江西省臨川區20xx-20xx學年高二英語下學期期中試題(編輯修改稿)

　

【文章內容簡介】 out as a result of hunting a century ago. Populations are recovering thanks to the laws, but because there are so few of the animals, this speci es is still considered endangered. To aid the species’ recovery, scientists need to know more about where they travel, explains study leader Juan Pablo TorresFlorez. He is a whale researcher at Austral University of Chile in Valdivia. Understanding the whales’ mi grations could help guide protection measures, he says. In 1998, a group of scientists surveyed blue whales in the waters off islands known as the Gala pagos (GahLOPahGOES) where they photographed the whales they saw. And, without hurting the animals, they also collected samples of some of the whales’ meat which let them later look at the animals’ DNA. A different group of scientists collected similar data from whales off the coast of Chile from 2020 to 2020. To make the parison job easier, scientists focus on the area around a whale’s fin( 鰭 ), which is on its back. “Comparing those patterns we are able to identify if a whale is the same one we saw in different places or if the same whale is sighted during different years in the same place,” he says. One whale showed up in the Gala pagos on November 6, 1998, among a group of nine animals. It appeared again in Chile on February 23, 2020. The photographs and the DNA matched. The whale was nicknamed “Isabela,” a bination of TorresFlorez’s daughter and the island near which it was sighted. The whale’s journey was at least 5,200 kilometers(3,200miles). That makes it the longest northsouth journey ever recorded for a member of her species. 28. The underlined word “mammoth” is the nearest in meaning to _____. A. driven B. huge C. mysterious D. natural 29. What do you know about the species of blue whale? A. They live in deep waters, so they can survive. B. They have fins on the back so that they can be recognized. C. They weren’t protected effectively 100 years ago. D. They were driven to the shallow sea and nearly died out. 30. The researchers have managed to get the species’ DNA _____. A. form the whale named Isabela B. by catching whale from the sea C. to study which species it belongs to D. using methods friendly to the whales 31. The study leader is Juan Pablo TorresFlorez, _____. A. who recorded the longest journey of blue whales B. who got the whales’ DNA in 1998 C. who first recognized blue whales’ back fins D. who uses the fingerprint to recognize blue whales D The story is about Sumit, my husband, a mon man who is a real hero in my opinion. Once when we were at a hospital, we saw a little girl crying because her ankle was broken and her father looke d helpless as he could not afford a plaster (膏藥 ) on his daughter’s broken ankle. I and others in the hospital could only give a look of pity and nothing else we could ever think of doing. All of a sudden, Sumit got up from his seat and went to the nurse. The father and the daughter were at that time in the doctor’s room. Sumit asked the nurse to do the plaster for which Sumit was willing to pay and he also insisted that the man should not know about who paid for it. After watching the whole thing, I was surprised and elated too, for the man I married is not only my hero but is a Real Hero who can help the needy without giving a second thought and also without asking for anything in return from them. Recently, Sumit’s car got knocked into by a motorbike on which was riding a man with his wife and a baby. Sumit got out of the car and asked the father if the baby was OK to which the man did not reply and started shouting at Sumit instead. While they were talking about and trying to solve the whole thing, a man came from behind and without warning hit Sumit with an iron rod (棒 ). Due to that sudden and sharp hit, Sumit’s head started bleeding and without saying a word, he rushed to the nearest hospital alone driving his own car. In the hospital came a few friends and relatives of Sumit who advised him to call he police but he refused. Also, when he asked why he did not he raise his hands in anger, the reply made him a hero that was “it is very easy to raise your hand on someone a nd very difficult to control it. I chose the tougher part.” I can’t express how proud I am of having such a good husband! 32. Why wasn’t the girl’s ankle treated? A. Because she was not badly hurt. B. Because she was waiting for her turn. C. Because her father d