課時每天練(八)必修其次冊UNIT2WILDLIFEPROTECTIONⅠ.閱讀理解A[2024·合肥市第三次質量檢測]Sometimeback,afterasix-year-oldlionessnamedMagigirepeatedlykilledcattle,BotswanaauthoritiescaughtandmovedherintoCentralKalahariGameReserve,farfrompeople.Magigispentmostofhertimewithinthereserve'sprotectiveboundaries,butafterayearsheescapedoutsideandwasshotdeadbyafarmer.NewresearchMaudeandhiscolleagueshaveconductedconfirmsthatMagigi'sunfortunatestoryiscommonformanyrelocatedlions.Fordecades,wildlifemanagersinanumberofAfricancountrieshaveusedsuchakindwaytodealwithlionsthatrepeatedlykilllivestock(牲畜).Butthenewresearchshowsthatafterlionsaremoved,mostcontinuetokilllivestockandendangervillagers'living.AcrossAfrica,lionnumbershavefallenby43percentinthepasttwodecades,toasfewas23，000animalstoday.About3，000remaininBotswana.Thesharpdeclinesareprimarilydrivenbydevelopment—lionsnowoccupyjust8percentoftheirhistorichabitat.Withlessspacesetasideforconservation,lionsaremorefrequentlycomingintocontactwithhumans.Theseareusuallyfarms,expandingaroundtheedgesoftheprotectedareas.Thelionseatlivestock,whichnegativelyimpactsthelivelihoodofthefarmersintheseruralareas.Withoutaproperwaytopreventtheseattacks,thefarmersoftenturntodeadlyforce,shootingorpoisoningthelions,whichhasresultedinthedecreaseinlionpopulation.“Ratherthantryingtomovelions，”wildlifeconservationistGlynMaudesays,“emphasisshouldbeplacedonreducingthechancesoflionsencounteringandkillinglivestockinthefirstplace.”ManypreventativemeasuresarebeingtestedinvariousAfricancountries,includinghiringlionguardians(保衛者)tomonitorthesebigcats,creatinglion-prooffences,sendingoutliontextalerts,andteachingherderstokeeplivestockawayfromhigh-riskareas.1．WhywasMagigimovedtothereserve?A．Tostopherfrombeingcaught.B．Topreventherfromkillingcattle.C．Togethertostaywithherfamily.D．Totrainhertogetalongwithpeople.2．WhatisthemajorreasonforthedeclineinthelionpopulationinAfrica?A．Illegalwildlifetrade.B．Human-lionconflict.C．Anaturaldisaster.D．Thelackoffoodintheirhabitat.3．WhatcanweinferfromMaude'swordsinthelastparagraph?A．Lionswillbefencedintoavoidmeetingpeople.B．Therelocationoflionshasproventobeeffective.C．Preventionisthecureforlions'attackinglivestock.D．It'simpossibleforlionstolivewithhumansinharmony.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BigCats'RelocationProvingDeadlyB．LionsShotDeadafterAttackingaManC．TheTragicStoryofaMagicalLionessD．ConservationStatusoftheAfricanLionB[2024·貴陽市高三摸底考試]TheeffortsofauthoritiesinYunnantosafelyguidetheelephantsbackhomebegantoshowsignsofsuccessinearlyJune.AfterarrivingintheareanearKunminginearlyJune,theelephantsfinallyturnedaroundandbegantomovesouthward.“Asianelephantsneedtoliveinwarmareasandthefurthernorththeytravel,thelessfriendlytheclimatewillbeforthem，”saidChenMingyong,aprofessorofecologyandtheenvironmentatYunnanUniversity.