高中英语阅读理解练习（九~十）
（九）
The migrating monarch butterfly is considered an endangered species. Scientists say the dropping numbers of are due to climate change, loss of habitat, and the use of pesticides -chemicals that kill insects- and herbicides - chemicals that kills plants.
But there are things that people living in the United States can do to help the beloved black-and-orange insects. One of the quickest and best ways to help is to plant milkweed on your property(庄园). Milkweed is a kind of plant that has white juice. Monarch butterflies eat milkweed and lay their eggs there. They need milkweed to survive.
It is important to choose the right kind of milkweed. Daw Rodney is a chief officer at the National Wildlife Federation in Reston, Virginia. She said not all milkweed is the same. "There is an invasive species called tropical milkweed that we're seeing more and more, and people are not understanding that it does more harm than good," Rodney said. Planting tropical milkweed in the United Statesis a problem because it is not native to the country. It blooms or flowers for longer periods of time. This can make it harder for monarchs to know when it is time to migrate.
To find the right kind of milkweed, you can use the National Wildlife Federation's Native Plant finder. Other plants, especially ones with flowers that have nectar(花蜜), can be helpful to adult monarchs. Be sure to choose plants that are native to your area. These plants can be good-quality food sources for the butterflies.
It is a good idea to include plants that bloom later in the growing season. These plants can help give monarchs the energy they need for their yearly migration in autumn. You can find a Monarch Nectar Plant List tool by the National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the Monarch Joint Venture and the Xerces Society at this website.
It is also important to know the source of the plants you buy. Rodney said that different chemicals are used to keep the plants looking appealing to buyers.
It is important to ask the garden center workers about pest-management practices. The chemicals can hurt the next generation of butterflies. When butterflies lay their eggs on the plant, the caterpillars that are born will die as they eat the leaves of the plant. Adult butterflies can die when they eat pollen and nectar of plants treated with the harmful pesticide called neonicotinoid. You can prevent monarch deaths by buying from trusted, organic sources, or you can grow your own plants from seeds.
Next, think about the chemicals you use in your own garden. Chemicals can harm insects, including monarchs. They can also harm birds. Natural or organic pesticides may also be also harmful. Use products like Neem oil only after dark, when butterflies are not as active. When the morning arrives, the product will be dry and not as effective. The butterflies will be safe.
Another way to help monarchs is to create a butterfly puddle area. Make a mud puddle or add water to sand in a sunny area. Set a flat rock in the middle of the area. Butterflies can rest on the stone, soak up the sun and drink the water from the puddle. And you can sit and enjoy the beautiful monarchs.
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根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：
1. Which is not the reason for the dropping numbers of monarchs
A. the water pollution B. the climate change
C. the use of chemicals D. the loss of habitat.
2. Which is untrue about the monarchs
A. They are black and orange.
B. They move from one place to another in winter.
C. They live on the plant milkweed.
D. They depend on the plant milkweed to reproduce.
3. The tropical milkweed does more harm than good to monarchs because _____.
A. it is not native to America.
B. it has white juice.
C. it blooms or flowers for longer periods of time.
D. it has flowers with nectar.
4. What does the underlined word appealing mean
A. attractive B. safe C. dangerous D. inexpensive
5. To help the monarch butterfly, you’d better not ___________.
A. grow your own plants from seeds.
B. grow any native milkweed with plants that bloom later in the growing season.
C. use natural products like Neem oil in the morning on the plants.
D. create a butterfly puddle area with a flat rock in the middle
（十）
A new video game that includes a brave cat is popular with cat lovers. Some of them are using the game to raise money for real cats. The game was released last month. It is called "Stray." A stray animal is one without a home. Many stray cats and dogs live on city streets.
Thanks to online fundraising services, gamers are playing "Stray" live for audiences to raise money for animal shelters and other cat-connected organizations. Annapurna Interactive, the game's creator, publicized（宣传） "Stray" by offering two cat rescue and adoption agencies copies of the game to give away. Livestreaming（直播） game play for charity is not new. But the quick popularity（走红） of "Stray" is a bit unusual. It was the fourth most watched game on the day it was first shown on Twitch, the video game streaming site.
Viewers watch as players send the game's cat through a city to solve problems and escape enemies. The cat in the game does all this while doing usual cat activities, like scratching, jumping or hitting things off tables.
About 80 percent of the game's creative team are "cat owners and cat lovers," the game's producers said. "I certainly hope that maybe some people will be inspired to help actual strays in real life," said Swann Martin-Raget. He is a game producer of Stray and works at the Blue Twelve gaming studio in France.
Annapurna Interactive contacted the Nebraska Humane Society to discuss a partnership before the game's launch on July 19. The humane society jumped at the chance, marketing specialist Brendan Gepson said. "The whole game and the whole culture around the game, it's all about a love of cats," Gepson said. "It meshed(吻合，匹配) really well with the shelter and our mission." The shelter received four copies of the game to give away.
People donated $5 for a chance to win one of the games. In one week, the shelter raised $7,000, Gepson said. Most of the 550 donors were new to the shelter, including people from Germany and Malta.
Jeff Legaspi is Annapurna Interactive's marketing director. He said it made sense for the game's launch to do something "impactful," or making a powerful influence. He added that he hopes the game will "bring more awareness to adopting and not shopping for a new pet."
The game is available on PlayStation and the Steam online game platform. Steam monitor SteamDB said "Stray" has been the number-one purchased game for the past two weeks. Steam.Annapurna did not release sales numbers or download numbers for the game.
