高考英语一轮复习 Module 6　Animals in Danger 外研版必修5VIP免费

Module6AnimalsinDanger维A阅读理解(·浙江，A)Easter(复活节)isstillagreatdayforworship，candyinbasketsandrunningaroundtheyardfindingeggs,buteveryyearitgetsquiteabitworseforbunnies.Andno，notbecausethekidsliketopulltheirears.Theculpritisclimatechange，andsomeresearchersfoundthatrisingtemperaturesarehavingharmfuleffectsonatleastfivespeciesofrabbitintheUS.TaketheLowerKeysMarshrabbit,forinstance.AnendangeredspeciesthatlivesintheLowerFloridaKeys,thisspeciesofcottontailisagreatswimmer—itlivesontheislands！—butitisalreadyseverelyaffectedbydevelopmentandnowbyrisingsealevels.AccordingtotheCenterforBiologicalDiversity,anoceanlevelriseofonly0.6meterswillsendtheseguysjumpingtohighergroundanda0.9meterrisewouldwipeouttheirhabitat(栖息地)completely.Thesnowshoehare，ontheotherhand，hasacolorissue.Mostoftheserabbitschangetheirfurcolorfromwhiteinthewintertimetobrowninthesummer,eachdesignedtogivethembettercoverfrompredators(捕食者)．Asthenumberofdayswithsnowdecreasesallacrossthecountry,however,moreandmorebunniesarebeingleftinwhitefurduringbrowndirtdaysofbothfallandspring，makingthemaneasiermarkforpredators.Researchersknowthatthecolorchangeiscontrolledbythenumberofhoursofsunlight,butwhethertherabbitwillbeabletoadaptquickenoughtosurviveisabigquestion.TheNationalWildlifeFederationhasreportedthathuntershavenoticedtheirnumbersarealreadymarkedlydown.Americanpikasorrockrabbits,arelativeofrabbitsandhares，mightbethefirstofthesespeciestogoextinctduetoclimatechange.About78incheslong,pikaslivehighinthecool，dampmountainswestoftheRockyMountains.Asglobaltemperaturesrise,theywouldnaturallymigrate(迁移)tohighergroundbuttheyalreadyoccupythemountaintops.Theycan'tgoanyhigher.TheNationalWildlifeFederationreportsthattheymightnotbeabletostandthenewtemperaturesastheirhabitatheatsup.Thevolcanorabbithasthesameproblem.TheserabbitsliveontheslopesofvolcanoesinMexico,andrecentstudieshaveshownthatthelowerrangeoftheirhabitathasalreadyshiftedupwardabout700meters,buttherearenotsuitableplantsforthemtomovehigher,sotheyarestuckinthemiddle.Scientistsareconcernedabouttheirpopulations.NativetotheUS,pygmyrabbitsweighlessthan1poundandliveintheAmericanWest.Theyarebelievedtobethesmallestrabbitsintheworld.Theirhabitatshavebeendestroyedbydevelopment.Severalpopulations,suchastheColumbiaBasinpygmy,almostwentextinctandweresavedbyzoobreedingprograms.Pygmyrabbitsalsorelyonwintercoverbydiggingtunnelsthroughthesnowtoescapepredators,butlessersnowfallisleavingthemexposed.AllofthisgivesnewmeaningtodressingupinagiantbunnycostumethisEaster.1．ThewritermentionsEasteratthebeginningofthepassageinorderto________．A．showtheimportanceofEasterDayB．introducetheissueaboutbunniesC．remindpeopleofEastertraditionsD．discusstherelationshipbetweenEasterandbunnies2．Theword“culprit”(Paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto________．A．criminalB．judgeC．victimD．producer3．Accordingtothepassage,somerabbitscannowbeeasilydiscoveredbypredatorsbecausethey________．A．areexposedtomoreskillfulhuntersB．havemovedtohabitatswithfewerplantsC．haven'tadaptedthemselvestoclimatechangeD．can'tchangetheirfurcolorintowhiteinthefallandthespring4．Theproblemfacedbyvolcanorabbitsandrockrabbitsisthat________．A．bothareaffectedbylesssnowB．bothareaffectedbyrisingsealevelsC．neithercanfindenoughfoodD．neithercanmigratetohigherplaces5．Whichbestdescribesthewriter'stoneinthepassage?A．...