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Period2Lesson1The SixthExtinction——Reading Comprehension读前清障
1.species A.to becomesmaller insize ornumber
2.mass B.to bringback asituation orfeeling thatexisted before
3.varied C.at risk of nolonger existing
4.decrease D.a setof animalsor plantsthat havethe samecharacteristics
5.endangered ofmany differenttypesI.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线)
6.restore F.a largeamount orquantity ofsth答案LD
2.F
3.E
4.A
5.C
6.BIL选词填空die out,be toblame,be at risk,wipe out,in short
1.Who doyou thinkare toblame for the caraccident lastnight
2.As wecan see,many species are quicklydying outbecause of the extremeclimate.
3.The fashionablegirl will be at riskofa fatalheart attackif shedoesn tput onweight.
4.For mostparents,children ssmile canwipe outall thetired feelingsafter aday swork.
5.In shorta goodand harmoniousfamily atmosphereis beneficialto thehealthy growthof childrenbothphysically andmentally.精读课文While-readingActivity1Fast-reading formain ideas
1.Read thepassage quicklyand matchthe mainidea witheach paragraph.Para.1A.Human activitycauses speciesto dieout faster.Para.2B.How dowe avoid a sixth mass extinctionPara.3C.Extinctions inhistory and the reasons.Para.4D.The possibleconsequences of the sixth mass extinction.答案Para.1C Para.2A Para.3D Para.4Bit,just alittle bitevery day,what mightI have accomplished”Carolyn lookedat mesideways,smiling.Start tomorrow,“she said,15yet,start today.n语篇解读本文为记叙文作者跟女儿来到山顶,看到满山的鲜花,作者被眼前的景色惊呆了得知这是一位女士多年努力的结果,作者感受颇深如果我有一个梦想,并为之努力,每天努力一点,我会取得什么样的成就呢?
1.A.asked B.commandedC.insisted D.predicted答案C解析ask问;command命令;insist坚持;predict预测根据上文的“…I had no desire to drive up thewindingmountain roadto...v和空格前的“But”可知,是女儿的坚持才让作者跟女儿去山顶故选C项
2.A.unwillingly B.undoubtedlyC.unknowingly D.unexpectedly答案A解析unwillingly不情愿地;undoubtedly毫无疑问地;unknowingly不知不觉地;unexpectedly出乎意料地根据下文的uNothing couldbe worththis,I thoughtas Ialong the dangerous highway.可知,作者是不情愿来这儿的故选A项
3.A.walked B.inchedC.wandered D.fled答案B解析walk步行;inch缓慢移动;wander游荡;flee逃离根据下文的“thedangerous highway v可知,作者在这条危险的路上开得很慢故选B项
4.A.pulled overB.stepped downC.looked upD.turned off答案A解析pull over靠边停车;step down走下;look up抬起头来;turn off关闭根据下文的“got out”可知,作者把车停下了故选A项
5.A.greeted B.flowedC.reached D.towered答案D解析greet打招呼;flow流动;reach到达;tower高于根据句意和下文的“over us”可知,这些树是高耸在作者和女儿的头顶上故选D项
6.A.admit B.fillC・control D・read答案B解析admit承认;fill填充;control控制;read读取根据句意和空格后的“my mind”可知,此处是指这个地方的平静和寂静开始充斥着作者的脑海故选B项
7.A.amazement B.curiosityC.amusement D.confusion答案A解析amazement惊讶;curiosity好奇心;amusement娱乐;confusion混乱根据下一句uThere acrossfieldsand valleyswere riversof fully-opened yellowflowers from the lightone to the mostbrilliant.v可知,作者被这儿的景色惊呆了故选A项
8.A.pushed B.movedC.swung D.bathed答案D解析push推动;move移动;swing摆动;bath沐浴根据上文的utipped over”和下文的“in gold”可知,此处指山坡被笼罩在阳光里故选D项
9.A.Doubts B.IdeasC.Questions D.Requests答案C解析doubt疑问;idea想法;question问题;request请求根据下文的“Who createdsuch beautyHowWhen”可知,作者的脑海中出现了一些问题故选C项
10.A.signal B.symbolC.symptom D.sign答案D解析signal信号;symbol符号;symptom症状;sign标牌根据空格后的“…that read:Answers to theQuestions I Know YouAre Asking.”可知,此处说的应该是标牌上的内容故选D项
11.A.Each B.SomeC.One D.That答案C角星析each每个;some一些;one一个;that那个根据下一段的“one smallplant at a time”可知,此处指的是每次种一棵故选C项
12.A.surely B.barelyC.mostly D.instantly答案B解析surely当然;barely几乎不;mostly主要地;instantly立即根据上文的“As wedrove home,I wasso moved by what we had seen that...,可知,此处指的是作者感动得几乎说不出话来故选B项
13.A.beginning B.intentionC.ending D.absence答案A解析beginning开始;intention意图;ending结束;absence缺席根据句意和句中的“started”以及“keptatit”可知,此处指的是可能开始只是一个想法,但她坚持了下来故选A项
14.A.set offB.worked outC・set downD.worked at答案D解析setoff出发;work out制定;set down放下;work at致力于句中的“it”指的是上文的“dream”,work at the dream指的是为梦想而努力故选D项
15.A.Later B.BetterC.Happier D.Harder答案B解析later稍后;better更好的;happier更快乐的;harder更困难的根据上文的“Start tomorrow和空格后的“start today”可知,此处是说今天开始更好,所以应该用better yet更好的是故选B项in.语法填空Whales havebeen facingserious dangerfor along time.First,due
1.the greenhouseeffect,glaciers aremelting,and someliving creaturesin theAntarcticand theArctic arein dangerof
2.extinct.Besides,with global warming
3.become worse,life inotherparts of the oceanhas also been seriouslyaffected,whales
4.include.Secondly,whaling activity is anotherkiller.Historically,whaling has been popularin someoverseascountries,such asEngland,Japan andNorway.Some peoples desirefor moneycan t
5.meet easily,and theyregard whalesas amoney-making machine.A kilogramof whalemeat canfetch about$100inJapan.Besides,advanced technologyhas increasedthe efficiencyof whalingand
6.great reducedthenumber ofwhales.What smore,some countriesare stillon whalingin
7.name ofscience.The fact
8.whales havebecome endangeredanimals is alarming us.Some
9.organization havebegunworking hardto savethem.The internationalcommunity hasmade astrategy againstcommercialwhaling.In myopinion,governments shouldalso makelaws
10.protect whales.语篇解读这是一篇说明文文章介绍了鲸鱼长期以来面临灭绝危险的主要原因,以及国际社会对这一问题的重视
1.答案to解析考查固定短语dueto是固定搭配,意为“因为,由于“故填to
2.答案extinction解析考查名词介词后接名词作宾语,extinct灭绝的”,名词形式是extinction,是不可或攵名i司故填extinction
3.答案becoming解析考查非谓语动词此处是with+宾语+宾语补足语”结构,globalwarming与become是主动关系,用现在分词作宾语补足语故填becoming
4.答案included解析考查非谓语动词include与whales之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,故用过去分词形式作后置定语故填included
5.答案be met解析考查动词的语态分析句子可知,此处meet是谓语动词,主语“Some peoples desirefor moneyv与meet是被动关系,所以该用被动语态,情态动词后加be done故填be met
6.答案greatly解析考查副词修饰动词reduced用副词作状语故填greatly
07.答案the解析考查冠词in thename of”以……的名义”是固定短语故填the
8.答案that解析考查同位语从句分析句子可知,空格处引导同位语从句,解释说明thefact,从句句意完整,成分齐全,用连接词that故填that
9.答案organizations解析考查名词复数此句中缺主语,且主语前由Some所修饰,应使用可数名词复数形式故填organizations o
10.答案to protect解析考查非谓语动词分析句子可知,此处表目的,要用动词不定式to do作目的状语故填to protectoExtinctionsare not unusual inour Earth s history.But wehumans cantake action to stopdestroying theplanetwe liveontoavoida sixth extinction.Activity2Careful-reading fordetailsI.Read paragraph1and dothe followingexercises.
