必修① UNIT 5 課下主題訓(xùn)練 人與環(huán)境、人與動植物

PAGE第6頁共6頁必修①UNIT5課下主題訓(xùn)練人與環(huán)境、人與動植物Ⅰ.閱讀理解Millionsofmonarchbutterflies(帝王蝶)oncecoveredthetreesofCalifornia'scoastalareaseachwinter,butnowtheirnumbersaredecreasing.TherecentannualWesternMonarchCountfoundthatthebutterflypopulationwasdownby99percentfrompopulations40yearsago.Monarchbutterflieshavetwopopulations：easternandwesternvarietiesseparatedbytheRockyMountains.Thepopulationsareverysimilarinappearance,butwesternmonarchbutterfliesaregenerallysmalleranddarkerincolor.Thetwoalsofollowdifferentmigration(遷徙)patterns.EasternmonarchbutterfliesspendwinterinMexico,whilewesternonesgatheroncentralCaliforniacoaststowaitoutthecold.Inearlyspring,thetwoleavetheirrestplacesandbegintotraveleastward.BythetimethebutterfliesreachtheCentralValley,theybreed(繁殖)．Abutterflycanlayhundredsofeggsinafewweeks,andthenewgenerationcontinuesthemigration.ThecycleofgenerationsandmigrationrepeatseveryfewweeksthroughthesummeruntilthebutterfliesmoveasfarasIdaho.Andwhentheweatherturnscoldandthedaysgetshorter,thebutterfliesreturntoCalifornia'scoasts.Theoverwinteringpopulationwascountedeveryyear.ThemissinginformationisthetimeperiodwhenthebutterfliesleavetheirwinterwoodsandbegintobreedinFebruary,MarchandApril.“Wejustdon'tknowwhatthey'redoinginthatmiddleperiodandhowwecanbettersupportthepopulation，”saidWashingtonStateUniversitybiologistCherylSchultz.“Maybethey'rerestinginthewoods,ormaybetheyneedmorefuelalongtheway,etc.AnyofthosethingsmighthelpmonarchbutterfliesgetfromthecoastaloverwinteringsitestobreedingsitesbroadlyintheCentralValley，”Schultzadded.Tofillthatgap,theresearcherssetuptheWesternMonarchMysteryChallenge.Theten-weekprogramasksthepublictosubmitphotographsofmonarchbutterfliesoutsideoftheirwinterrange.“Wecouldn'tbelookingformonarchbutterfliesrightnowwithouttheinvolvementofthecommunity.Therejustaren'tenoughofus，”Schultzsaid.“Reachingouttothecommunitymeanswemightbeabletolearnsomethingwherethereisvirtuallynootherwaytolearnit.”語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。帝王蝶數(shù)量銳減，為了更好地保護它們，一些研究人員號召大眾參與到他們的項目中以便保護它們。1．FromParagraph1,weknowmonarchbutterflies________.A．a(chǎn)recountedbyresearcherseverydecadeB．a(chǎn)reinaverydifficultsituationnowC．havelosttheirhomeinCaliforniaD．havemovedtonewplaces解析：選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Therecentannual...99percentfrompopulations40yearsago.”可知，帝王蝶數(shù)量銳減，處境堪憂。2．Whatdothetwovarietiesofmonarchbutterflieshaveincommon?A．Theirbreedingplaces.B．Theirappearanceandsize.C．Theirwayoffightingagainstcold.D．Theirmigrationdestinationinwinter.解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Inearlyspring,thetwoleavetheirrestplaces...theybreed(繁殖)．”可知答案。3．WhywastheWesternMonarchMysteryChallengesetup?A．Toknowtheexactnumberofmonarchbutterflies.B．Tohelpmonarchbutterfliesgetthroughtoughwinters.C．Toknowbetteraboutmonarchbutterfliestohelpthem.D．Tofindouttheinfluenceofhumanactivitiesonmonarchbutterflies.解析：選C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Themissinginformation...howwecanbettersupportthepopulation”及最后一句“Tofillthatgap,theresearcherssetuptheWesternMonarchMysteryChallenge.”可知，是為了更好地了解它們以便保護它們。4．WhatdoSchultz'swordsinthelastparagraphshow?A．It'schallengingtomakethecommunitygetinvolved.B．It'simportanttogethelpfromthepublic.C．It'sdifficulttostudymonarchbutterflies.D．It'srewardingtolearnfromthepublic.解析：選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中的“Wecouldn'tbelookingformonarchbutterfliesrightnowwithouttheinvolvementofthecommunity...virtuallynootherwaytolearnit.”可知，讓大眾參與到這個項目來很重要。Ⅱ.閱讀七選五UrbanWildlifeCitiesarediverseecosystems.Inadditiontovisitorsfromthewild,alargenumberofspeciesshareoururbanareas.Asourcitiesspread,weneedtothinkaboutwhatitislikeforotherspeciestohavehumanneighbors.Citiesarebuiltforhumans.