1、Unit 2 Wildlife Protection单元素养提升(二) Unit 2. 单句语法填空1. With time going by, I gradually adapted myself to the school life. 2. She took a cover of the pan and covered the pan immediately (immediate). 3. My mother reminded me to eat (eat) this cold medicine twice a day. 4. In a word, everybody should hav
2、e the awareness (aware) of reducing waste. 5. Besides the electric shock, she was/is threatened (threaten) with physical violence. 6. Young people of today should be much more concerned(concern) about helping the old than their parents were. 7. It is reported that the rainforest is disappearing at a
3、n alarming (alarm) rate. 8. Whats worse, many animals are over hunted(hunt) for money and are being killed without mercy. 9. As a result of global warming, a growing number of animals are in danger of extinction(extinct). 10. The panda is an endangered(endanger) species, which means that it would be
4、come extinct without protection. 11. One of the most effective(effect) ways to reduce stress is to talk about feelings with someone you trust. 12. The joke is clearly intended to make(make) the president look worse in the public. 13. If you want to get a quick recovery(recover), you must follow the
5、doctors advice. 14. In England, distance is measured(measure) in miles, not in kilometers. 15. On April 14th, 1865, Lincoln was shot(shoot) at a theater in Washington D. C. . 完成句子1. Why on earth(到底) didnt you tell me the truth? 2. We are all aware of(意识到) the threats our planet is facing. 3. Dinosau
6、rs died out(灭绝) because of an unexpected incident. 4. On average(平均起来), we receive more than 1, 000 visitors a day. 5. I hope to play Chinese chess with you so that we can make progress(取得进步) together. 6. Nowadays people are more concerned about(对关心)the environment and health. 7. Its never easy to a
7、dapt to(适应) a new environment, and hopefully youll soon get used to it. 8. I dont realize how much they love me until I am under pressure(承受压力). 9. I cant make out(看清) what is written on the blackboard. 10. The policemen are searching for (正在查找) the damaged car on the highway. . 根据提示翻译句子1. 那就是为什么我想找
8、一个母语是英语的寄宿家庭。(why引导的表语从句)Thats why I want to find a host family whose native language is English. 2. 只有在我努力学习时, 我才觉得我过得充实。(倒装句)Only when I study hard do I feel that I live a full life. 3. 如果你的孩子在学校受到威胁, 要把问题报告给校长。(现在进行时的被动语态)If your child is being threatened at school, report the problem to the head
9、master. 4. 肖华学习努力是为了在期末考试中取得一个好成绩。(so that)Xiao Hua studies hard so that she can get a good grade in final examination. 5. 我是在10点钟听到这个消息的。(强调句)It was at 10 oclock that I heard the news. . 阅读理解A(2020荆州高一检测)When was the last time you saw some dolphins at an aquarium? Was it fun to watch? Do you think
10、the dolphins enjoyed it? A new film shows just exactly where some of these dolphins come from. And it isnt pleasant. The Cove is a documentary(纪录片) film with a lot of blood. . . dolphins blood. Its all about dolphin drive hunting, which is a method of hunting dolphins that fishermen use. They use bo
11、ats to drive the dolphins into a bay or onto a beach. Once there, the dolphins are prevented from escaping and are then killed in the water with knives or spears. The dolphins are mostly hunted for their meat, but some are captured and ended up in dolphinariums(海豚馆), including the world famous Sea W
12、orld parks. This form of dolphin killing takes place in many places around the world. There are dolphin drive hunts in the Solomon Islands, Peru and the Faroe Islands. The Cove focuses on a particular dolphin hunt near the town of Taiji in Japan. Every year, more than 2, 000 dolphins are driven into
13、 a cove near the town and killed. The documentary film is directed by former National Geographic photographer Louis Psihoyos, and was made secretly throughout 2007 using underwater microphones, and a hidden camera. Also appearing in the film is Ric O Barry, the director of Saving Japan dolphins, and
14、 also a marine mammal expert. He trained dolphins for the popular 1960s TV series Flipper. He is praised for having started the dolphin entertainment industry but has spent most of his life fighting against it. So what do the people of Taiji think about it? Many feel that they are being unfairly sel
