甘肃省部分普通中学2017高考英语新课标卷9月份学能培优特训试题（八） Word版含答案.docVIP

【学能培优】甘肃省部分普通中学2017高考英语新课标卷9月份学能培优特训试题（八） 【全国优秀高中英语名师】 甘肃庆阳 刘克炜注意：本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分。考试时间100分钟。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：阅读理解( 共两节，满分40分) 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 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。 ADolphins (海豚) are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this way they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time at least twenty or thirty years. Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw. Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people. There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The Penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area－except for The Penguin. Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them. 21. By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that _____. A. people are cruel to animals B. dolphins are friendly and clever C. Jack is different from other dolphins D. dolphins should be protected by law 22. Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they _____. A. live in groups B. have their own language C. are warm-blooded D. have large brains 23. Which of the following does the dolphin use to he