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主題閱讀：保護動物練習The"strangestparrotsonearth“arebeingsaved號嚶曼匐E在^它們白天睡覺，晚上出來活動，能攀爬卻不能飛行。它們被稱為“世界上最蠢萌的鸚鵡”。難詞探意plump/adj.微胖的;飽滿的triple/adj.三倍的breed/v,繁殖;飼養(yǎng)snugly/adv.緊貼地pellet/n.小球;小彈丸poach/v.（侵入他人地界）偷獵Ifsasplumpasagoose,hasthefaceofanowlandwaddleslikeaduck.Itsleepsinthedayandisactiveatnight.Anditcanclimbjustaboutanythingbutcan'tflyanywhere.Nowonderpeoplecallthekakaposthestrangestparrotsonearth.OncefoundinlargenumbersalloverNewZealand,kakaposhavebeenontheedgeofdisappearingformorethanacentury.In1977,trackerscountedjust18kakaposleftintheentirecountryandallofthemweremales.Thensomethingamazinghappened.Apreviouslyunknownkakapopopulationwasfound.Itincludedthefirstfemalesseeninmorethan60years.Thisexcitingdiscoverymadethelocalgovernmenthelptheparrotsbymovingthemtothreesmall,predator?Freeislands.NewZealandisanisolatedislandnationinthesouthwesternPacificOcean.Manyofitsplantsandanimals,likethekakapo,arefoundnowhereelse.Protectingthemisamatterofnationalprideaswellasurgency."Asthelargesttypeofparrotonearth,theyarequitethesightinperson,nsaidWesSechrestofGlobalWildlifeConservation,whichishelpingthekakaporecoveryprogram.'Theyhaveateddy?bearqualitywiththeirsoftfeathers,wideeyesandowllikeexpressions.Todaytherecoveryprogramcounts147adultbirds,nearlytriplethenumbersinceitsstartin1995.Andthatnumberwillsoongrow,asthecurrentbreedingseasonisexpectedtosetarecordandadd30to50healthychicks.Toimprovekakapobreeding,recoveryteammemberswatchandtracktheparrotsusingnestcameras,infraredbeams(紅夕卜光束)，microchipsandradiotransmittersinsmall"backpacks"fittedsnuglyunderthebirdswings.Individualfeedingstationssupplyextrapelletfoodandcleanwater.Thestationshaveelectronicscalestocheckweightandareprogrammedtoopenonlyforthetargetbird,automaticallylockingifaparrotwearingthe"wrong"transmittertriestopoachfromanotherparrotsstation.Eggsareoftenremovedfromthenestandputinincubators(孵化器)，machinesthathelpthemdevelop.Intheirplace,teammembersleave3D?printed"smarteggs"thatmakenoiseandgetthemomsreadytoraisetheirchicksoncetheyhatchandarebroughtback.Recoveryteamcaretakersareverydedicated.Theyhiketheforestalldaywithequipmentandsuppliesweighingnearly50pounds,thencurlupatnightintentsnearthebirds.Likenewparents,theyawakeseveraltimeseachnighttotendtotheirassignednest.Everynewchickiscelebrated.Afewyearsago,whenafemaleaccidentallycrushedheregg,teammemberspatcheditwithtapeandglue.Dayslater,theywatchedexcitedlyasthefirstkakapochickinthreeyearshatched.Success!ReadingCheckTrue(T)orFalse(F)1.Kakaposarecalledasthestrangestparrotsmainlybecauseoftheirsleepinghabits.2.Therewereonly18kakaposleftinNewZealandin1977.3.Therecoveryprogramhelpsthekakaposalotintheirrecovering..Moderntechnologiesareusedtoimprovekakapobreeding..Takingcareofkakaposisatoughbutwonderfuljobfortherecoveryteamworkers.1.F2,T3.T4.T5.TThreatsthattigersface號稱“森林之王”的老虎如今也生存不易，面陶種種威脅。是什么導致這種情況？難詞探意degrade/v.（使）退化shrink/v.（使）縮小;收縮;減少retaliation/n.報復;還擊mangrove/n.紅樹林植物mitigation/n.