15、ected out. The town of Taiji has a 400-year history of whale and dolphin hunting and its fishermen only catch about 20% of Japans yearly dolphin quota(份额). Masashi Nishimura, manager of the Japan Fisheries Associations International section said, “ I dont think its a big topic here, ” he said, “as l
16、ong as the killing is humane(人道的), dolphins are like other animals to us. ”But for many people, dolphins are special. They are clearly highly intelligent mammals and they often form strong bonds of friendship with humans. Primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans are all protected specie
17、s. Should these levels of protection be extended to marine mammals too? Many believe they should. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。一部新的电影纪录片记录了渔民捕猎海豚以获得海豚肉或将其放入水族馆以供人观赏, 这部电影反映了海豚令人担忧的处境, 以此呼吁人们来保护海豚。1. Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage? A. Fishermen use boats to drive the dolphins into a ba
18、y. B. There are dolphin drive hunts in the Solomon Island. C. Underwater microphones were used to make the film. D. All the dolphins caught in Japan are sold for meat. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“They use boats. . . a beach. ”可知, 渔民用小船将海豚驱赶到海湾或海滩上, A项正确; 根据文章第三段中“There are dolphin. . . Islands”可知, 所罗门群岛有捕
19、猎海豚的活动, B项正确; 根据文章第五段中“The documentary film. . . microphones, ”可知, 这部纪录片在制作过程中使用了水下麦克风, C项正确。根据文章第三段中The dolphins are. . . in dolphinariums, 可知, 这些海豚大多被捕猎以获取它们的肉, 但其中一些被捕获并最终送到海豚馆, D项(在日本捕获的所有海豚均以肉类出售)不合文意, 故选D。2. What is Masashi Nishimuras attitude towards the killings? A. Cold. B. Regretful. C. Un
20、fair. D. Unsupportive. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第七段中“Masashi Nishimura. . . to us. ”可知, 在Masashi Nishimura看来, 捕杀海豚不是一个多大的事情, 只要捕杀是人道的, 捕杀海豚和其他动物是一样的。因此Masashi Nishimura是支持捕杀海豚的, 这是冷酷无情的体现, 故选A。3. What is the authors purpose in writing the passage? A. To introduce a documentary film The Cove. B. To show how
21、The Cove was made. C. To encourage people to protect dolphins. D. To describe what is happening to dolphins. 【解析】选C。写作意图题。根据文章第一段中“A new film shows. . . pleasant. ”可知, 通过一部新电影看到水族馆中海豚的来源时是令人感到不愉快的。根据文章最后一段中They are clearly. . . they should. 可知, 海豚是高度聪明的哺乳动物, 它们经常与人类建立牢固的友谊纽带。黑猩猩, 大猩猩和猩猩等灵长类动物均为受保护物种
22、。这些保护水平也应扩展到海洋哺乳动物。因此作者写这篇文章的目的是鼓励人们保护海豚。故选C。BGuess what former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and United States president Donald Trumps granddaughter, Arabella Kushner, have in common? They both study Chinese as a second language. Although Chinese is known as one
23、 of the hardest languages to learn, a lot of people from different backgrounds are studying it with hopes of big benefits. On Nov. 2, more than 120 people, coming from 105 countries, compete in the finals of the 12th “Chinese Bridge” Competition for foreign secondary school students. Held in Zhengzh
24、ou, Henan Province, the finals were mainly made up of speech contests and talent shows. The contestants also visited the Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes and other historical sites in Henan. While reasons for learning Chinese were different, a common one was interest in the countrys rich culture and
25、 rapid development. Raissa, 17, from the Union of the Comoros, developed a strong emotional connection with China after her grandmother was cured by doctors of the Chinese medical team in Africa three years ago. This led her to learn Chinese at a local Confucius Institute. Fascinated by Chinese cult
26、ure, the competitor has taken part in activities on traditional Chinese medicine and folk arts during her first trip to China. “My dream is to study medicine in China so that I could cure patients like the Chinese doctors did, ” she said. For Fekete Marcell Zoltan, 17, from the Hungarian-Chinese Bil
27、ingual School, studying Chinese may secure him a future job as a Hungarian diplomat(外交官) to China. “After graduation from high school, I would like to further my studies in China, ” he said. Robert Davis, director of the Chinese-language program in Chicagos public school system, may give you a hint.
