2021-2022學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)假期鞏固強(qiáng)化 Unit 2Wildlife Protection（原卷）

2021-2022學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)假期鞏固強(qiáng)化

必修第二冊(cè)Unit2WildlifeProtection（原卷）

I.重點(diǎn)單詞

1.________________adv.乂刻conj.就

2.________________n.措施；方法”測(cè)量；度量；估量

3.________________vt.&vi.射殺；射傷；發(fā)射

4.________________vt.去除；移開；脫去

5.________________vt.減少

6.________________vt.&vi.打獵；搜尋；追捕

7.________________n.速度；（比）率”.劃分等級(jí)

8.________________n.平均數(shù)；平均水平。力.平均的；正常的；普通的

9.________________n.壓力；要求

10.________________n.（動(dòng)植物）保護(hù)區(qū)預(yù)訂；預(yù)留；保留

11._______________n.利潤(rùn)；利益

12.________________n.&v.攻擊；抨擊

13.________________◎.恢復(fù)；找回

14.________________n.和諧；融洽

15.________________?.感情；情感；情緒

16.________________Vi.存在；生存

II.拓展單詞

1.________（，的’.已滅絕的f________n.滅絕

2._______n.美；美人；美好的東西f________”.使美麗一________美的；美化

好的

3.________a功.已滅絕的一_______n.滅絕f________。功.使消滅的

4.________”.使遭受危險(xiǎn)；危害一________n.危險(xiǎn)；風(fēng)險(xiǎn)f________。春危險(xiǎn)的

5._________V.涉及f__________擔(dān)心的；關(guān)切的一_____________prep.關(guān)于；涉及

6.________打算；計(jì)劃；想要f________。力打算的；計(jì)劃的f________n.意

圖；目的；打算

7.________0/'.適應(yīng)；”使適應(yīng)；使適合一________n.改編本，改寫本；適應(yīng)f________

。功.有適應(yīng)能力的

8.n.威脅f威脅；危及f。力：（行為）帶有威脅的；陰沉

沉的

9.a4?.法律的；合法的一4的’.不合法的；非法的一a4.不合

法地；非法地

10.".使害怕；使驚恐；使擔(dān)心〃.警報(bào)；恐慌；警報(bào)器一。打驚人

的；使人驚恐的falarmeda力?.擔(dān)心的；害怕的

聯(lián)想拓展

en-表示“使成某種狀態(tài)、致使……”

①enable使...能夠

②endanger使...危險(xiǎn)

③enlighten啟發(fā)；啟蒙

?enlarge擴(kuò)大；放大

⑤enrich使富足

?encourage鼓勵(lì)

“出現(xiàn)與消失”

①dieout滅亡；逐漸消失

②disappear消失；失蹤

③fadeaway逐漸消失

?appear出現(xiàn)

⑤turnup出現(xiàn)；發(fā)生

⑥showup出現(xiàn)

HI.核心短語(yǔ)

1.滅絕

2.取得進(jìn)步

3.平均

4.使某人想起

5.關(guān)切的；……擔(dān)憂的

6.適應(yīng)

7.在壓力下，承受壓力

8.由于；因?yàn)?/p>

9.意識(shí)到；知道

10.看清；聽清；分清

聯(lián)想拓展

trans-表示“轉(zhuǎn)變”、“變換”、“超過(guò)”、“橫跨”

①transport運(yùn)輸

②transplant移植

?transform使變形；改造

④trans-century跨世紀(jì)

⑤transnational跨國(guó)的

?transcontinental橫跨大陸的

“comeinto十"短語(yǔ)集錦

①comeintobeing形成；產(chǎn)生

②comeintoeffect/force開始生效；開始實(shí)行

③comeintoexistence形成；產(chǎn)生；開始存在

?comeintopower開始執(zhí)政

⑤comeintouse開始使用

⑥comeintoplay開始活動(dòng)；開始起作用

W.重點(diǎn)句型

1.This/Thatiswhy...why引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句

Thisis（為什么我們來(lái)這里）----toobserveTibetanantelopes.

2.“only+狀語(yǔ)（從句）”位于句首時(shí)的部分倒裝

Onlywhenwelearntoexistinharmonywithnature（我們才可

以停止）beingathreattowildlifeandtoourplanet.

