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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

,Iimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrong,andrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglingi

nthefast-risingwater,anditwasalife-and-deathstruggle.Hercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasnea

rtothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwater,andkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandth

entherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother'sbodyand

wasgone.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk(象鼻)againsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffort,she

pickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.Justatthismoment,shewentbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddown,itwoul

dbecertaindeath.Iknew,aswellasshedid,thattherewasonespot(地点)whereshecouldgettothebank,butitwasontheothersidefromwhere

shehadputhercalf.WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonext,Iheardthesoundofamother'slove.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverand

gottothebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecould,roaring(吼叫)allthetime,buttohercalfitwasmusic.(1).Themo

menttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw_______.A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC.t

hecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater(2).HowdidMaShweman

agetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwater?A.Byputtingitonasafespot.B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.C.Bytakingitawaywithher.D.Bycarryingitonherback.(3).Ho

wdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant'sroaring?A.Itwasamusicalnote.B.Itwasasignofdanger.C.Itwasacallforhelp.D.Itwasagreatcomfort.BThewords"p

rotectanimals"appeareverywhereinbooksandonscreensbecausesomeanimalsareindangerofdyingout.Butsometimestherealitycanbeal

ittledifferentfromwhatpeoplereadorwatch.About300blackbearswerekilledinFlorida,theUS,inOctober,2015.It'sbeenthefirstbear

huntsince1994.Animalprotectiongroupsprotestedthisdecision.Butlocalofficialsexplainedthattheblackbearpopulationhad

grownto3,500andbecomeamenacetolocalpeople.Inthepasttwoyears,bearshavehurtatleastfourpeopleinFlorida.

Thisbringsanoldquestionbackintothespotlight—whichismoreimportant,protectinganimalsorprotectingpeople'sinterests?Thisquestio

nisaskedinothercountriestoo.InSwitzerland,awolfwassentencedtodeathbytheSwissgovernmentmonthsago.Thisisbecausethewolfkilled38sheepandlocalpeoplel

ostalotofmoney.DaysagoinChina,threeoldmenwerearrestedforkillingaserow(鬣羚),aprotectedspecies.Buttheyinsist

edtheydidn'tknowaboutthisandkilledtheanimalbecauseitruinedtheircrops.However,thesestoriesdon'talwaysmeantha

tanimalprotectionstopsduetohumaninterests,especiallywhenitisrelatedtoeconomicdevelopment.AmannamedZhouWeisensetupawildan

imalbaseinGuilin,Guangxi.Hesavedover170tigersand300bears.Buthisbasealsoofferedjobstolocalpeople."Theremayneverbeastandardanswertothequestionof

whetherweshouldgivemoreattentiontotheenvironmentorhumandevelopment,"saidRobertMay,aBritishbiologistatOxfordUniversity."Butweshouldn'tpush

eitheronetotheside,asthefutureishanginginthebalance."1.InOctober2015,Floridahelditsfirstbearhuntafterabout_____.A

.fiveyearsB.tenyearsC.fourteenyearsD.twenty-oneyears2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"menace"inParagraph3mean?A.Danger.B.Chance.C.

Relief.D.Treasure.3.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusbymentioningZhouWeisen'sstory?A.Protectinganimalsneedshardwork.B.Zhouwasgoodatfe

edingwildanimals.C.Zhouhadagoodrelationshipwithlocalpeople.D.Protectinganimalscanbringeconomicdevelopment.4.Whichofthefollow

ingstatementsmightRobertMayagreewith?A.Humandevelopmentshouldbeconsideredfirst.B.Weshouldpaymoreattentiontoanimalprotec

tion.C.Weshouldconsiderboththeenvironmentandhumaninterests.D.It'sdifficulttofindproperwaystosolveenvironme

ntalproblems.CWhenIwasinmyfourthyearofteaching,Iwasalso(andamstill)ahighschooltrackandfieldcoach(田径教练).Oneyear,Ihadast

udent,John,whoenteredmyclasswhenhewasajunior.JohnchangedtoourschoolfromGreece,andseemedtobeinterestedinsport

s,soIencouragedhimtojoinourtrackteam.Iexplainedtohimthateventhoughhehadnevertakenpartinitbefore,Ididbelievethathecoulddowellinanyevent

