111Module 6Animals in Danger維A 閱讀理解(2012·浙江，A)Easter(復(fù)活節(jié)) is still a great day for worship，candy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.And no，not because the kids like to pull their ears.The culprit is climate change，and some researchers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US.Take the Lower Keys Marsh rabbit, for instance.An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys, this species of cottontail is a great swimmerit lives on the islands！but it is already severely affected by development and now by rising sea levels. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0.6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher ground and a 0. 9­meter rise would wipe out their habitat(棲息地)completely.The snowshoe hare，on the other hand，has a color issue.Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer, each designed to give them better cover from predators(捕食者)As the number of days with snow decreases all across the country, however, more and more bunnies are being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring，making them an easier mark for predators.Researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question. The National Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down.American pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares，might be the first of these species to go extinct due to climate change. About 7­8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool，damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains.As global temperatures rise, they would naturally migrate(遷移)to higher ground­but they already occupy the mountaintops.They can't go any higher. The National Wildlife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat heats up.The volcano rabbit has the same problem.These rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes in Mexico, and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle.Scientists are concerned about their populations.Native to the US, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. Their habitats have been destroyed by development.Several populations, such as the Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs.Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter.1The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order to_Ashow the importance of Easter DayBintroduce the issue about bunniesCremind people of Easter traditionsDdiscuss the relationship between Easter and bunnies2The word “culprit” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to_Acriminal BjudgeCvictim Dproducer3According to the passage, some rabbits can now be easily discovered by predators because they_Aare exposed to more skillful huntersBhave moved to habitats with fewer plantsChaven't adapted themselves to climate changeDcan't change their fur color into white in the fall and the spring4The problem faced by volcano rabbits and rock rabbits is that_Aboth are affected by less snowBboth are affected by rising sea levelsCneither can find enough foodDneither can migrate to higher places5Which best describes the writer's tone in the passage?AApproving. BConcerned.CEnthusiastic. DDoubtful.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 本文是一篇科普性短文。提到復(fù)活節(jié)，人們自然想到復(fù)活節(jié)兔子，它是復(fù)活節(jié)象征之一，象征著重生與希望，但是現(xiàn)在由于氣候變暖，兔子們處境危險(xiǎn)，本文以五種兔子的實(shí)際情況加以說(shuō)明。1B推理判斷題。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，一提到復(fù)活節(jié)，人們自然會(huì)想到復(fù)活節(jié)兔子，再看后文大篇幅介紹五種兔子的處境，不難看出開(kāi)篇提及復(fù)活節(jié)，是為了引出有關(guān)兔子的話題。2A詞義猜測(cè)題。前文說(shuō)不是孩子們拽兔子耳朵的問(wèn)題，重點(diǎn)是后文的氣溫升高對(duì)美國(guó)至少五種兔子帶來(lái)壞影響，所以氣候變化是罪魁禍?zhǔn)?，culprit相當(dāng)于criminal“犯罪者”。3C推理判斷題。由于下雪的日子減少，到了春秋季節(jié)雪兔依然是白色，沒(méi)有像以往進(jìn)行顏色變化以保護(hù)自己，由此可以看出，雪兔因?yàn)闆](méi)有適應(yīng)氣候變化，以至于容易被捕獵者捕獲。4D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。介紹rock rabbits時(shí)說(shuō)：they already occupy the mountaintops/They can't go any higher，另外說(shuō)：The volcano rabbit has the same problem.顯然這兩種兔子面臨的問(wèn)題是沒(méi)有更高之地遷徙了。5B作者態(tài)度題。文章首尾呼應(yīng)，作者對(duì)兔子的生存環(huán)境滿是擔(dān)憂與關(guān)注。A.贊許的；B.關(guān)心的，擔(dān)憂的；C.