14.If you want to see a Matschie's tree kangaroo in its natural habitat,you will have to travel to Papua New Guinea,a small country located just to the north of Australia.The rainforest in the northeastern part of the country is the only place where this rare creature can be found.
Once there,it used to be easy to spot the kangaroo munching (咀嚼) on leaves high up in the trees.But now,villagers say it sometimes takes two days to find one.Over-hunting and loss of habitat are to blame for the animal's decline.
But rather than let the Matschie's tree kangaroo continue on the path to extinction,locals are taking steps to protect this endangered species.More than 35tribes (部落)have decided to set aside some of their land for conservation purposes.No hunting or destruction of habitat is allowed there.For tree kangaroos and other wildlife,it is a safe zone.
Dr.Dabek,a biologist at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo,helped coordinate the effort to establish the conservation area,which is Papua New Guinea's first.She realized that the people had their own challenges to address before they could think about helping tree kangaroos.
Many schools in the rural region had been shut down because there were not enough teachers.With help from the Woodland Park Zoo and Conservation International,she set up a scholarship program for young people from the community to attend teaching school.Each teacher that receives the scholarship must go back to work in his or her village for at least six years.
She and her team also worked to educate community members about conservation.When they learnt that this region is the only place where the tree kangaroos live,one by one,each tribe agreed to set aside some land in order to protect the species.
43.Dr.Dabek set up the scholarship program in order toC.
A.offer financial help to schools in rural regions
B.educate the students in rural regions to become teachers
C.provide more teachers for the schools in rural regions
D.educate community members about conservation
44.The underlined word"address"in the fourth paragraph meansA.
A.deal with
B.carry out
C.write down
D.get rid of
45.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?C.
A.Matschie's Tree Kangaroo-an Endangered Animal
B.Why Matschie's Tree Kangaroo Became Endangered
C.The Establishment of Reserve for Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
D.The Future of Matschie's Tree Kangaroo.
分析 本文主要寫了Matschie's Tree Kangaroo保護(hù)區(qū)的建立.
解答 43.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子Many schools in the rural region had been shut down because there were not enough teachers可知沒有足夠的老師,Each teacher that receives the scholarship must go back to work in his or her village for at least six years每一位獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的老師都必須回到他所在的村莊工作至少六年.可見成立這個(gè)組織是為了給偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)提供更多的教師,所以答案選C.
44.A 猜測詞義題.根據(jù)句子She realized that the people had their own challenges to address before they could think about helping tree kangaroos.的句意:她意識到,在他們想到幫助樹袋鼠之前,人們有自己的挑戰(zhàn)要…deal with 處理解決;carry out 執(zhí)行;write down記下,寫下;get rid of 去掉,所以自己的事情要處理符合句意,故答案選A.
45.C 標(biāo)題歸納題.本文主要寫了Matschie's Tree Kangaroo保護(hù)區(qū)的建立,所以答案選C.
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