“Weneedtoguidethemtowardtheirproperhabitatbeforethetemperaturebeginstogodown.”Theelephants'returnjourneyhasnotbeenmuchdifferenttotheirjourneynorth,addingmoredetailstotheelephantfamily'sdrama.OnJune6th,abullelephantunder10yearsoldsuddenlybrokeawayfromtheherd(獸群)andmadeoffonitsown.ShenQingzhong,headofaninstitute,guessedtheactmayhaveoccurredbecausetheyoungelephantisintherebellious(叛逆的)pubertytime.Rightnow,the14remainingelephantsarelingeringinthemountainousareasurroundingShijieTownshipinthecityofYuxi.Theyhavebeenthereforovereightdays,withtheyoungelephantremainingaround20kmawaywithnosignofreturningsoon.“Maybethe14elephantsarewaitingforthesingleelephanttorejoin，”Shensaid.“Ormaybetherearemorediversefoodsinthefarmlandinthisareaandtheywanttoenjoythemlonger.”ProfessorChenexplainedthatthecommandcenter'sintentionistoguidetheelephantsbacktoPu'erorXishuangbanna.“Forthattohappen,theymustpassthroughtheYuanjiangRiver，”Chensaid.“ThewaterlevelintheriveriscurrentlyhigherduetotherainsandtheelephantsmighthavetowaitinYuxiforalongtime.Ifthatisthecase,itmightbewinterbeforetheelephantsfinallyreturntotheiroriginalhabitat.”5．Whyweretheelephantsguidedtomovesouth?A．Becauseofthefood.B．Becauseoftheclimate.C．Becauseofthescientists.D．Becauseofthesafety.6．WhathappenedonJune6th?A．Theyoungelephantseparateditselffromthefamily.B.Theelephants'returnjourneywassodifferent.C．Theinstituteaddedmoredramastothejourney.D．TheNationalNatureReservedrovetheelephantaway.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“lingering”referto?A．Lining.B．Movingoff.C．Wandering.D．Sleepingover.8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheJourneytoNorthB．EcologyorEnvironment?C．TheLongWayHomeD．Kunming,YuxiorPu'er?Ⅱ.七選五[2024·豫北名校聯考高三上學期定位考試]Arepeoplelessormorehappywhentheygetolder?Astudyin2024foundthatpeoplegenerallybecamehappierandexperiencedlessworryaftertheageof50.Infact,itfoundthatbytheageof85,peoplewerehappierwiththeirlifethantheywereat18.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerethehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.__1__Happinesswasthehighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearly70's.Butthepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheir70'sand80's.Thesurveyalsofoundthatmenandwomenhadsimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrewolder.__2__Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.__3__Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegetolder,theybecomemorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.__4__Inanotherstudy,peopleintheir80'sreportedthefewestproblemswiththequalityoftheirsleep.Theoriginalgoalwastoconfirmthepopularbeliefthatagingisconnectedwithincreasedsleepproblems.__5__Butexceptforthat,peoplereportedthattheyfelttheirsleepqualityimprovedastheygotolder.A．Sowhywillhappinessincreasewithage?B．Researcherssurveyedmorethan150，000Americanadults.C．Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheageof18and25.D．Stresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheir50's.E．