熱情的；D.懷疑的。沖擊“211”(長(zhǎng)難句分析)Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75.分析這是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。主句是虛擬句，從句省略了if；for引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句，在原因狀語(yǔ)從句中，又包含who引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句。沖擊“211”(長(zhǎng)難句分析)譯文如果Yeats在40歲時(shí)停止寫(xiě)作，他現(xiàn)在可能也就是個(gè)二流詩(shī)人，因?yàn)樵谖膶W(xué)歷史上沒(méi)有其他人能在5075歲之間寫(xiě)出他這樣偉大的作品。Researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question.分析本句是由but連接的兩個(gè)分句。賓語(yǔ)從句Researchers_know_that_the_ color_change_is_controlled_by_the_number_of_hours_of_sunlight.主語(yǔ)從句whether_the_rabbit_will_be_able_to_adapt_quick_enough_to_survive.譯文研究者知道顏色變化受太陽(yáng)光照時(shí)間的控制，但是兔子能否快速適應(yīng)并生存下來(lái)是一個(gè)大問(wèn)題。維B 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Obtaining fresh water from icebergsThe idea of getting fresh water from icebergs that are moved to populated areas or places was once treated as a joke.Recently, scientists have warned that the human race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food._1_Glaciers are a possible source of fresh water that has been overlooked until recently._2_It contains fresh water so much that it could sustain all the rivers of the world for 1，000 years.Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year._3_However, they are formed entirely on land, breaking off when glaciers spread over the sea.As they drift away from the polar region, icebergs sometimes move mysteriously in a direction opposite to the wind.Because they melt more slowly than smaller pieces of ice, icebergs have been known to drift as far north as 35 degrees south of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean._4_The difficulty exists such as its rapid melting in warmer climates._5_AIcebergs are not like sea ice, which is formed when the sea itself freezes.BNow it is being considered quite serious by many nations.C7，659 trillion metric tons of ice is floating on the sea every year.DBut the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced.ETo move them to try parts of the world would not be too difficult.FIt is not a dream to get water from Icebergs.GThree­quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still tied up in glacial ice.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 在世界水資源短缺的情況下我們應(yīng)該怎樣獲得更多的淡水呢？冰川是我們首先想到的一個(gè)來(lái)源，但是是否真的切實(shí)可行呢？1B上一句話的warned that the human race wil outgrow its fresh water supply和本項(xiàng)的considered quite serious by many nations吻合，說(shuō)明當(dāng)前淡水資源短缺的大背景。2G上一句的Glaciers和本項(xiàng)的glacial ice吻合，說(shuō)明人們想到了淡水資源的來(lái)源。3A下一句的they are formed entirely on land和本項(xiàng)的which is formed when the sea itself freezes形成鮮明的對(duì)比，但是說(shuō)的都是形成方式。4E本項(xiàng)的would not be too difficult和下一句話的The difficulty形成對(duì)比關(guān)系。5D上一句的The difficulty和本項(xiàng)的far cheaper than that produced形成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，說(shuō)明這種方式的優(yōu)勢(shì)所在。維C 書(shū)面表達(dá)有人認(rèn)為高三的學(xué)習(xí)就是做試卷、對(duì)答案，對(duì)學(xué)生各方面能力的培養(yǎng)幾乎不起作用。請(qǐng)用具體事例談?wù)勀銓?duì)此觀點(diǎn)的看法。詞數(shù)100左右。你的文章必須包括以下內(nèi)容：1你的觀點(diǎn)；2具體事例。With the College Entrance Examinations coming，more and more students in Senior Three_ _【參考范文】With the College Entrance Examinations coming，more and more students in Senior Three are occupied in doing test papers and checking answers，which is hardly good for students to develop their abilities of all aspects，some students say.However，as far as I'm concerned，I do believe that it will still be of value to do many test papers and check answers for the Senior Three students.The reasons are as follows：First，doing more test papers can help students to find where they are weak and where they are strong.By doing so，students can consolidate the knowledge that they should know for the examination.Second，checking answers with other students is a good method to help students to learn to be more careful.What's more，by checking answers with other students，they can share answers with each other，which will surely develop and increase the cooperative spirit among students.111