内蒙古鄂尔多斯市东胜区东联现代高级中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期5月月考试题第Ⅰ卷(选择题共80分)二、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）AAWolfinDangerWhatishappeningtothetimberwolf（森林狼）today?NativeAmericansandearlysettlersoftenwenttosleeptothesoundofalonelylullaby(催眠曲).Itwasthesongofthewolfhowlinginadistantforest.Thereweremanywolvesthen.OnekindwastheNorthAmericantimberwolf.Wolvesareimportanttothebalanceofnaturebecausetheyeatsickandweakanimals.InColorado,peopletriedtohelpdeerbyshootingwolves.Butthenthereweresomanydeerthatmanyofthemstarvedtodeath.Thetimberwolfisontheendangeredspeciallist.Animalsonthislistareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth.Peopledrovethewolvesawaybycuttingdowntheforeststobuildhouses,towns,andhighways.TimberwolvesarenowfoundonlyinCanada,Alaska,Michigan,andMinnesota.Thisspecialanimalmaysoondisappearfromourforestsforever.Then,itslonelyhowlwillneverbeheardagain.21.Animalsthatareindangerofdisappearingfromtheeartharecalleda(n)_______species.A.endangeredB.livingC.aliveD.lived22.Wolveshelpthebalanceofnaturebecausethey_______.A.areanendangeredspeciesB.eatsickandweakanimalsC.nolongerliveinforestsD.helpthefarmers23.Atonetime,thetimberwolfwasfound_______.A.inmanypartsofNorthAmericaB.onlyinColoradoandCanadaC.intownsandcitiesinAlaskaD.inmanypartsofAfrica24.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?A.Peoplebuilttownsandhighways.B.Thetimberwolfwasdrivenawayfromitshome.C.Peoplecutdowntheforests.D.Timberwolvesareendangeredspecies.BShouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassume(假设)thathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofToursw