必修第2册 UNIT 2 WILDLIFE PROTECTION(Word练习)-【精讲精练】2026年高考英语一轮复习（人教版）

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2025·湖北武汉质量调研)To Karanth，everyone in every part of the world is born with a fundamental connection to nature.Growing up in Karnataka，she began accompanying her father into the wild at just two years old.But in her hometown，kids grew up with a negative perspective on wildlife.Elephants destroyed crops and sometimes people were badly injured or killed.Karanth discovered kids wouldn't appreciate the fact that it's the best place to witness extraordinary animals.

In 2017，a conversation with her friend Gabby shifted her mindset towards education.Within half a year，Karanth and Gabby had the first version of “Wild Shaale” on their hands.A program designed for students who come into frequent contact with wildlife，Wild Shaale aims to develop a genuine understanding of wildlife and wild spaces and move beyond wildlife tolerance to concepts of conservation and environmental issues.The conservation education program fills a gap in environmental learning.

While it is fortunate that a basic environmental education is supported by local government，Karanth believes the challenge lies in the quality of the curriculum and whether it's delivered effectively and consistently.“You have to visualize what these schools look like.They may not have electricity—forget having computers，internet，iPads，or anything.”

Encouraging the students to find commonalities between themselves and the animals is the first step to changing perceptions and hopefully，behaviors.“It comes down to the same things: we need food; we need water; we need space.Then they start to understand why situations of conflict arise，” Karanth says.“But then how do you convince them not to get angry，not to act in a way that leads to harm? That's something we're trying to work on.It's not easy.”

[语篇解读]　这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了卡兰斯通过建立Wild Shaale项目来改变学生对野生动物的看法。

1．What problem might Karanth's hometown have faced?

A．Human­wildlife conflict.

B．Loss of wildlife habitats.

C．Overpopulation of elephants.

D．Disregard for wildlife balance.

解析　A　细节理解题。根据第一段“But in her hometown，kids grew up with a negative perspective on wildlife.Elephants destroyed crops and sometimes people were badly injured or killed.Karanth discovered kids wouldn't appreciate the fact that it's the best place to witness extraordinary animals.”可知，卡兰斯的家乡面临的问题是人类与野生动物的冲突。故选A。

2．Why did Karanth launch the program Wild Shaale?

A．To help students identify animals.

B．To fill a gap in local education.

C．To change how students perceive wildlife.

D．To publicize wildlife diversity.

解析　C　细节理解题。根据第二段“A program designed for students who come into frequent contact with wildlife，Wild Shaale aims to develop a genuine understanding of wildlife and wild spaces and move beyond wildlife tolerance to concepts of conservation and environmental issues.The conservation education program fills a gap in environmental learning.”可知，Karanth启动Wild Shaale项目是为了改变学生对野生动物的看法。故选C。

3．What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The support to the plan.

B．The barrier to the program.

C．The curriculum arrangement.

D．The schools'conditions.

解析　B　主旨大意题。通读第三段可知，第三段主要讲了项目的障碍。故选B。

4．What is Karanth trying to achieve in the program?

A．A shift in humans'attitudes and behavior.

B．A breakthrough in environmental studies.

C．Appropriate ways to end local conflicts.

D．Approaches to changing animals'behavior.

解析　A　细节理解题。根据最后一段“Encouraging the students to find commonalities between themselves and the animals is the first step to changing perceptions and hopefully，behaviors.”可知，卡兰斯想在这个项目中实现人类的态度和行为的转变。故选A。

B

(2025·长沙长郡中学模拟)Traditionally，the study of human health has focused on individual and collective groups，rather than outside forces.In recent years，however，we've seen

the range of nutrition expanded to include environmental components，with the introduction of new terms like “sustainable nutrition” and “planetary health”．

The growing population will put a greater strain on the ecosystem and resources，further contributing to climate change，which is observed through increased temperatures，rising sea levels and severe weather patterns.Altered weather patterns directly affect yields and crop production，which along with non­climate factors，can impact food security.Displacement from homes，decreased access to resources such as health care and illness due to exposure to extreme temperatures can have long­term health consequences.

As is reported，the extreme drought in Ethiopia in 2016 caused widespread crop failure and resulted in nearly 10 million people requiring food aid.Similarly，in the U．S.，2021 brought Hurricane Ida to the Gulf Coast，resulting in the deaths of an estimated 91 people.When the storm faded，extreme heat followed，which was particularly dangerous given many had lost their homes or electricity in the hurricane.Widespread power failures left people with limited access to essentials.

The challenge of feeding more people using the current food systems poses a threat to biodiversity.For example，overfishing，which involves non­sustainable practices that decrease or endanger species，can result in biodiversity loss.On the contrary，“the more variety of crops grown in one farming system，the more adaptable that system is”，Mary Purdy，an integrative eco­dietitian，says，“the less biodiversity you have in an ecosystem，the more impressionable it is to pests，crop failure and soil degradation(退化).”

As more ecosystems and species become threatened，biodiversity will continue to decrease，which will impact the entire food chain.Each organism and species plays a role in the food chain; altering that chain will have a domino effect(多米诺效应)，which could impact human health in numerous ways，such as altering typical eating habits based on availability and in some cases resulting in nutrition insecurity，reducing the gut microbiome and impacting the availability of some medicinal resources.

[语篇解读]　这是一篇说明文。文章主要讨论了环境因素，特别是气候变化对人类健康的影响，以及如何通过可持续营养和保护生物多样性来应对这些挑战。

5．What does the underlined word “strain” probably mean in paragraph 2?

A．Stress. B．Chance.

C．Benefit. D．Strength.

解析　A　词句猜测题。根据第二段“The growing population will put a greater strain on the ecosystem and resources，further contributing to climate change，which is observed through