高三英语一轮复习Unit4Wildlifeprotection练习新人教版必修2

高三英语一轮复习Unit4Wildlifeprotection练习新人教版必修2

Unit 4 Wildlife protection 阅读理解·组块专练——练速度 (限时：35 分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2016·吉林长春普通高中高三质量监测) The Oldies but Goodies jazz band will perform romantic music for Valentine's Day. The band's repertoire (常备节目) includes jazz music of the 1950s－1960s, domestic and overseas folk songs and pop songs. Programs of the latest concert include Moon River, Autumn Whispers, Butterfly Lovers, Love Story, Rosy Life, My Heart Will Go On and Moscow Nights. 7：30 pm, Feb. 14 China National Library Concert Hall, 33 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Haidian district 010－6848－5462 The China National Symphony Orchestra will put on a concert named Romantic Early Spring. On the performance list are Tonight Unforgetta ble, In Memory, Beautiful Legend, I Hope You'll Come Back and This is Love. 7：30 pm, Feb. 14 Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Xicheng district 010－6605－7006 International cello (大提琴) master YoYo Ma will perform in Guangzhou. The Grammy winner, who is popular in both the East and West, will play Mark O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz, Ahmed Adnan Saygun's Partita and Bach's Suite No.1 and Suite No.2. 7 pm, Jan. 26 Symphony Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall, 33 Qingbo Lu, Ersha Island 020－8737－2222 The concert for children will feature famous Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev's masterpiece, Peter and the Wolf. It is a children's story (with both music and text by Prokofiev), spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra. Children with tickets to the concert will also get free admission to two forums featuring the musical and Sergey Prokofiev. 8 pm, Feb. 8 Chamber Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall, 33 Qingbo Lu, Ersha Island 020－8738－2223 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了四场音乐会的举办情况，包括演出内容、时间、地 点、联系方式等。 1．Jack is fond of pop music and he would most probably choose to go to ________. A．China National Library Concert Hall B．Symphony Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall C．Chamber Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall D．Beijing Concert Hall 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The band's repertoire (常备节目) includes ... overseas folk songs and pop songs.”及该音乐会的举办地址“China National Library Concert Hall”可推知，喜欢流行音乐的杰克可能选择去中国国家图书馆音乐厅。故选 A。 2．Mary is a great fan of Bach and for more information she can dial ________. A．010－6848－5462 B．010－6605－7006 C．020－8737－2222 D．020－8738－2223 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据文中的“The Grammy winner ... and Bach's Suite No.1 and Suite No.2” 及该音乐会举办方的联系电话 020－8737－2222 可知，玛丽可以拨打该电话去咨询更 多的信息。故选 C。 3．What is special about the last concert? A．You can enjoy different kinds of music. B．You can enjoy both music and stories. C．Children can attend it free of charge. D．It will be performed by an international master. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据文中的 “It is a children's story (with both music and text by Prokofiev)” 可知，同时享受音乐和故事是最后一场音乐会的特色。故选 B。 B (2017·广州高考模拟考试)As a child, visiting the zoo was more a punishment than a treat. I didn't find the chimps' tea parties funny, nor the bird shows entertaining. Feeding time for seals was less painful, but their performances still seemed like they belonged more in a circus. And I hated circuses, especially the animal acts — men teasing lions, girls balancing on elephants and monkeys playing football. I knew that every trick a circus animal did was unnatural, achieved through strict training and quite possibly cruelty. Happily, during my lifetime public attitudes and the law have changed. Circuses using wild animals are now almost extinct, and zoos have definitely evolved. When my children were young, I occasionally took them to our local zoo. The elephants were in tiny cages and the gorillas looked bored as they sat peeling bananas and staring at teasing visitors. Each cage had a sign which listed the animal's name and where it came from. But, back then, there was little information included about the environmental challenges they faced. As a result, environmentalists and animal lovers often oppose zoos. “Animals belong in the wild，” is a common and understandable complaint. But what do the animals themselves prefer? Generally speaking, zoo animals have a longer life. But — you may protest — they are not free. What? Free to be hunted and killed, free to die of hunger or thirst? Maybe sitting in a cage eating bananas isn't so bad. Not that such conditions are acceptable in modern zoos, due to the work of BIAZA, the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums. These days every zoo requires BIAZA's approval to operate, and the association sets the standards, observes conditions in zoos and develops animalresearch programmes, both in the UK and abroad. BIAZA also organises the animal exchanges between zoos all over the world. Consequently, today, most zoo animals are born and raised in zoos, live in large, comfortable enclosures and are cared for by welltrained, knowledgeable and caring zoo employees. Of course it's no substitute for living in the wild but unfortunately this isn't always possible. Meanwhile, why not visit your local zoo and decide for yourself? 语篇解读：本文主要讲述了现代的动物园是如何得到改善的。 4.The passage is mainly about ________. A．how zoos have improved B．