Unit 2 Wildlife Protection阅读理解精练-【帮课堂】2023-2024学年高一英语同步学与练（人教版2019必修第二册）.docx

1、Unit 2 Wildlife Protection阅读理解精练（最新名校真题）（2023秋广东江门高一新会华侨中学校考阶段练习）For some people, October is October. On October 5, Katmai National Park and Preserve in southern Alaska kicked off Fat Bear Week, when fans compare before and after photos of bears to vote for the one they think has gained the most wei

2、ght before they bed down for the long freezing winter. Bear 747, also known as “Bear Force One”, took the first-place spot with 68,105 votes. It weighed around 1,400 pounds. Fat Bear Week started in 2014.At first it was just Fat Bear Tuesday. Mike Fitz, a former park keeper at Katmai, noticed that l

3、ive webcams showing the bears generated a lot of online comments, so he let people vote for their favorite fat bear on the Internet. The one-day event attracted 1,700 votes. In 2015, it was extended to a week. Last year, nearly 800,000 people got involved, turning it into a global campaign. The cont

4、est serves two main purposes. First, some of Americas national parks are in remote and undeveloped areas, which are difficult or costly to reach. Fat Bear Week brings Alaskas wilderness to fans computer screens. “Its not limited to the fortunate few who can go to the river anymore, ”Fitz said. Secon

5、d, Fat Bear Week brings attention to the bears and the ecosystems they live in. The 2,200 bears of Katmai are strong for feeding on some of the healthiest salmon(三文鱼)in the world, said Sara Wolman, a former park keeper. Salmon in the Pacific Northwest are suffering from overfishing, dam construction

6、 and warming rivers due to climate change. Luckily, Brooks River, which Katmais bears like to fish in, has been free from these threats so far. Fat Bear Week has spread like viruses. Fans and creators say its because it shows a conservation success story. For one week, people dont have to focus on c

7、limate change or habitat loss. “Maybe things arent super great all the time in the world,” said Felicia Jimenez, who is a current Katmai keeper. “But there are some really fat bears in Alaska.”1Why did Bear 747 become the winner of Fat Bear Week in southern Alaska?AIt gained the most pounds.BIt was

8、the heaviest.CIt presented the best photos.DIt was the most famous.2What is the purpose of paragraph 2?ATo show the popularity of fat bears.BTo review the history of the event.CTo praise Mike Fitz for his work.DTo explain the role of live webcams.3What can we learn about Katmais bears?AThey bring to

9、urists to the park.BThey face a population decline.CThey remain difficult to be seen.DThey have a stable food source.4Which can be the best title for the text?AFat Bear Week: Conservation Is JoyfulBBrown Bears; Winter Survival Is CrucialCBear 747: A Fat Yet Healthy ChampionDKatmais Bears: A Special

10、Beauty Contest（2022秋山东淄博高一校考期中）One night, as I was driving down the road, I found something was sitting in the middle of the road. A few seconds later, I realized I was looking at a large turtle (海龟). Afraid of it being crashed by cars, so I pulled over, ran across the road and dragged the turtle to

11、 safety. But Id made one big mistake.I had heard that the best way to pick up a turtle without hurting it was picking it by the tail in order not to get bitten. So Id made that big mistake. While the turtle turned out OK generally, I was determined to figure out how to move a turtle properly. I need

12、ed to find someone who dealt with turtles. I found the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre. I talked to Dr. Sue, its Executive and Medical Director.Dr. Sue told me that the organization dealt with a number of aspects of turtle conservation, including rescue, settlement, birth programs, research, and

13、education. Sue explained that southern Ontario is home to a vast majority of turtles in Canada, but is also one of the vastest road networks of the country.“Ninety percent of injured turtles brought in are caused by cars. These turtles spend a lot of time on land. And they do travel many kilometers

14、on land for a variety of reasons, to find a nesting spot, or to hang out for the summer or winter. Turtles know where they want to go. So, just keep them going in the direction they want to go and you may have saved a turtles life,” Dr. Sue said.Once an injured turtle arrives at the center, there ar

15、e medical facilities (设备) ready to go, including an X-ray machine. Thats when the team gets to work with healing injuries, and help their patient.5Why did the author stop the car?ATo help the turtle.BTo see the thing clearly.CTo prevent a car accident.DTo find something good.6What happened to the tu

16、rtle?AIt got hurt by people before.BIt was injured a little bit.CIt was run over by a car.DIt lost its direction.7What did Dr. Sue suggest at last?ALeaving the turtles alone.BMaking Ontario home to turtles.CChanging the road conditions.DHelping turtles find nesting spots.8What does the underlined wo