,andIwouldbewillingtocoachhimatwhicheveronesinterestedhim.Heacceptedtheoffer,andbegantoworkhardateverypractice.Aboutamonthlater,Ihadfoundou

tfromothersourcesthatJohnwasafirst-classtennisplayer,winningvariousjuniorawardsinhishomecountry.Iwenttohimaski

ng,"John,Ireallyappreciatethatyoucameoutforthetrackteam,butwhydidn'tyouplaytennisinstead?Itseemsthatwouldinterestyoualotmore,s

inceyou'resogoodatit."Johnanswered,"Well,Iliketennis,butyoutoldmethatyoubelievedinme,andthatyouthoughtIcoulddowellintrack,soIwante

dtotryitforthatreason."Fromthenon,Ioftenremembermystudent'sreply.ItoldittoafriendandshesuggestedIwriteitdowntosharesomewherewithm

oreteachers.Nomatterhowcritical(不满的)studentscanbeofthemselves,I'vefoundthatasimple"Itrustthatyoucandoit!"Cangoalongway!1.A

ccordingtoParagraph1,whatdoestheauthorseemtothinkmoreabout?A.John'sPEmarksB.John'sself-confidenceC.John'sinterestinsportsD.J

ohn'sstateofhealth2.WhydidJohntakepartinthetrackteam?A.Hehadbeenanexcellentrunner.B.Hewasencouragedbyhisteacher.C.Helikedrunn

ingmorethantennis.D.Hehadnotenniscoachtotrainhim.3.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?A.tobuildacloseteacher

-studentrelationshipB.tointroduceanewwayofsportstrainingC.toexplainthevalueofsportsandgamesD.toshowtheimportanceofencoura

gement4.Whoisthepassagemainlywrittenfor?A.teachersB.parentsC.studentsD.playersDHowdoesanecosystem(生态系统)work?Whatmake

sthepopulationsofdifferentspeciesthewaytheyare?Whyaretheresomanyfliesandsofewwolves?Tofindananswer,scientistshavebuiltmathematical

modelsoffoodwebs,notingwhoeatswhomandhowmucheachoneeats.Withsuchmodels,scientistshavefoundoutsomekeyprinciplesoperatinginfoodwebs.

Mostfoodwebs,forinstance,consistofmanyweaklinksratherthanafewstrongones.Whenapredator(掠食动物)alwayseatshugenumbersofasin

gleprey(猎物),thetwospeciesarestronglylinked;whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies,theyareweaklylinked.Foodwebsmaybedomin

atedbymanyweaklinksbecausethatarrangementismorestableoverthelongterm.Ifapredatorcaneatseveralspecies,itcansurvivetheextinctionofoneofthem.Andifa

predatorcanmoveontoanotherspeciesthatiseasiertofindwhenapreyspeciesbecomesrare,theswitchallowstheoriginalpreytorecover.Theweaklinks

maythuskeepspeciesfromdrivingoneanothertoextinction.Mathematicalmodelshavealsorevealedthatfoodwebsmaybeunstable,wher

esmallchangesoftoppredatorscanleadtobigeffectsthroughoutentireecosystems.Inthe1960s,scientistsproposedthatpredatorsatthetopofafoodwebhadasurprising

amountofcontroloverthesizeofpopulationsofotherspecies—includingspeciestheydidnotdirectlyattack.Andunplannedhumana

ctivitieshaveprovedtheideaoftop-downcontrolbytoppredatorstobetrue.Intheocean,wefishedfortoppredatorssuchascodonanindustrialscale,whileonland,wekill

edofflargepredatorssuchaswolves.Theseactionshavegreatlyaffectedtheecologicalbalance.Scientistshavebuiltanearly-warningsy

stembasedonmathematicalmodels.Ideally,thesystemwouldtelluswhentoadapthumanactivitiesthatarepushinganecosystemtowarda

breakdownorwouldevenallowustopullanecosystembackfromtheborderline.Preventioniskey,scientistssaybecauseonceecosystemspasstheirtippingpoint(临界点),iti

sremarkablydifficultforthemtoreturn.1.Whathavescientistsdiscoveredwiththehelpofmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs?A.Theliving

