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【題目】Hope for Tigers

In 2010, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) brought bad news that the world tiger population had hit an all-time low.There were just 3,200 tigers left in the wild, about half as many as there had been ten years before.

Now there’s good news: Tigers could be making a comeback. There were about 4,000 tigers in the world in 2019. In July, India, which has 70% of the world’s tiger, announced(宣布) that its tiger population had reached nearly 3,000. That’s a 30% rise in just four years.

India’s success was years in the making. In 2006, habitat(棲息地) loss made the number of India’s tigers reduce to only 1,411. So the Indian government decided to take a stronger plan ofprotection. Since its Wildlife Protection Act became law, India has given tigers a high level of protection.

Also, India’s latest tiger amount was the work of thousands of scientists. They covered 150,000 square miles of tiger habitat, using thousands of cameras to record the animal’s movements. With the help of their research, India created 50 reserves(保護區(qū)), where tigers can spread out and hunt(捕獵).

It’s when the big cats move away from the reserves that trouble starts. “When tigers leave protected reserves, they often run into local people. We cannot save wildlife without the cooperation of the people.” says wildlife expert Shari Rodriguez. Therefore, India’s government has been moving villages away from reserves. “In India, there is a lot of national pride in tigers. They are India’s biggest attraction. Villagers benefit from jobs in the national parks or from selling art works to tourists.”

But challenges remain for tigers all over Asia. They are hunted for their skin, and their teeth are sold as medicine. “They’re still in danger,” Rodriguez says. She draws hope from India’s success, “This is a small, small victory in a long war against dying out.”

【1】How many tigers were there in the world in 2019?

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【2】Why did Indian government take a stronger plan of protection in 2006?

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【3】What happened to India with the help of scientists’ research?

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【4】What are the challenges for tigers all over Asia?

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【5】What are Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 5 mainly about?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】There were about 4000 tigers in the world in 2019./ About 4000.

【2】Because in 2006, habitat loss made the number of India’s tigers reduce to 1411.

【3】India created 50 reserves.

【4】They are hunted/sold/ killed/ in danger.

【5】What India did to protect tigers. / How India succeeded in protecting tigers. / The ways of protecting tigers in India.

【解析】

本文主要介紹了2010年野生老虎的數(shù)量降低到了極點，經(jīng)過多年的積累，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)取得了較大的進展。但是亞洲各地的老虎仍面臨挑戰(zhàn)，仍然需要我們不斷的努力和保護。

【1】根據(jù)第二段中“There were about 4,000 tigers in the world in 2019.”可知，2019年，世界上大約有4000只老虎。故填There were about 4000 tigers in the world in 2019./ About 4000.

【2】根據(jù)第三段中“In 2006, habitat(棲息地) loss made the number of India’s tigers reduce to only 1,411. So the Indian government decided to take a stronger plan ofprotection.”可知，因為在2006年棲息地的喪失使得印度老虎的數(shù)量減少到1411只，所以印度政府決定采取更強有力的保護計劃。故填Because in 2006, habitat loss made the number of India’s tigers reduce to 1411.

【3】根據(jù)第四段中“With the help of their research, India created 50 reserves(保護區(qū)), where tigers can spread out and hunt(捕獵).”可知，在他們研究的幫助下，印度建立了50個保護區(qū)。故填India created 50 reserves.

【4】根據(jù)最后一段中“They are hunted for their skin, and their teeth are sold as medicine.”可知，它們因為皮膚而被獵殺，它們的牙齒作為藥物出售；所以亞洲的老虎仍然面臨著被捕/被殺/被賣的危險。故填They are hunted/sold/ killed/ in danger.

【5】分析第三到第五段內(nèi)容可知，三段主要描述印度做了什么來保護老虎/印度是如何保護老虎的/印度保護老虎的方法。故填What India did to protect tigers. / How India succeeded in protecting tigers. / The ways of protecting tigers in India.