[中学联盟]江西省横峰中学2016-2017学年高二下学期第2周周练英语试题

横峰中学2016-2017学年度下学期 高二英语第2周周练试卷 命题人:危 英 第一部分 阅读理解(每题2.5分,满分10分)[来源:学科网] 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项 A California Condor's Shocking Recovery California condors are North America's largest birds,with wing-length of up to 3 meters. In the 1980s,electrical lines and lead poisoning nearly drove them to dying out. Now,electric shock training and medical treatment are helping to rescue these big birds. In the late 1980s,the last few condors were taken from the wild to be bred (繁殖).Since 1992,there have been multiple reintroductions to the wild,and there are now more than 150 flying over California and nearby Arizona,Utah and Baja in Mexico. Electrical lines have been killing them off.“As they go in to rest for the night,they just don't see the power lines,”says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo. Their wings can bridge the gap between lines,resulting in electrocution (电死) if they touch two lines at once. So scientists have come up with a shocking idea. Tall poles,placed in large training a