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第三部分 人与自然 主题群八 环境保护
主题语境30 人与环境、人与动植物 学生用书P372
Ⅰ.阅读理解
MywifealwayswantedaVizsla,sowhenwe
gotthehouse,thegardenandeverythingsorted,
wedidsomeresearchandfoundalovelybreeder
(饲养员)basedinScotland.Hewasinchargeof
everything,soafew monthsgobyandthenext
thingIknow,wevegotapuppy!
Ivegrownupwithanimalsal mylife,and
ImsogladIhave.IlovethefactthatIwasnever
afraidofanyanimals.Althoughyoudoobviously
havetobecarefulwhenintroducingchildrentoa
dogtheydontknow,becauseyoudontknow
howitsgoingtobehave,italwayssaddensme
whenIseechildrenscaredwhentheywalkpast
Pedro.Ithinkitsgreatforkidstolearnhowto
lookafterananimal.
Andobviouslyforus,asafamily,itsbrilG
liantbecausewetakePedroforsomanywalks.
Itsabitofafamilybondingexperiencegetting
outinthefreshair;takingPedroforawalkmulG
tipletimesadayisjustrealylovely.Meanwhile,
themostrewarding,Ithink,isjustseeinghow
amazingheiswiththekids.Heissocalm,so
protective,soloving,andwearehisworld.
IthinkthemostchalengingaspectswithPeG
drowerewhenhewasapuppy(小狗).Hewas
prettyhardwork.Hewasneveraggressive,but
hewasquitebiteyaspuppiesare,constantlypulG
lingoutyourclothesandputtingholesinthem,
whichisveryannoying.Hechewedthefurniture-my
sofasarebarelystandingup;theirwoodenlegs
arealmostinpieces.Obviously,thedogtraining
inthehousewasquitestressfulandhisjumping
atstrangersintheparkandrunningoffwasalG
waysquitescary.
Asanew puppyowner,youreoverloaded
withadvicefromsocialmedia,magazines,other
dogownersandfriends,sofindingasourceofinG
formationyoutrustissoimportantandcanbea
realturningpoint.Iknow whatitsliketobe
bombarded with conflictinginformation,so I
wouldhaverealywelcomedRoyalCanins“One
inaBilion”platformasanewpuppyowner.Its
aonestopshopfornew dogowners:asingle
sourceofcredibleinformationthatissohelpfulin
navigatingtheearlystagesofyourpuppyslife.
1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?
A.Heisinexperiencedinraisingpets.
B.Heisunsupportiveofhiswifesdesire.
C.Hefeelsitapitythatchildrenshyawayfrom
pets.
D.HethinksoneshouldbecautiousaboutraiG
singpets.
2.HowdoestheauthorthinkofPedro?
A.Dangerousbutloyal.
B.Playfulandgentle.
C.Adorablebuttroublesome.
D.Annoyingandfierce.
3.WhatcanweinferaccordingtoParagraph4?
A.Dogsaremansbestfriends.
B.Itisworthlesstohaveadog.
C.Puppiesareunfriendlytohumans.
D.Itischalengingtotrainapuppy.
4.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?
A.Torecommendareliableplatform.
B.Toshareafunexperience.
C.Toofferevidenceforanargument.
D.Toadvertiseapracticalproduct.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇记叙文.作者妻子心仪已
久的 Vizsla犬 Pedro加入家庭的生活,带来欢乐
也伴随着幼犬期的挑战.它 与 孩 子 间 的 温 馨 互
动、户外共行加固了家庭纽带.作者认为专业宠
物养护平台对新手主人至关重要.
1.C [细节理解题.由文章第二段中“Although
youdoobviouslyhaveto...itsgreatforkids
tolearnhowtolookafterananimal.”可知,作
者对于孩子们因不了解而害怕宠物感到遗憾.]
2.C [推 理 判 断 题.由 文 章 第 三 段 中 “MeanG
while,themostrewarding,Ithink,isjustseeG
inghowamazingheiswiththekids.Heisso
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calm,soprotective,soloving,andwearehis
world.”和第四段中“Hewasneveraggressive,
buthewas...strangersintheparkandrunning
offwasalwaysquitescary.”可 知,作 者 认 为
Pedro可爱但麻烦.]
