【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.”

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

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

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

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4What are the challenges for tigers all over Asia?

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5What are Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 5 mainly about?

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【题目】 You may have heard of the famous saying, “East or west, home is the best.” What does the word “home” mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Even if (尽管) people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof(屋顶)and four walls. It’s cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.

We asked some people about their homes. How often do people move house in your country? “In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.”

— Cherry, Boston, USA

What are features (特点) of homes in your country?

“In Britain, even in town, there’s always a garden. We have separate(各自的) bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies. The weather isn’t warm enough!

— Pat. Exeter, England

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案,并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

1The word “home” sometimes has no exact translation because ______.

A.people can’t find this word in the dictionary

B.no one knows what it is

C.it has different meanings in different countries

D.people can’t understand each other very well

2According to the passage, you can do everything except(除了) ______at home.

A.making friendsB.cooking and eating

C.playing and talkingD.sleeping and relaxing

3Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

A.Because they want to breathe(呼吸) fresh air outside.

B.Because there’s a fire in the living room.

C.Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.

D.Because the sun there shines a lot.

4From the second paragraph, what kind of homes people have depends on ______.

A.whether they are rich or notB.the climate (气候) they have

C.how old they areD.whether they live in the city or the countryside

5Which one of the sentences below is TRUE?

A.People in Britain seldom have balconies because it’s so hot outside.

B.Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.

C.Homes look the same in different countries.

D.Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.

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