2018届高三英语二轮复习专题能力提升练 三十五 书面表达.4含答案

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专题能力提升练三十五

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阅读下面的短文, 并根据短文后的要求答题。

In spring 2008, the polar bear was placed on the endangered species list. According to the Endangered Species Act, an endangered species is an animal that is likely to face extinction in its natural habitat. Polar bears have been categorized as a “threatened” species. ①. The polar bear is the first animal that has been classified as endangered species due primarily to global warming. Global warming is caused by carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that become trapped in the atmosphere. Heating homes, driving cars, and burning garbage all require fossil fuel that lead to global warming.

The polar bear’s habitat is more vulnerable(易受伤害的)to global warming than many other species. Polar bears live mainly on the sea ice in the Arctic. This is where they hunt for fish and build up fat reserves. ②. In the Arctic, global warming is causing the ice to melt slightly earlier and

form slightly later. This results in a shorter feeding season for the polar bear. Some risk their lives to find ice. If they have to swim too far they will drown from exhaustion and hunger. The World Wildlife Fund estimates that nearly 25% of the Arctic sea ice has disappeared in the past 30 years.

It is not the polar bear that is at risk in Arctic. Every species of plant, animal, and insect there is threatened by global warming. Nevertheless, environmentalist groups such as the World Wildlife Fund often study large carnivores(食肉动物)in order to assess the health of an ecosystem. ③. In addition, donations are more commonly offered for the protection of large animals such as bears or elephants. People in general are less interested in conversation efforts that protect small wildlife such as plants or insects.

④. Once they are on the list there are laws that protect these animals from being hunted for food or sport. Agencies also receive money and tools to protect the habitat and recover the species. The goal of removing the animal from the list is often achievable. Since the Endangered Species Act was introduced in the U. S. in 1973, many species have been taken off the list due to increased populations.

第一节根据短文内容, 从A、B、C、D、E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项。选项中有一项多余。

A. It is not rare for a species to go extinct after they make the list.

B. The Arctic food chain relies on the polar bear.

C. A threatened species is one that is likely to become “endangered”in the foreseeable future.

D. It is important that animals such as the polar bear be made onto the endangered species list.

E. When the ice melts, many polar bears move to land and live off their stored fat.

第二节根据短文所给的信息, 用一个完整的句子回答下面的问题。

⑤According to the article, what is an endangered species?

①【解析】选C。前一句意为: 北极熊被归为濒危物种, 接着对“濒危物种”进行了解释, 故选C项。

②【解析】选E。E项意为: 当冰融化的时候, 许多北极熊来到陆地上, 凭借它们储存的脂肪生存。前一句提到了“脂肪储存fat reserves”, 而E项也提到了“它们储存的脂肪their stored fat”; 在后一句中提到了“融化melt”, 而E项也提到了“融化melts”, 因为填入的句子应是前后相关的, 故选E项。

③【解析】选B。前一句提到了“评估生态系统的健康assess the health of an ecosystem”, 而B项也提到了“食物链food chain”, 故选B项。

④【解析】选D。D项意为: 像北极熊这样的动物进入濒危种类名单是很重要的。在后一句提到“一旦它们进入了法律保护的名单上”, 内容上是相互关联的, 故选D项。

⑤【解析】An endangered species is one that is likely to die out in its natural surroundings.

根据第一段第二句“an endangered species is an animal that is likely to