3.D [推 理 判 断 题.由 文 章 第 四 段“Ithinkthe
mostchalengingaspectswithPedrowere ...the
parkandrunningofwasalwaysquitescary.”可知,
第四段详细描述了佩德罗作为小狗时的各种捣
蛋行为,如咬衣服、啃家具等,以及训练过程中
的压力,如它乱跑,这都表明训练小狗是一项
挑战.]
4.A [推理判断题.由文章最后一段“Asanew
puppyowner,youreoverloaded withadvice
from ...sohelpfulinnavigatingtheearlystaG
gesofyourpuppyslife.”可知,最后一段提到
了 RoyalCanin的“OneinaBilion”,强调这是
一个一站式服务,为新狗主人提供了可信的信
息来源,帮助他们度过养小狗的早期阶段,这显
然是在推荐一个平台给读者.]
Ⅱ.语法填空
TheXishuangbannaNationalNatureReserve
insouthwestChinahaslongbeenknown1.
itsbiodiversity.Whilethejunglesthere
providerichsourcesoffoodandwater,theyalso
poselifethreatstoanimalslivingthere.Thelocal
Asianelephants,forinstance,mightfail2.
(survive)inthewildernessincasesofseG
vereinjuryorilnessifnoonecametotheirresG
cueintime.
TheAsianelephants,3. areunder
firstGclass national protection in China, are
4. (main)foundin Yunnan.Wildlife
conservationworkershavedevotedthemselvesto
improvingthewelfareof5. species.In
November2008,theyestablishedtheAsianEleG
phantBreedingandRescueCenter.Thefacility
nowfunctionsasashelterforwild AsianeleG
phantsacrosstheregion.Withthehelp ofa
6. (profession)elephantcaregiverteam,
elephants7. (save)bytheCenterhave
recoveredwel.Everyday,thecaregiversstay
withtheelephantsfor morethanten hours,
8. (monitor)theirhealthandbringing
themtothejunglessothattheycanreGfamiliarize
themselveswiththewild.
What the elephant caregivers are doing
9. (be)amicrocosm (缩影)ofChinas
environmental commitment. Through the
countrysincreasing conservation efforts,the
wild Asian elephant population in Yunnan
10. (rise)fromabout150toover300in
thelast30years.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇说明文.文章主要介绍了
位于中国西南部的西双版纳国家级自然保护区一
直以其生物多样性而闻名.虽然那里的丛林提供
了丰富的食物和水源,但它们也对生活在那里的
动物构成了生命威胁.
1.for [考查介词.句意:位于中国西南部的西双
版纳国家级自然保护区一直以其生物多样性而
闻名.短 语 beknownfor表 示 “以 而 闻
名”.故填for.]
2.tosurvive [考查非谓语动词.句意:例如,如
果没有人及时救援,当地的亚洲象可能会在严
重受伤或生病的情况下无法在荒野中生存.短
语failtodosth.表 示“未 能 做 某 事”,故 填to
survive.]
3.which [考查定语从句.句意:亚洲象是中国
国家一级保护动物,主要分布在云南.非限制
性定语从句修饰先行词 TheAsianelephants,
关系词在从句中作主语,指物,故填 which.]
4.mainly [考查副词.句意:亚洲象是中国国家
一级保 护 动 物,主 要 分 布 在 云 南.修 饰 动 词
found应用副词 mainly,故填 mainly.]
5.the [考查冠词.句意:野生动物保护工作者致
力于改善该物种的福利.此处species特指亚洲
象,应用定冠词.故填the.]
6.professional [考查形容词.句意:在专业的大
象护理团队的帮助下,该中心拯救的大象恢复
得很 好.修 饰 名 词 team 应 用 形 容 词 profesG
sional,故填professional.]
7.saved [考查非谓语动词.句意:在专业的大象
护理团队的帮助下,该中心拯救的大象恢复得
很好.此处save与elephants构成被动关系,故
用过去分词作定语.故填saved.]
