课时作业(一)Ⅰ完形填空AthousandyearsagoHongKongwascoveredbyathickforestliketheforestswenowfindinMalaysiaandThailand.Asmoreandmore__1__cametoliveinHongKong,thesetreeswerecutdownandburnt.Nowthereisnoforestleft,__2__therearestillsomeareascoveredwithtrees.Wecallthese__3__.Elephants,tigers,monkeysandmanyotheranimalsusedtoliveinthe__4__forestsofHongKong,andtherewereevencrocodilesinthe__5__andalongthecoast.WhenpeoplecametoliveinHongKong,theanimalsbeganto__6__out.Earlyfarmersgrewriceandkeptpigsandchickensinthevalleys.They__7__thetreesandburntthem.Theyneededfirestokeepthemselves__8__inthewinter,tocooktheirfood,andtokeepawayfromdangerousanimals.Elephantsquicklydisappearedbecausetherewasnotenough__9__forthem.Sodidmostofthewolves,andtigers.Monkeys,squirrelsandmanyotheranimalssoondiedoutinthesame__10__.Youmightthinkthatthereare__11__anyanimalsinHongKong,exceptinthe__12__.Youmightthinktherecan'tbeanywildanimalsinsucha__13__placewithsomanycarsandbuildings.Butthereis__14__agooddealofcountrysideinHongKongandNewTerritories,andtherearestillmanydifferentkindsofanimalslivingthere.Oneofthemostinteresting__15__inHongKongisthebarkingdeer(赤鹿).Theyarebeautifullittlecreatureswitharich,browncoatandawhitepatchunderthetail.Theylooklikedeerbuttheyaremuch__16__.Theyarelessthantwofeethigh.Themalebarkingdeerhastwosmallhornsbutthefemalehasnone.Theymakea__17__ratherlikeadogbarking.Barkingdeerliveinthickshrub(灌木)countryandareverygoodat__18__.Theyeatgrassandshrubs,mainlyintheveryearlymorningandlateafternoonandevening.Thisiswhenyouaremostlikelytoseeonebutyouwillneedtobeveryquietandtohavevery__19__eyes.InHongKongthebarkingdeerhasonlyone__20__—man.Althoughitisillegal,peoplehuntandtraptheseharmlesslittleanimals.Asaresulttherearenownotmanyleft.ThereareafewonHongKongIslandbutnoneintheNewTerritories.篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。作者描述了香港生态环境的变迁,人类的活动造成各种野生动物的消失和灭绝。虽然还有少量的野生动物,但人们几乎见不到它们。1.A.peopleB.childrenC.ladiesD.women答案:A由空格后的live可确定此处指“很多人来此居住”。答案2.A.asB.sinceC.thoughD.because答案:C根据空格前后的语意“现在没有森林”和“还有一些地区由树木覆盖”可以看出前后语意为转折关系。故选though。答案3.A.desertB.shadesC.fieldsD.woods答案:D由空格前的“thereisnoforestleft”以及“therearestillsomeareascoveredwithtrees”可知这样的地方应称之为“树林”。答案4.A.thinB.thickC.shortD.dying答案:B由语境可以看出,此处是描述香港在人类到来之前森林繁茂的景象。thickforest“茂密的森林”。答案5.A.riversB.hillsC.skyD.mountains答案:A由前文的“crocodiles”以及空格后的“alongthecoast”可知,鳄鱼应该生活在河里。答案6.A.dieB.lookC.comeD.get答案:A由于人类的出现,香港从前的样子被破坏了,动物也开始灭绝。dieout“灭绝;消失”。答案7.A.putupB.lookedafterC.caredforD.cutdown答案:D由前后文可以看出,人们来到香港后,这里的自然环境开始遭到破坏,树木被砍伐。putup“建造;树立;张贴”;lookafter“照看”;carefor“喜欢;照顾”;cutdown“砍倒”。