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编号8UNIT2WILDLIFEPROTECTION—寒假作业第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightened.Lookingdown,Iimmedia

telyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrong,andrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-mont

h-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwater,anditwasalife-and-deathstruggle.Hercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasnear

tothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwater,andkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushing

waterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother'sbodyandwasgone.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressed

thecalfwithherheadandtrunk(象鼻)againsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffort,shepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshe

lfofrock.Justatthismoment,shewentbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddown,itwouldbecertaindeath.Iknew,aswellasshedi

d,thattherewasonespot(地点)whereshecouldgettothebank,butitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalf.W

hileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonext,Iheardthesoundofamother'slove.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgottothebankandwasmakingher

waybackasfastasshecould,roaring(吼叫)allthetime,buttohercalfitwasmusic.(1).Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbank

hesaw_______.A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD.MaS

hwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater(2).HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwater?A.By

puttingitonasafespot.B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.C.Bytakingitawaywithher.D.Bycarryingitonherback.(3).Howdidthecalf

feelaboutthemotherelephant'sroaring?A.Itwasamusicalnote.B.Itwasasignofdanger.C.Itwasacallforhelp.D.Itwasagreatcomfort.BThewords"protectanimal

s"appeareverywhereinbooksandonscreensbecausesomeanimalsareindangerofdyingout.Butsometimestherealitycanbealittledifferentfromwhatpeoplereadorwat

ch.About300blackbearswerekilledinFlorida,theUS,inOctober,2015.It'sbeenthefirstbearhuntsince1994.Animalprotectiongroupsprotestedthisdecision.Butlocalo

fficialsexplainedthattheblackbearpopulationhadgrownto3,500andbecomeamenacetolocalpeople.Inthepasttwoyears,bearshavehurtatleastfourpeopleinFlorid

a.Thisbringsanoldquestionbackintothespotlight—whichismoreimportant,protectinganimalsorprotectingpeople'sinterests?Thisquestionisaskedinothercoun

triestoo.InSwitzerland,awolfwassentencedtodeathbytheSwissgovernmentmonthsago.Thisisbecausethewolfkilled38s

heepandlocalpeoplelostalotofmoney.DaysagoinChina,threeoldmenwerearrestedforkillingaserow(鬣羚),aprotectedspecies.Buttheyinsistedtheydidn'tknowa

boutthisandkilledtheanimalbecauseitruinedtheircrops.However,thesestoriesdon'talwaysmeanthatanimalprotectionstopsduetohumaninterests,especiallywheni

tisrelatedtoeconomicdevelopment.AmannamedZhouWeisensetupawildanimalbaseinGuilin,Guangxi.Hesavedover170tigersand300bears.Buthisbasealso

offeredjobstolocalpeople."Theremayneverbeastandardanswertothequestionofwhetherweshouldgivemoreattentiontotheenvironmentorhumandevelopment,"

saidRobertMay,aBritishbiologistatOxfordUniversity."Butweshouldn'tpusheitheronetotheside,asthefutureishang

inginthebalance."1.InOctober2015,Floridahelditsfirstbearhuntafterabout_____.A.fiveyearsB.tenyearsC.fourteenye

arsD.twenty-oneyears2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"menace"inParagraph3mean?A.Danger.B.Chance.C.Relief.D.Treasure.3.Whatdoestheauthorinte

ndtotellusbymentioningZhouWeisen'sstory?A.Protectinganimalsneedshardwork.B.Zhouwasgoodatfeedingwildanimals.

C.Zhouhadagoodrelationshipwithlocalpeople.D.Protectinganimalscanbringeconomicdevelopment.4.Whichofthefollowingstatement

smightRobertMayagreewith?A.Humandevelopmentshouldbeconsideredfirst.B.Weshouldpaymoreattentiontoanimalprotection.

