2024_2025学年新教材高中英语Unit3ConservationPartⅣLesson3TheRoadtoDestruction课时作业北师大版选择性必修第一册.docx
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Unit3Conservation
课时作业(十六)Unit3PartⅣLesson3TheRoadtoDestruction
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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MoreandmorebirdsareflyingtosettleinQinghaiLake,oneofthehighestinlandlakesinChina,thankstotheprotectioneffortsofthelocalgovernment.Coveringanareaofover4,000squarekilometers,QinghaiLakeisalsothecountrysbiggestsaltlake.
LocatedinQinghaiProvinceofNorthwestChina,thelakeisfamousforthetwoislandsatitsnorthwestpoint—CormorantIslandandEggIsland.Thetwoislandshaveplentyoffloatinggrassandvariousfish,offeringrichfoodsourcestobirds.Theislandshavebecomeaparadisefordifferentkindsofgroupsofbirdsandhavebeencalled“BirdIslands”.
EachMarchandApril,wheniceandsnowcoveringtheQinghai-TibetPlateau(高原)starttomelt,over20kindsofbirdsflytotheBirdIslandstolayeggs.Duringthemonths,flocksofbirdscoverthewholeskyovertheislandsandbirdeggscanbefoundeverywhere.Visitorscanhearthesingingofbirdsfrommilesaway.Thesehavebecomeaworld-famoussymbolofthelake.
Toprotectthisparadiseforbirdsandsupportcallsforecologicalprotection,ChinasetuptheQinghaiLakeNationalNaturalReserveattheendof1997.Meanwhile,theStatehaspointedoutthattheBirdIslandsandSpringBayofQinghaiLakewerecentralreserves.
Inspectorsandconservatorsoftenpatrol(巡逻)thelake,enrichinglocalresidentsknowledgeofrelatedlawsandspreadingknowledgeaboutanimalprotectiontovisitors.Theyaremakinggreateffortstocallonpeopletoloveandprotectthebirds.Atthesametime,theyhavebuiltspecialfencesaroundtheislandareatopreventwolves,foxesandothercarnivorousanimals,aswellasillegalhuntersfrombreakingupthebirdsbuildingnests,layingeggsandbreeding(繁殖).Asaresult,moreandmorebirdsarecomingtotheislandsforshelteringandbreeding.
1.WhyaremoreandmorebirdscomingtothebiggestsaltlakeinNorthwestChina?
A.Becauseitisgettingwarmerandwarmer.
B.Becauseitisbeingreformed.
C.Becausetheenvironmentisgettingmoreagreeableforthemtolivein.
D.Becausethepeopletherearebecomingricherandricher.
2.Whatdothebirdsfeedon?
A.Floatingfishandvariousgrass.
B.Grassgrowinginthewateranddifferentkindsoffish.
C.Saltwaterandplentyofg