2016高考英语一轮复习 Module 6《Animals in Danger 》外研版必修5_高考复习指南

2016高考英语一轮复习 Module 6《Animals in Danger 》外研版必修5

　　that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle.Scientists are concerned about their populations.

　　Native to the US, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. Their habitats have been destroyed by development.Several populations, such as the Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs.Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.

　　All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter.

　　1．The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order to________．The word “culprit” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to________．________．xposed to more skillful hunters

　　B．have moved to habitats with fewer plants

　　C．haven't adapted themselves to climate change

　　D．can't change their fur color into white in the fall and the spring

　　4．The problem faced by volcano rabbits and rock rabbits is that________．g.

　　B．Concerned.C．Enthusiastic.

　　D．Doubtful.【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普性短文。提到复活节人们自然想到复活节兔子它是复活节象征之一象征着重生与希望但是现在由于气候变暖兔子们处境危险本文以五种兔子的实际情况加以说明。　[推理判断题。根据常识可知一提到复活节人们自然会想到复活节兔子再看后文大篇幅介绍五种兔子的处境不难看出开篇提及复活节是为了引出有关兔子的话题。]　[词义猜测题。前文说不是孩子们拽兔子耳朵的问题重点是后文的气温升高对美国至少五种兔子带来坏影响所以气候变化是罪魁祸首相当于criminal“犯罪者”。]　[推理判断题。由于下雪的日子减少到了春秋季节雪兔依然是白色没有像以往进行颜色变化以保护自己由此可以看出雪兔因为没有适应气候变化以至于容易被捕猎者捕获。]　[细节理解题。介绍rock rabbits时说：they already occupy the mountaintops/They can't go any higher另外说：The volcano