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Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ring tones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.

The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people. But rather than use methods such as live bait(诱惑物) like goats tied to trees to lure the leopards, which then fall into large pits dug by guards, officials say they have found a safer method to trap the cats.

“The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat. “This trick works.” Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ring tones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ring tone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.

At least five leopards have so far been lured from villages since the new ring tone method was introduced three months ago. The cats have all been released back into forest areas.

Wildlife activists welcomed the new initiative saying that previous methods of trapping the cats using pits often resulted in the animals getting injured.

 

56. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Cell Phones to Hunt Animals

B. Practical Uses of Cell Phones

C. Wildlife and New Technology

D. Phone ring tones to Catch Leopards

57. Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because ______.

A. leopards attack villagers

B. they want leopard fur

C. leopards attack animals

D. they have new ring tones

58. According to the wildlife activists, the new method is _______.

A. appreciated because it benefits leopards

B. not good because it may injure animals

C. effective because ring tones work

D. not safer than the former one

59. We can learn from the passage except that ______.

A. forest guards don’t mean to hurt the leopards

B. forest guards no longer use pits to trap leopards

C. forest guards used goats to attract leopards

D. recorded animal sounds are used to lure leopards

60. What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method?

① cell phones    ②animals     ③ sounds of animals    ④ cages     ⑤large pits

A. ①②③④       B. ②③⑤             C. ①④⑤            D. ①③④

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Tigers are an endangered species(物种). Half of the world’s tiger   41  live in India. For years, tigers have been disappearing from India’s national parks, but Sariska may be the last straw. And the government has to react.
On Thursday, Singh held the first meeting of   42  officials, wildlife experts, and related leaders, aiming to count the nation’s remaining tigers, and to come up with a plan to keep them safe.
It is not hard to guess why the tigers are disappearing. Poachers (偷猎者) can   43  the big cats for $50,000 each. Tiger skin and bones are popular in Chinese   44 . A single tiger tooth can fetch $120. Recently, a group of poachers admitted killing ten tigers in Sariska and were   45 .
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【小题1】
A.project B.disappearanceC.reserveD.home
【小题2】
A.dangerousB.huge C.rare D.fierce
【小题3】
A.populationB.percentageC.generationD.group
【小题4】
A.businessB.tradeC.army D.forest
【小题5】
A.raiseB.hunt C.sell D.shoot
【小题6】
A.foodB.traditionC.cultureD.medicine
【小题7】
A.foundB.arrested C.prohibitedD.controlled
【小题8】
A.problemB.worryC.crimeD.factor
【小题9】
A.commonlyB.poorlyC.slightly D.highly
【小题10】
A.success B.lampC.hope D.achievement


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This story took place in Central Africa more than 30 years ago. One day two Europeans got to a small village in which the Negroes lived. One of them looked like the boss, the other was his assistant. The boss looked Sambo up and down said,“Young fellow, you look strong. Would you like to work for me? I will give you more money than at the rubber plantation(橡胶园).”At first Sambo wasn’t able to make up his mind, but a few minutes later he agreed.
Sambo’s new work wasn’t hard. He had only to carry light parcels from the village to the camp of the Europeans. He went a short distance along the road, then into the forest and straight to the camp. On the fifth day, when he went through the woods, he saw a big cage with a lion in it. He hesitated a little and went on. All of a sudden the cage was opened and out jumped the lion with a horrible roar(吼叫).
Sambo dropped the parcel and ran as fast as possible, so as to reach the camp in time. for the white man there were armed with guns. All at once Sambo saw two men high up in the tree. They were the two Europeans for whom he was doing. The assistant was turning the handle of the camera with a smile. It was now clear to him that he had been cheated. His eyes were filled with hatred. He wished to kill them, but it was too late.
1. The young man named Sambo was probably _____.
A. the assistant of the two Europeans           
B. an African who worked at the rubber plantation
C. an African who acted as a hunter in the forest   
D. the servant of the two Europeans.
2. The two Europeans went to the African village_____.
A. so as to take some photos for the villagers there
B. in order that they could write a book on travels.
C. to take a picture which showed how a real lion ate a real man
D. in order to save Sambo in time of danger
3. What did the boss say to Sambo?
A. He asked Sambo to serve as his servant in his country.
B. He wanted Sambo to guard against the lion.
C. He asked Sambo if he was afraid of a lion.
D. He told Sambo that he would be well paid if he would work for him
4. Not until Sambo _____ did he find out that he was cheated.
A. caught sight of the lion                     
B. saw the cage with a lion
C. found the white men on the branch of the tree  
D. ran before the lion as fast as he could
5. In this story the writer mainly told us_____.
A. how Negroes were not so clever as the white  
B. how cruel the two white men were
C. what a silly young man Sambo was 
D. Sambo carted so much for money that he lost his life at last

Where did all the tigers go? That’s what Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to know. India’s Sariska Project Tiger Reserve, once home to 26 tigers, is now home to none. Singh has ordered a police investigation into the   39  ,and created a new taskforce to save the   40   animals.

Tigers are an endangered species(物种). Half of the world’s tiger   41   live in India. For years, tigers have been disappearing from India’s national parks, but Sariska may be the last straw. And the government has to react.

On Thursday, Singh held the first meeting of   42   officials, wildlife experts, and related leaders, aiming to count the nation’s remaining tigers, and to come up with a plan to keep them safe.

It is not hard to guess why the tigers are disappearing. Poachers (偷猎者) can   43   the big cats for $50,000 each. Tiger skin and bones are popular in Chinese   44  . A single tiger tooth can fetch $120. Recently, a group of poachers admitted killing ten tigers in Sariska and were   45  .

“Indian tiger poaching is probably the biggest conservation problem in modern times.” said Belinda Wright, the head of the Wildlife Protection Society of India.

However, poaching isn’t the only   46  . Many poachers use advanced technologies, like night glasses and long–range binoculars. Forest security officers are paid so   47   that few of them bother to track down the poachers. Even if a security guard were to find a poacher, many carry only a stick to make him obey the law.

Tiger fans hope that Singh’s plans mean end for the poachers and   48   for the endangered species.

1.A. project            B. disappearance        C. reserve          D. home

2. A. dangerous     B. huge                 C. rare             D. fierce

3.A. population     B. percentage           C. generation       D. group

4. A. business          B. trade                    C. army             D. forest

5.A. raise              B. hunt                 C. sell             D. shoot

6. A. food              B. tradition                C. culture          D. medicine

7.A. found          B. arrested             C. prohibited       D. controlled

8. A. problem           B. worry                C. crime            D. factor

9.A. commonly       B. poorly               C. slightly         D. highly

10.A. success          B. lamp                C. hope         D. achievement

 

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