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课时检测训练30选择性必修第二册
Unit 6 Survival
·对应答案P44
I.阅读理解
entanglements and collisions with ships in the
(2023·绵阳二诊)()nly366 North Atlantic
whales'critical habitats."
right whales are left,representing a shocking 8%
1.Which of the following best describes the right
decline in a single year and the lowest number in
whale population?
about 20 years for this famous species.Human
A.Well conserved.
impacts-specifically fishing nets and ship
B.Slowly decreasing.
strikes-remain the biggest threats to the survival
C.Rapidly growing.
of this species in eastern Canada and the United
D.Critically endangered.
States.
2.What does Chris Johnson say about the right
North Atlantic right whales have been in
whale conservation?
deeline since 2011 when the species was at an
A.It needs the government to ban fishing in
estimated 481 whales.In the past decade,the
certain areas.
species has decreased by 30%.Recent research
B.It will not work without funds from the
shows these threats are affecting their overall
government.
health with less energy to devote toward growth
C.It can help increase the number of right
and reproduction(繁殖),and body lengths
whales.
reducing over the past four decades.Researchers
D.It is not practical and will fail eventually.
estimate there are fewer than 100 breeding(繁育
3.What can we learn about female right whales?
females alive and more than 86%of identified
A.Most of them have never been entangled.
whales had been entangled(被K网困住)at least once
B.Mother right whales may have slightly
in their lifetime.
decreased.
There is still hope:in 2021,scientists tracked
C.There are more female right whales than male
18 mother-kid pairs,a number that is cause for
right whales.
optimism-though still well below the annual
D.Their population has decreased by 30%in the
average of 23 pairs from the previous decade.
past decade.
Industry
representatives,
government
4.What can be inferred about the right whale
agencies,and organizations.including WWF,
species?
gathered in October 2011 a