2022学年新教材高中英语Unit5RevealingnaturePeriod1课时素养检测含解析外研版选择性必修.docx

Unit 5 Revealing nature 课时素养检测 十七　Unit 5　Period 1 Ⅰ. 阅读理解 　　The victims were carried in one by one, their paws burned and fur burnt, suffering from dehydration (脱水) and fear. Their caretakers bandaged (用绷带包扎) their wounds and laid them in baskets with the only thing that was familiar — the leaves of a eucalyptus (桉树) tree. As fires have burned more than two million acres in Australia, dozens of koalas have been rescued from burned trees and pale ground. The animals are being treated in rescue centers, and at least one private home, along the country’s east coast. The difficult situation of the koala — a national symbol of Australia — has raised questions among environmentalists and scientists about what it will take to protect biodiversity (生物多样性) in a country with intense fire, extreme heat and lack of water. Australia has already been among the highest rates of species extinction in the world. The bad situation goes beyond koalas. Recently, tens of thousands of bats fell from the sky in temperatures over 107 degrees Fahrenheit in northern Australia. Kangaroos destroyed the grapes in Canberra because of drought. “Climate change and other human impacts have so changed the situation that the government needs to rethink its way to protect at once,” Dr. Bowman said, suggesting interventions (干预) like irrigating, feeding and moving animals to new places. Koalas, unlike kangaroos, birds or snakes, do not escape from fires. Therefore, though the fires are still burning, a rescue team began to search the area carefully. Walking in a human chain, they looked up to the tree top, searching for survivors. 1. What do the victims in the first paragraph refer to? A. Animals injured in fires. B. Kangaroos driven by drought. C. Bats that fell from the sky. D. Koalas rescued from the fire. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段“and laid them in baskets with the only thing that was familiar — the leaves of a eucalyptus tree. ”及第二段“The difficult situation of the koala (考拉的困境)”可知,第一段中的受害者是指从火