3.keep+賓語(yǔ)+賓補(bǔ)

Zhaxiandothervolunteerswatchedovertheantelopesdayandnight

________________________________（以便他們免受攻擊）.

高頻考點(diǎn)探究

I.核心詞匯

1.awareadj.意識(shí)到的；知道的；發(fā)覺

【教材原句】

Wemustmakepeopleawareoftheproblemandhelpprotecttheendangeredwildlifebefore

it'stoolate.(Pi4)

在一切都太晚之前，我們必須讓人們意識(shí)到這個(gè)問題，同時(shí)幫助保護(hù)瀕臨滅絕的野生動(dòng)

物。

beawarethat...知道，體會(huì)到...

beawareof...知道，體會(huì)到...

asfarasI'maware據(jù)我所知

developanawarenessof...逐漸懂得...

raiseawarenessof...提高認(rèn)識(shí)

arousepeople'sawarenessof...激起人們的...意識(shí)

【構(gòu)詞法】

adj.+ness=n.

carelessness,happiness,sadness,tiredness,kindness,

darkness

【練透考點(diǎn)】單句語(yǔ)法填空/完成句子

①[2018?天津卷]Ifyour(aware)isassharpasitcouldbe,you'llhavenotrouble

answeringthesequestions.

②Heseems(aware)ofthetroublehe'scausing,otherwisehewouldstopit.

③[2020?全國(guó)卷I]正是劉先生讓我認(rèn)識(shí)到學(xué)好英語(yǔ)的重要性。

theimportanceoflearningEnglishwell.

④重要的是學(xué)生們要逐漸懂得珍惜父母的愛。

Itisimportantthatstudents.

【佳句背誦】

Notonlywillyouhelpouryoungvolunteerstodeveloppersonally,you'llalsolearnnewskills

andincreaseyourculturalawareness.

不僅你能幫助我們年輕的志愿者自身得以發(fā)展，而且你也能夠?qū)W到新的技能同時(shí)提高自

己的文化意識(shí)。

2.concernvt.(使)擔(dān)憂；涉及;關(guān)系到；n.擔(dān)心;關(guān)注;(利害)關(guān)系

【典型例句】

AirpollutioniswhatmostChinesepeopleareconcernedaboutnowadays,becausetheirhealth

isbeingthreatened.

空氣污染是大多數(shù)中國(guó)人現(xiàn)在所關(guān)心的問題，因?yàn)樗麄兊慕】嫡艿酵{。

(l)show/expressconcernabout/fbr對(duì)...表示關(guān)心

(2)concernedadj,擔(dān)心的；關(guān)注的；相關(guān)的

beconcernedabout/for擔(dān)心...；關(guān)心....

beconcernedwith與...有關(guān)；涉及

asfaras...beconcerned就...而言

(3)concerningprep.關(guān)于；有關(guān)

【練透考點(diǎn)】單句語(yǔ)法填空/完成句子

①Ifyouarecuriousaboutthehistoryofourschoolorconcerneditsfuture,you

mustn'tmissthisexcellentopportunity!

②Makesureyoureadsomematerials(concern)poetryoftheTangDynasty.

③Itdoespointoutthatmanyparentsstilllimitelectronicreading,mainlydueto

(concern)aboutincreasedscreentime.

【佳句背誦】

Ifwecouldshowconcernforothersinneed,theworldwouldbeabetterplacetolivein.

如果我們都能去關(guān)心困境中的人，這個(gè)世界就會(huì)成為更美好的生活之地。

3.adaptvt.使適應(yīng)；改編

【典型例句】

Elephantsneedlargelivingspaces,soit'sdifficultforthemtoadapttothechanges.(P15)

大象需要很大的生存空間，所以他們很難適應(yīng)這些變化。

(l)adapt...to...使...適應(yīng)或適合....

adapt(oneself)to使(自己)適應(yīng)或者習(xí)慣于...