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根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：
1. Which statement tells the truth about “Stray”
A. It has been the most popular game since last month.
B. It became popular in a short time after it was released.
C. It allows the players to play games with cats and dogs.
D. It was produced by a charity.
2. How do the game players help the real stray animals
A. They feed the animals.
B. They build house for the animals.
C. They take care of some ill animals.
D. They raise money for the animals.
3. The cat in “Stray” has to do the followings except __________.
A. finish some tasks.
B. do usual cat activities
C. get away from his enemies.
D. advertise the game.
4. From Jeff Legaspi we can infer that _______.
A. the quick popularity of "Stray" was in the way that was expected.
B. a large amount of money has been raised through the game.
C. most of the game-makers are cat-lovers.
D. the game was made to call people for adopting and not buy a new pet.
5. Which pair of words from the report doesn’t mean similarly
A. audience – viewer B. raise -- donate
C. release – launch D. impact - influence高中英语阅读理解练习答案及句子精讲（九~十）
（九）1A 2B 3C 4A 5C
（十）1B 2D 3D 4D 5B
句子精讲：（九）
1. The migrating monarch butterfly is considered an endangered species.
迁徙的帝王蝶被认为是濒危物种。
nmigrate [ma ɡre t] v. 迁徙;移居;
nmigrant [ ma ɡr nt] n. (为工作)移居者;移民;候鸟;迁徙动物
【例句】
1). Swallows migrate south in winter.
燕子在冬天迁徙到南方。
2). Many Asians are migrating to the West.
许多亚洲人移民去了西方国家
3). Female migrants are typically very young.
女性移民通常都非常年轻。
2. Scientists say the dropping numbers of are due to climate change, loss of habitat, and the use of pesticides -chemicals that kill insects - and herbicides - chemicals that kills plants.
科学家表示，帝王蝶数量的下降是由于气候变化、栖息地的丧失、杀虫剂（杀死昆虫的化学物质）和除草剂（杀死植物的化学物质）的使用。
-- insect ['insekt] n.昆虫
(人教版高中英语 必修2, Unit 4)
【例句】
Birdsand insects are natural enemies.
鸟类与昆虫是天敌。
3. "There is an invasive species called tropical(热带的) milkweed that we're seeing more and more, and people are not understanding that it does more harm than good," Rodney said.
“有一种叫做热带马利筋的入侵物种，最近越来越多，人们并不理解这件事其实是弊大于利的。
ninvader [in'veid ] n.入侵者，侵略者
ninvade [ n ve d] v. 入侵;侵略;
ninvasive [ n ve s v] adj. 侵略性的
(人教版高中英语必修1, Unit 5)
【例句】
1). When did the Romans invade Britain
古罗马人是何时侵略英国的？
2). Theyprepared to repel the invaders.
他们准备赶走侵略军。
3). Alien invasive species have become a serious environmental issue throughout the world.
外来物种入侵已成为全球性的环境问题。
4. You can find a Monarch Nectar Plant List tool by the National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the Monarch Joint Venture and the Xerces Society at this website.
你可以在这个网站上找到国家野生动物联合会与帝王蝶合资企业和薛西斯戈灰蝶协会合作的帝王蝶蜜汁植物清单工具。
npartner ['pɑ:tn ] n.搭档，合作者
npartnership [ pɑ tn p] n. 伙伴关系;合作关系;
(人教版高中英语 必修1, Unit 1)
【例句】
e to the New Year disco and bring your partner!
携伴来参加新年迪斯科舞会吧！
2). I am looking forward to a long and successful partnership with him
我期盼着能与他建立长期而有成效的合作关系。
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1. Thanks to online fundraising services, gamers are playing "Stray" live for audiences to raise money for animal shelters and other cat-connected organizations.
多亏了在线筹款服务，游戏玩家们开始给观众直播玩《流浪猫》，为动物收容所和其他猫救助组织筹集资金。
-- audience [' :di ns] n.观众；听众
(人教版高中英语，必修4， Unit 1)
【例句】
The audience was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
观众安静得连针落地的声音也听得见。
2. Viewers watch as players send the game's cat through a city to solve problems and escape enemies.
观众看着玩家把游戏中的猫送到一个城市去解决问题和躲避敌人。
-- escape [i'skeip] vi.逃脱，逃走
(人教版高中英语，必修1， Unit 5)
【例句】
He escaped from prison this morning.
他今天早上从监狱里逃跑了。
3. He is a game producer of Stray and works at the Blue Twelve gaming studio in France.
他是《流浪猫》的游戏制作人，在法国的Blue Twelve游戏工作室工作。
-- studio ['stju:di u] n.工作室
(人教版高中英语，必修2， Unit 5)
【例句】
1). She works for a major Hollywood studio.
她为好莱坞一家大电影公司工作。
2). I spend days on end in this studio.
我一连几天呆在这个工作室里。
4. He said it made sense for the game's launch to do something "impactful," or making a powerful influence.
他说，这款游戏的推出是有意义的，因为它做了一些“有影响力的”事情，或者说产生了强大的影响。
-- make sense [meik sens]有意义
-- sense 感觉;理解，意义.
(人教版高中英语，必修5， Unit 1)
【例句】
1). What he said didn't make sense at all.
他所说的话一点意义都没有。
2). To make sense, these figures should not be looked at in isolation.
这些数据不应孤立起来看，否则就没有意义。
-- impact [ mp kt , m p kt] n. v. 影响;撞击;强大作用;
-- impactful adj.有效的；有力的
【例句】
1). The specific impact of the greenhouse effect is unknowable.
温室效应的具体影响无法知道。
2). Her father's death impacted greatly on her childhood years.
父亲去世对她的童年造成巨大影响。
3). What's something really impactful you can do
你能做的真正有影响力的事情是什么？

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