17、rd “patient” refer to in the last paragraph?AThe director.BThe driver.CThe author.DThe turtle.（2023秋山西高一太原十二中校联考阶段练习）From Black Beauty to The Chronicles of Narnia, films and books have often shown the friendships that can develop between humans and horses. Lots of real-life stories have shown that h

18、orses seem to have a special understanding of humans. However, until a recent study, nobody knew if horses really recognized different human emotions.A team of researchers set out to see what horses can understand. They used a test that is often used to see how much babies understand about the world

19、 around them.The team brought 28horses into a room, one by one. Each was shown a picture of a happy human and a picture of a sad human. At the same time,a recording of a happy or sad voice was played.The test showed that horses can recognize different emotions by looking at facial expressions and he

20、aring the tone of peoples voices and matching the two up.When the voice didnt match up with the picture, the horses seemed to be puzzled: they looked at the picture for longer, as if they knew that something wasnt right. However, the researchers still dont know if the horses actually understand what

21、 it is to be sad or happy.Scientist Ocane Liehrmann, from the University of Turku in Finland, worked on the study. She said,“You could imagine that they have a particular box in their mind labelled (贴标签)human sadness containing the characteristics of both a sad face and a sad voice.”Its also thought

22、 that horses prefer to spend time around happy people because they spent longer looking at the pictures of happy people.The researchers now want to see if horses can recognize other negative human emotions.9Why did the author mention two films at the beginning?ATo lead the readers to the topic.BTo i

23、ntroduce the films to the readers.CTo compare the films with the real life.DTo advise the readers to relax themselves.10The researchers want to find out in the study whether horses can Ahear different soundsBcommunicate with humansCrecognize different picturesDunderstand human emotions11When finding

24、 the picture didnt match up with the voice, how did the horses feel?ASadBHappy.CPuzzled.DSatisfied.12Why do the researchers think horses like to be around happy people?ABecause horses like to hear loud laughter.BBecause horses can recognize peoples sad emotions.CBecause horses spent more time on the

25、 pictures of happy people.DBecause horses understand what it is to be sad or happy for people.（2023秋湖南郴州高一郴州一中校考阶段练习）Kids want to spend their summer vacations having fun in the sun with their friends. Reading may not even be on their list. But if you add a lovely dog, that could make reading a pleas

26、ant activity. Now a new study found that reading to dogs helps to improve reading ability because dogs provide a nonjudgmental and supportive atmosphere(氛围). Three educators from the college decided to look at new ways to get kids to read more after the Education Ministry expressed concern over a gr

27、eat drop in reading scores in fourth-grade students. These students had reading difficulties because they did not go through school in person during the last three years. They missed out on reading practice with their peers(同龄人)during the second and third grades. “We want to find an original way tha

28、t would encourage students to practice their reading,” Har-Zvi, head of the special-education track and senior lecturer at the college said. “And to create that encouragement, we decided to do experiments with dogs.”Reading to pets encourages kids to acquire confidence and interest in reading, accor

29、ding to the pet food company Purina. Thats not only because the practice of reading to dogs is used in home-schooling to help the kids acquire reading ability, but also because pets are comforting and nonjudgmental. Einat Artzi, whose daughter took part in the experiment, told Ynet that her daughter

30、 Michaela ”has loved dogs from a young age. Her experience of reading to dogs greatly increased her desire to read, and in her opinion, it improved her reading abilities. All in all, the experience of introducing dogs into the classroom made her feel comfortable and safe, and she began to enjoy goin

31、g to school. Michaela is now considered one of the top readers in her class and has a very rich vocabulary. Thanks to this, we also took in a dog.“13What led three educators to try to get kids to read more?AKids difficulty in making friends.BTeachers passive teaching methods.CTheir worry about stude

32、nts health.DConcerns of education leaders.14What gave the kids confidence in the experiment?AThe quiet listening of the dogs.BThe kids love for the dogs.CThe parents joining them.DThe guidance from the teachers.15How did the experiment influence Michaela according to her mother?AIt made her fall in

33、love with dogs.BIt bettered her reading ability greatly.CIt improved her relationships with others.DIt allowed her to take a dog to school.16Which of the following can be the best title for the text?ADogs Are Good Friends to KidsBKids Reading Scores Are DroppingCDogs Help Make Kids Better ReadersDKi

34、ds Studying at Home Brings Problems（2023秋重庆璧山高一重庆市璧山来凤中学校校考阶段练习）When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, and then there were baths, playing catch

35、and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up (咬破) one of Dads shoes, which ha

36、d to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl.” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhe

37、re with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course, shed let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when wed be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she woul

38、d smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.17What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?AKeep them company.BL

