2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 6 Animals in danger 课下能力提升（

-1-EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.Module6课下能力提升（二十一）阅读理解A2013wasarecord­breakingyearforrhinoceroses—butnotinagoodway.Thatyear,atotalof1,004rhinoswerepoached(illegallyhunted)inSouthAfrica,thecountrywherealmostalloftheworld'srhinoslive.That'sanincreaseofmorethan50percentfrom2012—when668rhinoswerekilled.ItwasalsothemostSouthAfricanrhinoskilledinoneyear.“Theworld'srhinosarefacinggreatdanger，”saysDr.NaomiDoakofTRAFFIC,aconservationgroupthatworkstostopthetrafficking(buyingandselling)ofwildlife.TheriseinpoachingisduetoanincreasingdemandforrhinohornsinAsiancountriessuchasVietnamandChina,wherethehornsareusedaskeyingredientsintraditionalAsianmedicines.Somepeoplebelievetakingground­uprhinohorncanhelptreatpain,fevers,andcancer(thoughtheseuseshavenotbeenmedicallyproventobeeffective).ThedemandissogreatthatrhinohornscansellformorethanD|S30,000apoundinAsia.Poachinghasalreadyhadextremelyseriousresultsforrhinos.TheWesternblackrhinobecameextinctinthelasttenyears.TheJavanrhinoceroshasalmostcompletelydisappearedfromVietnam,withfewerthan50remaining.Now,Africanblackrhinosandwhiterhinosarefacingdisaster.Theblackrhinoislistedas“highlyendangered”bytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.Fewerthan5,000exist.Whiterhinosareconsidered“nearthreatened”，withabout20,150inthewild.Manynationsarenowtakingstepstoprotectrhinos.Thegovernmentsofseveralcountrieshavesignedagreementstofightrhinopoachingbymakingthesaleofrhinohornsillegal,catchingpoachersandsmugglers(走私者)，andincreasingpublicawarenessabouttheproblem.SouthAfricahassignedagreementswithVietnamandChinatofightwildlifetraffickingbetweenthecountries.ItisdevelopingsimilaragreementswithMozambique，Thailand,Laos,andCambodia.“ThesecountriesmustjointogetheriftheyhopetostopthisstealingofsouthernAfrica'snaturalheritage(遗产)，”saysTomMilliken,TRAFFIC'srhino-2-expert.“Rhino­horntraffickingrepresentsathreattothebasicstructureofsociety.”语篇解读：本文是说明文。偷猎犀牛使得全世界的犀牛濒临灭绝，多国已采取措施保护犀牛。1．Whywas2013arecord­breakingyear?A．Morerhinosweretraffickedthanever.B．Thelargestnumberofrhinoswaskilled.C．Itsawthehighestincreaseinrhinoprices.D．Thenumberofrhinosdroppedtothelowest.解析：选B细节理解题。由第一段中的“atotalof1,004rhinoswerepoached”和“ItwasalsothemostSouthAfricanrhinoskilledinoneyear”可知，2013年共有1004头犀牛被偷猎，是南非最多犀牛被捕杀的一年。2．WhydosomeAsianswanttobuyrhinohorns?A．Toseekpleasure.B．Todoexperiments.C．Forhealthbenefits.D．Forpersonalcollection.解析：选C推理判断题。由第三段中的“thehornsareusedaskeyingredientsintraditionalAsianmedicines”和“Somepeoplebelievetakingground­uprhinohorncanhelptreatpain,fevers,andcancer”可知，在一些亚洲国家，人们出高价来买犀牛角，因为他们认为吃犀牛角粉有利于健康。3．WhatisthefocusofParagraph4?A．Theserioussituationofrhinos.B．Theimportanceofprotectingrhinos.C．Themeasurestakentoprotectrhinos.D．Thecausesofrhinos'beingendangered.解析：选A段落大意题。由第四段的描述可知，本段主要讲述了目前世界上犀牛的处境堪忧。4．WhatdoesTomMillikenthinkofrhinopoaching?A．Itendangersotherwildlife.B．Itisdangerousanddamaging.C．Ithelpstodeveloptheeconomy.D．Ithasbeenbroughtundercontrol.解析：选B推理判断题。由最后一段中的“stopthisstealingofsouthernAfrica's-3-naturalheritage”和“Rhino­horntraffickingrepresentsathreattothebasicstructureofsociety”可知，TomMilliken认为偷猎犀牛是对非洲南部自然遗产的偷窃，走私犀牛角是对社会基本结构的威胁。B“OncetherewastheStoneAge,thentheBronzeAge,andnowweareinthemiddleofthePlasticAge，”saidteenagerBoyanSlat.“Everyyear,weproduce300milliontonsofplastic.Muchofitreachesouroceans.”Attheageof16,BoyanSlatscubadivedoffGreeceintheMediterraneanSeaseeingmorerubbishfloatingonandunderthesurface.Hesaid,“Atfirst,IthoughtIwasswimmingthroughstrangejellyfish.Instead,Iswamthroughmoreplasticbagsthanfish.”Seeingalltheoceantrash,heaskedhimself，“Whynotcleanitup？”SlatquithisAerospaceEngineeringstudiestocreate­goinggarbagepatches(垃圾带).YoumayGoogle“TheGreatPacificGarbagePatch”.Itgrowsfrom60to90feetdeepinplaces.Itkillsmillionsofseabirds,turtles,sharks,dolphinsandwhales.Beingabrilliant,innocentteenager,BoyanSlatdecidedtoconstructdesignsofsomeequipmentthatwouldcollectmillionsoftonsofplasticfloatingonouroceans.Hecreatedasolar­poweredtrawler(拖网渔船)topickupsurfaceplastic,chewitupandstoreitinhugebinsforcollection.Healsocreatedfloatingbooms(挡栅)thatallowtheoceanstosweeptheplasticforefficientpick­up.Whenyouseethedesigns,theywillblowyourmind.BoyanSlatstandsattheheadofhisclassincreatingsolutionsforthefollyofhumans.Ifeverhumansneedleaderstostandupandbecounted,weneedmorepeoplelikeBoyanSlattoleadusoutofdamagingourplanethometowardsabiologicallyhealthyfuture.语篇解读：16岁的BoyanSlat设计出了专门用于收集海洋塑料垃圾的设备，为保护海洋生态系统作出了杰出的贡献。-4-5．BoyanSlatsaidweareinthePlasticAgebecausenowadays________.A．theuseofplasticisallhumans'bigconcernB．thereistoomuchplasticallovertheworldC．pla