1、1Unit 3 Travel journal李仕才一、阅读理解。Illegally traded endangered species that escape, forming secondary populations, offer hope to their long-term survival, a study suggests. “This first came to my attention when I read a news story about the seizure of an illegal shipment of 23 yellow crested cockatoos(
2、小葵花凤头鹦鹉),“ said Luke Gibson, a college teacher. He learned that the species was critically endangered, which surprised him.This encouraged Dr. Gibson and his colleague to investigate(调查)how a critically endangered species had become self-sustaining outside of its natural range. They discovered 49 ca
3、ses of a globally threatened species becoming established as a separate population, which they hadnt thought of, including the yellow-crested cockatoo in their city.“This is a species which is primarily threatened by wildlife trade,“ he told BBC News. “Poachers(偷猎者)go out into the forest in its nati
4、ve range in eastern Indonesia and capture the bird and then ship them off, usually up to our city where there is a strong demand for pet birds. This is what has fueled the decline of this species in its native range. But its really interesting because that same cause also had another effect: some of
5、 the people who were keeping this species here accidentally or intentionally released them.” As a result of enough of the birds set free, it allowed a new self-sustaining population to be established in this city.The government in of Dr. Gibsons city has made it illegal to capture the species, even
6、though it is a non-native species. Because the city is affluent and relatively well educated, the cases of people breaking the law are extremely rare, explained Dr Gibson, unlike in its native range in Indonesia, where capturing birds forms a major source of income.However, there can be downsides(缺点
7、) to the newly established population of endangered species, such as a limited genetic pool, and suffering from novel 2diseases. It did also present a possible “very interesting” opportunity for conservationists, Dr. Gibson suggested. This would involve “harvesting“ some of the newly established sec
8、ondary population, which may provide a way to help slow global biodiversity loss.1.What was beyond Gibsons expectations according to the first paragraph?A. The high rate of wildlife trade.B. The preciousness of the birds.C. The fact that the birds nearly disappear.D. The news that the birds were poa
9、ched.2.What happened unexpectedly when the birds were shipped abroad?A. They formed a separate population.B. They were kept as pet birds.C. They were traded illegally.D. They were killed for research.3.Which can replace the underlined word “affluent”?A. Peace-loving. B. Rich.C. Free. D. Environment
10、friendly.4.For what purpose did the author write the passage?A. To appeal to everyone to stop the wildlife trade.B. To explain the challenge the wild birds are facing.C. To introduce a creative approach to wildlife conservation.D. To raise peoples awareness of protecting endangered species.【文章大意】本文为
11、说明文。讲述的是一项研究表明逃跑的非法交易的濒危物种形成了次级群体，为它们的长期生存提供了希望，也呈现了野生生物保护的一种可能的方法。1.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话 He learned that the species was critically endangered, which surprised him.可知他没有料到的是这些鸟是非常濒危的物种，与 C项一致，故选 C。2.A 【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句话可知有些养这种鸟的人偶然地或者故意地放了它们，由此在这个城市里形成了单独的自我维持数量的鸟，故选 A。34.C 【解析】观点态度题。根据最后一段最后两句
12、话 It did also present a possible “very interesting” opportunity for conservationists, Dr. Gibson suggested. This would involve “harvesting“ some of the newly established secondary population, which may provide a way to help slow global biodiversity loss.可知本文作者是为了介绍野生生物保护的一种创新的方法，故选 C。二、单句语法填空1This m
13、ade Hannah very sad, and even more determined _ (do) something.答案：to do be determined to do sth. “下定决心做某事” 。2The World Health _ (organize) says half of them will die if they are not treated.答案：Organization organization “组织” ，the World Health Organization “世界卫生组织” 。3But that is not _ many people have
14、 in mind when thinking of driverless cars.答案：what have sth. in mind “心里记着某事” ，设空处是引导表语从句的连接词，在从句中作宾语，故填 what。4Not having persuaded Helen _ (change) her mind, her parents had no choice but to allow her to go to China to travel alone.答案：to change persuade sb. to do sth. “劝说某人做某事” 。5The governments att
