学年高中英语 Unit 4 Wildlife protection单元质量评估 新.docx

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学年高中英语Unit4Wildlifeprotection单元质量评估新

单元质量评估（四）

　（时间：

100分钟　满分：

120分）

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）项中选出最佳选项。

A

Animalconservation

Manyanimalandplantspecieshavebecomeextinctandmanymoreareincriticaldanger.Findingwaystoprotecttheearth'swildlifeandconservethenaturalworldtheyinhabit（居住）isnowmoreimportantthanever.

Dodos

TheDodoisaclassicexampleofhowhumancauseddamagetotheearth'sbiology.TheflightlessDodowasnativetotheIslandofMauritiusintheIndianOcean.Itlivedofffruitfallenfromtheisland'streesandlivedunthreateneduntilhumansarrivedin1505.TheeasilycontrolledbirdbecameasourceoffoodforsailorsandwasattackedbyanimalsintroducedtotheIslandbyhumanssuchaspigs,monkeysandrats.ThepopulationofDodosrapidlydecreasedandthelastonewaskilledin1681.

Rhinos

TheRhino（犀牛）hornisahighlyprizeditemforAsianmedicine.Thishasledtotheanimalbeinghuntedinitsnaturalhabitat.OncewidespreadinAfricaandEurasia，mostRhinosnowliveinprotectednaturalparksandreserves（保护区）．Theirnumbershaverapidlydecreasedinthelast50years，andtheanimalsremainunderconstantthreatfrompoachers（偷袭者）．

TheGiantPanda

ThefutureoftheWorldWildlifeFund'ssymbol

isfarfromcertain.Asfewas1，600pandasremaininthewild.TheChinesegovernmenthassetup33pandareservestoprotectthesebeautifulanimalsandmadepoachingthempunishablewith20yearsinprison.However，thepanda'sdistinctblackandwhitepatchedcoatfetchesahighpriceontheblackmarketanddeterminedpoachersstillpose（造成）oneofthemostseriousthreatstotheanimal'scontinuedexistence.

Whales

TheInternationalWhalingCommissionisfightingtoensurethesurvivalofthewhalespecies.Despitethefactthatone－thirdoftheworld'soceanshavebeendeclaredthewhalesanctuaries（保护区）.7outof13whalespeciesremainendangered.Huntedfortheirrichsupplyofoil，theirnumbershavedecreasedtojust300.Collisionswithships，poisonouspollutionandbeingcaughtinfishingnetsareothermajorcausesofwhaledeaths.

Tigers

Thelast100yearshasseena95%reductioninthenumbersofremainingtigerstobetween5，000and7，000andTheBali，Javan，andCaspiantigersarealreadyextinct.TheSouthChinatigerisprecariouslyclosetodisappearing，withonly20to30stillalive.LiketheRhinohorn，tigers'bonesandorgansaresoughtafterfortraditionalChinesemedicines.Theseitemsaretradedillegallyalongwithtigerskins.

【语篇解读】　文章介绍了已经灭绝了的和现在生存环境并不理想的一些濒危动物，旨在引起人们对动物保护的重视。

1．Itimpliesthat________．

A．theDodolackedtheabilitytoprotectitselffromotheranimals

B．sailorstotheIslandofMauritiuslivedmainlyontheDodo

C．theDodousedtobeastronganimalthatlikedfighting

D．theDodo，pigs，monkeysandratswerethenativestotheIslandofMauritius

解析：

推理判断题。

从文章中的“flightless，livedofffruitfallenfromtheisland'strees...easilycontrolled”等词可推测出Dodo鸟缺少保护自己的能力。

答案：

A

2．Whichgroupofthefollowinganimalshasalreadyceasedtoexistaccordingtothetext?

A．TheDodo，RhinosandGiantPandas.

B．TheRhino，WhalesandSouthChinaTigers.

C．TheRhino，Pandas，WhalesandTigers.

