Module 6 Animals in Danger同步练-2022-2023学年外研版高中英语必修五

1、Module 6 Animals in Danger一、阅读理解AFour Wild Animal Species Were EndangeredMaybe you can still see them at the zoo. But that doesnt mean theyre doing alright in the wild.TigersAll six tiger species are endangered, with Sumatran tigers and South China tigers at a seriously endangered status. The main r

2、easons for their population decline are illegal hunting and disturbed habitats, as humans clear forests to gather timber （木材）and build roadways. Only about 3, 890 tigers presently live in the wild.Ground squirrelsThafs right, even squirrels are endangered, specifically the San Joaquin ground squirre

3、l. Native to California, USA, these guys have been disappearing since 1979 on account of the construction and human development going through their habitat. Their total population is unknown, but it could be anywhere between 124, 000 and 413, 000.GiraffesThe International Union for the Conservation

4、of Nature recently put giraffes at a vulnerable （脆弱的）status, the level just before endangered. The giraffe population has declined 40 percent in the last 30 years, primarily due to loss of habitat and illegal hunting. Some giraffes are killed just for their tails, which are considered status symbols

5、 in Africa.Asian elephantsThe main threat to Asian elephants, one of the most intelligent animals, is their shrinking habitat. As the human population grows, people invade their land to build roads and railway tracks. Elephants in Myanmar are at an especially high risk for being captured and traded

6、or used illegally in the tourist industry. Fewer than 50, 000 are left on the entire continent.Which word can best replace the underlined word “doing” in Paragraph 1?A. Living. B. Playing.C. Acting. D. Growing.What kind of animals is considered one of the most intelligent animals?A. Tigers. B. Giraf

7、fes.C. Ground squirrels. D. Asian elephants.What is the common threat to the four wild animals?Illegal hunting.Developing tourism.Habitats being destroyed.Unnecessary construction.BClover, a three-year-old spirit bear, lives at the BC Wildlife Park near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. He lost hi

8、s parents two years ago and was raised at a wildlife center. When he was set free into the wild, he broke into human camps looking for food. Wildlife experts tried to get him used to living on his own, but he continued to look for places where there were people. Finally the experts decided that he c

9、ould not live in the wild. Since then, a total of $750, 000 has been collected to create a habitat for Clover.The habitat covers about three acres （英歆）of land and includes natural forest, two ponds connected by a small river and something else. It will add a platform and a walkway later this year so

10、 that people can see Clover and his habitat more closely. There will also be a center where people can learn more about spirit bears. Besides, a black bear will be moved into the habitat so Clover will not feel lonely.Spirit bears are also called Kermode bears after Francis Kermode, who first studie

11、d them. Kermode discovered that a small number of black bears carry a gene （基因）for white fur. If a baby bear receives one of these genes from each parent, its fur will be a creamy white color. There are about 1，200 bears who carry the gene for white fur, but only about 200 white Kermode bears in the

12、 world. Kermode bears are found only in British Columbia. They live in the Great Bear Rainforest, an area that covers the mainland and islands along the coast of BC between Vancouver and Alaska.What can we learn about Clover from Paragraph 1 ?It lost his parents at the age of 3.It was not afraid of

13、humans.It could not find any food.It grew up in the wild.We can learn that the habitat built for Clover will.be open to visitorsprepare him for life in the wildbecome a center for spirit bearsalso be the habitat for black bearsWhat will Clovers future life be like?A. Busy. B. Easy. C. Hard. D. Lonel

14、y.What can we learn about spirit bears according to Francis Kermode?TheyYe bigger than black bears.Theyre mainly found in BCTheyre born to white bears.Theyre very unusual.cWhether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots a

15、re about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibe.While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able t

16、o distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibe robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The r

17、obot doesnt just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They hav

18、e potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The companys Shot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find item

19、s and help guide them to the products location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Shot, like other social robots, is not in

20、tended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. uWe have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us, M said Breazeal.How are social robots different from household robots?They are more like humans.They can control their feelings.They do the normal hous

21、ework.They respond to users more slowly.What can a Jibe robot do according to Paragraph 3?Answer your questions and make requests.Take your family pictures and deliver milk.Communicate with you and perform operations.Follow your orders and remind you to take medicine.What can Shot work as?A. A langu

22、age teacher. B. A tour guide.C. A shop assistant. D. A private nurse.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots may .A. train employees B. be our workmatesC. improve technologies D. take the place of workersDWhen a dog looks at you with big puppy-dog eyes, its hard for you to go away, a

23、nd you may speak out “Awww” without hesitation. The same thing happens to dogs when people look back at them. Scientists believe this helps people and their four-legged friends bond, or feel connected. Scientists have wondered what causes dogs to lovingly stare at their owners. To find out, a team o

24、f researchers from Azabu University in Japan studied 30 owners and their dogs.The researchers found that after the pets and their owners spent half an hour together, both showed a rise in oxytocin（催产素）.One key role of this hormone in many animals is to promote bonding, like that between a mother and

25、 newborn. The increase of oxytocin didnt happen, though, when scientists repeated the experiment with wolves and the humans who had raised them.A second experiment also found that if dogs were given oxytocin, they looked at their owners longer. Scientists arent sure exactly why, but this reaction oc

26、curred only with female dogs. Their owners oxytocin levels also rose as a result.The result of these experiments might help answer an age-old question： How did the fearsome wolf ancestor of modern dogs turn into mans best friend? Takefumi Kikusui, an animal scientist who worked on the study, thinks

27、that the change happened when dogs first became domestic （驯养的）.According to Kikusui, there may have been a small group of wild dogs that were naturally friendlier. MHumans are very sensitive to eye contact. By using this special communication tool, the dogs are able to win over our hearts. If they a

28、re more likely to make eye contact, it would be easier for them to bond with dog owners, Kikusui said.According to the text, people speak out “Awww to.make the dog stare at themexpresses their love for the dogdraws the dogs attention awaywarn the dog not to approach themFrom the text we can learn ox

29、ytocin can.encourage animals to protect othersreduce animals pain of giving birthhelps animals develop a better relationshipenables animals to survive more easily from dangersWhat do the underlined words uthe change, in Paragraph 4 refer to?Wolves and dogs are best friends.Dogs became friends with h

30、umans.Wolves begin to bond with humans.Dogs were domesticated by humans.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?To call on humans to be friendly to dogs.To give advice on how to get along with dogs.To introduce the evolution process of wild dogs.To explain why humans and dogs are connected.二、单句改错以下各句均有1个错误，请改正。Although be young, he is able to cook a delicious meal by hi