Module6 Animals in Danger (时间:100分钟 满分:120分)第Ⅰ卷第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项ACool Cats-CheetahsCheetah cubs(babies)are cute,furry,energetic,and downright lovely.And when they get older,they’ll run faster than any other animal on the planet. Five cheetah cubs were born in the summer of 2005 at the National Zoo in Washington,D.C.Their mother,Zazi,was 4 years old.When the cubs were 10 weeks old,they weighed 9 pounds and were about the size of house cats.They were the second cheetah litter(一窝)to be born at the zoo in seven months and the second litter to be born in the zoo’s 116-year history.“They’re pretty quick,”Lauren Afdahl,an animal keeper at the zoo,told Senior Edition.“Whenever they see something moving,they take off and run.And cheetahs do like to run!They can reach speeds as high as 60 miles per hour.The cubs reach their top speed when they are about a year old. The National Zoo’s first litter of cheetah cubs was born in November 2004.When almost a year old,those cubs weighed more than 30 pounds.Zazi’s cubs stay with her for at least a year.When they are fully grown,the cats may be sent to other zoos.Cheetahs are endangered animals.About 100 years ago,the wild cats roamed an area from North Africa to India.Today,cheetahs inhabit only the countries south of the Sahara desert.Just 12,000 to 15,000 now live in the wild.1.The writer’s attitude toward cheetahs seems to be .A.doubtful and afraid B.caring and admiringC.uncaring D.complaining答案：B2.The main idea of this passage is .A.cheetahs are interesting animalsB.when the cubs were 10 weeks old,they weighed 9 poundsC.female cheetahs can give birth only once a yearD.cheetahs like to run答案：A3.Based on the article,we can guess that the author is probably .A.afraid of cheetahsB.working at a zooC.a trained animal doctorD.in favor of protecting cheetahs答案：DBThousands of puffins(海鹦)live in Maine and on islands in the Gulf of Maine.But the puffins may be in danger.Last summer,the percentage of laid eggs that successfully produced baby puffins took a dive.Scientists also found a decline in the average body weight of the adult and baby puffins on Machias Seal Island,home to the area’s largest colony.Over the winter,dozens of the seabirds from the region were found dead,likely from starvation.What’s causing the puffin trouble?Scientists think it may be a shortage of food.With ocean temperatures rising,fish populations have moved around.Normally,puffins’ primary food source is herring,a type of fish.A lack of herring in the area could be causing the problem.Butterfish from the south have become more abundant in the Gulf of Maine and could be a new food source for birds.But Steve Kress says butterfish may be too big and round for baby puffins to swallow.Puffins spend most of their lives at sea.They come ashore to breed each spring and return to the ocean in August.The chicks swim to the sea about 40 days after hatching.Puffin population stretches across the North Atlantic,from Maine to northern Russia.Maine’s puffin population has been at risk in the past.In the 1800s,they were hunted for their food,eggs and feathers.By 1901,only one pair of puffins remained in the state.Thanks to the help of local lighthouse keepers and seabird restoration programs,the state’s puffin population has been restored to more than 2,000 birds.Scientists aren’t sure what will happen to the Gulf of Maine’s puffins.The birds may move further north.Kress says he hopes the Gulf population will sustain itself and then he continues,“You never know what climate change will bring.Historically fish could move out and more southerly fish could move in,and puffins may adapt to the new fish.Only they know how the story will unfold.”4.The underlined phrase “took a dive” means .A.increased B.aroseC.reduced D.changed答案：C5.In scientists’ opinion, is contributing to the puffin trouble.A.a lack of herringB.environmental pollutionC.the increase of birdsD.the huge size of butterfish答案：A6.It can be inferred from the passage that .A.Maine’s puffin once nearly became extinctB.Maine’s puffins’ eggs were of high pricesC.baby puffins grew up quicklyD.the number of Maine’s puffins is worrying答案：A7.Judging from Kress’s words in the last paragraph,we know .A.climate change matters littleB.there is cause for concernC.the new fish won’t harm puffinsD.puffins may move to the south答案：BCIf you are interested in animals,you probably hear about the tragedy at Seaworld Orlando.On February 24,Tillicum,a six-ton orca(虎鲸),was performing with his trainer,Dawn Brancheau,who stood on a platform by his pool.They had done the same show together many times before,without incidents.This time,though,events took a terrible turn.Without warning,Tillicum leaped from the water,took hold of Branchcheau by her hair,and dragged her deep below th。