河南省师范大学附属中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版）

2016-2017学年河南省师范大学附属中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 一、阅读理解 1、阅读理解 Tail Spin     Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.     Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it --- but her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.     Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way---like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.     The movement put harmful pressure on Grac