必修二Unit2WildlifeProtection單元培優綜合測試卷

第二部分閱讀(共兩節，滿分50分)

第一節(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

（2024·山東·三模）AccordingtotheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN),hundredsof

marine(海洋的)speciesacrosstheworldcomeunderendangeredandcriticallyendangeredcategories.Someofthe

endangeredandrecognizablemarinespeciesarenamedhere.

Kemp’sRidleySeaTurtle

TheKemp’sRidleySeaTurtle,alsoknownastheAtlanticRidleySeaTurtle,isendangeredastherarestand

smallestseaturtle.

DistributedthroughouttheGulfofMexicoandU.S.Atlanticseaboard,theygatheroffthecoastin

northeasternMexicoandcomeashoreinlargegroupstolayeggseveryyear.Asmarinereptiles(爬行動物),they

arethreatenedbyoilspills,lackoffoodandmarinepollution.

Vaquita

Asararemarinemammal,Vaquitaisontheedgeofextinctiononlyahalf-centuryafteritsfirstsighting.

ExtensivefishingintheGulfofCaliforniahasendangeredthismarinespecies,resultinginagradualdropin

populationsincethe1940s.Accordingtoreports,thereareonlyadozenofthesemarinemammalsleftintheworld

sincethepercentageofdeclineintheirpopulationwasasmuchas90%since2011.

Whale

FinWhaleisthesecond-largestmammalontheplanetafterBlueWhaleanditisalsoavictimofhunting.

Accordingtoestimates,theglobalpopulationofFinWhalerangesfrombelow100,000toaround119,000.

HumpbackWhale,anotherwhalespecies,hasalsobeenlistedasanendangeredmarinespecies.Beforethe

introductionofthewhalingmoratorium(暫停)in1966,thespecieswashuntedforitsfur,whilethepopulation

droppedby90%.Currently,around2,500HumpbackWhalessurviveintheworld.

HawaiianMonkSeal

AnativeoftheNorthwesternHawaiianIslands,HawaiianMonkSealisoneoftheearlesssealswholiveon

warmbeaches,unlikeotherseals.

Accordingtorecentresearch,only1,400HawaiianMonkSealsremainontheIslands.Thesesealsare

mainlythreatenedbypredatorsliketigersharks.Besides,otherreasonslikehabitatlossandfoodlimitationalso

contributetotheircriticalsituation.

1．WhydoKemp’sRidleySeaTurtleslandonthebeachinlargegroups?

A．Tonest.B．Toreproduce.C．Toavoidattack.D．Tohuntfoods.

2．WhatisthemajorthreattoHawaiianMonkSeal?

A．Globalwarming.B．Lackoffood.C．Naturalenemies.D．Habitat

pollution.

3．Whichofthefollowingisthemostcriticallyendangeredspecies?

A．Vaquita.B．FinWhale.C．HumpbackWhale.D．HawaiianMonkSeal.

B

（2024·江西宜春·模擬預測）AfishermanfromPortland,Maine,theUS,caughtaveryrarebrightbluelobster(龍

蝦)offthecoastofMainebutchosetosetitfreebackintotheocean.Thephotoofthebluelobsterwassharedby

techenterpriserLars-JohanLarsson.“ThisbluelobsterwascaughtoffthecoastofPortlandyesterdayandreturned

tothewatertocontinuetogrow.Bluelobstersareoneintwomillion,”hewrote.

Whiletheshellsoflobstersaregenerallyredorbrownincolor,theblueshellisaresultofgenemutation(基

因突變),whichcausesthelobstertoproducemoreofaparticularproteinthanotherlobsters,leadingtotherare

bluecolor,asreportedbytheTorontoSun.

Yellow,orangeandcrystal-coloredlobstersareconsideredevenrarerthanbrightblueones.Accordingtothe

LobsterInstitute,yellowlobstersaccountforaboutonein30millionofthetotalpopulation.Twofishermenin

Dorsetcaughtacrystal-coloredlobsterin2011.

