Unit 2 Wildlife Protection 测试卷
一、阅读理解
Every day for a week, a strange, happy visitor would drop to play with Vanessa Prior’s pet dog Bobby. Prior thought Bobby had made a new dog friend. It seemed very friendly and got well along with Bobby. They would run after each other, play on the pool cover, gently wrestle (摔跤) or nap side by side.
At first she thought it was a wild dog. But when she posted a photo of the two playing on her Facebook, a pet rescue centre called her. The group told her the Atlanta Wolf Project had been trying to catch the wolf for months, but they failed. Prior gave them new hope.
Because of the wolfs friendship with her pet dog, it was likely to come back to her backyard. Researchers hoped Prior could help them. When they put some traps (陷阱) in the back of her yard, Prior got a very complicated (复杂的) feeling. She couldn’t describe what it was. The wolf would be in a safe place, but she would do something that harmed Bobby’s feelings.
Researchers told Prior that they would take the rare, black wolf to the Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary where it would live with another wolf. They didn’t think it a satisfying situation for a wild animal like a wolf to have a connection with humans’ life. They need to keep a natural awareness to humans and pets and keep to themselves.
Wolf experts added they would look into the genetics of the animal to try to learn why it liked to get close to people and tried to play with their pets. Some experts believe it could have a history with well-meaning humans. Prior had not expected that she and Bobby should meet such a special and lovely wolf. They just hoped the dear friend all the best.
1．What happened to Vanessa Prior according to the first two paragraphs
A．She didn’t like her dog’s new friend.
B．She was awarded for her helpful picture.
C．She realised her dog made friends with a wolf.
D．She called the pet rescue centre to catch the wolf.
2．How did Prior feel when some traps were set
A．She was afraid to lose Bobby.
B．She regretted helping the researchers.
C．She was worried about the wolf’s future.
D．She had bittersweet feelings about the wolf.
3．What can be inferred about the black wolf from the last two paragraphs
A．It is a kind and sociable animal.
B．It was once kept as a human pet.
C．It will be sent to the wild to live with other animals.
D．It has a great awareness of keeping away from humans.
4．Where can the passage most probably appear
A．In a nature magazine. B．In a travel guide.
C．In a medical report D．In a scientific research.
Photosynthesis (光合作用) is a unique skill of green plants—they turn water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and food via sunlight. A group of Chinese scientists, however, have “copied” the process on animals.
To understand the new breakthrough, it is important to know how photosynthesis works. Plants take in carbon dioxide and water from the air and soil. Within the plant cell, the water is oxidized. This transforms the water into oxygen and the carbon dioxide into glucose (葡萄糖). The plant then releases the oxygen back into the air and stores energy within the glucose molecules.
In the study, the researchers from Zhejiang University developed an independent and controllable photosynthetic system, according to the study published in Nature in early December, 2022. They separated thylakoids (内囊体), a part of the cell where light reactions take place in plants, from young spinach (菠菜) leaves. The scientists then wrapped the thylakoids with the cover of animal cells, which made the implanted thylakoids more acceptable to foreign bodies. The mice used in the study were suffering from arthritis (骨关节炎), meaning cells in their cartilage (软骨) had degenerated and could not be repaired by themselves. With the thylakoids implanted into the mice and exposed to light, the mice recovered. Their metabolism (新陈代谢) returned to normal. In arthritis, patients usually have energy loss since fewer energy-carrying molecules are generated. The implant, however, can correct the imbalance by storing more energy via photosynthesis. The researchers also claimed that their tests would have medical usage. It can be used as part of the solution for degenerative diseases because the natural photosynthesis system may repair cells. It may also delay the aging process in cells.
The study showed “an exciting achievement that opens up possibilities of metabolism engineering,” commented one of the paper’s reviewers Francisco Cejudo, from the University of Seville in Spain, reported Xinhua.
5．What does the study focus on
A．Whether photosynthesis works on animals.
B．How photosynthesis prevents degenerative diseases.
C．Why degenerative diseases are harmful.
D．What the scientists have done for the metabolism engineering.
6．What does the underlined word “degenerated” probably mean
A．Engaged. B．Infected. C．Worsened. D．Reproduced.
7．What can we learn from the text
A．The study has greatly facilitated metabolism engineering.
B．Energy loss partially accounts for degenerative diseases.
C．The tests succeed in undergoing clinical trials.
D．The implant can generate more energy.
8．What does the paper reviewer think of the tests
A．They are inefficient. B．They are demanding.
C．They are unfounded. D．They are promising.