1.Read thefirst paragraphand fillin theblanks.lMeaning ofextinction Extinctionsare where entire speciesare wiped out,which are not unusual in ourEarths history.2The number of extinctionsthat haveoccurred sofar In the past500million years,there havebeen fivetimesextinctions,in whichover90%of all species that ever lived are now extinct.3Two notableextinctions and their consequencesthe third mass extinction,known asthe uGreatDying,which killed90%to96%of all species;the fifthevent,which occurred66million years ago,caused thedeath of the dinosaurs.4Which of the followingis NOTincluded in the causesfor thelast fiveextinctionsA.Global warming.B・Volcanic eruptions.C.Human activity.D.The decreaseof theoxygen contentof thesea.答案c
2.Which writingmethod isNOT usedin thisparagraphA.Giving data.B・Analyzing causeand effect.C.Making comparison.D.Arranging in the timeorder.答案D
3.Paraphrase the following sentence.Many scientistssay we are now entering the Earths sixth mass extinction.This timehuman activitywillbe toblame.答案Many scientistshold theidea thatweareabout togo throughthe sixthextinction whichhumanactivity shouldbe responsiblefor.II.Read paragraph2and dothe followingexercises.
1.What didscientists findout in2015答案They foundthat human activity iscausing speciesto dieout1,000times fasterthan normal.
2.What arethe reasonswhy somany speciesare dyingout答案The reasonsare varied,such as air andwater pollution,forests beingdestroyed,factory farmingandoverfishing.
3.Which sentencein thisparagraph canreplace the following oneWhat is obviousis thatour human activity hashad anegative influenceon all other specieson Earth,suchas animalsand plants.答案It isclear that human activity has negatively affected allother specieson Earth,including animalsand plants.HI.Read paragraph3and dothe followingexercises.
1.What wouldhappen ifasixthmass extinction occurs•Up tol threequarters ofall specieson Earthcould dieout.•Humans wouldalso be2atriskof dyingout,because ourworld andlives dependon3the balanceinnature.
2.Paraphrase the following sentence.Without forests,we wouldhave noair tobreathe,and withoutclean waterwe wouldbe unableto survive.答案If therewere noforests,we would not breathe;if therewere noclean water,we woulddie.IV.Read paragraph4and dothefollowingexercises.
1.What is the purposeofthelast paragraphA.Call onpeople to protect theEarth.B.Blame peoplefor destroyingthe environment.C.Urge thegovernment totake action.D.Warn thepublic toreduce theirdestructive behaviour.答案A
2.What shouldwe doto protectthe earth•take stepsto save1endangerod species•change the way we2work aedtravel byusing cleaner,more naturalsources ofenergy•improve farmingmethods to3reduce water,air andland pollution
3.What rhetoricaldevices修辞手法does theauthor usein thisparagraphA.Metaphor暗喻.B.Personification6以人.C.Overstatement夸张.D.Parallel construction排比.答案DV.Read theCase Studyand dothefollowingexercises.
1.What didpeople doto protectblack robins•Wildlife workersbegan1a programmefor raisingblack robinchicks.•They2protected OldBlue seggs,helped themto3hatch andtook care of their4chicks.•They5restored theirhabitats and6removed smallanimals thathunt themfromtheislands wheretheylive.
2.What isthe effectof theireffortsThere wereonly15black robinsleft in the world,only oneof whichwas ableto2layIn1980eggs.Now Thereare more than3250black robinsandthe4population isstill spreading.
