【高考领航】2017届高考英语二复习限时规范练：16（含解析）
<p> 训练16 2阅读理解＋阅读填空＋语法填空(建议用时30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解<span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="over">over</span> 5 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> 150 <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> 120 <span word="liters">liters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>?</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sahara">Sahara</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="north">north</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span>．</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="differs">differs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.<span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="sandy">sandy</span> <span word="surfaces">surfaces</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taller">taller</span>，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="tusks">tusks</span> (象牙)<span word="g">g</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="riverbeds">riverbeds</span>.</p><p> <span word="Desert">Desert</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="over">over</span> 70 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waterholes">waterholes</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="families">families</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="every">every</span> 34 <span word="days">days</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="bag">bag</span>” <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="throat">throat</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>.<span word="Desert">Desert</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="are">are</span></p><p> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="feeders">feeders</span>－<span word="they">they</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>(粪便) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span></p><p> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>.<span word="During">During</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="young">young</span></p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthrate">birthrate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span>.<span word="Desert">Desert</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="baths">baths</span>(尿液) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="muddy">muddy</span>!<span word="ur">ur</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="species">species</span></p>
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