(2)ad叩t...from...根據(jù)...改寫(改編)

adapt...for...改編...作...之用

adaptableadj.能適應(yīng)的；可修改的

adaptiveadj.適應(yīng)的

(3)adaptationn.適應(yīng)；改編；改寫本

【誤區(qū)釋疑】

adopt與adapt的區(qū)別：

adoptvt.采納，收養(yǎng)

adaptvt.使適應(yīng)；改編

【練透考點(diǎn)】單句語(yǔ)法填空

①Thetelevision(adapt)ofthestageplaywasverysuccessful.

②ItiswithyourgeneroushelpthatIfirmlybelievethatIwilladaptthecollegelife

assoonaspossible.

③(adapt)inimaginativeways,manyphoneboxeshavereappearedoncitystreetsand

villagegreenshousingtinycafes.

@ForallofBellevue'ssuccess,(adapt)signalsarenotacure一allforjammed

roadways.

【佳句背誦】

Itwastheculture,ratherthanthelanguage,thatmadeithardforhimtoadapttothenew

environmentabroad.

是文化而不是語(yǔ)言才使得他很難適應(yīng)國(guó)外的新環(huán)境的。

4.recovervi.&vt.痊愈；恢復(fù)；找回，尋回，重新獲得；彌補(bǔ)

【典型例句】

Seeingherlyinginbedwithherlegwrappedinbandages,wefeltsorryforherandhopedthat

shewouldrecoversoon.

看到她腿纏繃帶躺在床上我們都很難過(guò)并希望她能盡快康復(fù)。

recoverfrom從...中恢復(fù)

recoveroneself恢復(fù)正常；使清醒

recoverlosses/one'slostwatch彌補(bǔ)損失/找回失去的手表

recoveryn.康復(fù)；恢復(fù)

【練透考點(diǎn)】單句語(yǔ)法填空/完成句子

①Thedoctoraskedthepatienttobeconfidentofher(recover)fromthedisease.For

thiskindofdiseaseiscurable,andshewasstrongenoughtorecoveritsoon.

②Theplayerisundergoodtreatmentandthechancesarethatintime

forthenextgame.

這個(gè)球員正在接受良好的治療，他有可能將及時(shí)擺脫傷病參加下一場(chǎng)比賽。

【佳句背誦】

Oncetheriversarepolluted,ittakesmanyyearsfortheecosysteminthemtorecover.

一旦河流被污染就得需要很多年才能使生態(tài)體系得以恢復(fù)。

5.removevt.去掉，開除；脫掉；vi.搬開，移動(dòng)，搬家

【典型例句】

TheantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetanantelopewasremoved

fromtheendangeredspecieslist.(Pi6)

藏羚羊的數(shù)量已經(jīng)恢復(fù)，2015年6月，藏羚羊被從瀕危物種名單中除名。

remove...from...把...從....移開/撤掉

removesb.fromone'spost撤職;開除

removesb.fromschool開除某人；勒令某人退學(xué)

removeone'sdoubt消除某人的疑慮

【構(gòu)詞法】

re-表示以下的意義：

“回”、“向后”、“再”、“重新”、“重復(fù)”

reappear,rearrange,rebirth,rebuild,recollect,recall,recount,redo,remind,return,review,

reunion,restart,reconstruction

【練透考點(diǎn)】猜測(cè)詞義

?Becauseoftheseriousairpollution,hedecidedtoremovefromthecitytothecountryside.

②ItwasnotuntilheremovedhissunglassesthatIrecognizedhim.

③Ofthethreecolumnsconcerninghealth,entertainmentandculture,mysuggestionisthatthe

columnofentertainment(should)beremoved.

?Therescueworkersremovedthebricksandstoneswithhandsinsearchofanysurvivorsin

theearthquake.__________________________

【佳句背誦】

Realizinghermommustbeverytiredafteraday'swork,thelittlegirlhelpstoremovethebag

fromhershoulder.

意識(shí)到媽媽工作一天后肯定累了，小女孩幫助媽媽把包從肩上拿下來(lái)。

II.核心短語(yǔ)

6.dieout滅亡；逐漸消失

【教材原句】

Ourplanet'swildlifeisdyingoutatanalaimingrate.(P14)

我們行星上的野生動(dòng)植物正以一種驚人的速度在消失。

(l)dieaway(聲音，風(fēng)，光線等)逐漸消失，漸弱

dieofVfrom因...而死

diedown減弱；平息

dieoff相繼死亡

(2)bedyingfor很想要；渴望

bedyingtodosth.極想干某事

【練透考點(diǎn)】單句語(yǔ)法填空/完成句子

①OntheEveoftheSpringFestival,weChinesepeopleliketoplaywithfireworks,andthe

noisedoesn'tdieuntilaftermidnight.

