人教版(2019)高中英语必修第二册：Unit2Wildlifeprotection单元测试(含答案与解析).docxVIP

Unit 2单元测试 、阅读理解（共两节，满分 35分） 第一节（共10小题，每小题 2.5分，满分25分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 More than two thirds of the worlds polar bears will be wiped out by 2050, More than two thirds of the world shock ing new study. By the n, scie ntists say, global warm ing will have melted 42 perce nt of the Arctic sea ice. By 2100, only a very few of these importa nt creatures will be left. The report has been produced by the US Geological Survey. The scientists have publicized their findings in the hope of in flue ncing US In terior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who has bee n asked to put polar bears on the US endan gered species list. Polar bears depend on floating sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which are their main food. Without eno ugh ice, polar bears would be forced to go onto the land, where they are killed by hunters, and would be unlikely to adapt to the life on the land in time. Experts say few little bears would survive and the stress could make many females un able to get preg nant. The team of America n and Can adia n scie ntists spe nt six mon ths study ing bears: on the ground, from spotter pla nes and in the lab, using computer models. Some team members fear the result is even worse for the bears than what their report says. They say the Arctic is warming faster than any where in the world and much faster tha n their computer had bee n forecast ing, Satellite observati ons have showed that the ice has decreased to an all-time low. However, not every one in the scie ntific com munity believes that global warm ing is happening on such an alarming scale. Another investigation has found that polar bears are still being hun ted by wealthy “ sportshoewanttheir skins and heads. At least ten intern ati onal compa nies offer bear-h unting trips. What do we know about Dirk Kempthor ne accord ing to the passage? He is an ani mal scie ntist. He is a protector of animals working for the US government. He was asked to put polar bears on the US endan gered species list