39、ook at them sadly.CPlay games with them.DTouch them gently.18We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie .Awould eat anything when hungryBloved playing hide-and-seekCfelt sorry for herselfDdisliked the authors dad19Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet in Paragraph 3?AS

40、he was treated as a member of the family.BShe played games with anyone she liked.CShe was very popular in the community.DShe went everywhere with the family.20Which of the following best describes Brownie?ACaring.BAnnoying.CBrave.DCurious.（2023春四川德阳高一什邡中学校考阶段练习）Most polar bears follow the sea ice as

41、 it grows and melts (融化) throughout the year. They depend on sea ice as the platform from which they hunt for sea animals. But as global temperatures have been rising, sea ice has been disappearing. And some bears have traveled so far in search of ice that they risk dying of hunger.But in southeast

42、Greenland, where the sea freezes over for just a few months, some polar bears are subsisting locally. Polar bears here have adapted to hunting from the glacial mlange, which is a mix of ice, snow and slush (雪泥). “These polar bears are residents of sea ice-free areas for more than eight months of the

43、 year,” says the biologist Kristin Laidre. “Normally, a polar bear wouldnt be able to live without sea ice for that long.”In northeast Greenland, the distance traveled by bears was 40 kilometers every four days. But in the southeast, the distance traveled was just one-fourth of the distance.“Apparen

44、tly, those southeast Greenland bears are able to use resources that are present, so that they dont have to make these big movements,”says Steven Amstrup, a zoologist. They make the sea ice home for a few months each winter and spring. For the rest of the year, the bears hunt from the glacial mlange.

45、 They use it just like sea ice.However, researchers say that most polar bears will die out by 2100 unless emissions (排放) of climate-warming greenhouse gases are sharply cut back. Southeast Greenland and similar, small regions could become the last places for some of the remaining polar bears. Yet ev

46、en they will disappear if climate change continues to melt the sea ice on which this species depends.“Despite having learned to adapt to their slushy world, southeast Greenland polar bears will die without human climate action,” Amstrup says. “The glacial mlange isnt widespread in the regions around

47、 the North Pole. And it could disappear if temperatures rise much more. Polar bears still suffer hunger.”21What is the problem with polar bears nowadays?AThey hunt for food in polluted areas.BThey can hardly adapt to a new environment.CThey lose their living space to some sea animals.DThey have diff

48、iculty hunting due to the loss of sea ice.22What does the underlined word “subsisting” in Paragraph 2 mean?AEscaping.BSurviving.CSuffering.DAttacking.23Why do those southeast Greenland bears travel less far?AThey have poor swimming ability.BThey depend on existing resources to hunt.CThey change thei

49、r diets at different times of the year.DThey need to produce babies in familiar environment.24What may be largely responsible for the reduction in bear populations?AHuman hunting.BNatural disasters.CThe industrial farming.DThe warming climate.（2023秋四川遂宁高一射洪中学校考阶段练习）Thanks to its cold environment, An

50、tarctica (南极洲) remained largely untouched by humans for thousands of years. However, since the 1990s, the last true wilderness on the planet is becoming an increasingly popular destination for tourists. Now, a new study shows that the visitors may be bringing harmful bacteria (细菌) which could reduce

51、 the areas native bird population.Researchers believed that the Antarctic creatures were not affected by the danger due to the continents extreme weather. However, microbiologist Mart Cerd-Cullar didnt believe this was true. She and some colleagues decided to examine samples from Antarctic birds for

52、 evidence of human bacteria. To ensure the waste was not polluted, the scientists had to collect it from the birds themselves. This was no easy task. If they missed catching a skua at first go, the bird never came close again.It took the scientists four years, from 2008 to 2011, to collect fecal (粪便

53、) samples of 666 adult birds from 24 local species. The results of their study showed the presence of several types of human bacteria in the bird waste.“While we should do as much as possible to reduce transmission (传播), its hard to believe that we can stop tourism and science at these sites, and so

54、 it is hard to believe that humans wont continue to transmit pathogens (病原体),” said Kyle Elliott.Experts, including Gonzlez-Sols, believe the only way to prevent the destruction of the birds, is to introduce stricter regulations or, at least, obey the ones already in place. For example, while the An

55、tarctica Treaty states clearly visitors carry their waste back home to protect the original environment, the regulation is rarely obeyed. Hopefully, officials will take steps to protect the easily injured birds as soon as possible.25What can be said about scientists finding the waste from the birds?