②YoumentionedthatyouwouldliketoteachEnglishinreturn,whichisexactlywhatIam

dying.

③將有陣雨，稍后會(huì)逐漸停止。

Therewillbeoutbreaksofrain,.

【佳句背誦】

Somerarebirdsintheareaareindangerofdyingoutbecauseofhumanactivities.

這一地區(qū)的一些稀有鳥類由于人類活動(dòng)正面臨滅絕的危險(xiǎn)。

7.dueto由于，因?yàn)?/p>

【典型例句】

Itisreportedthatlivingspacesfbrwildlifearebeingreducedduetothecuttingofthe

trees.(Pis)

據(jù)報(bào)道，由于砍伐樹木，野生動(dòng)物的生存空間正在減少。

[todosth.

(l)bedue0§由預(yù)定/計(jì)劃(做)某事

(2)(be)duetosb.應(yīng)支付/給予/歸于某人

同義短語(yǔ)：

becauseofowingto

thankstoasaresultof

asaconsequenceofonaccountof

【熟詞生義】

Yourrequestwillbedealtwithinduecourse,{adj.適當(dāng)?shù)?

【練透考點(diǎn)】單句語(yǔ)法填空/完成句子

①Theoldmansaidtheaccidentwasduetocarelessdriving,soalotofmoneywasdue

(pay)bythedriver.

②Theyoungcouplehadmeanttotravelabroad,buttheycancelledthetripduethe

toughbudget.

③你或者你的一名學(xué)生要參加明天的會(huì)議。

Eitheryouoroneofyourstudents.

④欠你的錢將在月底之前全部支付給你。

Anymoneywillbepaidbeforetheendofthemonth.

【佳句背誦】

IthinkmylongandactivelifemustbeduetothehealthylifeIlive.

我想我之所以長(zhǎng)壽而且精力充沛，一定要?dú)w功于我的健康生活。

8.searchfor搜尋，查找

【典型例句】

Afteralongandcarefulsearch,Gregsaw,acrossafield,thedogmovingcautiouslyaway.

Greg經(jīng)過(guò)仔細(xì)的、長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的尋找，發(fā)現(xiàn)小狗在對(duì)面田野小心翼翼地活動(dòng)著。

(l)inone'ssearchfor尋找

(2)searchsth./sb.搜查某物/搜身

searchfor=lookfor尋找

search...for...為找到...而搜查....【練透考點(diǎn)】語(yǔ)段填空/完成句子

①Tomhurriedintotheroomasifsomethingimportant.He

thedrawerJohn'stelephonenumber.Andthenhebeganto

__________________________hisaddressagain.

湯姆匆匆進(jìn)入房間，好像在尋找重要的東西。他搜查抽屜以尋找約翰的電話號(hào)碼，然后

他又開始尋找他的地址。

②幾十年來(lái)，他們努力尋找提高大米豐收的方法卻沒有成功。

Fordecades,theystruggledriceharvests,butwithoutsuccess.

【佳句背誦】

WiththeInternet,wecansearchforanyinformationweneedinthecomfortsofourhomes.

因?yàn)橛幸蛱鼐W(wǎng)，我們可以在舒適的家里搜尋我們需要的任何信息。

III.典型句式精析

9.Thisiswhywe'rehere-toobserveTibetanantelopes.

這就是為什么我們來(lái)這里的原因——來(lái)觀察藏羚羊。

【典型例句】

Youcanteamupwithyourfriendstotakeataxitohaveagoodviewofthesurroundingspots.

Andthat'swhyIrecommendthetouristattractiontoyou.

