(练习)unit5 微阶段刷题过关卷(九)-【提分教练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册(外研版2019)

微阶段刷题过关卷（九） (时间：65分钟　分值：70分) Unit 5　Starting out, Understanding ideas & Using language 第Ⅰ卷(满分32.5分) Ⅰ. 阅读理解(共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分) A Nasr Majid started hunting at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the US. He's one of the relatively few new hunters who officials hope will help stop a nearly four­decade decline nationally in what has become a hobby for fewer than 5 percent of Americans. Natural resources and wildlife, officials in Maryland are encouraging hunting of deer, turkeys and some other wild animals, which is believed to be good for the environment. Without hunting, they say, sika deer will overpopulate the wildlife refuge and they'll overeat the bushes and other plants that provide important habitat for birds. On the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, hunting is also important to prevent the spread of diseases such as Lyme. In many families, the hunting tradition has been handed down for generations. But as longtime sportsmen age and children lose interest, the number of hunters in the United States fell by 2 million, from 2011 to 2018, to about 11 million. “Everything is changing. Kids are growing up in front of video games and computers instead of going hunting，” said Chris Markin, a hunting specialist for the state natural resources department. “Adults usually focus on working and providing for their families. Those pressures are preventing many other potential hunters from going out, and from raising the next generation of hunters.” To avoid such a decline, a new approach is needed. Government agencies and non­profit groups are now launching mentoring (指导) programmes to train more hunters, which not only helps preserve an industry and a culture but also means more protection for wildlife and their habitats through deer population control and investment. Luckily, there are those still eager to learn, like Majid. He was just looking for an outdoor hobby he could share with his children when he came across the men