新教材适用2024版高考英语一轮总复习练案8必修第二册Unit2WildlifeProtection

练案[8]　必修第二册　UNIT 2　WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Ⅰ.完形填空

(2022·辽宁省名校高二第二次联合考试)

It's hard to believe my husband and I will be celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary this year, but I still remember our honeymoon clearly.

After our  1.D　, we flew to Mexico for our honeymoon. We stayed at a beautiful hotel on the east coast facing a beautiful sea and we had a(n)  2.B　 time! The weather was perfect; locals were friendly, and we had plenty of things to  3.A　 while we were there.

At the top of our list of  4.D　 was to swim with dolphins. There was a place down there called Dolphin Discovery and it was included within our honeymoon  5.A. We headed over there one afternoon and were  6.B　 with the place. The dolphins looked well kept and happy.

The employees told us that the dolphins  7.D　 interacting with us humans as it entertained them and gave them exercise. They were social animals and loved to play. They spent about 30 minutes  8.C　 us all about these wonderful animals. Then it was our group's  9.C　.

We  10.B　 clothes and got into the pool. We were given clear  11.A　 so that we could swim with the dolphins as a couple. Gradually, the dolphins  12.C　 us, so it was a great chance for my husband and me to  13.C　 them closer.They were so cute and lovely. It  14.D　 let me appreciate dolphins more and made me realize how  15.A　 it was to save and protect them.

语篇导读：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者和丈夫第一次蜜月旅行时的经历，在第一个和海豚游泳的活动中，作者更加欣赏海豚，并意识到拯救和保护它们非常重要。

1．A.adventure  B．appointment

C．graduation  D．wedding

解析：根据后文“we flew to Mexico for our honeymoon”可知，去墨西哥度蜜月应当是婚礼(wedding)之后的事情。故选D。

2．A.anxious  B．good

C．strict  D．ordinary

解析：根据后文“The weather was perfect; locals were friendly”可知，作者他们在当地度过了一段美好的(good)时光。故选B。

3．A.enjoy  B．protect

C．spread  D．avoid

解析：根据上文“The weather was perfect; locals were friendly, and we had plenty of things to”可知，作者他们在当地有很多东西可以欣赏(enjoy)或享受。故选A。

4．A.experiments  B．performances

C．bargains  D．activities

解析：根据后文“was to swim with dolphins”可知，和海豚一起游泳是第一项活动(activities)。故选D。

5．A.package  B．regret

C．prize  D．invention

解析：根据上文“it was included within our honeymoon”可知，“海豚探索”包括在蜜月套餐里，package套餐，包裹。故选A。

6．A.careful  B．pleased

C．familiar  D．bored

解析：根据后文“The dolphins looked well kept and happy.”可知，作者他们对那个地方很满意。pleased满意的，高兴的。故选B。

7．A.stayed away from  B．broke up with

C．put up with  D．looked forward to

解析：根据后文“interacting with us humans as it entertained them and gave them exercise”可知，海豚期待(look forward to)和人类互动。故选D。

8．A.selling  B．lending

C．telling  D．posting

解析：根据下文“us all about these wonderful animals”可知，他们花了大约30分钟告诉(tell)我们这些奇妙的动物。故选C。

9．A.gift  B．recipe

C．turn  D．risk

解析：根据后文“clothes and got into the pool”可知，轮到作者他们小组和海豚游泳了。turn转弯，轮次。故选C。

10．A.made  B．changed

C．donated  D．designed

解析：根据后文“clothes and got into the pool”可知，他们换了(change)衣服，进入了泳池。故选B。

11．A.instructions  B．destinations

C．connections  D．combinations

解析：结合上文可知那里的员工详细和作者他们说明了这些动物的情况，即他们得到了明确的说明(instruction)。故选A。

12．A.challenged  B．attacked

C．approached  D．controlled

解析：根据后文“them closer”可知，海豚靠近(approach)了他们。故选C。

13．A.feed  B．train

C．observe  D．catch

解析：根据后文“them closer”可知，指近距离观察(observe)海豚。故选C。

14．A.merely  B．casually

C．barely  D．really

解析：根据后文“let me appreciate dolphins more”可知，这次经历确实(really)让作者更加欣赏海豚了。故选D。

15．A.significant  B．complex

C．hopeful  D．confusing

解析：根据后文“it was to save and protect them”可知，作者从欣赏海豚，意识到拯救和保护它们也很重要(significant)。故选A。

Ⅱ.阅读理解

(2023·山东省潍坊市一模)

Being taken off the endangered species list doesn't guarantee a carefree future for whales.Recent research estimates that the population of Pacific gray whales off North America's West has dwindled by almost a quarter since 2016.Starting in 2019, alarming numbers of the dead were spotted on beaches and floating offshore throughout their habitat, from Mexico to Alaska.The National Marine Fisheries Service defined it as an “Unusual Mortality Event”(UME)．UMEs are declared when a“significant die-off”occurs and when information is collected to clarify why it occurs.

The Arctic has historically low levels of sea ice in recent years, upending the delicate ecosystem that sustains gray whales.Like other migrators, they don't feed on their winter breeding(繁殖) grounds or along their migration, and must gain weight during the summer to sustain themselves through the rest of the year.Observers using air photography noted the whales looked skinnier and arrived in Mexico in poor condition, which suggested they were not finding enough food during the summer.

