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1、4.1 Warming Up & Pre-reading & Reading & Comprehending一、阅读理解A（2020. 陕西省西安市莲湖区高二期末）A recent study conducted by researchers from Canadas Wilfrid Laurier University found that the snakes actively seek out socialization with their peers （同伴），but also they are extremely particular about who they spend ti
2、me with. However, snakes used to be thought of as solitary animals. They are seldom seen hanging out in groups.A team of researchers led by Morgan Skinner and Dr. Noam Miller selected 40 non-poisonous garter snakes （袜带蛇）. Ten were purchased from a snake keeper and the rest were caught in the wild. A
3、fter marking each snake with a spot of color1 to allow for easy identification, the researchers placed ten snakes inside each of the four plastic shelters.Skinner photographed each snake group twice a day before removing them from their shelters. After cleaning the areas thoroughly to rid them of an
4、y familiar smells, the reptiles were rearranged into different groups, and returned to the enclosure. A camera fixed over the shelters allowed the scientists to track the animals movements for a total of eight days.When Skinner and Miller analyzed the images, they found that regardless of where they
5、 were placed, the snakes always slipped back to their origin al friends forming groups of three or eight inside the small shelters. “They can tell others apart,” Miller said.Gordon Burghardt, a biologist, says, The study should help convince people that snakes have more social intelligence than most
6、 of us realize.Miller believes the research could help with snake protection efforts. Endangered snake species relocated to safer habitats often leave these areas. Now, conservationists may be able to avoid that by transferring entire snake groups to the new location. Alternatively, they could also
7、spray （喷洒）the new habitat with the species smells to make transplants feel at “home.1. What does the underlined word solitary mean in paragraph 1?A. Causing fear. B. Existing only in small numbers.C. Causing death or illness. D. Enjoying being alone.2. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Th
8、e findings can contribute to snake conservation.B. Snakes like to spray smells on the trees.C. Snakes are easy to adapt to new locations.D. Snakes tend to stay in safer habitats.3. Which of the following proverbs can be used to describe the findings?A. Barking dogs dont bite. B. The early bird catch
9、es worms.C. Things of one kind come together. D. A friend in need is a friend in deed.4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?A. Entertainment. B. Science.C. Education. D. Health.（2020. 天津市第一中学高二期末考）Nasr Majid started hunting this fall at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) on
10、the Eastern Shore of Maryland in USA. Hes one of the ly few new hunters who officials hope will help stop a nearly four-decade decline nationally in what has become a hobby for fewer than 5 percent of Americans.Natural resources and wildlife officials in Maryland are encouraging hunting of deer, tur
11、keys and some other wild animals, which is believed to be good for the environment. Without hunting, they say, sika deer will overpopulate the wildlife refuge and theyll overeat the bushes and other plants that provide important habitat for birds. On the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, hunting
12、is also important to prevent the spread of diseases such as Lyme.In many families, the hunting tradition has been handed down for generations. But as longtime sportsmen age and children lose interest, the number of hunters in the United States fell by 2 million, from 2011 to 2018, to about 11 millio
13、n.“Everything is changing. Kids are growing up in front of video games and computers instead of going hunting.” said Chris Markin a hunting specialist for the state natural resources department. “Adults usually focus on working and providing for their families. Those pressures are preventing many ot
14、her potential hunters from going out, and from raising the next generation of hunters.”To avoid such a decline, a new approach is needed. Government agencies and nonprofit groups are now launching mentoring (指导) programs to train more hunters, which not only helps preserve an industry and a culture
15、but also means more protection for wildlife and their habitats through deer population control and investment.Luckily, there are those still eager to learn, like Majid. He was just looking for an outdoor hobby he could share with his children when he came across the mentorship program. Now, he feels
16、 capable of hunting on his own, but also has someone he can text with questions that pop up. His new pastime has already paid off for himon his second hunt with his mentor, in the last minutes of daylight, he bagged his first deer.1. In this passage,Nasr Majid is considered as a symbol of_.A. devotion B. bravery