56、AThis was not an easy task.BThis proved their conclusion.CTheir tempers contributed a lot.DThey found polluted human bacteria.26How does Kyle Elliott feel when mentioning reducing tourism?AHopeful.BDifficult.CPossible.DDelighted.27Whats authors suggestions to protect Antarctic birds ?AMake new stric

57、t rules.BTake measures as soon as possible.CQuit the Antarctic TreatyDEncourage officials to strengthen cooperation.28In which part of a newspaper is this text probably found?ATechnology.BLife.CArt.DScience.（2024秋江苏高一江苏省黄桥中学校考阶段练习）South African scientists have started working toward one day injectin

58、g radioactive material into the horns of rhinos (将放射性物质注入犀牛角) to save the animals from poachers (偷猎者).While using radioactive material sounds like a radical measure (激进措施), it is trying to deal with an extremely serious problem. Poachers have killed two-thirds of South Africas rhinos over the past y

59、ears. In 2014 alone, 1,215 South African rhinos were killed by poachers. Millions of dollars are spent each year on protecting the animals, with limited success: last year 394 deaths were recorded. Rhino horns are highly popular in some illegal (非法的) markets, selling for up to $100,000 a kilogram.Th

60、e big question now is whether or not the rhinos will suffer any pain or experience harmful side effects as a result of injecting such material into their horns. “This is what scientists are trying to work out with a lot of testing,” said Dr Mitzi Klein, the Australias Nuclear Science and Technology

61、Organisations (ANSTO) scientist. “The most important thing is to protect the rhino and the environment around them, and not hurt the rhino one bit.” Dr Guy Castley from Griffith University said that any injection into the horn itself wont hurt because the horn is made up of a material called keratin

62、, which is the same as human nails and hair. “The horn itself does not have any nerves or blood vessels (神经或血管) inside it. So its not likely to cause the rhino any discomfort or pain,” he said.Dr Castley stressed that its too early to say if radioactive material will be used and Dr Klein agreed that

63、 radiation wont come near any rhino until they discover a way to put the radiation safely in the horn “. so that it does not spread to the body or hurt anything in the environment.”“We need to protect rhinos, because were in danger of losing them forever. If we can find a way to safely put radiation

64、 in the horns, it could end poaching, because it would no longer be safe for people to use horns to make medicine,” Dr Klein said. Sensors could also be used to pick up radioactive material in the horns, making it harder for poachers to send them to other countries.29What is the author mainly talkin

65、g about in paragraph 2?APoaching is under effective control.BRhinos are in a dangerous situation.CThe protection of rhinos is rather costly.DRhinos are very popular in South Africa.30According to Dr Klein, why is lots of testing needed?ATo find out what makes up rhino horns.BTo decide which medicine

66、 is suitable for rhinos.CTo examine whether the injection will harm rhinos.DTo show that rhino horns are useless in treating illnesses.31What is Dr Castleys attitude toward using radioactive material?ACareful.BSatisfied.CUncertain.DDoubtful.32What is the main purpose of the text?ATo report a researc

67、h result on rhinos.BTo introduce a possible way to save rhinos.CTo stress the importance of stopping poaching.DTo explain the ill effects of radioactive material.参考答案：1A 2B 3D 4A【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了阿拉斯加南部的卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区举行的“胖熊周”活动。1细节理解题。根据第一段中“On October 5, Katmai National Park and Preserve in southern

68、 Alaska kicked off Fat Bear Week, when fans compare before and after photos of bears to vote for the one they think has gained the most weight before they bed down for the long freezing winter. Bear 747, also known as “Bear Force One”, took the first-place spot with 68,105 votes. It weighed around 1

69、,400 pounds. (10月5日，阿拉斯加南部的卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区拉开了“胖熊周”的序幕，粉丝们根据前后对比照片，投票选出他们认为体重增加最多的那只熊。“熊747”，也被称为“熊力一号”，以68105票获得第一名。它重约1400磅)”可知，粉丝们投给他们认为体重增加最多的熊，所以Bear 747获胜是因为它体重增加得最多。故选A。2推理判断题。根据第二段“Fat Bear Week started in 2014.At first it was just Fat Bear Tuesday. Mike Fitz, a former park keeper at Katmai, no

70、ticed that live webcams showing the bears generated a lot of online comments, so he let people vote for their favorite fat bear on the Internet. The one-day event attracted 1,700 votes. In 2015, it was extended to a week. Last year, nearly 800,000 people got involved, turning it into a global campai

71、gn.(胖熊周始于2014年。一开始只是胖熊星期二。迈克菲茨(Mike Fitz)是卡特迈(Katmai)的前公园管理员，他注意到直播的网络摄像头显示熊在网上引起了很多评论，所以他让人们在网上为他们最喜欢的胖熊投票。为期一天的活动吸引了1700人投票。2015年，假期延长至一周。去年，近80万人参与其中，使之成为一场全球性的运动)”可推知，本段旨在回顾“胖熊周”的历史。故选B。3细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“Luckily, Brooks River, which Katmais bears like to fish in, has been free from these threats