This die-off is alarmingly similar to the events of 20 years ago, with another UME resulting in a significant drop in the gray whale population.Although the cause was ultimately undetermined, it's thought that the population reached“carrying capacity”—it grew too large for the environment to support it.Although that idea has been suggested for this die-off as well, it's more likely blamed on the changing conditions of the Arctic.Gray whales, hunted almost to extinction by the mid-20th century, were one of the first to be protected from hunting.The Eastern North Pacific population rebounded without pressure from whaling and was taken off the Endangered Species List；the Western North Pacific population is still listed as endangered.This die-off is a reminder that “delisting”doesn't indicate a population's secure future.New threats arise, climate change upends habitats, and continued monitoring is needed in case a crash comes.

语篇导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了部分区域的灰鲸已从濒危物种名目中被除名，但这并不意味着人们可以无须担心该物种未来的生存问题，灰鲸数量的不断减少仍是值得关注的问题。

1．What does the underlined word“dwindled”in Paragraph 1 mean？_D__

A．Increased.  B．Bounced.

C．Multiplied.  D．Dropped.

解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“Being taken off the endangered species list doesn't guarantee a carefree future for whales.”可知，灰鲸从濒危物种名单上被除名并不能保证人们可以无须担心灰鲸的未来；又根据下文所举的2019年灰鲸大量死亡的例子可以推知，画线词所在句意在表示灰鲸的数量自2016年起减少了近四分之一。drop意为“减少”，与画线词意思相近。故选D。

2．What will gray whales usually do in summer？_A__

A．Consume more food.

B．Travel south to breed.

C．March back to Alaska.

D．Seek food in the Arctic.

解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“they don't feed on their winter breeding(繁殖) grounds or along their migration, and must gain weight during the summer to sustain themselves through the rest of the year”可知，灰鲸不在冬季繁殖地或迁徙过程中进食，而必须在夏季增加体重，以在一年余下的时间中维持生存。因此灰鲸必须在夏天吃更多的食物。故选A。

3．What might be the main cause of the current UME？_C__

A．Serious illnesses.

B．Sea pollution.

C．Environmental changes.

D．Limited carrying capacity.

解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Although that idea has been suggested for this die-off as well, it's more likely blamed on the changing conditions of the Arctic.”可知，北极地区的环境变化更有可能是现阶段灰鲸数量减少的关键原因。故选C。

4．What's the author's attitude to the“delisting”？_B__

A．Favorable.  B．Concerned.

C．Intolerant.  D．Regretful.

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“This die-off is a reminder that ‘delisting’doesn't indicate a population's secure future...continued monitoring is needed in case a crash comes.”可知，作者认为，这次灰鲸相继死去的事件提醒人们，从濒危物种名单中被除名并不能保证一个种群拥有安全的未来，气候变化带来的新威胁，使人们需要对灰鲸的生存情况进行持续监测，以防出现严重的死亡事件。由此可推知，作者仍对“除名”感到担忧。故选B。

Ⅲ.语法填空

(2023·广东省七校联考)

In almost every photo taken during our 1986 family vacation in Washington，D.C.，I was showing off the item I picked out from the gift shop at the Smithsonian's National Zoo—a white cotton sweatshirt  1.featuring　(feature) pandas on the front.I remember very little about the vacation, except the  2.excitement　(excite) of seeing the giant pandas.

Nearly 30 years later，I  3.was informed　(inform) that a baby panda named Bei Bei was being presented to the world.Then I went to cover it.The photographs of Bei Bei published, my editor suggested I ask the zoo administrators  4.if/whether　 I could come periodically and document the first year of the  5.panda's　(panda) life here.They said yes.

So on the first day with Bei Bei，I felt a little excited as the zookeeper led me through a series of gates and  6.eventually　(eventual) to Bei Bei.After a moment or two of registering that an actual panda was  7.within　 reach，I got to work.Soon I was making regular stops at the zoo  8.to observe　(observe) and record the transformation of the baby panda.My kids had never been  9.more interested　(interested) in my job than when I was on the Bei Bei beat；they were forever begging to come along.I would mention the project to friends and neighbors， 10.and　 their eyes would light up in a way I'd never seen.It turns out that everyone loves pandas.

语篇导读：文章通过一位拍摄旅美大熊猫贝贝的摄影记者的经历展现了人们对大熊猫的喜爱。

解析：

1．考查非谓语动词。sweatshirt与feature之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，应用现在分词作后置定语。故填featuring。

2．考查名词。根据空前的the和空后的of可知，此处应用名词，表示看到大熊猫时的兴奋。故填excitement。

3．考查动词的时态和语态。此处描述过去发生的动作，应用一般过去时；inform与I之间是被动关系，应用被动语态。故填was informed。

4．考查宾语从句。根据下文中的“They said yes.”可知，此处表示作者询问动物园管理者自己是否可以定期来记录这只大熊猫在这儿的第一年的生活。空处引导宾语从句，表示“是否”。故填if/whether。

5．考查名词所有格。此处指“熊猫的生活”，空处在句中作定语，应用名词所有格形式。故填panda's。

6．考查副词。空处修饰动词led, 应用副词。故填eventually。

7．考查介词。根据语境可知，此处指在意识到离一只真正的熊猫很近时，作者开始工作了。within reach“很接近，靠近”。故填within。

8．考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处在句中作目的状语，应用不定式结构。故填to observe。

9．考查形容词比较级。根据语境及句中的than可知，此处考查“否定词＋比较级”结构，该结构表达最高级的含义。故填more interested。

10．考查连词。作者会向朋友和邻居提起这个项目，他们的眼睛总是会闪烁出作者从未见过的光芒。前后分句之间是顺承关系。故用并列连词and。故填and。