Happinessisnottheonlythingthatapparentlyimproveswithage.F．Thesurveydidfindanincreaseduringmiddleage,especiallyinwomen.G．However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.Ⅲ.語法填空[2024·安徽省名校聯盟高三第一次質量檢測]Afancandrivesummerheatawayandhelpbringacoolbreeze(微風).Sinceancient1.________(time),theChinesefanhasbeencarryingartisticandunique2.________(nation)style,andChinahasalwaysbeenregarded3.________“thekingdomoffans”．Thefanfirst4.________(appear)inChinaabout3，000yearsago,intheShangandZhoudynasties.However,thefanintheearlyperiodwasusedasthesymbolofetiquette(禮儀),5.________itwascalled“thefanofhonor”．AftertheQinandHandynasties,themainshapesoffansweresquare,roundandhexagon(六邊形).Thematerial6.________(use)tomakefanswasmainlysilk.Becausethesilkfanswereoftenusedintheroyalcourt,peoplecalledthem“courtfans”.Theperson7.________heldthesilkfanalwaysappearedgentle.DuringtheSuiandTangdynasties,thecommonfanswereroundfans,featherfans,andsomepaperfans.Thefoldingfan8.________(gradual)becamepopularaftertheSongdynasty.IntheMingandQingdynasties,thefoldingfanwaspopularinZhejiang,SuzhouandSichuan.Thenthe9.________(popular)ofwritingpoemsanddrawingpicturesonthecoverofafanwasrising.Afterwardsthisskill10.________(introduce)toEuropeandbecamepopularallovertheworld.課時每天練(八)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與自然——動物愛護——非洲獅子數量急劇下降的緣由及如何愛護它們【語篇解讀】在獅子攻擊牲畜之后，將獅子重新安置到自然愛護區是慣用的手段。但是最新探討表明，這樣做不僅不能解決問題，還簡單給獅子招來殺身之禍。1．答案與解析：B考查理解詳細信息的實力。依據第一段中的“Sometimeback,afterasix-year-oldoCentralKalahariGameReserve,farfrompeople”可知，Magigi之所以被轉移到自然愛護區是因為它總是獵殺牛。故B項正確。2．答案與解析：B考查理解詳細信息的實力。依據其次段可知，由于人類的發展，獅子的自然棲息地受到了極大的壓縮，獅子離牲畜近了，就會捕食牲畜，這就加劇了獅子與當地農夫的沖突，于是他們常常射殺或毒死獅子，從而導致獅子數量的下降。故B項正確。3．答案與解析：C考查推斷的實力。依據最終一段中的“emphasisshouldbeplacedonreducingthechancesoflionsencounteringandkillinglivestockinthefirstplace”可知，依據Maude的話，在解決獅子攻擊牲畜的問題上，預防應是第一位的。故C項正確。4．答案與解析：A考查理解文章主旨要義的實力。依據全文內容可知，本文主要講了重新安置獅子不僅不能解決獅子獵食牲畜的問題，還有可能會危及獅子自身的平安。故A項適合作本文的標題。B語篇類型：新聞報道主題語境：人與自然——人與動物——引導象群南遷【語篇解讀】本文介紹了六月初中國云南昆明市旁邊出現了象群南遷的現象，緣由是中國北方氣候不相宜大象生存。政府努力引導象群南遷，使其回來到相宜的棲息地。5．答案與解析：B考查理解詳細信息的實力。依據第一段中的“‘Asianelephantsneed...willbeforthem’”可知，中國北方的氣候不適合象群生存。故B項正確。6．答案與解析：A考查理解詳細信息的實力。依據其次段中的“OnJune6th,abullelephant...madeoffonitsown”可知，6月6日，一頭不到10歲的公象離開了象群。故A項正確。7．答案與解析：C考查理解詞匯的實力。依據第三段中的“Theyhavebeenthere...nosignofreturningsoon”可知，小象離象群約20公里遠，目前仍沒有很快歸隊的跡象，再結合第四段首句可知，象群可能在等待離隊的大象歸隊。由此可知，象群在山區“徘徊”。故C項正確。8．答案與解析：C考查理解文章主旨要義的實力。本文主要介紹了政府正努力引導象群返回相宜的棲息地。另外，文中多處出現了“backhome”“returnjourney”“returntotheiroriginalhabitat”等詞語，故本文應用TheLongWayHome作本文的標題。故C項正確。Ⅱ.七選五語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——探討發覺——華蜜感會隨年齡增長而增加【語篇解讀】本文主要探討人們在年老之后更加歡樂、更少擔憂。1．答案與解析：D考查上下文連接。設空處位于其次段最終一句，設空前一句說了探討團隊關于壓力水平的發覺，即最高的壓力水平出現在哪些年齡段，所以該空可能與壓力水平的下降有關。故選D。2．答案與解析：G考查上下文連接。該空前一句說的是隨著年齡變大，男人和女人有相像的心情模式，所以此處應接著說基于男女對比的探討發覺。故選G。3．答案與解析：A考查段落主旨句。空處位于句首。依據后面的說明(一個理論認為，人變老時會變得對他們所擁有的事物更加感謝，而且能更好地限制心情)可知，A