Unit 5 The power of nature.完形填空Saving the Northern White Rhino Meet Sudan. He is a northern white rhinoceros, a rare subspecies of white rhino. But hes not just any northern white rhino. He is the only male northern white rhino left in the worldand one of only five northern white rhinos _1_ today.That means Sudan, 42, is the subspecies last hope for _2_ extinction.To protect him, officials have placed him _3_ 24hour armed guard in central Kenya. Sudan lives there with two _4_ northern white rhinos，Fatu and Najin. The other two northern white rhino females are in different zoos. No northern white rhinos are left in the _5_.Northern white rhinos, which can _6_ up to 5,000 pounds, were once _7_ across northern and central Africa. But their _8_ were destroyed by years of war.More than 1,000 rhinos were _9_ last year in game reserves in South Africa alone. Fiftyfour rhinos were killed in Kenya, which has a much _10_ population.Sudan, Fatu, and Najin have had their horns _11_ so that poachers will not want to hunt them. All three rhinos have been _12_ with radio transmitters，and people often go into nearby communities to gather _13_ on poaching.“With the rising _14_ for rhino horn. we face many poaching attempts，”says Simon Irungu, one of Sudans rangers.“While we _15_ to fight against a large number of these, we often _16_ our lives in the line of duty.”Officials at Ol Pejeta are hoping Sudan and one of the females will be able to have a _17_.Sudan is very old, but scientists are not _18_ their hope.“Keeping rhino rangers well equipped, highly trained，and well motivated is _19_ to the survival of all rhino subspecies，”one person said.“The _20_ we have received from all over the world has been unbelievable. ”【语篇导读】本文介绍了保护犀牛的活动。1A.asleepBawakeCalone Dalive解析：选D。结合上文的He is the only male northern white rhino left in the world可知，它是唯一的雄性白犀牛，因此表明它是那5个现在活着的白犀牛之一。2A.avoiding BdeterminingCconcerning Drecognizing解析：选A。与上文的He is the only male northern white rhino left in the world呼应，由于它是唯一的雄性白犀牛，因此它是这个物种避免灭绝最后的希望。3A.on BunderCbeyond Dwith解析：选B。根据语境，指为了保护犀牛Sudan政府采取了对它进行24小时的武装保护。4A.strong BfierceCfemale Dgentle解析：选C。结合下文的northern white rhinos，Fatu and Najin.The other two northern white rhino females可知，Sudan现在和其他的两头雌性白犀牛生活在一起。5A.distance BworldCshade Dwild解析：选D。与上文的different zoos呼应，指这些白犀牛都生活在动物园，已经没有生活在野外的了。6A.weigh BriseCdecrease Dlook解析：选A。根据后面的up to 5,000 pounds可知，白犀牛可以重达5 000磅。7A.useful BplentifulChelpful Dpowerful解析：选B。根据语境，指这种犀牛曾经在非洲北部大量存在。8A.routes BsourcesChabitats Djourneys解析：选C。根据后面的destroyed by years of war可知，它们的栖息地被多年的战争给摧毁了。9A.killed BdiscoveredCtransported Dinjured解析：选A。与下文的Fiftyfour rhinos were killed in Kenya呼应，指很多的犀牛在南非被杀死。10A.bigger BfewerClarger Dsmaller解析：选D。与在南非被杀死的1 000多头犀牛相比，在肯尼亚被杀死的数量(54头)已经很小了。11A.marked BremovedCrubbed Dmeasured解析：选B。根据下文的so that poachers will not want to hunt them可知，人们已经把Sudan的犀牛角去除了，这样的话偷猎者就不会再猎杀它了。12A.filled BcoveredCfitted Dcircled解析：选C。根据后面的with radio transmitters可知，人们给三头犀牛都安装了无线电发射器。13A.information BrequestCevidence Dguidance解析：选A。根据前面的people often go into nearby communities可知人们经常去附近的地方，去收集偷猎的信息。14A.preparation BsearchCcompetition Ddemand解析：选D。根据前面的rising和后面的rhino horn可知，人们对于犀牛角的需求越来越大了。15A.pretend BmanageCfail Dhappen解析：选B。结合后面的to fight against a large number of these可知，人们设法同偷猎活动进行斗争。16A.calm BorganizeCrisk Ddevote解析：选C。与后面的our lives呼应，指我们经常冒着生命危险与偷猎者斗争。17A.baby BrestCbath Dwalk解析：选A。根据前面的Officials at Ol Pejeta are hoping Sudan and one of the females可知，人们希望Sudan和一头雌性的犀牛能够生个小犀牛。18A.thinking of Brelying onCsetting down Dgiving up解析：选D。与前面的Sudan is very old对比，指虽然Sudan已经很老了，但是科学家们仍然没有放弃希望。19A.native BkeyCrare Dswift解析：选B。根据前面的Keeping rhino rangers well equipped，highly trained，and well motivated可知，这些都是保护犀牛物种免于灭绝的关键。20A.support BhonorCaward Dprize解析：选A。结合后面的we have received from all over the world has been unbelievable可知应该是我们得到来自全世界的支持是难以置信的。.语法填空(2017河南、河北、山西质量检测)Man has been on the earth for millions of years. He 1._(manage) to live on every part of the planet, even though some climates have made life difficult. It is thought 2._(different) in skin color are the result of climatic 3._(adapt). For example, people with skin colors of yellow, red, and olive, generally come from areas 4._ they have had to adapt to other climates. Mans size also seems to 5._(various) according to climate. People living in colder regions are generally larger than 6._ living in hotter one