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课时达标作业(五)
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. It is illegal (不合法的) for a public official to ask people for gifts or money in exchange for favours to them.
2. Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species (物种) around the world.
3. The species that fail to adjust to the changing conditions of existence will gradually become extinct (灭绝的).
4. We have reached a stage where we must start taking effective measures (措施) to save the environment so as to save ourselves.
5. Before the hunter (猎人) could take aim, the deer jumped out of sight.
6. They may be able to look into the animal habitat (栖息地) spaces by this programme.
7. There is a variety of reasons why I find it alarming (惊人的).
8. The poster (海报) inspires you to make efforts to achieve your goals.
9. She now has authority (权威) over the people who used to be her bosses.
10. That one mistake seriously endangered (使遭受危险) the future of the company.
Ⅱ. 短语填空
on average; die out; be aware of; concern about; adapt to
1. Nowadays people are more concerned about the environment where they live.
2. 400 people a year die of this disease on average.
3. As time went by, I gradually adapted to the school life.
4. People around the world should be aware of the real situation of water shortage.
5. This species has nearly died out because its habitat is being destroyed.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
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In the shadow of Kenya's Mount Kilimanjaro, nine Rothschild giraffes, the rarest giraffes on the planet, are free to wander at the Englishstyle manor (庄园). Every day shortly before 9 a.m., they come up to the house and stick their heads through the windows and doors in search of morning treats. The manor's owners, Tanya and Mikey CarrHartley, share their dining table with them. And now the couple are sharing the fantastic experience with the public by opening the manor gates to guests at the giraffe hotel, the only hotel of its kind in the world. Now, guests can feed the giraffes at breakfast but can also get up c