whether a zoo should be closed down C．a new environmental organisation D．the difference between zoos and circuses 解析：选 A 主旨大意题。根据第三段的内容并结合全文可知，本文主要讲述了现代的动物园 是如何得到改善的。 5．From Paragraph 2, we can guess that the writer believes circus animals ________. A．had much shorter lives than those in the wild B．were not treated well by their trainers C．should have been placed in zoos D．were not as intelligent as those in zoos 解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段的最后一句“I knew that every trick a circus animal did was unnatural, achieved through strict training and quite possibly cruelty.”可推知， 马戏团的动物有可能被驯兽师们虐待。 6．Which of the following roles are performed by BIAZA? A．Organising animal study projects and training zoo workers. B．Checking zoo conditions and arranging animal exchanges. C．Designing zoos and approving zoo operations. D．Caring for ill animals and setting zoo standards. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“These days every zoo requires ...zoos all over the world.”可知，BIAZA 会检查动物园的条件，安排动物交换等活动。 7．Which of the following statements about zoos would the writer agree with? A．Zoo animals should be freed into the wild. B．Zoos are more popular now than in the past. C．Zoo animals are more restricted than in the past. D．Zoos now provide caring living conditions for animals. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句可知，作者认为现 在的动物园给动物们提供 了舒适和充满关爱的环境。 C (2017·沈阳市高三教学质量检测)In 2013 alone at least 20,000 African elephants were killed for their teeth. In South Africa over the last two years more than 2,200 rhinos were killed for their horns. These numbers are alarming, because current rates of illegal hunting are faster than birth rates, which could lead to extinction of these ecologically important creatures in the environment. Indeed, some elephant and rhino populations are on track to be locally extinct within the next decade. If you are reading this, you may already be aware of these facts. But you might not know t hat wildlife trafficking (非法 交易) not only threatens the existence of elephants and rhinos but is also leading to extinction of other species, such as tigers, tortoises, sea turtles, and the world's most trafficked mammal (哺乳动物) — pangolins. Pangolins are the only mammals that are entirely covered in tough scales (鳞), which makes them look very strong. But actually they are endangered mammals. There are eight different species of pangolins, four in Asia and four in Africa, and all are threatened with extinction. Although pangolins are protected throughout most of the countries where they live, high demand in East Asia, where the delicious pangolin meat is considered a delicacy and where their scales are used in traditional medicines, is driving an illegal trade in both live animals and pangolin parts. The number of pangolin trafficking is shocking. Experts believe that over the last 10 years more than 1 million pangolins were taken from the wild. It is estimated that between 40,000 and 81,250 pangolins were killed for the illegal trade in 2013 alone. In February, the United States released a plan to deal with wildlife trafficking, which lays out the steps we will take to fight the illegal trade in wildlife, including pangolins. We are strengthening the carrying out of the plan; building international cooperation and contribution to protect wildlife; raising awareness to drive down the demand that is fuelling the illegal trade. Get involved and remember World Wildlife Day (March 3) by spreading the plan. Use so cial media and tell everyone that now it is time to get serious about wildlife crime and end the demand that threatens species, big and small, from the huge elephant to the shy pangolin. 语篇解读：由于人们的捕猎，一些物种濒临灭绝。本文号召人们行动起来，保护濒危物种。 .How many endangered creatures are mentioned in the passage? A．4. B．5. C．6. D．7. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一、二段可知，文章提到了大象、犀牛、老虎、陆龟、海龟、 穿山甲六种濒临灭绝的动物。故选 C 项。 9．Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3? A．Eight species of pangolins live on the same continent. B．Pangolins are not protected in most of their natural habitats. C．The scales of pangolins can be used as an ingredient for cooking. D．High demand contributes to the illegal trade of pangolins in East Asia. 解析：选 D 正误判断题。根据第三段中的“high demand in East Asia ...is driving an illegal trade in both live animals and pangolin parts”可知，高需求导致了东亚穿山甲非法交易的发 生，即 D 项正确。 10．What can we know about the plan released by the US? A．Social media will be used to spread World Wildlife Day. B．Whether the plan will be worked out remains to be seen. C．The US will work together with other countries to protect wildlife. D．More and more people are advised to increase their needs of pangolins. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段第二句可知，美国将联合其他国家保护野生动 物，即 C 项正确。 11．What is the author's intention of writing the passage? A．To inform us something about World Wildlife Day. B．To raise awareness of protecting endangered wildlife. C．To explain why pangolins are illegally traded in East Asia. D．To show how the United States is to fight the illegal trade in wildlife. 解析：选 B 写作意图题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是增强人们 保护濒危物种的意识，即 B 项正确。 