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

Module6AnimalsinDanger

一、阅读理解

A

FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangered

Maybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn'tmeantheyre

doingalrightinthewild.

Tigers

Allsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSumatrantigersandSouth

Chinatigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheir

populationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddisturbedhabitats,ashumans

clearforeststogathertimber（木材）andbuildroadways.Onlyabout3,890

tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.

Groundsquirrels

That'sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquin

groundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeen

disappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhuman

developmentgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,

butitcouldbeanywherebetween124,000and413,000.

Giraffes

TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyput

giraffesatavulnerable（脆弱的）status,theleveljustbeforeendangered.

Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarily

duetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheir

tails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.

Asianelephants

ThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,

istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheir

landtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatan

especiallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthe

touristindustry.Fewerthan50,000areleftontheentirecontinent.

1.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"doing"inParagraph

1?

A.Living.B.Playing.

C.Acting.D.Growing.

2.Whatkindofanimalsisconsideredoneofthemostintelligentanimals?

A.Tigers.B.Giraffes.

C.Groundsquirrels.D.Asianelephants.

3.Whatisthecommonthreattothefourwildanimals?

A.Illegalhunting.

B.Developingtourism.

C.Habitatsbeingdestroyed.

D.Unnecessaryconstruction.

B

Clover,athree-year-oldspiritbear,livesattheBCWildlifeParknear

Kamloops,BritishColumbia,Canada.Helosthisparentstwoyearsagoand

wasraisedatawildlifecenter.Whenhewassetfreeintothewild,hebroke

intohumancampslookingforfood.Wildlifeexpertstriedtogethimusedto

livingonhisown,buthecontinuedtolookforplaceswheretherewere

people.Finallytheexpertsdecidedthathecouldnotliveinthewild.Since

then,atotalof$750,000hasbeencollectedtocreateahabitatforClover.

Thehabitatcoversaboutthreeacres（英歆）oflandandincludesnatural

forest,twopondsconnectedbyasmallriverandsomethingelse.Itwilladda

platformandawalkwaylaterthisyearsothatpeoplecanseeCloverandhis

habitatmoreclosely.Therewillalsobeacenterwherepeoplecanlearnmore

aboutspiritbears.Besides,ablackbearwillbemovedintothehabitatso

Cloverwillnotfeellonely.

SpiritbearsarealsocalledKermodebearsafterFrancisKermode,who

firststudiedthem.Kermodediscoveredthatasmallnumberofblackbears

carryagene（基因）forwhitefur.Ifababybearreceivesoneofthesegenes

fromeachparent,itsfurwillbeacreamywhitecolor.Thereareabout1,200

bearswhocarrythegeneforwhitefur,butonlyabout200whiteKermode

bearsintheworld.KermodebearsarefoundonlyinBritishColumbia.They

liveintheGreatBearRainforest,anareathatcoversthemainlandand

islandsalongthecoastofBCbetweenVancouverandAlaska.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutCloverfromParagraph1?

A.Itlosthisparentsattheageof3.

B.Itwasnotafraidofhumans.

C.Itcouldnotfindanyfood.

D.Itgrewupinthewild.

5.WecanlearnthatthehabitatbuiltforCloverwill.

A.beopentovisitors

B.preparehimforlifeinthewild

C.becomeacenterforspiritbears

D.alsobethehabitatforblackbears

6.WhatwillCloversfuturelifebelike?

A.Busy.B.Easy.C.Hard.D.Lonely.

7.WhatcanwelearnaboutspiritbearsaccordingtoFrancisKermode?

A.They'rebiggerthanblackbears.

B.They'remainlyfoundinBC

C.They'reborntowhitebears.

D.They'reveryunusual.

c

Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecome

alotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobring

technologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthia

Breazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibe.

Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswill

bemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexample,theserobots

willbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemto

respondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.

TheJiberobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobea

personalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,and

makerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn'tjustdeliver

generalanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteach

individualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderly

familymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.

Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhave

potentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandare

alreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.

FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.The

company's"Shot"robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelp

thecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproductslocationinthe

store.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfor

differentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.

Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.But

Shot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,butto

workalongsideotheremployees."Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobots

todothingsnotforus,butwithus,"saidBreazeaL

8.Howaresocialrobotsdeferentfromhouseholdrobots?

A.Theyaremorelikehumans.

B.Theycancontroltheirfeelings.

C.Theydothenormalhousework.

D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.

9.WhatcanaJiberobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.

B.Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk.

C.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.

D.Followyourordersandremindyoutotakemedicine.

10.WhatcanShotworkas?

A.Alanguageteacher.B.Atourguide.

C.Ashopassistant.D.Aprivatenurse.

11.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotsmay.

A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmates

C.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers

D

Whenadoglooksatyouwithbigpuppy-dogeyes,it'shardforyoutogo

away,andyoumayspeakout"Awww"withouthesitation.Thesamething

happenstodogswhenpeoplelookbackatthem.Scientistsbelievethishelps

peopleandtheirfour-leggedfriendsbond,orfeelconnected.Scientistshave

wonderedwhatcausesdogstolovinglystareattheirowners.Tofindout,a

teamofresearchersfromAzabuUniversityinJapanstudied30ownersand

theirdogs.

Theresearchersfoundthatafterthepetsandtheirownersspenthalfan

hourtogether,bothshowedariseinoxytocin

（催产素）.Onekeyroleofthishormoneinmanyanimalsistopromote

bonding,likethatbetweenamotherandnewborn.Theincreaseofoxytocin

didn'thappen,though,whenscientistsrepeatedtheexperimentwithwolves

andthehumanswhohadraisedthem.

Asecondexperimentalsofoundthatifdogsweregivenoxytocin,they

lookedattheirownerslonger.Scientistsaren'tsureexactlywhy,butthis

reactionoccurredonlywithfemaledogs.Theirowner'soxytocinlevelsalso

roseasaresult.

Theresultoftheseexperimentsmighthelpansweranage-oldquestion：

Howdidthefearsomewolfancestorofmoderndogsturnintoman'sbest

friend?TakefumiKikusui,ananimalscientistwhoworkedonthestudy,

thinksthatthechangehappenedwhendogsfirstbecamedomestic（驯养的）.

AccordingtoKikusui,theremayhavebeenasmallgroupofwilddogs

thatwerenaturallyfriendlier."Humansareverysensitivetoeyecontact.By

usingthisspecialcommunicationtool,thedogsareabletowinoverour

hearts.Iftheyaremorelikelytomakeeyecontact,itwouldbeeasierfor

themtobondwithdogowners,"Kikusuisaid.

12.Accordingtothetext,peoplespeakout"Awww"to.

A.makethedogstareatthem

B.expressestheirloveforthedog

C.drawsthedog'sattentionaway

D.warnthedognottoapproachthem

13.Fromthetextwecanlearnoxytocincan.

A.encourageanimalstoprotectothers

B.reduceanimalspainofgivingbirth

C.helpsanimalsdevelopabetterrelationship

D.enablesanimalstosurvivemoreeasilyfromdangers

14.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thechange"inParagraph4referto?

A.Wolvesanddogsarebestfriends.

B.Dogsbecamefriendswithhumans.

C.Wolvesbegintobondwithhumans.

D.Dogsweredomesticatedbyhumans.

15.Whatistheauthorspurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tocallonhumanstobefriendlytodogs.

B.Togiveadviceonhowtogetalongwithdogs.

C.Tointroducetheevolutionprocessofwilddogs.

D.Toexplainwhyhumansanddogsareconnected.

二、单句改错

下列各句均有1个错误，请改正。

1.Althoughbeyoung,heisabletocookadeliciousmealbyhimself.

2.Tomhadasinglepurpose,thatistomakemuchmoneyinwhatever

wayassoonaspossible.

3.Thenumberofpeoplewhomareinvitedtoattendthemeetinghasrisen

to400.

4.Nowaste!