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一、阅读理解
Scientists are increasingly trying to move animals endangered by rising temperatures to new areas where they have never lived before in order to save them. One example is a project in Hawaii that moved, or relocated, a seabird species from one island to another about 800 kilometres away.
Traditionally, scientists have considered the idea of species relocation (迁移) risky. This is because it can cause problems for native (本地的) animals living there. But some scientists now believe relocation is necessary to save endangered species. Moves have already been considered for several species, including birds, lizards, butterflies and even plants.
The relocation in Hawaii included the Tristram's Storm Petrel, a seabird that is native to low - lying islands in Hawaii and Japan. The project moved about 40 young birds from Hawaii's Tern Island to Oahu, one of the state's biggest islands. The Tristram's Storm Petrel is considered at risk of dying out.
Tern Island is now just 1.8 metres above sea level. Scientists fear the island may disappear completely if the sea level there continues to rise. Scientists hope the relocated animals can someday be returned to their native environments if conditions change.
Some lawmakers in western states of the Unites States, including Montana, New Mexico and Arizona, are against the proposal (提案). They say moving species to new places could create environmental problems and result in an "invasive (入侵的) species". Federal officials are expected to decide the proposal. Jason McLachlan is a biologist, who thinks the government proposal shows an important change "in the way we think of species protection and conservation".
Pacific Rim Conservation's Yander Werf said that to save storm petrels, scientists need to act before populations have crashed. "In 30 years, there will certainly be few such birds, if we don't do anything about it," he said. James Watson is a scientist at the University of Queensland in Australia. He said that "Many, many species must be moved, or they could die out." Watson added that increasing wildfire has forced some relocations of animals.
(
A. It is dying of hunger.
B. It is losing its young birds.
C. It is being hunted like crazy.
D. It faces the risk of losing home.
(
A. It has no chance of success.
B. It costs a lot of money.
C. It could harm native species.
D. It hurts the relocated animals.
(
A. They support moving species.
B. They only care for endangered species.
C. They work for the same organization.
D. They stress the risk of wildfire.
(
A. Helping Birds Return Home
B. Moving Species to New Areas
C. Creating Homes for Wildlife
D. Protecting Animals on Sinking Islands
Scientists are increasingly trying to move animals endangered by rising temperatures to new areas where they have never lived before in order to save them. One example is a project in Hawaii that moved, or relocated, a seabird species from one island to another about 800 kilometres away.
Traditionally, scientists have considered the idea of species relocation (迁移) risky. This is because it can cause problems for native (本地的) animals living there. But some scientists now believe relocation is necessary to save endangered species. Moves have already been considered for several species, including birds, lizards, butterflies and even plants.
The relocation in Hawaii included the Tristram's Storm Petrel, a seabird that is native to low - lying islands in Hawaii and Japan. The project moved about 40 young birds from Hawaii's Tern Island to Oahu, one of the state's biggest islands. The Tristram's Storm Petrel is considered at risk of dying out.
Tern Island is now just 1.8 metres above sea level. Scientists fear the island may disappear completely if the sea level there continues to rise. Scientists hope the relocated animals can someday be returned to their native environments if conditions change.
Some lawmakers in western states of the Unites States, including Montana, New Mexico and Arizona, are against the proposal (提案). They say moving species to new places could create environmental problems and result in an "invasive (入侵的) species". Federal officials are expected to decide the proposal. Jason McLachlan is a biologist, who thinks the government proposal shows an important change "in the way we think of species protection and conservation".
Pacific Rim Conservation's Yander Werf said that to save storm petrels, scientists need to act before populations have crashed. "In 30 years, there will certainly be few such birds, if we don't do anything about it," he said. James Watson is a scientist at the University of Queensland in Australia. He said that "Many, many species must be moved, or they could die out." Watson added that increasing wildfire has forced some relocations of animals.
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D
)1. What's the problem with the Tristram's Storm Petrel?A. It is dying of hunger.
B. It is losing its young birds.
C. It is being hunted like crazy.
D. It faces the risk of losing home.
(
C
)2. Why are some lawmakers against the idea of species relocation?A. It has no chance of success.
B. It costs a lot of money.
C. It could harm native species.
D. It hurts the relocated animals.
(
A
)3. What do Yander Werf and James Watson have in common?A. They support moving species.