The conventional wisdom about insects has been that they are unthinking, unfeeling creatures whose behavior is entirely hardwired (天生的). But in the 1990s researchers began making surprising discoveries about insect minds. Some species of wasps (黄蜂) recognize their nest mates’ faces and acquire impressive social skills. For example, they can infer the fighting strengths of other wasps relative to their own just by watching other wasps fight among themselves.
Given the substantial work on the complexity of insect cognition (认知), it might seem surprising that it took scientists so long to ask whether, if they are that smart, could also be sentient, capable of feeling. Since we have no direct window into the inner world of an animal that cannot verbally communicate its thoughts and feelings, the question of whether insects are sentient remained academic.
15 years ago, I performed an experiment in which we asked whether bumblebees could learn about t hreat from their natural enemies. We built a plastic spider model with a mechanism that would briefly trap a bumblebee between two sponges before releasing it. The bumblebees showed a significant change in their behavior after being attacked by the robotic spider. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they learned to avoid flowers with spiders and meticulously scanned every flower before landing. Curiously, however, they some times even fled from imaginary threats, scanning and then abandoning a perfectly safe, spider-free flower. Although this incidental observation did not constitute formal ev idence of an emotionlike state, it did open the door to the idea that such states might exist in insects.
Some research suggested that insects might have positive states of mind. Researchers discovered that bees actively seek out drugs such as nicotin e and caffein e when given the choice and even treat themselves with nicotin e when sick. Male fruit flies stressed by being robbed of mating opportunities prefer food containing alcohol, and bees even show withdrawal symptoms when removed from an alcohol-rich diet.
Why would insects consume mind-altering substances if there isn't a mind to alter But these suggestive hints of negative and positive mind states still fell short of what was needed to demonstrate that insects are sentient.
9．What does the example of the wasps indicate
A．Insects show signs of intelligence.
B．Insects can do complex calculations.
C．Insects can socialize in a skillful way.
D．Insects live in highly complex societies.
10．What does the underlined word “meticulously” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Hesitantly. B．Casually. C．Eagerly. D．Carefully.
11．What was unexpected about the bumblebees’ behavior in the experiment
A．They avoided flowers with spiders.
B．They settled on flowers despite threats.
C．They might abandon spider-free flowers.
D．They might get scared away by other insects.
12．What does the text mainly discuss
A．What insects' various behavior can reveal.
B．How insects communicate their thoughts.
C．What amazing powers insects possess.
D．Whether insects are capable of feeling.
A dinosaur footprint found by a four-year-old girl on a Welsh beach has been regarded as the “finest find in a decade” by experts.
Lily Wilder was walking her dog with her family at Bendricks Beach in Barry when she spotted the fossilized (石化的) footprint in the rocks. Her mother said that after making the find, she uploaded a picture to Facebook and was shocked to receive a “huge response” from fossil hunters. Mrs. Wilder then contacted National Museum Wales, who advised her to take down the post to avoid a wild rush of fossil fans towards the protected section of land.
The 110-mm footprint fossil has now been legally detached, after permission was given by the landowners and Natural Resources Wales, and is currently in safekeeping. The footprint fossil, believed to be around 220 million years old, will be taken to National Museum Wales, on a temporary or permanent basis.
Cindy Howells, who arranged for the legal removal of the footprint, said: “This is an amazing discovery. It’s the best-preserved footprint fossil that’s ever been found in South Wales-normally they’re hollow (中空的) or less well-defined, but on this one you can see the claws (爪子) and the points at the end. This discovery is unique and worth protecting — we will be studying the footprint and it will teach us a lot more about dinosaur feet and their bone and muscle structure.”
The footprint is believed to be that of a meat-eating dinosaur from the early days when dinosaurs were first starting to evolve (进化), around 10 million years after dinosaurs first emerged on Earth.
Lily, who now plans to get more dinosaur toys, will forever be named as the footprint fossil’s finder and will be invited into the museum once it reopens.
13．Why was Mrs. Wilder advised to take down her post
A．To avoid misleading fossil hunters. B．To block out negative responses online.
C．To keep her daughter from being exposed. D．To protect the footprint from fossil fans.
14．What does the underlined word “detached” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Named. B．Purchased. C．Removed. D．Recognized.
15．What can we learn from Cindy’s words about the footprint
A．It is complete and clear. B．It will end up in a museum.
C．It is around 110 million years old. D．It belongs to a grass-eating dinosaur.
16．What can be the best title for the text
A．The significance of dinosaur footprints B．The finest find in the fossil world
C．Little girl’s love for dinosaurs D．Little girl’s big discovery
Should We Create More National Parks to Save Endangered Animals
Don’t you find it worrying that more and more species of animals are in real danger of becoming extinct 17 And I think the best way to do this is for governments to create more national parks.
