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1、Unit22EnvironmentalProtection课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2020·陕西省部分学校第一学期摸底检测)Abiologistoncecriticizedforstealingeggsfromthenestsoftherarestbirdintheworldhasbeenawardedthe“NobelPrize”ofconservationafterhismethodssavedninespeciesfromextinction.ProfessorCarlJoneswonthe2016Indiana
2、polisPrize—thehighestaccoladeinthefieldofanimalconservation—forhis40yearsofworkinMauritius,wherehesavedanendangeredkestrel(红隼)frombecomingthenextGreatAuk.Whenthe65－year－oldfirsttravelledtotheeastAfricanislandinthe1970s,hewastoldtoclosedownaprojecttosavetheMaurit
3、iuskestrel.Atthetimetherewerejustfourleftinthewild,makingittherarestbirdonEarth.However,hestayed,usingthetechniquesofcaptivebreeding(人工繁殖),whichinvolvedsnatchingeggsfromthebirds'nestsandhatchingthemunderincubators(孵化器),promptingthemotherstolayanothersetofeggsint
4、hewild.Adecadelater,thenumberofMauritiuskestrelshadsoaredtoover300andtodaytherearearound400inthewild.Thebiologisthasalsomadeanefforttobringotherrarespeciesbackfromtheedgeofextinction,includingthepinkpigeon,echoparakeetandRodrigueswarbler.ProfJoneswasawardedthe$2
5、50,000prizeataceremonyinLondon.“Asayoungmaninmy20s,Icertainlydidn'tenjoythestressandthetensionofthecriticismIreceived.”Reflectingonthestartofhiscareer,hesaidtheMauritiuskestrelprojecthadbeenseenasa“deadloss”atthetime.Inthe1970stherewasfierceoppositiontothecaptiv
6、ebreedingtechniques,withcriticsarguingthattheyweretooriskyandtooktheemphasisoffbreedinginthewild.ProfJoneshasdevotedhiswholelifetohiswork,onlybecomingafatherforthefirsttimeat53.Hesaidreceivingtheprizewasparticularlyimportanttohim,becauseitprovedthathisworktosave
7、birdswasright.-8-篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。卡尔·琼斯教授曾因偷稀缺鸟类的蛋而被指责，然而，他后来在保护动物领域被授予“诺贝尔奖”，他用自己的方法挽救了九种濒危物种。1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accolade”meaninParagraph2？A.Return.B．Level.C.Honor.D．Research.答案：C 词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“wonthe2016IndianapolisPrize”并结合语境可推知，画线词意为“荣誉”。2.Accordingtot
8、hepassage,GreatAukis________.A.anendangeredbirdB．anextinctbirdC.apopularbirdD．afiercebird答案：B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“hesavedanendangeredkestrel(红隼)frombecomingthenextGreatAuk”
