1、 .Read the text and match the following paragraphs with their main ideas.Para.1 AThe focus of the WWFs attentionPara.2 BThe cooperation between the WWF and ChinaPara.3 CThe brief introduction of the WWF答案:Para.1C Para.2A Para.3B.Chose the best answer according to the text.1The WWF set its office in
2、Switzerland in _A1961 Bthe 1980sC1980 D19952The main change about WWF in the past and now is _.Amore countries and people joining and helpingBenlarging its protecting focus from extinct animals only to all activities concerned about natureCits cooperation with the governmentsDto set branches in Chin
3、a3Which of the following is NOT favoured by WWF?AKilling animals, especially extinct ones.BTo pollute the environment.CTo waste the energy.DAll of the above.4The most effective way to carry out WWFs purpose in your opinion is to _Ahave more volunteersBreceive more money from the supportersCeducate m
4、ore people about the significance of environmental protectionDto set up more branches around the world答案:14 ABDC.单词拼写1The turtle laid (产卵) lots of eggs, buried them in the sand and returned to the sea slowly.2. His company is developing so rapidly that he has set up several branches (分支机构) in other
5、big cities.3The rescue operation has been the focus (焦点) of public attention since the ship sank in the Yangtze River.4He is interested in studying insects (昆虫)5Can you remember the initials (首字母) of the name of his company?6As we know, the whale is a kind of mammal (哺乳动物)7Dont waste (浪费) your money
6、 on silly things; save it.8He traversed alone the whole continent (洲) of Africa from east to west.根据汉语意思及词性写出下面单词1aim n目标;目的aimless adj.无目的的2involve vt.涉及;包括involved adj.棘手的;有关的3energy n能源energetic adj.精力充沛的4wonder n奇迹wonderful adj.奇妙的,极好的5extinction n灭绝;绝种extinct adj.灭绝的;绝种的巧记单词词根词形变化构词点拨aimaimless
7、名词加-less构成具有否定意义的形容词wonderwonderful名词加-ful构成形容词.根据汉语意思补全短语1be concerned about sth. 关心/担心某事2tend to do sth. 趋向于,往往会发生某事3keep an eye on 密切注视4feed on (动物)以为食5go for sb. 攻击某人,袭击某人6stand for 代表7have an effect on 对产生影响8as a result 结果是9set up 建立;设立10have access to 可以接近;可以获得1教材原句Only about 1,000 survive, mo
8、st of them in Siberia.只有大约1 000只老虎幸存,大部分在西伯利亚。句型点拨独立主格结构。佳句赏析在我们大学里有100多名留学生,一些来自于非洲。There are more than 100 foreign students in our college, some of them from Africa.2教材原句The population is supposed to be less than 5,000.其数量应该不足5 000头。句型点拨be supposed to do sth.“应该做某事”。佳句赏析我们应该在中午十二点前退房。We are suppos
9、ed to check out of the hotel before 12:00.3教材原句The WWF believes that our world has a future only if people learn to conserve nature and not waste energy.世界自然基金组织认为只有人们学会保护自然,不浪费能源,我们的世界才有未来。句型点拨only if“只要”。佳句赏析只要他答应我的条件,我愿意为他免费工作一年。I am willing to work for him without pay only if he meets my conditi
10、on. WWFThe WWF is the worlds largest organisation for nature conservation. It was founded in the UK in 1961 and opened an international office in Switzerland in the same year. Its aim was to protect the natural habitats of wild animals in danger of extinction. One of the founders, the painter and na
11、turalist Peter Scott, designed the famous panda logo. The initials, WWF, stand for World Wide Fund for Nature. Originally the name was World Wildlife Fund. Today the organisation has branches in 90 countries in all five continents. It has thousands of volunteers and more than five million supporters
12、 who help by giving money. Since 1985 it has spent more than $1,000 million on 11,000 projects in 130 countries.The focus of attention has changed, too. In the 1980s the WWF became interested in all activities which have an effect on the environment, such as pollution and the way we use energy. The
13、WWF believes that our world has a future only if people learn to conserve nature and not waste energy. As a result, it started working with governments to introduce environmental education into schools.The WWF has worked with the Chinese government since 1980, when Dr George Shaller arrived to work
14、with Chinese scientists on the panda project. For fifteen years WWF China staff had been based in Switzerland but came to China to monitor the project. Then, in 1995, the organisation set up an office in Beijing. Today there are more than thirty staff working on twenty projects all over the country.
15、 They include work in forests, energy, and in environmental education for Chinas primary and secondary schools as well as saving the panda, of course.世界自然保护基金组织世界自然保护基金组织是世界上最大的自然保护组织。它于1961年在英国成立,同年在瑞士建立了一个国际总部。它的目的是保护濒危野生动物的自然栖息地。创建者之一,画家兼博物学家皮特斯科特设计了著名的熊猫标志。缩略词WWF代表世界自然保护基金组织。起初名字是世界野生动物基金组织。今天,这
16、个组织在五大洲90个国家都有分部。它有数千名志愿者和500多万通过捐钱来帮忙的支持者。从1985年起这个组织已经在130个国家 11 000 个项目上投入了10多亿美元。公众关注的焦点也发生了变化。20世纪80年化,世界自然保护基金组织开始关注所有对环境造成影响的活动,比如污染和我们利用能源的方式。世界自然保护基金组织相信,只有人们学会保护自然,不浪费能源,我们的世界才有未来。因此,它开始和政府合作,把环境教育介绍到学校。从1980年起,世界自然保护基金组织就已经与中国政府合作,当时,乔治山勒博士来到中国与中国科学家一起从事大熊猫的研究项目。15年来世界自然保护基金组织中国方面的工作人员都是从
17、瑞士来到中国监控这个项目的。后来,在1995年,这个组织在北京建立了办事处。时至目前,全国有30多个该组织成员在从事着20个项目的工作。它们包括在森林、能源方面的工作和向中国的中小学生进行环保教育,当然也包括拯救大熊猫的项目。 1The World Wide Fund for Nature is an organisation whose aim is to protect wildlife.(P54)世界自然基金组织是一个以保护野生动植物为目的的组织。aim n目标,目的vt.& vi.力求达到;力争做到He has only one aim in life to succeed.他活着只有
18、一个目的,就是成功。(1)take aim at sb./sth. 瞄准某人/某物without aim 无目的地with the aim of 目的是achieve ones aim 达到目标(2)aim sth.at sb./sth. 把对准某人/某物aim at . 向瞄准;旨在;针对aim to do . 目标是做某事be aimed at doing 针对;瞄准We aim_to_finish the work by Friday.我们的目标就是在星期五之前完成这项工作。This campaign is_aimed_at reducing road accidents.这项活动旨在减
19、少交通事故。The competition was started with_the_aim_of encouraging young writers.我们开展此项竞赛以鼓励新的年轻作家为目的。2But the trade also involves live animals.(P55)然而,这种交易还包括贩卖活的野生动物。 involve vt.涉及;包括;需要;使参加;引起Thus, the difficult cases usually involve governmental benefits.所以, 棘手的案件通常涉及政府的利益。(1)involve doing sth. 包括/牵扯
20、到做某事involve sb.in (doing) sth. 使某人参加做某事;把某人牵扯到某事里involve in/into 使参与,使卷入,使陷入involve with 牵连,涉及,与有关involve sb.with sb. 与(某人)有密切关系(2)be/get/become involved in sth./with sb. 与某事有关系/与某人有牵连Housework involves_cooking,_washing_dishes,_sweeping_and_cleaning.家务事包括做饭、洗盘子、搞卫生。I prefer teaching methods that act
21、ively involve_students_in learning.我喜欢能使学生积极参与学习的教学方法。名师点津 involved作定语,前置或后置时意义不同:the people involved“所涉及的人”;the involved story“复杂的故事”。live adj.活的;现场直播的,实况转播的adv.在现场直播一词多义写出下列句中live的词性及含义The cat is playing with a live mouse. adj.活的It wasnt a recorded show. It was live. adj.现场直播的The landing on the mo
22、on was telecast live.adv.在现场直播易混辨析 alive意为“活着的”,还可引申为“有活力的;有生气的;活跃的”,常作表语、宾补、主补及后置定语(不作前置定语)lively意为“生动的;活泼的;有生气的”,可作定语(前置)、表语、主补、宾补 living意为“活着的;现存的”,还可引申为“生动的;逼真的;栩栩如生的”,常作表语、主补、宾补和定语live意为“活的”,常修饰动物,不修饰人。还可引申为“实况转播的”She was still alive when I reached the hospital.当我赶到医院的时候,她还活着。Shes a lively chil
23、d and popular with everyone.她是个活泼的孩子,大家都喜欢她。No man living could have done better.当世的人没有一个能做得更好。3. A reptile has cold blood and lays eggs.(P55)爬行动物是冷血动物并且产卵。lay vt.产卵;下蛋;放置;搁置;铺The workers are laying the tracks.工人们在铺设铁轨。lay down 放下;使躺下lay off 解雇,下岗The students laid the book on the desk and laid_himse
24、lf_down to sleep.学生把书放在桌上,躺下睡觉。They were_laid_off because of the lack of new orders.由于没有新的订单,他们被解雇了。易混辨析 lielieliedliedlying 说谎(规则动词)lielaylainlying 位于,躺(不规则动词) laylaylaidlaidlaying产卵;下蛋;放置;搁置;铺语境串记 The boy lying in bed lied that his turtle had laid 100 eggs.躺在床上的那个男孩撒谎说,他家乌龟下了100个蛋。4One of the wond
25、ers of the insect world. (P55)昆虫世界的奇迹之一。wonder n惊奇;惊愕;奇迹v.惊讶;惊奇;想知道It is a wonder that he remained alive after dropping from the roof of a ten-storied building.他从一幢十层高楼的楼顶上摔下来仍然活着,真是奇迹。(1)in wonder 惊奇地Its a wonder (that). 奇怪的是(Its) no wonder (that) 难怪;一点也不 奇怪(2)wonder at sth./that. 对感到惊讶wonder about
26、 sth. 想知道某事wonder wh-/how-clause 想知道wonder if/whether 不知是否He hasnt slept at all for three days. It_is_no_wonder_that he is tired out.他已经三天没有睡觉了。难怪他很疲倦。Do you seriously wonder_that she didnt help him?她没有帮助他,你感到特别惊奇吗?5Im concerned about the future of wildlife in Africa.(P57)我很担心非洲野生生物的未来。be concerned
27、about关心/担心某事Many people are concerned about the pollution of the environment.许多人都关心环境污染问题。(1)be concerned in/with sth. 与某事有关;涉及as far as sb./sth.be concerned 就某人(某事)而言be concerned for 挂念; 关心(2)concern n. 担心;忧虑 v. 影响;涉及;使担心show/express concern about 对表示关心/担心(3)concerning prep. 关于;涉及 As_far_as_Im_conc
28、erned,_you can do what you like.就我而言,你做什么事都可以。The lawyer unearthed some new evidence concerning the case.律师发现了有关此案件的新证据。名师点津 concerned作前置定语时,表示“关心的,担心的”;作后置定语时,表示“有关的,牵涉到的”。6To keep an eye on something means .(P57)密切注意某个东西意思是keep an eye on照看;留意Weve asked the neighbors to keep an eye on the house for
29、 us while we are away.我们已请邻居在我们外出时帮助我们照看一下房子。 have an eye for sth. 对有鉴赏力catch ones eyes 引起注意fix/ones eyes on 凝视着look sb.in the eye 直视,正视某人A good artist must have_an_eye_for color.好的艺术家必须要对色彩有鉴赏力。Her eyes were fixed_on her plate.她的两只眼睛盯着盘子。7The initials, WWF, stand for World Wide Fund for Nature.(P59
30、)缩略词WWF代表世界自然保护基金组织。stand for代表;主张,坚持;容忍(多用于否定句)一词多义写出下列句中stand for 的含义We Chinese stand for peace and wish to settle all disputes by peaceful means.主张The letters WTO stand for World Trade Organisation.代表The teacher wouldnt stand for such behaviour.容忍stand by 站在旁边;袖手旁观;支持stand out 显著;突出stand up 站立;站起
31、来cant stand sth./doing sth. 不能忍受(做)某事 How can you stand_by and do nothing when she needs help?当她需要帮助时,你怎么能袖手旁观呢?The new road sign is easy to read; the words stand_out well.新路标容易辨认,上面的字很醒目。8The focus of attention has changed, too.(P59)关注的焦点也发生了改变。focus n焦点;集中点v.集中;聚集;使集中The focus of this chapter is t
32、he American Revolution.本章的重点是讲美国独立战争。(1)in/out of focus 清晰/不清晰的;焦点对准/没有对准的bring sth. into focus 使某事物成为焦点(2)focus on 集中(注意力、精力于)focus sth.on 集中某物于/把某物对准focus ones attention/mind/energy on 集中注意力/心思/精力于 We must focus_(our_attention)_on urgent problems.我们必须把注意力集中在紧迫的问题上。The childrens faces were badly ou
33、t_of_focus in the photograph.照片上孩子们的面部非常模糊。9The WWF believes that our world has a future only if people learn to conserve nature and not waste energy.(P59)世界自然保护基金组织相信只有人们学会保护自然并且不浪费资源,我们的地球才会有美好的未来。only if“只有才”only if引导真实条件句,句子中不用虚拟语气,其中的only if放于句首表示强调,主句要部分倒装。You can make progress only if you are
34、 modest.只有虚心才能进步。Only if I get a job will_I_have enough money to go to school.我只有找到了工作才有足够的钱上学。易混辨析only if只有才,引导陈述语气的真实条件句 if only但愿,要是就好了,引导虚拟语气的条件句或感叹句If only we had_arrived on time, we would not have missed the train.要是我们按时到,就不会错过火车了。10Then, in 1995, the organisation set up an office in Beijing.(
35、P59)后来,在1995年,这个组织在北京设立了办事机构。set up建立;设立They set up a tent near the seashore.他们在海滨附近搭起了一个帐篷。A few scarecrows were set up in the fields.田里竖起了几个稻草人。set about (doing) 开始做(某事)set aside 把放置一旁,不理会set back 推迟,耽搁;靠后坐落set out (to do) 动身,出发;开始做set off 出发,动身; (使)开始; 引起; 点燃,爆炸The new government must set_about_f
36、inding solutions to the countrys economic problems.新政府必须着手寻找解决国家经济问题的办法。She set_aside her book and lit a cigarette.她把书放在一旁,点了一支烟。.单句语法填空1After an aimless (aim) search for the lost boy, they were running out of fuel and had to return.2Camping is a good way to spend time with your kids and to show the
37、m how wonderful (wonder) nature is.3The project has been a great success and I would like to thank all the people involved (involve)4When the rescue team found the old lady under the ruins, she was still alive (live)5The professor said that having dinner together with family members had a very good
38、effect on childrens development.6The public urged the government to set up an old peoples home to help old people and pay for their health care.7In Russia, China and some other countries, red stands for beauty, life and happiness.8Studies found that the chimpanzees eat meat sometimes though they mos
39、tly feed on fruits and nuts.9The number of wild pandas is becoming smaller, and I am concerned about the future of pandas.10Henry broke his leg on his way to school. As a result, he will have to be absent from school for two or three months.11The speech he made concerning (concern) the project has b
40、othered me greatly.12Some children tend to be distracted by new things so that they can not focus on their study.13Apes are in danger of extinction (extinct). 14In October 1962 the world seemed on the brink of nuclear war.15The boy laid (lay) the flowers on the table, walked in and found her lying (
41、lie) in bed.完成句子1萨姆在他父母的帮助下建立了自己的公司。Sam set_up_his_own_company with the help of his parents.2近年来网上流行的字母大写V,代表的是VIP,即贵宾用户。The popular letter “V” on the Internet stands_for VIP, that is, the very important person.3刚才提到的那些小鸡以昆虫为主食。The chickens referred_to just now feed_on insects.4我父亲正在努力挣钱,打算买一所房子。My
42、father is trying to earn more money, aiming_to_buy a house.5这次会议与改革有关,在场的各位都很关心他们自己的个人利益。The meeting was concerned with reforms and everyone present was concerned for/about their own interests.一句多译1对一个典型的妈妈来讲,应对工作上糟糕的一天意味着把注意力集中在孩子们以及他们的需求上。For a typical mother, coping with a bad day at work meant f
43、ocusing_her_attention_on her children and their needs. (focus)For a typical mother, coping with a bad day at work meant fixing_her_attention_on her children and their needs. (fix)2许多人到大城市是为了找到更好的工作。Many people go to big cities with_the_aim_of_finding better jobs.(介词短语)Many people go to big cities, a
44、iming_to_find better jobs.(现在分词短语作状语)对应学生课时达标训练(二十三).根据提示写出单词的正确形式1The media focus (焦点) on politicians private lives switches the attention away from the real issues. 2.She laid (放下) down her cup on the table and went to answer the phone. 3.Once you have agreed to the initial (最初的) request, they wou
45、ld begin to ask for more.4They are campaigning against experimenting on live (活着的) animals.5How many branches (分公司) does the company have in our company?6Some students even have no idea of why they are studying, so they are aimless (aim) most of the time.7His letters paint a wonderful (wonder) pictu
46、re of his life in China.8We may live to see the extinction of the whale. If they are extinct,_the environment will be affected.(extinct)9He is an energetic man so he is full of energy every day. (energy)10He is a wasteful man. He often wastes a lot of money buying something he really doesnt need.(wa
47、ste).选词填空feed on, stand for, go for, set up, be concerned about, be involved in, on the brink of, keep an eye on 1.Could you please keep_an_eye_on my luggage? I want to go to the washroom. 2This is the first time we see how energy is_involved_in the conservation process.3I want her to respond as a f
48、riend, as someone who is_concerned_about me.4Countries along the sea have set_up an emergency system to prevent some major events.5My dads name is Dean E. Beller. Do you know what the E stands_for?6Butterflies feed_on a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect. 7My moth
49、er went_for me because I came back late after school.8In the past thirty years a lot of animals have been on_the_brink_of extinction because of human activity. .完成句子1Only if the case is urgent should_you_call out the doctor in the middle of night.只有患者情况紧急时,你才可以在半夜叫医生看病。2Our policy is to focus_on dev
50、eloping these areas.我们的政策着眼于把这些地区发展起来。3I havent seen it myself, but it is_supposed_to_be a great movie.这部电影我没有看过,不过人们普遍认为它很不错。4We listened to our fathers stories in_wonder我们惊奇地听着爸爸讲故事。5Weather_permitting,_we will visit you tomorrow.如果天气允许,我们明天去看你。.完形填空Here in Alaska, the wolf almost disappeared a fe
51、w years ago, because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sports. _1_, laws were passed to protect the wolves from _2_ and people who catch the animals for their _3_. So the wolf population has greatly _4_. Now there are so many wolves that they are _5_ their own food _6_. A wolf naturally live
52、s on animals in the _7_ family. People there also hunt deer for _8_. Many of the animals have been _9_ by the very cold winters recently and changes in the _10_ life there. When the deer cant find _11_ food, they die.If the wolves _12_ to kill large numbers of deer, the deer will _13_ some day. And
53、the wolves, too. So we must _14_ the cycle (循环) of life there. If we killed more wolves, we would _15_ them from starving. We also save deer and some _16_ animals.In another northern state, wolves attack (袭击) _17_ and chickens for food. Farmers _18_ the United States government to send a team of _19
54、_ to study the problem. They believe it is _20_ to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small population.语篇解读:本文通过讲述美国阿拉斯加州起初因为人们的滥捕滥杀,导致狼几乎濒临灭绝,后来政府通过立法对狼进行了保护,但不久狼又泛滥成灾这一事例,说明了保持生态平衡的重要性。全文还讲了生态平衡遭到破坏后,狼的数量的增加给狼及当地人们所带来的损害。1A.But BAlthoughCHowever DSo解析:选C 过去人们大
55、量捕杀狼,然而后来国家通过法律保护狼,因此前后为转折关系。but也可表示转折,但but是连词,不用逗号分开。2A.farmers BsportsmenCsoldiers Dofficers解析:选B 此空从前文 “because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sports” 得出。3A.skin BcoveringCmeat Dfur解析:选D 有的人捕杀狼是为了它们的皮。4A.increased BreducedCimproved Dchanged解析:选A 因为有法律保护狼,因此狼的数量增加了。5A.killing BusingCeat
56、ing Ddestroying解析:选D 从空后的“their own food _”看,本空应该填“毁灭”。6A.supply BanimalsCstores Ddeer解析:选A 狼太多了,它们破坏了自己的食物供应。7A.hunter BdeerCfarmer Dwolf解析:选B 下文中的 “People there also hunt deer .” 等一系列关于鹿的叙述为重要提示。8A.joy BskinCfood Dsafety解析:选C 文章一直在探讨食物链的问题,上下文中几处有“food”这一重要线索。9A.killed BharmedChunted Dprotected解析:
57、选B 在此A有较大干扰性,作者说寒冷的冬季及食物的变化对鹿伤害极大,但还不至于死亡。下一句“当鹿找不到食物时,它们就会死亡”也能说明这一点。10A.everyday BcoldCanimal Dplant解析:选D 气候的寒冷和植物的变化。11A.much BgoodCenough Dfresh解析:选C 鹿找不到足够的食物便会死亡。12A.stop BcontinueCremain Dgo解析:选B 如果狼继续杀死大量的鹿,鹿总有一天会灭绝,狼也会。13A.disappear BdieCreduce Dstarve解析:选A 从空后的 “some day” 看,作者在讲述未来的结果,联系空前
58、的内容,鹿有一天会灭绝。14A.find BuseCchange Dinsist解析:选C 基于上面的原因,我们应该改变这样的食物圈。15A.save BkeepCdefend Dmake解析:选A 在此B有较大干扰性,keep . from 意思是“阻止做某事”,而save . from 意思是“从中把挽救出来”。16A.water BlandCforest Dfarm解析:选D 从下文我们得知,如果狼得不到足够的鹿,它们就会去袭击鸡等,因此保护好鹿,也会使 some farm animals 得到保护。17A.deer BharesCdogs Dcows解析:选D hare 的意思是“野兔
59、”,它不是农场的动物,因此B不合题意;在C、D两项中,cows是较容易捕杀的,因此D为最佳答案。18A.force BinsistCwant Dorder解析:选C want the United States government to do 符合句意。A、D两项显然不合题意,insist 构成的搭配为 insist on doing, 而不可以是 insist sb. to do sth. 。19A.scientists BsoldiersChunters Ddoctors解析:选A 从空后的 “to study the problem” 可知答案。20A.right Bnecessary
60、Cuseful Dnatural解析:选B 他们认为在有的地区捕杀狼而在数量少的地方保护狼是有必要的。.阅读理解AChina is the only place in the world where pandas still live in the wild. The panda survey counted the total number of pandas living in the Chinese countryside at almost 1,600 nearly 50 percent more than the 1,000 to 1,100 pandas found in the
61、last survey, in the late 1980s. Although the news is encouraging, scientists are quick to point out that pandas, which have become the universal symbol of endangered species, are still threatened with extinction and need protection.With pandas and many other species, survival depends on staying hidd
62、en from people and predators (食肉动物), so counting them can be hard. More_important_than_the_number_of_pandas_is_how_to_protect_them_and_the_places_they_live_in.Scientists made the panda survey, sponsored (赞助) by World Wildlife Fund and the Chinese government, by combining the best of 21st century tec
63、hnology with old-fashioned low-tech tracking (跟踪) skills. Counting pandas through the forest and up mountains, using their powers of observation to note a bit of panda fur left on the bark of a tree, a panda paw print in the mud, or . panda droppings! Panda locations were entered into global positio
64、ning system (全球定位系统) instruments to create maps of habitats that should be protected.Of all the clues left by the pandas,researchers depended most heavily on the animals droppings. Pandas eat up 80 pounds of bamboo a day, and because bamboo is difficult to digest, it remains the chew patterns of ind
65、ividual pandas even after digestion. Chinese researchers have determined that individual pandas have different average bite sizes, so by measuring the average bite size of the bamboo pieces in the droppings collected, survey teams were able to determine the number of pandas that produced the droppin
66、gs left behind in each area.语篇解读:怎样才能查出野生大熊猫的准确数量呢?本文介绍了科学家们采用的一些科学方法。1From the underlined sentence in Para.2 we know that _Athe number of pandas is not important at allBits not necessary to count the wild pandasChow to protect the pandas and the places they live in is not a problem when counting th
67、e wild pandasDto protect the pandas and the places they live in must be well considered when counting the wild pandas解析:选D 句意理解题。句子的意思是“比大熊猫数量更为重要的是如何保护它们及它们的栖息地”,这就是说大熊猫的数量很重要,但是在调查时要注意保护它们及它们的栖息地。2Which of the following is NOT the clue for the survey?AThe fur. BThe paw print.CThe droppings. DThe b
68、amboo.解析:选D 细节理解题。在调查大熊猫的数量时,科学家们要“. note a bit of panda fur left on the bark of a tree, a panda paw print in the mud, or . panda droppings”,因为这些东西是调查大熊猫踪迹的重要线索。3Why can the scientists determine the number of pandas by the bamboo they have eaten?ABecause every panda eats up different pounds of bambo
69、o every day.BBecause every panda has a different bite size from another.CBecause bamboo is hard to digest.DBecause a panda eats up 80 pounds of bamboo every day.解析:选B 细节理解题。最后一段说到了未消化的竹子对于确定大熊猫的数量非常重要,因为上面还残留着大熊猫的咀嚼痕迹,而每一只大熊猫的咀嚼尺寸是不同的,有多少个不同的尺寸就大体上有多少只大熊猫。4The best title for the passage may be _ACou
70、nting the Wild PandasBHow to Protect PandasCThe Number of Wild PandasDResearch on the Pandas Droppings解析:选A 标题归纳题。全文内容都与调查大熊猫的数量有关:第一段讲的是调查的结果,第二段讲的是调查时要注意的事项,第三段讲的是调查的方法,最后一段讲的是调查的主要线索。BThe Valais Blacknose sheep are some of the smartest animals Ive ever seen. On first glance, they dont even look r
71、eal. They do have a Facebook fan page with over 3,500 likes, but I think they ought to be more well-known.We can find the Blacknose sheep in the Valais region of Switzerland. They are a dual-purpose breed, raised for wool as well as meat. Their most special features a black face, black ears, black k
72、nees and legs. The rest of their coat is white and unbelievably woolly; youd just want to hug them.The Valais Blacknose sheep are a heritage breed. These animals are well suited to live in the extreme climatic conditions of the high mountains and are good at feeding on steep and rocky slopes.Each sh
73、eep weighs 80 to 100 kilos and produces about 4 kilos of wool a year. Their earliest mention dates back to 1400 A. D. , but they were first recognized as a separate breed in 1962.There isnt a lot of content online about the Valais Blacknose sheep. They are featured in a few videos about other topics
74、, like this 10-minute documentary on the traditional festival celebrated by farmers and shepherds in the Swiss Alps. I do believe we need to see more of these incredibly pretty sheep!语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。主要描述了新一代萌物瓦莱黑鼻羊显著的特征,萌态十足,跃然纸上。5According to the content, whats the meaning of “dual” in Paragraph 2?AS
75、pecial. BDouble.CSimple. DComplex.解析:选B 词义猜测题。由原句可知“dual-purpose”与后面的“wool as well as meat”是对应的,dual有“双的,两部分”的含义,因此与B项近义。6Where does this passage most likely come from?AA book about animals.BAn official website of the Valais Blacknose sheep.CA persons blog.DA science fiction.解析:选C 文章出处题。纵观全文,文中加入了太多
76、的个人喜好、个人情感,特别是第一段和最后一段尤为明显,因此很可能出自个人博客。7What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AThe Valais Blacknose sheep are not well-known.BThe Valais Blacknose sheep ever have appeared on the traditional festival celebration.CCall on people to like them.DThe writer hopes that people can give the pretty she
77、ep more opportunity to appear.解析:选D 段落大意题。由最后一段的最后一句话“I do believe we need to see more of these incredibly pretty sheep!” 可以知道答案为D。8What can we learn from the passage?AThe writer thinks the Valais Blacknose sheep are the smartest animals in the world.BThe Valais Blacknose sheep are not real.CThe wri
78、ter thinks the Valais Blacknose sheep should be more well-known.DWhenever farmers celebrate their traditional festival, the Valais Blacknose sheep will appear.解析:选C 细节理解题。由第一段可知A项说法太绝对化;瓦莱黑鼻羊是实际存在的,B项错误;由最后一段可知,在一些民俗等主题的纪录片里瓦莱黑鼻羊曾经露过面,并非是在庆祝传统节日时,所以D项错误;由第一段最后一句“I think they ought to be more well-known”以及本文最后一句可知C项是正确的。