“Whatevertheoddsofcatchingdifferent-coloredlobsters,there’snodenyingthatbrightblueonesaretruly

beautifulcreatures,”saidRobBayer,executivedirectoroftheUniversityofMaineLobsterInstitute.“Theymight

notbethemostunusual,butthey’reundoubtedlythebesttolookat.”

It’sbecomesomethingofatrendforrestaurantstosparebluelobsters.AustinHopley,achefat“TheHare”

inRochdale,theUK,madethenewsforsparingabrightbluelobster.HegaveittoSeaLifeinManchester,as

reportedbytheBBC．

“Nowit’sthereforpeopletoenjoy,”saidHopley.“Ifeltresponsible.Somethingsoraredidn’trequireaplace

onthemenu.Everyspeciesdeservesafairchanceatsurvival.”

ExpertBrendanMalonefromSeaLifesaid,“Itiscertainlyanextraordinaryfindandworthsavingtotryto

educatethepublicabouttheseamazingcreaturesintheecosystem.”

4．Whatistherootcauseforthecolorofbluelobsters?

A．Genevariation.B．Adaptationfailure.

C．Aspecificprotein.D．Amixofredandbrown.

5．WhatdoesRobBayerthinkofbluelobsters?

A．Theyaretherarest.B．Theyareeasytocatch.

C．Theyaredelicioustoeat.D．Theyaremostbeautiful.

6．WhywasHopleyunwillingtocookthebluelobster?

A．Itwouldn’tmakeagooddish.

B．Hewantedtofollowthetrend.

C．Hetookonresponsibilitytosaveit.

D．Itwouldbringhimfameandprofits.

7．Whichcanserveasthebesttitle?

A．BlueLobstersReboundSuddenly

B．ChefsTakeActiontoProtectLobsters

C．GeneMutationHasanEffectonLobsters

D．ManCatchesa“OneinTwoMillion”BlueLobster

C

（2024·浙江紹興·二模）Doyouseeabirdrightnow?Canyouhearonechirping?Ifso,youmightbe

gettingamentalhealthboost.AstudyrecentlypublishedinthejournalSciencefoundthatbeinginthepresenceof

birdsmadepeoplefeelmorepositive.

AndreaMechelli,apsychologistatKing’sCollegeLondon,foundhimselfstudyingthenaturalworld

accidentally.Initiallyhewassearchingforanswerstowhypeoplewholivedincitiesseemedtotendtosuffer

mentalillness,particularlypsychosis.In2015,hecreatedthesmartphoneappUrbanMindtosearchforpatternsin

users’environments.“Ourfirstfindingisthatnaturehasaverypowerfuleffect,”saysMechelli.Heandhis

colleaguesthenwonderedifsomeaspectsofnatureweremorebeneficialthanothers.Theyturnedtobirdsfortheir

ubiquity(普遍存在)inruralandurbanenvironments.

Theirlateststudyincluded1,292participantsmainlyintheUnitedKingdomandEurope.Fortwoweeks,

participantswerepromptedtofilloutaquestionnaireabouttheirsurroundingenvironmentandtheirmentalstate

threetimesaday.Mechelliperformedastatisticalanalysisthatfoundanobviousimprovementinwellbeingwhen

birdswerepresent,evenwheneliminatingotherfactorslikethepresenceoftreesorwaterways.Thementalhealth

benefitwastruebothforpeoplewhodisclosedadepressiondiagnosisandthosewithoutanydiagnosedmental

healthconditions.

PeterJames,anenvironmentalhealthscientistatHarvard,wouldliketoseemoredata.Hefoundthat

environmentalhealthstudiesliketheselackdiversity.Yet,apsychologistatTrentUniversityinCanada,LisaNisbet

says,“Thiskindofstudyhelpsusunderstandhowpeople’severydayexperiencewithspecificelementsofnature,

suchasbirds,canberestorative.”

Appreciatingbirdsseemstobeapromisingavenuefornature-basedhealthandwellbeinginterventions.At

Mechelli’sclinicalpracticeinLondon,hefocusesonearlyinterventiontherapies.Hesuggestshispatientsgofor

walkstoobservethetreesandplantsgrowinginthecity,andthebirdflutteringbyfrombranchtobranch.“Ithas

nosideeffects,”hesays.“It’ssomethingtheycouldtry,andtheyhavenothingtolose.”