D (2017·福建高三单科质量检查)Goldfish have pretty boring lives, so maybe it's a good thing they can only concentrate for nine seconds! But according to new research, humans are becoming like goldfish. Our attention span (时长) is getting shorter ...and it's all because of technology. “We move quickly from one site to another on the web，” says Doctor Ted Selker, a computer scientist from Massachusetts, “and we are losing the ability to concentrate.” With millions of websites to choose from, the attention span of the average internet user is just seconds. There are other digital distractions (分心) too：email, instant messaging and quickie movies on websites. Some people are worried about the effect on young people. “You need time to understand and think about what you read，” says Julia Wood, from London. “Young people search the net all the time and their brains become full of useless information but there is no time to make sense of it. I am trying to persuade my pupils to read more books, so that they concentrate on one subject for longer.” Other teachers are trying more unusual methods to improve students' concentration. Anne Savan, from Wales, was so worried about her students that she started playing Mozart during her science lessons. She says that it had an amazing effect: “The music made them calmer, and their concentration was much better.” But not everyone believes that there is a problem. Ray Cole, an educational psychologist says：“On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isn't worth reading. They might look at five unhelpful websites very quickly, before stopping and reading a sixth useful website more carefully. In a world with so much information available, this is an important skill.” 语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。随着科技的发展，人们将大量时间花在浏览网站上，快速不断 地浏览网站使人们的注意力时长越来越短；但是有人认为，浏览网站可以提高年轻人的判断能力。 12．Why does the writer mention “goldfish”？ A．To analyze data. B．To introduce a topic. C．To settle problems. D．To suggest a way out. 解析：选 B 写作方法题。文章第一段第一句说金鱼只能集中九秒钟的注意力；结合第一段的 第二句“But according to new research, humans are becoming like goldfish.”可知，人们正 变得像金鱼一样；接着文章提出中心论点：由于技术问题，我们的注意力时长变得越来越短。据此 可以判断，作者用金鱼的例子是为了引出文章主题。故 B 项正确。 13．What may cause a shorter attention span according to Dr. Ted Selker? A．Skipping on the Internet B．Time to digest information. C．Traditional methods of reading. D．Making decisions. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“We move quickly from one site to another on the web”“and we are losing the ability to concentrate”可知，Ted Selker 认为，由于人们快 速浏览网站，人们正在丧失集中注意力的能力，故 A 项正确。 14．What will help students overcome a short attention span? A．Receiving emails. B．Texting messages. C．Reading more books. D．Watching quickie movies. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知，阅读更多的书将有助于学生克服注意 力时间短的问题，故 C 项正确。 15．What is Ray Cole's attitude towards looking through websites quickly? A．Cautious. B．Unfavorable. C．Skeptical. D．Supportive. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“But not everyone believes that there is a problem.”“On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isn't worth reading.”可知，Ray Cole 认为年轻人快速浏览网站可以提高自己快速判断的能力；据此可 判断，Ray Cole 对快速浏览网站持支持态度，故 D 项正确。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 (2017·吉林长春普通高中高三质量监测) Two biggest wealth in life: your talent and your time. Talent increases and time decreases. Our life, in a way, is trading time with talents. Wasting time means our time decreases while our talents do not increase. __1__. •Get to know how you use your usual time and make improvements Take a week and write down what you do every 30 minutes every day and make it into categories. After a week's recording, you'll see which part consumes most of the time. __2__. And you could come up with a revised timetable for your next week. •Use fragment (碎片) time and “dead time” By time recording, you'll be amazed how much time you've wasted in waiting for the bus, queuing, walking, etc. You could really put that time to better use, __3__. Use your fragment time for insignificant matters so that you could have more time for things that really matter. •__4__ There're always things to be done every day, and the thing we could do is to identify whether they're urgent or important. The things you need to do for the day rest only on the urgent as well as important things. Don't become slaves to urgent but unimportant things. •Use the 20%－80% principle At the most efficient time, 20% of time could generate 80% of efficiency and on the contrary, at the least efficient time, 80% of time could only generate 20% of efficiency. We should be doing important work at the most efficient time. That time period differs from person to person, __5__. Yet generally speaking, it's round 10 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. After being familiar with those tips, the next thing would be to implement and hold on to it. Do the right thing at the right time, and we shall make our time to its fullest! A．but everyone has a peak effect time B．Make an analysis about the ways you could improve your efficiency C．like memorizing English words or making necessary phone calls D．depending on your mentality and physical condition E．That is why we shall save every second and make it count F．Pick three things you must finish today G．Finish as many tasks as possible 语篇解读：时间是人生最大的财富之一，那么该如何充分利用时间呢？本文为我们提供了几个 充分利用时间的方法。 1.选 E 根据上文的“Wasting time means our ti me decreases while our talents do not increase.”可知，我们不能浪费时间，应节约每一秒，让它过得有意义。故选 E。 2．选 B 根据上下文可知，通过记录一周的时间分配情况，找出大部分时间用于做什么，进行 分析后确定如何更有效地利用时间，从而制订出合理的时间表。故选 B。 3．选 C 根据上文可知，应将等公交、排队等时间利用起来，C 项给出了两个利用这些时间的 例子。故选 C。 4．选 F 此处为小标题，各小标题的格式应保持一致，该空应为祈使句；根据本段内容可知， 做事要分主次，不能成为紧急却不重要的事情的奴隶。故选 F。 5．选 D 根据上文的“That time period differs from person to person”可知，高效时间 段因人而异，要看个人的身体和精神状况。故选 D。