18 If this environment is destroyed — for example, when farmers clear a forest for new fields, or trees are cut down to make profits — many animals are unable to survive, and more species are likely to become extinct.
In addition, national parks protect animals from the danger of being hunted. A major reason why many species are endangered is that these animals are killed by hunters. They hunt animals to make money. 19
On the other hand, some people fight against the creation of national parks because they consider it is wrong to interfere with nature. They believe that wild animals are happier living in their natural environment. 20 They also point out that a few species are more likely to produce young animals in the wild than in national parks.
All in all, these disadvantages are far less important than the benefits of national parks. 21 As a matter of fact, they protect animals from their greatest enemies, that is, human beings.
A．To begin with, animals are important to humans.
B．Some hunters even hunt animals simply for sport.
C．I personally believe that we must save these animals.
D．These parks allow animals to live in a safe environment.
E．Firstly, national parks protect these animals’ natural environment.
F．They say though the animals may face danger, they enjoy a free life.
G．There is a heated discussion about whether to create more national parks.
二、完形填空
The disease had slowed me down. Then my granddaughter sent a cat to me. Honestly speaking, I fell in love with the cute little thing immediately when I first saw her.
“I’ll 22 you Rainbow,” I said with a smile.
The next day I 23 some cat food and two toy mice in a pet shop. Rainbow went crazy over those 24 : she got them stuck under the desk or the sofa. Then she wouldn’t stop meowing (喵喵叫) 25 I got them back for her. She’d bring the mice to me and demand that I throw them for her over and over again- she never felt bored. She couldn’t feel the pain in my 26 .
Rainbow always got into troubles. She kept knocking over my plants or 27 my cups. I had to deal with the “ 28 ”. My back 29 with all the ups and downs of trying to keep up with Rainbow. But what was I supposed to do I couldn’t bear the 30 of sending her away.
One day, I felt there was something wet on my cheek. Rainbow, licking me, wanted breakfast. “OK, I get the 31 ,” I said. I tried to lower my body to put her 32 in the bowl on the floor, expecting pain to spread from my back through my body. But it didn’t. I felt 33 .
After she finished eating, I bent down and picked up her bowl without having to hold on to the desk. She looked up at me and meowed, as if to say, “See I’m 34 what the doctor ordered!”
Three years later, Rainbow still kept me moving and I began to 35 her play. I didn’t want a cat, but someone knew I 36 one.
22．A．return B．show C．call D．offer
23．A．cooked B．bought C．made D．borrowed
24．A．mice B．cats C．pets D．patients
25．A．when B．until C．if D．because
26．A．mouth B．eye C．head D．back
27．A．breaking B．repairing C．placing D．selling
28．A．topics B．expressions C．accidents D．diets
29．A．changed B．improved C．relaxed D．ached
30．A．preparation B．thought C．joke D．freedom
31．A．guidance B．answer C．letter D．message
32．A．wood B．food C．toy D．medicine
33．A．taller B．smarter C．better D．fatter
34．A．still B．ever C．just D．never
35．A．avoid B．enjoy C．respect D．design
36．A．needed B．ignored C．earned D．saved
三、书信写作
37．假定你是李华，是某国际高中野生动物保护协会的学生负责人。协会计划举办一场濒危动物摄影展。你校的交换生Harry是动物爱好者。请给他写封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.说明活动目的;
2.说明活动时间、地点等;
3.介绍活动内容：
4.表达期望。
注意：1)词数100左右(开头已给出，但不计入总词数);
2)可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
参考词汇：野生动物保护协会 Wildlife Conservation Association
Dear Harry,
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Yours,
Li Hua
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
An art exhibition on the theme of Nipponia Nippon was held in Shanghai as part of efforts to promote the harmony 38 human and nature as well as communication among China, Japan and South Korea.
Nipponia Nippon, or Zhuhuan in Chinese, 39 (know) as an auspicious (吉祥的) bird in oriental culture. In 1981, only seven wild Nipponia Nippon were found in Hanzhong of Shaanxi Province, 40 unveiled (拉开……的帷幔) the protection and breeding of the bird. China then sent some birds to Japan and South Korea in the 41 (follow) years, an act which gifted the bird its nickname “friendship ambassador”.
People from the three countries have deep affection for the bird, which 42 (become) a symbol of friendship. Since 1985, these birds from China have been settling down in Japan and South Korea. This has not only created 43 (condition) for the protection and rebuilding of the bird community in the two countries, 44 also created the opportunity to build a new bridge to promote 45 (ecology) civilization construction based on the cooperation of the three countries.A seminar of the same name was held recently. During 46 event, experts from the three countries shared their experience and views on 47 (protect) the bird and bilateral cooperation.
