課時作業(七)Unit8PartCLesson2PoetryⅠ.閱讀理解AAsianelephantsareanendangeredspecies.Theirnumbersaresomewherebetween39，000-44，000andtheyspreadacrossthevastcontinent—thoughalmosthalfarelocatedinIndia.ThemainthreatfacedbyIndianelephants,likeallAsianelephants,islossofhabitat,whichthenresultsinhuman-elephantconflict.InSouthAsia,anever-increasinghumanpopulationhasledtomuchillegaloccupationofelephanthabitat.Manyconstructionprojectsofroadsandrailwaytracksalsobreakhabitatintoseparateareas.Unabletomixwithothergroups,theyruntheriskofreproducing.Habitatlossalsoforceselephantsintofarmers'fieldsforfood.Onceafarmer'scropsaredestroyed,aconflictbetweenhumankindandtheelephantisunavoidable.Evenifsuitablehabitatexists,illegalhuntingremainsathreattoelephantsinmanyareas.In1989,theConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesofWildFaunaandFlora(CITES)bannedtheinternationaltradeinivory(象牙).However,therearestillsomeivorymarketsinanumberofcountrieswhichmakeanillegalinternationaltrade.AlthoughmostofthisivorycomesfrompoachingAfricanelephants,Asianelephantsarealsopoachedfortheirivory,aswellasfortheirskin.Catchingwildelephantshasbecomeanotherthreattosomewildpopulations,seriouslyreducingsomenumbers.Menwouldcatchelephantstolivewiththemandcarrytheirheavyloads.India,VietnamandMyanmarhavebannedcatchingelephantsinordertoprotecttheirwildgroups,butinsomecountrieselephantsarestillcaughteachyearfortouristindustries.Touristspaytoridetheanimalstothescenicspotstohavetheirpicturestaken.Whyaretheirnumbersbecomingsodesperate?Itistimethatwehumansshouldpauseandreflect.1．Whichisthemaincauseofhuman-elephantconflict?A．Thelossoftheelephants'habitat.B．Theconstructionofnewroads.C．Thefailureoftheelephants'reproduction.D．Theincreaseofhumanpopulation.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“poaching”inParagraph3mean?A．Raising. B．Stealing.C．Illegallyhunting. D．Fiercelyfighting.3．Whydopeoplecatchwildelephants?A．Todecreasetheelephants'numbers.B．Forindustrialresearch.C．Towatchoverpeople'shomes.D．Forfamilyuseandincome.4．What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A．ReflectiononIvoryTradeB．AsianElephantsAreinDangerC．EffectsofProtectingElephantsD．IndiansFaceElephantProblemsBWorldEnvironmentDayiscelebratedannuallyonJune5thandwascreatedtoinspirepeoplearoundtheglobetotakeanactivepartinenvironmentalprotectionandlearnmoreaboutwayswecanhelptoguaranteethefutureofourplanetissafe.TheveryfirstWorldEnvironmentDaytookplacein1974,establishedbytheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyonthefirstdayoftheStockholmConferenceonthehumanenvironmentthattookplacein1972.EachyeartheUnitedNationspicksathemeandahostcitywhereanyonewhoisconcernedabouttheenvironmentcantalkaboutenvironmentaltopicswithothers,followedbydifferentkindsofexhibitstopromoteenvironmentalawareness.Environmentalists,academicsandscientistscometogethertobringnewideasonthetableconcerningtheenvironment.ThelatestWorldEnvironmentDaywashostedbyIndia,andthethemewasBeatPlasticPollution.Iturgedpeopletoexploreandchoosealternativeslikepaperorclothbagstoreducetheproductionanduseofdisposableplastic,whichmakesup10%ofallofthewaste.EventhoughtheUnitedNationspicksaspecifichostcityeveryyear,peoplearoundtheworldstillcelebrateWorldEnvironmentDayintheirhometownswithparades(游行),concerts,cleaning,treeplantingandallkindsofgreenactionstoworktowardshavingabeautifulplanetandbattlingpollution.WorldEnvironmentDayisnotapublicholiday,soyouwon'tbegettingthedayoffworkorschool,butifyouwanttocelebrate,whynotbringittotheattentionofyourparents,friends,colleaguesorclassmates?WorldEnvironmentDayisallaboutworkingtogethertotakeactionfortheplanet,sotrytogeteveryoneyouknowinterestedinhelpingdosomething.Thingsassmallasmakingsurepeoplehaveawaytorecyclecanmakeadifference.Youcouldalsotrybeautifyingyourneighborhoodbyplantinggardens,learningaboutgreenfoods,raisingmoneyforalocalwildlifeconservationgrouporsimplylearningabouttheeffectsofdifferentproductsontheearth.5．WhywasWorldEnvironmentDaysetup?A．Tomakepeopleknowmoreaboutnature.B．Toaskpeopletohelptoprotecttheglobe.C．Towarnpeopleofthedangerofairpollution.D.Toencouragepeopletoplanfortheearth'sfuture.6．