D．TheDodoandtheBali，Javan，andCaspiantigers.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章第二段的“ThepopulationofDodosrapidlydecreasedandthelastonewaskilledin1681.”可判断Dodo鸟是灭绝的动物之一，再根据最后一段中的“TheBali，Javan，andCaspiantigersarealreadyextinct.”可得知灭绝的动物还有这几种。

答案：

D

3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A．ThenumberofSouthChinatigershasreachedcrisispoint.

B．Manyanimalsarethreatenedwithextinctionasaresultofhumanactivities.

C．Peoplehuntfortheendangeredanimalsforhighprofit.

D．TheWhaleistherepresentingmarkfortheWorldWildlifeFund.

解析：

推理判断题。

从第四段中的“ThefutureoftheWorldWildlifeFund'ssymbolisfarfromcertain.”一句可知选D。

答案：

D

4．Whichofthefollowingismentionedinallthedescriptionsofthosewildanimals?

A．Thewayoftheirlife.

B．Thereasonfortheirextinctionorbeingindanger.

C．Whytheyarehunted.

D．Punishmentforhuntingwildanimals.

解析：

推理判断题。

针对五种野生动物进行介绍，内容不尽相同，有的介绍了人们为什么猎取它们；有的介绍了这些野生动物剩存的数量；有的介绍了对于猎取野生动物的惩罚手段，但有一点是相同的，即：

Dodo鸟灭绝的原因以及其他四类野生动物濒临灭绝的原因。

答案：

B

B

Georgewasagamewarden（猎物繁殖和保护区的管理员）inKenya.Oneday，hefoundthreetinylionsbesideadeadlioness.Theyweresolittlethattheireyeshadnotyetopened.Sadly，hetookthethreelittlelionsanddrovebackhome.

WhenGeorgegotoutofthecarwiththebabylions，hiswifeJoyAdamsonimmediatelytookover.Joyhadcaredformanyyounganimalsovertheyears，butshehadnevertriedtoraisebabylions！

However，shewasdeterminedtosavethesebabies.

Thelionsgrewrapidly.Butastheliongrewbiggerandstronger，JoyandGeorgerealizedtheycouldnotkeepthreelargelions.Theydecidedtopresenttwoofthelionstoazoo；theywouldkeepthesmallestlion，whichtheynamedElsa.

JoyandGeorgetaughtElsatohuntandtoprotectherself.Elsalikedtoplaywithherhumanfriends，butasElsagrewtoheradultsize，thisplaybecamedangerous.Morethanonce，ElsaknockedJoytotheground，scratching（抓伤）her.JoyandGeorgebothrealizedthatitwastimetofindElsaanewhome.Theyknewsheneededawildhomewhereshecouldlivethelifeshewasborntolead.Finally，JoyandGeorgedecidetosetElsafreeinMeruParkatthefootofMtKenya.

ElsaneverforgotJoyandGeorge.Whenevertheycampednearby，Elsawouldcometovisit，rubbingherheadagainsttheirlegsingreeting.

JoymissedElsa，butwashappythatshehadmadeasuccessfullifeasawildlion.JoywroteabookaboutElsa，BornFree，whichbecameaninternationalbestseller.Joytravelledallovertheworld，talkingabouttheimportanceofsavingthewildanimalsoftheworld.

JoylivedoutherlifeinAfrica，workingwithwildanimals.Shewrotemorebooksaboutherexperiences.HerheartfeltinterestinanimalsandhergreatloveforElsahelpedinspire（激发）aworldwidemovementtoprotectwildlife.ForJoyAdamson，therewasnogreat

ergiftthanthebeautyandspiritofwildanimals，livingfree.

