Unit11TheMediaPeriodOneWarmshyupandLesson1课时精练（北师大版必修4，广东专用）.doc

Unit 11 The Media Period One Warm-up and Lesson 1 课时精练（北师大版必修4，广东专用） 　　　　时间：40分钟 Ⅰ.完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 Where did all the tigers go？Thats what Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to know.Indias Sariska Project Tiger Reserve，once home to 26 tigers，is now home to none.Singh has ordered a police investigation into the__1__，and created a new taskforce to save the __2__animals. Tigers are an endangered species(物种)．Half of the worlds tiger__3__live in India.For years，tigers have been disappearing from Indias national parks，but Sariska may be the last straw.And the government has to__4__. On Thursday，Singh held the first meeting of__5__officials wildlife experts，and related leaders，aiming to__6__the nations remaining tigers，and to__7__a plan to keep them safe. It is not hard to guess why the tigers are disappearing.Poachers(偷猎者)can__8__the big cats for $50,000 each.Tiger skin and bones are popular in Chinese__9__.A single tiger tooth can fetch $120.Recently，a group of poachers admitted killing ten tigers in Sariska and were__10__. “Indian tiger poaching is probably the__11__conservation problem in modern times，”said Belinda Wright，the head of the Wildlife Protection Society of India. However，poaching isnt the only__12__.Many poachers use advanced technologies，like night glasses and long-range binoculars.Forest security officers are paid to__13__that few of them__14__to track down the poachers.Even if security guards were to find a poacher，many only carry a stick to make him obey the law. Tiger fans hope that Singhs plans mean end for the poachers and__15__for the endangered species. 【语篇解读】 印度一个保护区的老虎“消失”了，印度总理为此下令调查此事，并寻求解决确保剩余老虎安全的办法。 1．A.project　　　　　　　　　B．disappearance C．reserve D．home 答案　B　[这个保护区曾经是26只老虎的家园，如今老虎已经绝迹，所以印度总理命令警察调查老虎“消失”的原因。] 2．A.dangerous B．huge C．rare D．fierce 答案　C　[印度总理还创建了一支新的特遣队来拯救“稀有”动物。] 3．A.population B．percentage C．generation D．gr