B. They only care for endangered species.
C. They work for the same organization.
D. They stress the risk of wildfire.
(
B
)4. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Helping Birds Return Home
B. Moving Species to New Areas
C. Creating Homes for Wildlife
D. Protecting Animals on Sinking Islands
答案
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家们致力于将因气温上升而濒临灭绝的动物转移到它们从未生活过的新地区以拯救它们。
1. D 细节理解题。根据第三段“The relocation in Hawaii included the Tristram's Storm Petrel, a seabird that is native to low-lying islands”以及第四段“Tern Island is now just 1.8 metres above sea level. Scientists fear the island may disappear completely if the sea level there continues to rise.”可知褐翅叉尾海燕所居住的岛屿有可能会消失，所以它们将会面临失去家园的危险。故选 D。
2. C 细节理解题。根据第五段“They say moving species to new places could create environmental problems and result in an 'invasive species'.”可知，一些议员反对这一提议是怕造成环境问题，导致“入侵物种”。故选 C。
3. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段两人所说的话可知，这两人都认为迁移物种对于保护濒危动物是有利的，所以推断他们俩都是支持迁移物种这一方法的。故选 A。
4. B 标题归纳题。根据第一段“Scientists are increasingly trying to move animals endangered by rising temperatures to new areas where they have never lived before in order to save them.”再结合全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了科学家们开始将因气温上升而濒临灭绝的动物转移到它们从未生活过的新地区，以拯救它们。故选 B。
1. D 细节理解题。根据第三段“The relocation in Hawaii included the Tristram's Storm Petrel, a seabird that is native to low-lying islands”以及第四段“Tern Island is now just 1.8 metres above sea level. Scientists fear the island may disappear completely if the sea level there continues to rise.”可知褐翅叉尾海燕所居住的岛屿有可能会消失，所以它们将会面临失去家园的危险。故选 D。
2. C 细节理解题。根据第五段“They say moving species to new places could create environmental problems and result in an 'invasive species'.”可知，一些议员反对这一提议是怕造成环境问题，导致“入侵物种”。故选 C。
3. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段两人所说的话可知，这两人都认为迁移物种对于保护濒危动物是有利的，所以推断他们俩都是支持迁移物种这一方法的。故选 A。
4. B 标题归纳题。根据第一段“Scientists are increasingly trying to move animals endangered by rising temperatures to new areas where they have never lived before in order to save them.”再结合全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了科学家们开始将因气温上升而濒临灭绝的动物转移到它们从未生活过的新地区，以拯救它们。故选 B。
解析
【分析】
拿到这篇阅读理解，首先先明确全文核心话题：为应对气温上升带来的生存危机，科学家尝试将濒危物种迁移到从未栖息过的新区域，同时介绍了该方案的争议和不同学者的态度。解题时可以按照“题干定位-原文比对-排除错项”的思路推进：
1. 第1题提取关键词Tristram's Storm Petrel，直接定位到介绍该海鸟的第三、第四段，比对选项就能找到它的生存问题；
2. 第2题提取关键词some lawmakers against，定位到第五段，直接找反对者给出的理由，匹配对应选项；
3. 第3题提取两个人名Yander Werf和James Watson，定位到最后一段，梳理两人的共同观点，排除不符合的选项；
