2020-2021学年外研版（2019）高中英语 必修第二册学案：UNIT 6 EARTH FIRST 课时分层作业18 表达.doc

1、课时分层作业(十八).阅读理解AGolden lion tamarins (金头狮狨) are part of the monkey family.These small creatures live in thick forests in Brazil，South America.They travel in small groups in search of food.They hide and sleep in the hollow (洞) of a tree.They take very good care of their babies.Even the male tamarin t

2、akes a strong interest in feeding and raising the young ones.Unfortunately，the forests in which they live are being cut down for farming and they are also caught and sold as pets.There are only about one hundred tamarins left.The European otter(水獭)lives all around Europe.It has soft，brown fur on its

3、 body.It is almost 75cm long.Its tail is half as long as its body.Its head is flat and broad.It has small and round ears.It can close its ears and nostrils(鼻孔) when it dives in the water.It has short，strong legs with web bed feet.Loss of habitat is a threat to the European otter.It is also hunted fo

4、r its fur.Orangutan(猩猩) is a longarmed，redfurred animal that lives in the warm，wet forests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra in Southeast Asia.It looks like a man in many ways.So it is named orangutan，which means “man of the woods”Orangutans are in danger only because of people.People are cutting

5、 down the forests where they live and hunting orangutans.The hunters kill the mothers and sell the babies to zoos.But most babies die because the hunters dont know how to take care of them.Giant pandas live in the forests of China and they are in danger.They eat only one kind of foodbamboo shoots(竹笋

6、)But there are not always enough bamboo plants to be found.Every hundred years the bamboo plants produce seeds and die.It then takes several years for the seeds to grow.By the time the plants are big enough to eat，many giant pandas have already died of hunger.【语篇解读】本文向我们介绍了世界上四种濒临灭绝的野生动物。1What do we

7、 learn about golden lion tamarins?AThey usually search for food alone.BMales seldom look after the young.CThey are hardly seen when they are asleep.DThey can be easily seen because they are big.C推理判断题。根据第一段的“They hide and sleep in the hollow(洞) of a tree.”可推断金头狮狨睡觉的时候不容易被发现。2European otters are hunt

8、ed mainly because Apeople like keeping them as petsBhunters want their meatCzoos want to keep themDthey have valuable furD细节理解题。根据第二段的“It is also hunted for its fur.”可知欧洲水獭被猎人捕杀是因为它们的皮毛很值钱。3What is the biggest threat to giant pandas in China?AThey have only one choice of food.BHunters dont know how

9、to look after the babies.CThey cannot move fast to look for food.DThe forests where they live are being cut down.A细节理解题。根据第四段的“They eat only one kind of foodbamboo shoots(竹笋)But there are not always enough bamboo plants to be found.”可知对大熊猫的威胁主要是它们只吃一种食物，没有别的选择。4The four paragraphs above are most pro

10、bably taken from an article about Athings we can do to protect wild animalsBthe effect of human activities on natureCthe living habits of some wild animalsDendangered animals in the wildD主旨大意题。通读全文，可知这四种动物都是濒临灭绝的动物，故可推断以上几段来源于一篇关于濒临灭绝的动物的文章。BThe world can be a scary place when youre young.It can be

11、even scarier when youre a young little blue penguin(企鹅)，the tiniest of the penguin species.Luckily，there are some humans willing to help.They stepped in to protect Billy，a blue penguin that appeared on a beach in Christchurch，New Zealand.Spotted on November 29 at the slipway at Moncks Bay，near Sumne

12、r，in Christchurch，the little penguin immediately attracted a small crowd.Jeff Mein Smith saw the crowd while he was bicycling that afternoon，and he biked home to get his camera.When he returned to the scene，he found that the penguin had received a little sign，one that read“Hi，Im waiting for my mum t

13、o come back.DOC(Department of Conservation)knows Im here.Please leave me alone.Keep your dog away.Thanks，Billy the baby blue penguin.”Billy didnt move away from the sign.The DOC arrived later that afternoon to pick up Billy，though they were surprised to see it on the beach.“Its unusual for a blue pe

