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必修第二册 Unit 2 Let’s celebrate!
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A(★)
It was eight o’clock on Christmas morning，and Uncle Tom said he wanted to listen to the
news.My 11-year-old self was wondering why grown-ups would be interested in the news when
there were important things to be done，such as handing out presents.However，while I was only
half-listening to the radio broadcast，I was confused that I had heard that report earlier.
My older brother，Colin，figured out what was happening.“Pete，it’s a tape recorder！
We’ve got our tape recorder！” This was one of those rare moments when my inside gave an
involuntary lurch(倾斜)．Colin and I had both been blind from birth.In the late 1950s，tape
recorders were definitely the top choice for blind kids，especially with the rise of rock and roll.
But it wasn’t the first time I had been attracted to a tape recorder.I vividly remember walking
into a room when I was four and hearing a child’s beautiful singing.It turned out that my dad had
borrowed a tape recorder for preparing his projects.And for the first time，in the same way that a
sighted child might react to seeing themselves in a mirror or a photograph，I got the sense of
myself as a separate person who existed outside my head and was experienced by other people.
Then I became a broadcaster at school.I would wander around the school with my
microphone，recording my thoughts in the style of the voices I heard on the radio.But the biggest
challenge was not finding things to do with the tape recorder but taking it away from Colin.His
generosity on the first day we got it did not extend to handing it over to his brother at
school.“You’ll break it，” he would say.
But ten years later，I drew on the confidence gained from those early explorations of the
sound and walked into a radio station，in the hope of selling myself as a broadcast journalist.Eight
years later，I presented my first report for BBC’s Six O’Clock News.I never thought that a
Christmas present had changed my life.
1．Why did Uncle Tom probably listen to the news on Christmas morning?
A．To keep up with the times.
B．To carry on the holiday tradition.
C．To create a happy festival mood.
D．To surprise Colin and the author.
2．What did the author feel when first hearing a tape recorder at four?
A．His interest in music.
B．His love of broadcasting.
C．The real existence of himself.D．An understanding of his father.
3．What was the author’s biggest challenge as a school broadcaster?
A．Learning the voice style of radio hosts.
B．Getting the tape recorder from Colin.
C．Balancing broadcasting and study.
D．Finding fun things to record.
4．What helped build up the author’s confidence in becoming a broadcast journalist?
A．His experiences of exploring the sound.
B．His talent for recording.
C．His father’s encouragement.
D．His rich broadcasting knowledge.
B
Grizzly bears，which may grow to about 2.5m long and weigh over 400kg，occupy a
conflicted corner of the American psyche—we revere(敬畏) them even as they give us frightening
dreams.Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone National Park what they
most hope to see，and their answer is often the same：a grizzly bear.
“Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range，” says bear biologist
Chris Servheen.As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven’t been seen in a
century or more，they’re increasingly being sighted by humans.
The Western half of the US was full of grizzlies when Europeans came，with a rough number
of 50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans.By the early 1970s，after centuries of cruel
and continuous hunting by settlers,600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their
former range in the Northern Rockies.In 1975，grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species
Act.
Today，there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the US.Their recovery has been so
successful that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies，which
would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted.Both efforts were overturned due to
lawsuits from conservation groups.For now，grizzlies remain listed.
Obviously，if precautions(预防) aren’t taken，grizzlies can become troublesome，
sometimes killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food.If people remove food
and attractants from their yards and campsites ， grizzlies will typically pass by without
trouble.Putting electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly
effective at getting grizzlies away.“Our hope is to have a clean，attractant-free place where bears
can pass through without learning bad habits，” says James Jonkel，longtime biologist who
manages bears in and around Missoula.
5．How do Americans look at grizzlies?
A．They cause mixed feelings in people.B．They should be kept in national parks.
C．They are of high scientific value.
D．They are a symbol of American culture.
6．What has helped the increase of the grizzly population?
A．The European settlers’ behavior.
B．The expansion of bears’ range.
C．The protection by law since 1975.
D．The support of Native Americans.
7．What has stopped the US Fish and Wildlife Service from de-listing grizzlies?
A．The opposition of conservation groups.
B．The successful comeback of grizzlies.
C．The voice of the biologists.
D．The local farmers’ advocates.
8．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Food should be provided for grizzlies.
B．People can live in harmony with grizzlies.
C．A special path should be built for grizzlies.
D．Technology can be introduced to protect grizzlies.
Ⅱ.完形填空
After a dolphin was found swimming alone in a creek in Florida，marine biologists formed a
human chain to save it.
Dolphins typically travel in 1 called a “school(群)”，although solitary(独自的)
dolphins are becoming more common.This can be a cause for concern because dolphins are
naturally sociable creatures，so if they are 2 ，they may turn their attention to human
interaction.This in turn can be 3 ，both for dolphins and humans.
Dolphins can become 4 rather than feed on their own. 5 ，dolphins that are used to
human contact spend more time in shallow waters，which can 6 boat crashes.Meanwhile，
humans who get too close to dolphins can find themselves 7 .
After 8 that the dolphin had been alone in the creek for a few days，and was near a
residential area with 9 for human disturbance，NOAA Fisheries Service decided to 10
.Twenty-eight biologists from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium，NOAA and FWC came together
to form a human chain，creating a barrier that could 11 the dolphin out of the creek.
Rescue biologist Brittany Baldrica said，“The 12 was just to be a barrier that was
novel to the animal.We wanted to create a physical barrier as well as a barrier of hearing，so we
had somebody behind us that was 13 a boat，revving(使快速运转) its engine and then we
were splashing(泼) water and moving forward towards the animal，so we were giving the animalthe 14 to swim through the bridge on its own.”
The 15 was successful，with the dolphin making its way out of the creek.
1．A.series B．lines C．groups D．sessions
2．A.separated B．discovered C．defended D．distinguished
3．A.rewarding B．dangerous C．attractive D．annoying
4．A.sensitive B．hesitant C．dependent D．exceptional
5．A.Strangely B．Initially C．Fortunately D．Additionally
6．A.turn on B．lead to C．take in D．knock at
7．A.injured B．addicted C．refreshed D．fixed
8．A.declaring B．explaining C．admitting D．realizing
9．A.concern B．purpose C．potential D．desire
10．A.withdraw B．act C．search D．attack
11．A.confirm B．restrict C．keep D．guide
12．A.risk B．advantage C．goal D．path
13．A.lifting B．repairing C．checking D．striking
14．A.courage B．option C．right D．skill
15．A.rescue B．experiment C．competition D．training
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2024·浙江温州期中)
Horses，SpongeBob and the Monkey King from Chinese legend—you probably wouldn’t
expect to see this collection of animals，pop cultural icons and mythological creatures 1. (fly)
together in the sky，but this event happens every year in Weifang，the World Kite Capital in
Shandong Province.
Kites，which were invented over 2,000 years ago in China,2. (believe) to
be the earliest flying objects created by humans.After centuries of development ，kites have
become one of the country’s 3. (represent) handicrafts，and kite-making technique
was included in 4. list of China’s national intangible cultural heritage in 2006.
The city of Weifang is known as a global center of kite culture 5. it is
widely regarded as the birthplace of these popular flying toys.Today in Weifang，the themes of
kites are 6. (incredible) diverse，encompassing(包含) animals，cultural relics，
myths，and legends.Besides，there are virtually no limitations on the shapes or sizes of kites，
which can be made 7. (show) people’s ideals and ambitions.This 8.
(diverse) can be observed at the annual Weifang International Kite Festival,9. has
been held on the third Saturday of every April since 1984.More than 10,000 participants from over
30 countries and regions around the world compete 10. the festival every year.
