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1、Unit 4 Wildlife protectionI .阅读理解A（2021 -洛阳市高三第二次统一考试）One winter, a fisherman一Jim Savage一was braving the freezing temperatures whenhe noticed a baby dolphin struggling to free herself from another fisherman，strapthe fishing net. Jim spoke to her and she calmed down as he cut her free fromthe net. Se
2、eing she was too tired to swim away, he called the Wildlife ConservationCommission and they rescued the dolphin, named her Winter and took her to the centerto get treatment.Winter was placed in a holding tank and the team put a feeding tube in herthroat. Soon, though, Winter learned how to eat from
3、a bottle. But the net wrappedaround Winter，s tail had caused her tail to fall off piece by piece. Eventually allthat was left was a flesh stump（残肢）.Though Winter did eventually start to swim,she taught herself an entirely original way一to swing her tail stump from side toside like a fish.She learned
4、very well and learned how to trust and love the people who caredfor her. And she made a new non-human friend一Panama, another rescued dolphin. Thetwo became lifelong friends, completely inseparable.But the trainers were worried. Her original moving way prevented her from growingproperly. Then Kevin C
5、arroll, a dolphin lover and maker of prosthetic limbs（假肢）for people, stepped in. With a team of experts, vets, and trainers, Kevin developeda new tail for Winter.Winter was retrained to use the device to swim properly,and with lots of hard work she did it!Word about the disabled dolphin got out and
6、everyone could relate to thedolphin. Now she seems to be connected with everyone一from adults with prosthesesto a little girl who didn，t want to wear her hearing aid until she met Winter.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了渔夫Jim Savage和野生动物保护委员会以及其他人救助一只小海豚的故事。1. What made Winter calm down?A. The fishing net.B. Jim，s
7、 words.C. The rescue team.D. The new tail.B 考查细节理解。根据第一段中的 “Jim spoke to her and she calmed down as hecut her free from the net”可知，Jim的话让这只小海豚平静了下来，故选B。2. Why did Jim phone the Wildlife Conservation Commission?A. To cure the baby dolphin.B. To deal with the fishing net.C. To rescue the other fisherm
8、an.D To look at the baby dolphin.D 考查推理判断。根据第一段中的 “Seeing she was too tired to swim away, hecalled the Wildlife Conservation Commission and they rescued the dolphin” 可知I,Jim看到这只小海豚太累不能游走，就给野生动物保护委员会打电话，他们随后救助了这只小海豚。由此可推知，他打电话是为了让他们来察看并救助这只小海豚，故选D。3. What made the trainers worried?A. Winter* s relati
9、onship with Panama.B. Winters popularity with visitors.C. The effect of the damage on Winter.D. Winter，s moving style like other dolphins.C 考查细节理解。根据第四段中的But the trainers were worried. Her originalmoving way prevented her from growing properly” 可知，受伤对这只小海豚产生了很大的影响，这使训练员们很担忧，故选C。4. How would the auth
10、or feel about the outcome of the event?A. Its beautiful.B. Its controversial.C. Its humorous.D. Its discouraging.A 考查推理判断。根据第四段最后一句表述的这只小海豚又能正常地游动了和最后一段中的“Now she seems to be connected with everyone”可推知,这个救助海豚的事件的后续发展是好的，因而作者应该会认为它的结果是美好的，故选A。（2020 深圳市高三第二次检测）East Africa is experiencing the worst de
11、sert locust（蝗 虫）outbreak indecades. Climate events have accelerated the breeding of the pest across the region,and with a sudden rise in the locust population expected in coming weeks, urgentactions and funds are needed to prevent a human crisis.Twenty million people in six of the eight East African
12、 countries most affectedby an ongoing desert locust outbreak are at risk of serious foodinsecurity. Considered among the most destructive of moving pests, an adult locustcan consume 2g of plants per day, affecting crops and grasslands. A group typicallyholds 20 to 150 million locusts per square kilo
13、meter and can move hundreds ofkilometers per day, invading areas covering millions of square kilometers. An activegroup, therefore, can destroy crops and grasslands within a very short period oftime.That global warming could increase the risk of the desert locust crisis wasproposed over ten years ag
14、o, and in February, the UN Secretary General AntonioGuterres stated that the current outbreak is linked to the effects of climatechange一warmer seas mean more cyclones （旋风）generating the perfect breeding groundfor locusts. The outbreak has its origins in 2018, when a series of cyclones in theArabian
15、Peninsula（阿拉伯半岛）enabled the warm and wet conditions the desert locustrequires for breeding in remote regions. Though our focus here is migration west,dreadful outbreaks of the desert locust have been experienced to the east.The situation is going out of control. A rescue operation and financial supp
16、ortneed no delay.The Food and Agriculture Organization（FAO） has put an immediate price tag ofUS $138 million for rapid response and immediate action一controlling the spread ofthe desert locust and safeguarding livelihoods. They say the maths is clear： abouthalf the funding is needed for supervision, ground and
