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1、沈阳铁路实验中学2015--2016学年度上学期第二次月考高二英语时间：100分钟分数：120分第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AOntheblackmarket,ivorycommandsmorethan$1,000perkilogram,makingpoaching(偷猎)aproblemforAfricanwildlife.ButanAmericanpilotistryingtoendthekillingbytrainingthepilotswhopatrol(巡逻)theskiesoverAfrica.PattyWags
2、taffwhoismakingadifferencebyhelpingherfellowpilotsdealwithdifficultandlife-threateningconditions.WagstaffistheleadteacherforagroupofwildlifepilotsinKenya.“Thepilotsaregood,basicpilots,”saidPattyWagstaff.“Buttheyjusthaven’thadthetrainingortheexperiencetomotmakethemistakesyoumakewhenyou’renotp
3、rofessionallytrained.”PattyWagstaff’spilotspatrolplains,flyinglowtothegroundatnear-stallspeed,lookingforpoachers.“It’ssosadwhat’shappening,”shesaid.“Thepoachingisgettingworse.Flightisbecomingmoreimportantbecauseit’sbeentoldbypoachersthatflyingisthesinglebiggestdeterrenttothem.Sowhatthesepilo
4、tsaredoingisreallyimportant.”Reddustkicksuptheheartoftheafternoonastheairplanesstarttheirengines.Andanymaintenanceisbasic.Everyairplanehascrashedatleastonceorhasbeenshotatbypoachers.Thepilotsgathereveryyearforweek-longclinics.TheprojectisfundedinpartbyAnneMorrowLindberghFoundation,namedafter
5、thefamedAmericanaviatorCharlesLindbergh,whoflewthefirstalone,non-stopflightacrosstheAtlantic.PattyWagstaffsaysherspecialskillshelptoremoveobjectionstobeingtaughtbyawoman.“Whenitallcomesdowntoit,wegetupintheairandIcanshowthemafewthings,”saidPattyWagstaff.“Andiftheygivemeanyproblems,I’lljustfl
6、ipthemupsidedown,so.”Poachingdecreaseswhenthesepilotsareintheair.Andtheirloveofflyingcombineswiththeirloveofnature.“Wehavethisamazingresource,thisglobalresourcethatyoufindinveryfewplacesintheworldthat’sbecomingmoreandmoreendangered—elephants,andeverythingelseweflyovereverydayhereanditbelongs
7、toeverythingelseweflyovereverydayhereanditbelongstoeverybody,”saidWagstaff.1.IntheopinionofWagstaff,Kenya’spilots_________.A.arelackofformaltrainingB.havenopotentialabilityofflyingC.don’tknowthebasicknowledgeofflightD.havenosenseofobeyingdiscipline
