高中英语《Unit 4 Wildlife protection》阅读训练 新人教版必修2.doc

unit 4 wildlife protectionwildlife protectionsection afour adult elephants from indonesias elephant flying park gathered on saturday in riau province. they carried banners1 calling for the immediate protection of the remaining forests of sumatra （苏门答腊）.riau has a fast deforestation2 rate in the world, threatening some of the endangered species on earth, including sumatran elephants and tigers. the event was held in a lowland forest area in riau, central sumatra. sumatra, the worlds sixth largest island, is the only place on earth where tigers, elephants and chimpanzees coexist.the event took place as part of climate-change activities around the world. the four elephants joined more than 4,300 communities in over 170 countries to urge world leaders to take immediate steps to deal with climate change and protect wild animals.the four adult elephants are former wild elephants coming from the forested areas of riau, and they were captured3 by the indonesian government as “conflict elephants.” the wwf and tesso nilo park now use them to keep wild elephants in the forested area, so that they wont be captured.notes:1. banner n. 横幅2. deforestation n.毁林；滥伐森林3. capture v. 俘获；捕获词数：190 处理时间：455read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.1. the event involving the four elephants was intended to _.a. attract tourists to the forest b. do a survey about animal protectionc. save the endangered species on the planetd. call for protection of the remaining forests of sumatra2. the four adult elephants originally came from _.a. the forested areas of riaub. the indonesian governmentc. the tesso nilo park authorityd. indonesias elephant flying park3. the wwf and tesso nilo park use the four elephants to _.a. help other animals enjoy better livesb. prevent more wild elephants from being captured c. capture more elephants as “conflict elephants”d. drive the parks elephants back to the forested areas4. according to the passage, which of the following statements is true? a. the indonesian government is to blame for the wild elephants dying out.b. sumatra is the only place where tigers, elephants and chimpanzees coexist.c. the four elephants have been kept by humans since they were born.d. the event was part of deforestation activities around the world.section bthe tiger, the largest of all cats, is one of the most charming species on earth; it is also one of the most threatened. fewer than 4,000 tigers remain in the wild. most are in isolated forests stretching from india to south-eastern china and from the russian far east to sumatra, indonesia.this great animal is being ill-treated. tigers are poisoned, shot and trapped, with many being killed to meet the demands of the continuing illegal wildlife trade. hunters, traders, and poor local residents whose livelihood mainly comes from the forests are killing tigers and the natural prey1 on which they live. while poaching2 for trade continues to menace tigers survival, perhaps the greatest long-term threats are the loss of habitat and the decrease of their natural prey. large commercial plantations3 have replaced a lot of tiger habitat in several countries.the wwfs tiger conservation strategy and action plan names seven areas where the chances of long-term tiger conservation are best, and four additional areas where conservation opportunities are good. in each of these areas, the wwf aims to establish and manage effective tiger conservation, reduce the poaching of tigers and their prey, get rid of the trade in tiger parts and products, and encourage local communities to support tiger conservation.notes:1. prey n. 被捕食的动物；猎物2. poach v. （在他人地界）偷猎；偷捕3. plantation n. 种植园；人造林词数：141 处理时间：350read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.1. according to the passage, the present situation of tigers is _. a. encouraging and hopeful b. worrying and pressingc. hopeful and enjoyabled. troublesome and unusual2. the underlined word “menace” in the second paragraph probably means _.a. threatenb. destroyc. promoted. meet3. the greatest long-term threats to tigers are _. the loss of habitat the continuing illegal wildlife trade large commercial plantations the decrease of their natural preya. b. c. d. 4. which of the following is not an aim of the wwf?a. meeting the demands of the wildlife trade. b. getting rid of the trade in tiger parts and products. c. establishing and managing tiger conservation areas.d. encouraging local communities to support tiger conservation.读写任务请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。elephants in sri lankasri lanka has already lost almost 80% of its original forest cover. the number of elephants on the island is about 20 million. in 1870, when the human population was 2.4 million, the land:man ratio1 was 2.7. today, the ratio is 0.35. almost 70% of elephant habitat lies outside protected areas, and when elephants lose their habitat, they will die. sri lanka has set aside 8,580 square kilometers of land (or 13% of its total area) for nature protection. but most of the conservation areas are small, and farmers living alongside are in conflict with the elephants. with so little room for the elephants, most of the elephants live outside the protected areas. for every wild elephant in sri lanka there are 4,760 people, so the conflict between men and elephants is intense2. between 1950 and 1970, a total of 1,163 elephants died in the wild, while between 1990 and 2001, an additional 1,369 died. eleph