1、课时素养检测八Unit 2Period 4. 阅读理解A(2017全国卷)I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful. I g
2、ot a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety. I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back,
3、but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree. The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down. Now all that was needed wer
4、e the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news
5、 the night might bring. A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the grea
6、test sight of allLUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so. 【语篇概述】本文讲述了一位住在Muttontown的女士打电话给“我”让“我”去救一只小猫头鹰, “我”为它做了检查, 搭建了鸟巢, 并找到了小猫头鹰的父母。1. What is unavoidable in the authors rescue work according to Paragraph 1? A. Efforts made in vain. B. Getting injured in his
7、work. C. Feeling uncertain about his future. D. Creatures forced out of their homes. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段的Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. 可知, 救一些受伤、流离失所的或生病的动物有时是令人心碎的, 因为能否幸存完全不确定。由此可推断作者的救助有时是徒劳的。故选A。2. Why was the author called to
8、 Muttontown? A. To rescue a woman. B. To take care of a woman. C. To look at a baby owl. D. To cure a young owl. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段的I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl on the ground. 以及第三段的I examined the chick and it seemed fine. 可知, 作者是去救一只小猫头鹰。C选项中的look at在此处相
9、当于examine。故选C。3. What made the chick calm down? A. A new nest. B. Some food. C. A recording. D. Its parents. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段的I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down. 可知, 是鸟巢使这只小猫头鹰镇静下来。4. How would the author feel about the outcome of the event? A. Its unexpected. B. Its beauti
10、ful. C. Its humorous. D. Its discouraging. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段的sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all可知, 小猫头鹰得救了, 作者认为这是一件很美好的事情。另外第一段的However, when it works, it is simply beautiful. 也是对救助工作成功的评价。故选B。BMore than two thirds of the worlds polar bears will be wiped out by 2050, according to a s
11、hocking new study. By then, scientists say, global warming will have melted 42 percent of the Arctic sea ice. By 2100, only a very few of these important creatures will be left. The report has been produced by the US Geological Survey. The scientists have publicized their findings in the hope of inf
12、luencing US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who has been asked to put polar bears on the US endangered species list. Polar bears depend on floating sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which are their main food. Without enough ice, polar bears would be forced to go onto the land, where they
13、are poorly skilled hunters, and would be unlikely to adapt to the life on the land in time. Experts say few little bears would survive and the stress could make many females unable to get pregnant. The team of American and Canadian scientists spent six months studying bears, on the ground, from spot
14、ter planes and in the lab, using computer models. Some team members fear the result is even worse for the bears than what their report says. They say the Arctic is warming faster than anywhere in the world and much faster than their computer had been forecasting. Satellite observations have showed t
15、hat the ice has decreased to an all-time low. However, not everyone in the scientific community believes that global warming is happening on such an alarming scale. Another investigation has found that polar bears are still being hunted by wealthy “sportsmen” who want their skins and heads. At least
16、 ten international companies offer bear-hunting trips. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。本文说的是由于全球变暖, 北极熊有可能在这个世纪末就要灭绝了。5. What do we know about Dirk Kempthorne according to the passage? A. He is an animal scientist. B. He is a protector of animals working for the US government. C. He was asked to put polar bears on th
17、e US endangered species list. D. He offered to put polar bears on the endangered species list. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“US Interior Secretary. . . species list. ”可知, 他被要求把北极熊列入美国濒危物种名单, 故选C。6. Why will polar bears die out if there is not enough sea ice? A. Because polar bears cant catch enough food with
18、out ice. B. Because polar bears eat ice when they feel thirsty. C. Because polar bears will be easily found by hunters without ice. D. Because most female bears are used to giving birth under ice. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段中“Polar bears depend on. . . main food. ”可知, 如果没有足够的海冰, 北极熊会因为捕捉不到足够的猎物而濒临灭绝, 故选A。7.