五、书面表达
48．阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
The most delightful and unusual thing I paid for in the last summer was a pair of ducklings. One day I spotted a friend’s photo of two tiny golden ducklings in her living room. I message d her immediately. She was fostering(照料) the baby ducks for a farm. As the farm explains on its website, you can adopt the newborns and parent them until they grow into their “adulthood” when you could choose to keep them or take them back. For $165, the farm would bring us everything we needed to foster ducklings and also an activity for Leo. This program would provide us with what we’d been lacking: joy and fellowship. “Were getting ducklings!” I proudly announced.
About 10 days later, a man from the farm arrived at our home and handed over a shoebox housing a pair of baby ducks. Leo and I held them in our hands, each one a tiny, almost weightless parcel of silky gold. Leo immediately cast himself as their father, and the ducklings accepted the role happily, waddling(摇摆) at his feet and slipping on our hardwood floors. Leo kissed them on their beaks(喙)and they bit his lip slightly, which he concluded meant they loved him.
After a few weeks, the ducklings tripled in size, and the fairytale took a turn. Much as we loved them, it was time to make the choice. They were about to enter adulthood, and it was getting inconvenient to keep the many longer. It was only then that I realized I didn’t know what would happen to them back at the farm. I called the farm, and I was told that actually our ducklings would likely serve as a“wonderful supper”.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
Now, we couldn’t keep them, but we also couldn’t take them back.
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Paragraph 2：
I was losing hope when I received an email from a woman who lived on a hobby farm.
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参考答案：
1．C 2．D 3．A 4．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一只黑狼和一个宠物狗交上了朋友，被动物专家发现后，把黑狼送归自然的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Prior thought Bobby had made a new dog friend. (Prior以为Bobby交了一个新的狗朋友。)”和第二段中“But when she posted a photo of the two playing on her Facebook, a pet rescue centre called her. The group told her the Atlanta Wolf Project had been trying to catch the wolf for months, but they failed. (但当她在Facebook上发布了一张两个动物玩耍的照片时，一家宠物救援中心给她打电话。该组织告诉她，亚特兰大狼计划几个月来一直试图抓住这只狼，但他们失败了。)”可知，她意识到她的狗和狼交了朋友。故选C项。
2．细节理解题。根据第三段中“When they put some traps (陷阱) in the back of her yard, Prior got a very complicated (复杂的) feeling. She couldn’t describe what it was. The wolf would be in a safe place, but she would do something that harmed Bobby’s feelings. (当他们在她的后院放了一些陷阱时，Prior有一种非常复杂的感觉。她说不出那是什么。狼会在一个安全的地方，但她会做一些伤害Bobby感情的事情。)”可知，Prior对狼有一种苦乐参半的感觉。故选D项。
3．推理判断题。通读最后两段，根据最后一段中“Wolf experts added they would look into the genetics of the animal to try to learn why it liked to get close to people and tried to play with their pets. Some experts believe it could have a history with well-meaning humans. (狼专家补充说，他们将研究这种动物的基因，试图了解为什么它喜欢接近人类，并试图和他们的宠物玩耍。一些专家认为，它可能与善意的人类有一段历史。)”可知，黑狼是一种善良且善于交际的动物。故选A项。
4．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其根据倒数第二段中“They need to keep a natural awareness to humans and pets and keep to themselves. (它们需要对人类和宠物保持一种自然的意识，并保持自己的独立。)”可知，本文主要讲述了一只黑狼和一个宠物狗交上了朋友，被动物专家发现后，把黑狼送归自然的故事，由此推知，文章最可能出现在在自然杂志上。故选A项。