答案8.A.coldB.coolC.warmD.hot答案:C根据空格前的“neededfirestokeepthemselves”可以看出,人们砍伐树木是为了在冬天能够生火取暖。答案9.A.airB.foodC.waterD.clothes答案:B由前后文可以看出,大象很快消失,因为它们没有足够的食物可以吃。答案10.A.wayB.roadC.streetD.rail答案:Ainthesameway“以同样的方式”。答案11.A.neverB.alwaysC.noD.nolonger答案:D由该段后半部分“Butthereis...andtherearestillmanydifferentkindsofanimalslivingthere.”可以看出前后文为转折关系,由此可知此处句意为“你可能认为香港不会再有动物了”。答案12.A.zoosB.shopsC.kitchensD.parks答案:A动物园里自然还是有动物的。答案13.A.freeB.busyC.bigD.large答案:B由空格后的“withsomanycarsandbuildings”并结合实际情况可以看出,香港是一个繁忙的城市。答案14.A.nomoreB.nearlyC.stillD.hardly答案:C由对该句内容的理解可知,虽然香港原来的自然环境遭到了一定程度的破坏,但香港仍然有许多郊区,仍旧有很多种动物生活在那里。答案15.A.animalsB.plantsC.fishesD.birds答案:Abarkingdeer是一种动物,故该空应选择animals。答案16.A.greatB.largerC.smallerD.heavier答案:C由空格后的“Theyarelessthantwofeethigh.”可以看出,赤鹿个头并不大。答案17.A.noiseB.voiceC.songD.living答案:A由空格后的“ratherlikeadogbarking”(更像是犬吠)可以看出此处在描写赤鹿的叫声。noise可指声音,而voice强调“人的嗓音”。答案18.A.barkingB.eatingC.plantingD.hiding答案:D由后文的“...youwillneedtobeveryquietandtohavevery__19__eyes”可知,赤鹿非常善于躲避其他生物,隐藏自己。答案19.A.commonB.sharpC.clearD.big答案:B由于赤鹿非常警觉,所以,要看到它们就必须有敏锐的眼睛。答案20.A.neighborB.brotherC.enemyD.friend答案:C由后文的“peoplehuntandtraptheseharmlesslittleanimals”可以看出,人类是赤鹿的天敌。答案Ⅱ阅读理解TheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals(RSPCA)islaunchingW1anewcampaigncalledHayFever,whichaimstoP1teachrabbitownershowtocorrectlyfeedtheirrabbits.ManyrabbitownerswronglytakeBugsBunny'sadviceandfeedtheirrabbitsimproperdiet,accordingtotheBritishanimalcharityW2.Rabbitsdonotnaturallyeatrootvegetables,suchascarrots,nordotheynaturallyeatlettuce(莴苣),thecharitysaid.Thecharitysaidthatpeoplewereusingthesefoodstuffsasmajorpartsofarabbit'sdiet,wheninfacttheycancausehealthproblems.Just8%ofownersknewhowtocorrectlyfeedtheirrabbits,accordingtothestatistics.Thismightexplainwhy11%ofrabbitsaresufferingfromP2toothdecayandafurther11%fromdigestiveW3problems,accordingtotheresearchattheUniversityofBristol,commissioned(委托)bytheRSPCA.“Wewantallpetrabbitstobeeatinghayastheirmainfood,”saidRachelRoxburgh,ananimalscientistforthecharity.“Peoplealsothinktheirrabbitsshouldeatcarrotsbecausethat'swhatBugsBunnydoes.Buthe'sacartooncharacter,realrabbitsdon'ttalk,andtheyshouldn'tbeeatingcarrotstooofteneither.”TheRSPCAsuggestsgivingrabbitsdailyhandfulsofhay,aroundthesamesizeastherabbitsthemselves.Theycanalsofeedongrass,butnotlawnclippings(剪下的草).Tovarytheirdietandgivethematreat,darkgreenvegetablesareadvised,includingbroccoli,kaleandcabbageonadailybasis,aswellasregularpartsofcommercialW4nuggets(小块食物).Whatdoyoufeedyourrabbit