新教材英语选择性课时作业（十四）Unit5AdelicateworldSectionⅡUsinglanguage

课时作业(十四)Unit5SectionⅡUsinglanguageⅠ.阅读理解A66­year­oldZhangJinxinghasbeensearchingtheancientforestsoftheShennongjiaNationalNatureReserveforovertwodecades.Jinxingbeganlivinginthe3,253­square­kilometermountainrangein1994,afterbeingfascinatedbythewildman,a6­foot­tallhumanoidcreaturecoveredinthickred­brownfur.Referencestotheso­calledChineseWildMandatebacktotheZhouDynastyintheworksofQuYuan.For10monthsoutofeveryyear,forthelast26years,JinxinghasbeenlivingdeepintheShennongjiaNationalNatureReserve,hopingtomeetthewildman.Dressedinmilitarygearandarmedwithacamera,heconstantlylooksforcluestothecreature,livingoffthelandandsleepinginabandonedhomesandemptycaves.Tohim,thewildmanismorethanjustanoldmyth;it'sabranchofscience,onethathehasbeenstudyingforaverylongtime.Jinxingclaimshehascollectedenoughevidenceofthewildman'sexistence—over100hairsamplesand3,000photosoflargefootprints—addingthatheevencameclosetoseeingitforhimselfnolessthan19times.Andheisnotaloneinhisbeliefs.TheWildManResearchAssociation—yes,thereissuchathing—recordsshowreportsofYerenencountersfromover400locals.Butwithnoconcreteevidencetoprovetheexistenceofthewildman,mostscientistsregarditasnothingmorethanalegend.ThelocalgovernmentinHubeiisrelyingonthewildmantoboostitstourismrevenues.In2012,theShennongjiaForestryDistrictsignedanagreementwithBeijingtopromoteholidaysforYerenhunters.1．Whendoestheearliestrecordofthewildmandatebackto?A．2012.B．1994.C．TheMingDynasty.D．TheZhouDynasty.2．WhilehuntingintheShennongjiaNationalNatureReserve,ZhangJinxing________.A．seldomcooksB．takeshiscameraC．restsinthetreeD．carrieshisraincoat3．Whywasanagreementsignedin2012?A．Todoresearch.B．Toprotectwildlife.C．Todeveloptourism.D．Tokillanimals.BAustraliaisnostrangertowildfires.Thecountry'sweatherpatternscreateheatanddryness,whichfueloccasionalbushfiresinanaturalcycle.However,onethatstartedlastSeptembercontinuestoburn,anditmaynotbenaturalatall.Sofar,thefirehasburned7.3millionhectares(73,000squarekilometers)ofland,killingatleast28peopleanddestroyingmorethan3,000homesintheprocess,reportedTheTelegraph.Scientistssaythatman­madeclimatechangehasplayedaroleinthefire'screationandduration.“Whatwehavearefiresthatmighthaveoccurredanyway，”PeterGleick,aUSclimatescientist,toldTime.“Buttheextent,theseverity,theintensityofthesefiresisfarworsethanitotherwisewouldhavebeenwithoutthefingerprintsofclimatechange.”AccordingtoAustralia'sBureauofMeteorology,thecountry'stemperatureshaverisenbymorethanonedegreeCelsiussince1920.Thespringof2019wasAustralia'sdriestin120years.InDecember,thecountrysawitshottestdayever,withanaveragetemperatureof41.9℃“Duetoenhancedevaporationinwarmertemperatures，thevegetationandthesoilsdryoutmorequickly，”Stefan，Rahmstorf,aleadauthoroftheUnitedNations'IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange'sFourthAssessmentReport,toldTime.Worsestill,researchersattheUKBureauofMeteorologybelievethatwildfireslikethismightbee“normalconditions”inthefuture,accordingtotheBBC.Theylookedat57researchpaperspublishedsince2013,whichexaminedtherelationshipbetweenclimatechangeandtheriskofwildfires.Theyfoundthatthelinkbetweenthetwohadalreadybeenobservedinmanypartsoftheworld,includingthewesternUS,Canada,southernEurope，andevenScandinaviaandSiberia.“Theseareimpactsweareseeingforonedegreeofglobalclimatechange.Theimpactwillgetworseifwedon'tdowhatittakestostabilizetheworld'sclimate，”CorinneLeQuere,aprofessorfromtheUniversityofEastAngliaintheUK,toldtheBBC.“WhatweareseeinginAustraliaisnotthe‘newnormal’.It'satransitiontoworseimpacts.”4．WhatdoweknowaboutthebushfirethatbeganlastSeptemberinAustralia?A．Ithasdonealotofharmtopeople'slivingenvironment.B．Itfollowedthelawsofnature.C．Itwassoonundercontrol.D．Itwasstartedonpurpose.5．WhatdidresearchersattheUKBureauofMeteorologylearnfromthe57researchpapersmentionedinthearticle?A．Howhumanactivitiescauseclimatechange.B．Wheredeadlywildfireshappenmoreoften.C．Whetherclimatechangebringsmorewildfires.D．Whyclimatechangehasdrawninternationalattention.6．WhatdidQueretellpeopleinthelastparagraph?A．ThefutureofAustralia.B．Solutionstoclimatechange.C．Theeffectsofwildfires.D．Theurgencyoffightingclimatechange.Ⅱ.七选五Aswe“happentobe”thebestcreatureintheworld,it'sourdutytolookafterotherspecies.Herearesomepointswhichmighthelptoprotectwildlife.JoinorganizationslikeGreenpeaceandWorldWildlifeFund.Theyhavedevotedthemselvestoprotectingtheearthanditsanimals.Manyvolunteersjoinorganizationsliketheseandworkfortheenvironment.__1____2__Don'tbuyanythingmadefromivoryandthingslikethis.Babysealsarehuntedfortheirskin,asitisusedtomakeexpensivecoats.Don'tbuythem.__3__Youcanwriteaheartfeltandlogicallettertothegovernmentstatingyourideasaboutthisproblemandhowitcanbesolved.Recycleandreuse.Itwillreducetheneedtohavemorerawmaterialstoproducesomething.__4__Andwildanimals'homewillnotbedestroyed.Governmentsshouldcreatemoresafezonesandnationalparksforwildanimals.__5__Governmentsshouldapplystrictlawstostophunting.Ihopethispostishelpful.Shareyourviewsaboutthisissueandletyourvoicebeheard.A．Stophuntingforpleasure.B．Letyourvoicebeheard.C．Asaresult,fewertreeswillbecutdown.D．Youcanbuildabirdhouseandfeedlocalbirds.E．Refusefurcoatsandmedicinesmadefromrareanimals.F．Youcanfindsomeorganizationsliketheseandjointhem.G．Theretheywillbeabletomovefreelywithoutworryingabouthunters.课时作业(十四)Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了张金星二十多年来一直在神农架国家级自然保护区的原始森林寻找野人的故事。1．答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据第二段最后一句话可知，所谓“中国野人”可以追溯到周朝。故选D。2．答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第三段内容可知：他穿着军用装备，带着照相机，不断寻找野人生存的线索，就睡在废弃的房屋和空荡的洞穴里。故选B。3．答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据最后一段可知，湖北地方政府依靠野人增加旅游收入。2012年神农架林区与北京市签署了一份协议，以推动野人搜寻者来此地度假。由此可推断出签署协议是为了促进旅游业发展。故选C。B【语篇解读】本文介绍了2019年在澳大利亚发生的森林大火及其带来的影响，并以此告诫人们应对气候变化的紧迫性。4．答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Sofar，thefirehasburned7.3millionhectares(73,000squarekilometers)ofland，killingatleast28peopleanddestroyingmorethan3,000homesintheprocess”可知这场大火给人们的生活环境带来了很大的伤害，故选A。5．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第五段的第二句“Theylookedat57researchpaperspublishedsince2013,whichexaminedtherelationshipbetweenclimatechangeandtheriskofwildfires.(他们查阅了自2013年以来发表的57篇研究论文，这些论文研究了气候变化与野火风险之间的关系。)”可知，这些科学家查阅的论文讨论的是气候变化和野火的发生之间的关系，故选C。6．答案与解析：D推理判断题。最后一段中“Theseareimpactsweareseeingforonedegreeofglobalclimatechange.Theimpactwillgetworseifwedon'tdowhatittakestostabilizetheworld'sclimate(这些都是我们看到的全球气候变化1度的影响。如果我们不采取措施稳定世界气候，其影响将会变得更糟)”说明了气候变暖的危害，目的是告诉我们应对气候变