3.Which claimdid theCase Studysupport in the textA.Humans cando whateverthey want.B.The blackrobins aresuccessfully savedfrom extinction.C.It ishuman activitythat hasaffected thespecies negatively.D.It snever toolate totake actiontoprotectthe environment.答案DPost-readingActivity1SummaryExtinctions,whereentirespeciesarewipedout,arenotunusualinour Earths history.In fact,over90percent ofall speciesl.thateverlivedarenowextinct.Inthelast500million years,there
2.have,beenbe fivetimes whenlife on Earth hasalmost ended,
3.includinginclude the thirdmass extinctionknown asthe uGreat Dying”.The reasonsfor extinctionsare
4.yaried/variousvary.Many scientistssaywe arenowenteringtheEarthssixthmassextinction.This time,humanactivitywillbe
5.toblameblame.A2015study byscientists foundthat humanactivityiscausing speciesto dieout1,000times
6.fasterfast thannormal.
7.What isclear isthathumanactivityhas negativelyaffected allother specieson Earth,including animalsandplants.If asixthmassextinction
8.occursoccur,scientists whohave studiedthe issuebelieve thatup tothreequarters ofallspecieson Earthcould dieout andwe wouldalsobe
9.atriskof dyingout.In short,ifwe wantto survive,we needto stop10,destroyingdestroy theplanet thatwe liveon andstart toprotect it.Activity2Analyze thecomplex sentences,,
1.These includethethirdmassextinctionknown asthe“Great Dyingwhich killed90%to96%ofall species.[句式分析]此句是主从复合句which引导非限制性定语从句;known asthe“GreatDying”是过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰先行词extinction,相当于定语从句[自主翻译]这其中包括称为“大灭绝”的第三次灭绝,那期间90%至96%的物种灭亡了
2.Althoughit is notunusualfor speciesto dieout naturally,the rateat whichthis isnow happeningis causeforconcern.[句式分析]此句是主从复合句Although引导让步状语从句;主句中包含一个由“介词+which”引导的定语从句,其先行词是rate[自主翻译]虽然物种的自然灭绝并不罕见,但现在灭绝的速度让人担忧
3.It isclear thathumanactivityhasnegativelyaffectedallotherspecieson Earth,including animalsandplants.[句式分析]此句是主从复合句that引导主语从句;It作形式主语[自主翻译]显然,人类活动对地球上所有其他物种产生了负面影响,包括动物和植物
4.If asixthmassextinctionoccurs,scientists whohave studiedthe issuebelieve thatup tothree quartersofallspeciesonEarthcould dieout.[句式分析]此句是主从复合句If引导条件状语从句;主句中的who引导定语从句,修饰先行词scientists;that引导宾语从句,作谓语动词believe的宾语[自主翻译]研究该问题的科学家们相信,如果发生第六次灭绝,地球上多达四分之三的物种有可能灭绝
5..This wouldmean wehave tosignificantly changethewaywe live.[句式分析]此句是主从复合句mean后是省略that的宾语从句;we live是定语从句,其先行词是theway,省略了引导词that/in whicho[自主翻译]这意味着我们必须极大地改变我们的生活方式课时精练I.阅读理解A companyin SanFrancisco,California,has founda wayto turnused plasticbottles intowomen sshoes.Every day,millions ofAmericans drinkwater andother liquidsfrom plasticbottles.More than60million ofthem arethrown awayeach day.Many ofthe plasticbottles endup inlandfills orare burnedwithother wasteproducts.A SanFrancisco start-up companycalled Rothy s,however,turns thisplastic wasteintoenvironmentally friendlyshoes.Roth Martinisthe company sco-founder.He explainshow theyturnplastic intosoft materialfor womens feet.They takethe plastic,clean it,and breakit downinto smallpieces.Then theypress themthrough adevice thatmakes softfibers.Those fibersare thencombinedtogether.This isdone bya3D machine.lt isdesigned toreduce wastewhile making the shoes.The knittedstuffandtheinner partoftheshoe are then attachedtotheshoe,s outer part,called