2025年陕西省初中学业水平考试•全真模拟卷（一）B英语试题
CSeahorses are small,thin fish.They're called“seahorses”because they look a bit likehorses.Seahorses aren't great swimmers.There are over 40 different kinds of seahorses.Manykinds ofthem are threatened.OnJuly 18，2020，Australian scientistsreleased（释放）hundreds ofbaby White’sseahorses into the wild.These seahorses were named the second most endangeredkindofseahorsein the world.Tobegin the project,scientists collected three pregnant male seahorses in January.Thoseseahorseswerebroughtbacktothe aquarium（水族馆）at theSydneyInstituteofMarineScience(SIMS).After the babies were born,the scientists kept them at the aquarium for five months，feeding the baby seahorses tiny shrimp (small shellfish) tohelp them grow strong.ScientistMitchell Brennan says,“They don't have a stomach，so they have to eat continuously."Abouta month before the young seahorses were released,the scientists created eightunderwater“hotels”for them.Thehotels lookeda little like cages（笼子），andprovided a safeplaceforthe seahorses to develop.Putting thehotelsinto the seaearly allowed the cages tobecoveredwithsmallsealifethatcouldhelpprovidefoodfortheseahorses.The scientists have released seahorses into the area five times,but this time was arecord.researchersputtiny tags（标签）under theskinofmanyoftheseahorsestohelp trackthem inthefuture.The scientists arehoping that the young seahorses will grow andreproduce inlargenumbers.Brett Fenton,who worksfor SIMS，says,“We have high expectations thatwe'll seetheanimalsdowelloverthenext12months.A.They are facing threats.B.They are good swimmersC.They are found worldwide.D.They are extinct in the world.29.What did the scientists do tohelptheyoungseahorsessurvive？A.Place tiny tags under their skin.B.Cover their cages with seagrass.C.Feedtiny shrimp to themmonthly.D.Prepareunderwaterhabitatsforthem30.Whatmade theseahorse releaseunique?A.The timing of the release.B.Thenumber ofseahorsesreleased.C.The location of therelease.D.The survivalrate ofpregnant seahorses31.HowdoesBrettFenton sound in thelastparagraph？A.Curious.B.Confident.C.Confused.D.Concerned.高一英语试卷第5页（共10页）
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