(练习)32 微阶段刷题过关卷(十二)-【提分教练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语必修第二册(外研版2019)

微阶段刷题过关卷十二 (时间：70分钟　分值：85分) Unit 6　Developing ideas & Presenting ideas 第Ⅰ卷(满分25分) Ⅰ. 阅读理解(共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分10分) People are not unfamiliar with dolphins. Many people love dolphins, but you may not really know them well. It is likely that you're most familiar with the common bottlenose dolphins that are the ones you can easily find offshore, see at the aquarium (水族馆), and, if you're lucky, swim with. But they're not the only dolphins around. In fact, according to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation, 49 species of dolphins exist, several of which are at the edge of completely disappearing. One of the extremely sparse dolphins is Hector's dolphin, living in the coastal waters of New Zealand. These dolphins were named after the man who first examined them in 1869, New Zealand zoologist Sir James Hector. They are known for their short but strong bodies, and their unusual gray, black and white colouring. Hector's dolphins don't have a mouth sticking out like bottlenose dolphins do, and their fins(N) are rounder than those of the common bottlenose. The World Wildlife Foundation(WWF) describes their fins as Mickey Mouse's ears. Hector's dolphins are a threatened species and their close relative, Maui dolphin, also found in New Zealand, is on the seriously endangered list as well. Organisations, including the WWF, are working hard to pass laws to ban gill­netting in the dolphins' habitat off the coast of New Zealand, as that is the primary killer of Hector's and Maui dolphins. Dolphins often get trapped in these fishing nets, which is not the fishermen's purpose, but an unfortunate and harmful result of this type of fishing method. You can offer your help by being a volunteer in the WWF or adopting a dolphin. Or, if you're in New Zealand, the country's Department of Conservation also provides helpful and specific information on how you can help save this rare species. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。赫克托海豚是世界上稀有的海豚之一，它们濒临灭绝，需要人们的帮助和保护。 1. What does the underlined word “sparse” in Paragraph 2 pr