thesole(鞋底).Thisouter soleis alsomade fromenvironmentally friendlymaterialresponsibly sourcedno-carbon rubber.Rothysshoes aresold online.They areflat shoes,with eithera roundedor pointedtoe.They comeindifferent colorsand designs.They costeither$125or$145per pair,depending onthe design.AfterAmerican actressGwyneth Paltrowdiscovered themlast year,the demandforthe shoes grew.Martin saysthereisnoshortage of material tofill thatdemand.We renot goingto runout ofwater bottlesany timesoon.So wehavealimitless supplyofmaterial,and Ithink thatisagood signfor ourfuture.v Whentheenvironmentally friendlyshoes wearout,customers canreturn themat nocost toa companythat usestherecycled materialsto makeother products.For now,theshoesare onlyavailable tobe shippedintheUnited States.However,thecompanysaysit willadd internationalshipping inthe nearfuture.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了一种回收塑料垃圾的新方法
1.How areused plasticbottles usuallydealt withA.They areburied orburned.B・They areused tomake shoes.C.They arechanged intosoft material.D.They arereturned tofactories forreuse.答案A解析细节理解题根据第二段最后一句可知,废弃塑料瓶的处理方法是被掩埋或焚烧故选A
2.What doesthe underlinedword“knitted“inthethird paragraphmeanA.Attached.B.Fixed.C.Combined.D.Repaired.答案C解析词义猜测题根据第三段中“Those fibersarethencombined together.以及“The knittedstuff andtheinner partoftheshoe arethen attachedtotheshoe souterpart”可知,the knittedstuff就是指“结合在一起的纤维”,由此可以猜测knitted的意思应与combined意思一致故选C
3.Which ofthefollowingdirectly helpedto increasethe salesof Rothys shoesA.The designand color.B・The reasonableprice.C・The companys advertisement.D.The starpower ofGwyneth Paltrow.答案D解析细节理解题根据第四段第五句可知,在美国女演员Gwyneth Paltrow穿过这种鞋子后,需求量大增即Gwyneth Paltrow的明星魅力直接导致Rothy的鞋子销量大增故选Do
4.Whatisthepurpose ofthe textA.To advertisea newkind ofshoes.B.To describethe processof makingshoes.C.To introducea newway ofrecycling plasticwaste.D.To stressthe importanceof environmentalprotection.答案c解析写作意图题根据第一段及全文内容可知,本文是为了介绍一种回收塑料垃圾的新方法故选CB(2023•湖北四地七校高二上期中联考)Zhu Dejuns firstjob aftergraduating fromcollege was asa road design engineer at an institutein hishometown,Alashan League,North Chinas Inner Mongolia autonomousregion.In201L whenZhu wasconductinga roadsurvey alongwith hiscolleagues,he sawa plantthat hedidn trecognize.Later,Zhulearned that the plantwas asaxaul treewhich isan excellenttree speciesfor sandfixation andafforestation(造林)in desert areas.lt scommonly seen,though easilyignored.Known asa desertguardian,a fullygrown saxaul tree can hold together a10-square-meter patchof desert land,according toZhu.Zhu quithis jobatthedesign institutein2014and joineda nonprofitorganization,the SocietyofEntrepreneurs andEcology Conservation,or SEE,inthesame year,concentrating ontacklingdesertification.The organization,devoted toecological protectionand socialresponsibility,was locatedin theAlashanLeague of InnerMongolia.During thepast eightyears,Zhu hasbeen leadinga teamfrom SEE toplant saxaul trees insandy areasin AlashanLeague andother placesofInnerMongolia.In2014,the SEElaunched aproject titled^one hundredmillion saxaultrees,aiming toreach thatnumberfrom2014to2023,turning thedesert ofmorethan133,330hectares backinto asatisfyingecosystem.By theend of2018,half ofthe