主题阅读练习：保护动物-高考英语阅读备考

主题阅读：保护动物练习The"strangestparrotsonearth“arebeingsaved号嘤曼匐E在^它们白天睡觉，晚上出来活动，能攀爬却不能飞行。它们被称为“世界上最蠢萌的鹦鹉”。难词探意plump/adj.微胖的;饱满的triple/adj.三倍的breed/v,繁殖;饲养snugly/adv.紧贴地pellet/n.小球;小弹丸poach/v.（侵入他人地界）偷猎Ifsasplumpasagoose,hasthefaceofanowlandwaddleslikeaduck.Itsleepsinthedayandisactiveatnight.Anditcanclimbjustaboutanythingbutcan'tflyanywhere.Nowonderpeoplecallthekakaposthestrangestparrotsonearth.OncefoundinlargenumbersalloverNewZealand,kakaposhavebeenontheedgeofdisappearingformorethanacentury.In1977,trackerscountedjust18kakaposleftintheentirecountryandallofthemweremales.Thensomethingamazinghappened.Apreviouslyunknownkakapopopulationwasfound.Itincludedthefirstfemalesseeninmorethan60years.Thisexcitingdiscoverymadethelocalgovernmenthelptheparrotsbymovingthemtothreesmall,predator?Freeislands.NewZealandisanisolatedislandnationinthesouthwesternPacificOcean.Manyofitsplantsandanimals,likethekakapo,arefoundnowhereelse.Protectingthemisamatterofnationalprideaswellasurgency."Asthelargesttypeofparrotonearth,theyarequitethesightinperson,nsaidWesSechrestofGlobalWildlifeConservation,whichishelpingthekakaporecoveryprogram.'Theyhaveateddy?bearqualitywiththeirsoftfeathers,wideeyesandowllikeexpressions.Todaytherecoveryprogramcounts147adultbirds,nearlytriplethenumbersinceitsstartin1995.Andthatnumberwillsoongrow,asthecurrentbreedingseasonisexpectedtosetarecordandadd30to50healthychicks.Toimprovekakapobreeding,recoveryteammemberswatchandtracktheparrotsusingnestcameras,infraredbeams(红夕卜光束)，microchipsandradiotransmittersinsmall"backpacks"fittedsnuglyunderthebirdswings.Individualfeedingstationssupplyextrapelletfoodandcleanwater.Thestationshaveelectronicscalestocheckweightandareprogrammedtoopenonlyforthetargetbird,automaticallylockingifaparrotwearingthe"wrong"transmittertriestopoachfromanotherparrotsstation.Eggsareoftenremovedfromthenestandputinincubators(孵化器)，machinesthathelpthemdevelop.Intheirplace,teammembersleave3D?printed"smarteggs"thatmakenoiseandgetthemomsreadytoraisetheirchicksoncetheyhatchandarebroughtback.Recoveryteamcaretakersareverydedicated.Theyhiketheforestalldaywithequipmentandsuppliesweighingnearly50pounds,thencurlupatnightintentsnearthebirds.Likenewparents,theyawakeseveraltimeseachnighttotendtotheirassignednest.Everynewchickiscelebrated.Afewyearsago,whenafemaleaccidentallycrushedheregg,teammemberspatcheditwithtapeandglue.Dayslater,theywatchedexcitedlyasthefirstkakapochickinthreeyearshatched.Success!ReadingCheckTrue(T)orFalse(F)1.Kakaposarecalledasthestrangestparrotsmainlybecauseoftheirsleepinghabits.2.Therewereonly18kakaposleftinNewZealandin1977.3.Therecoveryprogramhelpsthekakaposalotintheirrecovering..Moderntechnologiesareusedtoimprovekakapobreeding..Takingcareofkakaposisatoughbutwonderfuljobfortherecoveryteamworkers.1.F2,T3.T4.T5.TThreatsthattigersface号称“森林之王”的老虎如今也生存不易，面陶种种威胁。是什么导致这种情况？难词探意degrade/v.（使）退化shrink/v.（使）缩小;收缩;减少retaliation/n.报复;还击mangrove/n.红树林植物mitigation/n.减轻;缓解Insomeareas,tigersarestillincrisisanddeclininginnumber.Herearesomethreatsthattigersarefacedwith.HabitatlossTigershavelostanestimated95%oftheirhistoricalrange.Theirhabitathasbeendestroyed,degraded,andbrokenapartbyhumanactivities.Theclearingofforestsforagricultureandwoods,aswellasthebuildingofroadnetworksandotherdevelopmentactivities,poseseriousthreatstotigerhabitats.Tigersneedwideswathes（一长条）ofhabitatfortheirsurvivalsincetheyhavelargehomerangesandareveryterritorial.Fewertigerscansurviveinsmall,scatteredislandsofhabitat,