72、so far. (幸运的是，到目前为止，布鲁克斯河还没有受到这些威胁，卡特迈公园的熊喜欢在此捕鱼)”可知，卡特迈公园的熊有一个稳定的食物来源。故选D。4主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其最后一段中“Fat Bear Week has spread like viruses. Fans and creators say its because it shows a conservation success story. (胖熊周像病毒一样传播开来。粉丝和创作者说，这是因为它展示了一个环保成功的故事)”可知，文章主要介绍了阿拉斯加南部的卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区举行的“胖熊周”活动，它以一种竞技方式让人们

73、关注熊及它们所居住的生态系统。由此可知，A项“胖熊周：环境保护也可以很快乐”适合作为文章标题。故选A。5A 6B 7A 8D【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了“我”在开车时发现了一只海龟，在帮助它时却伤害了它，所以“我”决定向专业人士请教如何正确地帮助海龟的故事。5细节理解题。根据第一段中“A few seconds later, I realized I was looking at a large turtle (海龟). Afraid of it being crashed by cars, so I pulled over, ran across the road and dra

74、gged the turtle to safety.(几秒钟后，我意识到我看到的是一只大乌龟。我怕乌龟被车撞坏，就把车停在路边，跑过马路，把乌龟拖到安全的地方)”可知，“我”把车停在路边，跑过马路是为了把海龟拖到安全的地方。故选A。6推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I had heard that the best way to pick up a turtle without hurting it was picking it by the tail in order not to get bitten. So Id made that big mistake.(我曾听说，要想抓住乌龟而不伤着它

75、，最好的办法就是抓住它的尾巴，以免被它咬伤。所以我犯了一个大错误)”可知，“我”听说抱起海龟且不伤害它的最好方法是抓住它的尾巴，这样就不会被咬到。所以“我”犯了那个很大的错误。由此可推知，海龟因为“我”的错误操作而受伤了。故选 B。7细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句“Turtles know where they want to go. So, just keep them going in the direction they want to go and you may have saved a turtles life, Dr. Sue said.(海龟知道自己要去哪里。所以，只要让它们朝

76、着它们想去的方向前进，你可能就救了一只海龟的命，Sue博士说)”可知，Sue博士说海龟知道自己要去哪里，因此，只要让海龟朝着自己想去的方向走，你就可能拯救了一只海龟的性命。由此可知，帮助海龟最好的办法就是不干涉它。故选 A。8词句猜测题。根据第三段第一句的“Dr. Sue told me that the organization dealt with a number of aspects of turtle conservation, including rescue, settlement, birth programs, research, and education.(Sue博士告诉

77、我，该组织处理了海龟保护的许多方面，包括救援、安置、生育计划、研究和教育)”和最后一段第一句“Once an injured turtle arrives at the center, there are medical facilities (设备) ready to go, including an X-ray machine.(一旦受伤的海龟到达该中心，就会有医疗设施准备就绪，包括x光机)”可知，一旦受伤的海龟到达海龟保护中心，这里已经准备好了医疗设施，医务人员就可以帮助他们的病人疗伤。由此可推知，此处的画线词“病人”指的是受伤的海龟。故选 D。9A 10D 11C 12C【导语】本文是

78、一篇说明文。本文介绍了一项科学研究。该研究表明，马能够识别不同的人类情绪。9推理判断题。根据第一段的内容“From Black Beauty to The Chronicles of Narnia, films and books have often shown the friendships that can develop between humans and horses. Lots of real-life stories have shown that horses seem to have a special understanding of humans. (从黑骏马到纳尼亚传

79、奇，电影和书籍经常展示人类和马之间可以发展的友谊。许多现实生活中的故事都表明，马似乎对人类有一种特殊的理解。)”可知，两部电影讲述的都是马和人类之间存在深厚情谊的感人故事；同时根据本段中“However, until a recent study, nobody knew if horses really recognized different human emotions.(然而，直到最近的一项研究，没有人知道马是否真的能识别不同的人类情绪。)”可知，文章的主题介绍了一项新研究，即马是否真的能识别不同的人类情绪；由此推断第一段提出的两部电影是为了引出文章要论证的主题“马是否真地能够识别人类

