Urban Wildlife
Cities are diverse ecosystems. In addition to visitors from the wild, a large number of species share our urban areas. As our cities spread, we need to think about what it is like for other species to have human neighbors.
Cities are built for humans. ____36____For example, most city parks are kept neat and tidy so that humans will find them beautiful. But when we cut grass or plant flowers, we destroy natural habitats.
____37____When a bridge in Austin, Texas was repaired, engineers added small gaps running along the length of its bottom. This made a good home for bats, and soon the bridge was the home of
thousands of bats. ___38___ Now, they have come to value their winged neighbors. The bats are a tourist attraction, and they eat lots of bugs every night.
There are also structures built with the aim of bringing wildlife into the city. The Beijing Olympic Forest Park is a good example. The park used native plants and created open, natural spaces for wildlife. The result is a zone in Beijing with over 160 species of birds. In many ways, the park is the opposite of a zoo. ____39____
If we learn to share our space, we can become better neighbors to the wildlife around us. ____40____ Our own future will be endangered too.
A. They are built to protect birds.
B. Our actions sometimes help other species.
C. If we do not, more species will become extinct.
D. They do not always provide suitable habitats for wildlife.
E. Instead of being kept in cages, wildlife can move about freely.
F. At first, people were afraid of the bats and tried to get rid of them.
G. They would sit on it and their droppings would fall into the water.
【答案】36. D 37. B 38. F 39. E 40. C
【解析】
这是一篇说明文，主题语境是人与环境，文章介绍了作者关于人类城市与野生动物关系的思考。
【36题详解】
考查考生理解段内衔接关系的能力。空格前说Cities are built for humans，空格后的For example举例可知，城市并不总是为野生动物提供住所，故选D。
【37题详解】
考查考生理解篇章布局、建立段内和段际关系的能力。此处设空在段首，考虑到段首句的作用，往往为主题句；由后面细节句提供的内容可知，我们人类的行为有时是可以帮助到野生动物的，故选B。
【38题详解】
考查考生理解段内衔接关系的能力。根据空后句的时间标志词可以判断空所填句子与后文内容存在叙述和时间节点的对照关系，故选F。
【39题详解】
考查考生理解篇章布局、建立段内衔接关系的能力。根据空格位置关系可知，其填写内容一定与空前句存在话题一致、内容上的承接关系，故选E。
【40题详解】
考查考生理解篇章布局、建立段内衔接关系的能力。根据上文谈及人类如果能够与野生动物共享城市空间的好处，且空格后句子所涉及内容与空前句形成比照关系，以及空后句的标志词too，可确定答案，故选C。
Cities are diverse ecosystems. In addition to visitors from the wild, a large number of species share our urban areas. As our cities spread, we need to think about what it is like for other species to have human neighbors.
Cities are built for humans. ____36____For example, most city parks are kept neat and tidy so that humans will find them beautiful. But when we cut grass or plant flowers, we destroy natural habitats.
____37____When a bridge in Austin, Texas was repaired, engineers added small gaps running along the length of its bottom. This made a good home for bats, and soon the bridge was the home of
thousands of bats. ___38___ Now, they have come to value their winged neighbors. The bats are a tourist attraction, and they eat lots of bugs every night.
There are also structures built with the aim of bringing wildlife into the city. The Beijing Olympic Forest Park is a good example. The park used native plants and created open, natural spaces for wildlife. The result is a zone in Beijing with over 160 species of birds. In many ways, the park is the opposite of a zoo. ____39____
If we learn to share our space, we can become better neighbors to the wildlife around us. ____40____ Our own future will be endangered too.
A. They are built to protect birds.
B. Our actions sometimes help other species.
C. If we do not, more species will become extinct.
D. They do not always provide suitable habitats for wildlife.
E. Instead of being kept in cages, wildlife can move about freely.
F. At first, people were afraid of the bats and tried to get rid of them.
G. They would sit on it and their droppings would fall into the water.
【答案】36. D 37. B 38. F 39. E 40. C
【解析】
这是一篇说明文，主题语境是人与环境，文章介绍了作者关于人类城市与野生动物关系的思考。
【36题详解】
考查考生理解段内衔接关系的能力。空格前说Cities are built for humans，空格后的For example举例可知，城市并不总是为野生动物提供住所，故选D。
【37题详解】
考查考生理解篇章布局、建立段内和段际关系的能力。此处设空在段首，考虑到段首句的作用，往往为主题句；由后面细节句提供的内容可知，我们人类的行为有时是可以帮助到野生动物的，故选B。
【38题详解】
考查考生理解段内衔接关系的能力。根据空后句的时间标志词可以判断空所填句子与后文内容存在叙述和时间节点的对照关系，故选F。
【39题详解】
考查考生理解篇章布局、建立段内衔接关系的能力。根据空格位置关系可知，其填写内容一定与空前句存在话题一致、内容上的承接关系，故选E。
【40题详解】
考查考生理解篇章布局、建立段内衔接关系的能力。根据上文谈及人类如果能够与野生动物共享城市空间的好处，且空格后句子所涉及内容与空前句形成比照关系，以及空后句的标志词too，可确定答案，故选C。
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