【语篇解读】　文章讲述了保护区管理员的妻子乔伊养大了一头狮子并且最终把狮子放归自然的经历，告诉读者要保护动物，爱护自然。

5．WhenGeorgetookthethreelionshome，hiswife________．

A．advisedhimtogivethemtoazoo

B．wasfrightenedbytheirappearances

C．wasunwillingtocareforthem

D．hadagreatloveforthem

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第二段中“JoyAdamsonimmediatelytookover”以及下文描述乔伊多年来一直照料其他小动物可知，乔伊第一眼看到三只狮子幼崽时就对它们爱不释手。

答案：

D

6．JoyandGeorgesetElsafreebecause________．

A．ElsascratchedJoy

B．therewasn'tenoughfoodforElsa

C．Elsawasbigandstrong

D．Elsawasadangertotheirneighbours

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第四段的“asElsagrewtoheradultsize”以及“Theyknewsheneeded...tolead”可知，随着艾莎长大，乔伊和乔治的家已经限制了艾莎的成长，不再适合她继续待下去。

答案：

C

7．WhatdoweknowaboutthebookBornFreefromthetext?

A．Itbecameverypopular.

B．ItismainlyaboutJoy'sexperiencesinMeruPark.

C．ItfocusesonwildanimalsinKenya.

D．Ithelpedchangepeople'sattitudestowardswildlife.

解析：

细节题解题。

根据倒数第二段的“whichbecameaninternationalbestsel

ler”可知答案。

答案：

A

8．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．JoyAdamson：

livingwithlions

B．Elsa：

lionraisedbyahuman

C．BornFree：

awonderfulbook

D．George：

agamewarden

解析：

主旨大意题。

文章主要讲述了乔伊和三只被领养的狮子幼崽之一艾莎的故事，以及她为保护野生动物所做的贡献，由此可知A项标题最贴切、全面。

答案：

A

C

Inthepast，mandidnothavetothinkabouttheprotectionofhisenvironment.Therewerefewpeopleontheearth，andnaturalresourcesseemedtobeunlimited.Todaythingsaredifferent.Theworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquickly，andatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwecontinuetodothis，humanlifeontheearthwillnotsurvive.

Everyonerealizestodaythatiftoomanyfisharetakenfromthesea，therewillsoon

benoneleft.Yet，withmodernfishingmethods，moreandmorefisharecaught.Weknowthatiftoomanytreesarecutdown，forestswilldisappearandnothingwillgrowontheland.Yet，wecontinueto

cutdownmoreandmoretrees.Werealizethatifriversarepollutedwithwastefromfactories，wewilldie.However，inmostcountrieswasteisstillputintotheriversortheseasandtherearefewlawstostopthis.Weknow，too，thatifthepopulationofthecountriesisrisingatthepresentrate，inafewyears，therewillnotbeenoughfood.Whatcanwedotosolvetheseproblems?

Ifweeatmorevegetablesandlessmeat，therewillbemorefoodforeveryone.Landthatisusedtogrowcropscanfeedfivetimesmorepeoplethanlandwhereanimalsarekept.

Finally，ifweeducatepeopletothinkabouttheproblems，weshallhaveabetterandcleanerplanetinthefuture.

【语篇解读】　随着人口的增加、自然资源的减少和环境的破坏，人类必须要保护自然、保护地球了。

9．Todaywehavetothinkabouttheprotectionofour

environmentbecause________．

A．thingsonourplanetaregettingworseandworse

B．thelimitednaturalresourcesarebeingusedquickly

C．theenvironmentiscontinuingtobepollutedbytoomuchwasteandpoison

D．worseenvironmentisendangeringthelivesofhumanbeings

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章第一段最后一句话可知答案。

答案：

D

10．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A．Ifweeatmoremeat，morefoodcanbesaved.

B．Inthepast,therewerefewpeoplewhothoughtabouttheenvironmentprotection.

C．Ifwekeeponcuttingdowntrees，forestswilldisappear.

D．Weshouldnottakemoreandmorefishoutofthesea，ortherewillsoonbenofishleft.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章第三段第一句话可知答案。

答案：

A

11．Accordingtothepassage，themostimportantthingwemustunderstandisthat________．

A．weshouldkeepourenvironmentfrombeingpolluted

B．wemustmakeenoughlawstoprotectournaturalresources

C．manwilldestroyhimselfifhedoesn'tsolvetheproblems

D．wewillhaveenoughfoodiftheworldpopulationrisesatthepresentrate

解析：

推理判断题。

根据文章第二段内容可推知答案。

答案：

C

D

Raisingababytakesalotofwork,especia