28、 “Chinese isnt the new French. Its the new English, which is widely used all over the world. ”he told CGTN. 【文章大意】本文为说明文, 文章主要介绍了汉语变得越来越受欢迎这一现象。4. Why are Mark Zuckerberg and Arabella Kushner mentioned in Paragraph 1? A. To show Chinese is popular. B. To introduce them to the readers. C. To tell the
29、 readers they love China. D. To stress the importance of learning Chinese. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句They both study Chinese as a second language. 文章提到前澳大利亚的首相Kevin Rudd, 脸书CEO Mark Zuckerberg和特朗普的孙女 Arabella Kushner, 是为了突出他们都在学汉语, 从而表明汉语很流行, 所以选A。5. What does the underlined word “Fascinated” in Paragra
30、ph 6 mean? A. Attracted. B. Employed. C. Inspected. D. Appreciated. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第六段Fascinated by Chinese. . . China. 可知是由于被中国文化吸引, 参赛者参加各种有关中医以及民间艺术的活动, 所以fascinated表示吸引, 所以选A。6. What is the common reason for the competitors to learn Chinese? A. Its easy to learn even if you are not in China. B.
31、They want to become a Chinese doctor. C. They hope for a good job after graduation. D. They have interest in Chinese culture and rapid development. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第四段While reasons for. . . development. 可知这些参赛者们学习汉语的共同原因是他们对中国丰富的文化和快速的发展感兴趣, 所以选D。7. What is Robert Davis attitude to learning Chinese
32、? A. Doubtful. B. Supportive. C. Indifferent. D. Upset. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Robert Davis说的“Chinese. . . the world. ” 可知他认为汉语将会像英语一样在全世界广泛应用, 所以他对学习汉语的态度是支持的, 所以选B。. 语法填空The giant panda 1. (love) by people throughout the world. Chinese scientists 2. (recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda
33、 with a newborn baby. She was a very 3. (care) mother. For 25 days, she never left her baby, not even to find something 4. (eat)! She would not let any other pandas come near. She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean. Any smell might attract natural 5. (enemy) that would try to eat the little
34、 panda. The mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does. 6. it cried, she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats. The mother continued to care for the young panda 7. more than two years. By that time, the panda no longer needed 8. (it) mother for food. Howev
35、er, it stayed with her and learned about the ways of the forest. Then, after two and a half years, the mother 9. (drive) the young panda away. It was time for her to have a new baby, 10. it was also time for the young panda to be independent. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 讲述了熊猫妈妈和她的孩子的故事。1. 【解析】is loved。考查时态和语态。句
36、意: 大熊猫为全世界人们所喜爱。故此处使用一般现在时的被动语态, 填is loved。2. 【解析】recently。考查副词。修饰句子, 此处应使用副词表示时间“最近”, 故填recently。3. 【解析】caring/careful。考查形容词。修饰名词mother应用形容词。care的形容词可以是caring或careful, 故填caring/careful。4. 【解析】to eat。考查不定式。此处为动词不定式作something的后置定语, 意为: 可以吃的东西, 故填to eat。5. 【解析】enemies。考查名词复数。本句表示“任何气味都可能吸引自然界的敌人”。自然界的敌人不止一个, 应该用复数形式, 故填enemies。6. 【解析】When/If。考查状语从句。根据句子意思: 当(如果)它哭的时候, 她就会前后摇动, 故填When/If。7. 【解析】for。考查介词。此处for表示时间的长短, 故填for。8. 【解析】its。考查代词。此处表示“它的母亲”, 故使用形容词性物主代词修饰名词mother, 故填its。9. 【解析】drove。考查时态。此处叙述过去的事情, 故用一般过去时态, 故填drove。10. 【解析】and。考查连词。句意: 到她生新的宝宝的时候了, 也到了这个小熊猫独立生活的时候了。前后是并列关系, 故填and。