【正文】 38 left unrecognized, will be forever lost. Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may 39 pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you?re 40 now. 英語 44 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. away out in true 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. off away out up 37. 38. 39. 40. 第二部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 50 分） 第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項 （ A、 B、 C 和 D 中），選出最佳選項，并 將答案寫在答題卡上 。（共 20 小題，每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分） A There are many kinds of whales in the Bay of Fundy,What do you know about them? The Finback Whale The Finback whale, the second largest animal on earth, can be up to 24m long, which is just short of the Blue whale?s length. Their long streamlined bodies make them fast swimmers. they?ve been known to travel at 40 km/h. They weigh an average of 73 tons. Finback whales are not as numerous in the Bay of Fundy as humpback 英語 45 whales are, but they sometimes arrive as early as late spring and stay until late fall. Finbacks can live up to 100 years. Like humpbacks and right whales, Finbacks are baleen whales that feed on krill(鱗蝦 ) and small fish . Finbacks tend to travel in groups， but they are often seen alone or in a motherandcalf pair one big and one small early in the Bay of Fundy?s season. The North Atlantic Right Whale Only 300 North Atlantic Right whales are in existence at present because they were nearly hunted to extinction in the 1800s. Although Right whales have been a protected species since 1930, extinction remains a threat for the world?s rarest whale. Eighteenth century whalers named them “Right whales” because these easytocatch whales that floated when killed were the “right” ones to harvest. Right whales, which are found only in the North Atlantic, e to the Bay of Fundy to feed, mate, and raise their young. These baleen whales are attracted to abundant(豐富的 ) food in the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine. Although few in number, right whales still e together as a munity, which may be important in helping young whales find mates. Right whales grow up to 15 m in length and weigh about 45 tons. ( ) 41. How many kinds of whales are mentioned in this passage? . . . ( ) 42 .According to the passage,what do you know finback whales in the Bay of Funday. A. They have a live span of less than one hundred years. B. They are much smaller than humpback whales. C. There are more finback whales than humpback whales in the world. D. They may live in the Bay of Fundy through three seasons in a year. ( ) 43. What is the main reason for there being only 300right whales living as present? A. The number of the small fish they feed on is being smaller. B. People killed almost all of the right whales in the 1800s. C. They like living alone so that the young whales can?t find mates. D. People are still killing them for money now. ( ) 44. From the passage,we learn that . A. the blue whale is the longes animal in the world B. most of the whales in the world live in the Bay of Fundy C. right whales got their names from the whalers in the 1800s D. right whales have been fouled out of the North Atlantic 英語 46 B If your child is overweight, they may be in for a lifetime of health and emotional problems. It is far better to deal with the issue while they are young instead of letting them grow up overweight and unhealthy. Whether your child has been heavy since they were a toddler or became chubby as they entered adolescence, they can successfully lose weight and keep it off for the rest of their lives. You will need to help them with this because they do not know what to do. Much of what children hear about being overweight is based on the media and their friends. This information tends to be misinformation and ba