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课时提能练(三十二)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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(2019·湖南衡阳二模，B)By the time Robert Porter Allen was born in 1905, the
whooping crane(鸣鹤) was already in trouble. The beautiful bird was once commonly
found across North America. By 1941, the whooping crane population had dwindled
to the double digits.The tallest species in North America were critically endangered.
In the 1940's, the remaining cranes migrated (迁徙) every year from the Gulf
Coast of Texas to somewhere in the north of Canada to breed ( 繁 殖 ) ． The
conservation community didn't know where the birds went. The wetlands where they
used to spend winters were growing rarer and rarer as they were dried and built on,
and the birds were dying in large numbers on the long migration flight. A tiny, non
migrating group of whooping cranes was alive in Louisiana in 1941, but the group
had disappeared by the time Allen started his research.
In 1942, Allen undertook the whooping crane project. Over the next three years,
he did almost constant field work that took him from Texas up the cranes' migration
route to Nebraska, and on into Saskatchewan in search of the nesting ground of the
birds.
Studying the bird in its breeding habitat and seeing how many birds were born
would allow conservationists to understand how to help the birds on their journey. But
finding the whooping crane's nesting site meant difficult and fruitless air searches
over northern Canada.
In 1952, Allen wrote a report on the whooping crane.The report was a warning
call to the conservation community：only 33 migrator? “whoopers” remained, and
their nesting site still hadn't been found. Two years later, the whooping crane's
breeding grounds in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park were finally found, and
Allen headed north to study them firsthand，an “incredibly difficult journey，” in
Sprunt's words. Allen's work laid the groundwork for conservationists to save the
birds.
Their efforts paid off as the numbers reached 57 by 1970 and 214 by 2005. Today,
the whooping crane is still listed as endangered, but there are roughly 600 birds alive.
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【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文，讲述了一名动物保护者保护濒危动物鸣鹤的
故事。
1．What is the passage mainly about?
A．It is a story about Allen's searching for a lost bird.
B．It is a story about the cranes' long migration flight.
C．It is a story about the crane surviving the winters.
D．It is a story about conserving the whooping crane.
D [主旨大意题。本题题干意为：本文的主要内容是什么？第一至二段介绍
了鸣鹤的濒危程度，第三至五段介绍了 Robert Porter Allen 为保护濒危动物鸣鹤
所做的工作，最后一段介绍了他所做工作取得的成效。综上所述，本文主要讲述
了有关保护鸣鹤的故事，故答案为 D 项。]
2．What does the underlined word “dwindled” mean in the first paragraph?
A．Increased. B．Reduced.
C．Stayed. D．Limited.
B [词义猜测题。本题题干意为：第一段中画线词“dwindled”的意思是什
么？根据上下文尤其是本句中的“double digits”(两位数字)可知答案为 B 项(减
少)。A：增加；C：保持；D：限制。]
3．According to the passage, which of the following is mainly responsible for
what happened to the remaining whooping cranes?
A．Habitat loss. B．Illegal hunting.
C．Natural disaster. D．Deadly diseases.
A [细节理解题。本题题干意为：根据本文，下列哪一项应对剩余的鸣鹤所
发生的事负主要责任？根据第二段中“The wetlands where they used to spend
winters were growing rarer and rarer as they were dried and built on，and the birds
were dying in large numbers on the long migration flight.(随着湿地的干涸以及人们
在湿地上搞建筑，它们过去过冬的湿地越来越少，这种鸟在长距离迁徙过程中大
量死亡。)”可知答案为 A 项(栖息地的丧失)。B：非法捕猎；C：自然灾害；D：
致命疾病。]
4．Which of the following events took place in 1954?
A．The nonmigrating group of whooping cranes disappeared.
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B．Robert Porter Allen undertook the whooping crane project.
C．The whooping crane's breeding grounds were discovered.
D．Robert Porter Allen wrote a report on the whooping crane.
C [细节理解题。本题题干意为：在 1954 年发生了下列哪个事件？根据题
干中的“1954”在文中寻找 1954 年或接近 1954 年的段落，由此可知定位到第五
段；根据第五段中的“In 1952”及该段中“Two years later，the whooping crane's
breeding grounds in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park were finally found，...”
