[基础训练]Ⅰ单词拼写1.Itwasatthatmomentthatthe________(鱼鳍)burstoutofthewater.答案:fin答案2.Awhaleanda________(鲨鱼)liveintheocean.答案:shark答案3.Theuniversitywillreachits________(目标)of5,000studentsnextSeptember.答案:target答案4.Ifyouwanttopassyourexamsyou'dbetterchangeyoura________.答案:attitude答案5.Manyspecieshavebeenindangerofe________becauseofourdestructionoftheirnaturalhabitat.答案:extinction答案Ⅱ单句语法填空1.Thearrivaltimehasbeendelayeddue________badweather.答案:to答案2.ThemainpurposeofhisholidaytoGreecewastogo________(dive).答案:diving答案3.Theseaturtleisan________(endanger)species.答案:endangered答案4.ThefilmJawsmademanypeople________(frighten)ofsharks.答案:frightened答案5.Thethoughtofdyingslowlyand________(pain)terrifiedme.答案:painfully答案Ⅲ单句写作1.它讲述了一个9岁男孩和一条金鱼的故事。__________________ofa9-year-oldboyandagoldenfish.答案:Ittellsthestory答案2.鲨鱼还活着的时候,鱼鳍通常就被切断了。Thefinsareusually______________whilethesharkisstillalive.答案:cutoff答案3.为了保护鲨鱼免遭灭绝正在做什么?Whatisbeingdonetoprotectsharks______________?答案:fromextinction答案4.这部电影成功地上映了,吸引了大量的观众。Thefilmwassuccessfullystaged,________hugeaudience.答案:attracting答案5.我肯定这会对我们的自然环境造成影响。Iamsurethatitwill________________onournaturalenvironment.答案:haveaneffect答案[思维训练]Ⅰ阅读理解ASharkshavebeenswimmingintheoceanformillionsofyears.TheywereonEarthevenbeforedinosaurs!Atthetopoftheworld'socean'sfoodchain,sharkshelpkeepthepopulationofotheroceananimalsinbalance.Alargedropinthenumberofsharkscancauseseriousproblemsforalloceananimals.Savingsharksmakessense!Manypeopleareafraidofsharks.Butmostsharksareharmless.Onlyasmallpercentageofsharksareknowntoattackhumans.Itadapt(适应)welltonewhabitatsandeatwhateverisavailable.However,today,sharksareintrouble.Nearlyone-thirdofthe400sharkspeciesareindangerofextinction,largelyduetoover-fishing.Eachyear,tensofmillionsofsharksarecaughtandkilledjustfortheirfins.Thefinsareusedtomakesharkfinsoup.HumaneSocietyInternational(HSI)joinedwiththeJaneGoodallInstitute'sRootsandShootsprogramandBeijingZootoprotectsharks.Anexhibitatthezoo,“thePriceBehindtheTaste—ProtectSharks.Don'tEatSharkFins”,wasdesignedtotellpeoplethatsharkfinningiscruelandunnecessary.It'shopedthattheactivitywillhelpputanendtothe_practice.SharkfinsoupisalsoeatenintheUnitedStates.Infact,thenumbersofsomesharkspeciesinUSwatershavedropped90percentinthelast30years.Toslowthefall,lawsagainstthesaleofsharkfinshavebeenpassedinseveralstates,includingHawaii,Oregon,Washington,andCalifornia.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。如果美味的鱼翅是残忍杀害鲨鱼后获得的,你还能够接受吗?1.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A.Oceananimalsareatthetopofthefoodchain.B.Sharksplayanimportantroleintheocean.C.Sharksareanoldspeciesintheocean.D.Sharksarebeingcaughtandkilled.答案:B段落大意题。根据第一段中的“sharkshelpkeepthepopulationofotheroceananimalsinbalance.Alargedropinthenumberofsharkscancauseseriousproblemsforalloceananimals”可知,鲨鱼有助于维持海洋动物数量上的平衡,起着非常重要的作用。故选B。答案2.AccordingtoParagraph2,sharksareintroublebecause________.A.theyoftenattackhumansB.theirfoodisbeingpollutedC.theyarebeingcaughtforfoodD.theirhabitatisbeingdestroyed答案:C细节理解题。根据第二段最后三句可知,大量鲨鱼面临灭绝的主要原因是过度捕捉,而这些被捕捉的鲨鱼的鳍被用来做了鱼翅汤,故选C。答案3.Theunderlinedpart“thepractice”inParagraph3refersto________.A.sharkfinningB.sharkprotectionC.theprogramofHISD.theexhibitatBeijingZoo答案:A词义猜测题。根据画线处所在句的前两句可知,这个展览的目的是呼吁人们保护鲨鱼,拒绝鱼翅汤,因此选A。答案4.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A.Thereare400sharkspeciesintheUnitedStates.B.It'sillegaltoeatsharkfinsoupintheUnitedStates.C.Mostsharksarenotinterestedinahumanfordinner.D.Sharksareveryparticularabouttheirhabitatsandfood.答案:B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知,为了减少鲨鱼数量的下降,在美国一些地方通过了关于禁止捕捉和买卖鲨鱼的法律,故选B。答案BElephantsmightbethemostwell-knownandwell-lovedanimalinAfricanwildlife.Butconservation(保护)oftheAfricanelephantfacesspecialdifficulties.Whiletheelephantpopulationishalfofwhatitwas40yearsago,someareasofAfricahavemoreelephantsthanpopulatedareascansupport.That'swhyAWFscientistsarestudyingelephantbehavior,protectinghabitatsandfindingwaysforhumanstolivepeacefullywithelephantsinAfrica.Yearsago,overhuntingandtheivorytradewerethebiggestthreatstoelephants'survival.Luckily,ivorybans(禁令),huntingrulesandprotectedareasprotectelephantsfromthesedangerstoday.The21stcenturybringsadifferentchallengetoelephantconservation—land-use.Elephantswalkacrossbordersandoutsideparksandotherprotectedareas.Sotheyoftendestroycrops,causingconflicts(冲突)betweenlocalfarmersandthesebiganimals.Successfulconservationstrategies(策略)mustallowelephantstowalkfreelyintheirnaturalhabitatswhilereducingconflictsbetweenelephantsandlocalpeople.AWFresearchersaresearchingforawaytogivebothelephantsandpeoplethespacetheyneed.TheAWFiscollectinginformationonelephanthabitatsandbehavior.Theinformationtheygatherwillhelptodevelopthewidestpossiblespaceforelephants.TheAWFishelpingelephantsbyprotectingtheirhabitats.Andtheyalsoworkwithlocalfarmerstoimprovetheirlifeinordertoencouragethemtoprotectratherthandestroyelephants.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。非洲象的数量虽然有所增长,但对于非洲象的保护工作却不能停止。5.Thefirstparagraphofthetextismainlytotellreaders________.A.AfricanelephantsareendangerednowB.thereremainsalottodotoprotectAfricanelephantsC.AfricanelephantsarepopularanimalsD.thenumberofAfricanelephantshasincrea