減輕;緩解Insomeareas,tigersarestillincrisisanddeclininginnumber.Herearesomethreatsthattigersarefacedwith.HabitatlossTigershavelostanestimated95%oftheirhistoricalrange.Theirhabitathasbeendestroyed,degraded,andbrokenapartbyhumanactivities.Theclearingofforestsforagricultureandwoods,aswellasthebuildingofroadnetworksandotherdevelopmentactivities,poseseriousthreatstotigerhabitats.Tigersneedwideswathes（一長條）ofhabitatfortheirsurvivalsincetheyhavelargehomerangesandareveryterritorial.Fewertigerscansurviveinsmall,scatteredislandsofhabitat,whichleadstoahigherriskofinbreedingandmakestigersmorevulnerabletopoachingastheyventurebeyondprotectedareastoestablishtheirterritories.Human?WildlifeconflictPeopleandtigersincreasinglycompeteforspace.Asforestsshrinkandpreybecomesscarce,tigersareforcedtoleaveprotectedareasinsearchoffoodandtoestablishterritories.Thistakesthemintohuman?Dominatedareasthatliebetweenhabitatfragments,wheretheycanhuntdomesticlivestockthatmanylocalcommunitiesdependonfortheirlivelihood.Inretaliation,tigersaresometimeskilledorcaptured."Conflicftigerscanendupforsaleinblackmarkets.Localcommunitydependenceonforestsforfuelwood,food,andtimberheightenstheriskoftigerattacksonpeople.EffectsofclimatechangeOneoftheworld5slargest,andmostuniquely?Adapted,tigerpopulationsarefoundintheSundarbans-alargemangroveforestareasharedbyIndiaandBangladeshonthecoastoftheIndianOcean.Itisalsotheonlycoastalmangrovetigerhabitatintheworld.Thesemangroveforestsharboravarietyofspecies,includingtigers,andprotectcoastalregionsfromstormsurgesandwinddamage.However,risingsealevelscausedbyclimatechangethreatentowipeouttheseforestsandthelastremaininghabitatofthistigerpopulation.AccordingtoaWWFstudy,withoutmitigationefforts,projectedsea?levelrise-aboutafootby2070一coulddestroynearlytheentireSundarbanstigerhabitat.Tiger“farms"andcaptivetigersCurrentestimatesindicatethattherearebetween7,000and8,000tigersbeingheldinmorethan200centersinEastandSoutheastAsia,withroughlythree?QuartersofthesetigerslocatedinChina.Thecurrentscaleofcommercialcaptivebreedingeffortswithinthesefarmsisasignificantobstacletotherecoveryandprotectionofwildtigerpopulations.Itisestimatedthatnearly5,000tigersresideintheUS,andwemustensurethattheseanimalsarenotexploitedby,orcontributingto,theillegaltradeintigersandtheirparts.ReadingCheckWhafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“pose”inparagraph2?Stand.Cause.Pretend.Impress.Tigershavetoleaveprotectedareasfor.breedingandfreedomfreedomandadventuresterritoriesandbreedingfoodandterritoriesWhatcanweknowabouttheSundarbans?A.ItbelongstoBangladesh.Itisoneofthecoastalmangrovetigerhabitatsintheworld.Itcanprotectcoastalregionsfromstormandwinddamage.Itwillsoondisappearbecauseofovercuttingfromhumans.B2.D3.CWhatWWFisdoing世界翔保護瀕臨滅絕的野生動物是世界自然基金會的一項重要工作。那么它的拯救行動有哪些呢？難詞探意conserve/v.保護restore/v.恢復maintain/v.維持sustain/v.支持;承受;維持steward/v.管理fundamental/adj.基本的;根本的drone/n.無人駕駛飛機Conservingwildlifeisatheartofourmission.Wefocusonprotectingpopulationsofsomeoftheworld'smostecologically,economically,andculturallyimportantspecies—thesurvivalofwhicharethreatenedbypoaching,illegaltradeandhabitatloss.Weusethebestscienceavailabletolinkon?the?groundworkwithhigh?levelpolicyactiontocreatelastingsolutionsthatbenefitwildanimalsaswellasthepeoplethatlivealongsidethem.DoublethenumberoftigersWWFaimstodoubletheworldswildtigerpopulationby2022.Wereworkingwithworldleaderstotakeaction,focusingconservationeffortsinkeysites,raisingfundstopermanentlyprotectlandscapes,andsupportingcommunity?basedconservation.Savingtigersisaboutmorethanrestoringasinglespecies.Asalargepredator,tigersplayanimportantroleinmaintainingahealthyecosystem.Everytimeweprotectatiger,weprotectaround25,000acresofforest-foreststhatsustainwildlifeandlocalcommunitiesandsupplypeoplearoundtheworldwithcleanair,water,food,andproducts.EmpowerpeopletoprotectwildlifeOverthelastfewdecades,conservationistshavecometounderstandjusthowcentralcommunityinvolvementistowildlifeconservationsuccess—andhowimportantitisforcommunitiestoactivelystewardthenaturalresourcesaroundthemtoimproveeconomicandsocialwell?Being.WWFscommunity?basedcon?servationworktodayreflectsthisfundamentalreality.Weworkacrossavarietyofcommunitiesandcustomizeourworkbasedonthespecificneedsandinterestsofagivenplace,takingintoconsiderationeachregionsparticularsetofconservationassetsandchallenges.CloseAsiasivorymarketsIllegalkillingofelephantsforivorydecimates（大批殺死）globalpopulations.Este?matesindicatethateachyearpoacherskillcloseto20,000elephants,mostlyfortheirivories.Overall,weseedemandincreasinginEastAsianandSoutheastAsianmarkets.WWFisworkingtoshutdowntheillegalmarketsinthearea.StopwildlifecrimeWWFusesourexpertiseinpolicy,wildlifetrade,advocacy,andcommunicationsinanefforttostopwildlifecrimeintheUSandaroundtheworld.Athome,weensuretheUSenactstightivorycommercerestrictions.Partnershipswithtechnologycompanieshelpusdevelopinnovativewaystostopwildlifecrimeusingeverythingfromdronestoinfraredcamerasthatcandetectpoachersinthedeadofnight.Tocombatthetradeinillegalwildlifeproductsthroughweb?Basedplatforms,WWFhasteamedupwithecommerceandsocialmediacompaniestoadoptastandardizedwildlifepolicyframeworkforonlinetrade.ReadingCheckWhyissavingtigersnotonlyaboutrestoringasinglespecies?Whatsthemainreasonforpoacherskillingelephants?WhyaredronesandinfraredcamerasusedbyWWF?Becausetigersplayanimportantroleinmaintainingahealthyecosystem.Theykillelephantsfortheirivories.Todetectpoachersinthedeadofnightandstopwildlifecrime.Thingsyoucandoforwildlifeprotection，彳狎同在地球村，野生動物不僅僅是單純的物種存在，更是人類的朋友。不獵殺、不購買、不食用、不飼養(yǎng)，讓我們一起保護野生動物。難詞探意overwhelmed/adj.被壓垮的;不堪重負的reverse/v.顛倒;徹底轉變plague/v,使痛苦;困擾浙磨contraption/n.奇妙的裝置lobby/v.游說acidic/adj.酸的;酸性的terrestrial/adj.陸棲的Inthefaceofspecieslossandhabitatdestruction,it'seasytofeeloverwhelmedandpowerlesstoimprovethings.Butanyactionyoutake,nomatterhowsmall,willhelprestoretheworldtoitsnaturalbalance.Ifmillionsofotherpeopledothesame,there'shopethatwecanpermanentlyreversecurrenttrends.Herearethingsyoucandotohelpwildlife.Don'tfeedanyanimalsbutbirdsThatdeerorraccoon（浣熊）thatwandersintoyourbackyardmightlookhungryandhelpless,butifyoufeedityouwon'tbedoingitanyfavors.Givingfoodtoanimalsaccustomsthemtohumancontact,andnotallhumanbeingsareaswarmheartedasyouare.Thenexttimethatraccoonvisitsahouse,itmightbegreetedwithashotgunratherthanasandwich.Feedingwildbirds,ontheotherhand,isOKaslongasyoudonthaveoutdoorcats(seeprevious)andyouprovideamealinkeepingwiththebirdsnaturaldiet.Thinknutsandseedsratherthanprocessedbread.TurnoffthatbugzapperNoonelikesbeingbittenbymosquitoesorplaguedbyfliesontheirfrontporch,butthatdoesn'talwaysjustifyusingbugzappersandtiketorches.Thelightandheatofthesecontraptionscanattractfarawaybugsthathadnointentionofvisitingyourhouse,andfryingthemdeprivesotherwildlife(frogs,spiders,lizards,etc.)oftheiraccustomedmeals.Ittakesanespeciallycompassionatehumantomakethiscompromise,butifbugsarereallyaproblem,considerscreeningyourporchorapplyingatopicalbugspraytoyourarmsandlegs.SetupawildlifeshelterIfyouwanttogoastepbeyondplantingawildlifegarden,considerbuildingashelteronyourpropertyforbirds,bees,orotheranimals.Thiswillinvolve,forexample,constructingbirdhousestotheappropriatescale,hangingthemattheproperheight,andstockingthemwiththerightfood.Ifyouwanttokeepbees,youllneedtoinvestinafairamountofequipment(forwhichourrapidlycollapsingwildbeepopulationswillthankyou).Beforeyoustarthammeringandsawing,though,studyyourlocalregulations;somemunicipalities(自治市)restrictthekindofanimalsyoucankeeponyou