8.monitoring [考查非谓语动词.句意:每天,护
理员和大象待在一起十多个小时,监测它们的
健康状况,把它们带到丛林里,让它们重新熟悉
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野外环境.此处caregivers与 monitor构成主
动关 系,故 用 现 在 分 词 作 状 语.故 填 monitoG
ring.]
9.is [考查主谓一致.句意:大象看护人所做的
是中国环保承诺的一个缩影.陈述事实用一般
现在 时,主 语 为 Whattheelephantcaregivers
aredoing,谓语用单数.故填is.]
10.hasrisen [考查时态.句意:通过国家不断加
大的保护力度,在过去的30年里,云南的野生
亚洲象数量从150头增加到300多头.根据后
文inthelast30years可知为现在完成时,主语
为thewildAsianelephantpopulation,助动词
用has.故填hasrisen.]
Ⅱ.读后续写
MyhusbandandIenjoyseeinglifethrough
theeyesofourchildren.Itsamazingtowatchas
theydiscovertheirworld.
WhilewewereoutdoorslastsummerenjoG
yingthesunshine,ouroldestdaughter,Kaytlin,
caledmetothedoorway.Beneaththestepswas
ababyredsquirrel.
Wewatcheditfromadistance,notwanting
todisturbitorscareoffitsmother.Butaftera
longwait-andlookingalaroundourhousefor
signsofanestoramother-werealizedthetiny
squirrelwaslost.
Shakingterribly,he wasweak,thin,and
hungry.Wetriedtofindanexperttohelp,but
theInlandFisheriesandWildlifewebsiteshowed
thattherewerenowildlifeexpertsinourarea.
Aftersomequickresearch,weconcludedthatthe
bestwaytogivethesquirrelafightingchance
wastocareforhimourselves.SoatriptotheloG
calstoreformilkandsupplieswasinorder.More
researchtaughtushowmuchtofeedhim,howto
estimatehisage,howandwhentowean(断奶)
him,andthatweshouldlethimgoassoonashe
couldsurviveonhisown.
OurdaughtersandItookturnsinfeeding
“Squirt”.KaytlintookonthemostresponsibiliG
ty.Shetaughthimtoeatfromabottle,andshe
wokeinthenightforhisfeeds.
Toourrelief,Squirtsoonbecamehealthy
andstrong.Withinafewweekshebecamemore
active.Hewouldchatter(吱吱叫)forhisnext
meal,playfulygoaroundthegirls,andliedown
onthemforsleep.Itwasntlongbeforehewas
weanedontosolidfoodandreintroducedtothe
wild.
Hisfirstfew visitstothegreatoutdoors
werefunny.Justlikeachild,hewouldplayin
thegrassandthenrunbacktoKaytlinforsafety.
Soonshehadhimclimbingtreesandfindingnest
material.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答.
Onedayinthetrees,Squirtmetupwitha
familyofgraysquirrels.
Onenight,Squirtdidntcomebacktoour
houseanditrainedhard.
[参考范文]
Onedayinthetrees,Squirtmetupwitha
familyofgraysquirrels.Butthefamily was
nonetoohappyabouthisvisit.Theyscoldedand
swattedathim.AtfirstSquirtwassounhappy
thatheavoidedthem.AndthenhequicklylearnG
edsomesocialskils.Hewouldtakesomesnacks
tomeetthem.Forseveraldaysheplayedalday
inthetreessurroundingourhousebutcamedown
atbedtime.
Onenight,Squirtdidntcomebacktoour
houseanditrainedhard.Ourgirlsfretted.They
wantedtoseekSquirt.Wepreventedthem beG
causeitwastoodangerous.Butwhenthesun
rosethenextday,therewasSquirt,beggingfor
food.Andthatremainedthepatternforweeks.
TheexperiencewasentertainingandheartwarmG
ingforourfamily.Inthewildandsomewhatsily
momentsofraisinganorphanedbabysquirrel,
ourchildrenlearnedtovalueandappreciatelife.
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