C.Weshouldconsiderboththeenvironmentandhumaninterests.D.It'sdifficulttofindproperwaystosolveenvironmental

problems.CWhenIwasinmyfourthyearofteaching,Iwasalso(andamstill)ahighschooltrackandfieldcoach(田径教练).Oneyear,Ihadastud

ent,John,whoenteredmyclasswhenhewasajunior.JohnchangedtoourschoolfromGreece,andseemedtobeinterestedinsports,soIencour

agedhimtojoinourtrackteam.Iexplainedtohimthateventhoughhehadnevertakenpartinitbefore,Ididbelievethathecoulddowellinanyevent,andIwouldb

ewillingtocoachhimatwhicheveronesinterestedhim.Heacceptedtheoffer,andbegantoworkhardateverypractice.Aboutamonthl

ater,IhadfoundoutfromothersourcesthatJohnwasafirst-classtennisplayer,winningvariousjuniorawardsinhishomecountry.Iwenttohimasking,"John,Ireallyapp

reciatethatyoucameoutforthetrackteam,butwhydidn'tyouplaytennisinstead?Itseemsthatwouldinterestyoualotmore,si

nceyou'resogoodatit."Johnanswered,"Well,Iliketennis,butyoutoldmethatyoubelievedinme,andthatyouthought

Icoulddowellintrack,soIwantedtotryitforthatreason."Fromthenon,Ioftenremembermystudent'sreply.Itoldit

toafriendandshesuggestedIwriteitdowntosharesomewherewithmoreteachers.Nomatterhowcritical(不满的)studentscanbeofthemselves,I'vefoun

dthatasimple"Itrustthatyoucandoit!"Cangoalongway!1.AccordingtoParagraph1,whatdoestheauthorseemtothinkmoreabout?A.John'sPEma

rksB.John'sself-confidenceC.John'sinterestinsportsD.John'sstateofhealth2.WhydidJohntakepartinthetrackteam?A.Heh

adbeenanexcellentrunner.B.Hewasencouragedbyhisteacher.C.Helikedrunningmorethantennis.D.Hehadnotenniscoachtotrainhim.3.What'sthe

purposeofthispassage?A.tobuildacloseteacher-studentrelationshipB.tointroduceanewwayofsportstrainingC.toexplaint

hevalueofsportsandgamesD.toshowtheimportanceofencouragement4.Whoisthepassagemainlywrittenfor?A.teachersB.parentsC.studentsD.playersDHowdoesanecosyst

em(生态系统)work?Whatmakesthepopulationsofdifferentspeciesthewaytheyare?Whyaretheresomanyfliesandsofewwolves?Tofindananswer,scientistshavebu

iltmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs,notingwhoeatswhomandhowmucheachoneeats.Withsuchmodels,scientistshavefoundoutsomekeyprinciplesoperatingi

nfoodwebs.Mostfoodwebs,forinstance,consistofmanyweaklinksratherthanafewstrongones.Whenapredator(掠食动物)alwayseatshugenumbersofasing

leprey(猎物),thetwospeciesarestronglylinked;whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies,theyareweaklylinked.Foodwebsmaybedom

inatedbymanyweaklinksbecausethatarrangementismorestableoverthelongterm.Ifapredatorcaneatseveralspecies,itcansurviv

etheextinctionofoneofthem.Andifapredatorcanmoveontoanotherspeciesthatiseasiertofindwhenapreyspeciesbecomesr

are,theswitchallowstheoriginalpreytorecover.Theweaklinksmaythuskeepspeciesfromdrivingoneanothertoextinction.

Mathematicalmodelshavealsorevealedthatfoodwebsmaybeunstable,wheresmallchangesoftoppredatorscanleadtobigeffe

ctsthroughoutentireecosystems.Inthe1960s,scientistsproposedthatpredatorsatthetopofafoodwebhadasurprisingamountofcontroloverthesizeofpopu

lationsofotherspecies—includingspeciestheydidnotdirectlyattack.Andunplannedhumanactivitieshaveprovedth

eideaoftop-downcontrolbytoppredatorstobetrue.Intheocean,wefishedfortoppredatorssuchascodonanindustrialscale,whileon

land,wekilledofflargepredatorssuchaswolves.Theseactionshavegreatlyaffectedtheecologicalbalance.Scientistshavebuiltanear

ly-warningsystembasedonmathematicalmodels.Ideally,thesystemwouldtelluswhentoadapthumanactivitiesthatarepushinganecosystemtowardabreakdownorwouldeve

nallowustopullanecosystembackfromtheborderline.Preventioniskey,scientistssaybecauseonceecosystemspasstheirti

ppingpoint(临界点),itisremarkablydifficultforthemtoreturn.1.Whathavescientistsdiscoveredwiththehelpofmathemat

icalmodelsoffoodwebs?A.Thelivinghabitsofspeciesinfoodwebs.B.Therulesgoverningfoodwebsoftheecosystems.C.Theapproachestostudying

thespeciesintheecosystems.D.Thedifferencesbetweenweakandstronglinksinfoodwebs.2.Astronglinkisfoundbetweentwospecieswhenapredator________.A.has

awidefoodchoiceB.caneasilyfindnewpreyC.stickstoonepreyspeciesD.canquicklymovetoanotherplace3.Whatwillhappenifthepopulationsoft

oppredatorsinafoodwebgreatlydecline?A.Thepreyspeciestheydirectlyattackwilldieout.B.Thespeciestheyindirectlyattackwillturnintotoppredators.

