Unit 2 Period Ⅱ Part Ⅱ 拓展阅读训练-【高中必刷题】2024-2025学年新教材高中英语必修2同步课件 (人教版)

02 Period II Discovering Useful Structures—Reading for Writing Part Ⅱ 拓展阅读训练 1 A [云南师大附中2023高一期末]The earth’s wildlife populations have decreased by an average of 69% between 1970 and 2018, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2022, as humans continue to cut down forests, consume resources beyond the limits of the planet, and pollute the environment on an industrial scale. Two years ago, the figure stood at 68%, and four years ago, it was at 60%. Many scientists believe we are living through the sixth mass extinction—the largest loss of life on Earth since the time of the dinosaurs—and that it is being driven by humans. The report’s 89 authors urged world leaders to reach an ambitious agreement at the Cop 15 biodiversity summit in Canada and to cut carbon emissions to limit global heating to below 1.5 ℃ this decade to stop the serious destruction of nature. 刷阅读理解 2 Latin America and the Caribbean region has seen the steepest decline in average wildlife population size, with a 94% drop in 48 years. Africa had the second largest fall at 66%, followed by Asia and the Pacific with 55% and North America at 20%.Europe and Central Asia experienced an 18% fall. The total loss is akin to the human population of Europe, the Americas, Africa, Oceania and China disappearing, according to the report. Land use change is still the leading driver of biodiversity loss across the planet. Robin Freeman, head of one unit at Zoological Society of London, said it was clear that humanity is eroding （损害） the very foundations of life, and urgent action is needed. He mentioned, “It’s not just about conservation, it’s about changing production and consumption—and the only way we are going to be able to make laws or call for that is to have these clear measurable targets that ask for recovery of abundance, reduction of extinction risk and the ending of extinctions at Cop 15 in December.” 刷阅读理解 3 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了地球上的野生动物数量急剧下降，人类应采取措施保护野生动物。 1.What do the data in paragraph 1 show?( ) D A.The sixth mass extinction of forests is going down. B.The industrial pollution is becoming more widespread. C.The consumption level is beyond the limits of the earth. D.The decline rate of wildlife populations is increasing. 解析 细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，《地球生命力报告2022》指出，在1970至2018年间，地球上的野生动物数量平均减少了69%。在四年之前的报告中，这一数字是60%，在两年之前的报告中，这一数字为68%，而现在这一数值是69%。由此可知，本段的数据表明野生动物数量的下降速度正在加快。故选D项。 刷阅读理解 4 2.What do the underlined words “akin to” in paragraph 3 mean?( ) A A.Similar to. B.Different from. C.Contrary to. D.Related to. 解析 词义猜测题。画线部分前的内容说明了拉丁美洲和加勒比地区、非洲、亚太地区、北美洲、欧洲和中亚地区的野生动物数量的下降幅度，画线部分所在句中提到了human population和disappearing，由此可知，世界各地的人口数量也在下降，故此处应该表示野生动物数量下降的状况与人口数量下降的状况相似，画线部分与similar to意思相近。故选A项。 刷阅读理解 5 3.What can we learn from Robin Freeman’s words in paragraph 4?( ) C A.Stable land use can prevent the loss of wildlife populations. B.Cop 15 should take the responsibility for biodiversity reduction. C.Changing ways of production and consumption matters in protection. D.Making laws for recovery of wildlife abundance seems impossible. 解析 推理判断题。根据第四段中的He mentioned, “It’s not just about conservation, it’s about changing production and consumption…”可知，罗宾·弗里曼认为改变生产和消费方式对保护野生动物至关重要。故选C项。 刷阅读理解 6 4.What is the best title for the passage?( ) D A.Wildlife Faces Great Challenges to Survive B.All Continents Suffer From Wildlife Disappearance C.Human Activities Contribute to Wildlife’s Habitat Loss D.Wildlife Populations Experience a Dramatic Decline 解析 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的The earth’s wildlife populations have decreased by an average of 69% between 1970 and 2018以及全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了地球上野生动物的数量急剧下降，人类应采取措施保护野生动物，所以D项（野生动物的数量急剧下降）可以作为本文最佳标题。 刷阅读理解 7 长难句分析 句意：根据世界自然基金会发布的《地球生命力报告2022》，由于人类持续砍伐森林，对资源的消耗超过地球的极限，以及工业规模化造成的环境污染，地球上的野生动物数量在1970年至2018年间平均减少了69%。 