19、After a six-month study, some scientists fear that _. A. there is something wrong with their computersB. polar bears will disappear even faster than they ever expectedC. their computer models are not as accurate as they expectedD. global warming will destroy everything in the Arctic【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四
20、段的“Some team members. . . says. ”可知, 科学家们害怕北极熊消失的速度将比他们预想的还要快, 故选B。. 完形填空I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He 1 to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as 2 as possible. A few minutes after he disappe
21、ared into the woods, he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches, 3 that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 4, he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. 5 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was 6 both hands in
22、front of him as he walked, being careful not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked 7 behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing 8. Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 9 at him to get away. A huge male deer with elabo
23、rate(精美的)antlers was dangerously close. But they didnt even move as Billy 10. And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 11 and extreme heat, lift its head with difficulty to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boys hands. It was on this day that I learned the true lesso
24、n of 12. You know, we hadnt had any rain for three months and our crops were 13. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly 14 by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if the sky was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like t
25、he 15 of one little boy who saved another. 1. A. happenedB. seemedC. managedD. meant【解析】选B。动词辨析题。句意: 他似乎走得很吃力, 尽量小心翼翼。happened发生; seemed似乎; managed管理; meant意味着。故选B。2. A. quickly B. secret C. smoothlyD. careful【解析】选D。词语辨析题。句意: 他似乎走得很吃力, 尽量小心翼翼。由下文可知, 小男孩是捧着水去救小鹿, 所以走起路来非常小心。quickly快速地; secret秘密的; smo
26、othly平滑地; careful小心的。故选D项。3. A. wonderingB. thinkingC. studyingD. doubting【解析】选B。动词辨析题。句意: 我回去做三明治了, 以为他做的事情都已经完成了。wondering想知道; thinking认为; studying学习; doubting怀疑。故选B项。4. A. eventuallyB. actuallyC. howeverD. therefore【解析】选C。副词辨析题。句意: 可是过了一会儿, 他又慢慢地向树林走去。eventually最终地; actually事实上; however然而; theref
27、ore因此。故选C项。5. A. WithinB. Out ofC. BeyondD. In spite of【解析】选B。词语辨析题。句意: 出于好奇, 我走了出去, 跟在他的后面。Within在内; Out of出于; Beyond超过; In spite of尽管。out of curiosity出于好奇心。故选B项。6. A. holdingB. wavingC. surroundingD. cupping【解析】选D。动词辨析题。由下文“drink the water cupped in my beautiful boys hands. ”可知, 水是捧着的。holding持有; w
28、aving挥手示意; surrounding包围; cupping托着。故选D项。7. A. awayB. closeC. outD. off【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。句意: 当他走进树林时, 我偷偷地紧跟在他后面。故选B项。8. A. sceneB. storyC. viewD. game【解析】选A。名词辨析题。句意: 当他走进树林时, 我偷偷地跟在他后面, 我看到了最令人惊奇的一幕。scene场景; story故事; view观点; game游戏。故选A项。9. A. foughtB. signedC. screamedD. waited 【解析】选C。动词辨析题。句意: 我差点对他尖叫
29、, 要他走开。作者觉得危险, 所以想用尖叫的方式让儿子走开。fought打架; signed 签署; screamed尖叫; waited等待。故选C项。10. A. ran awayB. turned outC. knelt downD. settled down【解析】选C。短语辨析题。句意: 但是当比利双膝跪下来的时候, 他们甚至都没有动。ran away逃跑; turned out结果; knelt down下跪; settled down平静下来。故选C项。11. A. hungerB. diseaseC. thirstD. injury【解析】选C。名词辨析题。由“ extreme
30、 heat”可知, 小鹿口渴得厉害。hunger饥饿; disease疾病; thirst口渴; injury伤害。故选C项。12. A. sufferingB. supportingC. sharingD. depending【解析】选C。动词辨析题。句意: 就是在这一天, 我学到了分享的真谛。即使在很干旱的情况下, 比利仍然将水分享给小鹿。suffering遭受; supporting支持; sharing分享; depending依靠。故选C项。13. A. dyingB. reducingC. harvestingD. growing 【解析】选A。词语辨析题。句意: 你知道, 我们这
31、里已经三个月没下雨了, 庄稼都快死了。dying临死的; reducing减少; harvesting收获的; growing生长的。故选A项。14. A. hiddenB. coveredC. joinedD. caught【解析】选C。动词辨析题。句意: 当滚落在我脸上的泪水开始落到地上时, 它们突然与其他的水滴混合在一起。hidden隐藏; covered覆盖; joined加入; caught抓。故选C项。15. A. wishB. dreamC. actionD. expectation【解析】选C。名词辨析题。这里指上天的行动和比利的行动是一样的, 都是为了拯救饥渴的生灵。wish
32、希望; dream梦想; action行动; expectation期望。故选C项。. 书面表达在第88个世界动物保护日(10月4日)到来之际, 你所在班级计划举办保护动物的海报设计比赛。请你用英语设计一张保护华南虎(South China Tiger)的海报, 呼吁人们保护华南虎。有关华南虎的资料如下: South China TigerHabitatThe south of ChinaPopulation0 in the wild; 30-80 still livingProtectionAnimals under first class state protection注意: 1. 词数
33、80左右; 2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。_【参考范文】They are dying out! Please help! Do you know the South China Tiger? They live in the south of China. They are the animals under the first-class state protection. Today, no wild South China Tiger has been found. However, there are no more than 80 still living. People hunt the tigers illegally for their skins and furs. Thats why the population of the tigers is very small. Luckily, a plan is being carried out by the government to increase the number of wild tigers. So, dont buy any fur or other tiger products!