habitsofspeciesinfoodwebs.B.Therulesgoverningfoodwebsoftheecosystems.C.Theapproachestostudyingthespec

iesintheecosystems.D.Thedifferencesbetweenweakandstronglinksinfoodwebs.2.Astronglinkisfoundbetweentwospecieswhenapr

edator________.A.hasawidefoodchoiceB.caneasilyfindnewpreyC.stickstoonepreyspeciesD.canquicklymovetoanotherplace3.Whatwillhappenifthe

populationsoftoppredatorsinafoodwebgreatlydecline?A.Thepreyspeciestheydirectlyattackwilldieout.B.Thespeciestheyind

irectlyattackwillturnintotoppredators.C.Thelivingenvironmentofotherspecieswillremainunchanged.D.Thepopulationsofotherspecieswi

llexperienceunexpectedchanges.4.Howdoesanearly-warningsystemhelpusmaintaintheecologicalbalance?A.Bygettingillegalp

racticesundercontrol.B.Bystoppingusfromkillinglargepredators.C.Bybringingthebroken-downecosystemsbacktonormal.D.Bysignaling

theurgentneedfortakingpreventiveaction.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。Takingavacationisaperfectwaytohelpfamilymembersconnec

tedwithoneanother,whichisespeciallyimportantwhenyouconsidertheeffectsithasonchildren.Thefollowingwillhelpyoulearnhowtochoosetherightvacationforbri

ngingyourfamilytogether.MakingthetimeWithsummerfilledwithschoolwork,therearefewertimesavailableforfamiliestotake

vacationstogether.①__________Youcangetkidsexcitedbypackingthemupforafun-filledweekendtripinwinterorsprin

g.ChoosingthelocationThefirststepyou'llwanttotakeispickingaplace.Thereareplentyofchoices,butoneofthebestchoicesisaplaceconnectedtotheoutd

oors.②__________Thesekindsofactivitiesgiveyourfamilyasenseofaccomplishment(成就).Settingsomegoals③__________Youshouldalsothinkabouthowyouwantthec

onnectionwithyourfamilytodevelop.Vacationsareachancetoopenuptooneanother.Spendingafewdaysinthemountainswithonlyyourfamilymembe

rscanhelpbringmeaningfulconversationsinabeautifulsetting.④__________Onethingyoudon'twantisyourchildr

ennotgettingalongwellwitheachother.Oftenthebestsolutionistokeepyourschedulefullandincludedifferentact

ivities.Perhapsincludeyourchildren'sopinionsonwhattheywanttodo.Familyvacationscanleadtoarealturningpointforfamilymembers,providingamemorabl

eexperiencethatalsomakeseveryonehappier⑤__________A.Keepingthekidshappy.B.PlanningsomegreatactivitiesC.So,nexttimeyouplanyo

urtrip,planaccordingly.D.Butwinterandspringprovidetheirownopportunities.E.Vacationshouldn'tjustbeaboutgettingaw

ayfromworkorseeingsights.F.Youcantakeahike,watchwildlife,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.I

oftenwonder3myfathereverhadasonlikeme.Imeanhe'sso4andsogoodateverything.SoIusedtodreamaboutdoingsomethingspec

tacular(令人印象深刻的)to5myfather.Inoneclass,myteacher6aFather'sDayessaycontestforusandthewinners'essayswould

bereadinfrontofalltheparentsandstudents.AfterschoolIwalkedhome,7aboutmyfather,whoIwouldwriteaboutinmyessay.Hesatwithmei

nthe8whenIwasalittlekidandhadanightmare.He9mewithanewpuppyatmyeighthbirthdayparty.Tome,hewasn'taworld-famousastronaut,butjustmydad.Iwroteab

outallthese10inyessay.Oneofourneighbourssaid,"I11you'llwinthecontest,David.You'retheonlyoneintownwhosefatherisanastronaut."Ididn'twanttowin12beca

usemyfatherwasanastronaut.Iwonsecondprize.WhenIfinishedreadingmyessay,the13applauded.Isawmyfatherblowinghisnose.Dadnoddedtome,14his