刷阅读理解 8 B [全国甲2023] Grizzly bears, which may grow to about 2.5m long and weigh over 400kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche—we revere （敬畏） them even as they give us frightening dreams. Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone National Park what they most hope to see, and their answer is often the same: a grizzly bear. “Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range,” says bear biologist Chris Servheen. As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven’t been seen in a century or more, they’re increasingly being sighted by humans. The western half of the U.S. was full of grizzlies when Europeans came, with a rough number of 50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans. By the early 1970s, after centuries of cruel and continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975, grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act. 刷阅读理解 9 Today, there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S.Their recovery has been so successful that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies, which would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted. Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation groups. For now, grizzlies remain listed. Obviously, if precautions （预防） aren’t taken, grizzlies can become troublesome, sometimes killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and attractants from their yards and campsites, grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at getting grizzlies away. “Our hope is to have a clean, attractant-free place where bears can pass through without learning bad habits,” says James Jonkel, longtime biologist who manages bears in and around Missoula. 刷阅读理解 10 【语篇导读】本文介绍了北美灰熊20世纪70年代数量迅速下降，之后，北美灰熊被纳入《濒危物种保护法》的保护，自此灰熊数量逐渐恢复。 1.How do Americans look at grizzlies?( ) A A.They cause mixed feelings in people. B.They should be kept in national parks. C.They are of high scientific value. D.They are a symbol of American culture. 解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的conflicted corner和we revere them even as they give us frightening dreams可知，即使灰熊让美国人做噩梦，他们仍然敬畏它们。由此可知，美国人对灰熊又敬重又害怕，情感复杂。故选A项。 刷阅读理解 11 2.What has helped the increase of the grizzly population?( ) C A.The European settlers’ behavior. B.The expansion of bears’ range. C.The protection by law since 1975. D.The support of Native Americans. 解析 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句In 1975, grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.和第四段第二句Their recovery has been so successful that the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies, which would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted.可知，1975年，灰熊被列入《濒危物种保护法》之中。灰熊数量的恢复非常成功，以至于美国鱼类和野生动物管理局曾两次试图将灰熊从动物保护清单除名，这一举措将放松法律保护，允许灰熊被猎杀。由此可知，灰熊正是受到法律保护才免于被猎杀，从而数量得到增加。故选C项。 刷阅读理解 12 3.What has stopped the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service from de-listing grizzlies?( ) A A.The opposition of conservation groups. B.The successful comeback of grizzlies. C.The voice of the biologists. D.The local farmers’ advocates. 解析 细节理解题。根据第四段第三句Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation groups.可知，由于来自保护组织的诉讼，这两次将灰熊从动物保护清单除名的提议都被推翻了。故选A项。 刷阅读理解 13 4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?( ) B A.Food should be provided for grizzlies. B.People can live in harmony with grizzlies. C.A special path should be built for grizzlies. D.Technology can be introduced to protect grizzlies. 解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二、三句可推知，文章呼吁人们采取一定措施避免和灰熊间的直接冲突。由此可知，只要采取合适的预防措施，人可以与灰熊和谐共处。故选B项。 刷阅读理解 14 长难句分析 句意：它们的恢复非常成功，以至于美国鱼类和野生动物管理局曾两次试图将灰熊从动物保护清单除名，这一举措将放松法律保护，允许它们被猎杀。 