8．WhatcanbeinferredaboutAndreaMechelli’sstudy?

A．Diverseenvironmentsarerewardingonlyfordepressedpeople.

B．Thepresenceofbirdsisbeneficialtomentalhealth.

C．PeterJamesthoughthighlyofMechelli’sresearch.

D．Itwasoriginallytargetedattheresearchonbirds.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminating”meaninparagraph3?

A．Defeating.B．Identifying.

C．Considering.D．Removing.

10．WhichofthefollowingstatementmightAndreaMechelliagreewith?

A．Earlyinterventionshowsnosignificance.

B．Theaccesstonaturehelpspeoplebemoreconfident.

C．Nature-basedinterventionfunctionswellinmentalhealth.

D．People’sdailyexperienceisconnectedwithmentalproblems.

11．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．UseNatureinSupportingMentalHealthB．GetOutsideforaQuickerMentalRecovery

C．AnalyzeDatatoMakeaGoodTreatmentPlanD．TurntoBirdsforBetterUnderstandingsofHumans

D

（2024·四川·模擬預測）Inaneraofdigitaltechnology,theartofwritingbyhandhasslowlybeen

downgradedtoapastentertainment.However,recentresearchsuggeststhatthisphysicalactisessentialtobrain

healthanddevelopment,havingmultiplecognitive(認知的)benefits.Itistimeweshouldreevaluatethepotential

benefitsitmayhaveonourmentalcapacities.

Accordingtonumerousstudies,writingbyhandstimulatesmorecomplexanddiversebrainconnections

essentialforencodingnewinformationandformingmemories.Forinstance,arecentinvestigationfoundthatbrain

connectivitypatternswerefarmorecomplicatedandwidespreadforparticipantswhowrotebyhandcomparedto

thosewhotyped.Thus,itisclearthathandwritinghasadistinctandsignificantimpactonourbrainhealth.

Handwritingisn’tjustgoodforourbrainshealth—italsohasclear,practicalbenefits.Researchhasshown

thatstudentswhotakehandwrittennotesscoresignificantlyhigheronquizzes,demonstratingimprovedlearning.

Thisextendsbeyondtheclassroomtoo.Peoplewhorecordedinformationonpapercalendarsdemonstratedmore

brainactivityandrecalledinformationfasterthanthosewhousedsmartphones.Theactofhandwriting,therefore,

couldbeavaluabletoolforstudentspreparingforexamsandadultsmanagingdailytasks.

Despiteitsclearbenefits,handwritinghasbeenonthedecline.However,25statesintheUShave

reintroducedwritingbackintoschoolcurriculums.Thisisastepintherightdirection,aspreviousresearchhasalso

indicatedthathandwritingisessentialinchildren’sbraindevelopment.Preliterate(未識字的)childrenwhowrote

byhanddemonstratedbrainactivityinacircuitofthebrainusedinlearningtoread,furtherstrengtheningthelink

betweenhandwritingandcognitivedevelopment.

Itisclearthathandwritingisavaluableactivitythathasthepotentialtoenhanceourbrainhealth,learning,

memory,andproblem-solvingskills.Aswecontinuetonavigatethedigitalage,itisimportantnottooverlookthe

valueofthisseeminglysimpleactivity.So,thenexttimeyoureachforyourkeyboard,rememberthebenefitsof

pickingupapeninstead.

12．Whatdopeopleusuallythinkofhandwritingatpresent?

A．Ithasbecomeanold-fashionedskill.B．Ithasmanycognitivebenefitsinlife.

C．Ithasbeenreplacedbydigitaldevices.D．Ithasbeenapopularentertainment.

13．Whatdoestheauthormainlyshowabouthandwritinginparagraph3?

A．Itisbeneficialtobrainhealth.B．Ithelpsstudentsscorehigheronquizzes.

C．Itstimulatesdiversebrainconnection.D．Ithasgoodeffectsonlearningandmemory.

14．Whyispreviousresearchmentionedinparagraph4?

A．Tomakeacomparison.B．Toaddfurtherevidence.

