小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com必修第一册Unit2Let’stalkteens(2)Ⅰ.阅读理解A“TowardstheeIroll，thouall-destroyingbutunconqueringwhale;tothelastIgrapplewiththee;fromhell’sheartIstabatthee;forhate’ssakeIspitmylastbreathatthee.”CaptainAhab’sdyingdeclarationofdefiance(抗争)isamongthemostfamouspassagesinHermanMelville’snovel.Inreality，suchvictoriesofthehuntedoverthehunterwereafantasyinthecruelworldofindustrialwhaling.Thebiggestcetaceanofthemall，thebluewhale，hadallbutdisappearedfromtheSouthernOcean(南冰洋)bythetimeabanonhuntingitwasintroducedin1967.Sightingsofthelargestmammalevertoliveontheearthhadbeenrareintheregionsincethen.Notanymore.AsurveyofcoastalwatersaroundtheislandofSouthGeorgiainthesub-Antarctichashadremarkableresults.Injustoverthreeweeks，inthekrill-richwatersofwhatwasoncetheirmainfeedingground，themovementsof55AntarcticblueswererecordedbytheBritishAntarcticSurvey.Thefindingwasdescribedas“truly，trulyamazing”byonecetaceanspecialist.Itsuggeststhatwhenacomprehensiveaudit(审计)，duein2021，iscarriedout，thereisagoodchancethatthespecieswillprovetobeinfullrecoverymode，asarehumpbacksandotherwhalesinthesouthernhemisphere.In2017，theNaturalHistoryMuseumestablisheda25mskeleton(骨架)ofabluewhaleandnameditHope，intendingtoinspirenewgenerationstobuildasustainablefuture.Thereturnoftheworld’smostsplendidoceantravellerstosouthernwatersshouldserveasanexampleforwiderpossibilitiesofconservation.Ecologicalwrongscanberighted，oratleastmitigated，withsufficientwillandorganisations.Themoregeneralcomebackofthewhale—forwhichenvironmentalcampaignersshouldtakeagreatdealofcredit—canbeaninspirationforvictoriesyettobewon.Itcouldalsoactasanaddedmotivationtoactionontheclimateemergency.1．What’stheauthor’spurposeofmentioningthefamouspassageinHermanMelville’snovel?A．Todescribeahunter’sbravery.B．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.C．Tostressthepopularityofthenovel.小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comD．Toofferinformationaboutwhalehunting.2．Whywasa25mskeletonofabluewhalenamedHope?A．Toattracttouriststovisitthemuseum.B．Toshowtheunkindnessofwhalehunters.C．Tomotivatehumanstoliveharmoniouslywithnature.D．Tocallonpeopletopayattentiontothebluewhales’habitat.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mitigated”inparagraph6probablymean?A．Developed.B．Promoted.C．Reduced.D．Solved.4．What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A．TheBlueWhales’ComebackB．TheCrueltyofIndustrialWhalingC．TheImportanceofProtectingWhalesD．TheSustainableDevelopmentoftheAntarcticAreaB(2024·湖南湘九校考东联)Anewstudyfoundsomeprimates(灵长类)areleavingtheirtreehomesandspendingmoretimeontheground.LedbyTimothyEppley，PhD，scientistsstudiednearly50speciesofmonkeysandlemurs(狐猴)tolookatthereasonbehindthesechanges.About15yearsago，Eppleyworkedwithsouthernbamboolemurs，whichwereknowntospendmostoftheirdaysinthetrees，feedingonbambooleaves.However，hewassurprisedtofindtheselemurswerespendingmosttimeonthegroundandhadanincrediblydiversediet.Hewonderedwhetherhabitatreductionandlimitedfoodresourceavailabilityweredrivingthemtomovetotheground.Thisinspiredhimtobeginthisstudy.Hereachedouttoeveryresearcherhecouldfindwhomayhavesignificantda...