刷阅读理解 [河南豫东名校2023高一调研] I was walking through the bush when, suddenly, a baby koala rushed to me through the sky. Through quick thinking, I managed to catch it in my . .1. .. “Oh Doodah, are you—. .2. . to see me today?” I asked the koala. Doodah, a baby koala, was just one of the many koalas that had come into my . .3. .. And while I might be his favourite person, I loved all of these animals . .4. .. Ever since I was a girl, I’d loved animals and at 18 had started work at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary as a . .5. . collector. Selecting leaves for the koalas brought me so much joy as the koalas . .6. . them for food. Through hard work and . .7. . I eventually became a koala specialist, which saw me working in China, where I . .8. . in koala-breeding programmes. My son, Jett, has always been with koalas and comes out . .9. . them with me. But we’ve both become concerned about the . .10. . of our beloved koalas. I knew the best way to stop them from dying out was to . .11. . the young like my son because the future really is theirs. So I wrote a children’s book, Have You Seen a Tree For Me?, which I hope will help them understand we’ve got to . .12. . our beloved wildlife. 刷完形填空 16 There are lots of . .13. . things kids can do to start helping now: Keep dogs and cats locked away from wildlife, plant a tree that will encourage native animals to visit and . .14. . your family to drive slowly in wildlife habitats and areas. That might only sound . .15. ., but if we all do this, it can make a big difference. 刷完形填空 17 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者一直负责照顾考拉，通过努力工作和学习，作者成为一名研究考拉的专家。作者担心考拉的未来，认为保护野生动物的最佳办法是从教育孩子开始，于是作者写了一本书并呼吁人们保护野生动物。 1.( ) A.arms B.legs C.clothes D.gloves A 解析 根据I was walking through the bush when, suddenly, a baby koala rushed to me through the sky.并结合常识可知，一只考拉从天而降，冲了过来，作者快速反应捉住考拉，并将它抱在怀里。故选A项。 2.( ) A.curious B.responsible C.excited D.unwilling C 解析 根据前文a baby koala rushed to me through the sky和空后的I might be his favourite person可知，考拉见到作者很兴奋。 3.( ) A.exchange B.care C.lecture D.power B 解析 根据后文内容可知，作者很喜欢考拉，经过努力成为研究考拉的专家后，加入了考拉繁殖的研究项目。结合选项可判断，此处表示这只考拉在作者的照顾范围之内。故选B项。 刷完形填空 18 4.( ) A.officially B.properly C.recently D.equally D 解析 根据下文Ever since I was a girl, I’d loved animals and at 18 had started work at the… 可知，作者喜欢动物。故推知作者喜欢她照顾的每一只考拉，对这些考拉一视同仁。故选D项。 5.( ) A.wood B.rubbish C.leaf D.water C 解析 根据下文的Selecting leaves for the koalas brought me so much joy as the koalas ____ them for food.可知，作者的主要工作是为考拉收集树叶。故选C项。 6.( ) A.broke down B.depended on C.came across D.concentrated on B 解析 根据语境并结合常识可知，作者为考拉挑选树叶，看到这些考拉以自己挑选的树叶为食，作者很开心。故选B项。 7.( ) A.study B.confidence C.debate D.arrangement A 解析 根据Through hard work及I eventually became a koala specialist可知，作者为了成为考拉专家，付出了很多努力，故推知作者很努力地工作和学习。故选A项。 刷完形填空 19 8.( ) A.checked B.typed C.registered D.joined D 解析 根据I eventually became a koala specialist可知，作者以专家的身份加入了考拉繁殖的研究项目。故选D项。 9.( ) A.naming B.impressing C.feeding D.catching C 解析 根据上文的koala-breeding programmes和My son, Jett, has always been with koalas可知，作者的儿子很喜欢考拉，此处表示作者的儿子和作者一起给考拉喂食。故选C项。 10.( ) A.health B.future C.food D.return B 解析 根据下文I knew the best way to stop them from dying out was to the young like my son because the future really is theirs.中的stop them from dying out可知，此处表示作者很担心考拉的未来，而能阻止它们灭绝的最佳方法与年轻一代有关。故选B项。 11.( ) A.educate B.understand C.direct D.trust A 解析 根据上文的stop them from dying out和下文的So I wrote a children’s book可知，作者写儿童读物的目的是教育孩子们保护野生动物。故选A项。 刷完形填空 20 12.( ) A.control B.protect C.hide D.recognise B 解析 根据下文There are lots of ____ things kids can do to start helping now: Keep dogs and cats locked away from wildlife, plant a tree… 可知，下文描述的是孩子们保护野生动物的方法，故推知作者鼓励孩子们保护野生动物，故选B项。 13.( ) A.secret B.big C.interesting D.simple D 解析 空后列举了“拴住猫和狗、种树和在野生动物栖息地缓慢行驶”，这些行为都是很小的、很简单的保护野生动物的方法，故选D项。 14.( ) A.allow B.force C.ask D.train C 解析 根据上文的There are lots of ___ things kids can do to start helping now可知，此处介绍孩子们保护野生动物的方法，故推知孩子们可以要求家人在野生动物栖息地缓慢行驶，故选C项。 15.( ) A.small B.confusing C.natural D.difficult A 解析 空后的but表明前后语义的转折。结合空后的make a big difference和前文中提到的保护野生动物的行为可知，此处要表达，虽然这些事看似是小事，实则能够产生很大的影响。故选A项。 刷完形填空 21 $$