成才之路 · 英語,路漫漫其修遠(yuǎn)兮 吾將上下而求索,人教版 · 必修2,Wildlife protection,Unit 4,(2015·濰坊市一模) The poaching，or 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 WWF，says about 20,000 rhinos live in South Africa.That is more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world.Edna Molewa，South Africa's environmental issues minister，says，“During 2014，we are sad to say this,1,215 rhinos were killed.This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1004 in 2013 and indeed very worrying.”,The animals are hunted for their horns(犀牛角)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 Inter­governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade. 文章大意：本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了在南非偷獵犀牛變得越來越嚴(yán)重了，人們偷獵犀牛的目的是為了賣它的牛角賺錢。作者在最后一段指出禁止偷獵犀牛需要國際間的合作。,1What do we know about rhinos? AHalf of the rhinos live in South Africa. BLess than 1,000 rhinos were killed in 2013. CThe killing reached the highest point in 2014. DThere are only 20,000 rhinos left in the world. 答案：C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的第二句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知，2014年對(duì)犀牛的獵殺到達(dá)了歷史最高，故最佳答案為C。,2What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos? ATo get more keratin. BTo protect the farmland. CTo use them for decoration. DTo make money from horns.,答案：D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中第一、二句The animals are hunted for their horns. Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power, which drives poachers, at all costs, mad for more horns (犀牛被獵殺是因?yàn)樗鼈兊南＝?。在亞洲很多人認(rèn)為犀牛角有治病的功能，這驅(qū)使偷獵者不惜代價(jià)去獲得更多的犀牛角)，因此可知人們獵殺犀牛是為了獲得更多的錢，故最佳答案為D。,3Jo Shaw thinks that _. Amany criminal groups are well organized Bnew laws are needed to punish the killers Crhino protection needs international cooperation Dconferences about protecting rhinos are to be held every year 答案：C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally知，Joe Shaw認(rèn)為保護(hù)犀牛不僅需要國內(nèi)的合作，也需要國際間的合作，故最佳答案為C。,4What 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. 答案：A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)整篇文章的描述，在2014年偷獵犀牛達(dá)到了歷史最高，而且還需要國家間的合作，因此保護(hù)犀牛任重道遠(yuǎn)，故最佳答案為A。,