你可以和你的朋友一起乘出租車去欣賞周圍的景點(diǎn)，這就是為什么我向你推薦旅游景點(diǎn)。

【句型公式】

this/thatisbecause...這/那是因?yàn)?..

thisisthereasonwhy...這就是...的原因

thereasonwhy...isthat.............的原因是....(why引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句)

thereasonthat...is.............的原因是....(that引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句)

【練透考點(diǎn)】單句語(yǔ)法填空

①YouhavemadegreatprogressinEnglish.Thisisyouhaveimprovedyour

studyingmethods.

②Thereasonhehashadsuchasuccessisthathenevergivesup.

③Hewasstuckinthetraffic.Thatwashecamelateforthemeeting.

【佳句背誦】

IhaveagoodcommandofEnglishandiseasytogetalongwith.ThatrswhyI'mwritingto

applyforthejob.

我精通英語(yǔ)而且善于溝通，這就是我為什么申請(qǐng)這個(gè)職務(wù)的原因。

10.Onlywhenwelearntoexistinharmonywithnaturecanwestopbeingathreatto

wildlifeandtoourplanet.

只有當(dāng)我們學(xué)會(huì)與大自然和諧共存時(shí)，我們才會(huì)停止威脅到野生動(dòng)植物和我們的星球。

【典型例句】

Onlyafteryouloseyourhealthwillyourealizetheimportanceofhealth.

只有你失去健康時(shí)你才意識(shí)到健康的重要性。

【句型公式】

(l)only在句首修飾作狀語(yǔ)的副詞或介詞短語(yǔ)時(shí)，句子要倒裝。

(2)only在句首修飾狀語(yǔ)從句時(shí)，主句要用倒裝語(yǔ)序，從句不用倒裝語(yǔ)序。

(3)only在句首修飾句子的主語(yǔ)時(shí)，不用倒裝語(yǔ)序。

(4)含有否定意義的副詞或連詞，如never,not,notonly,little,seldom,hardly,notuntil,

neither,nor,nosooner等放在句首時(shí)，句子要用部分倒裝形式。

【練透考點(diǎn)】完成句子/句式升級(jí)

①只有當(dāng)我離開父母去意大利時(shí)我才意識(shí)到我是多么的愛他們。

OnlywhenIleftmyparentsforItalyIrealizehowmuchIlovedhim.

②我永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)忘記我們?cè)谵r(nóng)村一起待過(guò)的日子。

Iforgetthedayswhenwestayedtogetherinthecountryside.

③只有每一個(gè)人履行他自己的職責(zé)，我們才能讓地球成為一個(gè)干凈的行星。

Onlywitheveryonedoinghispartmakeourearthacleanerplanet.

?Onlywhenwehadstudiedthedataagaindidwerealizethattherewasamistake.(強(qiáng)調(diào)句

型)

—onlywhenwehadstudiedthedataagainwerealizedthattherewasa

mistake.

【佳句背誦】

OnlywhenyouhaveabetterunderstandingofChinesetablemannerscanyoubehave

properly.

只有你了解一些中國(guó)的餐桌禮儀你才能表現(xiàn)得體。

I.單句語(yǔ)法填空

1.Overthousandsofyears,theybegantodependlessonwhatcould(hunt)or

gatheredfromthewild,andmoreonanimalstheyhadraisedandcropstheyhadsown.

2.Newcavesystemdiscoveredwithdozensofnameless(species),fourhundred

speciesofbacteriafoundinthehumanstomach.

3.Andtheytendedtolosecognitive(認(rèn)知)functionamuchslowerratethanthose

withtheleastmentallychallengingjobs.

4.Mymomisreally(concern)withthehealthofeveryoneinourfamilies.

5.Theselights,knownas(adapt)signals,haveledtosignificantdeclinesinboththe

troubleandcostoftravelsbetweenworkandhome.

6.Abridge(build)inthedistanceanditsconstructionwillbefinishedinayear.

7.Thehouseismorethantwentymeterslongand(measure)sixmetersinwidth.

8.Theposters(intend)fbreveryonebecausetheyappealtoprotectourplanetwhich

weallliveon.

9.Iputupasloganbesidethebedtokeepmyself(remind)ofmyowndream.

10.Weallhopetheauthorityshouldtakeaction(immediate).

n.必備知識(shí)試題化——完成句子

1.Onlywhenweprotectanimalsfrombeingharmed.

