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1、2022届高考英语一轮复习 限时提分练必修Unit 4 Wildlifeprotection2022届高考英语一轮复习 限时提分练必修Unit 4 Wildlifeprotection年级：姓名：限时提分练(九)必修Unit4Wildlifeprotection.阅读理解A2021成都市高三检测Thismorningweregoingtoheadoffdownintothewetland, averyspecifickindofwetlandcalledthePrairiefen.YoucanfindNateFullercountingbutterflies.TheSarettNatureCe
2、nterneedsanaccuratecountofMitchellssatyrbutterfliestohelppreserveoneoftheirlastknownhabitats.Theyreveryparticularaboutthekindofhabitatwheretheycanlive, whichispartofwhatmakesthemsorareandamazingindicatorsforourwaterquality.Today, SarettexpertAshleyColeWickwithMichigansNaturalFeaturesInventoryhelpsFu
3、llercount.Shesays, “WhenIfirststartedworkingonthebutterflyin2013, wehad18populationsandin2019, wehad10.”TheMitchellssatyrbutterflywentontheendangeredspecieslistin1991.Initiallyitwasthoughtthatlossofwetlandscontributedtotheirdecline.Fullersays, “Itsnotjusthabitatavailability.Thequantityandqualityofgr
4、oundwatercomingintothesewetlandsseemtobeachallengeforthebutterfly.Nothinghasallbeensortedoutexactly.”Whilethedeclineislikelyacombinationoffactors, thefactthatwaterqualitymightcontributeisalarmingbecausethewetlandsaretheheadwatersfortheMidwestsriversandstreams.Acaptivebreeding (人工繁殖) programwasstarte
5、dfouryearsagoattheToledoZootohelpgettothebottomofthemystery.TodayDirectorRyanWalshwhoheadstheprogramsaysitsbeentheonlysuccessfulcaptivebreedingprogram.Thecaterpillars (毛毛虫) spentthewinterinaspecialweathercontrolroomthathelpeddeterminetheMitchellssatyrsdontdowellbelow4.4degreesCelsius.Withthatknowled
6、ge, theprogramproduced1,300neweggs, adevelopmentthatmaygoalongwaytowardrestoringthepopulation.Andifallgoeswell, mayonedaytheMitchellssatyrbutterflyearnaticketofftheendangeredspecieslist.1Whataretheindicatorsforthewaterquality?AThehabitats.BThebutterflies.CThewetlands.DTheexperts.2Whatisthemainideaof
7、thethirdparagraph?ATheimportanceofwaterquality.BActionstakentoprotectthebutterflies.CThereasonswhythenumberofbutterfliesdeclines.DThenaturalconditionsforthebutterflies.3Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restoring”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?APreserving.BIncreasing.CRecovering.DControlling.4Whatcanwelearnab
8、outthebutterfly?AItcaneasilybefound.BItisnotendangerednow.CItwilldieabove4.4degreesCelsius.DItcanbebredbyhumans.B2021潍坊市高考模拟Ifyoureadthenewsabouthoneybeesurvival, itsallveryconfusing.TheHooverInstitutionsDr.HenryMillernotes, “Therealityisthathoneybeepopulationsarenotdeclining.AccordingtotheUN.Foodan
9、dAgricultureOrganization (FAO) statistics, theworldshoneybeepopulationroseto80millioncolonies (群落) in2011from50millionin1960.”Meanwhile, JenniferSassoftheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncilpointsout, “ThenumberofmanagedhoneybeecoloniesintheUS.hasdroppedfrom4millionhives (蜂群) in1970to2.5milliontoday.”Surp
10、risingly, bothoftheseclaimsarecorrect.Millerpointstothe“global”commercialhoneybeehivecount, whichhasgrownconsiderably.Sasspointstodomesticcolonynumbersonly, whichhaveinfactdeclined.Farmorebeesarefarmedformakinghoneythanforpollination (传粉) services.Sincemorehoneyisnowmadeoverseasthanitwasinthepast, m
11、orehivesarekeptoverseas, andfewerintheUnitedStatesandEurope.Andtheglobalnumberofcommercialhivesandtheamountofhoneytheyproducehavegrowntomeetthedemandsofanexpandingworldpopulation.Suchshiftsoffernoevidenceofahoneybeehive“crisis”.Theysimplyrepresentthemarketforcesofsupplyanddemand.TheFAOdataalsoclarif
12、iesthatnationalorevenregionaldeclinesinthesizeofthemanagedhoneybeepopulationcannotproveclaimsofaglobalpollinatordeclineorapollinationcrisis.However, itemphasizesthatsolutionstothoseproblemsmustbemotivatedlocally, ratherthanglobally.Solutionswillfollowonlyifwetakeanonsubjectivelookattheissues, soweca
13、naddressthemappropriatelyratherthanhaveacrisismentality.AsIhighlightinarecentpostforTheHill, abigpartofthesolutionliesattheverylocallevel: withthebeekeepers, farmers, andcommunitiesthatsurroundthem.5Whatmakesthenewsconfusing?AVariousspecies.BDifferenteffects.CComplicatedstatistics.DContradictoryconc
14、lusions.6Whatcontributestothegrowthofcommercialhives?ATheclaimsoftheFAO.BTheshiftofhoneyexport.CTheincreasingdemandsforhoney.DThemoreservicesofpollination.7Whatstheauthorsattitudetothehoneybeepopulationissue?ASupportive.BObjective.CConfused.DDoubtful.8Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?AHoneybeeCrisi
15、sSolvedorNot?BHoneybeePopulationDecliningorNot?CHoneybeeMarketGlobalorLocal?DHoneybeeResearchGlobalorLocal?.七选五2021开封市高三第一次模拟Theorganizationleadscrowdfundedtrainjourneys.1._Theorganizationhasalreadycompletedtwojourneys, throughthenorthernandcentralUnitedStates.Twentyfourpeoplearenowgettingreadytobeapartofthethird.Toearnaplaceonthetrain, eachpersonhastoraise$5, 000.2._Ateachstop, theygetoffthetraintoexploreadifferenttownorcity.Theideaistovisitsmallbusinesses, communitycenters, schoolsorwherevertheirprojectstakethem.3_Heknowsthatuniversitiesarebecomingmo