15、itude _ the development of the flying car is favorable.答案：to/toward(s) attitude to/toward(s) . “对的态度” 。6I graduated from university twenty years ago and _ (teach) in a middle school ever since.答案：have taught ever since “自从以来” ，与现在完成时连用。7She got me back to the UK even earlier than originally _ (sched
16、ule)答案：scheduled than originally scheduled “比起早先的安排” ，此处 than是连4词，其后是比较状语从句，从句主语为 it，谓语为 was，省略主语和谓语后只剩scheduled。8One _ (advantage) of living in the town is short of safe places for the children to play.答案：disadvantage 由 is short of . 可知，此处在谈论“生活在小镇的缺点” ，因此填 disadvantage “劣势；缺点” 。9That young man is
17、honest, cooperative, always there when you need his help. In short, hes _ (rely)答案：reliable 此处形容词 reliable “可靠的；可信赖的” ，在句中作表语。10They studied the question _ (care) before they made the decision.答案：carefully 此处副词 carefully修饰动词 studied。三、完形填空。Honesty is always the best policy，especially when it comes t
18、o mental health problems.In a TV _1_，one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic.“I was the best student in my high school.I put so much _2_ on myself， ” she said.“I never _3_ a class.But I got sick during 10th grade and I started to _4_.That was when the panic attacks began.”She go
19、es on to describe what a panic attack _5_ like， “One day the teacher handed me my grade _6_，and I couldnt breathe.My heart was beating very _7_.I felt disconnected.I saw people trying to talk to me but I couldnt hear them.Afterwards，I was sent to _8_， ”she shared.It was then _9_ the attacks started
20、happening _10_ daily，and they havent stopped.“Last year I started college.And I cant be the best student here no matter how hard I try， ”she said.“Everyone is so _11_.My panic attacks got so bad that I had to _12_ my first semester.”However，now she is facing her anxiety，and things are getting better
21、.“I used to try to hide _13_.I thought that _14_ nobody knew，it would not exist， ”she said.“But the more I talk about my _15_，the more I realize that other people experience _16_ things.So Im trying to express it more.I had a great teacher _17_ told me， Instead of letting anxiety keep you from doing
22、 your art，let it be the thing that _18_ your art. ”Recently，women all over the world took to Twitter to _19_ what anxiety is like.We are _20_ alone.51A.project BprogramCplatform Dstation2A.weight BheightCpressure Dmeasure3A.joined BsucceededCfailed Dattended4A.fall behind Bfall downCleave behind Dle
23、ave alone5A.looks BsoundsCtastes Dfeels6A.report BsurveyCresearch Dnotice7A.mildly BwildlyCslowly Dseverely8A.school BworkChospital Dhome9A.when BsinceCbefore Dthat10A.still BalwaysCmerely Dalmost11A.ambitious BanxiousCtalented Dexperienced12A.arrange BperformCoperate Dcancel13A.it BthemCme Dus14A.u
24、nless BifCwhile Das15A.confidence BdreamCissue Ddesire16A.similar BfamiliarCvarious Dserious17A.who BwhomCwhose Dwhich618A.abandons BquitsCmotivates Dprotests 19A.advertise BadviseCshare Dcompare20A.always BsometimesCseldom Dnever【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一个女孩分享了她曾经的焦虑经历，后来，她勇敢面对焦虑，情况得以好转。作者借这个事例说明直面困难、坦诚问题往
25、往是解决心理健康问题的良策。【核心词汇】deal with 处理，应付panic n恐慌，惊恐 v使恐慌policy n政策，策略，保险单disconnected adj.分离的，断开的，不连贯的，无关联的semester n半学年，一学期1B 根据“In a TV _1_，one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic”可知，在一个电视节目(program)中，一个女孩坦诚地分享了她克服焦虑和惊恐的经历，故 B项正确。A 项意为“项目” ；C 项意为“平台” ；D 项意为“站” ，都与语境不符。2C 根据前一句“I w
26、as the best student in my high school” ，再结合该句“I put so much _2_ on myself”可知，该句是说，在学校里这个女孩是一位优等生，她自己给自己施加了很多压力。C 项意为“压力” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。A 项意为“体重” ；B项意为“身高” ；D 项意为“度量单位” ，都与语境不符。3C 根据上文，再结合该句“I never _3_ a class”可知，这个女孩从没有考试不及格过；C 项意为“不及格” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。A 项意为“加入” ；B 项意为“成功” ；D 项意为“参加” 。4A 根据上下文可知，在十年级时这
27、个女孩生病了，成绩开始落后；A 项意为“落后” ，符合语境，故 A项正确。B 项意为“不实，不能令人满意” ；C 项意为“留下，遗留” ；D项意为“不打扰” 。5D 根据空处前后句可知，这个女孩是在描述焦虑症发作时的感觉。feel like 为固定搭配，意为“感觉像是” ，符合语境，故 D项正确。6A 根据该句中“One day the teacher handed me my grade _6_，and I couldnt breathe”可知，老师将成绩单交给了这个女孩；表示“成绩单”用“grade report”，故 A项正确。7B 根据后一句“I felt disconnected”可
28、以判断，这个女孩看到了她的成绩单后7感觉无法呼吸，心脏疯狂地(wildly)跳动，故 B项正确。A 项意为“温和地” ；C 项意为“缓慢地” ；D 项意为“严格地” 。8C 参见上题解析并结合该句“Afterwards，I was sent to _8_”可以判断，最后，这个女孩被送往医院。故 C项正确。9D 根据该句“It was then _9_ the attacks started happening _10_ daily，and they havent stopped”可知，该句使用了强调句型，被强调的部分是then，故用 that引导句中的其他部分，故 D项正确。10D 根据空处所