organizations goalhad beenachieved.In2016,Ant Financecooperated withSEEtointroduce theAnt Forestplatform,not onlyencouragingpeople tochoose ua low-carbon wayofshopping,traveling andliving,but alsoto helpcontroldesertification.Through theparticipation ofa greaternumber ofonline users,who growvirtual trees,the SEEFoundation,set upin2008,hasbeenproviding subsidies(补助金)for localherdsmen andfarmers whilealsooffering technological support toplant saxaultrees indesertareas.Now,Zhu isthe headof thefoundations projectto fight desertification.He alsogives lecturesabout saxaultrees andthe fightagainstdesertification atschools,hoping toraise awarenessamong youngpeople.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文文章讲述了朱德军以及他的同事们种植梭梭树,努力对抗沙漠化,保护环境的故事
5.What didZhu Dejundo firstafter graduationA.He researchedon saxaultrees.B・He joineda nonprofitorganization.C.He foundways tofight desertification.D.He focusedon roaddesign engineering.答案D解析细节理解题根据文章第一段第一句中的“Zhu Dejuns firstjob aftergraduating fromcollege wasasaroaddesignengineerataninstitute”可知,朱德军毕业后做的第一份工作是道路设计工程师
6.Why aresaxaultreesplanted byZhu s teamA.They areeasily takencareof.B・They cangrow fastin deserts.C.They areperfect forholding water.D.They canfightdesertificationeffectively.答案D解析推理判断题根据文章第一段中的“the plantwasasaxaultree...canholdtogethera10-square-meterpatch ofdesertland^可知,梭梭树是帮助固沙造林的树种,可以有效地防治沙漠化
7.What didSEE doto controldesertificationA.They teamedup withAnt Finance.
8.They plantedone hundredmillion saxaultrees.
9.They heldonline lectureson desertification.
10.They encourageddonation fromonline users.答案A解析细节理解题根据文章第五段内容可知,SEE与蚂蚁金融合作发起了蚂蚁森林平台来控制沙漠化
8.How canonline usershelp ZhusteamA.By providingsubsidies.B・By raisingawareness.C.By plantingtrees online.D.By offeringtechnologicalsupport.答案c解析细节理解题根据最后一段第一句Through theparticipation ofa greaternumberofonline users,who growvirtual treesv可知,网络用户可以在网上种植虚拟树来参与保护活动H.完形填空(2023•浙江A9协作体高二上期中联考)It wasa cold,rainy day,and Ihadnodesiretodriveupthe windingmountain roadto mydaughterCarolynJ shouse.But she]that Icome tosee somethingatthe top ofthe mountain.So hereI was,2makingthetwo-hour journeythrough thickfog.Nothing couldbe worththis,Ithought asI3along thedangeroushighway.Turning downa narrowtrack,we4and gotout.We walkedalong apath thatwas thickwith oldpineneedles.Huge black-green evergreens(常青树)5over us.Gradually,the peaceand silenceoftheplacebegan to6my mind.Then weturned acorner andstopped atthetopofthemountain andI wasentirely heldin
7.Thereacross fieldsand valleyswere riversof fully-opened yellowflowers fromthe lightone tothe mostbrilliant.lt lookedas thoughthe sunhad tippedover and8the mountainsidein gold.9occurred tomy mind.Who createdsuch beautyHow WhenAs weapproached thehouse thatstoodinthecenter ofthe property,we sawa10that read”Answers tothe QuestionsIKnowYou AreAsking.The firstanswer wasOne Woman—Two Hands,Two Feetand VeryLittle Brain.Thesecond was“11ataTime.The third“Started in
1958.”As wedrove home,I wassomovedbywhatwehadseenthatI could12speak.She changedtheworld,“I finallysaid,“one smallplant ata time.She startedalmost40yearsago,probably justthe13ofan idea,but shekept atit.vThe wonderof itwouldnotlet mego.u Imagine,“I said,if Id hada dreamand14。