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1、Module6Ⅰ.阅读理解(2015·贵州七校联考)Thelargestlandanimalremainingontheearth,theAfricanelephant,isofmuchimportancetotheAfricanecosystem.Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asagiantplanteater,itsignificantlyshapesthefores
2、t－and－savannasurroundingsinwhichitlives,thereforedecidingtheconditionsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.Itistheelephant'sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitbothadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofhabitat.Initscontinuoussear
3、chforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandbushes,aswellaspullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinnotonlydeeptropicalforestsbutalsothewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspaces,therearenumerouspla
4、ntsinvariousstagesofgrowth,whichattractavarietyofotherplant－eaters.Taketherainforestsforexample.Intheirnaturalstates,thespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplants,elephantscreate
5、openspaces,allowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituations,theforestsbecomesuitableforlarge－hoofedplant－eaterstomovearoundandforsmall－sizedplant－eaterstoobtaintheirfoodaswell.ScientistsareworriednowthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspe
6、cies.Iftheelephantdiesout,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestsandsavannas,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了非洲象对非洲大草原生态系统的巨大影响。1．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheAfricanelephant________
7、.A．isnowthelargestanimalontheearthB．determinesthelivingconditionsofmillionsofotheranimalsinitshabitatC．hasfar－reachingimpactsonitshabitatasagiantanimal－eaterD．makesgreatcontributionstoitsenvironmentlikeotheranimals答案：B 推理判断题。根据文章第一段中第三句的“Asagiantplant－e
8、ater,itsignificantlyshapestheforest－and－savannasurroundingsinwhichitlives,thereforedecidingtheconditionsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat”可推知，非洲象作为巨大的食草动物，它决定着栖息地的许多其他动物的生活条件，即B项正确。2．TheAfricanelephantinflu