WhatdopeopledoonWorldEnvironmentDay?A．Decideahostcity.B．Holdathemeparty.C．Discussenvironmentalideas.D．Showsomeplasticproducts.7．Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningto“disposable”inParagraph3?A．High-cost. B．Poor-quality.C．Second-hand. D．Single-use.8．What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Everybitofeffortcounts.B．Doingisbetterthansaying.C．Manyhandsmakelightwork.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.Ⅱ.完形填空Mytwinsister,Dawn,bornwithcerebralpalsy(腦癱),hastowearbraces(支架)onherlegsandwalkwiththehelpofastick,oftencausingpeopleto__1__andpoint.AsDawnwastheonly“different”childinourneighborhood,wewereconstantlymadefunof.Weneverhadanyfriendsbecauseofhercondition.Ibeganto__2__Dawnandwasembarrassedtobeseenwithher.SoIdideverythingtogetherintotroubleto__3__herbeingbornmentallyandphysicallydisabled.WhenIturnedtwelve,mymotherwassodispleasedwithmybehavior.ShefiguredIwas__4__enoughtoknowbetter.Onedayshegavemeathickyellowbook.WhatIsawinthatbook__5__thewayIviewedmydisabledsister.Thereweremanybaby__6__ofDawnandmedressedalike.Andtheonly__7__isthatIlookedsmallandpeacefulwhileDawnwashookeduptotubesandmachines.Ifyoulookedclosely,youcouldseethe__8__inhereyesthoughshewasalwayssmiling.Onepicturestoodout:wewere__9__eachother.Thewordsbelowread,“I'msohappytohaveatwinsister,Netti.Thedoctorsmakemecry.Shemakesme__10__．”Lookingback,Irealizedhow__11__Ihadbeen!IhadneverputmyselfinDawn'sshoes!Feeling__12__，Icriedmyselftosleep.Later,Dawncametowakemeupfordinner.Ikissedherandhuggedher__13__likeinthepicture.Fromthenon,IwasDawn's__14__.Noonewasgoingtohurtherforanyreason.Wewere__15__.Iamherotherhalfandsheismyworld.1．Aplain B．wanderC．stare D．envy2．A.hate B．pityC．disturb D．warn3．A.putupwith B．makeuseofC．keeptrackof D．getbackat4．A.patient B．oldC．clever D．confident5．A.formed B．changedC．explained D．confirmed6．A.pictures B．clothesC．toys D．stories7．A.problem B．markC．similarity D．difference8．A.courage B．disappointmentC．pain D．concern9．A.hugging B．supportingC．comforting D．praising10．A.improve B．thinkC．laugh D．survive11．A.rude B．selfishC．responsible D．innocent12．A.helpless B．unhappyC．desperate D．ashamed13．A.politely B．seriouslyC．tightly D．nervously14．A.protector B．assistantC．educator D．consultant15．A.irreplaceable B．unimaginableC．unchangeable D．inseparable課時作業(七)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語篇解讀】本文是說明文，介紹了亞洲象所面臨的嚴峻威逼——棲息地丟失、非法捕獵及野生象被捕獲等。1．答案與解析：A微小環節理解題。依據其次段第一句“ThemainthreatfacedbyIndianelephants,likeallAsianelephants,islossofhabitat,whichthenresultsinhuman-elephantconflict”可知，大象失去棲息地是造成人類和大象沖突的主要緣由，應選A項。2．答案與解析：C詞義揣測題。依據第三段第一句中的“illegalhuntingremainsathreat”及最終一句并結合《瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約》的禁令可推知，poach為“偷獵，偷捕”之意，應選C項。3．答案與解析：D微小環節理解題。依據第四段中的“carrytheirheavyloads”及“Touristspaytoridetheanimals”可知，人們捕獲野生象是為了幫他們運載重物、增加收入，故選D項。4．答案與解析：B主旨大意題。依據全文內容尤其是文章首句“Asianelephantsareanendangeredspecies”可知，本文主要介紹了亞洲象所面臨的嚴峻威逼，應選B項。A、C項偏離主題，D項為文中微小環節內容，不能概括全文。B【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了世界環境日的由來和狀況，呼吁全員行動起來幫助疼惜地球。5．答案與解析：B微小環節理解題。依據第一段中的WorldEnvironmentDay...wascreatedtoinspire...可知，設立世界環境日的目的是激勵人們主動參加環境疼惜并了解多種方法來幫助確保地球將來的平安，故選B。6．答案與解析：C微小環節理解題。依據其次段中的whereanyonewhoisconcernedabouttheenvironmentcantalkaboutenvironmentaltopicswithothers以及其次段最終一句可知，在世界環境日這一天人們主要探討環境問題。C項符合題意，故選C。7．答案與解析：D詞義揣測題。依據第三段中的BeatPlasticPollution及現實狀況可知，文中提到的最近一個世界環境日即2024年世界環境日的主題是“塑戰速決”，再結合畫線詞前面的Iturgedpeopletoexploreandchoosealternativeslikepaperorclothbags和畫線詞后面的whichmakesup10%ofallofthewaste可知，disposableplastic(一次性塑料)造成大量資源奢侈，所以D項“供一次運用的”符合語境，故選D。8．答案與解析：A主旨大意題。依據最終一段的內容可知，世界環境日不是公共節日，所以人們不放假。但假如你想慶祝的話，為何不讓你四周的人關注它呢？后面又列舉了一些可以起作用的小事，所以最終一段主要是講每個人都可以從身邊的小事做起，行動起來疼惜地球，每個人的微小努力都很重要，故選A。Ⅱ.完形填空【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。作者曾因為患有腦癱的妹妹而感到尷尬，但是后來在媽媽的教化下，作者意識到了自己的錯誤，從今做起了妹妹的疼惜者。1．答案與解析：C依據上文內容可知，Dawn一誕生就患有腦癱，不得不在腿上佩戴支架并且走路時要借助拐棍，因此常常會使得人們盯著看并且指指引點。故選C。2．答案與解析：A依據下文中的“wasembarrassedtobeseenwithher”“getherintotrouble”可知，作者起先憎恨妹妹。故選A。3．答案與解析：D依據句中的“Idideverythingtogetherintotrouble”可知，作者在報復妹妹。getbackat意為“