1、Unit 2 Wildlife protectionUnit 2 Reading for Writing1、 Wildlife faces threats from habitat destruction, pollution and other human actions. Although protecting wildlife can seem difficult at times, even small actions in your own neighborhood can help protect many different animals. As the saying goes
2、, Think globally and act locally. You can protect wildlife for future generations. Create wildlife-friendly areas in your backyard. When choosing your lawn and landscaping, choose native plants that can provide food or living places for native wildlife. This will also help cut down on pollution. Add
3、 bird or bat houses to your yard or garden to attract these species and offer places to them to live in. Avoid disrupting (扰乱) the natural ecosystem in your area. Non-native plants or animals can destroy habitats, particularly if there is no natural predator (捕食性动物) to keep the species in a certain
4、amount. They can kill or disturb native plants that provide food and living places for wildlife. Practice a greener lifestyle. By saving water and fossil fuels, you will be helping to protect the wildlife around you. Take public transportation when you can, turn off electric devices when youre not u
5、sing them, take shorter showers and keep your heat at or below 20 during the winter. Become knowledgeable about what can cause global warming, which disrupts migration patterns and habitats. Buy products that are wildlife friendly. Avoid products that are made from threatened or endangered animals.K
6、eep in mind that some endangered animals are killed by traps, or hunters who are after other wildlife within the same habitat. Talk to or write to policymakers about protecting wildlife. Write letters to a local newspaper. Discuss ways to help animals with friends andfamily members. Limit the family
7、 size. Population growth is one of the major factors in habitat destruction. By living in established city limits and limiting the family size to around two children per family, the earths population will stabilize (稳定) and native habitats can be protected.1.Whats the main idea of the first paragrap
8、h?A.It is impossible to protect wildlife.B.You can protect wildlife by taking small actions.C.Protecting wildlife needs ideas rather than actions.D.Humans are big threats to wildlife in fact.2.What should we do to protect wildlife?A.Stop non-native plants and animals destroying the natural ecosystem
9、.B.Know more knowledge about wildlife.C.Increase the number of the population in the world.D.Write letters about animals to your friends.3.Which of the following can be taken as a greener lifestyle?A.Planting native trees in your backyard.B.Keeping the water above 20 when you are bathing.C.Taking a
10、bus when you are going out.D.Only eating vegetables.4.Whats the best title for the text?A.Why global warming affects wildlifeB.Whether we are friendly to wildlifeC.What makes wildlife endangeredD.How we can protect wildlife2、The words “protect animals” appear everywhere in books and on screens, beca
11、use some animals are even in danger of dying out. But sometimes the reality can be a little different from what people read or watch.About 300 black bears were killed in Florida, the US, in October, 2015. Its been the first bear hunt in the state since 1994. Local officers explained that the black b
12、ear population had grown to 3,500 and become a menace to local people. In the past two years, bears have hurt at least four people in Florida.Months ago, the Swiss government allowed locals to kill a wolf. This was because the wolf killed 38 sheep, and it was a great loss to some local farmers. Days
13、 ago in China, three old men were caught by the police for killing a serow (鬣羚), a kind of protected animal. They said they killed the animal because it ate the plants they grew.However, these stories dont always mean that animal protection stops because of human interests especially when it is rela
14、ted to economic development. A man named Zhou Weisen set up a wild animal base in Guilin, Guangxi. He saved over 170 tigers and about 300 bears. His base also offered jobs to local people.“There may never be a standard answer to the question of whether we should give more attention to the environmen
15、t or human development,” said Robert May, a British expert at Oxford University. “But we shouldnt push either one to the side, as the future is uncertain.”1.In October, 2015, Florida held its first bear hunt after about _.A.five yearsB.ten yearsC.fourteen yearsD.twenty-one years2.What does the under