__1__Forexample,mostcityparksarekeptneatandtidysothathumanswillfindthembeautiful.Butwhenwecutgrassorplantflowers,wedestroynaturalhabitats.__2__WhenabridgeinAustin,Texaswasrepaired,engineersaddedsmallgapsrunningalongthelengthofitsbottom.Thismadeagoodhomeforbats,andsoonthebridgewasthehomeofthousandsofbats.__3__Now,theyhavecometovaluetheirwinged(有翼的)neighbors.Thebatsareatouristattraction,andtheyeatlotsofbugseveryTherearealsostructuresbuiltwiththeaimofbringingwildlifeintothecity.TheOlympicForestParkisagoodexample.Theparkusednativeplantsandcreatedopen,naturalspaceforwildlife.TheresultisazoneinBeijingwithover160speciesofbirds.Inmanyways,theparkistheoppositeofazoo.__4__Ifwelearntoshareourspace,wecanbecomebetterneighborstothewildlifearoundus.__5__Ourownfuturewillbeendangeredtoo.A．Theyarebuilttoprotectbirds.B．Ouractionssometimeshelpotherspecies.C．Ifwedonot,morespecieswillbecomeextinct.D．Theydonotalwaysprovidesuitablehabitatsforwildlife.E．Insteadofbeingkeptincages,wildlifecanmovefreely.F．Atfirst,peoplewereafraidofthebatsandtriedtogetridofthem.G．Theywouldsitonitandtheirdroppingswouldfallintothewater.語篇解讀：城市是多樣化的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，我們需要考慮其他物種與我們?yōu)猷彽那闆r。如果我們學(xué)會分享我們的空間，我們就能成為周圍野生生物更好的鄰居。如果我們不這樣做，我們自己的未來也將受到威脅。1．選D根據(jù)空前一句及空后所舉的例子，尤其是最后一句“但當(dāng)我們割草或種花時，我們破壞了自然棲息地”可知，選項D符合語境。2．選B根據(jù)空后所舉的例子，尤其是“這為蝙蝠提供了一個很好的家園，很快這座橋就成了成千上萬蝙蝠的家園”可知，選項B符合語境。3．選F根據(jù)空后一句中的時間標(biāo)志詞“Now”可知，空處所填句子應(yīng)與下文內(nèi)容形成對比，故選F。4．選E根據(jù)本段的內(nèi)容尤其是空前的“Theresultisazonein...ofazoo.”可知，空處內(nèi)容應(yīng)與空前一句為話題一致、內(nèi)容上承接的關(guān)系，故選E。5．選C空前一句表述人類與野生生物共享城市空間的好處，空后一句與空前一句形成對比，再結(jié)合空后一句中的“too”可知，選項C符合語境。Ⅲ.完形填空WhenIwaslivingaloneinSantaRosa,California,andrunningabusinessdivisionforIntuit,mytwocatsWileyandWilburweremyfamily.Wetookcareofoneanother,entertainedoneanother,__1__annoyedoneanother,and__2__oneanotherafterall.Then,atonlytenyearsold,Wilbur__LettinggoofWilburwaspainful,andIwassadwhenthetimecametosay__4__.Wiley,myothercat,was__5__too.HeandWilburwerebestfriends.Hehadalwaysbeenhappyandwell-adjusted,__6__heseemedlostafterWilbur'spassing.WileyandIgrievedandhealedtogether.Whenpeopleadoptahomelesspet,it'sclearthattheyaresavingtheanimalfromhomelessness,__7__animalcompanionshiptotheirlives.They'reobviously__8__afarbetterlifefortheanimal.Timeaftertime,peoplewhoadopthomelesspetsfindtheirownlivesbeing__9__too.That'sjustoneofthe__10__ofadoptingashelterpet.Andthat's__11__IcreatedMutualRescue,ananimalwelfareinitiativeaimedathighlightingthisspecialbond__12__morehomelessanimals'livescanbe__13__.Ialsowroteabookaboutthe__14__animalshaveonourlives：MutualRescue：HowAdoptingaHomelessAnimalCanSaveYou,Too.Thisbookincludessomeofthebeautiful，life-changingstoriesI've__15__.語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者收養(yǎng)無家可歸的小寵物的故事及其感悟。1．A.always B．occasionallyC．permanently D．usually解析：選B根據(jù)文章首句中的“mytwocatsWileyandWilburweremyfamily”以及空處所在句可知，此處是指他們偶爾相互置氣。occasionally“偶然，偶爾，有時候”。2．A.hated B．complainedC．a(chǎn)dored D．disgusted解析：選C我們終究相互喜愛。adore“喜愛，熱愛”。3．A.sufferedfrom B．escapedfromC．recoveredfrom D．gotfrom解析：選A根據(jù)下文的“LettinggoofWilbur”“afterWilbur'spassing”可知，Wilbur得了癌癥。sufferfrom意為“遭受，患……病”。4．A.hello B．regretC．sorry D．goodbye解析：選D根據(jù)上文的“LettinggoofWilburwaspainful”可知，此處表示作者和貓道別。5．A.warm-hearted B．thrilledC．scared D．heartbroken解析：選D根據(jù)上文的“painful”“sad”和下文的“too”可知，Wiley也很傷心。heartbroken意為“極為悲傷的，心碎的”。6．A.so B．orC．but D．thus解析：選C根據(jù)語境判斷此處為轉(zhuǎn)折，表示它(指Wiley)一直很快樂，且適應(yīng)性強，但Wilbur去世后，它似乎很迷惘。7．A.adding B．a(chǎn)pplyingC．a(chǎn)dapting D．a(chǎn)djusting解析：選A此處表示當(dāng)人們收養(yǎng)一只無家可歸的寵物時，很明顯他們是在把它從無家可歸中拯救出來，同時也給他們的生活增添了動物的陪伴。add“增加，添加”。8．A.equipping B．providingC．contributing D．donating解析：選B根據(jù)此段首句可知，人們?yōu)閷櫸锾峁┝烁玫纳?。provide“提供，供應(yīng)，給予”。9．A.disturbed B．disorderedC．saved D．challenged解析：選C根據(jù)上文的“theyaresavingtheanimalfromhome