【英语】河北省张家口市2025届高三下学期二模考试试题（解析版）.pdfVIP

河北省张家口市2025届高三下学期二模考试

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Theput-togetherbonesofaStegosaurus(剑龙)namedApexwentondisplayattheAmerican

MuseumofNaturalHistory(AMNH)inNewYorkCityonDecember5th.Apexisthemost

completesampleofaStegosaurusandthemostexpensiveeversoldatanauction(拍卖会).

HowdidthemuseumgetApex?

ApexisonloantoAMNHforfouryearsfromKennethC.Griffin.InJuly,Griffin,theleader

ofaninvestmentfirm,purchasedApexatanauctionatSotheby’sinNewYorkCityforarecord

$44.6million.GriffinlentApextoAMNHsoitcouldbeseenandstudied.

WhyisApexvaluable?

Itincludesabout80%ofthedinosaur’s320bones.WhenApexwasalive150millionyears

ago,theanimalstood11feettallandwas27feetlong.ScientistscantellfromApex’sremainsthat

itlivedalonglife,whichiswhytheyareexcitedtostudythem.Scientistshopetogainabetter

understandingofthespecies’metabolism(代谢)andbonegrowth.

Howdidpeoplereact?

“WeareexcitedtohaveApexonviewatthemuseumandgratefultoKenGriffinforhis

commitmenttosharingthiswonderfulsample,”AMNHpresidentSeanM.Decatursaid.

Whatwillhappennext?

Apexwillremainondisplayneartheentranceofthemuseum’sGilderCenteruntilfall2025.

Atthattime,itwillbemovedtothefourthfloorfortherestoftheloanperiod.Themuseumsaidit

willalsocreateanexactcopyofApextogoondisplayafterGriffin’sloanends.

1.WhydidGriffinlendApextothemuseum?

A.HedislikedApex.B.Helongedtomakemoney.

C.Heenabledwiderstudy.D.Heplannedtopreserveitbetter.

2.WhatmakesApexm