C．Toshowdifferentopinions.D．Toexplainthebrainactivity.

15．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Toillustrateafindingonhandwriting.B．Toemphasizetheimportanceofhandwriting.

C．Toshowthewideapplicationofhandwriting.D．Tointroducetheartisticvalueofhandwriting.

第二節(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

（2024·廣東廣州·三模）Theteenageyearsareatransformativeperiodmarkedbygreatphysical,

psychological,andemotionalchanges.16Theyrefertothefeelingsthatariseduringinteractionswith

others,suchasgratitude,shame,sympathy,guilt,andpride.

Understandingandmanagingsocialemotionscanhelpdevelopteenagers’identities.Teenagersexperiencea

widerangeofemotionsfromsocialinteractions,whichsignificantlyinfluencestheirself-understandingandsocial

awareness.Intheprocess,theylearntounderstand,andappropriatelyrespondtoboththeirownemotionsandthose

ofothers.17

Inacademicsettings,socialemotionalcompetencieslikeself-regulation,motivation,andsocialawareness

directlyimpactateenager’sabilitytolearn,participate,andengageinschoolactivities.18Teenagerswith

strongsocialemotionalskillsarebetterequippedtohandlestress,resistpeerpressure,andavoidriskybehaviors,

reducingthelikelihoodofdevelopingmentalhealthissues.

Learningsocialemotionsinvolvesacombinationofpersonalexperience,guidance,andformaleducation.

19Thisenvironmentinfluencesteenagers’earliestunderstandingofhowtocommunicateandmanagetheir

emotions.Theyfeelsafeandsupportivetoexpresstheiremotionsfreelyandlearntomanagethemwithoutfearof

judgment.Schoolsalsoplayasignificantrolethroughsocialemotionallearningprogramsthatteachtheseskillsin

astructuredenvironment.Communityinvolvement,extracurricularactivities,andpeer(同伴)interactionsoffer

additionalopportunitiesforteenagerstopracticeandrefinetheirsocialemotionalskills.

20Itcontributestoateenager’sabilitytomanagetheirownemotions,understandothers’emotions,

andfacesocialcomplexities.Thislearningisacornerstoneforshapingtheiridentity,influencingtheirinterpersonal

relationships,academicsuccess,mentalhealth,andfuturelifeoutcomes.

A．Whatexactlyaresocialemotions?

B．Thejourneyintomatureemotionisquiteeasy.

C．Socialemotionlearningforteenagersisessential.

D．Centraltothisphaseistheconceptofsocialemotions.

E．Thishelpsshapetheirownpersonalprinciplesandbeliefs.

F．Familiesplayacrucialroleinmodelinganddevelopingtheseskills.

G．Moreover,socialemotionalskillsarecloselylinkedtomentalhealth.

第三部分語言運用(共兩節，滿分30分)

第一節(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

（2024·江蘇泰州·模擬預測）Ifoundabrownbagoutsideafterourmove.“GrassSeed,”itsaidinbigletters.

MyhusbandandI21theseedsalloverthedirtyyardinfrontofournewhouse.“Ihavenoideaifthey

will22,”Itoldhim,“butit’sworthashot.”Justlikeour23tomovetotheruralArizona.

Nearournewhousesatacharmingcottage,whichwas24totourists.Igotajobofferto25

thecottage.I’dworkedinhotelsforyears,sowhenofferedthe26,Ijumpedatit.Still,itwasabig

change.I27thatitwouldbearightmove.

Whilewewaitedforourgrasstogrow—ornot—we28settledintoournewhousethroughour

efforts.Wemadeitacozyhome,despitethe29inthefrontyard,whichwasstillbarenow.Meanwhile,

manyofthecottageguestsbecame30,andIgottoknowthemwell.Ifelt31tomaketheir

staysmemorable.PerhapsIwasbetteratthatthan32.

Butafteramonsoon(季風)sweptthrough,Iwokeuptoabeautifulmorningandlookedoutthewindow.

Therewasnograssgrowinginthesunlight.33,ouryardwascoveredinarainbowofzinnias(百日菊)!