14、nguin to be out in the open on the beach during the day，”Anita Spencer，a DOC senior ranger，told Stuff.Billy was taken to the Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation Center after being retrieved from the beach.Volunteers believe the bird may actually be a female penguin，and is around 2 months old.The chi

15、ck weighs a mere 550 grams，less than a standard basketball.A blue penguin should weigh around 900 grams at this age.Most little penguins grow up to weigh 1 kilogram.The center will help the little penguin gain some weight by feeding it fish juice，before its set free into the ocean.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了一只小蓝企

16、鹅在人们的帮助下最终得救的故事。5Why can the world be frightening to a young penguin?AIt is a rare species.BIt faces potential danger.CIt is surrounded by the crowd.DIt is threatened by dogs.B推理判断题。 根据第二段的内容，尤其是“Please leave me alone.Keep your dog away.”可知，当时有人在那只小蓝企鹅旁边竖立了一个牌子警示人们不要打扰它，不要让狗靠近它。由此可推知，对于那只小蓝企鹅来讲，这个世界

17、是可怕的，因为它面临着一些潜在的危险。故B项正确。6It can be inferred from the text that Billy Ais a female penguinBhas expressed its thanksCweighs less for its ageDprefers living on the beachC推理判断题。根据第四段中第三、四句可知，这只小蓝企鹅体重只有550克，而处于它这个年龄的小蓝企鹅的体重应达到900克左右。由此可推知，这只小蓝企鹅的体重低于它这个年龄的小蓝企鹅的体重。故C项正确。7Which of the following can replac

18、e the underlined word“retrieved”in Paragraph 4?AIgnored.BCured.CGiven away. DBrought back.D词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句可知，这只小蓝企鹅是从沙滩上被带到克赖斯特彻奇的一个企鹅康复中心的。由此可推知，画线词与brought back“带回”意思相近。故D项正确。8What will happen to Billy in the center?AIt will be reported to Stuff.BIt will be visited by the locals.CIt will be taken g

19、ood care of.DIt will be fed with fruit juice.C推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，在这只小蓝企鹅被放回海洋之前，康复中心会帮助它增加一些体重。由此可推知，在那个企鹅康复中心里，这只小蓝企鹅会得到很好的照顾。故C项正确。.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。How many of us could go a week without our cell phone? Do you even bother to memorize phone numbers anymore? Technology has made life so

20、 convenient for us that its almost scary to think of what would happen if we had to go without our favorite gadget for an extended period of time.We have to face facts：Technology has made us lazy.Whats the point of getting up，taking a shower，getting dressed，and driving to the movies when you can jus

21、t sit on the couch and fire up Netflix? Weve all been there before.Youre on the fence about whether or not you want to get out and do something，but then something comes over you.You start looking around at your PS3 and laptop，then realize you can have just as much fun staying in the house.Is it even

22、 possible to get lost anymore? I get the feeling that were getting closer and closer to the day when people wont even be able to read paper maps anymore.There are already a good deal of young adults that have no idea how to navigate through their own cities without using a GPS.Being able to print ou

23、t complete turn by turn directions for where you need to go on MapQuest pretty much killed the need for a map.We have all Googled something that we were completely embarrassed we didnt know the answer to.According to Google，“How to tie a tie” gets over 500，000 searches a month.Exactly，a quick search

24、 on Google will bring up instructional YouTube videos，blog posts，and PDFs that show you how to do anything.So much for being selfsufficient.Running errands use to take up entire Saturday mornings.By the time you got home，you were drained and just wanted to relax.Well thanks to online shopping and se

25、rvices like Peapod，running your own errands is a thing of the past.Im definitely part of the problem here because I love online shopping.But I can admit that it has made me somewhat lazy. 【参考范文】Modern technology has made us dependent.In the first place，there is no need for us to leave the house for entertainment.(要点1) Then，nowhere can we go without the aid of a GPS.(要点2) Moreover，Google seems to be home to anything wed like to learn.(要点3) Finally，shopping on the net saves us a lot of trouble of getting around exhausted.(要点4)