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This is the SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, I’m Barbara Klein.

Animal experts say one of the world’s most beautiful and rare kinds of big cat is close to disappearing from the wild. A study earlier this year found that about thirty Amur leopards(豹) still live free. The cats are also called Far Eastern leopards.

Recently, their numbers have been reduced by one. Some person shot a female Amur, then beat her to death. The animal’s body was discovered last month in the Barsovy National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Russia.

An official of the World Wildlife Fund, Darron, said this was the third such killing in the area in the past fives years. Mr. Collins said the death of even one adult female is a huge loss for the endangered cat. He noted that the killing reduces the possibility for cubs(幼獸) or young.

It is not clear how many Amur leopards still live free. One population count was performed in February and March. Wildlife expert Dmitry Pikuuov led this study. It found evidence of seven to nine males. The study identified(確定) three to seven females without cubs. Four leopards were identified as females with cubs. In all, five or six cubs were recorded. Six to eight animals could not be identified.

Most of the land where the Amur leopard once lived was in China. New roads and climate change there threatened(威脅) the animals. So did hunters who kill big cats for their body parts.

Mr. Pikuuov says adult Amurs need about five hundred square kilometers with good forests to survive. He said they also need a large and continuing supply of animals like deer for food. He believes the answer to saving the Amur leopard is for governments to provide protected spaces for wildlife.

1.This passage is probably from____________.

A．a(chǎn) magazine        B．a(chǎn) newspaper report  C．a(chǎn) TV report        D．a(chǎn) film

2.Why is the killing of an adult female a huge loss?

A．It could lead to the death of an adult male.

B．It means it can not give birth to the young any more.

C．It is worth more money than a male.

D．There is only one adult female in the world.

3.The number of the Amur leopards in China is becoming smaller because of all the following EXCEPT

A．new roads         B．climate change     C．human hunting     D．rare diseases

4.According to the experts the Amur leopards ____________.

A．a(chǎn)re living on plants                      B．a(chǎn)re living in the zoo

C．a(chǎn)re well protected by people              D．a(chǎn)re endangered

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述一種瀕危動物Amur leopards現(xiàn)在的危險的處境，并分析了這種動物滅絕的可能性，呼吁我們采取措施來保護這種動物。

1.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一行This is the SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, I’m Barbara Klein. 可知這是一個主持人在播報一則新聞調(diào)查，故C正確。

2.B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段2,3行Mr. Collins said the death of even one adult female is a huge loss for the endangered cat. He noted that the killing reduces the possibility for cubs(幼獸) or young. 可知雌性獵豹的死亡意味著不能產(chǎn)仔了，對于這種動物的繁衍有很大的影響。故B正確。

3.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段2,3行New roads and climate change there threatened(威脅) the animals. So did hunters who kill big cats for their body parts. 可知ABC三項都是導致這種動物即將滅絕的原因，只有D項沒有涉及。故D正確。

4.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章1,2行Animal experts say one of the world’s most beautiful and rare kinds of big cat is close to disappearing from the wild.可知專家認為這種動物處于滅絕的危險中。故D項正確。

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點評：本文講述一種瀕危動物Amur leopards現(xiàn)在的危險的處境，并分析了這種動物滅絕的可能性，呼吁我們采取措施來保護這種動物。本文所設試題主要考察細節(jié)查找，對于文章中的細節(jié)題，要注意文本內(nèi)容的理解。關鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯誤有：絕對化語言，范圍擴大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。