资源描述：
《河北省定州中学2017学年高三（承智班）下学期周练英语试题（4.16）（附答案）》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、韩老师编辑百强校河北定州中学2016-2017学年第二学期高三承智班英语周练试题（4.16）一、阅读理解Goodnewsforgiantpandalovers:Thecuteandcuddlycreaturehasjustbeenbroughtbackfromthebrinkofextinction.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN)downgradedthespeciesfrom“endangered”to“vulnerable”astheunionreleased
2、itsupdatedRedListonSept4atHawaii.ThedowngradecameafterIUCNdatasuggestedthattherewere1,864giantpandasinthewildinChinain2014—theirpopulationhasgrownby17percentinthedecadeleadingupto2014.Chineseconservationefforts,includingforestprotectionandreforestation,areconsideredtob
3、ethedrivingforcebehindtheanimal’sresurgence.“It’sallaboutrestoringthehabitats,”CraigHilton-Taylor,headoftheIUCNRedList,toldtheBBC.ThenumberofpandareservesinChinahasalsojumpedto67,from13in1992.Nearlytwo-thirdsofallwildpandasliveinthesereserves,accordingtotheWorldWildlif
4、eFund.“Justbyrestoringthepanda’shabitat,that’sgiventhembacktheirspaceandmadefoodavailabletothem,”Hilton-Taylorsaid.Alossofhabitats,onthecontrary,waswhatcausedthenumberofpandastodroptojustover1,200inthe1980s,Hilton-Tayloradded.Apartfromgiantpandas,theTibetanAntelopehasa
5、lsomovedfrom“endangered”to“nearthreatened”.AccordingtoastatementfromIUCN,theanimal’snumbersdwindledseverely—droppingfromaround1milliontoanestimated65,000-72,500inthe1980sandearly1990s—duetocommercialpoaching.Rigorous(严格的)protectionhassincebeenenforcedtoprotectthe韩老师编辑b
6、eastsandthepopulationisnowlikelytobebetween100,000and150,000.Despitetheimprovedstatuses,wildanimalslikethegiantpandaandtheTibetanAntelopestillfacegreatchallenges.TheIUCNwarned,forexample,thatongoingthreatsfromclimatechangecouldeliminatemorethan35percentofthepanda’sbamb
7、oohabitatinthenext80years,whichwouldreversethespeciesrecentgains.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinpagagraph1mean?A.dangerousandthreatened.B.safeandsound.C.weakandeasilyhurt.D.normalandcommon.2．Whichofthefollowingcanaccountforpandas’livingimprovement?A.Betterclimate.B.Moreb
8、uiltreserves.C.Wellrestoredhabitats.D.Arousedpublicawareness.3．Thepassageiswritteninorderto________.A.convinceB.infor