5．A 6．C 7．B 8．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文讲述了一个中国科学团队在动物身上“复制”了植物所特有的光合作用的全过程。
5．细节理解题。根据第一段“Photosynthesis (光合作用) is a unique skill of green plants—they turn water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and food via sunlight. A group of Chinese scientists, however, have “copied” the process on animals.(光合作用是绿色植物的一项独特技能——它们通过阳光将水和二氧化碳转化为氧气和食物。然而，一组中国科学家在动物身上“复制”了这一过程)”可知，本次研究主要聚焦在植物身上发生的光合作用是否也对动物产生相应的影响，故选A。
6．词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“and could not be repaired by themselves(而且无法自行修复)”可知，这些小鼠的软骨细胞已经退变、老化，无法自行修复。故划线词意思是“变差”。故选C。
7．推理判断题。根据第三段“In arthritis, patients usually have energy loss since fewer energy-carrying molecules are generated. The implant, however, can correct the imbalance by storing more energy via photosynthesis.(如果患有骨关节炎，由于新生的载能分子较少，患者通常会产生能量损失。然而，植入的类囊体可以通过光合作用储存更多能量，扭转这一失衡状态)”可推知，能量损失部分解释了退行性疾病。故选B。
8．推理判断题。根据最后一段“The study showed “an exciting achievement that opens up possibilities of metabolism engineering,” commented one of the paper’s reviewers Francisco Cejudo, from the University of Seville in Spain, reported Xinhua.(据新华社报道，来自西班牙塞维利亚大学的论文审稿人Francisco Cejudo评论说，这项研究显示了“一项令人兴奋的成就，开辟了代谢工程的可能性”)”可知，这是一项令人兴奋的成就，开辟了代谢工程的可能性，故选D。
9．A 10．D 11．C 12．D
【导语】本文为一篇议论文，文章探讨了昆虫是否也有感受。
【详解】1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Some species of wasps recognize their nest mates’ faces and acquire impressive social skills. For example, they can infer the fighting strengths of other wasps relative to their own just by watching other wasps fight among themselves.(有些种类的黄蜂能认出巢中同伴的脸，并获得令人印象深刻的社交技巧。例如，它们可以通过观察其他黄蜂之间的战斗来推断出其他黄蜂相对于自己的战斗力)”可知，作者用黄蜂举例是为了证明昆虫有判断力，有智力的迹象。故选A项。
2.词义猜测题。根据文章第三段“The bumblebees showed a significant change in their behavior after being attacked by the robotic spider. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they learned to avoid flowers with spiders(在被机器蜘蛛攻击后，大黄蜂的行为发生了重大变化。不出所料，它们学会了避开有蜘蛛的花朵)”及“scanned every flower before landing(着陆前扫描了每一朵花)”可知，在遭到蜘蛛机器人的攻击之后，大黄蜂们学会了避开满是蜘蛛的花朵，并且在停歇之前会仔细地查看每一朵花。 meticulously与carefully同义，为“仔细地、小心地”。故选D项。
3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Curiously, however, they sometimes even fled from imaginary threats, scanning and then abandoning a perfectly safe, spider-free flower.(然而，奇怪的是，它们有时甚至会逃离想象中的威胁，扫描并放弃一朵完全安全、没有蜘蛛的花)”可知，奇怪的是，大黄蜂们可能会放弃没有蜘蛛的花朵。故选C项。
4.主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“Given the substantial work on the complexity of insect cognition, it might seem surprising that it took scientists so long to ask whether, if they are that smart, could also be sentient, capable of feeling.(考虑到对昆虫认知复杂性的大量研究，科学家们花了这么长时间才提出这样的问题，如果它们真的那么聪明，它们是否也有知觉，能够感知，这似乎令人惊讶)”及全文内容可知，文章探讨了昆虫是否也有感受这个问题。故选D项。
13．D 14．C 15．A 16．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述一名四岁女孩在威尔士海滩上发现了恐龙脚印，这是在南威尔士发现的保存最完好的脚印化石，能够让人们了解更多关于恐龙脚及其骨骼和肌肉结构的知识。
13．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Mrs. Wilder then contacted National Museum Wales, who advised her to take down the post to avoid a wild rush of fossil fans towards the protected section of land.(Wilder夫人随后联系了威尔士国家博物馆，博物馆建议她删除这条帖子，以避免化石爱好者疯狂涌向受保护的土地)”可知，Wilder夫人被建议删除帖子是为了保护脚印不被化石爱好者发现，故选D。