29、在句可知，从那时起焦虑几乎每天发生，没有停止过。D 项意为“几乎” ，符合语境，故 D项正确。11C 根据空处前一句可知，在大学里，无论这个女孩怎么努力都无法成为最好的学生；结合该句“Everyone is so _11_”可知，每个人都有天赋；C 项意为“有天赋的” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。12D 根据该句“My panic attacks got so bad that I had to _12_ my first semester”可知，这个女孩的焦虑症变得如此严重，她不得不休学。D 项意为“取消” ，符合语境，故 D项正确。13A 根据空处前后句可知，空处指代前一句的“anxiety
30、” ，后一句中的“it would not exist”也是提示。故此处用 it。14B 根据语境可知，空处引导条件状语从句，故此处用 if。15C 根据上下文可知，空处是指这个女孩的焦虑问题。C 项意为“问题” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。A 项意为“信心” ；B 项意为“梦想” ；D 项意为“渴望” 。16A 根据上下文可知，此处是指这个女孩对她的问题谈得越多，她就越意识到其他人也经历过相似的事情。文章的最后一段也是提示。故 A项正确。17A 分析该句结构可知，该句为定语从句，先行词为“a great teacher” ，在从句中作主语，故用 who引导该定语从句。18C 根据语境可知，空处
31、应用与“keep you from doing your art”意义相反的一个动词。C 项意为“激励” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。A 项意为“放弃” ；B 项意为“停止” ；D项意为“反对” 。19C 根据该句“Recently，women all over the world took to Twitter to _19_ what anxiety is like”可知，最近，世界各地的女性都在推特上分享了焦虑的经历。C 项意为“分享” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。20D 参见上题解析，再结合该句“We are _20_ alone”可知，焦虑者不是孤独的，故用否定词 never。四、单句改
32、错81If you stand here, youll get better view of the river._答案：get 后加 a get a better view of .“更好地看到 ”，view “风景” ，为可数名词。2Our teacher insisted that the key words worth paying attention to being underlined before class._答案：beingbe 动词 insist表“坚决要求”时，其后宾语从句中谓语动词应使用“(should)动词原形”的结构。3The old man was still
33、in good health. He preferred to work in the garden rather than sat idly._答案：satsit prefer to do A rather than do B “宁愿做 A而不愿做 B”，rather than后要接动词原形。4In my views, there is no need to care too much about your clothes._答案：viewsview in ones view “依某人看” ，是固定短语。5Although Mr Li was ill, he still went to wo
34、rk on time as usually._答案：usuallyusual as usual “像往常一样” ，是固定搭配。五、七选五In the tiny village of Angelica, New York, the post office is more than a place to get mail or send packages. There youll find the heart of this lovely community. Its where villagers meet and greet friends.When Angelicas post office
35、 was threatened with being closed in the 1980s，a villager，Pat, came up with a plan to save it. “At Christmas time I would hear on the news about towns named Snow or Bethlehem having celebrations,” says Pat, “Why couldnt we do the same thing with Angelica?”Pat, who is an artist，created a postal cance
36、llation (邮戳) design featuring an Angelica angel.She drew her angels in a traditional fashion and submitted her suggestion to the U.S. Postal Service. Once approved, the drawing was carved into a cancellation 9stamp that could be used for one day only. The postmistress (女邮局局长) then had another idea t
37、o make the day even more special calling the post office Angel Station.The large increase in mail amount saved Angelicas post office from being closed and keeps the doors open today.Now its tradition that on the first Friday in December，people come to Angelica to mail their Christmas cards. Each yea
38、r the amount of mail going through the Angelica Post Office increases during late November and early December. Stamp collectors from around the world have accepted the Angel Station cancellation, some sending mail from as far away as France.Because the stamp is destroyed each season, Pat draws a new
39、 angel that conveys seasons greetings from Angel Station every year. Post offices may close in other parts of the country, but this tiny one continues.1.What did Pat do to save the post office?A. She invented a new cancellation.B. She hosted Christmas celebrations.C. She gave the office a better nam
40、e.D. She designed a special set of stamps.2.Which of the following can best describe Pat?A. Curious and friendly.B. Humorous and intelligent.C. Creative and warm-hearted.3.What can we learn about Angelicas post office from the passage?A. It was completely closed in the 1980s.B. Its name has been cha
41、nged many times.C. It is also the centre of local social life.D. Its stamp remains the same each season.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了 Angelica邮局及制作邮票的人 Pat。1.A 【解析】细节理解题。 根据文中 Pat, who is an artist，created a postal cancellation (邮戳) design featuring an Angelica angel.的描述可知为她发明了一10个新的邮戳，故选 A。3.B 【解析】推理判断题。根据文中 Because the stamp is destroyed each season, Pat draws a new angel that conveys seasons greetings from Angel Station every year.的描述可知它的名字曾经被改过很多次，故选 B。
