高级中学名校试卷

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山西省2024-2025学年高二下学期期中联合考试英语试题

第一部分听力(略)

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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Abouttheanimal

Knownasthefastestlandanimal,cheetahs(猎豹)canbursttoanextraordinary110km/hwhenchasingtheirpreys(猎物).Butwithongoingandincreasingthreatsfromhabitatloss,therearelessthan10,000matureindividualsleftinthewild.Andthiscreature,wearinganaturally-spottedcoatlikeleopards(花豹),hasdeclinedintheglobalpopulation,particularlyacrosswestern,centralandnorthernAfrica.

AbouttheAnnvanDykCheetahCentre

Asanon-profitorganisation,thecentreisestablishedin1971byAnn.Sincewedonotreceiveanygovernmentfunding,wedependheavilyonpublicsupportfromtours,adoptions,anddonationstocontinuewiththeworkthatwedo.

Tofundconservation(保护)projectsandkeepthecheetahslivinginourrangefed,happyandhealthy,wearegladandgratefultoreceiveanyformofhelp.Everylittlehelpfromyourguestsmeanseverythingtousinprotectingthecheetahspeciesbetter.

Wouldyouliketoadoptawildchild?

Youandyourfamilycantakeaspecialinterestinoneofthecentre’sanimalsbyadoptingoneormoreofthem.Yourdonationstousgofarbeyondwhatthepubliceyesees.Allfundsfromtheadoptionprogramgotowardsthegeneralmedicalexpensesandfoodforallouranimals.Thelistbelowaresomedetailsabouttheadoption.

Levelsbenefitsofadoption

Bronze:R600peryear

Silver:R1,000peryear

Gold:R1,500peryear

Animalbenefit:Foodfor1cheetahfor1week.

Animalbenefit:Foodfor1cheetahfor1.5weeks.

Comevisityouradoptedwildchildonceayear—byappointmentonly.

Animalbenefit:Foodfor1cheetahfor2weeks.

Joinusforawalkingtourandvisityourwildchildonceayear.Otherguestsarewelcomedatnormalcosts.

1.Whatisthemainreasonforthedeclineincheetahs’population?

A.Lackofgeneticgeneration. B.Competitio