14．词句猜测题。根据第三段中“The footprint fossil, believed to be around 220 million years old, will be taken to National Museum Wales, on a temporary or permanent basis.(这块脚印化石据信大约有2.2亿年的历史，将被暂时或永久地带到威尔士国家博物馆)”可知，脚印化石被带到威尔士国家博物馆，说明它从海滩上被移除，故划线词所在句意为“在得到土地所有者和威尔士自然资源部的许可后，这块110毫米的足迹化石现在已经合法分离，目前正在保管中”，detached意为“脱离，使分开”，故选C。
15．细节理解题。根据第四段中“It’s the best-preserved footprint fossil that’s ever been found in South Wales-normally they’re hollow (中空的) or less well-defined, but on this one you can see the claws (爪子) and the points at the end.(这是在南威尔士发现的保存最完好的脚印化石——通常它们是中空的，或者没有那么清晰，但在这个脚印上，你可以看到爪子和末端的尖)”可知，这个脚印化石完整且清晰，故选A。
16．主旨大意题。根据全文内容，结合第一段“A dinosaur footprint found by a four-year-old girl on a Welsh beach has been regarded as the ‘finest find in a decade’ by experts.(一名四岁女孩在威尔士海滩上发现的恐龙脚印被专家认为是‘十年来最好的发现’)”可知，文章主要讲述一名四岁女孩在威尔士海滩上发现了恐龙脚印，这是在南威尔士发现的保存最完好的脚印化石，能够让人们了解更多关于恐龙脚及其骨骼和肌肉结构的知识。D项“小女孩的大发现”为最佳标题，故选D。
17．C 18．E 19．B 20．F 21．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。针对我们是否应该建立更多的国家公园来拯救濒危动物这一问题，作者亮明观点表示支持，并列举了原因。
17．上文“Don’t you find it worrying that more and more species of animals are in real danger of becoming extinct (越来越多的动物物种正处于灭绝的真正危险之中，难道你不感到担忧吗？)”为问句；下文“And I think the best way to do this is for governments to create more national parks. (我认为最好的办法是政府建立更多的国家公园)”由“And”表示顺承关系，且主语为“I”。C项“I personally believe that we must save these animals. (我个人认为我们必须拯救这些动物)”承上启下，即回答了上文的问题，同时亮明作者观点，下文是观点的进一步做法。故选C。
18．下段首句“In addition, national parks protect animals from the danger of being hunted. (此外，国家公园保护动物免受猎杀的危险)”为国家公园的第二个优点。由此推知，空处应为国家公园的第一个优点，E项“Firstly, national parks protect these animals’ natural environment. (首先，国家公园保护这些动物的自然环境)”符合逻辑和语境。故选E。
19．上文“A major reason why many species are endangered is that these animals are killed by hunters. They hunt animals to make money. (许多物种濒临灭绝的一个主要原因是这些动物被猎人杀死。他们打猎赚钱)”介绍物种灭绝的一个原因是猎人为了赚钱。B项“Some hunters even hunt animals simply for sport. (有些猎人甚至只是为了消遣而捕猎动物)”介绍猎人猎杀动物的又一原因，仅是为了消遣娱乐，承接上句。故选B。
20．上文“They believe that wild animals are happier living in their natural environment. (他们认为野生动物生活在自然环境中更快乐)”表明观点。F项“They say though the animals may face danger, they enjoy a free life. (他们说，尽管这些动物可能面临危险，但它们享受着自由的生活)”顺承观点，符合语境，且主语一致。故选F。
21．上文“All in all, these disadvantages are far less important than the benefits of national parks. (总而言之，这些缺点远不如国家公园的好处重要)”为总括句，再次论证作者的观点，支持通过国家公园来保护濒危动物；下文“As a matter of fact, they protect animals from their greatest enemies, that is, human beings. (事实上，他们保护动物免受他们最大的敌人——人类——的伤害)中“they”为代词指代。D项“These parks allow animals to live in a safe environment.”承接上文观点，且照应名词短语“national parks”，而且下文与本句为递进关系。故选D。
22．C 23．B 24．A 25．B 26．D 27．A 28．C 29．D 30．B 31．D 32．B 33．C 34．C 35．B 36．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了孙女送了作者一只猫，作者取名Rainbow，作者在和猫做游戏的过程中，竟然把自己的身体治愈的故事。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我叫你彩虹，”我笑着说。A. return归还；B. show说明；C. call喊，起名；D. offer提供。根据后面的名字“Rainbow”可知，作者给小猫起了名。故选C。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我在一家宠物店买了一些猫食和两只玩具老鼠。A. cooked烹饪；B. bought买；C. made制作；D. borrowed借来。根据后文“some cat food and two toy mice in a pet shop”可知，作者在宠物店买了猫要用的东西。故选B。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：彩虹为那些老鼠发狂：她把它们卡在桌子底下或沙发底下了。A. mice老鼠；B. cats猫；C. pets宠物；D. patients病人。根据上文“two toy mice”可知，作者买了玩具老鼠。故选A。
25．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：然后她就不停地喵喵叫，直到我把它们拿回来给她。A. when当……时候；B. until直到；C. if如果；D. because因为。根据上句，玩具鼠会被困在桌子下或沙发下，所以猫会一直叫，直到我帮它拿出来。not ...until...为固定搭配，“直到……才”符合语境，故选B。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她感觉不到我背部的疼痛。A. mouth嘴；B. eye眼睛；C. head头；D. back后背。根据后文“expecting pain to spread from my back”可知，作者一直给小猫仍玩具鼠，所以推测出，作者会腰酸背疼。故选D。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她总是打翻我的植物，打碎我的杯子。A. breaking打破；B. repairing修理；C. placing放置；D. selling卖。根据上文“Rainbow always got into troubles.”提到小猫总是惹麻烦，撞翻作者的植物，可推出，小猫会打碎杯子。故选A。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我必须处理那些“意外”。A. topics话题；B. expressions表情；C. accidents意外，事故；D. diets饮食。根据上文“She kept knocking over my plants or breaking my cups.(她总是打翻我的植物，打碎我的杯子)”可知，小猫会制造麻烦，作者要处理这些事故的后果。故选C。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了跟上彩虹的步伐，我的背在起起伏伏中酸痛。A. changed改变；B. improved改善；C. relaxed放松；D. ached疼。根据上文“feel the pain”可知，作者总要起起伏伏追逐小猫，所以作者的背疼。故选D。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不能忍受把她送走的想法。A. preparation准备；B. thought想法；C. joke玩笑；D. freedom自由。根据上文以及后文“of sending her away”可知，小猫制造了很多麻烦，给作者带来了痛苦，但是，要想把她送走，作者还是忍受不了。故选B。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“好吧，我明白了，”我说。A. guidance指导；B. answer答案；C. letter信；D. message信息。根据上文“Rainbow, licking me, wanted breakfast.(彩虹，舔着我，想吃早餐)”可知，作者明白猫舔自己是想要吃早餐，短语get the message意为“明白”。故选D。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我努力低下身子，把碗里的食物放在地板上，以为疼痛会从我的背部扩散到全身。A. wood树林；B. food食物；C. toy玩具；D. medicine药。根据上文“Rainbow, licking me, wanted breakfast.(彩虹，舔着我，想吃早餐)”可知，作者弯腰把食物给猫。故选B。
33．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感觉好多了。A. taller更高的；B. smarter更聪明的；C. better更好的；D. fatter更胖的。根据上文“But it didn’t.(但并没有)”可知，疼痛并没有像预计地那样，作者感觉自己身体好多了。故选C。
34．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她抬头看着我，喵喵叫着，好像在说：“看到了吗？我正在按医生说的做！”A. still仍然；B. ever曾经；C. just仅仅；D. never从不。根据上文可知，作者的疼痛好多了，所以作者把这归功于猫带给自己的锻炼，所以用拟人的语气，来表扬猫带来的好处。just表示“正好，恰好”符合语境。故选C。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：三年后，彩虹仍然让我运动着，我开始享受她的游戏。A. avoid避免；B. enjoy喜欢；C. respect尊重；D. design设计。根据上文可知，作者的身体是在和猫做游戏的过程中，慢慢恢复的，所以可推出，后来作者喜欢上和猫做游戏。故选B。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不想养猫，但有人知道我需要一只。A. needed需要；B. ignored忽视；C. earned挣得；D. saved挽救。根据文章开头可知，这只猫是作者的孙女送给他的，然后作者的身体就被治愈了，所以作者总结，有人知道他需要一只猫来治愈自己，所以送来了一只猫。故选A。
37．Dear Harry,
I’m Li Hua, a student who is in charge of the Wildlife Conservation Association of an international high school. Our association is planning to hold an exhibition of photographs next Friday, whose theme is protecting the endangered wild animals. Knowing that you are an animal lover, I’m writing to invite you to join in it.
As we all know, an increasing number of wild animals are in danger. That is why we should take immediate action to protect them. We would like to hold the exhibition in front of the library, where a lot of photos will be on show to remind us of what serious problems the wild animals are faced with and what we should do to help them. Hopefully it can help arouse our awareness of protecting wild animals.
I would like to appreciate it if you could take my invitation into account. I look forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以某国际高中野生动物保护协会学生负责人的身份，给学校交换生Harry写封邮件，邀请他参加协会计划举办的一场濒危动物摄影展，说明活动目的、时间和地点，介绍活动内容，表达期望。
【详解】1. 词汇积累：
计划做某事：plan to do→intend to do
主题：theme→topic
参加：join in→take part in
考虑：take...into account→consider
照片：photo→picture
2. 句式拓展：
同义句转换：
原句： Knowing that you are an animal lover, I’m writing to invite you to join in it.