可知答案为 C 项(鸣鹤的繁衍地被发现)。]
B
For the first time since local extinction in 1996, Nubian giraffes have returned to
Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve in northeastern Uganda.Fifteen of this critically
endangered animals were moved over 400km from Murchison Falls National Park in
October 2019.
The 11 female and 4 male giraffes are aged two to four：“We chose younger
giraffes because they have a longer reproductive lifespan，” says Robert Aruho，
veterinarian for Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), who led the move.
Northern Uganda is home to Nubian giraffes. They have large, rectangular
blotches (矩形斑点) set irregularly against a cream background. The lower legs are
noticeably white and not patterned. Pian Upe's grassy land held large numbers of
giraffes in the 1960s before conflict in the Karamoja region saw them hunted
illegally.“The habitat is perfect, and effective antihunting measures are now capable
of supporting at least 700 individuals，” explains Aruho.
Nubian giraffes are Uganda's only giraffe species and most of them inhabit
Murchison Falls. “We can't have all our eggs in one basket，” he says. “We have
a unique opportunity to act now to prevent them dying out.”
Back in 2015, UWA moved 15 Nubian giraffes from Murchison Falls to Lake
Mburo National Park. After that, 9 of the 10 females quickly became pregnant. From
a little over 300 Nubian giraffes in the mid1990s in Uganda, there are now about 1，
650. A further 25 giraffes will move from Murchison to Pian Upe in October 2020.
“In Uganda we continue to work closely with the Uganda Wildlife Authority to
increase numbers and populations of threatened Nubian giraffes. Boosting existing
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populations is vital for securing their future in the country，” said Steph Fennessy，
Director Twiga Ⅱ Operation for giraffes at GCF in Uganda.
【语篇解读】 在乌干达，努比亚长颈鹿面临灭绝的风险。为了解决这一问
题，部分长颈鹿搬迁至 Pian Upe 野生动植物保护区。2015 年的搬迁取得了一定
成功，所以这种搬迁活动还将持续。
5．Why were younger giraffes moved to Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve?
A．Because they were in greater danger than the older.
B．Becasue it was easier for them to adapt to new habitat.
C．Because next years they would probably reproduce more.
D．Because it cost less to move younger giraffes there.
C [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“we chose younger giraffes because they
have a longer reproductive lifespan”可知，选择更幼小的长颈鹿搬迁，是因为它们
的繁殖期更加长。故 C 项(随后的若干年，它们有可能繁殖更多长颈鹿)符合语境。]
6．What can we know about Nubian giraffes?
A．There are large blotches on their lower legs.
B．At least 700 individuals are left in Uganda.
C．Humans' activities once threatened them.
D．Most of them are living in Pian Upe's grassy land.
C [推理判断题。根据第三段中的“...before conflict in the Karamoja region
saw them hunted illegally.”可知，长颈鹿曾经受到了非法猎杀，所以濒临灭绝。
C 项(人类的活动曾经威胁到它们)与文章内容一致。]
7．What does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph mean?
A．Giraffes often fight each other if living together.
B．Different measures have been taken.
C．Giraffes should live in different pla ces.
D．Other endangered species also need protecting.
C [推测句意题。由上句中的“most of them inhabit Murchison Falls”可知，
乌干达唯一的长颈鹿物种——努比亚长颈鹿大部分都生活在 Murchison Falls。下
段指出 2015 年 UWA 将部分长颈鹿转移到了 Lake Mburo National Park，2020 年
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10 月还将向 Pian Upe 野生动植物保护区转移 25 头。由此可知，Aruho 认为长颈
鹿应该转移到不同的地方进行保护，不能都在一个地方，故 C 项正确。]
8．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Nubian giraffes move house
B．What's about Nubian giraffes?
C．Nubian giraffes are dying out
D．Nubian giraffes return to Uganda
A [标题归纳题。概括全文可知，文章围绕“努比亚长颈鹿搬迁”这一事件
展开，介绍了相关背景以及这样做的目的、后续计划等内容，故 A 项正确。]
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
(2020·浙江宁波高三二模)There are hundreds of publishers across the world
and millions of books get printed every year. Moreover, a book can be printed by
several polishers. 1 ．
To overcome the problem of identifying books，publishers have come up with a
unique numbering system. For instance, if 50 ， 000 copies of The Adventures of
Sherlock Holmes are printed by a publisher at one time (called an edition), all of them
are identified by one number code. 2 and your address begins with your house
number, street, locality, state and ends with a statement of the country where you live.