whichleadstoahigherriskofinbreedingandmakestigersmorevulnerabletopoachingastheyventurebeyondprotectedareastoestablishtheirterritories.Human?WildlifeconflictPeopleandtigersincreasinglycompeteforspace.Asforestsshrinkandpreybecomesscarce,tigersareforcedtoleaveprotectedareasinsearchoffoodandtoestablishterritories.Thistakesthemintohuman?Dominatedareasthatliebetweenhabitatfragments,wheretheycanhuntdomesticlivestockthatmanylocalcommunitiesdependonfortheirlivelihood.Inretaliation,tigersaresometimeskilledorcaptured."Conflicftigerscanendupforsaleinblackmarkets.Localcommunitydependenceonforestsforfuelwood,food,andtimberheightenstheriskoftigerattacksonpeople.EffectsofclimatechangeOneoftheworld5slargest,andmostuniquely?Adapted,tigerpopulationsarefoundintheSundarbans-alargemangroveforestareasharedbyIndiaandBangladeshonthecoastoftheIndianOcean.Itisalsotheonlycoastalmangrovetigerhabitatintheworld.Thesemangroveforestsharboravarietyofspecies,includingtigers,andprotectcoastalregionsfromstormsurgesandwinddamage.However,risingsealevelscausedbyclimatechangethreatentowipeouttheseforestsandthelastremaininghabitatofthistigerpopulation.AccordingtoaWWFstudy,withoutmitigationefforts,projectedsea?levelrise-aboutafootby2070一coulddestroynearlytheentireSundarbanstigerhabitat.Tiger“farms"andcaptivetigersCurrentestimatesindicatethattherearebetween7,000and8,000tigersbeingheldinmorethan200centersinEastandSoutheastAsia,withroughlythree?QuartersofthesetigerslocatedinChina.Thecurrentscaleofcommercialcaptivebreedingeffortswithinthesefarmsisasignificantobstacletotherecoveryandprotectionofwildtigerpopulations.Itisestimatedthatnearly5,000tigersresideintheUS,andwemustensurethattheseanimalsarenotexploitedby,orcontributingto,theillegaltradeintigersandtheirparts.ReadingCheckWhafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“pose”inparagraph2?Stand.Cause.Pretend.Impress.Tigershavetoleaveprotectedareasfor.breedingandfreedomfreedomandadventuresterritoriesandbreedingfoodandterritoriesWhatcanweknowabouttheSundarbans?A.ItbelongstoBangladesh.Itisoneofthecoastalmangrovetigerhabitatsintheworld.Itcanprotectcoastalregionsfromstormandwinddamage.Itwillsoondisappearbecauseofovercuttingfromhumans.B2.D3.CWhatWWFisdoing世界翔保护濒临灭绝的野生动物是世界自然基金会的一项重要工作。那么它的拯救行动有哪些呢？难词探意conserve/v.保护restore/v.恢复maintain/v.维持sustain/v.支持;承受;维持steward/v.管理fundamental/adj.基本的;根本的drone/n.无人驾驶飞机Conservingwildlifeisatheartofourmission.Wefocusonprotectingpopulationsofsomeoftheworld'smostecologically,economically,andculturallyimportantspecies—thesurvivalofwhicharethreatenedbypoaching,illegaltradeandhabitatloss.Weusethebestscienceavailabletolinkon?the?groundworkwithhigh?levelpolicyactiontocreatelastingsolutionsthatbenefitwildanimalsaswellasthepeoplethatlivealongsidethem.DoublethenumberoftigersWWFaimstodoubletheworldswildtigerpopulationby2022.Wereworkingwithworldleaderstotakeaction,focusingconservationeffortsinkeysites,raisingfundstopermanentlyprotectlandscapes,andsupportingcommunity?basedconservation.Savingtigersisaboutmorethanrestoringasinglespecies.Asalargepredator,tigersplayanimportantroleinmaintainingahealthyecosystem.Everytimeweprotectatiger,weprotectaround25,000acresofforest-foreststhatsustainwildlifeandlocalcommunitiesandsupplypeoplearoundtheworldwithcleanair,water,food,andproducts.EmpowerpeopletoprotectwildlifeOverthelastfewdecades,conservationistshavecometounderstandjusthowcentralcommunityinvolvementistowildlifeconservationsuccess—andhowimportantitisforcommunitiestoactivelystewardthenaturalresourcesaroundthemtoimproveeconomicandsocialwell?Being.WWFscommunity?basedcon?servationworktodayreflectsthisfundamentalreality.Weworkacrossavarietyofcommunitiesandcustomizeourworkbasedonthespecificneedsandinterestsofagivenplace,takingintoconsiderationeachregionsparticularsetofconservationassetsandchallenges.CloseAsiasivorymarketsIllegalkillingofelephantsforivorydecimates（大批杀死）globalpopulations.Este?matesindicatethateachyearpoacherskillcloseto20,000elephants,mostlyfortheirivories.Overall,weseedemandincreasinginEastAsianandSoutheastAsianmarkets.WWFisworkingtoshutdowntheillegalmarketsinthearea.StopwildlifecrimeWWFusesourexpertiseinpolicy,wildlifetrade,advocacy,andcommunicationsinanefforttostopwildlifecrimeintheUSandaroundtheworld.Athome,weensuretheUSenactstightivorycommercerestrictions.Partnershipswithtechnologycompanieshelpusdevelopinnovativewaystostopwildlifecrimeusingeverythingfromdronestoinfraredcamerasthatcandetectpoachersinthedeadofnight.Tocombatthetradeinillegalwildlifeproductsthroughweb?Basedplatforms,WWFhasteamedupwithecommerceandsocialmediacompaniestoadoptastandardizedwildlifepolicyframeworkforonlinetrade.ReadingCheckWhyissavingtigersnotonlyaboutrestoringasinglespecies?Whatsthemainreasonforpoacherskillingelephants?WhyaredronesandinfraredcamerasusedbyWWF?Becausetigersplayanimportantroleinmaintainingahealthyecosystem.Theykillelephantsfortheirivories.Todetectpoachersinthedeadofnightandstopwildlifecrime.Thingsyoucandoforwildlifeprotection，彳狎同在地球村，野生动物不仅仅是单纯的物种存在，更是人类的朋友。不猎杀、不购买、不食用、不饲养，让我们一起保护野生动物。难词探意overwhelmed/adj.被压垮的;不堪重负的reverse/v.颠倒;彻底转变plague/v,使痛苦;困扰浙磨contraption/n.奇妙的装置lobby/v.游说acidic/adj.酸的;酸性的terrestrial/adj.陆栖的Inthefaceofspecieslossandhabitatdestruction,it'seasytofeeloverwhelmedandpowerlesstoimprovethings.Butanyactionyoutake,nomatterhowsmall,willhelprestoretheworldtoitsnaturalbalance.Ifmillionsofotherpeopledothesame,there'shopethatwecanpermanentlyreversecurrenttrends.Herearethingsyoucandotohelpwildlife.Don'tfeedanyanimalsbutbirdsThatdeerorraccoon（浣熊）thatwandersintoyourbackyardmightlookhungryandhelpless,butifyoufeedityouwon'tbedoingitanyfavors.Givingfoodtoanimalsaccustomsthemtohumancontact,andnotallhumanbeingsareaswarmheartedasyouare.Thenexttimethatraccoonvisitsahouse,itmightbegreetedwithashotgunratherthanasandwich.Feedingwildbirds,ontheotherhand,isOKaslongasyoudonthaveoutdoorcats(seeprevious)andyouprovideamealinkeepingwiththebirdsnaturaldiet.Thinknutsandseedsratherthanprocessedbread.TurnoffthatbugzapperNoonelikesbeingbittenbymosquitoesorplaguedbyfliesontheirfrontporch,butthatdoesn'talwaysjustifyusingbugzappersandtiketorches.Thelightandheatofthesecontraptionscanattractfarawaybugsthathadnointentionofvisitingyourhouse,andfryingthemdeprivesotherwildlife(frogs,spiders,lizards,etc.)oftheiraccustomedmeals.Ittakesanespeciallycompassionatehumantomakethiscompromise,butifbugsarereallyaproblem,considerscreeningyourporchorapplyingatopicalbugspraytoyourarmsandlegs.SetupawildlifeshelterIfyouwanttogoastepbeyondplantingawildlifegarden,considerbuildingashelteronyourpropertyforbirds,bees,orotheranimals.Thiswillinvolve,forexample,constructingbirdhousestotheappropriatescale,hangingthemattheproperheight,andstockingthemwiththerightfood.Ifyouwanttokeepbees,youllneedtoinvestinafairamountofequipment(forwhichourrapidlycollapsingwildbeepopulationswillthankyou).Beforeyoustarthammeringandsawing,though,studyyourlocalregulations;somemunicipalities(自治市)restrictthekindofanimalsyoucankeeponyou