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1、Book2 Unit4 WildlifeprotectionⅠ.阅读理解A(2018安徽马鞍山模拟)Thepoaching,ortheillegalkilling,ofrhinos(犀牛)inSouthAfricaisgrowingworseeachyear.Thegovernmentrecentlyreportedthatarecordnumberofrhinoswerepoachedin2014,ayearwhichhadmorerhinokillingsinSouthAfricathaneverbefore.TheWorldWil
2、dlifeFund,orWWF,saysabout20,000rhinosliveinSouthAfrica.Theymakeupmorethan80percentoftherhinosintheworld.EdnaMolewa,SouthAfrica’sEnvironmentMinister,says,“During2014,wearesadtosaythat,1,215rhinoswerekilled.Thisisariseinthenumberofpoachedrhinosfrom1,004in2013andindeedveryw
3、orrying.”Theanimalsarehuntedfortheirhorns(角).ManypeopleinAsiabelievethehornhascuringpower,whichdrivespoachers,atallcosts,madformorehorns.Butthereisnoscientificevidenceforthisbelief.Thehornismadeofkeratin.Thatisthesamethingashumanhair,fingernailsandtoenails.Ms.Molewasaid3
4、86suspectedpoacherswerearrestedlastyear,anincreasefromtheyearbefore.Butrhinoprotectionworkerssaypoachersoftengounpunishedafterarrest.SouthAfrica’slegalsystemisineffective.Ms.MolewasaidmoreneedstobedoneandSouthAfricaistakingstrongmeasurestoprotectrhinos.Theeffortsincludem
5、ovingsomeoftheanimalstosecretplacesinneighboringcountries.“Nowapproximately100rhinoshavebeenmovedtoneighboringstatesintheSADCregionduring2014and200morerhinoswillbemovedthisyear,”Molewasaid.JoShaw,therhinoprogrammanagerattheWWF,said,“We’retalkingaboutalossofahundredrhinos
6、amonth,ormorethanthreeaday.Wereallyneedtoseeeffectiveactionnotjustatanationallevelbutinternationally.”Shesaysofficialsshouldfindthecriminalgroupsresponsibleforthepoachingandpunishthem.GovernmentofficialsaretomeetinBotswanainMarchattheInter-governmentalConferenceonIllegal
7、WildlifeTrade.81.Whatdoweknowaboutrhinos?A.HalfofrhinosliveinSouthAfrica.B.Lessthan1,000rhinoswerekilledin2013.C.Thekillingreachedthehighestpointin2014.D.Thereareonly20,000rhinosleftintheworld.2.Whatisthemainreasonforpeopletohuntrhinos?A.Togetmorekeratin.B.Toprotectthefa
8、rmland.C.Tousethemfordecoration.D.Tomakemoneyfromhorns.3.JoShawthinksthat . A.manycriminalgroupsarewe
