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1、英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习及答案解析（11）JaguarsDon'tLiveHereAnymore A)Earlierthismonth,theUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeServiceannounceditwouldappoint"criticalhabitat"fortheendangeredjaguar.Jaguars--theworld'sthird-largestwildcats,weighingupto250pounds,withdistinctivebl
2、ackrosettes(玫瑰花色)ontheirfur--areaseparatespeciesfromthesmaller,tawny(黄褐色的)mountainlions,whichstillroamlargeareasoftheAmericanWestintheUnitedStatesandtakethefirststepstowardmandating(批准)ajaguarrecoveryplan.Thisisapolicyreversaland,onthesurface,itmayappear
3、tobeavictoryfortheconservationcommunityandforjaguars,thelargestwildcatsintheWesternHemisphere. B)Butassomeonewhohasstudiedjaguarsfornearlythreedecades,Icantellyouitisnothinglessthanaslapinthefacetogoodscience.What'smore,bychangingtherulesforanimalpreser
4、vation,itstandstoweakentheEndangeredSpeciesAct. C)Thedebateonwhattodoaboutjaguarsstartedin1997,when,attheurgingofmanybiologists(includingme),theFishandWildlifeServiceputthejaguarontheUnitedStatesendangeredspecieslist,becausetherehadbeenoccasionalsightin
5、gsofthecatscrossingnorthovertheUnitedStates-Mexicoborder.Atthesametime,however,theagencyruledthatitwouldnotbe"prudent"(谨慎的)todeclarethatthejaguarhascritical.habitat--ageographicareacontainingfeaturesthespeciesneedstosurvive--intheUnitedStates.Determining
6、anendangeredspecies'criticalhabitatisafirststeptowarddevelopingaplanforhelpingthatspeciesrecover. D)The1997decisionnottodeterminecriticalhabitatforthejaguarwastherightone,becauseeventhoughtheycrosstheborderfromtimetotime,jaguarsdon'toccupyanyterritoryin
7、ourcountry--andthatprobablymeanstheenvironmenthereisnolongeridealforthem. E)Inprehistorictimes,thesebeautifulcatsinhabitedsignificantareasofthewesternUnitedStates,butinthepast100years,therehavebeenfew,ifany,residentbreedingpopulationshere.Thelasttimeafe
8、malejaguarwithacub(幼兽)wassightedinthiscountrywasintheearly1900s. F)Twowell-intentionedconservationadvocacygroups,theCenterforBiologicalDiversityandDefendersofWildlife,suedtheFishandWildlifeServicetochangeitsruling.Thusin2
