Unit4WildlifeprotectionⅠ.阅读理解(2018·河北辛集中学期中检测)Whenscientistsaccidentallykilledwhatturnedouttobetheworld’soldestlivingcreature,itwasbadenough.Theoceanquahog(圆蛤)—atypeofdeep-seacreature—wascaughtalivefromthebottomoftheNorthAtlanticnearIcelandin2006byresearchers.Theythenputitinafreezer,asisnormalpractice,unawareofitsage.ItwasonlywhenitwastakentoalabthatscientistsfromBangorUniversitystudieditandconcludeditwas400yearsold.ThediscoverymadeitintotheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.However,bythistime,itwastoolateforMingtheMollusc(软体动物)—namedaftertheChinesedynastywhenitslifebegan.Unfortunately,researcherswhocalculatedMing’sagekilleditinstantlybyopeningitsshell.Theresearchersopenedtheancientclam(蛤)uptojudgeitsagebycountinggrowthringsinside.Buttheringsweresoclosetogetherthatscientistsendeduphavingtocounttheringsontheoutsidetobeaccurate,leadingtheColumbiaBroadcastingSystemtopointoutthatMingcouldhavelivedon,ifscientistshadjuststartedthere.Now,afterexaminingtheoceanquahogmoreclosely,usingmoreadvancedmethods,theresearchershavefoundtheanimalwasactually100yearsolderthantheyfirstthought.DrPaulButler,fromtheUniversity’sSchoolofOceanSciences,said,“Wegotitwrongthefirsttimeandmaybewewereabithastypublishingourfindingsthen.Butweareabsolutelycertainthatwe’vegottherightagenow.”Aquahog’sshellgrowsbyalayereveryyear,inthesummerwhenthewateriswarmerandfoodisplentiful.Itmeansthatwhenitsshelliscutinhalf,scientistscancountthelinesinasimilarwaytreescanbedatedbyringsintheirtrunks.Theclamwasbornin1499—justsevenyearsafterColumbusdiscoveredAmericaandbeforeHenryⅧhadevenmarriedhisfirstwife,CatherineofAragonin1509.1.WhatcausedthedeathofMingtheMollusc?A.Extremecold.B.Hightemperature.C.Anunknowndisease.D.Researchers’mistake.2.Theresearchershadgreatdifficultyin.A.keepingMingfreshinthefreezerB.calculatingMing’sagefrominsideC.openingMing’sshellwideenoughD.countingMing’sringsontheoutside3.Thelasttwoparagraphsaredevelopedmainly.A.bytimeB.byexampleC.bycomparisonD.byspace导学号〚23280041〛Ⅱ.完形填空(2018·云南玉溪期中检测)OnceuponatimeaBrahmin(婆罗门)cametovisitBirbal.Hecamewithastrange1.Hewantedtobeaddressedas“pandit”.Nowtheterm“pandit”referstoamanof2.ButunfortunatelythispoorBrahminwasuneducated.Birbaltriedtoexplainthedifferencetohim,sayingthatitwasnot3tocallanuneducatedmanapanditandbecauseofthisveryreasonitwouldbeimproperto4himso.ButtheBrahminhadhisheartsetonthis5.So,asusual,Birbalhada(n)6.HesaidthatastheBrahminwasanuneducatedman,heshouldhurl(猛投)abuseand7atanyonewhodaredtoaddresshimbytheverysametitlehewanted.ThenBirbal8allhisservantstocallthislowlyBrahminapandit.TheBrahminwasvery9.Butthemomenttheservantsstartedaddressinghimas“pandit”,he10tobeveryangryandstartedtoabusethem11.ThenascleverBirbal12,hepickedupafewstonesandhurledthemintheir13.Allthis14andscreamingdrewacrowd.WhenpeoplerealizedthatthisBrahminwas15everytimeanyonecalledhim“pandit”,theyallstartedto16him.Overthenextcoupleofdays,hewould17hear“pandit”whereverhewent.Verysoonthewholetown18referringtohimasapanditmuchtohisdelight.The19Brahminneverrealizedwhypeoplewerecallinghiminthismanner.Andhewasextremelypleasedwiththeresult.He20Birbalfromtheverybottomofhisfoolishheart.1.A.girlB.beliefC.excuseD.request2.A.managingB.strugglingC.learningD.training3.A.possibleB.correctC.legalD.easy4.A.offerB.answerC.teachD.call5.A.programB.re...