拓展句： Because I know that you are an animal lover, I’m writing to invite you to join in it.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Our association is planning to hold an exhibition of photographs next Friday, whose theme is protecting the endangered wild animals.（运用了以关系代词whose引导的非限制性定语从句。）
【高分句型2】We would like to hold the exhibition in front of the library, where a lot of photos will be on show to remind us of what serious problems the wild animals are faced with and what we should do to help them. （运用了以关系副词where引导的非限制性定语从句和以连接代词what引导的两个并列的宾语从句。）
38．between 39．is known 40．which 41．following 42．has become 43．conditions 44．but 45．ecological 46．the 47．protecting
【导语】这是一篇说明文。一场以“朱鹮”为主题的艺术展在上海举行，旨在促进人与自然的和谐以及中日韩三国之间的交流。文章还介绍了朱鹮的相关情况。
38．考查介词。句意：一场以“朱鹮”为主题的艺术展在上海举行，旨在促进人与自然的和谐以及中日韩三国之间的交流。表示“在……之间”短语为between…and…。故填between。
39．考查固定短语。句意：日本冠鹮，或朱鹮在东方文化中被称为吉祥鸟。表示“被称为……”短语为be known as，此处谓语用单数。句子为一般现在时。故填is known。
40．考查定语从句。句意：1981年在陕西汉中仅发现了7只野生日本冠鹮，揭开了日本冠鹮的保护和繁殖的面纱。非限制性定语从句修饰上文句子，从句缺少主语，故填which。
41．考查形容词。句意：在接下来的几年里，中国向日本和韩国送去了一些鸟，这一举动使这种鸟获得了“友谊大使”的绰号。修饰名词years应用形容词following，作定语。故填following。
42．考查时态。句意：三国人民都对这种鸟有着深厚的感情，它已成为友谊的象征。表示过去发生的动作对现在产生的影响应用现在完成时，非限制性定语从句修饰先行词bird，故助动词用has。故填has become。
43．考查名词的数。句意：这不仅为两国鸟类群落的保护和重建创造了条件，也为构建以三国合作为基础的促进生态文明建设的新桥创造了契机。condition此处为可数名词，前文没有冠词表示数量大于一应用复数形式。故填conditions。
44．考查固定句型。句意：这不仅为两国鸟类群落的保护和重建创造了条件，也为构建以三国合作为基础的促进生态文明建设的新桥创造了契机。表示“不仅……而且……”句型为not only…but also…。故填but。
45．考查形容词。句意：这不仅为两国鸟类群落的保护和重建创造了条件，也为构建以三国合作为基础的促进生态文明建设的新桥创造了契机。修饰civilization construction应用形容词ecological，作定语。故填ecological。
46．考查冠词。句意：活动期间，三国专家分享了他们在保护鸟类和双边合作方面的经验和看法。event此处特指研讨会，故应用定冠词。故填the。
47．考查非谓语动词。句意：活动期间，三国专家分享了他们在保护鸟类和双边合作方面的经验和看法。作介词on的宾语，应用动名词形式。故填protecting。
48．Now, we couldn’t keep them, but we also couldn’t take them back. What a dilemma! All this time, we had been fostering them out of love, hadn’t we Or had we been fattening them for a fancy meal indeed Never did I imagine that the joy and fellowship we had would come to a brutal breakup. Plus, I didn’t have the heart to tell Leo to accept such a miserable fate for his beloved ducklings. Dreadfully guilty, I launched a sort of duck adoption agency, desperately emailing and calling animal shelters in the hope of finding them a safe home.
I was losing hope when I received an email from a woman who lived on a hobby farm. She was looking for more ducks, and she was vegetarian, which made her a perfect candidate. We carefully packed everything for our ducks before heading to their new home. As we entered the hobby farm, I felt as if we had slipped into a fairytale: bunnie shopping around sunlit grass, miniature horses trotting on the rich pasture, and grown-up ducks wandering about with their which feathers dancing against summer clouds. Reluctant and rejoiced at the same time, we left out ducks for this dream house.
【导语】本文以人物为线索，主要讲述了作者在夏季花费钱购买了一对小鸭子，最初是因为希望得到欢乐和友情，但是当小鸭子长大成为成鸭后，需要作出选择。最终，作者把小鸭子送到了一个农场，但担心小鸭子会被处理掉。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“现在，我们不能保留它们，但我们也无法将它们收回。”可知，第一段可以描写作者进退两难，非常内疚，希望能找到一个安全的家。
②由第二段首句内容“当我收到一封来自一个住在爱好农场的女人的电子邮件时，我失去了希望。”可知，第二段可描写作者给鸭子找到了新家。
2.续写线索：购买鸭子——送到农场——担心——内疚——收到邮件——新家
3.词汇激活
行为类
①想象：imagine/think/fancy
②接受：accept/admit/undergo
③进入：entered/access/entry
情绪类
①小心地：carefully/elaborate/meticulous
②内疚：guilty/sinful/compunction
【点睛】[高分句型1] Never did I imagine that the joy and fellowship we had would come to a brutal breakup.(运用部分倒装)
[高分句型2] She was looking for more ducks, and she was vegetarian, which made her a perfect candidate.(which引导的非限制性定语从句)