ThefrontyardturnedoutevenbetterthanIcouldhave34,justlikeournewlife.Anditremainsa

powerful35ofthebeautythatawaitsusinournewchapter.

21．A．spreadB．soughtC．collectedD．removed

22．A．remainB．lastC．rootD．dry

23．A．needB．decisionC．intentionD．agreement

24．A．givenB．introducedC．soldD．rented

25．A．exploreB．lookafterC．advertiseD．pulldown

26．A．helpB．serviceC．chanceD．accommodation

27．A．pretendedB．decidedC．prayedD．understood

28．A．naturallyB．graduallyC．hardlyD．temporarily

29．A．dangerB．potentialC．uncertaintyD．untidiness

30．A．localsB．employersC．gardenersD．regulars

31．A．curiousB．gratefulC．stressedD．proud

32．A．houserentingB．yardcleaningC．growinggrassD．keepinghouse

33．A．InsteadB．OtherwiseC．BesidesD．Therefore

34．A．rememberedB．imaginedC．designedD．appreciated

35．A．reminderB．memoryC．testD．choice

第二節(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

（2024·山東日照·模擬預測）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

TheNanjingHongshanForestZoo,oncestrugglingtosustainits36(survive),hasundergonea

remarkableturnaround.Ithasbecomeapopulardestination37visitorscanglimpsediverseanimalsand

appreciatethebeautyandsignificanceoflife.

Themanbehind38U-turnisShenZhijun,ananimalwelfareadvocate.LastAugust,Shentookto

theInternet39(publicize)hisdecade-longreformefforts—acomprehensivecampaigntransformingthe

conventionalzoointoaconservation-focusedsanctuary(保護區).Duringhis30-minutespeech40(title)

AZoo’sPursuit,Shenshowcasedthesuccessfulchangesthathehadperformed.

Afterwitnessingthehelplessandhopelessexpressionsoftheanimals,Shen’steamsetaboutmakingchanges.

41(initial),theyremovedanimalshows,whichtraditionallyserveasthefinancialbackboneofzoos.

Subsequently,theytransformedthepark’slandscape,cleverlyusingthe42(exist)mountainousterrain

ofHongshantoreproducethenaturalhabitatsofanimalsinthewild.Plus,theyintroduced“multi-levelvillas”

whereanimalsbelongingtothesameecologicalzonebutnotoccupyingthebaseofthefoodchaincan43

(house)together,basedontheirecologicalandgeographicaldistribution.

Thiszoohasemerged44themostanimal-friendlyzooinChina.Strikingabalancebetween

respectinganimals’dignityandprovidingvisitorswithenjoyableexperiencesisachallengingtask,45

Shen’steamhassuccessfullyachievedit.

第四部分寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節(滿分15分)

（2024·四川·模擬預測）假定你是李華，你校即將舉行一場以“環境保護”為主題的英語演講比賽。請你代表

班級寫一篇演講稿，內容包括：

1.闡述環境保護的重要性；

2.分享班級在環境保護方面的做法和成果；

3.呼吁全校師生參與環境保護行動。

注意：

1.詞數100左右；

2.可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Dearteachers,boysandgirls,

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第二節(滿分25分)

（2024·湖南長沙·模擬預測）閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的

短文。

Ninnygrewupwithhergrandparents.Hergrandmotherworkedasahousekeeper,andhergrandfatherwas

tooweaktomove.Inhiswheelchair,Grandfathertoldherstoriesaboutflowers,princessesandsunrises.Those

storiesalwaysendedwiththesamemessage:Asimpleactofkindnesscreatesanendlessripple(漣漪)thatcomes

backtoyou.

Oneday,Ninnywasatthesupermarketwithhergrandmother.Theyonlyboughtthebareminimum.“Oh!”

Ninnyjumpedwhenshespottedachocolatecake.Shepulledhergrandmother’ssleeve.“Grandfather’sbirthdayis

aroundthecorner!Canweplease,please,pleasehaveit?”Theoldladyeyedthechocolatecake.Therewere

beautifuldecorationsonthetopwithfancydesignsontheside.Pickingupthecake,Grandmothertookacloselook