes a lot of rabbits and monkeys, but the ASPCA has also taken many other exotic (外来的) pets from peoples homes. These animals cant be set free into the wild because they wouldnt survive. The ASPCA tries to find homes for them in zoos or special areas for animals. Its against the law to sell w
13、ild animals in New York City. Many buildings dont even allow dogs and cats, not to mention more exotic animals. Still, the ASPCA takes away most of the exotic animals not because of complaints (怨言)，but because the pets owner needs help. A lovely baby lion or bear will finally grow up to be dangerous
14、. “When they bite(咬人), it isnt because they hate you. Its because they re wild animals，”said exotic animal expert Kathi Travers.Travers is quick to give speeches against raising wild animals as pets. Too often people think that caring for a wild animal is the same as caring for a dog or a cat. “To l
15、ove an animal is not enough，” Travers said. “There has to be respect(尊重)，and respect is not taking an animal, sticking it in a little cage, and expecting the animal to be happy.”1When he got the call，Watford felt _.Aexcited BsurprisedCfearful Dangry2When it finds an exotic animal in the city, the AS
16、PCA _.Akeeps it until it grows upBsets it free into the wildChelps find it a homeDsells it to a zoo3What can we infer from Paragraph 3?APets owners cant really control a wild animal.BA baby wild animal behaves badly at home.CWild animals have their joy and anger.DA wild animal often destroys a home.
17、4The last paragraph is written to show that _.Ait takes effort to care for a wild animalBkeeping wild animals as pets is unwiseCwild animals are happy in big spacesDwild animals can be dangerous答案与解析本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了纽约有很多人将野生动物当宠物养。1B细节理解题。根据第一段的We didnt believe it 可知，Watford 感到很惊讶。2C细节理解题。根据第二段的The
18、ASPCA tries to find homes for them in zoos or special areas for animals. 可知ASPCA 还要帮这些动物找一个家。3A推理判断题。根据第三段的.but because the pets owner needs help. A lovely baby lion or bear will finally grow up to be dangerous. 可知，将野生动物当成宠物养的人有时会受到宠物的威胁。由此可推测，养宠物的人并不能完全驾驭或控制野生动物。4B段落大意题。该段首句为主题句，由此可知，该段主要想说明野生动物不适合
19、当宠物养。BNola is a 41yearold northern white rhino(犀牛) that lives at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California. She is one of the only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world, and the only one in the western part of the earth. The other three live in Kenya(肯尼亚) Rhinos have lived o
20、n earth for more than 40 million years, but they are now at the risk of dying out. Hunters illegally hunt rhinos for their horns (角), which are used for art, jewellery, and decorations. They sell the horns for thousands of dollars per pound, though it is not allowed by law. Rhino horns are also priz
21、ed as a key part in traditional medicine, even though scientific tests have proven that the horns cannot cure illnesses. Experts say that every eight hours, one rhino will be hunted.Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent rhinos from dying out. In 1975, the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conserva
22、tion Research started the Frozen Zoo, a programme through which researchers have collected cell samples(细胞样品) from more than 8,000 different animal species until now, including the northern white rhino. Scientists hope that by studying the rhino cells, they will gain greater understanding of the spe
23、cies, and will find ways to increase its number.Jeanne Loring works with the Frozen Zoo. Lorings research focuses on pluripotent stem cells (多能性干细胞), which are cells that can renew and become any cell type. Lorings lab at TSRI is working together with scientist Oliver Ryder of the San Diego Zoo to u
24、se pluripotent stem cells to try to increase the number of the northern white rhino. Loring said the goal is to start producing new rhinos through this method over the next couple of years.5What can we know about northern white rhinos?AThey can live a very long life.BTheir horns have been used to sa
25、ve lives.CThey have become seriously endangered.DThey mainly live in the western part of the earth.6What caused the decrease in the number of white rhinos?AHuman activities.BSerious pollution.CThe terrible weather.DThe disappearance of their food.7What was the Frozen Zoo started for?AStudying the li
26、fe of the animals.BCollecting cell samples from plants.COffering tourists chances to feed animals.DStudying animals to help them survive.答案与解析本文属于说明文，介绍了目前处于濒危状况中的白犀牛，科学家们正在进行各种努力保护这种动物免于灭绝。5C推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句“She is one of the only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world, and the only one i
27、n the western part of the earth. The other three live in Kenya(肯尼亚)”可知世界上只有四头白犀牛，这种动物正处于灭绝的危险之中。故C项正确。6A细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Hunters illegally hunt rhinos for their horns(角)，which are used for art, jewellery, and decorations.”和本段最后一句“Experts say that every eight hours, one rhino will be hunted.”可知非法捕猎是犀牛数
28、量减少的主要原因。7D细节理解题。根据第三段“In 1975, the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research started the Frozen Zoo, a programme.Scientists hope that by studying the rhino cells, they will gain greater understanding of the species, and will find ways to increase its number.”可知科学家建立the Frozen Zoo 就是为了研究这些动物的细胞样品，希望在未来能找到增加它们数量的方法。