80、的不同情绪”。故选A。10推理判断题。同时根据本段中“However, until a recent study, nobody knew if horses really recognized different human emotions.(然而，直到最近的一项研究，没有人知道马是否真的能识别不同的人类情绪。)”以及根据第二段中“A team of researchers set out to see what horses can understand. (一组研究人员开始研究马能理解什么。)”可知，人们不确定马是否真地能够识别人类的不同情感，因此研究人员想在研究中发现马是否能理解人类

81、的情感。故选D。11细节理解题。根据第二段的内容“When the voice didnt match up with the picture, the horses seemed to be puzzled: they looked at the picture for longer, as if they knew that something wasnt right. (当声音与照片不符时，马似乎感到困惑：它们盯着照片看了更长的时间，好像它们知道有什么不对劲。)”可知，当马看到照片的情绪内容和听到声音的情绪内容不匹配时，会感到困惑。故选C。12推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容“Its al

82、so thought that horses prefer to spend time around happy people because they spent longer looking at the pictures of happy people.(还有人认为，马更喜欢和快乐的人在一起，因为它们花更长时间看快乐的人的照片。)”可知，通过观察发现，马看到幸福快乐的人们的照片时，所花费的时间更长，所以马更愿意和快乐的人在一起。故选C。13D 14A 15B 16C【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章谈论的话题是狗能帮助孩子更好地阅读。一项新的研究发现，给狗朗读有助于提高阅读能力。13细节理解

83、题。根据第三段“Three educators from the college decided to look at new ways to get kids to read more after the Education Ministry expressed concern over a great drop in reading scores in fourth-grade students.”（在教育部对四年级学生阅读成绩大幅下降表示担忧后，该大学的三名教育工作者决定寻找新的方法，让孩子们更多地阅读。）可知，是教育领导人的担忧让这三位教育工作者尝试让孩子们多读书。故选D项。14推理判

84、断题。根据最后一段中“Reading to pets encourages kids to acquire confidence and interest in reading, according to the pet food company Purina. Thats not only because the practice of reading to dogs is used in home-schooling to help the kids acquire reading ability, but also because pets are comforting and nonj

85、udgmental.”（宠物食品公司Purina表示，给宠物朗读可以鼓励孩子们获得阅读的信心和兴趣。这不仅是因为在家庭教育中，给狗狗朗读的做法被用来帮助孩子们获得阅读能力，还因为宠物是安慰和不评判的。）可知，给狗朗读的做法是用来帮助孩子们获得阅读能力的。这是因为宠物让人感到安慰，而且不会评判别人。即狗的安静聆听让孩子们对实验充满信心。故选A项。15推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Einat Artzi, whose daughter took part in the experiment, told Ynet that her daughter Michaela ”has loved dogs f

86、rom a young age. Her experience of reading to dogs greatly increased her desire to read, and in her opinion, it improved her reading abilities.All in all, the experience of introducing dogs into the classroom made her feel comfortable and safe, and she began to enjoy going to school.”（Einat Artzi的女儿

87、参加了这次实验，她告诉Ynet，她的女儿Michaela“从小就喜欢狗。她对狗读书的经历大大增加了她的阅读欲望，在她看来，这提高了她的阅读能力。总而言之，把狗狗引入教室的经历让她感到舒适和安全，她开始喜欢上学了。）可推知，Michaela的母亲说，这个实验这大大提高了她女儿的阅读能力。故选B项。16主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及第一段的内容“Kids want to spend their summer vacations having fun in the sun with their friends. Reading may not even be on their list. But if

88、 you add a lovely dog, that could make reading a pleasant activity.”（孩子们想和朋友们一起在阳光下度过暑假。阅读甚至可能不在他们的清单上。但如果你加上一只可爱的狗，那就可以让阅读成为一项愉快的活动。）可知，文章谈论的话题是狗能帮助孩子更好地阅读。现在一项新的研究发现，给狗狗朗读有助于提高阅读能力，因为狗提供了一种没有评判和支持的氛围。故文章最好的标题是“狗帮助孩子更好地阅读”。故选C项。17A 18C 19C 20A【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者养的小狗Brownie的故事。尽管Brownie已经死了很多年，但是作者

89、仍然怀念和它在一起的日子。17细节理解题。根据第一段“One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.(最让我感动的一件事是，无论谁生病了她都会陪伴在他身边。她在的时候我们总是感觉好多了)”可知，当家里有人生病时，Brownie会陪伴他们。故选A。18推理判断题。根据第二段“She looked down at the ground and then wen

90、t and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.(她低头看了看地，然后就躲了起来。我看到她眼里含着泪水)”可推知，Brownie为自己做的错事感到抱歉，故选C。19推理判断题。根据第三段“Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course, shed let anyone pet her. She was just the most lo

91、vable dog. There were many times when wed be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.(事

