2022-2023学年云南省大理州下关一中高二（上）段考英语试卷（二）（附答案详解）.docxVIP

第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 1 1页 2022-2023学年云南省大理州下关一中高二（上）段考英语试卷（二） A Show Some Love to the Ugly and Endangered Lets face it-not every animal is going to win a beauty contest.But all of them are important，and they all deserve a chance at survival.Lets show a little love for some of the endangered species that may not be the prettiest，but need our help all the same. Pallid Sturgeon（浅色鲟鱼） The species has been around for more than 78 million years.These guys once shared the planet with dinosaurs.And sadly，they could be going the same way as their now fossilized（变成化石的）friends.Today，the last wild-born pallid sturgeons are nearing extinction.As humans built dams in the waterways these fish need to survive，they blocked the pallid sturgeon from being able to reach its breeding grounds. California Condor（加州秃鹫） The California condor sports a bare featherless head，the better to put into dead things without getting too dirty.With a wingspan of up to 9 feet，theyre one of the largest birds in the world.But due in large part to habitat loss，illegal shootings，and lead poisoning，by 1985 the entire known wild population had been reduced to just nine birds. Northern Long-eared Bat Few animals have as undeserved a bad reputation as bats do but they actually provide incredibly valuable services like pollination（授粉）or eating insects that could otherwise kill crops or make us sick. North American bats like the Northern long-eared bat are being killed right now by a disease called white nose syndrome.This infection has lent new urgency to efforts to protect bat habitats and reduce other threats to their survival. These are just three of a long list of endangered species that need our help-even if they arent always the ones that get the lions share of the spotlight.This Valentines Day，show some love for species like these.  1. What is the main reason for the pallid sturgeons close extinction？ ______ A. Its ugly appearance.B. The extinction of its fossilized friends.C. Its