话题语篇专攻练 三十
必修5 Module 6 (限时35分钟)
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
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The poaching, or the illegal killing of rhinos (犀牛) in South Africa is growing worse each year. The government recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2014, a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before.
The World Wildlife Fund, or the WWF, says about 20, 000 rhinos live in South Africa. They make up more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world. Edna Molewa, South Africa’s Environment Minister, says, “During 2014, we are sad to say that, 1, 215 rhinos were killed. This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1, 004 in 2013 and indeed very worrying. ”
The animals are hunted for their horns (角). Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power, which drives poachers, at all costs, mad for more horns. But there is no scientific evidence for this belief. The horn is made of keratin. That is the same thing as human hair, fingernails and toenails.
Ms Molewa said 386 suspected poachers were arrested last year, an
increase from the year before. But rhino protection workers say poachers often go unpunished after arrest. South Africa’s legal system is ineffective. Ms Molewa said more needs to be done and South Africa is taking strong measures to protect rhinos. The efforts include moving some of the animals to secret places in neighboring countries. “Now approximately 100 rhinos have been moved to neighboring states in the SADC region during 2014 and 200 more rhinos will be moved this year, ” Molewa said.
Jo Shaw, the rhino program manager at the WWF, said, “We’re talking about a loss of a hundred rhinos a month, or more than three a day. We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally. ” She says officials should find the criminal groups responsible for the poaching and punish them. Government officials are to meet in Botswana in March at the Inter-governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.
【文章大意】本文讲述了犀牛被猎杀的现状、原因及相关的应对策略。 1. What do we know about rhinos? A. Half of rhinos live in South Africa. B. Less than 1, 000 rhinos were killed in 2013. C. The killing reached the highest point in 2014. D. There are only 20, 000 rhinos left in the world.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段的第二句The government
recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2014, a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before. 可推知, 2014年被非法猎杀的犀牛的数量是有史以来最多的, 故C项正确。
2. What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos? A. To get more keratin. B. To protect the farmland. C. To use them for decoration. D. To make money from horns.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可推知, 人们猎杀犀牛的主要原因是想用犀牛角来赚钱, 故D项正确。 3. Jo Shaw thinks that ______. A. many criminal groups are well-organized B. new laws are needed to punish the killers C. rhino protection needs international cooperation
D. conferences about protecting rhinos are to be held every year
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally. 可知, Jo Shaw认为犀牛保护需要国际间的合作, 故C项正确。 4. What can we infer from the text? A. Rhino protection has a long way to go. B. No one would like to buy horns in the future.
C. The illegal killing of rhinos will soon disappear.
D. Rhinos living in South Africa will move to other countries.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段的第二句和第三句以及最后一段的内容可推知, 保护犀牛还有很长的路要走, 故A项正确。 【知识拓展】犀牛的知识介绍
犀牛(学名: Dicerorhinus)是哺乳类犀科的总称, 目前分布于非洲中南部和东南亚、南亚, 是现存最大的奇蹄目动物, 也是现存体型仅次于大象的陆地动物。所有的现存犀类基本上是腿短、体粗壮, 体肥笨拙, 体长2. 2～4. 3米, 肩高1. 1～2. 05米, 全世界有25000多只犀牛生活在非洲及亚洲的野外, 2000多只在动物园养殖。现存的5种犀牛中, 有2种处于几近灭绝的边缘, 其余3种也处在受威胁状态。
打滚对犀牛来说非常重要。犀牛在水洼里打滚是一种不让蚊虫叮咬的有效办法。同时, 还可以保持身体的凉爽。非洲啄牛鸦经常与犀牛为伴。对于啄牛鸦来说, 犀牛是一张会自行移动的宴席桌, 因为在犀牛身上寄生着许多味道鲜美的虱子, 足够让它饱餐一顿。而对于犀牛来说, 啄牛鸦可以除去它身上的寄生虫, 并且在出现危险时, 还可以向它报警。犀牛的悠闲自得与啄牛鸦的忙碌, 形成了有趣的对照。
B
(2020·郑州模拟)
More and more rare species are being threatened by tourism on the Galapagos Islands. Among them are lizards (蜥蜴), birds and other animals that live on the islands. Most of them are killed by the growing
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