高考英语一轮复习第1部分基础知识解读unit4wildlifeprotection题型组合课时练新人教版必修2

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1、为深入贯彻落实党的十九大精神和习近平总书记的重要指示精神，保障人民安居乐业、社会安定有序、国家长治久安、进一步巩固党的执政基础，束城镇深入贯彻全市扫黑除恶会议精神，强化措施，深入扎实开展扫黑除恶专项斗争Unit4WildlifeprotectionⅠ.阅读理解A(2017·沈阳市高三教学质量检测)In2013aloneatleast20，000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2，200rhinoswerek

2、illedfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming，becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates，whichcouldleadtoextinctionoftheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheenvironment.Indeed，someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.I

3、fyouarereadingthis，youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking(非法交易)notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies，suchastigers，tortoises，seaturtles，andtheworld'smosttraffickedmammal(哺乳动物)—pango

4、lins.Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintouchscales(鳞)，whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentspeciesofpangolins，fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica，andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthro

5、ughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive，highdemandinEastAsia，wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines，isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbeliev

6、ethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40，000and81，250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.InFebruary，theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking，whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheill

7、egaltradeinwildlife，includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan；buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife；raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuellingtheillegaltrade.GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay(Marcia3)byspreadin

8、gtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowitistimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecie