限時提分練九必修②Unit4Wildlifeprotection含解析

限時提分練(九)必修②Unit4WildlifeprotectionⅠ.閱讀理解A[2021·成都市高三檢測]Thismorningwe'regoingtoheadoffdownintothewetland,averyspecifickindofwetlandcalledthePrairiefen.YoucanfindNateFullercountingbutterflies.TheSarettNatureCenterneedsanaccuratecountofMitchell'ssatyrbutterfliestohelppreserveoneoftheirlastknownhabitats.They'reveryparticularaboutthekindofhabitatwheretheycanlive,whichispartofwhatmakesthemsorareandamazingindicatorsforourwaterquality.Today,SarettexpertAshleyCole-WickwithMichigan'sNaturalFeaturesInventoryhelpsFullercount.Shesays,“WhenIfirststartedworkingonthebutterflyin2021,wehad18populationsandin2021,wehad10.〞TheMitchell'ssatyrbutterflywentontheendangeredspecieslistin1991.Initiallyitwasthoughtthatlossofwetlandscontributedtotheirdecline.Fullersays,“It'snotjusthabitatavailability.Thequantityandqualityofgroundwatercomingintothesewetlandsseemtobeachallengeforthebutterfly.Nothinghasallbeensortedoutexactly.〞Whilethedeclineislikelyacombinationoffactors,thefactthatwaterqualitymightcontributeisalarmingbecausethewetlandsaretheheadwatersfortheMidwest'sriversandstreams.Acaptivebreeding(人工繁殖)programwasstartedfouryearsagoattheToledoZootohelpgettothebottomofthemystery.TodayDirectorRyanWalshwhoheadstheprogramsaysit'sbeentheonlysuccessfulcaptivebreedingprogram.Thecaterpillars(毛毛蟲)spentthewinterinaspecialweathercontrolroomthathelpeddeterminetheMitchell'ssatyrsdon'tdowellbelow4.4degreesCelsius.Withthatknowledge,theprogramproduced1,300neweggs,adevelopmentthatmaygoalongwaytowardrestoringthepopulation.Andifallgoeswell,mayonedaytheMitchell'ssatyrbutterflyearnaticketofftheendangeredspecieslist.1．Whataretheindicatorsforthewaterquality?A．Thehabitats.B．Thebutterflies.C．Thewetlands.D．Theexperts.2．Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A．Theimportanceofwaterquality.B．Actionstakentoprotectthebutterflies.C．Thereasonswhythenumberofbutterfliesdeclines.D．Thenaturalconditionsforthebutterflies.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restoring〞inParagraph4mostprobablymean?A．Preserving.B．Increasing.C．Recovering.D．Controlling.4．Whatcanwelearnaboutthebutterfly?A．Itcaneasilybefound.B．Itisnotendangerednow.C．Itwilldieabove4.4degreesCelsius.D．Itcanbebredbyhumans.B[2021·濰坊市高考模擬]Ifyoureadthenewsabouthoneybeesurvival,it'sallveryconfusing.TheHooverInstitution'sDr.HenryMillernotes,“Therealityisthathoneybeepopulationsarenotdeclining.AccordingtotheU．N.FoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)statistics,theworld'shoneybeepopulationroseto80millioncolonies(群落)in2021from50millionin1960.〞Meanwhile,JenniferSassoftheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncilpointsout,“ThenumberofmanagedhoneybeecoloniesintheU．S.hasdroppedfrom4millionhives(蜂群)in1970to2.5milliontoday.〞Surprisingly,bothoftheseclaimsarecorrect.Millerpointstothe“global〞commercialhoneybeehivecount,whichhasgrownconsiderably.Sasspointstodomesticcolonynumbersonly,whichhaveinfactdeclined.Farmorebeesarefarmedformakinghoneythanforpollination(傳粉)services.Sincemorehoneyisnowmadeoverseasthanitwasinthepast,morehivesarekeptoverseas,andfewerintheUnitedStatesandEurope.Andtheglobalnumberofcommercialhivesandtheamountofhoneytheyproducehavegrowntomeetthedemandsofanexpandingworldpopulation.Suchshiftsoffernoevidenceofahoneybeehive“crisis〞.Theysimplyrepresentthemarketforcesofsupplyanddemand.TheFAOdataalsoclarifiesthatnationalorevenregionaldeclinesinthesizeofthemanagedhoneybeepopulationcannotproveclaimsofaglobalpollinatordeclineorapollinationcrisis.However,itemphasizesthatsolutionstothoseproblemsmustbemotivatedlocally,ratherthanglobally.TheHill,abigpartofthesolutionliesattheverylocallevel:withthebeekeepers,farmers,andcommunitiesthatsurroundthem.5．Whatmakesthenewsconfusing?A．Variousspecies.B．Differenteffects.C．Complicatedstatistics.D．Contradictoryconclusions.6．Whatcontributestothegrowthofcommercialhives?A．TheclaimsoftheFAO.B．Theshiftofhoneyexport.C．Theincreasingdemandsforhoney.D．Themoreservicesofpollination.7．What'stheauthor'sattitudetothehoneybeepopulationissue?A．Supportive.B．Objective.C．Confused.D．Doubtful.8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HoneybeeCrisisSolvedorNot?B．HoneybeePopulationDecliningorNot?C．HoneybeeMarketGlobalorLocal?D．HoneybeeResearchGlobalorLocal?Ⅱ.七選五[2021·開封市高三第一次模擬]Theorganizationleadscrowdfundedtrainjourneys.1.________Theorganizationhasalreadycompletedtwojourneys,throughthenorthernandcentralUnitedStates.Twenty-fourpeoplearenowgettingreadytobeapartofthethird.Toearnaplaceonthetrain,eachpersonhastoraise$5,000.2.________Ateachstop,theygetoffthetraintoexploreadifferenttownorcity.Theideaistovisitsmallbusinesses,communitycenters,schools—orwherevertheirprojectstakethem.3．________Heknowsthatuniversitiesarebecomingmoreandmoreexpensiveeachyear,andthatmanypeoplethinkhighereducationisnolongeraffordable.Overthenext10daysheisgoingtovisitsevenuniversities.Hewantstoseewhattheyaredoingtomeetthesechallenges.CatherineTsavalasisplanningtoexplorehowbookstoresandlibrariesimprovelocalcommunities.4.________Shealsowantstoknowiftheyareusingsocialmediatoconnectwithpeople.Hurricanes,tornadoes,wildfires,floods—researchsuggeststhesearegoingtohappenmoreandmore.JennyGottsteinthinksshecanaddressthesechallenges.Ateachstop,sheisplanningtointerviewlocalleaders,emergencyworkers,andcomputergamedesigners.5.________Shebelievespeoplearemorelikelytoremembersomethingimportantwhentheinformationisfunandgame-like.These24peoplearestrangersnow,butnotforlong.Thenextweekisgoingtobealife-changinglearningexperienceformany.A．Shethenplanstocreateagametohelppeoplepreparefordisasters.B．TrevorEaglewantstomakeadifferencetotheeducationsystem.C．Besidesmoney,theyalsoneedtohaveanideaforaproject.D．CommunityleaderswilltravelbytrainacrossAmericanSouth.E．Thesejourneysprovidetheyoungwiththechancetohelpdifferentcommunities.F．TysonFoodshadsupportedtheprojectfora10-dayjourneyacrosstheUS.G．Shewantstofindoutwhattheyaredoingtoencouragemorepeopletoread.Ⅲ.短文改錯[2021·蘭州高三診斷考試]Atabout9o'clocklastnight,Iwasbusyprepareformytestwhenaloudnoisecamethroughnextdoor.MyneighborwatchedthefootballgameonTVandkeptthesoundsomuchhighthatIcouldn'tgoonstudying.Icoveredmyearwithhands,buriedmyheadinbooks,andeventriedtoreciteEnglishtextsanditwasnouse.Ibecameimpatientanddecidedtoexplainmydifficultevenifhemightturnedadeafear.Tohisgreatsurprise,afterhearingwhatIsaid,myneighborapologizedandturneddowntheTVimmediate.Everythingwasbacknormalandin30seconds,theproblemissolved.限時提分練(九)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與自然——人與動植物——保護(hù)米切爾眼蝶【語篇解讀】最初人們認(rèn)為濕地的喪失導(dǎo)致米切爾眼蝶數(shù)量減少，但專家經(jīng)過研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，地下水的數(shù)量和質(zhì)量似乎也是其數(shù)量減少的原因；研究人員于4年前開始了一個人工繁殖工程來探索其減少的原因，之后該工程培育出很多米切爾眼蝶蟲卵，這樣一來，米切爾眼蝶有望脫離瀕危物種名單。1．答案與解析：B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段第三句“They'reveryparticularabout...amazingindicatorsforourwaterquality.〞可知，米切爾眼蝶對自己居住的棲息地的種類很挑剔，這使得它們?nèi)绱讼∩俨⒊蔀樗|(zhì)的指標(biāo)，應(yīng)選B項。2．答案與解析：C考查段落大意。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，最初人們認(rèn)為濕地的喪失導(dǎo)致米切爾眼蝶的數(shù)量減少，但是Fuller認(rèn)為不僅是濕地，地下水的數(shù)量和質(zhì)量也是其減少的原因。由此可知，本段主要講述米切爾眼蝶數(shù)量減少的原因，應(yīng)選C項。3．答案與解析：C考查詞義猜想。根據(jù)畫線詞所在句中的“theprogramproduced1,300neweggs,adevelopmentthatmaygoalongway〞可知，人工繁殖工程產(chǎn)出1300個新卵，又結(jié)合米切爾眼蝶是瀕危物種可推知，這是恢復(fù)眼蝶數(shù)量的一個新的進(jìn)展，應(yīng)選C項。4．答案與解析：D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段第一句的內(nèi)容和倒數(shù)第二句“Withthatknowledge,theprogramproduced1,300...thepopulation.〞可知，米切爾眼蝶可以人工培育，應(yīng)選D項。B語篇類型：議論文主題語境：人與自然——昆蟲——解釋了蜜蜂數(shù)量的兩種說法【語篇解讀】有人說蜜蜂的數(shù)量在下降，也有人說蜜蜂的數(shù)量在上升。兩種說法都是正確的，這是為什么呢？本文給出了解釋。5．答案與解析：D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段的“‘AccordingtotheU．N.FoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)statistics,theworld'shoneybeepopulationroseto80million...JenniferSassoftheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil...hasdroppedfrom4millionhives(蜂群)in1970to2.5milliontoday’〞可知，F(xiàn)AO的數(shù)據(jù)說明蜜蜂的數(shù)量在上升，而JenniferSass的數(shù)據(jù)說明美國的蜂群數(shù)量在下降，兩種結(jié)論是相互矛盾的，應(yīng)選D。contradictory“互相矛盾的，對立的〞。6．答案與解析：C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段的“Farmorebeesarefarmedformakinghoneythanforpollination(傳粉)services〞可知，多養(yǎng)殖蜜蜂更多地是為了獲取蜂蜜；“Andtheglobalnumberofcommercialhives...growntomeetthedemandsofanexpandingworldpopulation〞說明全球商業(yè)性蜂群數(shù)量已經(jīng)增加，以滿足不斷增加的世界人口的需求。結(jié)合以上兩句話可知，人們對蜂蜜需求的日益增長引起了商業(yè)性蜂群數(shù)量的增加，應(yīng)選C。7．答案與解析：B考查觀點態(tài)度。結(jié)合全文可知，作者在介紹蜜蜂數(shù)量的問題時，都是在客觀地陳述兩種對立的觀點及兩種觀點形成的依據(jù)。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Solutionswillfollowonlyifwetakeanon-subjectivelookattheissues〞也可知，作者認(rèn)為客觀地看待蜜蜂數(shù)量這個問題才能找到解決方法，應(yīng)選B。objective“客觀的〞。8．答案與解析：B考查標(biāo)題判斷。綜合全文可知，本文主要討論的是蜜蜂數(shù)量是上升還是下降的問題，關(guān)鍵詞是population，應(yīng)選B。Ⅱ.七選五語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——社會活動——千禧火車工程【語篇解讀】本文主要介紹了一個非營利性組織——千禧火車工程所組織的活動，即坐火車旅行去幫助不同的社區(qū)。1．答案與解析：E根據(jù)空前一句“Theorganizationleadscrowdfundedtrainjourneys〞可推知，本空應(yīng)是進(jìn)一步解釋這個組織開展的旅行活動，與空后一句中的“Theorganizationhasalreadycompletedtwojourneys〞照應(yīng)，所以選E項。2．答案與解析：C根據(jù)空前一句中的“hastoraise$5,000〞以及空處下文中的“Thei