C.Thelivingenvironmentofotherspecieswillremainunchanged.D.Thepopulationsofotherspecieswillexperienceunexpectedchanges.4.Howdoesanea

rly-warningsystemhelpusmaintaintheecologicalbalance?A.Bygettingillegalpracticesundercontrol.B.Bystoppingusfromkillinglargepre

dators.C.Bybringingthebroken-downecosystemsbacktonormal.D.Bysignalingtheurgentneedfortakingpreventiveaction.第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项

中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Takingavacationisaperfectwaytohelpfamilymembersconnectedwithoneanother,whichisespeciallyimportantwhenyouconsid

ertheeffectsithasonchildren.Thefollowingwillhelpyoulearnhowtochoosetherightvacationforbringingyourfamilytogether.MakingthetimeWithsummerfilledwit

hschoolwork,therearefewertimesavailableforfamiliestotakevacationstogether.①__________Youcangetkidsexcitedbypackingthemupf

orafun-filledweekendtripinwinterorspring.ChoosingthelocationThefirststepyou'llwanttotakeispickingaplace.Thereareplentyofchoices,butoneofthebes

tchoicesisaplaceconnectedtotheoutdoors.②__________Thesekindsofactivitiesgiveyourfamilyasenseofaccomplishment(成就).Settingsomegoals③

__________Youshouldalsothinkabouthowyouwanttheconnectionwithyourfamilytodevelop.Vacationsareachancetoopenuptooneano

ther.Spendingafewdaysinthemountainswithonlyyourfamilymemberscanhelpbringmeaningfulconversationsinabea

utifulsetting.④__________Onethingyoudon'twantisyourchildrennotgettingalongwellwitheachother.Oftenthebestsolutionistokeepyoursche

dulefullandincludedifferentactivities.Perhapsincludeyourchildren'sopinionsonwhattheywanttodo.Familyvaca

tionscanleadtoarealturningpointforfamilymembers,providingamemorableexperiencethatalsomakeseveryonehappier⑤__________A.Keepingtheki

dshappy.B.PlanningsomegreatactivitiesC.So,nexttimeyouplanyourtrip,planaccordingly.D.Butwinterandspringprovidethei

rownopportunities.E.Vacationshouldn'tjustbeaboutgettingawayfromworkorseeingsights.F.Youcantakeahike,watchw

ildlife,orcampoutsidewithyourkids.G.Thereareplentyofactivitiesthatarefunforthewholefamily.第二部分第一节阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项。It'shardbeinganastronaut'sson.I1,everybodyexpectsyoutobespecialor2,butI'mjustanaveragestudent.Ioftenwonder3myfat

hereverhadasonlikeme.Imeanhe'sso4andsogoodateverything.SoIusedtodreamaboutdoingsomethingspectacular(令人

印象深刻的)to5myfather.Inoneclass,myteacher6aFather'sDayessaycontestforusandthewinners'essayswouldbereadinfrontofalltheparentsandstudents.Aftersc

hoolIwalkedhome,7aboutmyfather,whoIwouldwriteaboutinmyessay.Hesatwithmeinthe8whenIwasalittlekidandhadanightmare.He9mewithanewpuppyatmyeighthb

irthdayparty.Tome,hewasn'taworld-famousastronaut,butjustmydad.Iwroteaboutallthese10inyessay.Oneofourneighbourssaid,"I

11you'llwinthecontest,David.You'retheonlyoneintownwhosefatherisanastronaut."Ididn'twanttowin12becausemyfatherwasanastronaut

.Iwonsecondprize.WhenIfinishedreadingmyessay,the13applauded.Isawmyfatherblowinghisnose.Dadnoddedtome,14histhroat,andputhishandonmysho

ulder."Son,thisisthe15momentofmylife,"hesaid.Itwastheproudestmomentofmylife,too.MaybeI'llneverbeagreatheroorwinaNobelPrize,butjustthe

n,itwasenoughjusttobemyfather'sson.1.A.doubtB.sayC.knowD.believe2.A.strangeB.honestC.perfectD.formal3.A.whyB.whereC.whe

therD.when4.A.normalB.funnyC.specialD.unique5.A.shockB.influenceC.attractD.impress6.A.reportedB.announcedC.claimedD.warned7.A.caringB.worry

ingC.thinkingD.complaining8.A.silenceB.threatC.horrorD.dark9.A.pleasedB.astonishedC.supportedD.encouraged10.A.experimentsB.incidents