4. 第4题是主旨大意题，回头看全文首尾段的核心表述，选出最能覆盖全文内容的标题，排除只覆盖局部内容的干扰项。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第三段可知，Tris tram's Storm Petrel（褐翅叉尾海燕）原产于低洼岛屿，第四段进一步说明它的栖息地Tern岛仅高出海平面1.8米，若海平面持续上升，该岛屿可能完全消失，说明这一海鸟正面临失去家园的风险。A选项“它正死于饥饿”、B选项“它正在失去幼鸟”、C选项“它正被疯狂猎杀”在原文中均无相关表述，可直接排除，因此选D。
2. 细节理解题：根据第五段内容，反对该迁移提案的议员明确提出，将物种转移到新区域会引发环境问题，甚至产生入侵物种，威胁本地原有物种的生存。A选项“它没有成功的可能”、B选项“它耗费大量资金”、D选项“它会伤害被迁移的动物”均不是原文给出的反对理由，因此选C。
3. 推理判断题：在最后一段中，Yander Werf提出必须在海鸟种群崩溃前采取行动开展保护，James Watson也明确表示大量物种必须被迁移否则就会灭绝，二人的观点都支持物种迁移这一保护方案。B选项“他们只关心濒危物种”无原文依据，C选项“他们供职于同一机构”和原文表述不符，D选项“他们都强调野火的风险”仅James Watson提到野火是部分迁移的诱因，并非二人的共同点，因此选A。
4. 标题归纳题：全文开篇就点明核心内容——科学家尝试将受气温上升威胁的濒危物种转移到从未生活过的新区域以拯救它们，后续所有内容都是围绕这一核心展开的。A选项“帮助鸟类返乡”仅对应文中提到的未来可能的计划，不是全文核心；C选项“为野生动物创造家园”没有点明“迁移到新区域”的核心动作；D选项“保护下沉岛屿上的动物”只是文中的一个局部案例，无法覆盖全文内容，只有B选项“将物种迁移到新区域”可以精准概括全文主旨，因此选B。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B
【知识点】
细节信息查找，观点推理判断，主旨大意归纳
【点评】
本题属于动物保护主题的说明类阅读，考点覆盖了阅读理解最常见的三类题型，整体命题严谨，干扰项设置符合常规阅读题的出题逻辑。解题时要注意优先通过题干的专有名词、关键词快速定位原文对应段落，不要凭自己的常识主观判断，做主旨题时要注意区分局部案例和全文核心话题，避免以偏概全错选答案。
【难度系数】
0.5
拿到这篇阅读理解，首先先明确全文核心话题：为应对气温上升带来的生存危机，科学家尝试将濒危物种迁移到从未栖息过的新区域，同时介绍了该方案的争议和不同学者的态度。解题时可以按照“题干定位-原文比对-排除错项”的思路推进：
1. 第1题提取关键词Tristram's Storm Petrel，直接定位到介绍该海鸟的第三、第四段，比对选项就能找到它的生存问题；
2. 第2题提取关键词some lawmakers against，定位到第五段，直接找反对者给出的理由，匹配对应选项；
3. 第3题提取两个人名Yander Werf和James Watson，定位到最后一段，梳理两人的共同观点，排除不符合的选项；
4. 第4题是主旨大意题，回头看全文首尾段的核心表述，选出最能覆盖全文内容的标题，排除只覆盖局部内容的干扰项。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第三段可知，Tris tram's Storm Petrel（褐翅叉尾海燕）原产于低洼岛屿，第四段进一步说明它的栖息地Tern岛仅高出海平面1.8米，若海平面持续上升，该岛屿可能完全消失，说明这一海鸟正面临失去家园的风险。A选项“它正死于饥饿”、B选项“它正在失去幼鸟”、C选项“它正被疯狂猎杀”在原文中均无相关表述，可直接排除，因此选D。
2. 细节理解题：根据第五段内容，反对该迁移提案的议员明确提出，将物种转移到新区域会引发环境问题，甚至产生入侵物种，威胁本地原有物种的生存。A选项“它没有成功的可能”、B选项“它耗费大量资金”、D选项“它会伤害被迁移的动物”均不是原文给出的反对理由，因此选C。
3. 推理判断题：在最后一段中，Yander Werf提出必须在海鸟种群崩溃前采取行动开展保护，James Watson也明确表示大量物种必须被迁移否则就会灭绝，二人的观点都支持物种迁移这一保护方案。B选项“他们只关心濒危物种”无原文依据，C选项“他们供职于同一机构”和原文表述不符，D选项“他们都强调野火的风险”仅James Watson提到野火是部分迁移的诱因，并非二人的共同点，因此选A。
4. 标题归纳题：全文开篇就点明核心内容——科学家尝试将受气温上升威胁的濒危物种转移到从未生活过的新区域以拯救它们，后续所有内容都是围绕这一核心展开的。A选项“帮助鸟类返乡”仅对应文中提到的未来可能的计划，不是全文核心；C选项“为野生动物创造家园”没有点明“迁移到新区域”的核心动作；D选项“保护下沉岛屿上的动物”只是文中的一个局部案例，无法覆盖全文内容，只有B选项“将物种迁移到新区域”可以精准概括全文主旨，因此选B。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B
【知识点】
细节信息查找，观点推理判断，主旨大意归纳
【点评】
本题属于动物保护主题的说明类阅读，考点覆盖了阅读理解最常见的三类题型，整体命题严谨，干扰项设置符合常规阅读题的出题逻辑。解题时要注意优先通过题干的专有名词、关键词快速定位原文对应段落，不要凭自己的常识主观判断，做主旨题时要注意区分局部案例和全文核心话题，避免以偏概全错选答案。
【难度系数】
0.5
