黄石市2016高考英语一轮阅读理解和书面表达选练（3）及答案
<p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="Humpback">Humpback</span> <span word="whales">whales</span></p><p> <span word="Humpback">Humpback</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> are sometimes called performers of the ocean. This is because they can make impressive movements when they dive. The name “humpback”, which is the common name for this whale, refers to the typical curve shape the whale?s back forms as it dives.</p><p> <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humpback">humpback</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="dive">dive</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breach">breach</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="breaching">breaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whale">whale</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="flukes">flukes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="leap">leap</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sideways">sideways</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fins">fins</span> <span word="stretched">stretched</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="wings">wings</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whale">whale</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breach">breach</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="humpback">humpback</span> <span word="whale">whale</span> <span word="breathes">breathes</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="blowholes">blowholes</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="humpback">humpback</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="dorsal">dorsal</span> <span word="fin">fin</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="flukes">flukes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="distinguishing">distinguishing</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="pectoral">pectoral</span> <span word="fins">fins</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="length">length</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underside">underside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="flukes">flukes</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="markings">markings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="fingerprints">fingerprints</span>: <span word="no">no</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.</p><p> <span word="Humpback">Humpback</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> live in large groups. They communicate with each other through complex “songs”. Quick Facts</p>
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