只有當(dāng)我們保護(hù)這些動(dòng)物不受傷害時(shí)它們才能和我們和諧共生。

2.Wecanallhelpfundsandbylearningallwecanabouttigersand

我們都可以通過(guò)捐贈(zèng)資金和學(xué)習(xí)我們所能想的關(guān)于老虎和其他瀕危動(dòng)物的知識(shí)來(lái)提供幫

助。

3.TheAfricanelephantsandtheyare.

非洲象正在被獵殺，它們有滅絕的危險(xiǎn)。

4.Itishightimetostopthepeople.

早該是阻止人們非法狩獵的時(shí)候了。

5.Withthedevelopmentofsociety,manytraditionalcustoms.

隨著社會(huì)的發(fā)展，許多傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗已經(jīng)消失了。

HI.教材語(yǔ)篇高考化——語(yǔ)法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Tibetanantelopesareverygracefulanimals,1.liveontheplainsofTibet,Xinjiang,

andQinghai.Theyareindangerbecausemanyofthemarebeing2.(illegal)huntedfor

theirvaluablefur.Theirpopulation3.(drop)bymorethan50percentbetween4.

1980sand1990s.Inordertosavethisspeciesfrom5.(die)out,theChinesegovernment

placeditunder6.(nation)protectionandsomeeffective7.(measure)havebeen

carriedout.Asaresult,theantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetan

antelope8.(remove)fromtheendangeredspecieslist.However,thegovernmentwill

continuethe9.(protect)programmesbecausethethreatstotheTibetanantelopehavenot

yetdisappeared.Infact,onlywhenwelearntoexist10.harmonywithnaturecanwestop

beingathreattowildlifeandtoourplanet!

課時(shí)閱讀綜合練

I.閱讀理解

A

Onespringmorningmanyyearsago,IhadbeenprospectingforgoldalongCohoCreekinsoutheastern

Alaska.Suddenly,nomorethan20pacesawaywasahugeAlaskantimberwolf—caughtinatrap.

Fromherappearance,Iguessedshehadbeentrappedforseveraldays.Sheneededmyhelp,Ithought.Butif

Itriedtoreleaseher,shewouldturnaggressivetome.Thewolfwasclearlysuffering.Thetrap'ssteeljawshad

imprisonedtwotoes.Theywereswollenandlacerated,butshewouldn'tlosethepaw(爪子)一iffreed.Yeteach

timeImovedcloser,shewouldmakeafrighteninggrowl.IfIcouldonlywinherconfidence,Ithought.Itwasher

onlyhope.

Overthenextfewdays,Idividedmytimebetweenprospectingandtryingtowinthewolfstrust.Italked

gentlywithher,throwinghersomemeat.Gradually,Ikeptedgingcloser—thoughIwascarefultoremain

beyondthelengthofhertrapchain.

Atduskonthefifthday,Ideliveredherdinner.Suddenly,Isawaslightwaggingofhertail.Imovedwithin

thelengthofherchain.Sheremainedstill.Asatoweringman,myheartwasinmymouth,though,withinher

reach,Iwrappedmyblanketaroundmyselfandslowlysettledontothecoldground.ItwaslongbeforeIfell

asleep.

Thenextmorning,Islowlyplacedmyhandonthewolfsinjuredleg.Unexpectedly,shemadenothreatening

move.ThenIappliedpressure,thetrapsprangopen,andthewolfpulledfree.

Myexperiencetoldmethewolfwouldvanishintothewoodsquickly.Butcautiously,shecrepttowardme

andsniffedmyhandsandarms.ThiswentagainsteverythingI'deverheardabouttimberwolves.Yet,strangely,it

allseemedsonatural.

1.Whathappenedtothetimberwolf?

A.Shewasstuckinatrap.

B.Herfoodranout.

C.Herlegswereswollen.

D.Shewascaughtintheauthor'strap.

2.Whatwastheonlyhopeforthewolftobesaved?

A.Somefood.

B.Theauthor'scare.

C.Hertrustintheauthor.

D.Winningtheauthor'sconfidence.

3.Whywasfallingasleepdifficultfortheauthor?

A.Hewastooclosetothewolf.

B?Thegroundwastoocold.

C.Thewolfremainedstill.

