2018届秋季高中英语unit4wildlifeprotectionperiod1warmingup

2018届秋季高中英语unit4wildlifeprotectionperiod1warmingup

Unit4WildlifeprotectionPeriod1WarmingUp&Reading课时巩固提升　　LifeisgoodforpenguinsinAntarctica(南极洲)attheendofthemovieHappyFeet.Real-lifepenguins,though,havelittletocelebrate.Twelveoftheworld'snineteenpenguinspecies(种类)faceseriousdanger,accordingtowildlifeexperts.Theyareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth,includingemperorpenguins.“Manyoftheworld'spenguinspeciesareinbigtrouble,”penguinexpertKasselSiegeltoldWRNews.HerwildlifegroupisaskingtheUSgovernmenttoprotectthetwelvespeciesofpenguinsindanger.SeveralcountriesaremakingeffortstomakesuretherapidlyincreasingtouristsinAntarcticadonotcauseenvironmentalproblems.Overfishingisonereasonfortheproblem.Penguinseatsmallfishandtinyanimalscalledkrill.Fishingboatsarecatchinglotsofkrill.Thatleaveslessfoodforpenguinstoeat.Anotherreasonforthedecline(减少)inthenumberofpenguinsisglobalwarming.Globalwarmingistheslowincreaseinaveragetemperaturearoundtheworld.Itiscausingseaicetomelt.Penguinsneedtheseaiceasaplacetorestwhiletheysearchforkrill.Scientistssayglobalwarmingiscausedwhenwedrivecarsoruseelectricity.Thatburnscoal,andnaturalgas.Theburningofcoal,oil,andnaturalgasgivesoffgasesthataddtotheoverheatingoftheearth.“Wecanandmustreducegasemission(排放物)tokeeppenguinssafeinthefuture,”saysSiegel.【语篇概述】本文主要讲述了企鹅面临灭绝的危险以及造成这种状况的原因。Ⅰ.Skimthepassageandfindthemainideaquickly.Thispassagemainlytellsusfromtheearthandit.答案：penguinsareindangerofdisappearing；thereasonofⅡ.Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswers.1.ThemovieHappyFeetismentionedinParagraph1to_________.A.showtheauthor'sangernB.celebratethesuccessofthemovieC.encouragepeopletowatchitD.introducethetopicofthepassage【解析】选D。推理判断题。从第一段第二句Real-lifepenguins,though,havelittletocelebrate.便可以看出作者提到这部电影是为了引出主题。2.Whatwouldprobablyhappenifpeoplereducedtheiruseofcoal,oil,andnaturalgas?A.Penguinswouldhavetomovetootherplacestolive.B.Penguinswouldbelesslikelytodisappearfromtheearth.C.Therewouldbemorekrillforpenguinstoeat.D.Itwouldsavepeoplealotofmoney.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的末句Wecanandmustreducegasemissiontokeeppenguinssafeinthefuture.可以得出答案。3.Whichofthefollowingarethereasonsforthedeclineinthenumberofpenguins?A.Thedevelopmentoftourismandoverheating.B.Overfishingandattacksfromotheranimals.C.Overfishingandoverheating.D.Thedevelopmentoftourismandattacksfromotheranimals.【解析】选C。细节理解题。文章倒数第二、三段分别提到overheating和overfishing这两个原因。4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Penguinsmainlyliveonsmallfishandtinyanimalswhichliveinwater.B.Penguinsneedtheseaiceasaplacetofeedtheirchildren.C.Nineteenoftheworld'spenguinspeciesfaceseriousdangers.D.TheUSgovernmenthastakenmeasurestoprotectthepenguinsindanger.【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第六段第二句Penguinseatsmallfishandtinyanimalscalledkrill.可知。5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Emperorpenguinsdonothaveenoughfoodtoeat.B.Manypenguinspeciesareindanger.C.HappyFeetisapopularmovieaboutpenguins.D.Scientistsarepayingalotofattentiontoglobalwarming.n【解析】选B。主旨大意题。文章主要讲的是企鹅面临灭绝的危险。文章第二、三段点出了主题。