An ISBN book number achieves a similar aim of identifying and tracing a book.
If you pick up any book, turn it around you will see a number which looks
something like this—ISBN 9070002345.This is called the ISBN number. ISBN
stands for International Standard Book Numbering. 3 ．The ISBN number is
divided into four groups that are separated by a space or a hyphen.
The first part of the ISBN identifies the country and is called the Group Identifier.
4 ．The second part is called the Publisher Prefix. The Publisher Prefix is used to
identify the publisher of the book. The Publisher Prefix may contain up to seven
digits.
The third part identifies the title and the edition of the book and so is called the
Title Identifier, which may consist of up to six digits. 5 ．Since you can have the
same book from the same publisher but with different editions, the Title Identifier
helps to differentiate between them.
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The fourth and the final part is called the Check digit, a single digit (from 0 to 9)
used to check whether the given ISBN number is correct or wrong. If an ISBN
number is incorrect, this means that the book is a version printed illegally.
A．It may consist of up to five digits
B．So what can the ISBN number do for you
C．This makes the task of identifying a book very difficult
D．It is a numbering system that is used to describe the book
E．Book publishers often come out with newer and updated versions of earlier
books
F ． The number Code is your home address that can only be shared by your
parents
G．The ISBN numbering system helps book stores and book publishers to handle
categorize to handle，categorize, store and identify books easily
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了为了解决图书识别的问题，出版商提出了一个独
特的编号系统(ISBN 书号系统)。
1．C [文章衔接题。根据前文“Moreover, a book can be printed by several
polishers.”可知，而且一本书可以被几家抛光厂印刷出来，C 项：This makes the
task of identifying a book very difficult 这使得识别一本书的任务非常困难。符合文
意。故选 C 项。]
2．F [联系下文题。根据下文“your address begins with your house number,
street, locality, state and ends with a statement of the country where you live.”可知，
你的地址以你的门牌号、街道、地点、州开始，以你居住的国家的声明结束，F
项：The number Code is your home address that can only be shared by your parents
号码是你的家庭住址，家庭住址只能由你的父母分享并且……。符合文意。故选
F 项。]
3．D [语境辨析题。根据前文“ISBN stands for International Standard Book
Numbering.”可知，ISBN 代表国际标准图书编号，D 项：It is a numbering system
that is used to describe the book 这是一个用来描述书的编号系统。符合文意。故选
D 项。]
4．A [联系下文题。根据下文“The Publisher Prefix is used to identify the
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publisher of the book. The publisher prefix may contain up to seven digits.”可知出
版者前缀用于标识图书的出版者，发布者前缀最多可包含七位数字，A 项：It may
consist of up to five digits 它最多可以由五位数字组成。符合文意。故选 A 项。]
5．E [逻辑推断题。根据下文“Since you can have the same book from the
same publisher but with different editions, the Title Identifier helps to differentiate
between them.”可知由于同一出版商的同一本书有不同的版本，因此标题标识符
有助于区分它们，E 项：Book publishers often come out with newer and updated
versions of earlier books 图书出版商经常出版较新和更新版本的早期书籍。符合文
意。故选 E 项。]
Ⅲ.书面表达
(重庆 2020 高三 5 月调研)假定你是李华，给你开网店的美国朋友 Jack 写封
信，请他代卖你爷爷制作的工艺品(工艺品自定)。要点如下：
1．描述工艺品外形、材料等；
2．介绍工艺品的特点；
3．告知工艺品的价格。
注意：1.词数 100 左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Dear Jack，
How is your online business? Could you do me a favor?
My grandfather is a wellknown craftsman. He is an expert at making traditional
Chinese clay figures like Guan Yu, Jiang Ziya, Nezha. Each figure is made of clay, 2
inches in size, which is painted in different colours.
With various facial expressions, the clay figures are lifelike, each enjoying an
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interesting story. For example, Chinese people like Guan Yu, thinking he can drive out
evil spirits and keep people safe. Here is a picture of each figure. I will write an
introduction of each figure and pack it in a beautiful gift box.
By the way, I can supply them at $1 each, and you can sell them at a proper price.
Hoping it will benefit both of us. Thanks!
Best wishes!
Yours，
Li Hua
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