C.dreamsD.memories11.A.wishB.guessC.betD.promise12.A.merelyB.neverC.hardlyD.nearly13.A.parentsB.audienceC.studentsD.teachers14.A.cleanedB.blewC.cle

aredD.opened15.A.mostB.proudestC.smallestD.longest第二节阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Dogsareoftencalled"man'sbestfriend"andmakeidealpets.①_____mosta

ttractivequalityofadogisitsfaithinitsowner.Theyalwaysgreetuswhenwecomehomeandtheywillneverleaveuseven②___

__adesperate(绝望的)situation.Forexample,therewasaverysickmanandhisdogbarkedandbarkeduntiltherescueteam③(arrive).Furthermore,do

gsarestronganimals④_____willprotectus.Houseswithdogsareconsideredmuch⑤_____(safe)thanthosewithburglaralarms(防盗警报器).Notonly

willtheystopthieves,⑥_____theywillalsoguardagainstfire.Forexample,therewasaseriousfireandadogmanaged⑦_

___(pull)itsownerout.And⑧_____(final),dogscanbetrainedbypeople.Dogscandoanumberofthingsthatpeoplecannot.Forexample,t

heycanfinddrugs,bodies,illegalDVDsandhuntdownprisonerswith⑨_____(they)nose.They'realsousedtohelptheelderlyanddisabled.Tosumup,dogsar

ereallyfriendly,civilized(文明的)andloyal⑩_____(partner).第三部分第一节假设你是我校高一学生李华，从网络新闻得知有人大肆捕杀东北虎，你感到十分气愤。据此，请你给中国日报(ChinaDaily)报社编辑写一封信，就此事发表你的观点并对保护东

北虎提出你的建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。参考词汇：东北虎SiberiantigerDearEditor,I'vejustlearntthenewsonlineabout____________

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________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Inthe1970s,whenIwasanewteacheratascho

olinDetroit,Iwasarrangedtoteachaparticularlytalentedclass.ThestudentsincludedalittlegirlnamedMaryKay,whohadspentonlyoneyearatourschoo

l—theyearthatIhadherinmythird-gradeclass.HerfatherwasBillyKim,aquitefamousman.HewasfromSouthKorea.HisdaughterMaryKaycoulds

peakbeautifulEnglish,andlovedsmiling.Shehadgreatrespectforlearningandnevermadetroubleinclass.Inoneclass,IaskedM

aryKaytoreadanarticleinourbookoutloud.Tomysurprise,althoughMaryKaycouldspeakbeautiful,flowingEnglish,shewaspoorinreading.Sheevenmisp

ronouncedmanywords.Immediately,thekidsintheclasslaughedather.ThenIsaidtoMaryKay,"Whydon'tyougoandwritesomewordsinyournativelanguageonth

eblackboardforeveryone?"MaryKay'seyessuddenlybrightened,andshewalkedwithasmiletotheboard,fullofnew­foundconfidence.Theotherchildrenwatchedass

hewrotewordafterwordalongwithhernameinhernativelanguage.Thewholeclassimmediatelywatchedwithabitofrespectandamazement,notpity.Thenoneofthestu

dentssaid,"Writemyname,MaryKay."Andshedid.Thenmorestudentsasked.Soon,thewholeclasshadtheirnamesontheboard,andMaryKaybecameaheroine.Shecoulddosom

ethingtheotherscouldnot.Shewentfromfeelinginadequate(能力不足的)tofeelingproud.Inthefollowingdays,IstilloftenencouragedMaryKay.A

fterMaryKayfinishedherthirdgrade,Ihadnevermetherandlostcontactwithher.About30yearslater,Ihappenedtomeetwithherfath

erinalocalchurch.AndIdecidedtoaskhimaboutMaryKay,soIintroducedmyselffirst.Paragraph1:"Hello,MrKim,I'mSophiaBrown,

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_________________________________Paragraph2:Shetoldmehowmuchmyclasshadinfluencedherlife.__________________________________________

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