2018届高考英语大一轮复习 unit 2 working the land课时规范训练 新人教版必修4

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1、Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.阅读理解ARecordingsofangrybeesareenoughtosendbig,toughAfricanelephantsrunningaway,anewstudysays.Beehives(蜂窝)—eitherrecordedorreal—mayevenpreventelephantsfromdamagingfarmers'crops.In2002,scientistLucyKingandherteamfoundthatelephantsavoidcertaintrees

2、withbeeslivinginthem.Today,LucywantstoseeifAfricanhoneybeesmightdiscourageelephantsfromeatingcrops.Butbeforesheaskedfarmerstogotothetroubleofsettingupbeehivesontheirfarms,sheneededtofindoutifthebeeswouldscareelephantsaway.LucyfoundawildbeehiveinsideatreeinnorthernK

3、enyaandsetuparecorder.Thenshethrewastoneintothebeehive,whichburstintolife.Lucyandherassistanthidintheircaruntiltheangrybeeshadcalmeddown.Next,LucysearchedoutelephantfamiliesinSamburuNationalReserveinnorthernKenyaandputaspeakerinatreeclosetoeachfamily.Fromadistance,

4、Lucyswitchedontheprerecordedsoundofangrybeeswhileatthesametimerecordingtheelephantswithavideocamera.Halftheelephantgroupslefttheareawithintenseconds.Outofatotalof17groups,onlyonegroupignoredthesoundoftheangrybees.Lucyreportedthatalltheyoungelephantsimmediatelyranto

5、theirmotherstohideunderthem.WhenLucyplayedthesoundofawaterfall(瀑布)insteadoftheangrybeestomanyofthesameelephantfamilies，theanimalswereundisturbed.Evenafterfourminutes，mostofthegroupsstayedinoneplace.Lucyisnowstudyingwhethertheelephantswillcontinuetoavoidthesoundofan

6、grybeesafterhearingitseveraltimes.Shehasn'ttestedenoughgroupsyettoknow,butherinitial(最初的)resultswerepromisingenoughtobegintrialswithfarmers.Shehasnowbegunplacingspeakersinthefieldstoseeifelephantsarefrightenedaway.1．Weknowfromthepassagethatelephantsmaybefrightenedo

7、f________.A．loudnoises　　　　　　　　B．somecropsC．videocamerasD．angrybees2．WhydidLucythrowastoneintoawildbeehive?A．Torecordthesoundofbees.B．Tomakeavideoofelephants.C．Toseeifelephantswouldrunaway.D．Tofindoutmoreaboutthebehaviorofbees.3．Asmentionedinthepassage,Lucy________.

8、A．worksbyherselfinAfricaB．needstotestmoreelephantgroupsC．hasstoppedelephantseatingcropsD．hasgotfarmerstosetupbeehivesontheirfarms4．Whichofthefoll