92、实证明，Brownie不仅仅是我们家的宠物。她和我们一起去了任何地方。人们会停下来问是否可以抚摸她。当然，她会让任何人宠爱她。她是最可爱的狗。有很多次，我们出去散步时，一个小孩会过来扯她的毛发。她从不吠叫或试图逃跑。有趣的是她会微笑。这吓坏了人们，因为他们认为她在露齿。事实远非如此，她爱每一个人)”可知，Brownie不仅仅是家庭宠物，因为她在社区里也很受欢迎。故选C。20推理判断题。根据第一段“One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them

93、. We always felt better when she was around.(最让我感动的一件事是，无论谁生病了她都会陪伴在他身边。她在的时候我们总是感觉好多了)”可知，Brownie会陪伴生病的人，它是关爱人的。故选A。21D 22B 23B 24D【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是由于气候变暖，海冰融化，北极熊捕食海洋动物的平台消失，北极熊也面临着灭绝的危险。21细节理解题。根据首段中的“They depend on sea ice as the platform from which they hunt for sea animals. But as global tem

94、peratures have been rising, sea ice has been disappearing. And some bears have traveled so far in search of ice that they risk dying of hunger.(它们依靠海冰作为捕食海洋动物的平台。但随着全球气温的上升，海冰正在消失。有些北极熊为了寻找冰块，长途跋涉，冒着饿死的危险。)”可知，由于气候变暖，海冰正在消失，他们将失去捕猎的平台，北极熊为了寻找冰块而长途跋涉，所以，北极熊面临的问题是由于海冰的消失，它们很难捕猎。故选D项。22词义猜测题。根据首段尾句“And

95、 some bears have traveled so far in search of ice that they risk dying of hunger.(有些北极熊为了寻找冰块，长途跋涉，冒着饿死的危险。)”可知，有些北极熊为了寻找海冰，也是为了生存，冒着被饿死的风险长途跋涉，结合划线单词前的“But in southeast Greenland, where the sea freezes over for just a few months, some polar bears(但在格陵兰岛东南部，海面只会结冰几个月，一些北极熊)”和划线单词后的“locally(在本地)”可知，b

96、ut说明在在格陵兰岛东南部有些北极熊与其它的北极熊不一样，他们不用长途跋涉，在本地就可以生存，由此可知，划线单词的意思应与“生存”意义相近。故选B项。23细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Polar bears here have adapted to hunting from the glacial mlange, which is a mix of ice, snow and slush (雪泥).(这里的北极熊已经适应了在冰、雪和冰泥混合的冰川混合物上狩猎。)”可知，在格陵兰岛东南部的北极熊，适应了在由冰、雪和冰泥形成的冰川混合物上狩猎，由此可知，他们是利用现存的资源狩猎，所以不需要长途跋涉。

97、故选B项。24推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“However, researchers say that most polar bears will die out by 2100 unless emissions (排放) of climate-warming greenhouse gases are sharply cut back.(然而，研究人员表示，除非大幅减少温室气体的排放，否则大多数北极熊将在2100年之前灭绝。)”可知，如果不大幅减少温室气体的排放，多数北极熊将会在2100年前灭绝，结合尾段中的“The glacial mlange isnt widespread in the

98、 regions around the North Pole. And it could disappear if temperatures rise much more. Polar bears still suffer hunger.(冰川混合物在北极周围地区并不普遍。如果气温继续上升，它可能会消失。北极熊仍然在挨饿。)”可知，如果气温继续上升，冰川混合物也会消失，北极熊仍会挨饿，综合以上信息，气候变暖应是北极熊数量的减少的主要原因。故选D项。25A 26B 27B 28D【导语】本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章讲述了由于南极洲未受人类干扰而成为最后一片真正的荒野地区，但自1990年以来，越来越

99、多的游客开始前往南极洲旅游。然而，一项新研究表明，游客可能会带来有害细菌，从而影响南极洲的本土鸟类种群。专家认为，唯一的防止鸟类破坏的办法是制定更严格的规定或遵守已有的规定，并且希望官员能够尽快采取措施保护易受伤的鸟类。25细节理解题。根据第二段中“To ensure the waste was not polluted, the scientists had to collect it from the birds themselves. This was no easy task. If they missed catching a skua at first go, the bird n

100、ever came close again.(为了确保废物不被污染，科学家们不得不从鸟类身上收集排泄物。这不是一件容易的事。如果他们一开始就没抓到贼鸥，那这只鸟就再也不会靠近了。)”可知，关于科学家从鸟类的身上手机排泄物这不是一件容易的事，因为如果科学家们一开始就没抓到贼鸥，那这只鸟就再也不会靠近了。故选A。26细节理解题。根据第四段中“While we should do as much as possible to reduce transmission(传播), its hard to believe that we can stop tourism and science at the

