高中英语unit4wildlifeprotection单元质量评估新人教版

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1、单元质量评估(四)　(时间：100分钟　满分：120分)第一部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)项中选出最佳选项。AAnimalconservationManyanimalandplantspecieshavebecomeextinctandmanymoreareincriticaldanger.Findingwaystoprotecttheearth'swildlifeandconservethenaturalworl

2、dtheyinhabit(居住)isnowmoreimportantthanever.DodosTheDodoisaclassicexampleofhowhumancauseddamagetotheearth'sbiology.TheflightlessDodowasnativetotheIslandofMauritiusintheIndianOcean.Itlivedofffruitfallenfromtheisland'streesandlivedunthreateneduntilhumansarrivedin1

3、505.TheeasilycontrolledbirdbecameasourceoffoodforsailorsandwasattackedbyanimalsintroducedtotheIslandbyhumanssuchaspigs,monkeysandrats.ThepopulationofDodosrapidlydecreasedandthelastonewaskilledin1681.RhinosTheRhino(犀牛)hornisahighlyprizeditemforAsianmedicine.This

4、hasledtotheanimalbeinghuntedinitsnaturalhabitat.OncewidespreadinAfricaandEurasia，mostRhinosnowliveinprotectednaturalparksandreserves(保护区)．Theirnumbershaverapidlydecreasedinthelast50years，andtheanimalsremainunderconstantthreatfrompoachers(偷袭者)．16TheGiantPandaThe

5、futureoftheWorldWildlifeFund'ssymbolisfarfromcertain.Asfewas1，600pandasremaininthewild.TheChinesegovernmenthassetup33pandareservestoprotectthesebeautifulanimalsandmadepoachingthempunishablewith20yearsinprison.However，thepanda'sdistinctblackandwhitepatchedcoatfe

6、tchesahighpriceontheblackmarketanddeterminedpoachersstillpose(造成)oneofthemostseriousthreatstotheanimal'scontinuedexistence.WhalesTheInternationalWhalingCommissionisfightingtoensurethesurvivalofthewhalespecies.Despitethefactthatone－thirdoftheworld'soceanshavebee

7、ndeclaredthewhalesanctuaries(保护区).7outof13whalespeciesremainendangered.Huntedfortheirrichsupplyofoil，theirnumbershavedecreasedtojust300.Collisionswithships，poisonouspollutionandbeingcaughtinfishingnetsareothermajorcausesofwhaledeaths.TigersThelast100yearshassee

8、na95%reductioninthenumbersofremainingtigerstobetween5，000and7，000andTheBali，Javan，andCaspiantigersarealreadyextinct.TheSouthChinatigerisprecariouslyclosetodisappearing，witho