throat,andputhishandonmyshoulder."Son,thisisthe15momentofmylife,"hesaid.Itwastheproudestmomentofmylife,too.MaybeI'llneverbeagreatheroo

rwinaNobelPrize,butjustthen,itwasenoughjusttobemyfather'sson.1.A.doubtB.sayC.knowD.believe2.A.strangeB.honestC.perfec

tD.formal3.A.whyB.whereC.whetherD.when4.A.normalB.funnyC.specialD.unique5.A.shockB.influenceC.attractD.impress6.A.reportedB.announcedC.clai

medD.warned7.A.caringB.worryingC.thinkingD.complaining8.A.silenceB.threatC.horrorD.dark9.A.pleasedB.astonishedC.supportedD.encouraged10.A.experiments

B.incidentsC.dreamsD.memories11.A.wishB.guessC.betD.promise12.A.merelyB.neverC.hardlyD.nearly13.A.parentsB.audienceC.stu

dentsD.teachers14.A.cleanedB.blewC.clearedD.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。Do

gsareoftencalled"man'sbestfriend"andmakeidealpets.①_____mostattractivequalityofadogisitsfaithinitsowner.Theyalwaysg

reetuswhenwecomehomeandtheywillneverleaveuseven②_____adesperate(绝望的)situation.Forexample,therewasaverysickmanandhisdogbarkedandbarkeduntilthere

scueteam③(arrive).Furthermore,dogsarestronganimals④_____willprotectus.Houseswithdogsareconsideredmuch⑤_____(safe)

thanthosewithburglaralarms(防盗警报器).Notonlywilltheystopthieves,⑥_____theywillalsoguardagainstfire.Forexample,therewasaseriousfireandadogmanaged⑦_

___(pull)itsownerout.And⑧_____(final),dogscanbetrainedbypeople.Dogscandoanumberofthingsthatpeoplecannot.Forexam

ple,theycanfinddrugs,bodies,illegalDVDsandhuntdownprisonerswith⑨_____(they)nose.They'realsousedtohelptheeld

erlyanddisabled.Tosumup,dogsarereallyfriendly,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SiberiantigerDe

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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,whenIwasanewteacherataschoolinDetroit,Iwasarrangedtoteachaparticularlytalentedcla

ss.ThestudentsincludedalittlegirlnamedMaryKay,whohadspentonlyoneyearatourschool—theyearthatIhadherinmythird-gradec

lass.HerfatherwasBillyKim,aquitefamousman.HewasfromSouthKorea.HisdaughterMaryKaycouldspeakbeautifulEnglish,andlovedsmiling.Shehadgreatres

pectforlearningandnevermadetroubleinclass.Inoneclass,IaskedMaryKaytoreadanarticleinourbookoutloud.Tomysurprise,

althoughMaryKaycouldspeakbeautiful,flowingEnglish,shewaspoorinreading.Sheevenmispronouncedmanywords.Immediately,thek

idsintheclasslaughedather.ThenIsaidtoMaryKay,"Whydon'tyougoandwritesomewordsinyournativelanguageontheblackboardforeveryone?"

MaryKay'seyessuddenlybrightened,andshewalkedwithasmiletotheboard,fullofnew-foundconfidence.Theotherchildrenwatchedasshewrotewordafterwor

dalongwithhernameinhernativelanguage.Thewholeclassimmediatelywatchedwithabitofrespectandamazement,notpity.Thenoneoft

hestudentssaid,"Writemyname,MaryKay."Andshedid.Thenmorestudentsasked.Soon,thewholeclasshadtheirnamesonthebo

ard,andMaryKaybecameaheroine.Shecoulddosomethingtheotherscouldnot.Shewentfromfeelinginadequate(能力不足的)tofeelingproud.Inthefollow

ingdays,IstilloftenencouragedMaryKay.AfterMaryKayfinishedherthirdgrade,Ihadnevermetherandlostcontactwithher.About30yearslate

r,Ihappenedtomeetwithherfatherinalocalchurch.AndIdecidedtoaskhimaboutMaryKay,soIintroducedmyselffirst.Paragraph1:"Hello,MrKim,I'mSophiaBro

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________________________________Paragraph2:Shetoldmehowmuchmyclasshadinfluencedherlife._____________

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