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【题目】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(栖息地) 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(保护区), where tigers can spread out and hunt(捕猎).

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】

本文主要介绍了2010年野生老虎的数量降低到了极点，经过多年的积累，现在已经取得了较大的进展。但是亚洲各地的老虎仍面临挑战，仍然需要我们不断的努力和保护。

【1】根据第二段中“There were about 4,000 tigers in the world in 2019.”可知，2019年，世界上大约有4000只老虎。故填There were about 4000 tigers in the world in 2019./ About 4000.

【2】根据第三段中“In 2006, habitat(栖息地) 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，因为在2006年栖息地的丧失使得印度老虎的数量减少到1411只，所以印度政府决定采取更强有力的保护计划。故填Because in 2006, habitat loss made the number of India’s tigers reduce to 1411.

【3】根据第四段中“With the help of their research, India created 50 reserves(保护区), where tigers can spread out and hunt(捕猎).”可知，在他们研究的帮助下，印度建立了50个保护区。故填India created 50 reserves.

【4】根据最后一段中“They are hunted for their skin, and their teeth are sold as medicine.”可知，它们因为皮肤而被猎杀，它们的牙齿作为药物出售；所以亚洲的老虎仍然面临着被捕/被杀/被卖的危险。故填They are hunted/sold/ killed/ in danger.

【5】分析第三到第五段内容可知，三段主要描述印度做了什么来保护老虎/印度是如何保护老虎的/印度保护老虎的方法。故填What India did to protect tigers. / How India succeeded in protecting tigers. / The ways of protecting tigers in India.