101、se sites, and so it is hard to believe that humans wont continue to transmit pathogens (病原体),” said Kyle Elliott.( 凯尔艾略特说：“虽然我们应该尽最大努力减少传播，但很难相信我们能阻止这些地方的旅游和科学活动，因此很难相信人类不会继续传播病原体。”)”可知，凯尔艾略特认为很难去阻止这些地方的旅游和科学活动，所以，凯尔艾略特会觉得减少旅游活动很难。故选B。27细节理解题。根据最后一段中“ Hopefully, officials will take steps to protect

102、the easily injured birds as soon as possible.(希望官员们能尽快采取措施保护这些容易受伤的鸟类。)”可知，作者建议官员们或者官方应该尽快采取措施保护这些容易受伤的鸟类。故选B。28推理判断题。通读全文，这篇文章讲述了一项新研究即游客可能会带来有害细菌，从而影响南极洲的本土鸟类种群。专家认为，唯一的防止鸟类破坏的办法是制定更严格的规定或遵守已有的规定，并且希望官员能够尽快采取措施保护易受伤的鸟类。由此推断文章很可能出自于报纸的“科学”版块。故选D。29B 30C 31A 32B【导语】本文是说明文。讲述了南非科学家已经开始研究有一天将放射性物质注射到犀

103、牛角中，以从偷猎者手中拯救动物。29主旨大意题。根据第二段“While using radioactive material sounds like a radical measure (激进措施), it is trying to deal with an extremely serious problem. Poachers have killed two-thirds of South Africas rhinos over the past years. In 2014 alone, 1,215 South African rhinos were killed by poachers.

104、 Millions of dollars are spent each year on protecting the animals, with limited success: last year 394 deaths were recorded. Rhino horns are highly popular in some illegal (非法的) markets, selling for up to $100,000 a kilogram.(虽然使用放射性物质听起来像是一种激进的措施，但它正试图解决一个极其严重的问题。在过去的几年里，偷猎者杀死了南非三分之二的犀牛。仅2014年一年，就

105、有1215头南非犀牛被偷猎者杀害。每年花费数百万美元用于保护动物，但成效有限:去年有394人死亡。犀牛角在一些非法市场上非常受欢迎，每公斤售价高达10万美元)”可知，第二段主要讲了犀牛的处境很危险，故选B项。30细节理解题。根据第三段“The big question now is whether or not the rhinos will suffer any pain or experience harmful side effects as a result of injecting such material into their horns. “This is what scien

106、tists are trying to work out with a lot of testing,” said Dr Mitzi Klein, the Australias Nuclear Science and Technology Organisations (ANSTO) scientist. “The most important thing is to protect the rhino and the environment around them, and not hurt the rhino one bit.”(现在最大的问题是，将这种物质注射到犀牛的角上，犀牛是否会感到疼

107、痛或产生有害的副作用。澳大利亚核科学与技术组织(ANSTO)的科学家米齐克莱因博士说：“这就是科学家们试图通过大量测试来解决的问题。”“最重要的是保护犀牛和它们周围的环境，不要伤害犀牛。”)”可知，根据克莱因博士的说法，为了检查注射是否会伤害犀牛，所以需要大量的测试。故选C项。31推理判断题。根据第五段“Dr Castley stressed that its too early to say if radioactive material will be used and Dr Klein agreed that radiation wont come near any rhino unti

108、l they discover a way to put the radiation safely in the horn(卡斯特利博士强调，现在说是否会使用放射性物质还为时过早，克莱因博士同意，在他们找到一种将辐射安全放入犀牛角的方法之前，辐射不会接近任何犀牛)”可知，卡斯特利博士认为是否会使用放射性物质还为时过早，所以他是小心的。故选A项。32推理判断题。根据第一段“South African scientists have started working toward one day injecting radioactive material into the horns of rhi

109、nos to save the animals from poachers.(南非科学家已经开始研究有一天将放射性物质注射到犀牛角中，以从偷猎者手中拯救动物)”以及最后一段“We need to protect rhinos, because were in danger of losing them forever. If we can find a way to safely put radiation in the horns, it could end poaching, because it would no longer be safe for people to use horns to make medicine,”(“我们需要保护犀牛，因为我们有永远失去它们的危险。如果我们能找到一种安全地将辐射放入犀角的方法，就可以结束偷猎，因为人们用犀角制药将不再安全，”)”可知，本文主要目的是介绍一种可能拯救犀牛的方法。故选B项。