Unit7TheSea（A）(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2017·全国Ⅰ卷)IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl(猫头鹰)ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.Iexaminedthechick(雏鸟)anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.1.Whatisunavoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Effortsmadeinvain.B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.C.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.2.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?A.Torescueawoman.B.Totakecareofawoman.C.Tolookatababyowl.D.Tocureayoungowl.3.Whatmadethechickcalmdown?A.Anewnest.B.Somefood.C.Arecording.D.Itsparents.4.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?A.It’sunexpected.B.It’sbeautiful.C.It’shumorous.D.It’sdiscouraging.BIn2011,alawwasborn.Atypeofladybug(瓢虫)becamethestateinsectofNorthDakota.Whenthegovernorsignedthebillintolaw,fourkidsstoodbehindhim.Thesesecond-gradestudentshadhelpedcreatealaw!JadenMcNeiley,LoganRedding,MeganZimmer,andIsabelSiegwereinfirstgradewhentheirideaforalawwasborn.Theywerestudyingtheladybuginschool.MeganandLoganwerefarmkidsandknewsomethingabouttheladybugalready.Theyknewthatfarmershadaproblemwithcrop-eatingpestscalledaphids(蚜虫)andthatladybugsateaphids.Themoreladybugswerearound,thefewerchemicalsthefarmershadtouse.Thekidswerereadinganarticleonthecomputerwhentheysawalinkthatledtoalistofstateinsects.Theyclickedonthelinkandcouldn’tbelievetheireyes.NorthDakotadidnothaveastateinsect!Thekidsdecidedthatakindofladybugcalledtheconvergentladybeetleshouldbetheirstateinsect.Thisladybugwasofgreatbenefittotheirfarmingstateanditdeservedaplaceofhonor.Buttheyhadnoideahowtocreatealaw.Sotheyaskedtheirteacherforhelp.Theirteacherknewtheirlocalstaterepresentative.Whentheyallmet,therepresentativetoldthekidstheywouldhavetopresentfactsandsolidreasonstoconvincelawmakersthatNorthDakotaneededtheladybugasitsstateinsect.Thestudentsspentmuchofthatfirstgradespringresearchingladybugs.Theirteacherorderedladybuglarvae(幼虫).Theywatchedthelarvaedevelopintoadults.Tolearnmore,theytalkedtoscientistswhostudyinsects.Thechildrensaytheirresearchwashardworkandtheylovedit.“Evenifwehadn’tgottenwhatwewanted,”saysJaden,“evenifthebillhadn’tpassed,itwasworthit.”Thestudentswanteveryonetoknowthatkidscanmakeadifference.“Whetheryou...
