Unit 4 Wildlife Protection
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Lions are family animals and truly social in their own communities.They usually live in groups of 15 or more animals called prides.Prides can be as small as 3 or as big as 40 animals.In a pride，lions hunt food，raise little lions，and defend their territory(领地) together.
In prides the females do most of the hunting and care for little ually all the females in the pride are related—mothers，daughters，grandmothers，and sisters.
Each pride generally will have no more than two adult males.While the females usually live with the pride for life，the males often stay for only two to four years.After that they go off on their own or are evicted(逐出) by other males who take over the pride.
When a new male becomes part of the pride it is not unusual for him to kill all the little lions，making sure that all future little lions will have his genes.
The main job of males in the pride is defending the pride's territory.A male's loud roar(吼叫)，usually heard after sunset，can carry for as far as eight kilometers.The roar warns off intruders(入侵者) and helps round up small members of the pride.
Hunting generally is done in the dark by the females.They often hunt in groups of two or three，using teamwork to surround，and kill other animals.Females aren't the most successful of hunters，because they usually score only one kill out of several tries.After the kill the males usually eat first，females next and the little lions get what's left.Males and females defend against any outside lions that attempt to join their pride.
【语篇解读】狮子是百兽之王。你了解它们的生活习性吗？它们是怎样捕食的？雄狮和母狮各自有什么分工？
1．How far can a male lion's roars carry?
A．For more than 40 kilometers.
B．For about 30 kilometers.
C．For nearly 15 kilometers.
D．For about 8 kilometers.
答案 D [细节理解题。根据第5段can carry for as far as eight kilometers可知答案。]
2．Which of the following descriptions about the male lion is TRUE?
A．It usually lives with its family members for life.
B．Its loud roar can frighten its enemies.
C．It is the main hunter in its family.
D．It raises baby lions as the female lion does.
答案 B [细节判断题。根据第五段的The roar warns off intruders(入侵者)可知B 为正确选项。]
3．Who eat first after the lion group got the food?
A．Little lions. B．Female lions.
C．Male lions. D．Old lions.
答案 C [细节理解题。根据最后一段中的After the kill the males usually eat first，females next and the little lions get what's left可知答案。]
4．We can infer from the passage that ________．
A．it is only male lions in a pride that defend their territory
B．all the females in the pride are relatives
C．male lions help females when hunting
D．lions hunt their food usually in the daytime
答案 B [推理判断题。根据第二段中的Usually all the females in the pride are related—mothers，daughters，grandmothers，and sisters可以推断在狮群中，所有的雌性狮子都是亲戚关系。]
B
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