单元综合检测(六) 第一部分 阅读 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Endangered Species Books for Kids Will We Miss Them Endangered Species Written from the unique view of a 13 year old author，this book interests children in the lives and challenges of endangered species，helping other young people learn about these animals as the first step towards saving them． ◆Author: Alexandra Wright Almost Gone: The World's Rarest Animals Have you ever seen a wombat or an Eastern barred bandicoot Probably not．These animals are almost gone from the earth，and they're not alone．Simple，informative text and cul paper paintings introduce basic endangered species knowledge to young children． ◆Author: Steve Jenkins A Poetic Journey into the Wild Take a journey across land and sea to meet 21 endangered and threatened animals．Lovely paintings and poems introduce amazing animals from around the globe and show the dangers they face．The book also lists activities and organizations that provide more detailed information about endangered species protection． ◆Author: Rachel Allen Dillon Eyewitness: Endangered Animals This DK Eyewitness book is an exploration of endangered animals around the world，including factors that are driving them towards extinction and ways that we can help them survive．Blocks of text and diverse photographs keep readers turning the pages． ◆Author: Ben Hoare 1．Which book is written by a teenage author A．A Poetic Journey into the Wild． B．Eyewitness: Endangered Animals． C．Almost Gone: The World's Rarest Animals． D．Will We Miss Them Endangered Species． 2．What can we find in A Poetic Journey into the Wild A．Activities of hunting wildlife． B．Poems about amazing animals． C．Paintings about some extinct animals． D．Surroundings of the endangered wildlife． 3．What is the purpose of the text A．To list some endangered animals． B．To encourage protection of animals． C．To introduce endangered species books． D．To call on readers to fight illegal hunting． B Chen Guanghui is a guardian for black necked cranes(黑颈鹤) in the Dashanbao Black necked Crane National Nature Reserve of Zhaotong city，in southwest China's Yunnan Province．Whistling(吹口哨) is the secret language Chen uses to communicate with the black necked cranes，a type of migratory bird under first class protection in China．She says different whistles signal different things．When she whistles in an increasing tone，she tries to tell the cranes: ask your companions to come back for lunch，and they would chirp(吱喳叫) to spread the message right away． Living near the Dashanbao Nature Reserve，a major winter habitat(栖息地) for the rare species，Chen started to take care of them in 2003，a mission she took over from her mother，whose devotion dates back to the 1990s． “In the first few days，I remembered they ran away as soon as I approached them．I was very upset and asked my mum to come back，and I was worried they would starve ... ...
