2024_2025学年新教材高中英语Unit5IntothewildSectionⅢDevelopi.docVIP

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Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.

Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathers,forfood,forsport,andsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheearthforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.

Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.Andbecauseoncetheyaregone,therewillneverbeanymore.

Animalsaremorethanbeautifulorinterestingorasourceoffood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.

Forexample,whenfarmerkilledlargenumbersofhawks,thefarmersstoresofcornandgrainweredestroyedbymice.Why?Becausehawkseatmice.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,themicemultipliedquickly.

Luckily,somepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.

Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalorplantonthedangerlist.Slowly,thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲解并描述了现在很多动物面临着危急以及人们杀戮动物的缘由。幸运的是，一些组织和国家起先实行措施来爱护动物了。

1．Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause.

A．theygiveusasourceoffood

B．theyarebeautifulandlovely

C．theykeepthebalanceofnature

D．theygiveusalotofpleasure

解析：选C细微环节理解题。由第四段内容可知，动物保持着自然界的平衡，所以它们很重要，我们不能损害它们。故选C。

2．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“multiplied”inParagraph5?

A．Becamemore. B．Becameless.

C．Turnedblack. D．Atefood.

解析：选A词义揣测题。由第五段中的Becausehawkseatmice.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,themicemultipliedquickly.可知，老鹰吃老鼠，老鼠数量就会削减，但假如没有老鹰，老鼠数量就会越来越多。因此multiplied在此处意为“Becamemore”。故选A。

3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A．peoplehaveknowntheimportance