16、lined word “menace” in the second paragraph mean?A.threatB.chanceC.bargainD.treasure3.What does the author intend to tell us by mentioning Zhou Weisens story?A.Protecting animals needs hard work.B.Zhou was good at feeding wild animal.C.Zhou had a good relationship with local people.D.Protecting anim
17、als can bring economic development.4.Which of the following statements might Robert May agree with?A.Human development should be considered first.B.We should pay more attention to animal protection.C.We should consider both the environment and human interests.D.Its difficult to find proper ways to s
18、olve environmental problems.3、 Polar bears live in a special environment that is too cold for most animals. For much of the year, they live and hunt on the 1._(freeze) Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared them for the cold conditions but nothing has prepared them for the danger 2._ threatens their on
19、ly home. The polar bears world is melting. Polar bears 3._(suffer) in a warmer world are in danger. Studies show that the polar ice 4._(decrease) by 9. 8% every 10 years since 1979. At present, about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live inthe Arctic. Polar bears depend 5._ the sea ice for their 6._(sur
20、vive). The sea ice is more than just the platform that the bears walk on, says Andrew Derocher, who studies North American polar bear populations, Without 7._, they cant exist. Some melting and refreezing of the sea ice is 8._(nature). But in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have les
21、s time to hunt. 9._(normal), they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight and the extra fat is used later, when the bears are not actively hunting. So it is important 10._(protect) the environment and keep the ecological balance.4、最近，不少动物园都发生了动物袭击游客的事件。 假设你是李华，请你就这一问题给某英文报社写一封建议信。
22、要点如下：1. 没有受到威胁，大多数动物不会主动攻击别人；2. 不要喂食或激怒动物；3. 注意:1.词数100个左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇:激怒irritateDear Sir or Madam, Im writing to appeal to the visitors in the zoo to behave themselves there._Yours sincerely, Li Hua 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.B; 2.A; 3.C; 4.D解析：1.考查段落大意。第一段主要讲述了虽然保护野生动植物有时看起来是闲
23、难的,但是实际上,我们完全可以采取一些小的行动来保护它们,所以B项符合该段大意。2.考查细节理解。根据第三段中的They can kill or disturb native plants that provide food and living places for wildlife可知 A 项正确。3.考查细节理解。根据第四段的首句和其中的Take public transportation when you can可知,坐公共汽车出行是一种绿色的生活方式,所以C项正确。4.考查主旨大意。本文主要讨论了我们怎样在日常生活中采取一些小的行动来保护野生动植物,故D项适合作文章的标题。 2答案及
24、解析：答案：1.D; 2.A; 3.D; 4.C解析：1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段About 300 black bears were killed in Florida, the US, in October, 2015. Its been the first bear hunt in the state since 1994.可知 2015-1994 = 21，2015 年 10 月，佛罗里达州举行了21年后的首次猎熊活动，故选 D。2.词义猜测题。根据第二段划线同下文 In the past two years, bears have hurt ai least four people
25、 in Florida.可知在过去的两年，佛罗里达至少有四人被熊所伤。可推知，这对当地人构成威胁。故选A。3.推理判断题。根据第四段However, these stories dont always mean that animal protection stops because of human interests especially when it is related to economic development.以及His base also offered jobs to local people.可知，作者想通过周伟森的故事告诉我们，保护动物可以带来经济发展。故选D。4.推
26、理判断题。根据最后一段Roben May说的话可知，他可能会同意环境与人类利益并重的观点，故选C。 3答案及解析：答案：1.frozen 2.that which 3.suffering 4.has decreased 5.on 6.survival 7.it 8.natural 9.Normally 10.to protect解析：1.考查形容词。这里应用形容词修饰名词，再根据语境应用frozen封冻的，结冰的。2.考查定语从句。分析 句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词the danger，且在定语从句中作主语， 所以用关系代词that/ which。3.考查非谓语动词。Polar
27、bears是suffer的逻辑主语，所以用动词的-ing形式suffering作后置定语。4.考查动词的时态。 根据since 1979可知，应用现在完成时，所以用 has decreased。5.考查介词。depend on是固定短语，意为“依靠”。6.考查名词。此处应用名词作宾语，所以用survival，意为“生存”。7.考查代词。根据语境可知，此处应用it指代The sea ice，这里是指没有海冰，北极熊就不能生存。8.考查词形转换。空处作表语，应用形容词natural，此处表示一些海冰的融化和再结冰是自然现象。9.考查副词。这里应用副词修饰全句，故用Normally，意为“通常情况下
28、”。10.考查非谓语动词。本句是 it is+adj.(+for sb. )+ to do 句型。 4答案及解析：答案：Dear Sir or Madam,Im writing to appeal to the visitors in the zoo to behave themselves there.Recently, there are often reports in the newspaper that visitors got hurt by the animals in the zoo. As we all know, most animals wont attack peopl
29、e unless they feel threatened. In most cases, visitors are hurt by animals when visitors are making some improper behaviour. Ifs obviously wrong that visitors irritate these animals, get too close to them or feed them without permission. Therefore, visitors sometimes should be responsible for these incidents because they dont know how to get on with animals. I do hope visitors can keep in mind that they should obey the rules while in the zoo.Yours sincerely, Li Hua解析：