D.Thewolfwaggedhertail.

4.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?

A.Itwasfrighteningandsurprising.

B?Itwasunexpectedbutnatural.

C.Itwashumorousandnatural.

D.Itwastemfyingbutencouraging.

B

TheAfricangreyparrot'sabilitytotalkandmimicsoundsmakesitacharmingcompanion.Africangrey

ownersoftenreportthattheirgreysoftentimestalkincontextandcanunderstandtheirpeople'semotions（情感）.

TheAfricangreyparrotisnotjustatoptalker—thisbirdisalsoknownforitsextremeintelligence,whichgives

themthenameuTheEinsteinsoftheBirdWorld.

Thebirdismedium-sized,dusty—lookingandalmostpigeon-like.Ithasabrightredtail,intelligentorange

eyes,andastunningscalloped（扇形的）patterntoitsfeathers.Theirdietinthewildconsistsmostlyofnuts,

seeds,fruits,andleafymatter.

Athome,Africangreysneedplentyoftoysthatchallengetheirintelligence,suchasfoodsearchingand

puzzletoys.Nutri-BerriesbyLafeberCompanyareaperfectchoice,which,withabalanceofgrains,seedsand

othernutrientsintheshapeofaberry,encouragesAfricangreystohold,biteoff,andevenplaywith,justasthey

dointhewild.

Africangreysseemespeciallyaffectedbystressanddisturbingnoiseintheirenvironmentandcanbeput

moreateasebyplacingonecornerofthecageagainstawallasopposedtointhemiddleofaroom.

AfricangreyparrotsaremorelikelytosufferfromlackofVitamin-A/beta-carotene,andthereforebenefit

fromeatingvegetableshighinbeta-carotene,suchascookedsweetpotatoandfreshkale.LackofVitamin-Dis

anotherconcern,especiallyforgreysonapoordiet.Offeringabalanced,pill-shapeddiet,suchasNutri-Berries,

helpspreventvitaminandmineralshortage.

5.WhyareAfricangreyparrotscalled“TheEinsteinsoftheBirdWorld”？

A.Becauseoftheirbrainsize

B.Duetotheirtalkingability.

C.Owingtotheirrichemotions.

D.Onaccountoftheirintelligence.

6.Whatcan"Nutri-Berries"probablybe?

A.Abrandofbirdfood.

B.Puzzletoysforbirds.

C.Atypeofroundfruit.

D.Wildintelligencegames.

7.WhatisthecharacteristicofAfricangreyparrots?

A.TheymaygetillduetolackofVitaminB.

B?Theyaresmartandlovetohavefun.

C.Theyaredustylookingwithblueeyes.

D.Theyprefertostayinthemiddleoftheroom.

8.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inawildlifemagazine.

B.Inasciencefiction.

C.Inatravelguide.

D.Onashoppingwebsite.

n.完形填空

Lastweek,mygrandfatherwasexplaininghisfavoritewords,uNothingisevereasy."Yesterday,I

happenedto]abeeinthelivingroom.Ithought2thebeewouldtakenomorethanfiveminutes.But

anhourlater,thebeeremainedthere.Allthathad3wasthatthelivingroomwasinamessandthatIfelt

4andhadtolieonthesofatotakeabreath.Ididnotexpectto5anhouronsuchatiny6,but

suddenlyIunderstoodwhatmygrandfathermeant.

Itisnotonly7thatwetendtounderestimate（低估）一wehavetobearotherunexpected8.We

oftenimagineeverythingcanworkinour9,butweseldomthinkofalltheunpleasantthingsthatcould

affectus.However,itisimportanttorememberthatyourdayorweekoryearmightnot10asplanned,and

thatiscompletelynormal.Itisabsolutelyacceptabletofeelchallenged—11atataskyouthoughtwas

simple-becausethatispartoflife.

Ifyoucanacceptthatnothingwilleverbeeasy,thenlifemightseemslightlymore12.Inmiddleschool,

IthoughthighschoolmightbeeasiersinceIcouldchoosethe13Iwantedtotake.Inhighschool,Ithought

collegemightbeeasierbecauseIcouldhaveaschedulebestsuitedformyself.Yeteachtime