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五、阅读表达
请认真阅读下面的短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在横线上。
Have you ever seen a koala somewhere? Koalas, which are often called koala “bears”, are tree-climbing animals and are seen as national symbols of Australia. However, recently the Australian government has announced(宣布) that koalas are endangered animals across much of the country.
As a matter of fact, the country lost 30% of its koala population(种群) between 2018 and 2021, especially in New South Wales, according to a report from the Australian Koala Foundation. If nothing was done, New South Wales' koalas would die out by 2050, research in June 2020 said. “This must be a wake-up call to Australia and the government to move much faster to protect the cute animals,” Josey Sharrad, a manager with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said seriously.
Koalas are dying out all over the country because of climate change and the fast development of cities. People have seen some places that look like the moon—with dead and dying trees everywhere.
After WWF-Australia and the International Fund for Animal Welfare called on the government to announce koalas as endangered, the government promised they would get more public support and protect koalas' homes—they live in the forests and woodlands.
The Australian government is now doing its best to collect money to protect koalas. On the one hand, it has spent $13 million in helping improve their living places. On the other hand, the government plans to spend another $36 million doing better health research and medical support to further help koala programmes over the next four years.
“We should never have allowed things to get to the point where we are at risk of losing a national symbol,” Environment Minister Susan Ley said.
1. What has the Australian government announced recently?
2. Why are koalas dying out all over the country?
3. What may happen to koalas over the next four years? Why do you think so?
请认真阅读下面的短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在横线上。
Have you ever seen a koala somewhere? Koalas, which are often called koala “bears”, are tree-climbing animals and are seen as national symbols of Australia. However, recently the Australian government has announced(宣布) that koalas are endangered animals across much of the country.
As a matter of fact, the country lost 30% of its koala population(种群) between 2018 and 2021, especially in New South Wales, according to a report from the Australian Koala Foundation. If nothing was done, New South Wales' koalas would die out by 2050, research in June 2020 said. “This must be a wake-up call to Australia and the government to move much faster to protect the cute animals,” Josey Sharrad, a manager with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said seriously.
Koalas are dying out all over the country because of climate change and the fast development of cities. People have seen some places that look like the moon—with dead and dying trees everywhere.
After WWF-Australia and the International Fund for Animal Welfare called on the government to announce koalas as endangered, the government promised they would get more public support and protect koalas' homes—they live in the forests and woodlands.
The Australian government is now doing its best to collect money to protect koalas. On the one hand, it has spent $13 million in helping improve their living places. On the other hand, the government plans to spend another $36 million doing better health research and medical support to further help koala programmes over the next four years.
“We should never have allowed things to get to the point where we are at risk of losing a national symbol,” Environment Minister Susan Ley said.
1. What has the Australian government announced recently?
Koalas are endangered animals.
2. Why are koalas dying out all over the country?
Because of climate change and the fast development of cities.
3. What may happen to koalas over the next four years? Why do you think so?
There may be more koalas over the next four years. Because the Australian government is now doing its best to collect money to protect koalas.（言之有理即可）
答案
1. Koalas are endangered animals.
2. Because of climate change and the fast development of cities.
3. There may be more koalas over the next four years. Because the Australian government is now doing its best to collect money to protect koalas.（言之有理即可）
2. Because of climate change and the fast development of cities.
3. There may be more koalas over the next four years. Because the Australian government is now doing its best to collect money to protect koalas.（言之有理即可）
解析
【分析】
先通读短文，明确每个问题的核心，带着问题回原文定位相关语句，提取关键信息后组织成符合要求的英文答案。第1题定位澳大利亚政府的宣布内容；第2题定位考拉灭绝的原因；第3题结合政府的保护措施合理推测未来情况，确保答案来自原文且符合要求。
【解析】
1. 从短文第一段最后一句“However, recently the Australian government has announced that koalas are endangered animals across much of the country.”可直接提取答案；
2. 从短文第三段第一句“Koalas are dying out all over the country because of climate change and the fast development of cities.”直接提取原因；
3. 短文第五段提到澳大利亚政府正尽力筹集资金保护考拉，包括改善栖息地、开展健康研究等，据此可推测未来四年考拉数量可能增加，原因是政府的保护措施。
【答案】
1. Koalas are endangered animals.
2. Because of climate change and the fast development of cities.
3. There may be more koalas over the next four years. Because the Australian government is now doing its best to collect money to protect koalas.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，信息定位，英文表达
【点评】
本题为英语阅读细节与推理结合的题目，考查学生快速定位原文信息、提取关键内容及合理推测的能力，整体难度不大，需准确把握原文细节。
【难度系数】
0.5
先通读短文，明确每个问题的核心，带着问题回原文定位相关语句，提取关键信息后组织成符合要求的英文答案。第1题定位澳大利亚政府的宣布内容；第2题定位考拉灭绝的原因；第3题结合政府的保护措施合理推测未来情况，确保答案来自原文且符合要求。
【解析】
1. 从短文第一段最后一句“However, recently the Australian government has announced that koalas are endangered animals across much of the country.”可直接提取答案；
2. 从短文第三段第一句“Koalas are dying out all over the country because of climate change and the fast development of cities.”直接提取原因；
3. 短文第五段提到澳大利亚政府正尽力筹集资金保护考拉，包括改善栖息地、开展健康研究等，据此可推测未来四年考拉数量可能增加，原因是政府的保护措施。
【答案】
1. Koalas are endangered animals.
2. Because of climate change and the fast development of cities.
3. There may be more koalas over the next four years. Because the Australian government is now doing its best to collect money to protect koalas.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，信息定位，英文表达
【点评】
本题为英语阅读细节与推理结合的题目，考查学生快速定位原文信息、提取关键内容及合理推测的能力，整体难度不大，需准确把握原文细节。
【难度系数】
0.5
