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Kenya is losing an average of 100 of its 2,000 lions each year because of growing human settlements, increasing farming, climate change and diseases, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
“Lions have a special place in Kenyans’ life,” said Paul Udoto, a spokesman for the organization. “Other than being the symbol of national strength, they are among the Big Five, a main attraction for visitors to Kenya.”
There were 2,749 lions in Kenya in 2002 and their population dropped to 2,280 by 2004 and to about 2,000 today, according to KWS figures.
“The fall of the lion population is worrying and every effort needs to be made to make sure that Kenya either protects its population of 2,000 lions at present or increases the numbers to an ecologically (生态上地) acceptable level,” said Mr. Udoto.
“There is no doubt that the numbers are in free fall. I’d be surprised if they even last as long as 20 years,” said Laurence Frank, project director of Living With Lions, a Kenya-based animal protection organization. “When I first came here 30 years ago, I would always hear lions roaring across the land at night and see their tracks in the morning. Now that is very rare.”
“The reason is simple. As the numbers of people grow and the numbers of cows increase, they take up much of the lion’s space. Alongside that there are other ways, including poisoning, to kill lions.”
Animal lovers are making a new strategy to save the animals. Part of the measures will include tracking lions fitted with radio collars (无线电项圈) in the Amboseli area in southern Kenya, close to the border with Tanzania.
Wildlife officials in Tanzania face similar challenges in protecting their lions, but there is far less human encroachment(侵犯) on the animals’ homeland there than in Kenya.
【小题1】The lion population is falling in Kenya for the following reasons EXCEPT __________.
A.climate change | B.too many visitors | C.disease | D.human activities |
A.the importance of lions in Kenya |
B.the tourist attractions in Kenya |
C.Kenyan’s special lifestyle |
D.Kenya’s national symbol |
A.lions are losing their attraction for visitors to Kenya |
B.the lion population will be controlled from now on |
C.lions will disappear within twenty years in Kenya if not protected |
D.more cows are needed to feed lions in Kenya |
A.Kenya is losing its Big Five. |
B.Kenyan wildlife is in danger. |
C.Lions face extinction in Kenya. |
D.Lions’ place in Kenyans’ life is falling. |
A.Lions’ past living condition in Kenya. |
B.Ways of improving lions’ condition. |
C.Radio collars tracing lions. |
D.Lions’ present living condition in Tanzania |
单词拼写(共8小题;每小题l分,满分7分)
1.That professor has s______________ from cancer for almost one year.
2.There were 2,000 people p____________ at the meeting yesterday.
3.He p__________ to stay home rather than go camping, so we went without him.
4.To tell you the truth, I’m d_________________ to leave my present work and set up a company of my own.
5.The production plan was finished ahead of s_______________ after the staff worked day and night.
6.He is a r_______________ boy so we can rely on him.
7.J____________ from his appearance, the manager must be over fifty.
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单词拼写(共8小题;每小题l分,满分7分)
【小题1】That professor has s______________ from cancer for almost one year.
【小题2】There were 2,000 people p____________ at the meeting yesterday.
【小题3】He p__________ to stay home rather than go camping, so we went without him.
【小题4】To tell you the truth, I’m d_________________ to leave my present work and set up a company of my own.
【小题5】The production plan was finished ahead of s_______________ after the staff worked day and night.
【小题6】He is a r_______________ boy so we can rely on him.
【小题7】J____________ from his appearance, the manager must be over fifty.
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People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __1__ 300 years, there were __2__ many changes in __3__ places that now people can __4__ tell an English person __5__ an American in the way he or she talks.
Many old words __6__ in England but were kept in America. For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a "faucet ",a "spigot" or a "tap". All these words are __7__ heard in different parts of America, but only "tap" is still common in __8__. Americans often made up new words or changed old __9__ "Corn" is one kind of plant in America and __10__ in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language __11__ thousands of new words for things that weren't known __12__. And often, American and English people used two __13__ names for them. A tin can(洋铁罐头) is called "tin" for short in England, but a "can" in America. The word "radio" is __14__ all over the world, including (包括) America. But many English people call it a "wireless". And almost anything having something to do __15__ cars,railroads,etc.__16__ different names in British and American. English.
But now American and British English may he growing closer together. One __17__ is the large amount (数量) of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or __18__ travelers. __19__ this, Americans seem to be influencing (影响) the British more and more. So some day, English may. even be __20__ on both sides of the Atlantic (大西洋)
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72. That professor has s______________ from cancer for almost one year.
73. There were 2,000 people p____________ at the meeting yesterday.
74. He p__________ to stay home rather than go camping, so we went without him.
75. To tell you the truth, I’m d_________________ to leave my present work and set up a company of my own.
76. The production plan was finished ahead of s_______________ after the staff worked day and night.
77. He is a r_______________ boy so we can rely on him.
78. J____________ from his appearance, the manager must be over fifty.
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