2021学年Unit 2 Wildlife protection测试题

课时素养检测五

Unit 2　Period 1

Ⅰ.  阅读理解

A

Dr Dian Fossey,  one of the world’s leading women scientists,  had a remarkable career.  The work she devoted her life to protecting and studying the mountain gorillas (大猩猩) of Africa—has proved highly effective and has resulted in the steady increase of this most endangered great apes. 

Fossey made her first trip to Africa in 1963.  Three years later,  she returned to Africa to begin a long-term study of the mountain gorillas.  She set up camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo but moved to Rwanda because of political reasons in 1967.  She established her “Karisoke” Research Centre camp on September 24,  1967. 

Fossey’s aims were to study gorilla ecology (生态学) and social organization.  She found that in order to achieve this,  she needed to recognize individual gorillas,  which required that the gorillas get used to her presence (出现).  By copying gorillas’ behaviour and sounds,  Fossey began to gain their trust,  and in 1970 an adult male gorilla she had named “Peanuts” reached out to touch her hand. 

Close observations over thousands of hours enabled Fossey to gain the gorillas’ trust and bring forth new knowledge about their behaviour.  Stories and photographs of her work were published in National Geographic Magazine and elsewhere. 

In 1977,  one of Fossey’s favorite gorillas,  Digit,  was killed by poachers and she established the Digit Fund to help raise money for gorilla protection efforts in the same year. 

On December 26,  1985,  Fossey was murdered while going back to her house in Karisoke.  Her body was discovered near the research centre.  Most probably,  Dian Fossey had been killed by the poachers she’d fought against.  On her tombstone (墓碑): “No one loved gorillas more.  .  .  ”

In 1988,  the life and the work of Fossey were made into a movie based on her story. 

【语篇概述】本文是一篇人物传记。本文主要讲述了世界顶尖女科学家Dian Fossey博士非凡的职业生涯: 她致力于研究和保护非洲山地大猩猩,  使得这种濒危物种的数量稳步增加。

1.  Why does the author say that Dr Dian Fossey had a remarkable career?

A.  Because she travelled all over the world. 

B.  Because she liked to play with gorillas. 

C.  Because she studied gorilla ecology. 

D.  Because she made great apes increase steadily. 

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段The work she devoted her life to.  .  .  great apes.  可知,  Dian Fossey博士致力于研究和保护非洲山地大猩猩,  使得这种濒危物种的数量稳步增加,  所以说她的职业生涯是非凡的,  故选D。

2.  Which of the following shows the right time order of the events in Fossey’s life?

a.  She established the Digit Fund. 

b.  Her story was shown in a movie. 

c.  She was killed probably by the poachers. 

d.  She established her “Karisoke” centre. 

A.  a.  d.  c.  b　　B.  a.  c.  d.  b　　C.  d.  c.  b.  a　 D.  d.  a.  c.  b

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第五段In 1977,  one of Fossey’s favorite gorillas,  .  .  .  in the same year.  可知,  Dian Fossey建立Digit Fund是在1977年; 根据文章最后一句话In 1988,  the life.  .  .  on her story可知,  她的故事被拍成电影是在1988年; 根据第六段On December 26,  1985,  .  .  .  in Karisoke可知,  Dian Fossey被杀害是在1985年; 根据第二段最后一句话可知,  她建立“Karisoke” Research Centre是在1967年,  综上所述,  故选D。

3.  The underlined word “poachers” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to people who ________.   

A.  sell drugs against the law

B.  hunt animals against the law

C.  hate successful people

D.  like to do harm to people

【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据第五段In 1977,  one of Fossey’s favorite.  .  .  in the same year.  可知,  1977年,  Fossey最喜欢的一只大猩猩被杀害了,  捕杀大猩猩的应该是违反法律狩猎动物的人。

4.  From the words on Fossey’s tombstone,  we can infer that ________.   

A.  Fossey was the person who loved gorillas most

B.  after Fossey died,  no one loves gorillas

C.  Fossey was the first one to study gorillas

D.  everybody loves gorillas as Fossey did

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据她的墓志铭“No one loved gorillas more ”(没有人比Fossey更爱大猩猩),  也就是说Fossey是最爱大猩猩的人。

B

If you want to travel from Xi’an to Chengdu by train,  it will take about 16 hours.  But starting this month,  the new Xi’an-Chengdu high-speed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours. 

The 643-kilometer line is China’s first high-speed railway to run through the Qinling Mountains,  which form a natural boundary (分界线) between China’s north and south.  With a speed of 250 km per hour,  it’s also the first mountain-heavy train line to provide a 4G network.  Along the way,  the train passes through two areas for rare wild animals — one for pandas and the other for crested ibises (朱鹮). 

To reduce the railway’s influence on the animals,  workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly.  There were 345 wild pandas living in the Qinling Mountains.  China currently has 1,  864 wild pandas in total,  according to the Xinhua News Agency. 

To avoid disturbing the pandas,  the railway was designed to run through tunnels (隧道) within the area.  Protective shields (防护屏) are placed near the entrance of each tunnel to stop animals from going in. 

To protect the thousands of crested ibises that fly near one part of the railway,  protective nets have been set up to make sure the birds will not fly into a train. 

The nets are about 32 km long and 4 meters high.  Experts tested different shapes and materials for building the nets before making their final choice. 

