2.D 【句意】通过几个环保协会的努力,美国水牛不再处于变成一种灭绝物种的危险中。 【解析】名词和形容词词义辨析。instinct“本能,直觉;天性”;没有mistinct一词;distinct“明显的;独特的”;extinct“灭绝的,绝种的;熄灭的”。由句中关键词“no longer in danger of becoming an ______ species“不再处于变成一种______物种的危险中”的对应知“灭绝的”符合语境,因此答案选D。
【汉译英参考答案】 1. Culture and arts should be/keep close to the people, their lives and reality. 2. We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.