课时作业（十三）Knowing me， Knowing you-【学易优】2024年高考英语一轮总复习课时分层突破（外研版）

高考总复习·英语（外研版） 课时作业（十三） Knowing me,Knowing you I,阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、: B.when most of its population has died off C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 C.when the species'birth rate is close to its death rate A D.when the species is losing its habitat When an animal species is considered endan- 2.What does the underlined word "lumber"proba- gered,it means that the International Union for bly mean? Conservation of Nature (IUCN)has evaluated it as A.Gas. B.Food. nearly extinct,which means that a majority of its C.Chemicals. D.Wood. population has already died off and the rate of birth 3.What is being done to protect the endangered is lower than the species'death rate.Today,more species? and more animal and plant species are on the way A.Calling for human development. to extinction because of a variety of major factors B.Raising money. that cause a species to become endangered,and as C.Establishing nature preserves. you might expect,humans play a role in quite a few D.Educating people. of them-in fact,the biggest threat to endangered 4.What is the main idea of the passage? animals is human encroachment(侵入)on their A.Habitat destruction causes animal endangerment. habitats. Every species needs a habitat,where an animal B.Animals die out due to environment pollution. finds food,raises its young and allows the next C.Measures need to be taken to increase species. generation to take over.Unfortunately,humans de- D.Non-profit groups are making great contributions. stroy animal habitats in a number of different B ways:building houses,clearing forests to get lum- If Siri had any feelings,she would know she ber and to plant crops,draining rivers to bring wa- was being teased.When 10-year-old Belinda and ter to those crops,and making streets and parking her friends play,they sometimes ask Siri questions lots. in the hope she will say something random and In addition,human development pollutes the make them laugh."Do a rap,"they urge Siri,"Tell environment with all kinds of chemicals,which de-us a