【语篇概述】本文是一篇关于西安至成都高速铁路即将开通的报道。为了减少铁路对野生动物的影响,  专家们在设计高铁线路的时候做出了很多努力。

5.  Which of the following is TRUE about the new Xi’an-Chengdu railway?

A.  It runs through the Qinling Mountains. 

B.  It is China’s first high-speed railway. 

C.  It is the best mountain-heavy train line. 

D.  The train passes through many areas for rare wild animals. 

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段“The 643-kilometer line.  .  .  and south.  ”可知,  这条高速铁路贯穿秦岭。

6.  Why did people build the railway to be environmentally friendly?

A.  To save money and energy. 

B.  To avoid harming wild animals. 

C.  To avoid damaging the mountains. 

D.  To help the train run through tunnels quietly. 

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段“To reduce.  .  .  environmentally friendly.  ”可知,  为了减少铁路对野生动物的影响,  专家们在设计铁路上做出了很大的努力,  充分考虑到周围的环境。

7.  What are experts using to stop birds from flying into the train?

A.  Tunnels.  　　　　　　 B.  Tracks. 

C.  Protective nets.     D.  Protective shields. 

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第五段“protective nets.  .  .  a train.  ”可知,  为了确保鸟不会飞上火车,  设立了防护网。

8.  What is the passage about?

A.  Protective shields and nets. 

B.  How to protect pandas and crested ibises. 

C.  Qinling Mountains. 

D.  Xi’an-Chengdu high-speed railway. 

【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据第一段“If you want to travel.  .  .  to three hours.  ”可知,  本文讲述的是西安到成都的高速铁路。

Ⅱ.  阅读填句

　　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。

Writing an article for your school newspaper can be exciting and rewarding,  especially when you proudly see your name in print. 

Decide on a topic.  　1　.  If you plan to write a news article for a monthly newspaper,  you will need to take into consideration whether the topic will be relevant before printing.  To get ideas for stories,  listen to your fellow students and find out what has them talking.  Follow developments within your school and community to get information on what would interest your readers.   

Do your research.  There is an old saying in law that a good lawyer never asks a question that they don’t know the answer to.  　2　.  To sum up,  the more,  the better.   

Attract the readers with a lead.  As the beginning of a newspaper story,  a lead has to be direct,  but it does not mean you don’t need to entertain the reader as well.  　3　.  Your lead must be short,  but it must also state as many of the essential parts of your story as possible.   

Consider the 5Ws and H.  These are the meat and potatoes of your news articles.  Your article must answer all of these questions:  Who,  What,  When,  Where,  Why and How.  Once you have answered these things,  you can feel confident.  　4　.   

Write,  edit,  rewrite and repeat as necessary.  So,  much about having a successful final product is about being willing to spend time and effort in editing and reviewing process.  　5　.  After that,  make changes as a result.  Having taken some useful suggestions,  you are to make your article readable not only for their content,  but also for their quality.   

A.  Think about what is happening on campus. 

B.  You have effectively informed your readers. 

C.  Get them interested with an interesting beginning. 

D.  Do not be afraid to accept negative comments. 

E.  News articles are suitable for the date of publication. 

F.  Take note of anything particularly unusual. 

G.  Try to find out as much as you can on the subject. 

【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了几种为校报写文章的方法,  比如找到新鲜的话题,  规划内容以及接纳他人的建议等。

1.  【解析】选E。根据下文“If you plan to write.  .  .  before printing.  ” 如果你打算为月刊写一篇新闻文章,  你需要考虑打印前的主题是否相关。可知新闻文章适合出现在这种月刊上。

2.  【解析】选G。根据“There is an old saying.  .  .  the answer to.  ”法律上有句老话: 一个好律师从不问一个他们不知道答案的问题。以及“To sum up,  the more,  the better.  ”总之,  越多越好。可知尽可能多地了解问题。

3.  【解析】选C。根据“As the beginning of.  .  .  as well.  ” 作为报纸故事的开始,  一个主题必须是直接的,  但这并不意味着你不需要引领读者深读。可知一个有趣的开始能让读者感兴趣。

4.  【解析】选B。根据“Your article must answer.  .  .  feel confident.  ” 你的文章必须回答所有这些问题: 谁,  什么,  何时,  何地,  为什么以及如何。一旦你回答了这些问题,  你就会感到自信。那么你就已经很有效的告知了读者文章内容。

5.  【解析】选D。根据“much about having a successful.  .  .  process” 一个成功的最终产品是愿意花时间和精力在编辑和审查过程上。以及“After that,  make changes.  .  .  for their quality.  ”之后,  对文章进行更改。采用一些有用的建议,  使你的文章具有可读性而不仅为他们的内容,  而且为文章的质量。联系上下文可知不要害怕那些消极的评论。

【素养培优】

Read the Passage A again and write a summary with about 60 words. 

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【参考答案】

Dr.  Dian Fossey,  one of the world’s leading women scientists,  had a remarkable career.  She devoted her whole life to protecting and studying the mountain gorillas of Africa.  Her effective work resulted in the steady increase of them. 

In 1967,   she established her“Karisoke” Research Centre camp.  In 1977,   she established Digit Fund.  On December 26,  1985,  she was killed.  In 1988,   a movie was made based on her real life.